Ukrainian Premier League 2025/26: Complete Team List Finalized
The full lineup for the 2025/26 Ukrainian Premier League has been confirmed following the conclusion of the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Metalist 1925 secured their top-flight return after a one-year absence, defeating Left Bank Kyiv for the second time in the play-offs. In the day’s other dramatic encounter, underdogs Kudrivka shocked many by edging past Vorskla Poltava on penalties to earn a historic debut in Ukraine’s highest division.
Two clubs exited the Premier League following a disappointing 2024/25 campaign — Chornomorets Odesa and Inhulets, both of whom were relegated automatically. Taking their places are the First League’s top two finishers: Epitsentr and SC Poltava, both earning promotion to the elite for the upcoming season.
Ukrainian Premier League 2025/26 – Full List of Teams:
Dynamo Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk
Oleksandriya
Polissya Zhytomyr
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Karpaty Lviv
Zorya Luhansk
Rukh Lviv
Veres Rivne
Kolos Kovalivka
Obolon Kyiv
LNZ Cherkasy
Epitsentr
SC Poltava
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Kudrivka
