2021–22 in Ukrainian football

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

National teams[]

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: (Slovakia)
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) Friendly Ukraine  v  Bulgaria Ukraine

2022 FIFA World Cup[]

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: (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
  • Martial 51'
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[]

UEFA European Under-21 Championship[]

Ukraine U-19 national football team[]

2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[]

Group 5[]

Ukraine women's national football team[]

UEFA Women's Euro 2022[]

Ukraine women's U-19 national football team[]

UEFA competitions[]

UEFA Champions League[]

UEFA Europa League[]

UEFA Conference Cup[]

UEFA Youth League[]

UEFA Champions League Path[]

Domestic Champions Path[]

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Qualifying round[]

Men's club football[]

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
  • Olimpik Donetsk
PFL League 1
PFL League 2 Groups
A
  • Karpaty Lviv
  • Obolon-2 Bucha
B
  • Cherkashchyna

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

Location map[]

The following displays the location of teams.

2021–22 in Ukrainian football is located in Ukraine
Kyiv
Kyiv
Cherkasy
Cherkasy
Donetsk
Donetsk
Lviv
Lviv
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod
Chernihiv
Chernihiv
Dnipro
Dnipro
Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Mariupol
Mariupol
Poltava
Poltava
Zaporizhya
Zaporizhya
Odesa
Odesa
Kyiv teams : Dynamo Shakhtar Obolon Olimpik AFSC Livyi Bereh Rubikon
Kyiv teams :
Dynamo
Shakhtar
Obolon
Olimpik
AFSC
Livyi Bereh
Rubikon
Cherkasy teams : Dnipro LNZ
Cherkasy teams :
Dnipro
LNZ
Donetsk teams : Shakhtar Olimpik
Donetsk teams :
Shakhtar
Olimpik
Uzhhorod teams : Mynai Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod teams :
Mynai
Uzhhorod
Lviv teams : Rukh FC Lviv Karpaty L.
Lviv teams :
Rukh
FC Lviv
Karpaty L.
Chernihiv teams : Desna Chernihiv
Chernihiv teams :
Desna
Chernihiv
Dnipro teams : Dnipro-1 Peremoha
Dnipro teams :
Dnipro-1
Peremoha
Kharkiv teams : Metalist 1925 Metalist
Kharkiv teams :
Metalist 1925
Metalist
Mariupol teams : Mariupol Yarud
Mariupol teams :
Mariupol
Yarud
Poltava teams : Vorskla Poltava
Poltava teams :
Vorskla
Poltava
Zaporizhya teams : Zorya Metalurh
Zaporizhya teams :
Zorya
Metalurh
Odesa teams : Chornomorets Real Pharma
Odesa teams :
Chornomorets
Real Pharma
Zorya
Zorya
Oleksandriya
Oleksandriya
Inhulets
Inhulets
Kolos
Kolos
Ahrobiznes
Ahrobiznes
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk
Hirnyk-Sport
Hirnyk-Sport
Kremin
Kremin
Kryvbas
Kryvbas
Nyva
Nyva
Podillia
Podillia
Polissia
Polissia
Prykarpattia
Prykarpattia
Volyn
Volyn
VPK-Ahro
VPK-Ahro
Bukovyna
Bukovyna
Liubomyr
Liubomyr
MFA
MFA
Nyva
Nyva
Nikopol
Nikopol
Balkany
Balkany
Enerhiya
Enerhiya
(Tavriya)
(Tavriya)
(Marianivka)
(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 Oblast Dnipro-1, VPK-Ahro, Kryvbas, Nikopol, Peremoha and Skoruk
5  Donetsk Oblast Shahtar, Mariupol, Kramatorsk, Olimpik and Yarud
4  Sumy Oblast Alians, Sumy, Trostianets and Viktoriya
 Poltava Oblast Vorskla , Hirnyk-Sport, Kremin and Poltava
3  Odessa Oblast Chornomorets, Balkany and Real Pharma
 Kharkiv Oblast Metalist 1925, Vovchansk and Metalist
 Khmelnytskyi Oblast Ahrobiznes, Podillia and Epitsentr
 Lviv Oblast Rukh, FC Lviv and Karpaty Lviv
 Zakarpattia Oblast Mynai,Uzhhorod and MFA Mukachevo
2  Cherkasy Oblast Dnipro and LNZ
 Chernihiv Oblast Desna and Chernihiv
 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Prykarpattia and Karpaty Halych
 Kherson Oblast Enerhiya and Krystal
 Kirovohrad Oblast Oleksandriya and Inhulets
1  Chernivtsi Oblast Bukovyna
 Crimea Tavriya
 Luhansk Oblast Zorya
 Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv
 Rivne Oblast Veres
 Ternopil Oblast Nyva
 Vinnytsia Oblast Nyva
 Volyn Oblast Volyn
 Zaporizhia Oblast Metalurh
 Zhytomyr Oblast Polissia

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 Conference League third qualifying round
4 Zorya Luhansk 18 11 3 4 37 19 +18 36 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 18 9 6 3 30 18 +12 33
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 Relegation play-offs
14 Inhulets Petrove 17 3 4 10 13 28 −15 13
15 Mynai 18 1 7 10 12 30 −18 10 Relegation to the
16 FC Mariupol 18 2 2 14 21 44 −23 8
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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).[1]

PFL League 1 (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
2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 20 12 6 2 38 17 +21 42
3 Alians Lypova Dolyna 19 10 3 6 33 24 +9 33[a] Promotion play-offs
4 Obolon Kyiv 19 10 3 6 24 16 +8 33[a]
5 Nyva Ternopil 20 8 5 7 22 22 0 29[b]
6 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 20 8 5 7 15 17 −2 29[b]
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 Relegation play-offs
13 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 20 4 9 7 16 23 −7 21 Relegation to
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 equal amount of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Alians 3p; Obolon 0p
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Nyva 6p; Hirnyk-Sport 0p

PFL League 2 (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 [3]
2 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 19 15 1 3 47 14 +33 46
3 LNZ Cherkasy 17 13 2 2 36 9 +27 41 Promotion play-offs
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[a]
8 Nyva Vinnytsia 17 7 4 6 29 20 +9 25[a]
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 Relegation to [3]
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. ^ a b 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 [3]
2 Skoruk Tomakivka 20 12 5 3 33 14 +19 41
3 Peremoha Dnipro 20 12 3 5 34 14 +20 39[a] Promotion play-offs
4 Balkany Zorya 20 10 9 1 34 14 +20 39[a]
5 Tavriya Simferopol 19 9 6 4 28 19 +9 33
6 Poltava 20 9 4 7 29 27 +2 31[b]
7 Trostianets 19 9 4 6 34 29 +5 31[b]
8 Mykolaiv 17 8 6 3 35 24 +11 30
9 Vovchansk 20 7 6 7 27 25 +2 27[c]
10 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 19 8 3 8 22 23 −1 27[c]
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
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 Relegation to [3]
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. ^ a b Peremoha: 3 pts; Balkany: 0 pts
  2. ^ a b Poltava: 3 pts; Trostianets: 0 pts
  3. ^ a b Vovchansk: 6 pts; Viktoriya: 0 pts

Cup competitions[]

Ukrainian Cup[]

Super Cup[]

Shakhtar Donetsk3–0Dynamo Kyiv
Report
Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv
Attendance: 27,553
Referee: Andriy Kovalenko (Poltava)

Women's club football[]

Promoted Relegated
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.[5]

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

Vyshcha Liha[]

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[a]
10 Karpaty Lviv (Q) 10 2 0 8 13 37 −24 6[a]
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.[6]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.[6]
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[a]
10 Karpaty Lviv 10 2 0 8 13 37 −24 6[a] Qualification to relegation play-offs[6]
11 Ateks Kyiv 10 0 0 10 3 51 −48 0 Relegation to Persha Liha[6]
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.[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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

Clubs removed[]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c d The statement of the 28th PFL Conference (ПОСТАНОВА ЧЕРГОВОЇ ХХVІІІ КОНФЕРЕНЦІЇ ПРОФЕСІОНАЛЬНОЇ ФУТБОЛЬНОЇ ЛІГИ). Professional Football League. 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ Game protocol. Ukrainian Premier League.
  5. ^ ФК «КРИВБАС»: МИ РОЗВИВАЄМОСЯ І У НАС З’ЯВЛЯЄТЬСЯ ЖІНОЧА КОМАНДА. womensfootball.com.ua. 2 July 2021
  6. ^ a b c d e "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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