The 2026–27 Ukrainian First League is the 36th football season of the Ukrainian second-tier competition, PFL Persha Liha (PFL First League or Ukrainian First League), since its establishment. The league competition consisted of 16 teams. The competition is being conducted during the ongoing war with Russia since late February 2022.
It was announced that the new season would start around 25 July 2026 as "base" date, later it was confirmed that some matchweek 1 games take place on 24 and others 26.
Teams As in the preceding season, this season of the Ukrainian First League consisted of 16 teams.
Newcoming teams Promoted teams Four teams received direct promotion at the end of the 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League. Kulykiv-Bilka – placed 1st in Group A (debut) Lokomotyv Kyiv – placed 1st in Group B (debut, previously played in a second tier during the 1940 Soviet Class B) Polissya-2 Zhytomyr – placed 2nd in Group A (debut) Kolos-2 Kovalivka – placed 2nd in Group B (debut)
Relegated teams One team was relegated at the end of the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League. SC Poltava – 16th placed (returning after a season) FC Oleksandriya – 15th placed (returning after 11 seasons)
Outgoing teams Promoted teams Two teams were promoted to the 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League. Bukovyna Chernivtsi – promoted after four seasons in the second tier. Chornomorets Odesa – promoted after a season in the second tier. Livyi Bereh Kyiv – promoted after a season in the second tier.
Relegated teams Two teams were relegated to the 2026–27 Ukrainian Second League. Podillya Khmelnytskyi – relegated after four seasons in the second tier. Metalurh Zaporizhia – relegated after four seasons in the second tier.
Other administrative issues Withdrawn teams Vorskla Poltava – the club withdrew after one season in the second tier following relegation from the Ukrainian Premier League.
Location map The following displays the location of teams.
Stadiums
The following stadiums were used as home grounds for the teams in the competition. RankStadiumLocationCapacityClubNotes1Vorskla imeni ButovskohoPoltava 23,842Poltava 2Miskyi imeni ShukhevychaTernopil 15,150 Nyva Ternopil 3Avanhard Uzhhorod 10,383 Metalist Kharkivused as home ground during the season 4Nika Concert and Sports Complex Oleksandriya7,000 FC Oleksandriya 5Rukh Ivano-Frankivsk 6,500 Prykarpattia-Blaho 6Tsentralnyi Stadion Zhytomyr 5,928Polissya-2 Zhytomyrused as home ground in 1 match7Inhulets ArenaPetrove, Kirovohrad Oblast 4,600Inhulets Petrove 8SkifLviv 3,742 Feniks-Mariupolused as home ground during the season 9YunistVolochysk, Khmelnytskyi Oblast 2,700 Ahrobiznes VolochyskNyva Ternopilused as home ground in 1 match10Probiy ArenaHorodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 2,500Probiy Horodenka11imeni MelnykaObukhiv, Kyiv Oblast 2,064Kolos-2 Kovalivka12imeni Bannikova Kyiv 1,678UCSA TarasivkaLokomotyv Kyiv 13imeni Kutsa Trostianets, Sumy Oblast 1,124 Viktoriya Sumyused as home ground during the season14Yuvileinyi Bucha, Kyiv Oblast 1,028UCSA Tarasivkaused as home ground during the season 15Arena Kulykiv Kulykiv, Lviv Oblast 630 Kulykiv-Bilka 16Chernihiv Arena Chernihiv 500 Chernihiv 17Polissya Training Center Hlybochytsia, Zhytomyr Oblast 266 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr
Notes:
Personnel and sponsorship TeamPresidentHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Ahrobiznes Volochysk Oleh Sobutskyi Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi Roman Pidkivka Macron Агробізнес Chernihiv Yuriy Synytsya Andriy Polyanytsya (caretaker) Maksym Tatarenko Adidas BETON Feniks-Mariupol Yuriy Pavlyshyn Bohdan Blavatskyi Denys Balan Puma GLOBUS Inhulets Petrove Oleksandr Povoroznyuk Valeriy Kutsenko Stanislav-Nuri Malysh Joma П'ятихатська Kolos-2 Kovalivka Andriy Zasukha Artem Starhorodskyi Serhiy Shevchuk Nike Svitanok Kulykiv-Bilka Myron Ostapchak Serhiy Atlasiuk Roman Dankovych Puma Exim Food Lokomotyv Kyiv Oleksandr Yehorov Serhiy Karpenko Petro Savchuk Kelme Ukrzaliznytsia Metalist Kharkiv Yevhen Krasnikov Andriy Anishchenko Oleksandr Myzyuk Joma — Nyva Ternopil Oleksandr Stadnyk Ivan Fedyk Maryan Mysyk Kelme Fantazia Group Oleksandriya Serhiy Kuzmenko Volodymyr Sharan Serhiy Buletsa Kappa AgroVista Polissya-2 Zhytomyr Hennadiy Butkevych Oleksandr Maksymov Bohdan Panchyshyn Nike BGV GroupSC Poltava Serhiy IvashchenkoIhor TymchenkoVladyslav DanylenkoARTYКВП, Poltava Brewery, Insortex Probiy Horodenka Vitaliy Shevaha Yuriy Virt Roman Borysevych Joma VD Prykarpattia-Blaho Serhiy Ptashnyk Vasyl Yatsurak Vasyl Tsyutsyura Joma blago UCSA Tarasivka Serhiy Lesnyk Mykola Tsymbal Pablo Castro Kelme — Viktoriya Sumy Serhiy Bondarenko Volodymyr Romanenko (caretaker) Dmytro Ulyanov Puma — Notes:
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentFC ChernihivValeriy ChornyiChange of role14 June 2026Pre-season Vasyl Baranov15 June 2026FC Nyva TernopilYaroslav Matviyiv (caretaker)End of interim17 June 2026Ivan Fedyk17 June 2026SC PoltavaPavlo Matviychenko (interim)End of interim spell & contract8 July 2026Ihor Tymchenko8 July 2026Feniks-MariupolMaksym Feshchuk Mutual consent17 August 202612thVolodymyr Zhuravchak17 August 2026Volodymyr ZhuravchakChange of role18 August 2026Bohdan Blavatskyi18 August 2026FC ChernihivVasyl BaranovMutual consent24 August 202610thAndriy Polyanytsya (caretaker)24 August 2026Probiy HorodenkaVolodymyr KovalyukSacked6 September 202616thYuriy Virt7 September 2026Inhulets PetroveVasyl Kobin7 September 20268thOleksandr Stakhiv (caretaker)7 September 2026Oleksandr Stakhiv (caretaker)End of caretaker spell18 September 20266thValeriy Kutsenko18 September 2026UCSA Tarasivka Anderson RibeiroResigned22 September 202610thMykola Tsymbal23 September 2026 Notes:
League table
Match results
Match results by week
Position by round Number= One less match played per underline. Positions are shown as of the end of the round.
Statistics Goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.) 1Valeriy SadPoltava4 (0)2Maksym BoykoViktoriya Sumy3 (0)Vladyslav SemotyukKulykiv-Bilka3 (0) Pablo CastroUCSA Tarasivka3 (2)512 player(s)23Oleksiy Avramenko Polissya-21Andriy BoryachukNyva Ternopil2 (0)Oleksandr DykhtyarukOleksandriya2Andriy FesenkoProbiy Horodenka2Maksym HryshchenkoPolissya-2 Zhytomyr2 (0)Oleh KosPrykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk2Daniel VernattusMetalist Kharkiv2 (0) Papa Ndiaga YadeOleksandriya2Oleksandr YevtushenkoInhulets Petrove2 (0)Bohdan KozakAhorbiznes Volochysk2 (1)Daniyil PrykhodkoMetalist Kharkiv2 (1)Maksym TretyakovOleksandriya2 (1)1744 player(s)15Dzhilindo BezghubchenkoChernihiv1Davyd BlahodarnyiPoltava1Oleksandr ChernovViktoriya Sumy1Vladyslav ChushenkoPrykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk1Anton DudikNyva Ternopil1Dmytro FatyeyevChernihiv1Dmytro HaladeyKulykiv-Bilka1Eduard HalstyanChernihiv1Danylo HoncharukProbiy Horodenka1Nazar HrytsakFeniks-Mariupol1Oleksandr Ivanov Polissya-21Danylo KaydalovMetalist Kharkiv1Oleksiy KhoblenkoUCSA Tarasivka1Denys KhrulKolos-2 Kovalivka1Mykyta KononovPoltava1Serhiy KopylKulykiv-Bilka1Vyacheslav KoydanChernihiv1Roman KuzmynOleksandriya1Serhiy KyslenkoFeniks-Mariupol1Ruslan MalskyiKulykiv-Bilka1Pavlo MaletskyiFeniks-Mariupol1Stanislav-Nuri MalyshInhulets Petrove1Oleh ManastyrnyiInhulets Petrove1Bohdan MordasLokomotyv Kyiv1Serhiy MyakushkoLokomotyv Kyiv1Artem NedolyaKolos-2 Kovalivka1Maksym PezhynskyiNyva Ternopil1Dmytro PrikhnaPoltava1Maksym ProtsivPrykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk1Rostyslav RusynPrykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk1Dmytro SabiyevUCSA Tarasivka1Oleksandr SavchukLokomotyv Kyiv1Stanislav SharayViktoriya Sumy1Mykhailo ShershenUCSA Tarasivka1 Jhonnatan da SilvaOleksandriya1Rostyslav TaranukhaKolos-2 Kovalivka1Vitaliy-Dmytro TeplyiAhorbiznes Volochysk1Vasyl TsyutsyuraPrykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk1Yevhen YanovychInhulets Petrove1Roman YuvkhymetsUCSA Tarasivka1Maksym HirnyiProbiy Horodenka1 (1)Vladyslav KhamelyukViktoriya Sumy1 (1)Andriy RiznykAhorbiznes Volochysk1 (1)Anatoliy RomanchenkoChernihiv1 (1)
Own goal(s):
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate Pablo CastroUCSA TarasivkaOleksandriya4–4 (H)31 July 2026
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubCleansheets1Vladyslav KucherukViktoriya Sumy3Mykyta MinchevPoltava3Danylo KhmelovskyiAhrobiznes Volochysk2Andriy KlishchukOleksandriyaVadym YushchyshynUCSA Tarasivka45 player(s)12Maksym TatarenkoChernihiv1Arsen BielimenkoLokomotyv KyivAndriy BobynetsPrykarpattia Ivano-FrankivskDmytro MikhyeyevKolos-2 KovalivkaPavlo PletnyovMetalist Kharkiv
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthAwarded byPlayerClubAugust 2026 Valeriy SadSC PoltavaPFLSeptember 2026October 2026November 2026April 2027May 2027
Round awards RoundPlayerCoachPlayerClubReferenceCoachClubReferenceRound 1 Dmytro HaladeyKulykiv-Bilka Ihor TymchenkoSC PoltavaRound 2 Pablo CastroUCSA Tarasivka Vasyl KobinInhulets PetroveRound 3 Valeriy SadSC Poltava Volodymyr RomanenkoViktoriya SumyRound 4 Jhonatan Da SilvaFC Oleksandriya Vasyl YatsurakPrykarpattya-BlahoRound 5 Vasyl TsyutsyuraPrykarpattya-Blaho Serhiy AtlasyukKulykiv-BilkaRound 6 Bohdan KozakAhrobiznes Volochysk Oleksandr ChyzhevskyiAhrobiznes VolochyskRound 7 Ruslan MalskyiKulykiv-Bilka Serhiy KarpenkoLokomotyv KyivRound 8 Artem NedolyaKolos-2 Kovalivka Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi (2)Ahrobiznes VolochyskRound 9 Andriy BeyKulykiv-Bilka Andriy AnishchenkoMetalist KharkivRound 10 Vladyslav KhamelyukViktoriya Sumy Yuriy VirtProbiy HorodenkaRound 11Round 12Round 13Round 14Round 15Round 16Round 17Round 18winter breakRound 19Round 20Round 21Round 22Round 23Round 24Round 25Round 26Round 27Round 28Round 29Round 30
Post-season play-offs Relegation play-offs
Promotion play-offs
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)2Probiy Horodenka and Prykarpattia Ivano-FrankivskInhulets Petrove and OleksandriyaKolos-2 Kovalivka and UCSA TarasivkaFeniks-Mariupol Lviv and Kulykiv-Bilka1ChernihivMetalist KharkivAhrobiznes VolochyskLokomotyvPoltavaViktoriya SumyNyva TernopilPolissya-2 Zhytomyr
See also 2026–27 Ukrainian Cup 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League 2026–27 Ukrainian Second League 2026–27 Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Prime League 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Higher League List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2026 List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2026–27
Notes
References
External links Professional Football League. pfl.ua The season's regulations. uaf.ua Про Всеукраїнські змагання з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2026/2027 (Циркуляр No.4/2026). uaf.ua. [About the All-Ukrainian football competitions for the 2026/27 Professional Football League clubs' teams season (Circular No.4/2026)]