2021–22 in Ukrainian football

The 2021–22 season is the 31st season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Football in Ukraine
Season2021–22
Men's football
Super CupShakhtar Donetsk

The Ukrainian Premier League and other sporting competitions were suspended on 26 February 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and declaration of martial law in the country.[1]

National teams

Ukraine national football team
Main article: Ukraine national football team

Friendlies
8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) Friendly Czech Republic  1–1  Ukraine Plzeň, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2
  • Vydra 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 5,231
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) Friendly Ukraine  v  Bulgaria Ukraine

2022 FIFA World Cup
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup
Group D
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 8 5 3 0 18 3 +15 18 Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 2–0 1–1 8–0
2  Ukraine 8 2 6 0 11 8 +3 12 Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1
3  Finland 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11 0–2 1–2 — 2–2 1–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 4 3 9 12 −3 7 0–1 0–2 1–3 — 2–2
5  Kazakhstan 8 0 3 5 5 20 −15 3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Kazakhstan  2–2  Ukraine Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
16:00 (20:00 UTC+6)
Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 6,274
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1  France Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Finland  v  Ukraine Helsinki, Finland
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ukraine  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina Lviv, Ukraine
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3) Report Stadium: Arena Lviv
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  v  Ukraine Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 Report

Ukraine U-21 national football team
Main article: Ukraine national under-21 football team

Ukraine U-19 national football team
Main article: Ukraine national under-19 football team

2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Ukraine women's national football team
Main article: Ukraine women's national football team

UEFA Women's Euro 2022
Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022

Ukraine women's U-19 national football team
Main article: Ukraine women's national under-19 football team

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

UEFA Youth League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Youth League

UEFA Champions League Path
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Youth League group stage

Domestic Champions Path
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

UEFA Women's Champions League
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying round
Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds

Men's club football
League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
PFL League 1
PFL League 2 Groups
A
B

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Kyiv
Cherkasy
Donetsk
Lviv
Uzhhorod
Chernihiv
Dnipro
Kharkiv
Mariupol
Poltava
Zaporizhya
Odesa
Kyiv teams :
Dynamo
Shakhtar
Obolon
Olimpik
AFSC
Livyi Bereh
Rubikon
Cherkasy teams :
Dnipro
LNZ
Donetsk teams :
Shakhtar
Olimpik
Uzhhorod teams :
Mynai
Uzhhorod
Lviv teams :
Rukh
FC Lviv
Karpaty L.
Chernihiv teams :
Desna
Chernihiv
Dnipro teams :
Dnipro-1
Peremoha
Kharkiv teams :
Metalist 1925
Metalist
Mariupol teams :
Mariupol
Yarud
Poltava teams :
Vorskla
Poltava
Zaporizhya teams :
Zorya
Metalurh
Inhulets
(Marianivka)
Home venues of teams in the 2021–22 in Ukrainian football.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the War in Donbas and are playing their home games in different cities. SC Tavriya is forced to play its home games outside of Crimea (Autonomous Republic of Crimea).


Number of teams by region
Number Region Team(s)
9  Kyiv Oblast (inc. Kyiv)Dynamo, Kolos, Obolon, Chaika, Dinaz, AFSC Kyiv, Lyubomyr, Livyi Bereh and Rubikon
6  Dnipropetrovsk OblastDnipro-1, VPK-Ahro, Kryvbas, Nikopol, Peremoha and Skoruk
5  Donetsk OblastShahtar, Mariupol, Kramatorsk, Olimpik and Yarud
4  Sumy OblastAlians, Sumy, Trostianets and Viktoriya
 Poltava OblastVorskla , Hirnyk-Sport, Kremin and Poltava
3  Odessa OblastChornomorets, Balkany and Real Pharma
 Kharkiv OblastMetalist 1925, Vovchansk and Metalist
 Khmelnytskyi OblastAhrobiznes, Podillia and Epitsentr
 Lviv OblastRukh, FC Lviv and Karpaty Lviv
 Zakarpattia OblastMynai,Uzhhorod and MFA Mukachevo
2  Cherkasy OblastDnipro and LNZ
 Chernihiv OblastDesna and Chernihiv
 Ivano-Frankivsk OblastPrykarpattia and Karpaty Halych
 Kherson OblastEnerhiya and Krystal
 Kirovohrad OblastOleksandriya and Inhulets
1  Chernivtsi OblastBukovyna
 CrimeaTavriya
 Luhansk OblastZorya
 Mykolaiv OblastMykolaiv
 Rivne OblastVeres
 Ternopil OblastNyva T
 Vinnytsia OblastNyva V
 Volyn OblastVolyn
 Zaporizhia OblastMetalurh
 Zhytomyr OblastPolissia

Premier League
Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhtar Donetsk 18 15 2 1 49 10 +39 47 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2 Dynamo Kyiv 18 14 3 1 47 9 +38 45 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 SC Dnipro-1 18 13 1 4 35 17 +18 40 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Zorya Luhansk 18 11 3 4 37 19 +18 36 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 18 9 6 3 30 18 +12 33 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 FC Oleksandriya 18 7 5 6 19 16 +3 26
7 Desna Chernihiv 18 7 4 7 22 27 −5 25
8 Kolos Kovalivka 18 7 3 8 14 23 −9 24
9 Veres Rivne 18 6 5 7 15 20 −5 23
10 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 18 6 1 11 17 29 −12 19
11 Rukh Lviv 17 4 6 7 16 21 −5 18
12 FC Lviv 18 4 5 9 14 30 −16 17
13 Chornomorets Odesa 18 3 5 10 20 40 −20 14
14 Inhulets Petrove 17 3 4 10 13 28 −15 13
15 Mynai 18 1 7 10 12 30 −18 10
16 FC Mariupol 18 2 2 14 21 44 −23 8
Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head bigger amount of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Bigger amount of goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[2]

PFL League 1 (First League)
Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian First League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Metalist Kharkiv 20 17 2 1 52 9 +43 53 Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 20 12 6 2 38 17 +21 42
3 Alians Lypova Dolyna 19 10 3 6 33 24 +9 33[lower-alpha 1]
4 Obolon Kyiv 19 10 3 6 24 16 +8 33[lower-alpha 1]
5 Nyva Ternopil 20 8 5 7 22 22 0 29[lower-alpha 2]
6 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 20 8 5 7 15 17 −2 29[lower-alpha 2]
7 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 20 8 4 8 27 26 +1 28
8 Podillya Khmelnytskyi 20 7 5 8 19 18 +1 26
9 Polissia Zhytomyr 18 7 4 7 21 17 +4 25
10 Volyn Lutsk 19 6 7 6 17 20 −3 25
11 Olimpik Donetsk 19 7 2 10 19 23 −4 23
12 Kramatorsk 18 7 1 10 16 24 −8 22
13 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 20 4 9 7 16 23 −7 21
14 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka 20 5 3 12 16 28 −12 18
15 Uzhhorod 20 4 4 12 16 40 −24 16
16 Kremin Kremenchuk 20 4 1 15 16 43 −27 13
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2021. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[3]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head: Alians 3p; Obolon 0p
  2. Head-to-head: Nyva 6p; Hirnyk-Sport 0p

PFL League 2 (Second League)
Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Karpaty Lviv 18 16 0 2 46 7 +39 48 Promotion to Ukrainian First League[4]
2 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 19 15 1 3 47 14 +33 46
3 LNZ Cherkasy 17 13 2 2 36 9 +27 41
4 Dinaz Vyshhorod 19 13 1 5 33 18 +15 40
5 Epitsentr Dunaivtsi 19 12 1 6 30 19 +11 37
6 MFA Mukachevo 19 8 5 6 25 24 +1 29
7 Karpaty Halych 18 7 4 7 23 23 0 25[lower-alpha 1]
8 Nyva Vinnytsia 17 7 4 6 29 20 +9 25[lower-alpha 1]
9 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 17 6 5 6 20 17 +3 23
10 FC Chernihiv 18 5 5 8 17 24 −7 20
11 Dnipro Cherkasy 18 5 2 11 24 32 −8 17
12 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 19 3 6 10 16 40 −24 15
13 Rubikon Kyiv 18 3 2 13 12 38 −26 11
14 AFSC Kyiv 19 1 5 13 8 38 −30 8
15 Lyubomyr Stavyshche 19 1 1 17 8 51 −43 4
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2021. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).
Notes:
  1. Karpaty Halych: 3 pts; Nyva: 0 pts

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 19 13 6 0 34 7 +27 45 Promotion to Ukrainian First League[4]
2 Skoruk Tomakivka 20 12 5 3 33 14 +19 41
3 Peremoha Dnipro 20 12 3 5 34 14 +20 39[lower-alpha 1]
4 Balkany Zorya 20 10 9 1 34 14 +20 39[lower-alpha 1]
5 Tavriya Simferopol 19 9 6 4 28 19 +9 33 Withdrew after season
6 Poltava 20 9 4 7 29 27 +2 31[lower-alpha 2]
7 Trostianets 19 9 4 6 34 29 +5 31[lower-alpha 2]
8 Mykolaiv 17 8 6 3 35 24 +11 30
9 Vovchansk 20 7 6 7 27 25 +2 27[lower-alpha 3]
10 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 19 8 3 8 22 23 −1 27[lower-alpha 3]
11 Yarud Mariupol 20 6 6 8 36 29 +7 24
12 Nikopol 20 5 5 10 22 42 −20 20
13 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 20 5 2 13 20 40 −20 17 Withdrew after season
14 Real Pharma Odesa 20 4 2 14 22 49 −27 14
15 Krystal Kherson 20 2 3 15 19 36 −17 9
16 Sumy 19 1 2 16 16 53 −37 5
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2021. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).
Notes:
  1. Peremoha: 3 pts; Balkany: 0 pts
  2. Poltava: 3 pts; Trostianets: 0 pts
  3. Vovchansk: 6 pts; Viktoriya: 0 pts

Ukrainian Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup

Super Cup
Main article: 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup
Shakhtar Donetsk3–0Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 27,553
Referee: Andriy Kovalenko (Poltava)

Women's club football
PromotedRelegated
Kolos Kovalivka
Ateks Kyiv
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (past the 2nd tier)		Nika Mykolaiv
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and Nika Mykolaiv signed a partnership agreement, after which Kryvbas entered top tier, while Nika started at the second.[6]

Note: For the scratched club, see section Clubs removed for more details

Vyshcha Liha
Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Women's League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (Q) 9 9 0 0 52 2 +50 27 Qualification to Championship round
2 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (Q) 9 8 0 1 65 5 +60 24
3 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Q) 9 7 1 1 26 5 +21 22
4 Mariupol (Q) 10 5 1 4 15 21 −6 16
5 Kolos Kovalivka (Q) 10 5 0 5 12 14 −2 15
6 Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi 10 4 2 4 22 20 +2 14
7 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia (Q) 10 4 1 5 9 25 −16 13 Qualification to Relegation round
8 Voskhod Stara Maiachka 8 3 1 4 8 12 −4 10
9 Pantery Uman (Q) 9 2 0 7 10 43 −33 6[lower-alpha 1]
10 Karpaty Lviv (Q) 10 2 0 8 13 37 −24 6[lower-alpha 1]
11 Ateks Kyiv (Q) 10 0 0 10 3 51 −48 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[7]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Pantery 3, Karpaty 0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 9 9 0 0 52 2 +50 27 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 9 8 0 1 65 5 +60 24
3 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 9 7 1 1 26 5 +21 22
4 Mariupol 10 5 1 4 15 21 −6 16
5 Kolos Kovalivka 10 5 0 5 12 14 −2 15
6 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on spring 2022. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[7]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 10 4 1 5 9 25 −16 13
8 TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Pantery Uman 9 2 0 7 10 43 −33 6[lower-alpha 1]
10 Karpaty Lviv 10 2 0 8 13 37 −24 6[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to relegation play-offs[7]
11 Ateks Kyiv 10 0 0 10 3 51 −48 0 Relegation to Persha Liha[7]
First match(es) will be played on spring 2022. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[7]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Pantery 3, Karpaty 0

Managerial changes

This is a list of managerial changes among Ukrainian professional football clubs:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table

Notes

      References
      1. Rosser, Jack (24 February 2022). "Ukrainian Premier League suspended as martial law declared following Russian invasion". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
      2. Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
      3. "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
      4. The statement of the 28th PFL Conference (ПОСТАНОВА ЧЕРГОВОЇ ХХVІІІ КОНФЕРЕНЦІЇ ПРОФЕСІОНАЛЬНОЇ ФУТБОЛЬНОЇ ЛІГИ). Professional Football League. 21 August 2020.
      5. Game protocol. Ukrainian Premier League.
      6. ФК «КРИВБАС»: МИ РОЗВИВАЄМОСЯ І У НАС З’ЯВЛЯЄТЬСЯ ЖІНОЧА КОМАНДА. womensfootball.com.ua. 2 July 2021
      7. "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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