Ukrainian Women's First League
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | 2 groups |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 (1992–1993) 2 (2013–2026) 3 (2026–) |
| Promotion to | Higher League |
| Relegation to | none |
| Domestic cup | Ukrainian Women's Cup |
| Current champions | FC Mariupol (2nd title) (2025–26) |
| Most championships | FC Mariupol (2 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's First League | |
The Ukrainian Women's First League is an association football competition for women at the lower 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 regaining full independence.
As a tier, the First League was established in 1992, but was discontinued right after the 1993 season. It was revived back in 2013. Since then, it has been used as a "preliminary" competition before clubs are admitted to the Higher League. The champion, and sometimes the runner-up, is admitted to the Higher League. First League competitions are organized in two groups, with participants being split geographically.
First League laureates
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd Position | Groups | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Iskra Zaporizhzhia[1] (1) | Tekstylnyk Donetsk | Iunisa Luhansk | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia (1) | Lvivianka Lviv | Lada Mykolaiv | 1 | 6 |
| 1994–2012 | the tier's competitions did not exist | ||||
| 2013 | Medyk Morshyn[2] (1) | Iatran-Umanfermmash | Zhytlobud-2-KhOVUFK Kharkiv | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | Nika Poltava (1) | Ternopolianka Ternopil | Osvita-DYuSSh 3 Ivano-Frankivsk | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | Pantery Uman[3] (1) | Osvita-DYuSSh 3 Ivano-Frankivsk | Torpedochka-Avtomobilist Mykolaiv | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | Spartak Chernihiv[4] (1) | Zlahoda-Dnipro-1 | Lvivianka Lviv | 3 | 14 |
| 2017[5] | Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi (1) | Mariupolchanka Mariupol | Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk | 3 | 11 |
| 2017–18 | Voskhod Stara Maiachka (1) | Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk | Mariupolchanka Mariupol | 3 | 11 |
| 2018–19 | Mariupolchanka Mariupol (1) | EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia | SC Vyshneve | 2 | 11 |
| 2019–20 | abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic (group winners: Karpaty and Spartak-Orion) | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | Kolos Kovalivka (1) | Ateks Kyiv | KhPKSP-Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | 1 | 10 |
| 2021–22 | abandoned due to the Russo-Ukrainian War (group winners: Dynamo and Shakhtar) | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2022–23 | Lider Kobeliaky (1) | Yunist Chernihiv | Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk | 1 | 5 |
| 2023–24 | Seasters Odesa[6] (1) | Obolon Kyiv | FC Mynai | 2 | 16 |
| 2024–25 | Pohoryna Kostopil (1) | FC Mynai | FC Mariupol | 2 | 15 |
| 2025–26 | FC Mariupol (2) | FC Uzhhorod | DIuSSh Podil Kyiv | 2 | 15 |
| 2026–27 | 2 | 12 | |||
All-time participants
The table lists the First League teams's place in each of the seasons. The table also tracks the First League teams that competed in the upper Higher League (<^>) when they were promoted or withdrew from the First League.
1992–2024
| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | ... | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | → | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 16 |
| Iskra Zaporizhzhia | 1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Tekstylnyk Donetsk | 2 | <^> | <^> | <^> | → | <^> | <^> | <^> | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Iunisa Luhansk | 3 | <^> | <^> | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Radosyn Kyiv | 4 | <^> | <^> | <^> | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Mriya Kirovohrad | 5 | 4 | <^> | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lvivianka Lviv | 6 | 2 | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | A1A2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Tavria Kherson | 7 | 5 | <^> | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Olimp-2 Kyiv | 8 | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia | · | 1 | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lada Mykolaiv | · | 3 | <^> | <^> | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kontek Luhansk | · | 6 | <^> | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Ateks-Obolon Kyiv (Ateks-2) | · | · | · | · | → | · | A4 | · | · | · | · | A4 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bahira Chervonyi Lyman | · | · | · | · | → | · | B4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Viktoria Liubar | · | · | · | · | → | · | A5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| DYuSSh Voznesensk | · | · | · | · | → | · | B3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya-Spartak) | · | · | · | · | → | · | B5 | · | · | C1A3 | C3 | C3 | B5 | B5 | 10 | · | · | · |
| Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2 KhOFUVK) | · | · | · | · | → | · | B1 | · | B3 | · | C2 | · | · | B3 | 3 | B4 | · | · |
| Medyk Morshyn | · | · | · | · | → | · | A2 | A4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Iednist Plysky (Spartak) | · | · | · | · | → | · | B2 | · | A2 | B2A1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | · | · | · | · |
| Chornomorochka Odesa | · | · | · | · | → | · | A3 | B3 | B4 | B4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | ... | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
| Teams | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | → | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 16 |
| Iatran Berestivets | · | · | · | · | → | · | A2 | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | · | A6 | · | · |
| DIuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi (Derazhnia) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | A3 | A5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | A8 | · | A8 |
| Nika Poltava | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | B1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| DYuSSh-3 Ivano-Frankivsk | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | A2 | A1 | A2B2 | A3 | · | A3 | A5 | 5 | A4 | 5 | A3 |
| Ternopolianka Ternopil | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | A1 | <^> | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Nika Mykolaiv (Torpedochka) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | B2 | B2 | B1B3 | B3 | B3 | · | B1 | <^> | B9 | · | · |
| Pantery Uman (DYuSSh 1) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | B4 | B1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | A3 | A4 | A2 | A1 | A4 | A4 | 8 | A5 | 3 | A6 |
| Kolos(-Mriya) Makhnivka | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | A4 | A3 | B2 | A2 | A6 | A3 | · | · | · | · |
| Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | C2B1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | · | · | B2 | <^> | <^> |
| Polissia Zhytomyr | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | A5 | B4 | A3 | B4 | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| SumDU-Barsa Sumy | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | B3 | · | C2 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Mariupolchanka Mariupol (Lehion) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | C3 | C1 | C1 | B1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| KDYuSSh 8 Kharkiv | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | C4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Nika Pervomaisky Raion | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | C5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | A1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| VO DYuSSh | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | B1 | B2 | A1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| Voskhod Stara Mayachka | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | C4 | B1 | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | · | · |
| Bahira Kropyvnytskyi | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | B4 | · | · | · | B8 | · | · |
| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | ... | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
| Teams | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | → | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 16 |
| Karpaty Lviv | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A2 | A1 | <^> | <^> | · | · |
| Bukovynska Nadia | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A5 | A2 | <^> | · | · | · |
| Kolos Kovalivka (Vyshneve) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | B2 | B2 | 1 | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| Veres Rivne (Rodyna) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | A3 | <^> | <^> |
| Dynamo Kyiv (OKIP-SDYuShOR 16) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 6 | A1 | <^> | <^> |
| Kobra Bilokurakyne | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 9 | B7 | · | · |
| Iunist Chernihiv | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7 | B3 | 2 | B3 |
| DYuSSh 26 Kyiv | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A2 | · | · |
| Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A7 | · | A4 |
| Rukh Lviv (Chempion) | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A9 | 4 | A7 |
| Ateks(-SDYuShOR 16) Kyiv | · | · | · | · | → | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | <^> | B3 | B4 | 2 | <^> | <^> | B5 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | B1 | <^> | <^> |
| Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | B5 | · | · |
| Chornomorets Odesa | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | B6 | · | · |
| Lider Kobeliaky | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | B4 |
| FC Mynai | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Nadbuzhia Busk | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | A5 |
| Zhaivir Shpola | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | B7 |
| Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | B6 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhia | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | B8 |
| Obolon Kyiv | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | ... | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
| Teams | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | → | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 16 |
| Sisters Odesa | · | · | · | · | → | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 |
2024–present
| Season | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Yunist Chernihiv | 4 | B3 | <^> |
| Prykarpattia DYuSSh-3 | A6 | A5 |  |
| Pantery Uman | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| DYuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi | A3 | A3 | <^> |
| Polissia Zhytomyr | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| Mariupol | 3 | 1 | <^> |
| Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| EMS Podillia (VO DYuSSh) | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| Pohoryna Kostopil (Rodyna) | 1 | 4 | <^> |
| Vol. Litsei (Ladomyr-2) | A5 | A7 | |
| Rukh Lviv (Chempion) | A7 | A6 | · |
| Ateks(-SDYuShOR 16) Kyiv | B3 | B6 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| Lider Kobeliaky | B4 | B4 | |
| Uzhhorod (Mynai) | 2 | 2 | <^> |
| Nadbuzhia Busk | A4 | A4 | |
| Zhaivir Shpola | B7 | B7 | |
| Obolon Kyiv | <^> | · | · |
| Seasters Odesa | <^> | <^> | <^> |
| Zhyt. Litsei (Polissia-2) | B6 | B5 | |
| Season | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | 2026/27 |
| Teams | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| DYuSSh Podil Kyiv | B5 | 3 | <^> |
| Panchokha Novyi Zavod | B8 | · | · |
| Yantarochka Novoyavorivsk | · | A8 | |
| SDIuShOR Uzhhorod | · | · | |
| Tesla Kharkiv | · | · | |
| Chornomorets Odesa | · | · | |
| OFKIP-Polissya Kyiv | · | · | |
League participants by region
In bold are shown active teams
| Region | CoA | Nos. | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyiv |  | 9 | Radosyn, Olimp-2, Ateks-2, Dynamo (OKIP), DYuSSh-26, Ateks[-SDYuShOR-16], Obolon, DYuSSh Podil, OFKIP-Polissya |
| Lviv Oblast |  | 6* | Lvivianka Lviv, Medyk Morshyn, Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk, Karpaty Lviv, Rukh Lviv, Nadbuzhia Busk |
| Luhansk Oblast |  | 4 | Iunisa Luhansk, Kontek Luhansk, Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya), Kobra Bilokurakyne |
| Donetsk Oblast |  | 4 | Tekstylnyk Donetsk, Bahira Krasnyi Lyman, Mariupol (Lehion, Mariupolchanka), Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Zhytomyr Oblast |  | 4 | Viktoriya Lyubar, Polissya Zhytomyr, Zhytomyrskyi Litsei (Polissya-2), Panchokha Novyi Zavod |
| Kharkiv Oblast |  | 4* | KDYuSSh 8 Kharkiv, Nika Pervomaisky Raion, Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv, Tesla Kharkiv |
| Mykolaiv Oblast |  | 3 | Lada Mykolaiv, DYuSSh Voznesensk, Nika Mykolaiv (Torpedo) |
| Poltava Oblast |  | 3* | Nika Poltava, Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2), Lider Kobeliaky |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast |  | 3 | Iskra Zaporizhzhia, Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia, Metalurh Zaporizhia |
| Cherkasy Oblast |  | 3 | Iatran Berestivets, Pantery Uman (DYuSSh-1), Zhaivir Shpola |
| Odesa Oblast |  | 3 | Chornomorochka Odesa, Chornomorets Odesa, Seasters Odesa |
| Vinnytsia Oblast |  | 2 | Kolos-Mriya Makhnivka, VO DYuSSh |
| Kherson Oblast |  | 2 | Tavriya Kherson, Voskhod Stara Mayachka |
| Kirovohrad Oblast |  | 2 | Mriya Kirovohrad, Bahira Kropyvnytskyi |
| Volyn Oblast |  | 2 | Ladomyr Volodymyr, Volodymyrskyi Litsei (Ladomyr-2) |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |  | 2 | Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda), Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih |
| Chernihiv Oblast |  | 2 | Spartak Chernihiv, Iunist Chernihiv |
| Zakarpattia Oblast |  | 2 | Uzhhorod (Mynai), SDIuShOR Uzhhorod |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast |  | 1 | DYuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi (Derazhianochka) |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |  | 1 | Prykarpattia-DYuSSh-3 Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Ternopil Oblast |  | 1* | Ternopilchanka Ternopil |
| Sumy Oblast |  | 1 | SumDU-Barsa Sumy |
| Chernivtsi Oblast |  | 1 | Bukovynska Nadia |
| Kyiv Oblast |  | 1 | Kolos Kovalivka (SC Vyshneve) |
| Rivne Oblast |  | 1 | Pohoryna Kostopil (Rodyna, Veres) |
References
- ↑ "Ukraine (Women) 1992". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Медик" Моршин - переможець чемпіонату України з футболу серед жіночих команд Першої ліги". galinfo.com.ua. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Пантеры" - чемпионы Первой Лиги сезона 2015! + ФОТО". wfpl.com.ua. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "«Спартак» (Чернігів) – чемпіон Першої Ліги". cntime.cn.ua. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Чемпіонат України. Перша Ліга. 2017 – Турнірна таблиця". womensfootball.com.ua. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Чемпіонат України серед жіночих команд першої ліги. «Сістерс» (Одеса) — переможець фінального етапу". uaf.ua. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
External links
- Official website – All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football
- Official website of the Women's Football Premier League (WFPL), private website
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