The Ukrainian Women's Top (Higher) League (Ukrainian: Чемпіонат України. Вища ліга)[1] is an association football competition among women in the top tier and part of the Ukrainian Women's Football Championship. The Championship, as the women's national football competition, consists of two tiers: the Higher League (Vyshcha Liha), the top tier and considered professional, and the First League (Persha Liha), the lower tier and considered amateur (non-professional). The competitions are organized by the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) department of women's and girls' football. The Championship has existed since 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Ukraine gaining full independence.
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of clubs | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | First League |
| Domestic cup | Ukrainian Women's Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa Cup |
| Current champions | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (11th title) (2025–26) |
| Most championships | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (11 titles) |
| Top scorer | Yana Kalinina (240 goals) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's Top League | |
The Championship consists of two tiers (levels): the Higher League (Vyshcha Liha), which is professional, and the First League (Persha Liha), which was revived in 2013 after a 20-year break and is a competition among amateur clubs. Participation of clubs in league competitions has to be approved by regional football associations (federations) and the UAF department of women's and girls' football. Starting in 2026–27, the league is expected to expand with the addition of another tier, the Elite League (Elitna Liha), which would be the new top league.
The top teams of the Top (Higher) League qualify for the UEFA women's competitions. Since 2015, the league has been dominated by Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, which holds the record for the most titles.
History
editThe 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).[2] 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
editThe following eleven clubs competed in the 2021–22 season.
| Team | Location | Ground | Capacity | 2020–21 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ateks | Shchaslyve | Arsenal Arena | ? | 1L, 2nd |
| EMS-Podillia | Vinnytsia | PCY Stadium | 1,500 | 9th |
| Karpaty | Vynnyky | Stadion im.Markevycha | 900 | 6th |
| Kolos | Kalynivka | Tsentralnyi Stadium | ? | 1L, 1st |
| Kryvbas | Kryvyi Rih | Hirnyk Stadium | 2,500 | non-existent |
| Ladomyr | Novovolynsk | Shakhtar Stadium | ? | 4th |
| Mariupol | Mariupol | Zakhidnyi Stadium | 3,063 | 5th |
| Pantery Uman | Uman | Tsentralnyi Stadion | 7,552 | 8th |
| Voskhod | Oleshky | Start Stadium | ? | 3rd |
| Zhytlobud-1 | Lyubotyn | Olimpiyets Stadium | 1,500 | 1st |
| Zhytlobud-2 | Kharkiv | Nova Bavaria Stadium | 2,057 | 2nd |
Higher League (Vyshcha Liha) laureates
editThe following is a list of all previous champions.[3][4]
- ‡ – winners of the National Cup among women teams
- in bold winners of the Double (championship and cup)
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd Position | Winter champion[5] | # of teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dynamo Kyiv (1)[6] ‡ | 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 Kyiv | Stal 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 |
| 2008 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2) ‡ | Lehenda Chernihiv | Naftokhimik Kalush | Zhytlobud-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[7] | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (3) ‡ | Lehenda Chernihiv | Naftokhimik Kalush | – | 8 |
| 2012 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (4) | Naftokhimik Kalush ‡ | Donchanka-TsPOR | – | 8 |
| 2013[8] | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (5) ‡ | Lehenda Chernihiv | Donchanka-TsPOR | Lehenda Chernihiv (1) | 8 |
| 2014[9] | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (6) ‡ | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | Lehenda Chernihiv | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2) | 8 |
| 2015 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (7) ‡ | Lehenda Chernihiv | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (3) | 8 |
| 2016[10] | 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[11] | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (8) ‡ | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | Lehenda Chernihiv | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (2) | 10 |
| 2018–19 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (9) ‡ | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | Voskhod Stara Mayachka | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (3) | 10 |
| 2019–20 | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (3) ‡ | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | Voskhod Stara Mayachka | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (5) | 10 |
| 2020–21 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (10) | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv ‡ | Voskhod Stara Mayachka | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (4) | 10 |
| 2021–22* | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv ‡ | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | cancelled[12] | 11 |
| 2022–23 | Vorskla Poltava (4) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Kolos Kovalivka | – | 12 |
| 2023–24 | Vorskla Poltava (5) ‡ | Kolos Kovalivka | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | – | 12 |
| 2024–25 | Vorskla Poltava (6) | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Kolos Kovalivka | – | 11 |
| 2025–26 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (11) | Seasters Odesa | Vorskla Poltava | – | 10 |
| 2026–27 | – | 8 |
- The 2021–22 season was abandoned midway due to Russian aggression, and no end-season awards were given out. However, Zhytloud-2 Kharkiv did win the National Cup which was resumed later and won by the Zhytlobud-2 successor Vorskla.
Record champions
edit| Club | Winners | Winning years[4] | Runners-up | 2nd place years[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1) | 11 | 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2025–26 | 6 | 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019–20, ( |
| Lehenda Chernihiv | 6 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010 | 10 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
| Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2) | 6 | 2016, 2017, 2019–20, ( |
4 | 2014, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21 |
| Donchanka Donetsk | 5 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 | 1 | 2000 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2 | 2003, 2004 | 2 | 2002, 2005 |
| Alina Kyiv | 1 | 1997 | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 1992 | 1 | 1993 |
| Arena Kyiv | 1 | 1993 | 1 | 1992 |
| Naftokhimik Kalush | 1 | 2007 | 1 | 2012 |
| Unisa Luhansk | – | 1 | 1994 | |
| Kyyivska Rus Kyiv | – | 1 | 2001 | |
| Illichivka Mariupol | – | 1 | 2009 | |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | – | 1 | 2022–23 | |
| Kolos Kovalivka | – | 1 | 2023–24 | |
| Seasters Odesa | – | 1 | 2025–26 | |
| Total | 34 | 34 | ||
Ukraine Women's Higher League players
edit| Rank | Player | Games | |
| 1 | Tetyana Hromovska |
240 | |
| 2 | Yuliya Vashchenko |
208 | |
| 3 | Nataliya Zhdanova |
188 | |
| 4 | Tetyana Oznobikhina |
184 | |
| 5 | Anzhela Chernobay |
182 | |
| 6 | Natalia Sukhorukova |
180 | |
| 7 | Nataliya Ihnatovych |
178 | |
| 8 | Halyna Mykhaylenko |
177 | |
| 9 | Inesa Titova |
159 | |
| 10 | Oksana Revzin |
157 | |
| Players in bold are still playing in Premier League Data as of 23 April 2012[13] | |||
| Rank | Player | Goals | |
| 1 | Halyna Mykhaylenko |
137 | |
| 2 | Yuliya Korniyevets |
121 | |
| 3 | Svitlana Frishko |
115 | |
| 4 | Olena Khodyryeva |
87 | |
| 5 | Hanna Mozolska |
77 | |
| 6 | Lyudmyla Pekur |
75 | |
| 7 | Khrystyna Botyuk |
64 | |
| 8 | Vira Dyatel |
59 | |
| 9 | Olha Boychenko |
50 | |
| 10 |  Hanna Tatarynava |
48 | |
| Players in bold are still playing in Premier League Data as of 23 April 2012[13] | |||
All-time table
editat the end of the 2025–26 season
| Rank | Team | Seasons | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Achievement | Other names used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 20 | 316 | 258 | 36 | 22 | 1405 | 144 | 810 | champions (11) | Zhytlobud-1 |
| 2 | Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv | 27 | 370 | 241 | 46 | 83 | 1188 | 304 | 769 | champions (6) | Lehenda-Cheksil |
| 3 | Vorskla Poltava | 15 | 243 | 189 | 20 | 34 | 1076 | 215 | 587 | champions (6) | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv |
| 4 | Donchanka Donetsk[14] | 23 | 292 | 164 | 41 | 87 | 746 | 328 | 533 | champions (5) | Donchanka-TsPOR, Metalurh-Donchanka, Donchanka-Varna, Varna, FC Donetsk, Donetsk-Ros, Tekstylnyk |
| 5 | Naftokhimik Kalush | 8 | 120 | 69 | 15 | 36 | 282 | 151 | 222 | champions (1) | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk |
| 6 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 100 | 62 | 13 | 25 | 238 | 95 | 199 | champions (1) | OKIP Kyiv, SDYuShOR-16 Kyiv |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 5 | 99 | 60 | 10 | 29 | 216 | 86 | 190 | 2nd (1) | |
| 8 | Ladomyr Volodymyr | 9 | 172 | 56 | 17 | 99 | 287 | 422 | 185 | 4th (1) | |
| 9 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 5 | 97 | 56 | 10 | 31 | 267 | 134 | 178 | 2nd (1) | |
| 10 | Pantery Uman | 11 | 186 | 53 | 19 | 114 | 237 | 567 | 178 | 5th (2) | |
| 11 | Veres Rivne | 18 | 255 | 47 | 35 | 173 | 254 | 796 | 176 | 4th (1) | Rodyna-Litsei, Rodyna-KOLISP |
| 12 | Iatran Berestivets | 11 | 147 | 49 | 25 | 73 | 187 | 318 | 172 | 4th (5) | |
| 13 | Alina Kyiv | 5 | 81 | 45 | 9 | 27 | 176 | 106 | 144 | champions (1) | |
| 14 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 89 | 43 | 8 | 38 | 173 | 137 | 137 | 4th (1) | |
| 15 | Metalist Kharkiv | 6 | 61 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 304 | 70 | 131 | champions (2) | Arsenal, Kharkiv-Kondytsioner, Kharkivianka |
| 16 | Illichivka Mariupil | 9 | 111 | 39 | 14 | 58 | 154 | 275 | 131 | 3rd (2) | Azovchanka |
| 17 | Luhanochka-Spartak Luhansk[15] | 7 | 90 | 35 | 15 | 40 | 123 | 207 | 120 | 4th (2) | Luhanochka, Zorya-Spartak |
| 18 | Voskhod Stara Mayachka | 4 | 65 | 36 | 6 | 23 | 118 | 106 | 114 | 3rd (3) | |
| 19 | Dnipro-1 | 5 | 85 | 30 | 11 | 44 | 135 | 250 | 101 | 6th (2) | Zlahoda-Dnipro-1, Zlahoda |
| 20 | EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia | 7 | 130 | 26 | 19 | 85 | 127 | 370 | 97 | 9th (2) | |
| 21 | Iskra Zaporizhzhia | 7 | 100 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 105 | 214 | 92 | 3rd (2) | Hrafit |
| 22 | Spartak Kyiv | 3 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 110 | 52 | 91 | runners-up (1) | Unisa Luhansk |
| 23 | Arena Kyiv | 2 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 19 | 88 | champions (1) | |
| 24 | Seasters Odesa | 2 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 98 | 48 | 84 | 2nd (1) | |
| 25 | Iednist Plysky | 4 | 62 | 25 | 5 | 32 | 102 | 104 | 80 | 5th (3) | |
| 26 | Stal Makiivka | 4 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 73 | 61 | 78 | 3rd (1) | Stal-Nika-MMK |
| 27 | Mariupol | 5 | 90 | 23 | 7 | 60 | 90 | 323 | 76 | 5th (1) | Mariupolchanka |
| 28 | Chornomorochka Odesa | 8 | 117 | 17 | 19 | 81 | 88 | 357 | 70 | 4th (1) | |
| 29 | Tornado Kyiv | 2 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 34 | 67 | 3rd (1) | Olimp Kyiv, Nyva Baryshivka |
| 30 | Spartak Sumy | 3 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 96 | 67 | 3rd (1) | |
| 31 | Ateks Kyiv | 17 | 224 | 14 | 23 | 187 | 145 | 1205 | 65 | 5th (1) | Ateks-Obolon Kyiv, Ateks-SDYuShOR-16 Kyiv |
| 32 | Polissia Zhytomyr | 2 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 97 | 103 | 63 | 6th (1) | |
| 33 | Iunist Poltava | 6 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 70 | 147 | 50 | 4th (1) | Kolos |
| 34 | Iuzhanka Kherson | 5 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 85 | 222 | 43 | 5th (1) | |
| 35 | Borysfen Zaporizhzhia | 2 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 56 | 38 | 7th (1) | |
| 36 | Krym-Iuni Simferopil | 2 | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 72 | 31 | 9th (2) | |
| 37 | Lada Mykolaiv | 2 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 54 | 30 | 7th (1) | |
| 38 | FC Lviv | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 4th (1) | |
| 39 | Bukovynka Chernivtsi | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 5th (1) | |
| 40 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 24 | 8th (1) | |
| 41 | Karpaty Lviv | 2 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 106 | 23 | 6th (1) | |
| 42 | Nika Mykolaiv | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 35 | 22 | 7th (1) | |
| 43 | Kyivska Rus Kyiv | 3 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 116 | 13 | 3rd (1) | |
| 44 | Ukrayinka Ternopil | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 7th (1) | |
| 45 | Sotstekh Kyiv | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 7th (1) | |
| 46 | Volyn Lutsk | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 3rd (1) | |
| 47 | Obolon Kyiv | 1 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 10th (1) | |
| 48 | Lvivianka Lviv | 4 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 22 | 140 | 8 | 4th (1) | |
| 49 | Krayanka Kirovohrad | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 116 | 7 | 6th (1) | Mriya Kirovohrad |
| 50 | TsPOR Donchanka Donetsk | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6th (1) | |
| 51 | Esmira Luhansk | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 5 | 11th (1) | |
| 52 | Dynamo Irpin | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5th (1) | |
| 53 | Oleksandriya Kyiv | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 8th (1) | |
| 54 | Bukovynska Nadiya | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 103 | 3 | 10th (1) | |
| 55 | Slaviya Kyiv | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 9th (2) | |
| 56 | Harmoniya Lviv | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 9th (1) |
Notes:
- Berestivets is a village of Uman Raion.
- Stara Mayachka is a village in Kherson Raion.
Participants with annulled record
edit| Rank | Team | Seasons | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Achievement | Other names used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolos Kherson | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 1 |
All-time participants
editThe 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)
edit| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 2 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Arena Kyiv | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lehenda Chernihiv | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Olimp Kyiv / Tornado Kyiv | 4 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bukovynka Chernivtsi | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Luhanochka Luhansk/Zorya | 6 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 5 | · | · | 7 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Borysfen Zaporizhzhia | 7 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 8 | 13 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Krym-Iuni Simferopil | 9 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Chornomorochka Odesa | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | · | 8 | · | · |
| Iskra Zaporizhzhia | <1> | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Donechanka Donetsk | <1> | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Iunisa Luhansk | <1> | 8 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Alina Kyiv / Radosyn | <1> | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Stal Makiivka | · | · | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lada Mykolaiv | · | <1> | 9 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Mriya Kirovohrad / Krayanka | <1> | <1> | 10 | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Esmira Luhansk / Kontek | · | <1> | 11 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| Iuzhanka Kherson/Kolos | <1> | <1> | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | · | 9 | · | · | |
| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Teams | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Spartak Kyiv | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Harmoniya Lviv | · | · | · | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lvivianka/SKIF Lviv | <1> | <1> | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | 8 | 7 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kyivska Rus Kyiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 3 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Iunist Poltava | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Dynamo Irpin | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Volyn Lutsk | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Metalist/Arsenal/Kharkivianka | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| TsPOR Donechanka | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Spartak Sumy | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 3 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | · | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Oleksandriya Kyiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Slaviya Kyiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 9 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Naftokhimik Kalush | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | · | · | 3 | 2 |
| Sotstekh Kyiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Rodyna Kostopil | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Illichivka Mariupil | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 10 | · | · | · | · | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Iatran Berestovets | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | · |
| Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 6 |
| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Teams | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Higher League participants (2013–current)
edit| Season | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | 4 | 2 |  |
| Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Donechanka Donetsk | 3 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Naftokhimik Kalush | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Illichivka Mariupol | 6 | 5 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Veres Rivne (Rodyna) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | <1> | <1> | 8 | 11 | <1> | <1> |
| Ateks Kyiv | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | <1> | <1> | <1> | 11 | 12 | <1> | <1> | <1> |
| Iatran Berestivets | <1> | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | · | <1> | · | · | · | · |
| Ukrayinka Ternopil | · | <1> | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Pantery Uman | · | · | <1> | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
| Dnipro-1 | · | · | · | <1> | 6 | 7 | 10 | · | · | <1> | 6 | 7 | · | · |
| Yunist ShVSM | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> |
| Ladomyr Volodymyr | · | · | · | · | <1> | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Voskhod Stara Mayachka | · | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | · | · | · | · |
| FC Lviv | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| EMS Podillia Vinnytsia | · | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | <1> | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
| Mariupol (Mariupolchanka) | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | <1> | <1> |
| Karpaty Lviv | · | · | · | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | 6 | 10 | · | · | · | · |
| Nika Mykolaiv (Spartak-Orion) | · | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | 7 | <1> | · | · | · | · |
| Season | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
| Teams | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Bukovynska Nadia | · | · | · | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kolos Kovalivka | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | <1> | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv (OKIP) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | 7 | 8 | · | · |
| Seasters Odesa | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | <1> | 4 | |
| Obolon Kyiv | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | <1> | 10 | |
| Polissia Zhytomyr | · | · | · | <1> | <1> | <1> | <1> | · | · | · | · | <1> | 8 | |
| Season | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 26/26 |
| Teams | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
League participants by region
editIn bold are shown active professional clubs
| Region | CoA | Nos. | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv |  | 11* | Dynamo (OKIP), Arena, Tornado (Olimp), Alina (Radosyn), Spartak (Iunisa), Kyivska Rus, Ateks, Oleksandriya, Slavia, Sotstekh, Obolon |
| Donetsk Oblast | .svg){kind=small} | 6 | Donechanka Donetsk (Tekstylnyk), Stal Makiivka, TsPOR Donechanka, Illichivka Mariupol, Mariupol (Mariupolchanka), Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |  | 4 | Dnipro, Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda), Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
| Lviv Oblast |  | 4 | Harmonia Lviv, Lvivianka Lviv (SKIF), Lviv, Karpaty Lviv |
| Luhansk Oblast |  | 2* | Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya), Esmira Luhansk (Kontek) |
| Kharkiv Oblast |  | 2* | Arsenal Kharkiv (Metalist), Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1) |
| Chernihiv Oblast |  | 2 | Lehenda Chernihiv, Iunist Chernihiv (Iednist) |
| Chernivtsi Oblast |  | 2 | Bukovynka Chernivtsi, Bukovynska Nadia |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast |  | 2 | Borysfen Zaporizhzhia, Iskra Zaporizhzhia |
| Kherson Oblast |  | 2 | Iuzhanka Kherson (Kolos), Voskhod Stara Mayachka |
| Volyn Oblast |  | 2 | Volyn Lutsk, Ladomyr Volodymyr |
| Cherkasy Oblast |  | 2 | Iatran Berestivets, Pantery Uman |
| Poltava Oblast |  | 2* | Iunist Poltava, Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2) |
| Mykolaiv Oblast |  | 2 | Lada Mykolaiv, Nika Mykolaiv (Spartak) |
| Kyiv Oblast |  | 2 | Dynamo Irpin, Kolos Kovalivka (SC Vyshneve) |
| Odesa Oblast |  | 2 | Chornomorochka Odesa, Seasters Odesa |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea |  | 1 | Krym-Iuni Simferopol, |
| Kirovohrad Oblast |  | 1 | Mriya Kirovohrad (Krayanka), |
| Sumy Oblast |  | 1 | Spartak Sumy, |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |  | 1 | Naftokhimik Kalush, |
| Rivne Oblast |  | 1 | Veres Rivne (Rodyna) |
| Ternopil Oblast |  | 1 | Ukrayinka Ternopil (Ternopilchanka) |
| Vinnytsia Oblast |  | 1 | EMS Podillia Vinnytsia |
| Zhytomyr Oblast |  | 1 | Polissia Zhytomyr |
References
edit- ↑ Чемпіонат України. Вища ліга. Історія чемпіонів – від Динамо до Житлобудів. womensfootball.com.ua
- ↑ "Ukrainian Championship. Top League. History of champions". All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ "Ukraine - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 Ukrainian Championship. Top League. History of champions, from Dynamo to Zhytlobud (Чемпіонат України. Вища ліга. Історія чемпіонів - від Динамо до Житлобуд). All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football.
- ↑ Overview. WFPL.com.ua. 15 February 2020
- ↑ "1992. Women's FC #Dynamo (Kyiv) is the first champion of Ukraine!". 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv wins fifth championship" (in Ukrainian). city.kharkov.ua. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Zhytlobud wins seventh championship" (in Ukrainian). city.kharkov.ua. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Чемпионат Украины среди женщин. Сезон-2014. Матч 14 тура. «Жилстрой-2» - «Жилстрой-1». Отчет - 19 Октября 2014 - Жилстрой-1 - женский футбольный клуб".
- ↑ ""Житлобуд-2" став чемпіоном України з футболу серед жінок (Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv is champion of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). city.kharkov.ua. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ "ЧЕМПІОНАТ УКРАЇНИ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КОМАНД. ЗОЛОТІ НАГОРОДИ ВИБОРОВ ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ "ЖИТЛОБУД-1"". Football Federation of Ukraine. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ «ЗИМОВА ПЕРШІСТЬ-2022»: ЗМАГАННЯ НЕ ВІДБУДУТЬСЯ ЧЕРЕЗ НОВИЙ СПАЛАХ ЗАХВОРЮВАНОСТІ. womensfootball.com.ua. 21.01.2022
- 1 2 The Ukrainian football championship. Runners and record holders (Чемпіонат України з футболу. Призери і рекордсменки). Galsport. 23 April 2012
- ↑ History of Donchanka. WFPL
- ↑ Anna Kurtsanovskaya. How one person for 30 years develops women's football in Luhansk region (Как один человек 30 лет развивает женский футбол на Луганщине. И даже во время войны собрал команду). Svoi.city. 1 February 2019
External links
edit- Standings & results at Federation website
- Official website – All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football
- Official website of the Women's Football Premier League (WFPL), private website
- Adriana Kovalyshyn, Anton Lytvynets. Origins women's football in the territory Ukraine. Lviv State University of Physical Culture.
- Channel of Daria Rakitska (About women football and sport). YouTube. (Information on womensfootball.com.ua)