2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League

This season, the Ukrainian Premier League remained at 16 teams. Promoted teams • Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi – first-placed team of the :2024–25 Ukrainian First League (debut) • SC Poltava – second-placed team of the :2024–25 Ukrainian First League (debut) • Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – third-placed team of the :2024–25 Ukrainian First League, winner in relegation play-off (returning after one-year absence) • FC Kudrivka – fourth-placed team of the :2024–25 Ukrainian First League, winner in relegation play-off (debut) Relegated teams • Inhulets Petrove – relegated after one season in the top flight • Chornomorets Odesa – relegated after three seasons in the top flight • Vorskla Poltava – relegated after twenty-nine seasons in the top flight, lost in relegation play-off • Livyi Bereh Kyiv – relegated after one season in the top flight, lost in relegation play-off Location map Stadiums The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 8.3). The following stadiums in 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League are regarded as home grounds: Personnel and sponsorship Managerial changes Notes: ==League table==

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis. Matches affected by air raid alerts Round 1 Zorya vs LNZ. The match had been interrupted in the 17th minute for 36 minutes. Round 2 Poltava vs Veres. The match had been interrupted in the 80th minute for 38 minutes. Kryvbas vs Metalist 1925. The match had been interrupted in the 24th minute for 38 minutes. Round 3 Rukh vs Obolon. The match had been interrupted in the 67th minute for 15 minutes. Kolos vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted in the 33nd minute for 17 minutes. Zorya vs Kryvbas. The match had been interrupted in the 63th minute for 17 minutes. Round 4 Kryvbas vs Obolon. The match was delayed for 20 minutes. Round 5 Obolon vs Dynamo. The match was delayed for 15 minutes. Kryvbas vs Polissya. The match was delayed for 30 minutes and then had been interrupted in 2nd minute for 8 minutes. Round 6 Obolon vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted in 26th minute for 49 minutes. Round 8 Kolos vs Rukh. The match was delayed for 60 minutes. Oleksandriya vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted in the 9th minute for 41 minutes. Obolon vs Veres. The match was delayed for 45 minutes. Round 10 Poltava vs Kolos. The match was delayed for 15 minutes. Round 11 Kryvbas vs Poltava. The match was delayed for 60 minutes. LNZ vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted a few times: in the 26th minute for 39 minutes; in the 49th minite for 31 minutes; in the 90+4th minute for 22 minutes. Round 12 Oleksandriya vs Polissya. The match was delayed for 20 minutes. Round 14 Obolon vs Kolos. The match had been interrupted in 44th minute for 45 minutes. Round 16 Oleksandriya vs Kudrivka. The match was delayed for 27 minutes. Round 18 LNZ vs Polissya. The match had been interrupted a few times: in 7th minute for 29 minutes and then in 90+2nd minute for 18 minutes. Round 19 Polissya vs Dynamo.The match had been interrupted in 90+1st minute for 19 minutes. Round 20 LNZ vs Oleksandriya. The match was delayed for 45 minutes. Round 22 Poltava vs Oleksandriya. The match was delayed for 49 minutes. Kryvbas vs LNZ.The match had been interrupted in 13th minute for 45 minutes. Round 23 Poltava vs Polissya. The match had been interrupted in 85th minute for 5 minutes. LNZ vs Shakhtar. 2nd half of the match was delayed for 40 minutes. Round 24 Obolon vs Poltava. The match ended 30 seconds before stoppage time. The air raid siren sounded one minute before the end of the match, in the 90+5 minute. Round 25 Kryvbas vs Dynamo. The match was delayed for 50 minutes. Round 26 Poltava vs Kryvbas. The match had been interrupted in 43rd minute for 108 minutes. Oleksandriya vs Kolos. The match was delayed for 120 minutes. 2nd half of the match was delayed for 165 minutes. Round 27 Kryvbas vs Karpaty. The match was delayed for 75 minutes. Match results by week Position by round • * – The club reached the Final 2025–26 Ukrainian Cup - as winner Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round == Season statistics ==

Top goalscorers First goal of the season: • Own goals: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Clean sheets Hat-tricks == Awards ==

Monthly awards Round awards The list includes winners of the Round by the Ukrainian Premier League as well as the Ukrainian internet publisher "SportArena". == Relegation play-offs ==

{{#ifeq:{}|Relegation play-offs|Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League. First Semi-final ---- Second Semi-final ---- }} == See also ==