The 2016 season of the Ukrainian Championship Higher League was the 25th season of Ukraine's women's football league. It ran from 22 April 2016 to 13 November 2016.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from Persha Liha Withdrawn Pantery Uman Illichivka MariupolTernopolianka Ternopil
Vyshcha Liha table
Vyshcha Liha Results
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Tamila KhimichLehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 16 (1) 2 Olha OvdiychukZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 14 (0)3 Yana KalininaZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 12 (0)4 Veronika AndrukhivZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 10 (0) Lyudmila ShmatkoLehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 10 (0)6 Anastasiya SkoryninaZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 9 (0)7 Yelyzaveta KostyuchenkoZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 7 (2) Mariya TykhonovaZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 7 (3)
Persha Liha Qualifying Group stage Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Final stage The final stage consisted of the parts. First, there was a mini group stage, and then each team played off against a team that placed in the same position in another group. All matches took place in Vynnyky, Lviv.
Group 1
Group 2
Play-offs Fifth place
Third place
Final
Spartak Chernihiv was crowned as the champions of the 2016 Persha Liha. Along with Zlahoda-Dnipro-1, they gained promotion to the Vyshcha Liha. However, instead of Spartak Chernihiv, FC Yednist Plysky was later admitted to the league.
References
External links WFPL.ua Women's Football.ua