Ukrainian Women's Top League

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Ukrainian Women's Top League
Founded1992
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Confederation UEFA
Divisions1
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1-2
Relegation toFirst League
Domestic cup(s) Ukrainian Women's Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Vorskla Poltava (5th title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (10 titles)
Top goalscorer Olha Ovdiychuk
(199 goals)
Website Official
Current: 2024–25 Ukrainian Women's Top League

The Ukrainian Women's Professional Football League, WFPL, is part of the Ukrainian football clubs competitions among females that consists of two divisions, the Top League (Vyshcha Liha) which has a professional status and the First League (Persha Liha) which was revived in 2013 after 20-year break and is a competition among amateur clubs. Participation of a club in league competitions has to be approved by regional football federations and the All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football. The All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football is Ukrainian public organization that governs and organizes all football competitions among females in Ukraine, including the league competitions.

Contents

The champion of the Top League qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

History

The league was created in 1992 with dissolution of the Soviet Union and discontinuation of the Soviet women's football championship that existed only for two seasons 1990 and 1991 (the 1989 season was organized by the Soviet Trade Union Sport Federation). The new Ukrainian league included several teams that participated in the former Soviet championship such as Lehenda Chernihiv, Arena Kyiv, Olimp Kyiv (former Soviet champion Nyva Baryshivka), Dynamo Kyiv, ZHU Zaporizhzhia, Luhanochka Luhansk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, and many others. Kharkiv city teams en masse boycotted the domestic league until introduction of the UEFA Women's Cup.

The first Ukrainian championship consisted of 18 teams that were split into two divisions, the Higher League (10 teams) and the First League (8 teams). The first Ukrainian championship presented a new Donetsk team (as Tekstylnyk Donetsk) that started from the First League and eventually would become one of the most successful clubs in the league. While dominated at first by various teams from Kyiv, starting from 1994 Donchanka (Donechanka) Donetsk became the flagman (flag-woman) of the league dominating until the end of 1990s.

Some six teams that previously competed in Soviet competitions (in 1990 and 1991) chose not to enter the new Ukrainian league in 1992. More teams withdrew from competitions after 1993 causing the second tier (First League) to be disbanded for the next 20 years. The interest in women football never improved in Ukraine and by end of 1990s the league consisted of merely 4 teams playing 4 or 6 leg round-robin tournament between each other.

With turn of millennium, the leadership in the league was overtaken by WFC Lehenda Chernihiv and stayed the leading team for the next decade. Around that time (2001), there was introduced new international tournament UEFA Women's Cup that gave a boost in expansion of the Ukrainian league. For the first time in the league appeared a team from Kharkiv. Later the team at first existing as a department of the main Metalist club, in 2006 was taken over by a local construction company. While the main Donetsk team declined, Chernihiv footballers received a notable competitiveness boost from Kharkiv, Prykarpattia and Azov regions. There also appeared new smaller teams such as Rodyna out of Kostopil in Volhynia and eastern Podollia teams around Uman. In 2008 there was introduced winter break competition which became regular later since 2013.

Following 2010, Lehenda was not able to regain the first position in the league and the league became dominated by Zhilstroi-1 (Zhytlobud-1) Kharkiv. Note that Zhilstroi-1 is a Soviet name for construction company out of Kharkiv which in its name actually carries a number. Also Russian language continues to be dominant in Ukrainian sport and particularly in women football where a lot of teams named in Russian manner i.e. Donchanka, Zhilstroi, Voskhod, Iuzhanka and others. In this situation the women team "Rodyna" has undetermined situation as in Russian and Ukrainian languages carries completely different meanings. Following the 2014 Russian aggression against Ukraine, the league lost its Donetsk team which was disbanded due to the Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine in addition to Crimea. At the same time the Bubka school of Olympic reserve which provided athletes for the team was evacuated to Bakhmut.

Clubs

The following eleven clubs competed in the 2021–22 season.

TeamLocationGroundCapacity2020–21 season
Ateks Shchaslyve Arsenal Arena ?1L, 2nd
EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia PCY Stadium1,5009th
Karpaty Vynnyky Stadion im.Markevycha9006th
Kolos Kalynivka Tsentralnyi Stadium ?1L, 1st
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Hirnyk Stadium2,500non-existent
Ladomyr Novovolynsk Shakhtar Stadium ?4th
Mariupol Mariupol Zakhidnyi Stadium3,0635th
Pantery Uman Tsentralnyi Stadium7,5528th
Voskhod Oleshky Start Stadium ?3rd
Zhytlobud-1 Lyubotyn Olimpiyets Stadium1,5001st
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Nova Bavaria Stadium2,0572nd

Top league laureates

The following is a list of all previous champions. [1] [2]

SeasonChampionRunner-Up3rd PositionWinter champion [3] # of teams
1992 Dynamo Kyiv (1) [4] ‡ Arena-Hospodar Fastiv Lehenda Chernihiv –10
1993 Arena Kyiv (1) ‡Dynamo Kyiv Tornado Kyiv –13
1994 Donetsk-Ros' Donetsk (1) ‡ Yunisa Kyiv Alina Kyiv –13
1995 Donetsk-Ros' Donetsk (2)Alina Kyiv ‡ Spartak Kyiv –9
1996 Donetsk-Ros' Donetsk (3) ‡Alina KyivStal Makiyivka–6
1997 Alina Kyiv(1) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Donchanka-Varna Donetsk –5
1998 WFC Donchanka (4) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Iskra Zaporizhzhia–4
1999 WFC Donchanka (5) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Hrafit Zaporizhzhia–4
2000 Lehenda Chernihiv (1) WFC Donchanka Kyivska Rus' Kyiv –8
2001 Lehenda Chernihiv (2) ‡ WFC Donchanka Volyn Lutsk–8
2002 Lehenda Chernihiv (3) ‡ WFC Kharkiv Metallurg-Donchanka Donetsk –8
2003 Kharkiv-Kondytsioner (1) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Donchanka-TSPOR Donetsk –7
2004 Metalist Kharkiv (2) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Spartak Sumy –9
2005 Lehenda Chernihiv (4) ‡ Arsenal Kharkiv Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk –9
2006 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (1) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Naftokhimik Kalush –9
2007 Naftokhimik Kalush (1)Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv –8
2008Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv(2) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Naftokhimik KalushZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (1)10
2009 Lehenda Chernihiv (5) ‡Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Illichivka Mariupol –7
2010 Lehenda Chernihiv (6)Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Illichivka Mariupol–9
2011 [5] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv(3) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Naftokhimik Kalush–8
2012Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (4)Naftokhimik Kalush ‡ Donchanka-TsPOR –8
2013 [6] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv(5) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Donchanka-TsPOR Lehenda Chernihiv (1)8
2014 [7] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv(6) ‡Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Lehenda Chernihiv Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2)8
2015 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv(7) ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Zhytlobud-2 KharkivZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (3)8
2016 [8] Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (1)Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡ Lehenda Chernihiv Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (1)7
2017 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (2)Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Lehenda Chernihiv Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (4)9
2017–18 [9] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv(8) ‡Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Lehenda Chernihiv Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (2)10
2018–19 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv(9) ‡Zhytlobud-2 KharkivVoskhod Stara MayachkaZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (3)10
2019–20 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv(3) ‡Zhytlobud-1 KharkivVoskhod Stara MayachkaZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (5)10
2020–21 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (10)Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv ‡Voskhod Stara MayachkaZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (4)10
2021–22*Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv ‡Zhytlobud-1 KharkivKryvbas Kryvyi Rihcancelled [10] 11
2022–23 Vorskla Poltava (4) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kolos Kovalivka –12
2023–24 Vorskla Poltava (5) ‡ Kolos Kovalivka Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih –12

Record champions

ClubWinnersWinning years [2] Runners-up2nd place years [2]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1) 102006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–2152007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019–20, (2021–22)
Lehenda Chernihiv 62000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010101997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015
Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2) 52016, 2017, 2019–20, (2021–22), 2022-23, 2023-2442014, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
Donchanka Donetsk 51994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 199912000
Metalist Kharkiv 22003, 200422002, 2005
Alina Kyiv 1199721995, 1996
Dynamo Kyiv 1199211993
Arena Kyiv 1199311992
Naftokhimik Kalush 1200712012
Unisa Luhansk–11994
Kyyivska Rus Kyiv–12001
Illichivka Mariupol –12009
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih–12022-23
Kolos Kovalivka–12023-24
Total3232

Ukrainian Women's League players

All-time Premier League appearance leaders
RankPlayerGames
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetyana Hromovska 240
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Vashchenko 208
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Nataliya Zhdanova 188
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetyana Oznobikhina 184
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Anzhela Chernobay 182
6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Sukhorukova 180
7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Nataliya Ihnatovych 178
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Halyna Mykhaylenko 177
9 Flag of Ukraine.svg Inesa Titova 159
10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oksana Revzin 157
Players in bold are still playing in Premier League
Data as of 23 April 2012 [11]
All-time Premier League scorers
RankPlayerGoals
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Halyna Mykhaylenko 137
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Korniyevets 121
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Svitlana Frishko 115
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olena Khodyryeva 87
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Hanna Mozolska 77
6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Pekur 75
7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Khrystyna Botyuk 64
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vira Dyatel 59
9 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olha Boychenko 50
10 Flag of Belarus.svg Hanna Tatarynava 48
Players in bold are still playing in Premier League
Data as of 23 April 2012 [11]

All-time table

at the end of the 2023–24 season

RankTeamSeasonsPWDLGFGAPtsAchievementOther names used
1 Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 2737024146831188304769champions (6)Lehenda-Cheksil
2 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1827022129201231127692champions (10)Zhytlobud-1
3 Donchanka Donetsk [12] 232921644187746328533champions (5)Donchanka-TsPOR, Metalurh-Donchanka, Donchanka-Varna, Varna, FC Donetsk, Donetsk-Ros, Tekstylnyk
4 Vorskla Poltava 131971571525948167486champions (5)Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
5 Naftokhimik Kalush 8120691536282151222champions (1)Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
6 Dynamo Kyiv 510062132523895199champions (1)OKIP Kyiv, SDYuShOR-16 Kyiv
7 Veres Rivne 1825547351732547961764th (1)Rodyna-Litsei, Rodyna-KOLISP
8 Iatran Berestivets 111474925731873181724th (5)
9 Ladomyr Volodymyr 71264612682403051504th (1)
10 Alina Kyiv 58145927176106144champions (1)
11 Metalist Kharkiv 6614251430470131champions (2)Arsenal, Kharkiv-Kondytsioner, Kharkivianka
12 Illichivka Mariupil 91113914581542751313rd (2)Azovchanka
13 Pantery Uman 91423814901944581285th (2)
14 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 35339311195461202nd (1)
15 Luhanochka-Spartak Luhansk [13] 7903515401232071204th (2)Luhanochka, Zorya-Spartak
16 Voskhod Stara Mayachka 465366231181061143rd (3)
17Kolos Kovalivka35334514107441072nd (1)
18Dnipro-15853011441352501016th (2)Zlahoda-Dnipro-1, Zlahoda
19Iskra Zaporizhzhia7100232354105214923rd (2)Hrafit
20Spartak Kyiv3552613161105291runners-up (1)Unisa Luhansk
21 Arena Kyiv 23926103731988champions (1)
22EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia58624144899199869th (2)
23 Iednist Plysky 46225532102104805th (3)
24Stal Makiivka4572212237361783rd (1)Stal-Nika-MMK
25Mariupol5902376090323765th (1)Mariupolchanka
26Shakhtar Donetsk2432421711255744th (1)
27 Chornomorochka Odesa 811717198188357704th (1)
28 Tornado Kyiv 2401910116534673rd (1)Olimp Kyiv, Nyva Baryshivka
29Spartak Sumy341214166596673rd (1)
30 Ateks Kyiv 1722414231871451205655th (1)Ateks-Obolon Kyiv, Ateks-SDYuShOR-16 Kyiv
31Iunist Poltava6471552770147504th (1)Kolos
32Iuzhanka Kherson5511343485222435th (1)
33Borysfen Zaporizhzhia240814182856387th (1)
34Krym-Iuni Simferopil240710232772319th (2)
35Lada Mykolaiv23393212654307th (1)
36FC Lviv1189273938294th (1)
37Bukovynka Chernivtsi1185941915245th (1)
38Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk22866162950248th (1)
39Karpaty Lviv229722035106236th (1)
40Nika Mykolaiv1157175735227th (1)
41Kyivska Rus Kyiv323411830116133rd (1)
42Ukrayinka Ternopil11440101341127th (1)
43Sotstekh Kyiv18305122597th (1)
44Volyn Lutsk212237164493rd (1)
45Lvivianka Lviv42322192214084th (1)
46Krayanka Kirovohrad22221191311676th (1)Mriya Kirovohrad
47TsPOR Donchanka Donetsk1612311956th (1)
48Esmira Luhansk1101271238511th (1)
49Dynamo Irpin131023235th (1)
50Oleksandriya Kyiv1410361838th (1)
51Bukovynska Nadiya115101411103310th (1)
52Slaviya Kyiv211001135809th (2)
53Harmoniya Lviv111001127209th (1)
54Sisters Odesadebut
55Obolon Kyiv
56Polissia Zhytomyr

Notes:

Participants with annulled record

RankTeamSeasonsPWDLGFGAPtsAchievementOther names used
1Kolos Kherson172149197
2Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih190183391

All-time participants

The table lists the Higher League teams's place in each of the seasons. The table also tracks the Higher League teams that competed in the lower First League (<1>) when they were relegated or withdrew from the Higher League.

Higher League participants (1992–2012)

Season199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Teams1013139654488810999897988
Dynamo Kyiv124··················
Arena Kyiv21···················
Lehenda Chernihiv 346452221112212321124
Olimp Kyiv / Tornado Kyiv43···················
Bukovynka Chernivtsi5····················
Luhanochka Luhansk/Zorya65·······445··75·····
Borysfen Zaporizhzhia710···················
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk813···················
Krym-Iuni Simferopil99···················
Chornomorochka Odesa1012864·········9·9·8··
Iskra Zaporizhzhia<1>6786533·············
Donechanka Donetsk<1>71113112233454454453
Iunisa Luhansk<1>82··················
Alina Kyiv / Radosyn<1>113221···············
Stal Makiivka··5534···············
Lada Mykolaiv·<1>97·················
Mriya Kirovohrad / Krayanka<1><1>10·····6············
Esmira Luhansk / Kontek·<1>11··················
Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih··12··················
Iuzhanka Kherson/Kolos<1><1>13··········8577·9··
Season199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Teams1013139654488810999897988
Spartak Kyiv···3·················
Harmoniya Lviv···9·················
Lvivianka/SKIF Lviv<1><1>····4·877··········
Kyivska Rus Kyiv·······435···········
Iunist Poltava········465659·······
Dynamo Irpin········5············
Volyn Lutsk·········38··········
Metalist/Arsenal/Kharkivianka········782112·······
TsPOR Donechanka··········6··········
Spartak Sumy···········434·······
Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv···········78686·7588
Oleksandriya Kyiv···········8·········
Slaviya Kyiv···········99········
Naftokhimik Kalush············63313··32
Sotstekh Kyiv············7········
Rodyna Kostopil·············76865745
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv··············1212211
Illichivka Mariupil···········10····43377
Iatran Berestovets················8666·
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv····················6
Season199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Teams1013139654488810999897988

Higher League participants (2013–current)

Season2013201420152016201717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/25
Teams888791010101011121212
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1)1112211212·4Yes check.svg
Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 232333·······
Donechanka Donetsk38···········
Naftokhimik Kalush 4············
Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2)523112212111Yes check.svg
Illichivka Mariupol654··········
Veres Rivne (Rodyna)765689810<1><1>811<1>
Ateks Kyiv 8787910<1><1><1>1112<1><1>
Iatran Berestovets <1>4644474·<1>···
Ukrayinka Ternopil·<1>7··········
Pantery Uman··<1>55696891110Yes check.svg
Dnipro-1···<1>6710··<1>67·
Yunist ShVSM <1><1><1><1>7555<1><1><1><1><1>
Ladomyr Volodymyr····<1>8684656Yes check.svg
Voskhod Stara Mayachka····<1><1>3338···
FC Lviv······4······
EMS Podillia Vinnytsia····<1><1><1>997109Yes check.svg
Mariupol (Mariupolchanka)···<1><1><1><1>754912<1>
Karpaty Lviv······<1><1>610···
Nika Mykolaiv (Spartak-Orion)·<1><1><1><1><1><1><1>7<1>···
Season2013201420152016201717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/25
Teams888791010101011121212
Bukovynska Nadia······<1><1>10····
Kolos Kovalivka·······<1><1>532Yes check.svg
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih·········323Yes check.svg
Shakhtar Donetsk·········<1>45Yes check.svg
Dynamo Kyiv (OKIP)········<1><1>78·
Sisters Odesa···········<1>Yes check.svg
Obolon Kyiv···········<1>Yes check.svg
Polissia Zhytomyr···<1><1><1><1>····<1>Yes check.svg
Season2013201420152016201717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/25
Teams888791010101011121212

League participants by region

In bold are shown active professional clubs

RegionCoANos.Participants
Kyiv COA of Kyiv Kurovskyi.svg 11*Dynamo (OKIP), Arena, Tornado (Olimp), Alina (Radosyn), Spartak (Iunisa), Kyivska Rus, Ateks, Oleksandriya, Slavia, Sotstekh, Obolon
Donetsk Oblast Lesser CoA of the Donets Basin (Spanish Shield).svg 6Donechanka Donetsk (Tekstylnyk), Stal Makiivka, TsPOR Donechanka, Illichivka Mariupol, Mariupol (Mariupolchanka), Shakhtar Donetsk
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Smaller Coat of arms of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.svg 4Dnipro, Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda), Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Lviv Oblast Coat of Arms of Lviv Oblast SVG m.svg 4Harmonia Lviv, Lvivianka Lviv (SKIF), Lviv, Karpaty Lviv
Luhansk Oblast Coat of Arms Luhansk Oblast m.svg 2*Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya), Esmira Luhansk (Kontek)
Kharkiv Oblast COA of Kharkiv Oblast m.svg 2*Arsenal Kharkiv (Metalist), Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1)
Chernihiv Oblast Coat of Arms of Chernihiv Oblast.svg 2Lehenda Chernihiv, Iunist Chernihiv (Iednist)
Chernivtsi Oblast Coat of Arms of Chernivtsi Oblast m.svg 2Bukovynka Chernivtsi, Bukovynska Nadia
Zaporizhzhia Oblast Coat of arms of Zaporizhia Oblast m.svg 2Borysfen Zaporizhzhia, Iskra Zaporizhzhia
Kherson Oblast Coat of Arms of Kherson Oblast m.svg 2Iuzhanka Kherson (Kolos), Voskhod Stara Mayachka
Volyn Oblast Coat of Arms of Volyn Oblast.svg 2Volyn Lutsk, Ladomyr Volodymyr
Cherkasy Oblast Coat of Arms of Cherkasy Oblast m.svg 2Iatran Berestivets, Pantery Uman
Poltava Oblast Coat of Arms of Poltava Oblast.svg 2*Iunist Poltava, Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2)
Mykolaiv Oblast Coat of Arms of Mykolaiv Oblast m.svg 2Lada Mykolaiv, Nika Mykolaiv (Spartak)
Kyiv Oblast Herb Kyivskoi oblasti 1.svg 2Dynamo Irpin, Kolos Kovalivka (SC Vyshneve)
Odesa Oblast Coat of Arms of Odesa Oblast m.svg 2Chornomorochka Odesa, Sisters Odesa
Autonomous Republic of Crimea Lesser CoA of Crimea.svg 1Krym-Iuni Simferopol,
Kirovohrad Oblast Coat of Arms of Kirovohrad Oblast m.svg 1Mriya Kirovohrad (Krayanka),
Sumy Oblast Coat of Arms of Sumy Oblast.svg 1Spartak Sumy,
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Coat of Arms of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.svg 1Naftokhimik Kalush,
Rivne Oblast Coat of Arms of Rivne Oblast m.svg 1Veres Rivne (Rodyna)
Ternopil Oblast Coat of Arms of Ternopil Oblast m.svg 1Ukrayinka Ternopil (Ternopilchanka)
Vinnytsia Oblast Coat of Arms of Vinnytsa Oblast.svg 1EMS Podillia Vinnytsia
Zhytomyr Oblast Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr Oblast m.svg 1Polissia Zhytomyr

First League laureates

SeasonChampionRunner-Up3rd PositionGroupsTeams
1992Iskra Zaporizhzhia (1) Tekstylnyk Donetsk Iunisa Luhansk18
1993Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia (1)Lvivianka LvivLada Mykolaiv16
1994–2012the tier's competitions did not exist
2013Medyk Morshyn (1)Iatran-UmanfermmashZhytlobud-2-KhOVUFK Kharkiv210
2014Nika Poltava (1)Ternopolianka TernopilOsvita-DYuSSh 3 Ivano-Frankivsk28
2015Pantery Uman (1)Osvita-DYuSSh 3 Ivano-FrankivskTorpedochka-Avtomobilist Mykolaiv29
2016 Spartak Chernihiv (1)Zlahoda-Dnipro-1Lvivianka Lviv314
2017Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi (1)Mariupolchanka MariupolIantarochka Novoyavorivsk311
2017–18Voskhod Stara Maiachka (1)Iantarochka NovoyavorivskMariupolchanka Mariupol311
2018–19Mariupolchanka Mariupol (1)EMS-Podillia VinnytsiaSC Vyshneve211
2019–20abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic (group winners: Karpaty and Spartak-Orion)210
2020–21Kolos Kovalivka (1)Ateks KyivKhPKSP-Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv110
2021–22abandoned due to the Russo-Ukrainian War (group winners: Dynamo and Shakhtar)218
2022–23 Lider Kobeliaky (1)Iunist ChernihivIantarochka Novoyavorivsk15
2023–24Sisters Odesa (1)Obolon KyivFC Mynai216

All-time participants

The table lists the First League teams's place in each of the seasons. The table also tracks the First League teams that competed in the upper Higher League (<^>) when they were promoted or withdrew from the First League.

1992–2024

Season1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516
Iskra Zaporizhzhia1<^><^><^>→·············
Tekstylnyk Donetsk2<^><^><^>→<^><^><^>··········
Iunisa Luhansk3<^><^>·→·············
Radosyn Kyiv4<^><^><^>→·············
Mriya Kirovohrad54<^>·→·············
Lvivianka Lviv62··→····A1A2········
Tavria Kherson75<^>·→·············
Olimp-2 Kyiv8···→·············
Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia·1··→·············
Lada Mykolaiv·3<^><^>→·············
Kontek Luhansk·6<^>·→·············
Ateks-Obolon Kyiv (Ateks-2)····→·A4····A4······
Bahira Chervonyi Lyman····→·B4···········
Viktoria Liubar····→·A5···········
DYuSSh Voznesensk····→·B3···········
Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya-Spartak)····→·B5··C1A3C3C3B5B510···
Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2 KhOFUVK)····→·B1·B3·C2··B33B4··
Medyk Morshyn····→·A2A4··········
Iunist Chernihiv (Spartak)····→·B2·A2B2A1<^><^><^><^>7B32B3
Chornomorochka Odesa····→·A3B3B4B4········
Season1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516
Iatran Berestivets····→·A2<^><^><^><^><^><^><^>·A6··
Derazhnianochka Derazhnia····→··A3··········
Nika Poltava····→··B1··········
DYuSSh-3 Ivano-Frankivsk····→··A2A1A2B2A3·A3A55A45A3
Ternopolianka Ternopil····→··A1<^>·········
Nika Mykolaiv (Torpedochka)····→··B2B2B1B3B3B3·B1<^>B9··
Pantery Uman (DYuSSh 1)····→··B4B1<^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^>
Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk····→···A3A4A2A1A4A48A53A6
Kolos(-Mriya) Makhnivka····→···A4A3B2A2A6A3····
DYuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi····→···A5······A8·A8
Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda)····→····C2B1<^><^><^>··B2<^><^>
Polissia Zhytomyr····→····A5B4A3B4····4
SumDU-Barsa Sumy····→····B3·C2······
Mariupolchanka Mariupol (Lehion)····→····C3C1C1B1<^><^><^><^><^>
KDYuSSh 8 Kharkiv····→····C4········
Nika Pervomaisky Raion····→····C5········
Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi····→·····A1<^><^><^><^><^><^><^>
VO DYuSSh····→·····B1B2A1<^><^><^><^><^>
Voskhod Stara Mayachka····→·····C4B1<^><^><^><^>··
Bahira Kropyvnytskyi····→······B4···B8··
Season1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516
Karpaty Lviv····→·······A2A1<^><^>··
Bukovynska Nadia····→·······A5A2<^>···
Kolos Kovalivka (Vyshneve)····→·······B2B21<^><^><^>
Veres Rivne (Rodyna)····→·········4A3<^><^>
Dynamo Kyiv (OKIP-SDYuShOR 16)····→·········6A1<^><^>
Kobra Bilokurakyne····→·········9B7··
DYuSSh 26 Kyiv····→··········A2··
Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr····→··········A7·A4
Rukh Lviv (Chempion)····→··········A94A7
Ateks(-SDYuShOR 16) Kyiv····→<^><^><^><^><^><^><^>B3B42<^><^>B5
Shakhtar Donetsk····→··········B1<^><^>
Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv····→··········B5··
Chornomorets Odesa····→··········B6··
Lider Kobeliaky ····→···········1B4
FC Mynai····→············3
Nadbuzhia Busk····→············A5
Zhaivir Shpola····→············B7
Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih····→············B6
Metalurh Zaporizhia····→············B8
Obolon Kyiv····→············2
Sisters Odesa····→············1
Season1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516

2024–present

Season2024/25
Teams15
Iunist ChernihivYes check.svg
Prykarpattia DYuSSh-3Yes check.svg
Pantery Uman<^>
DYuSSh 1 KhmelnytskyiYes check.svg
Polissia Zhytomyr<^>
MariupolYes check.svg
Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi<^>
EMS Podillia (VO DYuSSh)<^>
Pohoryna Kostopil (Rodyna)Yes check.svg
Ladomyr-2 VolodymyrYes check.svg
Rukh Lviv (Chempion)Yes check.svg
Ateks(-SDYuShOR 16) KyivYes check.svg
Shakhtar Donetsk<^>
Lider Kobeliaky Yes check.svg
FC MynaiYes check.svg
Nadbuzhia BuskYes check.svg
Zhaivir ShpolaYes check.svg
Obolon Kyiv<^>
Sisters Odesa<^>
Polissia-2 ZhytomyrYes check.svg
DYuSSh Podil KyivYes check.svg
Panchokha Novyi ZavodYes check.svg
Season2024/25
Teams15

League participants by region

In bold are shown active teams

RegionCoANos.Participants
Kyiv COA of Kyiv Kurovskyi.svg 8Radosyn, Olimp-2, Ateks-2, Dynamo (OKIP), DYuSSh-26, Ateks[-SDYuShOR-16], Obolon, DYuSSh Podil
Lviv Oblast Coat of Arms of Lviv Oblast SVG m.svg 6*Lvivianka Lviv, Medyk Morshyn, Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk, Karpaty Lviv, Rukh Lviv, Nadbuzhia Busk
Luhansk Oblast Coat of Arms Luhansk Oblast m.svg 4Iunisa Luhansk, Kontek Luhansk, Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya), Kobra Bilokurakyne
Donetsk Oblast Lesser Coat of Arms of Donetsk Oblast.svg 4Tekstylnyk Donetsk, Bahira Krasnyi Lyman, Mariupol (Lehion, Mariupolchanka), Shakhtar Donetsk
Zhytomyr Oblast Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr Oblast.svg 4Viktoriya Lyubar, Polissya Zhytomyr, Polissya-2 Zhytomyr, Panchokha Novyi Zavod
Mykolaiv Oblast Coat of Arms of Mykolaiv Oblast m.svg 3Lada Mykolaiv, DYuSSh Voznesensk, Nika Mykolaiv (Torpedo)
Kharkiv Oblast COA of Kharkiv Oblast m.svg 3*KDYuSSh 8 Kharkiv, Nika Pervomaisky Raion, Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv
Poltava Oblast Coat of Arms of Poltava Oblast.svg 3*Nika Poltava, Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2), Lider Kobeliaky
Zaporizhzhia Oblast Coat of arms of Zaporizhia Oblast m.svg 3Iskra Zaporizhzhia, Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia, Metalurh Zaporizhia
Cherkasy Oblast Coat of Arms of Cherkasy Oblast m.svg 3Iatran Berestivets, Pantery Uman (DYuSSh-1), Zhaivir Shpola
Odesa Oblast Coat of Arms of Odesa Oblast m.svg 3Chornomorochka Odesa, Chornomorets Odesa, Sisters Odesa
Khmelnytskyi Oblast Coat of Arms of Khmelnytskyi Oblast.svg 2Derazhnianochka Derazhnia, DYuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi
Vinnytsia Oblast Coat of Arms of Vinnytsa Oblast.svg 2Kolos-Mriya Makhnivka, VO DYuSSh
Kherson Oblast Coat of Arms of Kherson Oblast m.svg 2Tavriya Kherson, Voskhod Stara Mayachka
Kirovohrad Oblast Coat of Arms of Kirovohrad Oblast m.svg 2Mriya Kirovohrad, Bahira Kropyvnytskyi
Volyn Oblast Coat of Arms of Volyn Oblast.svg 2Ladomyr Volodymyr, Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Smaller Coat of arms of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.svg 2Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda), Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih
Chernihiv Oblast Coat of Arms of Chernihiv Oblast.svg 1Iunist Chernihiv (Spartak)
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Coat of Arms of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.svg 1Prykarpattia-DYuSSh-3 Ivano-Frankivsk
Ternopil Oblast Coat of Arms of Ternopil Oblast m.svg 1*Ternopilchanka Ternopil
Sumy Oblast Coat of Arms of Sumy Oblast.svg 1SumDU-Barsa Sumy
Chernivtsi Oblast Coat of Arms of Chernivtsi Oblast m.svg 1Bukovynska Nadia
Kyiv Oblast Herb Kyivskoi oblasti 1.svg 1Kolos Kovalivka (SC Vyshneve)
Rivne Oblast Coat of Arms of Rivne Oblast m.svg 1Pohoryna Kostopil (Rodyna, Veres)
Zakarpattia Oblast Karpatska Ukraina-2 COA.svg 1FC Mynai

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