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
Premier Leagueno title awarded
First Leagueno title awarded
Second Leagueno title awarded
Cupno title awarded
Amateur Cupno title awarded
Super CupShakhtar Donetsk
Women's football
Vyshcha Lihano title awarded
Persha Lihano title awarded
Women's CupVorskla Poltava
← 2020–21 Ukraine 2022–23 →

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 edit

Ukraine national football team edit

Friendlies edit

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 edit

Group D edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   France 8 5 3 0 18 3 +15 18 Qualification for 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   1–2   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   1–1   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   0–2   Ukraine Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 Report

Ukraine women's national football team edit

UEFA Women's Euro 2022 edit

UEFA competitions edit

UEFA Champions League edit

Qualifying phase and play-off round edit

Third qualifying round edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Genk   2–4   Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 1–2
Play-off round edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Monaco   2–3   Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)

Group stage edit

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA INT SHE SHK
1   Real Madrid 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 1–2 2–1
2   Inter Milan 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 3–1 2–0
3   Sheriff Tiraspol 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 1–3 2–0
4   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2 0–5 0–0 1–1
Source: UEFA
Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY BEN BAR DKV
1   Bayern Munich 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19 18 Advance to knockout phase 5–2 3–0 5–0
2   Benfica 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8 0–4 3–0 2–0
3   Barcelona 6 2 1 3 2 9 −7 7 Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–0 1–0
4   Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 1 5 1 11 −10 1 1–2 0–0 0–1
Source: UEFA

UEFA Europa League edit

Qualifying phase and play-off round edit

Play-off round edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rapid Wien   6–2   Zorya Luhansk 3–0 3–2

UEFA Conference Cup edit

Qualifying phase and play-off round edit

Second qualifying round edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KuPS   5–4   Vorskla Poltava 2–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Third qualifying round edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kolos Kovalivka   0–0 (1–3 p)   Shakhter Karagandy 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)

Group stage edit

Group C edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM BOD ZOR CSS
1   Roma 6 4 1 1 18 11 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 2–2 4–0 5–1
2   Bodø/Glimt 6 3 3 0 14 5 +9 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 6–1 3–1 2–0
3   Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 0–3 1–1 2–0
4   CSKA Sofia 6 0 1 5 3 13 −10 1 2–3 0–0 0–1
Source: UEFA

UEFA Women's Champions League edit

Qualifying round edit

Round 1 edit
Semi-finals edit
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv   5–1   NSA Sofia
Final edit
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv   4–1   Pomurje
Round 2 edit
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Apollon Limassol   2–5   Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 1–2 1–3

Group stage edit

Group B edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG RMA KHA BRE
1   Paris Saint-Germain 6 6 0 0 25 0 +25 18 Advance to Quarter-finals 4–0 5–0 6–0
2   Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 0–2 3–0 5–0
3   Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 6 1 1 4 2 15 −13 4 0–6 0–1 0–0
4   Breiðablik 6 0 1 5 0 18 −18 1 0–2 0–3 0–2
Source: UEFA

Men's club football edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   Odesa 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 T
  Vinnytsia Oblast Nyva V
  Volyn Oblast Volyn
  Zaporizhia Oblast Metalurh
  Zhytomyr Oblast Polissia

Premier League edit

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 for the Champions League group stage
2 Dynamo Kyiv 18 14 3 1 47 9 +38 45 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Dnipro-1 18 13 1 4 35 17 +18 40 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Zorya Luhansk 18 11 3 4 37 19 +18 36 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 18 9 6 3 30 18 +12 33 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Oleksandriya 18 7 5 6 19 16 +3 26
7 Desna Chernihiv[a] 18 7 4 7 22 27 −5 25 Membership suspended after season
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 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 Mariupol[a] 18 2 2 14 21 44 −23 8 Membership suspended after season
Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Desna Chernihiv and Mariupol confirmed that they cannot compete next season due to destroyed infrastructure and the difficult situation in their cities.[2]

PFL League 1 (First League) edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Metalist Kharkiv (P) 20 17 2 1 52 9 +43 53 Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League[4]
2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (P) 20 12 6 2 38 17 +21 42
3 Alians Lypova Dolyna[a] 19 10 3 6 33 24 +9 33[b] Withdrew after season
4 Obolon Kyiv 19 10 3 6 24 16 +8 33[b]
5 Nyva Ternopil 20 8 5 7 22 22 0 29[c]
6 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 20 8 5 7 15 17 −2 29[c]
7 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 20 8 4 8 27 26 +1 28
8 Podillya Khmelnytskyi[a] 20 7 5 8 19 18 +1 26 Withdrew after season
9 Polissia Zhytomyr 18 7 4 7 21 17 +4 25
10 Volyn Lutsk 19 6 7 6 17 20 −3 25 Withdrew after season
11 Olimpik Donetsk[a] 19 7 2 10 19 23 −4 23
12 Kramatorsk 18 7 1 10 16 24 −8 22
13 Ahrobiznes Volochysk[a] 20 4 9 7 16 23 −7 21
14 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka[a] 20 5 3 12 16 28 −12 18
15 Uzhhorod[a] 20 4 4 12 16 40 −24 16
16 Kremin Kremenchuk 20 4 1 15 16 43 −27 13
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).[11]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Olimpik Donetsk, Uzhhorod, Podillia Khmelnytskyi, Alians Lypova Dolyna, VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka and Ahrobiznes Volochysk withdrew from competitions after season.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Alians 3p; Obolon 0p
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head: Nyva 6p; Hirnyk-Sport 0p

PFL League 2 (Second League) edit

Group A edit

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
2 Livyi Bereh Kyiv[a] 19 15 1 3 47 14 +33 46 Withdrew after season
3 LNZ Cherkasy 17 13 2 2 36 9 +27 41 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
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[a] 19 8 5 6 25 24 +1 29 Withdrew after season
7 Karpaty Halych[a] 18 7 4 7 23 23 0 25[b]
8 Nyva Vinnytsia 17 7 4 6 29 20 +9 25[b]
9 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 17 6 5 6 20 17 +3 23 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
10 FC Chernihiv 18 5 5 8 17 24 −7 20
11 Dnipro Cherkasy 18 5 2 11 24 32 −8 17 Withdrew after season
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 Withdrew after season
15 Lyubomyr Stavyshche[a] 19 1 1 17 8 51 −43 4
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 c d Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Lyubomyr Stavyshche, Karpaty Halych, MFA Mukachevo and Livyi Bereh Kyiv withdrew from competitions after season.[12][13][14][15]
  2. ^ a b Karpaty Halych: 3 pts; Nyva: 0 pts

Group B edit

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
2 Skoruk Tomakivka 20 12 5 3 33 14 +19 41
3 Peremoha Dnipro 20 12 3 5 34 14 +20 39[a] Withdrew after season
4 Balkany Zorya 20 10 9 1 34 14 +20 39[a]
5 Tavriya Simferopol[b] 19 9 6 4 28 19 +9 33
6 Poltava 20 9 4 7 29 27 +2 31[c] Promotion to Ukrainian First League
7 Trostianets[b] 19 9 4 6 34 29 +5 31[c] Withdrew after season
8 Mykolaiv 17 8 6 3 35 24 +11 30
9 Vovchansk 20 7 6 7 27 25 +2 27[d]
10 Viktoriya Mykolaivka[b] 19 8 3 8 22 23 −1 27[d]
11 Yarud Mariupol 20 6 6 8 36 29 +7 24 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
12 Nikopol 20 5 5 10 22 42 −20 20 Withdrew after season
13 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka[b] 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 Withdrew after season
16 Sumy[b] 19 1 2 16 16 53 −37 5
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 c d e Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Tavriya Simferopol, Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Viktoriya Mykolaivka, Sumy and Trostianets withdrew from competitions after the season.[16][17][18][19]
  3. ^ a b Poltava: 3 pts; Trostianets: 0 pts
  4. ^ a b Vovchansk: 6 pts; Viktoriya: 0 pts

Cup competitions edit

Ukrainian Cup edit

Super Cup edit

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

Women's club football edit

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.[21]

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

Vyshcha Liha edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 10 10 0 0 58 2 +56 30 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying first round
2 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 10 9 0 1 67 5 +62 27 Withdrew
3 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 10 7 1 2 26 7 +19 22
4 Mariupol 10 5 1 4 15 21 −6 16
5 Kolos Kovalivka 10 5 0 5 12 14 −2 15
6 Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi 10 4 2 4 22 20 +2 14
7 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 10 4 1 5 9 25 −16 13[a]
8 Voskhod Stara Maiachka 10 4 1 5 11 18 −7 13[a] Withdrew
9 Pantery Uman 10 2 0 8 10 46 −36 6[b]
10 Karpaty Lviv 10 2 0 8 13 37 −24 6[b] Withdrew
11 Ateks Kyiv 10 0 0 10 3 51 −48 0
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.[22]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Podillia 3, Voskhod 0
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Pantery 3, Karpaty 0

Managerial changes edit

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 edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rosser, Jack (24 February 2022). "Ukrainian Premier League suspended as martial law declared following Russian invasion". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ There took place a work meeting of the UPL members (Відбулася робоча нарада учасників Української Прем’єр-Ліги) Archived 2022-06-01 at the Wayback Machine. Ukrainian Premier League. 27 May 2022
  3. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  4. ^ Kadenko: Metalist and Kryvbas will play in the UPL (Каденко: Металіст та Кривбас - гратимуть в УПЛ). Professional Football League of Ukraine. 28 May 2022
  5. ^ Альянс і Вікторія пропустять сезон-2022/23. Sport Arena. 5 July 2022
  6. ^ Агробізнес офіційно пропускає сезон 2022/23. Sport Arena. 8 July 2022
  7. ^ Олімпік пропустить сезон Першої ліги 2022/23. Sport Arena. 13 July 2022
  8. ^ ФК Ужгород пропускає сезон у Першій лізі Sport Arena. 12 July 2022
  9. ^ Поділля пропустить новий сезон у Першій лізі. Sport Arena. 7 July 2022
  10. ^ "ВПК-Агро" не зіграє в наступному сезоні. Footboom. 25 July 2022
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Лівий Берег призупинив діяльність своєї професійної команди. Sport Arena. 28 June 2022
  13. ^ Карпати Галич не зіграють у сезоні 2022/23. Sport Arena. 8 July 2022
  14. ^ Любомир не гратиме у Другій лізі у новому сезоні. Sport Arena. 12 June 2022
  15. ^ Ще одна втрата в першій лізі: не зіграє "Мункач". Footboom. 30 July 2022
  16. ^ Хавров: Команда Енергія з Нової Каховки вже не існує: 1 квітня клуб офіційно розпущений. Sport Arena. 5 April 2022
  17. ^ ФК Суми не буде грати у новому сезоні Другої ліги. Sport Arena. 7 July 2022
  18. ^ Тростянець не зіграє в чемпіонаті Другої ліги сезону 2022/23. Sport Arena. 4 July 2022
  19. ^ Альянс і Вікторія пропустять сезон-2022/23. Sport Arena. 5 July 2022
  20. ^ Game protocol. Ukrainian Premier League.
  21. ^ ФК «КРИВБАС»: МИ РОЗВИВАЄМОСЯ І У НАС З’ЯВЛЯЄТЬСЯ ЖІНОЧА КОМАНДА. womensfootball.com.ua. 2 July 2021
  22. ^ "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.