Football in Ukraine
Season2023–24
Ukraine

The 2023–24 season is the 33rd season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

With the continuation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) decided to go forward with continuation of another season. The UAF approved round-robin tournaments in all national league competitions under strict safety precautions.

National teams

Ukraine national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
6 January 2024 Friendly United States  v  Ukraine Portland, Oregon, United States
Stadium: Providence Park
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England Italy Ukraine North Macedonia Malta
1  England 8 6 2 0 22 4 +18 20 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 2–0 7–0 2–0
2  Italy 8 4 2 2 16 9 +7 14[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 — 2–1 5–2 4–0
3  Ukraine 8 4 2 2 11 8 +3 14[lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
4  North Macedonia 8 2 2 4 10 20 −10 8 1–1 1–1 2–3 — 2–1
5  Malta 8 0 0 8 2 20 −18 0 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Italy 4, Ukraine 1.
9 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Ukraine  1–1  England Wrocław, Poland
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)
  • Zinchenko 26'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Wrocław
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Italy  2–1  Ukraine Milan, Italy
20:45
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58,386
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
14 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Ukraine  2–0  North Macedonia Prague, Czech Republic
15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 12,939
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
17 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Malta  1–3  Ukraine Ta' Qali, Malta
20:45
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)
20 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Ukraine  v  Italy Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Report Stadium: BayArena

Ukraine women's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
7 July 2023 Friendly Portugal  2–0  Ukraine Estádio do Bessa
Silva 19', 45+2' Report Stadium: Porto
Attendance: 20,123
UEFA Women's Nations League
Group B3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation Poland Serbia Ukraine Greece
1  Poland 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 16 Promotion to League A — 2–1 2–1 2–0
2  Serbia 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 Qualification for promotion play-offs 1–1 — 0–1 4–0
3  Ukraine 6 2 0 4 5 7 −2 6 Qualification for relegation play-offs 0–1 1–2 — 1–0
4  Greece 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 Relegation to League C 1–3 0–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Ukraine  1–2  Serbia Starogard Gdański (Poland)[1]
15:00 Ovdiychuk 20' Report Čanković 64'
Damjanović 79'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Kazimierza Deyny
Attendance: 173
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Poland  2–1  Ukraine Gdynia
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Gdyni
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Greece  2–1  Ukraine Heraklion
10:00
Report
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Jana Van Laere (Belgium)
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Ukraine  v  Greece
Report
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Ukraine  v  Poland
Report
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Serbia  v  Ukraine
Report

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dnipro-1 Ukraine 3–5 Greece Panathinaikos 1–3 2–2

Group stage

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR POR SHK ANT
1 Spain Barcelona (Q) 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–1 5–0
2 Portugal Porto (X) 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 — 13 Dec 2–0
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (X) 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League 1–0 1–3 — 1–0
4 Belgium Antwerp (E) 5 0 0 5 3 15 −12 0 13 Dec 1–4 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2023. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League knockout round play-offs
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Porto 3, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 4–1 Ukraine Dnipro-1 3–0 1–1
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 3 – 2 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 2–0 1–2

UEFA Europe Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 2–3 Georgia (country) Dila Gori 2–1 1–3
Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aris Greece 2–2 (5–6 p) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Play-off round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spartak Trnava Slovakia 3–2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–4 Turkey Beşiktaş 2–3 0–1

Group stage

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT MTA ZOR BRE
1 Belgium Gent (X) 5 4 1 0 15 4 +11 13 Advance to round of 16 — 2–0 4–1 5–0
2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (X) 5 4 0 1 11 8 +3 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 14 Dec — 3–2 3–2
3 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk (E) 5 1 1 3 6 11 −5 4 1–1 1–3 — 14 Dec
4 Iceland Breiðablik (E) 5 0 0 5 5 14 −9 0 2–3 1–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least a place in the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying round

Round 1


Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 4–3 (a.e.t.) Estonia Flora
Paris FC France 4–0 Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 3–0 Croatia Osijek
Third place
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Linköping Sweden 3–0 Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Round 2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
 Champions Path
Roma Italy 9–1 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 3–0 6–1

Men's club football

Due to emergency situation in the country in general, the PFL of Ukraine made some changes to its competitions and league pyramid changing the second tier to multi-group competition and the third tier to single group competition.

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
PFL League 1 Groups
A
B
PFL League 2

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details. (+) marked those clubs that were reinstated after missing 2022–23 season due to war, (-) marked those clubs that were excused from competing in the 2023–24 season and keep their opportunity to be reinstated next season. Number of clubs that missed the past 2022–23 season were excused from competing in the 2023–24 season, see section Clubs removed for more details.

Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 16 10 3 3 29 15 +14 33[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2 Dnipro-1 16 10 3 3 24 15 +9 33[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Polissia Zhytomyr 16 9 4 3 23 11 +12 31 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 14 8 4 2 24 13 +11 28
5 Rukh Lviv 15 6 6 3 24 18 +6 24
6 Dynamo Kyiv 12 7 1 4 27 16 +11 22[lower-alpha 2]
7 Vorskla Poltava 16 6 4 6 17 24 −7 22[lower-alpha 2]
8 Kolos Kovalivka 15 4 9 2 11 9 +2 21
9 LNZ Cherkasy 16 5 5 6 17 18 −1 20
10 Chornomorets Odesa 15 6 1 8 24 23 +1 19
11 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 15 4 3 8 15 21 −6 15
12 Obolon Kyiv 15 3 5 7 10 20 −10 14
13 Oleksandriya 15 3 4 8 9 20 −11 13 Relegation Play-off
14 Veres Rivne 15 2 6 7 15 24 −9 12
15 Zorya Luhansk 12 2 4 6 13 17 −4 10 Relegation to the Ukrainian First League
16 Mynai 15 0 6 9 6 24 −18 6
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: upl.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) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[2]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Kryvbas 3, Dnipro-1 0
  2. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Dynamo 3, Vorskla 0

PFL League 1 (First League)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Karpaty Lviv 18 14 3 1 34 10 +24 45 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 18 8 7 3 27 21 +6 31
3 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 18 8 5 5 20 15 +5 29
4 Nyva Buzova 18 7 6 5 21 19 +2 27
5 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 18 6 8 4 27 18 +9 26
6 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 18 6 3 9 16 23 −7 21 Qualified to the Relegation group
7 Podillia Khmelnytskyi 18 4 8 6 18 17 +1 20[lower-alpha 1]
8 Nyva Ternopil 18 5 5 8 15 19 −4 20[lower-alpha 1]
9 Metalist Kharkiv 18 3 5 10 13 27 −14 14
10 Khust 18 3 2 13 15 37 −22 11
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. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Podillia 4, Nyva T. 1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Inhulets Petrove 18 13 3 2 41 13 +28 42 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 18 11 3 4 40 11 +29 36
3 Mariupol 18 8 7 3 22 14 +8 31
4 Viktoriya Sumy 18 8 6 4 19 18 +1 30
5 Poltava 18 8 5 5 35 27 +8 29
6 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 18 6 7 5 23 18 +5 25 Qualified to the Relegation group
7 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 18 5 2 11 16 32 −16 17
8 Kremin Kremenchuk 18 4 2 12 14 40 −26 14
9 Chernihiv 18 4 1 13 20 44 −24 13[lower-alpha 1]
10 Dinaz Vyshhorod 18 3 4 11 15 28 −13 13[lower-alpha 1]
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. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Chernihiv 6, Dinaz 0

Promotion group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Karpaty Lviv 18 14 3 1 34 10 +24 45 Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
2 Inhulets Petrove 18 13 3 2 41 13 +28 42
3 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 18 11 3 4 40 11 +29 36 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Mariupol 18 8 7 3 22 14 +8 31
5 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 18 8 7 3 27 21 +6 31
6 Viktoriya Sumy 18 8 6 4 19 18 +1 30
7 Poltava 18 8 5 5 35 27 +8 29
8 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 18 8 5 5 20 15 +5 29
9 Nyva Buzova 18 7 6 5 21 19 +2 27
10 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 18 6 8 4 27 18 +9 26
First match(es) will be played: the date to be announced later. 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]

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
11 Metalurh Zaporizhia 18 6 7 5 23 18 +5 25
12 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 18 6 3 9 16 23 −7 21
13 Podillia Khmelnytskyi 18 4 8 6 18 17 +1 20[lower-alpha 1]
14 Nyva Ternopil 18 5 5 8 15 19 −4 20[lower-alpha 1]
15 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 18 5 2 11 16 32 −16 17
16 Metalist Kharkiv 18 3 5 10 13 27 −14 14 Qualification to relegation play-off
17 Kremin Kremenchuk 18 4 2 12 14 40 −26 14
18 Chernihiv 18 4 1 13 20 44 −24 13[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Ukrainian Second League
19 Dinaz Vyshhorod 18 3 4 11 15 28 −13 13[lower-alpha 2]
20 Khust 18 3 2 13 15 37 −22 11
First match(es) will be played: the date to be announced later. 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. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Podillia 3, Nyva 1
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Chernihiv 6, Dinaz 0

Relegation play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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First leg

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Second leg

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PFL League 2 (Second League)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Zviahel 16 13 1 2 49 10 +39 40 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
2 UCSA Tarasivka 17 12 4 1 40 9 +31 40 Qualification to promotional play-off
3 Druzhba Myrivka 15 11 2 2 30 7 +23 35
4 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 17 11 1 5 31 13 +18 34
5 Skala 1911 Stryi 16 8 1 7 25 26 −1 25
6 Kudrivka 16 7 3 6 22 22 0 24[lower-alpha 1]
7 Karpaty-2 Lviv 17 7 3 7 26 28 −2 24[lower-alpha 1] Promotion restrictions
8 Nyva Vinnytsia 17 6 5 6 27 29 −2 23[lower-alpha 2]
9 Rukh-2 Lviv 16 7 2 7 21 21 0 23[lower-alpha 2]
10 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 16 5 1 10 17 44 −27 16 Promotion restrictions
11 Lokomotyv Kyiv 17 4 3 10 20 32 −12 15[lower-alpha 3]
12 Trostianets 17 4 3 10 15 25 −10 15[lower-alpha 3]
13 Real Pharma Odesa 16 4 2 10 14 30 −16 14
14 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk 17 0 1 16 7 48 −41 1 Promotion restrictions
- Vast Mykolaiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn and record annulled
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2023. 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. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Kudrivka 3, Karpaty-2 0
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Nyva 4, Rukh-2 1
  3. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Lokomotyv 3, Trostianets 0

Women's club football

PromotedRelegated
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (+)Ateks Kyiv

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

Vyshcha Liha

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 11 10 1 0 36 6 +30 31 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Vorskla Poltava 11 9 1 1 63 3 +60 28
3 Kolos Kovalivka 11 8 1 2 31 8 +23 25
4 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 11 6 2 3 21 16 +5 20
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 11 6 1 4 32 13 +19 19
6 Ladomyr Volodymyr 11 5 3 3 22 21 +1 18
7 Dnipro-1 11 4 1 6 18 24 −6 13 Qualification for the Relegation Group
8 Dynamo Kyiv 11 3 3 5 12 24 −12 12
9 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 11 3 2 6 15 38 −23 11
10 Veres Rivne 11 2 0 9 17 38 −21 6
11 Pantery Uman 11 1 1 9 13 42 −29 4
12 Mariupol 11 0 2 9 5 52 −47 2
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.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 11 10 1 0 36 6 +30 31 Qualification for Champions League second round
2 Vorskla Poltava 11 9 1 1 63 3 +60 28 Qualification for Champions League first round
3 Kolos Kovalivka 11 8 1 2 31 8 +23 25
4 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 11 6 2 3 21 16 +5 20
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 11 6 1 4 32 13 +19 19
6 Ladomyr Volodymyr 11 5 3 3 22 21 +1 18
First match(es) will be played: 2024. 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.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Dnipro-1 11 4 1 6 18 24 −6 13
8 Dynamo Kyiv 11 3 3 5 12 24 −12 12
9 EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia 11 3 2 6 15 38 −23 11
10 Veres Rivne 11 2 0 9 17 38 −21 6 Qualification to relegation play-offs[5]
11 Pantery Uman 11 1 1 9 13 42 −29 4
12 Mariupol 11 0 2 9 5 52 −47 2 Relegation to Persha Liha
First match(es) will be played: 2024. 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.[4]

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
Pre-season

Clubs removed

Professional status kept

Not competing this season

First League
Second League

Permanently

On 21 June 2023 the 31st PFL Conference excluded following clubs that did not compete last season but were keeping their membership.[7]

Notes

      References

      1. ↑ "Decisions from UEFA executive committee meeting 25 February 2022". UEFA. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
      2. ↑ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
      3. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
      5. ↑
      6. ↑ До турнірної таблиці VBET UA Другої внесені зміни, Рубікон виключили зі складу ПФЛ. pfl.ua. 24 May 2023
      7. ↑ ХХХІ чергова Конференція ПФЛ: підсумували сезон 2022/23, визначили орієнтири нового чемпіонату. pfl.ua. 21 June 2023
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