# 2021–22 in Ukrainian football

The 2021–22 season was the 31st season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The Ukrainian Premier League and other sporting competitions were abandoned on 26 February 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and declaration of martial law in the country.

## National teams
### Ukraine national football team
#### 2022 FIFA World Cup
##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 18 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Advance to play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 3 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Ukraine women's national football team
#### UEFA Women's Euro 2022
## UEFA competitions
### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Third qualifying round

League Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

##### Play-off round

League Path :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

#### Group stage
##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | INT | SHE | SHK |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 | | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |

##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | BEN | BAR | DKV |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Benfica | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rapid Wien | 6–2 | Zorya Luhansk | 3–0 | 3–2 |

### UEFA Conference Cup
#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| KuPS | 5–4 | Vorskla Poltava | 2–2 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 0–0 (1–3 p) | Shakhter Karagandy | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |

#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROM | BOD | ZOR | CSS |
| 1 | Roma | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 6–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Zorya Luhansk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | CSKA Sofia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Qualifying round
##### Round 1
###### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 5–1 | NSA Sofia |

###### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 4–1 | Pomurje |

##### Round 2

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Apollon Limassol | 2–5 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 1–2 | 1–3 |

#### Group stage
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSG | RMA | KHA | BRE |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 18 | Advance to Quarter-finals | — | 4–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-finals | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 4 | | 0–6 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Breiðablik | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |

## Men's club football

| League | League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Premier League | Premier League | Veres Rivne Chornomorets Odesa Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Olimpik Donetsk |
| PFL League 1 | PFL League 1 | Uzhhorod Podillia Khmelnytskyi Metal Kharkiv Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | MFC Mykolaiv Krystal Kherson |
| PFL League 2 | Groups | | |
| PFL League 2 | A | Karpaty Lviv MFA Mukachevo LNZ Cherkasy Livyi Bereh Kyiv AFSC Kyiv Lyubomyr Stavyshche | Karpaty Lviv Obolon-2 Bucha Volyn-2 Lutsk |
| PFL League 2 | B | Viktoriya Mykolaivka Vovchansk Sumy Skoruk Tomakivka SC Poltava Trostianets | Cherkashchyna |
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

### Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dnipro-1 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Zorya Luhansk | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Vorskla Poltava | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Oleksandriya | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 26 | |
| 7 | Desna Chernihiv | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | Membership suspended after season |
| 8 | Kolos Kovalivka | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 24 | |
| 9 | Veres Rivne | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 23 | |
| 10 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 19 | |
| 11 | Rukh Lviv | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 | |
| 12 | Lviv | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 17 | |
| 13 | Chornomorets Odesa | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 14 | |
| 14 | Inhulets Petrove | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 13 | |
| 15 | Mynai | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 10 | |
| 16 | Mariupol | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 8 | Membership suspended after season |
* 1 2 Desna Chernihiv and Mariupol confirmed that they cannot compete next season due to destroyed infrastructure and the difficult situation in their cities.

### PFL League 1 (First League)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Metalist Kharkiv (P) | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 9 | +43 | 53 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (P) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 42 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 3 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 33 | Withdrew after season |
| 4 | Obolon Kyiv | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Nyva Ternopil | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 | |
| 6 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 29 | |
| 7 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 28 | |
| 8 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 26 | Withdrew after season |
| 9 | Polissia Zhytomyr | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Volyn Lutsk | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 25 | Withdrew after season |
| 11 | Olimpik Donetsk | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 23 | Withdrew after season |
| 12 | Kramatorsk | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 22 | Withdrew after season |
| 13 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 21 | Withdrew after season |
| 14 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 18 | Withdrew after season |
| 15 | Uzhhorod | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 16 | Withdrew after season |
| 16 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 13 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Olimpik Donetsk, Uzhhorod, Podillia Khmelnytskyi, Alians Lypova Dolyna, VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka and Ahrobiznes Volochysk withdrew from competitions after season.
* 1 2 Head-to-head: Alians 3p; Obolon 0p
* 1 2 Head-to-head: Nyva 6p; Hirnyk-Sport 0p

### PFL League 2 (Second League)
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Karpaty Lviv | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 7 | +39 | 48 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 2 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 46 | Withdrew after season |
| 3 | LNZ Cherkasy | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 41 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 4 | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 40 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 5 | Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 6 | MFA Mukachevo | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 | Withdrew after season |
| 7 | Karpaty Halych | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25 | Withdrew after season |
| 8 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 25 | |
| 9 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 10 | FC Chernihiv | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 20 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 11 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 | Withdrew after season |
| 12 | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 15 | |
| 13 | Rubikon Kyiv | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 11 | |
| 14 | AFSC Kyiv | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 8 | Withdrew after season |
| 15 | Lyubomyr Stavyshche | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 51 | −43 | 4 | Withdrew after season |
* 1 2 3 4 Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Lyubomyr Stavyshche, Karpaty Halych, MFA Mukachevo and Livyi Bereh Kyiv withdrew from competitions after season.
* 1 2 Karpaty Halych: 3 pts; Nyva: 0 pts

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 45 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 2 | Skoruk Tomakivka | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 41 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 3 | Peremoha Dnipro | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 39 | Withdrew after season |
| 4 | Balkany Zorya | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 39 | Withdrew after season |
| 5 | Tavriya Simferopol | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 33 | Withdrew after season |
| 6 | Poltava | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 31 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 7 | Trostianets | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 31 | Withdrew after season |
| 8 | Mykolaiv | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 30 | Withdrew after season |
| 9 | Vovchansk | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 27 | Withdrew after season |
| 10 | Viktoriya Mykolaivka | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 27 | Withdrew after season |
| 11 | Yarud Mariupol | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 24 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 12 | Nikopol | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 20 | Withdrew after season |
| 13 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 17 | Withdrew after season |
| 14 | Real Pharma Odesa | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 14 | |
| 15 | Krystal Kherson | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 9 | Withdrew after season |
| 16 | Sumy | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 5 | Withdrew after season |
* 1 2 Peremoha: 3 pts; Balkany: 0 pts
* 1 2 3 4 5 Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Tavriya Simferopol, Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Viktoriya Mykolaivka, Sumy and Trostianets withdrew from competitions after the season.
* 1 2 Poltava: 3 pts; Trostianets: 0 pts
* 1 2 Vovchansk: 6 pts; Viktoriya: 0 pts

### Cup competitions
#### Super Cup
## Women's club football

| Promoted | Relegated |
| Kolos Kovalivka Ateks Kyiv Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (past the 2nd tier) | Nika Mykolaiv |
* Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and Nika Mykolaiv signed a partnership agreement, after which Kryvbas entered top tier, while Nika started at the second.
Note: For the scratched club, see section Clubs removed for more details

### Vyshcha Liha

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | +56 | 30 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying first round |
| 2 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 5 | +62 | 27 | Withdrew |
| 3 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 22 | |
| 4 | Mariupol | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 16 | |
| 5 | Kolos Kovalivka | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 14 | |
| 7 | EMS Podillia Vinnytsia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 13 | |
| 8 | Voskhod Stara Maiachka | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 13 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Pantery Uman | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 6 | |
| 10 | Karpaty Lviv | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 6 | Withdrew |
| 11 | Ateks Kyiv | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 51 | −48 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Podillia 3, Voskhod 0
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Pantery 3, Karpaty 0

## Managerial changes

This is a list of managerial changes among Ukrainian professional football clubs:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |

## Clubs removed

* Obolon-2
* Volyn-2
* FC Cherkashchyna
* Karpaty Lviv
* Bukovynska Nadiya