The 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League season will be the 36th top-level football club competition in Ukraine since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 19th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL).
Shakhtar Donetsk is the defending champions.
Before the start of the season at the end of May 2026, Puma presented its new 2026–27 match ball, the Stellar Nitro Ultimate, designed specifically for the Ukrainian Premier League. Similar presentations of this product were made for other competitions, including the English Premier League. The Stellar Nitro Ultimate will be replacing the Puma Orbita that was used in the previous two seasons. The Ukrainian Premier League announced signing a two-year agreement for a strategic partnership with Betking. Previously, the company was promoting the LaLiga fixtures broadcast in the Ukrainian market through Megogo.
Regulation changes For the new season, changes have been made to the foreign player quota: no more than seven players holding foreign passports may be on the pitch simultaneously; however, if the squad includes at least one player with a European Union passport, the limit increases to eight players. The club fee for every foreign footballer is rising from 150,000 to 400,000 hryvnias.
Following the dismissal of a head coach, a club is required to appoint their replacement within 30 days or less. During this interim period, an acting coach holding a license of at least Category A must be appointed.
Clubs are required to play matches at their primary and/or reserve stadiums. Matches may be played at other stadiums: 1) in the event of "force majeure"; or 2) for clubs participating in international competitions, subject to prior written approval from the Committee on Stadiums and Competition Security and the UPL Directorate.
Clubs have the right to reschedule matches, but requests to move a match to a different date must be submitted at least seven calendar days before the scheduled kickoff.
Teams This season, the Ukrainian Premier League will remain at 16 teams, including last season's UPL top 12 teams, last season's First League top 2 teams, and the 2 winners of the inter-tier (promotion/relegation) play-offs.
Promoted teams Bukovyna Chernivtsi – first-placed team of the :2025–26 Ukrainian First League (returning after 32 years of absence) Chornomorets Odesa – second-placed team of the :2025–26 Ukrainian First League (returning after a year of absence) Livyi Bereh Kyiv – third-placed team of the :2025–26 Ukrainian First League (returning after a year of absence, relegation play-offs winner)
Relegated and withdrawn teams SC Poltava – relegated after a season in the top flight Rukh Lviv – withdrew after six seasons in the top flight Oleksandriya – relegated after eleven seasons in the top flight, lose in relegation play-offs
Renamed teams On 15 June 2026, FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv officially changed their name to FC Kharkiv.
Location map
Stadiums
The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 8.3).Places of holding competitions (Місця проведення змагань). 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
The following stadiums in 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League are regarded as home grounds:
RankStadiumPlaceClubCapacityNotes1Arena LvivLvivShakhtar Donetsk 34,725used as home ground during the season2Stadion Chornomorets Odesa Chornomorets Odesa 34,1643Stadion Ukraina Lviv Karpaty Lviv 28,051 Bukovyna Chernivtsiused as home ground during the season4Stadion Dynamo imeni Lobanovskoho KyivDynamo Kyiv 16,873Zorya Luhanskused as home ground during the season 5Cherkasy Arena Cherkasy LNZ Cherkasy 10,321 6Stadion Avanhard Rivne Veres Rivne 7,122FC Kudrivkaused as home ground during the season 7Tsentralnyi Stadion ZhytomyrPolissya Zhytomyr 5,928 8Obolon Arena Kyiv Obolon Kyiv 5,103 9Stadion Kolos KovalivkaKolos Kovalivka 5,050 10Arena Livyi Bereh Zolocha communityLivyi Bereh Kyiv 4,700FC Kharkivused as home ground during the season11Stadion Hirnyk Kryvyi RihKryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3,21912Stadion imeni Tonkocheyeva Kamianets-PodilskyiEpitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 2,587 Bukovyna Chernivtsiused as home ground in 2 matches Unlike clubs like FC Kharkiv, Shakhtar and Zorya, which are forced to play away from their home stadiums due to proximity to the open combat area, Kudrivka and Bukovyna do not have qualified stadiums.
Personnel and sponsorship TeamPresidentHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Bukovyna Chernivtsi Andriy Safronyak Serhiy Shyshchenko Bohdan Boychuk Nike Dmart Chornomorets Odesa Oleksandr Hranovskyi Roman Hryhorchuk Vladyslav Klymenko Kelme BETON Dynamo Kyiv Ihor Surkis Ihor Kostyuk Vitaliy Buyalskyi New Balance GG.BET Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Chernonoh Serhiy Nahornyak Vladyslav Moroz Macron Епіцентр, Intersport Karpaty Lviv Volodymyr Matkivskyi Fran Fernández Vladyslav Babohlo Nike 80th Air Assault Brigade Kolos Kovalivka Andriy Zasukha Ruslan Kostyshyn Andriy Tsurikov Nike Svitanok Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kostyantyn Karamanits Patrick van Leeuwen Volodymyr Vilivald SKIDAN RudomainFC KudrivkaRoman Solodarenko Oleksandr Protchenko Anton YashkovKelmebetkingLivyi Bereh KyivMykola Lavrenko Oleksandr Ryabokon Yevhen BanadaNikeМетало Гальва Україна LNZ Cherkasy Viktor Kravchenko Vitaliy Ponomaryov Nazariy Muravskyi Macron teviitaFC Kharkiv Bohdan Boyko Mladen Bartulović Ivan KalyuzhnyiAdidasWhitebit Obolon Kyiv Oleksandr Slobodian Oleksandr Antonenko (interim) Oleh Slobodyan Jako Obolon Polissya Zhytomyr Hennadiy Butkevych Ruslan Rotan Ruslan Babenko Nike BGV Group Shakhtar Donetsk Rinat Akhmetov Arda Turan Mykola Matviyenko Puma SCM, BETON Veres Rivne Ivan Nadieyin Oleh Shandruk Ihor Kharatin Kelme betking Zorya Luhansk Yevhen Heller Viktor Skrypnyk Pylyp Budkivskyi Puma Without sponsor
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment Notes:
League table
Results Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Matches affected by air raid alerts Round 1 Kryvbas vs Karpaty. The match was interrupted in the 73rd minute for 57 minutes. Round 2 Livyi Bereh vs Kudrivka. The match was delayed for 140 minutes and then was interrupted in the 17th minute for 79 minutes. Round 3 Kryvbas vs Livyi Bereh. 2nd half of the match was delayed for 113 minutes. Round 4 Kolos vs Obolon. The match was interrupted in the 76th minute for 150 minutes. Livyi Bereh vs Karpaty. The match was delayed for 50 minutes. Second half of the match was delayed for 99 minutes and later was interrupted in the 75th minute for 14 minutes. Chornomorets vs Kryvbas. The match was delayed for 15 minutes. LNZ vs Veres. The match was interrupted a few times: in the 29th minute for 41 minute; in the 78th minute for 121 minute; in the 82nd minute for 135 minutes. Zorya vs Kharkiv. The match was interrupted a few times: in the 19th minute for 86 minutes; in the 51st minutes was postponed to the next day and then was interrupted again in the 87th minute for 6 minutes. Round 5 Chornomorets vs Livyi Bereh. The match was delayed for 35 minutes Polissya vs Kudrivka. Second half of the match was delayed Kharkiv vs Obolon. The match was interrupted in the 88th for 161 minute Round 7 Chornomorets vs Obolon. The match was delayed for 15 minutes and then interrupted a few times: in the 12th minute for 27 minutes; in the 37th minute for 42 minutes; in the 66th minute for 63 minutes Polissya vs Kryvbas. The match was delayed for 35 minutes Kharkiv vs Bukovyna. The match was interrupted in the 57th minute for 16 minutes Kudrivka vs Kolos. The match was interrupted in the 24th minute for 33 minutes
Match results by week
Position by round
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Top scorers. Ukrainian Premier League.
RankScorerTeamGoals1 Ihor KrasnopirPolissya Zhytomyr5 (2)2 Fellipe VieiraKarpaty Lviv4 (0) Baton ZabërgjaKharkiv4 (0) Peter ItodoKharkiv4 (1) Matviy PonomarenkoDynamo Kyiv4 (1)6 Kauã EliasShakhtar Donetsk3 (0) Luca MeirellesShakhtar Donetsk3 (0) Nazariy RusynKarpaty Lviv3 (0)
First goal of the season:
Own goals:
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate Kauã EliasShakhtar DonetskKudrivka5–1 (H)3 August 2026
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Nikita FedotovEpitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi4 Herman PenkovBukovyna Chernivtsi Dmytro RiznykShakhtar Donetsk Heorhiy YermakovKharkiv5 Heorhiy BushchanPolissya Zhytomyr / Dynamo Kyiv3 Oleh KudrykPolissya Zhytomyr Roman ZhmurkoLivyi Bereh Kyiv8 Chijioke AniagbosoChornomorets Odesa2 Kyrylo BarantsovObolon Kyiv Nazariy FedorivskyiObolon Kyiv Valentyn HorokhVeres Rivne Dmytro LedviyLNZ Cherkasy Denys MarchenkoKarpaty Lviv Anton YashkovKudrivka
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthCoach of the MonthPlayerClubCoachClubAugust 2026 Yan KostenkoKarpaty Lviv Fran FernándezKarpaty LvivSeptember 2026 Nazariy RusynKarpaty Lviv Ruslan RotanPolissya ZhytomyrOctober 2026November 2026December 2026February 2027March 2027April 2027May 2027
Round awards
The list includes winners of the Round by the Ukrainian Premier League as well as the Ukrainian internet publisher "SportArena". RoundPlayerCoachPlayerClubReferenceCoachClubReferenceRound 1 Alisson Santana (SA)Shakhtar Donetsk Fran Fernández (SA)Karpaty Lviv Kauã Elias (UPL)Shakhtar Donetsk Fran Fernández (UPL)Karpaty LvivRound 2 Kyrylo Barantsov (SA)Obolon Kyiv Ruslan Rotan (SA)Polissya Zhytomyr Giovany Herbert (UPL)Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Fran Fernández (UPL)Karpaty LvivRound 3 Danylo Kravchuk (SA)LNZ Cherkasy Viktor Skrypnyk (SA)Zorya Luhansk Fellipe Vieira (UPL)Karpaty Lviv Viktor Skrypnyk (UPL)Zorya LuhanskRound 4 Artem Kozak (SA)Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Ruslan Rotan (SA)Polissya Zhytomyr Artem Kozak (UPL)Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Ruslan Rotan (UPL)Polissya ZhytomyrRound 5 Peter Itodo (SA)FC Kharkiv Mladen Bartulović (SA)FC Kharkiv Peter Itodo (UPL)FC Kharkiv Arda Turan (UPL)Shakhtar DonetskRound 6 Roman Mysak (SA)Karpaty Lviv Ihor Kostyuk (SA)Dynamo Kyiv Andriy Yarmolenko (UPL)Dynamo Kyiv Fran Fernández (UPL)Karpaty LvivRound 7 Baton Zabërgja (SA)FC Kharkiv Oleksandr Ryabokon (SA)Livyi Bereh Kyiv Nazariy Fedorivskyi (UPL)Obolon Kyiv Oleksandr Ryabokon (UPL)Livyi Bereh KyivRound 8Round 9Round 10Round 11Round 12Round 13Round 14Round 15Round 16winter breakRound 17Round 18Round 19Round 20Round 21Round 22Round 23Round 24Round 25Round 26Round 27Round 28Round 29Round 30
Relegation play-offs
See also 2026–27 Ukrainian Cup 2026–27 Ukrainian First League 2026–27 Ukrainian Second League 2026–27 Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League 2 (Under-21) 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Prime League List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2026 List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2026–27
Notes
References
External links Official website of the Ukrainian Premier League