2024–25 in Ukrainian football

The 2024-25 season is the 34th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Football in Ukraine
Season2024-25
Men's football
Super Cupnot held
← 2023–24 Ukraine 2025–26 →

With the continuation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) decided to go forward with continuation of another season. The UAF approved round-robin tournaments in all national league competitions under strict safety precautions.

National teams

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Ukraine national football team

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UEFA Nations League

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Group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation        
1   Georgia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Promotion to League A 14 Oct 4–1 16 Nov
2   Albania 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Qualification for promotion play-offs 0–1 16 Nov 19 Nov
3   Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3 Qualification for relegation play-offs 19 Nov 11 Oct 3–2
4   Ukraine 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0 Relegation to League C 11 Oct 1–2 14 Oct
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: UEFA

2026 FIFA World Cup

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Friendlies

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Ukraine Olympic football team

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2024 Summer Olympics

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Group B
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Iraq  2–1  Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 10,637[1]
Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
Ukraine  2–1  Morocco
Report Rahimi   64' (pen.)
Ukraine  0–2  Argentina
Report
Attendance: 10,017[3]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Friendlies

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Results and fixtures
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14 July 2024 Friendly Ukraine   1–1   Egypt Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France
19:00 UTC+2 Braharu   12' Report Stadium: Plaine des Sports
18 July 2024 Friendly Ukraine   2–2   Paraguay Hagetmau, France
19:00 UTC+2 Khlan   31'
Fedor   83'
Report Parzajuk   86'
Fernández   89'
Stadium: Alain Lansaman

Ukraine women's national football team

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UEFA Women's Euro 2025

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UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Wales (P) 6 4 2 0 18 3 +15 14 Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 1–1 4–0 2–0
2   Ukraine 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 Advance to play-offs 2–2 2–0 2–0
3   Croatia 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9 0–3 1–0 2–0
4   Kosovo (R) 6 0 0 6 0 17 −17 0 Relegation to League C 0–6 0–4 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
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First round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Turkey   9   Ukraine 25 Oct 29 Oct

UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Second qualifying round
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Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League Path
Dynamo Kyiv  9–2  Partizan6–23–0
Third qualifying round
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Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League Path
Dynamo Kyiv  3–1  Rangers1–12–0
Play-off round
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Play-off round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League Path
Dynamo Kyiv  1–3  Red Bull Salzburg0–21–1

League stage

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Shakhtar
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
28   Red Bull Salzburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29   Red Star Belgrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30   Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31   Slovan Bratislava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32   Sparta Prague 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: UEFA[4]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
HomeScoreAway
Bologna  18 Sep  Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk  2 Oct  Atalanta
Arsenal  22 Oct  Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk  6 Nov  Young Boys
PSV Eindhoven  27 Nov  Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk  10 Dec  Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk  22 Jan  Brest
Borussia Dortmund  29 Jan  Shakhtar Donetsk

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Third qualifying round
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Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih  1–3  Viktoria Plzeň1–20–1

League stage

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Dynamo Kyiv
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
22   Bodø/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
23   Union Saint-Gilloise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24   Dynamo Kyiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25   Ludogorets Razgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26   Midtjylland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 September 2024. Source: UEFA[5]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
HomeScoreAway
Dynamo Kyiv  25 Sep  Lazio
TSG Hoffenheim  3 Oct  Dynamo Kyiv
Roma  24 Oct  Dynamo Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv  7 Nov  Ferencváros
Dynamo Kyiv  28 Nov  Viktoria Plzeň
Real Sociedad  12 Dec  Dynamo Kyiv
Galatasaray  21 Jan  Dynamo Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv  30 Jan  RFS

UEFA Europe Conference League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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Second qualifying round
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Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Olimpija Ljubljana  4–1  Polissya Zhytomyr2–02–1
Dnipro-1  0–6  Puskás Akadémia0–3[A]0–3[A]
Play-off round
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Main Path
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih  0–5  Real Betis0–20–3

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Qualifying round

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Round 1
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Champions Path

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Tournament 10

Hosted by Ferencváros.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
  Ferencváros2
 
7 September
 
  Flora1
 
  Ferencváros0
 
4 September
 
  Vorskla Poltava2
 
  Vorskla Poltava5
 
 
  SFK Rīga0
 
Third place
 
 
7 September
 
 
  Flora (a.e.t.) (p)0 (7)
 
 
  SFK Rīga0 (6)

League Path

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Tournament 1

Hosted by Brøndby.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
  Brøndby0
 
7 September
 
  Fiorentina1
 
  Fiorentina1
 
4 September
 
  Ajax0
 
  Ajax (a.e.t.)4
 
 
  Kolos Kovalivka1
 
Third place
 
 
7 September
 
 
  Brøndby2
 
 
  Kolos Kovalivka1

Men's club football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
PFL League 1 Groups
A
  • none
B
PFL League 2 Groups
A
B

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details.

Premier League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oleksandriya 4 4 0 0 10 5 +5 12 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Polissya Zhytomyr 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Rukh Lviv 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 9[a]
4 LNZ Cherkasy 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 9[a]
5 Dynamo Kyiv 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9[a]
6 Zorya Luhansk 5 3 0 2 6 6 0 9[a]
7 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
8 Vorskla Poltava 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
9 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6[b]
10 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 5 2 0 3 4 6 −2 6[b]
11 Karpaty Lviv 5 1 2 2 6 6 0 5
12 Veres Rivne 5 1 1 3 3 7 −4 4
13 Chornomorets Odesa 5 1 0 4 2 7 −5 3 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
14 Inhulets Petrove 5 0 3 2 3 9 −6 3
15 Kolos Kovalivka 5 0 2 3 3 6 −3 2 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16 Obolon Kyiv 5 0 1 4 2 14 −12 1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head points (goal difference, goals scored): Rukh 3 (+1, 4), LNZ 3 (+1, 3), Dynamo 3 (+1, 1), Zorya 0 (-3, 0)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points (goal difference): Shakhtar 3 (+1), Livyi Bereh 0 (-1)

Relegation play-offs

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PFL League 1 (First League)

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 5 5 0 0 7 2 +5 15 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 8
3 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 5 2 1 2 3 4 −1 7
4 Mynai 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1 5[a]
5 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 5[a] Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Nyva Ternopil 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 4
7 Metalist Kharkiv 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
8 Podillia Khmelnytskyi 5 0 3 2 3 5 −2 3
- Khust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn and record annulled[8]
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2024. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mynai 3, Prykarpattia 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Poltava 5 3 2 0 7 1 +6 11 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 UCSA Tarasivka 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 10
3 Viktoriya Sumy 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 9
4 Kudrivka 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
5 Mariupol 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 7 Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
7 Metalurh Zaporizhia 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
8 Dinaz Vyshhorod 4 0 2 2 3 9 −6 2
9 Kremin Kremenchuk 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2024. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[9]

Promotion group

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Relegation group

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Relegation play-offs

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The relegation–promotion play-off games are scheduled to take place between the 6th and 7th placed teams in the Relegation group of the First League with the second and third placed teams of the Second League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
x – x
x – x

PFL League 2 (Second League)

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Probiy Horodenka 5 4 1 0 11 2 +9 13 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 5 3 1 1 13 6 +7 10 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Kulykiv 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9
4 Skala 1911 Stryi 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
5 Rukh-2 Lviv 5 2 1 2 9 8 +1 7 Promotion restrictions
6 Sambir-Nyva-2 5 2 1 2 6 9 −3 7
7 Vilkhivtsi 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
8 Uzhhorod 5 1 2 2 9 10 −1 5
9 Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3[a]
10 Real Pharma Odesa 5 1 0 4 2 12 −10 3[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2024. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Revera 1908 3, Real Pharma 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chernihiv-ShVSM 5 3 2 0 12 4 +8 11 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Kolos-2 Kovalivka 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Vorskla-2 Poltava 5 3 0 2 8 8 0 9 Promotion restrictions
4 Oleksandriya-2 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8
5 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6
6 Trostianets 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
7 Lokomotyv Kyiv 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 5
8 Nyva Vinnytsia 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 4
9 Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv 5 1 1 3 8 16 −8 4 Promotion restrictions
10 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 5 0 3 2 1 4 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2024. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).

The league's play-offs

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The winner of the league's title play-off gains direct promotion to the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League. The finalist of the league's title play-off and the winner of the third-place play-off gain qualification to the promotional play-offs.

League's title
   
A1  
B1  
Third place
A2  
B2  

Cup competitions

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Ukrainian Cup

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2025 Ukrainian Cup final

Women's club football

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Promoted Relegated
  • Sisters Odesa
  • Obolon Kyiv
  • Polissya Zhytomyr
  • Mariupol
  • Veres Rivne
  • Dynamo Kyiv
  • Dnipro-1

Note: For the scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Vyshcha Liha

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 4 4 0 0 19 1 +18 12 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Vorskla Poltava 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 12
3 Kolos Kovalivka 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
4 Sisters Odesa 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
5 Pantery Uman 4 2 0 2 6 10 −4 6
6 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 3 2 0 1 4 11 −7 6
7 Ladomyr Volodymyr 4 1 1 2 8 5 +3 4 Qualification for the Relegation Group
8 Polissia Zhytomyr 4 1 1 2 4 9 −5 4
9 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
10 Obolon Kyiv 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
11 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 4 0 0 4 2 16 −14 0
12 Dnipro-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2024. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[12]

Managerial changes

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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
Pre-season

Clubs removed

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Dnipro-1 forfeited its two matches due to bankruptcy.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Match report – Iraq v Ukraine" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Match report – Ukraine v Morocco" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Match report – Ukraine v Argentina" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ Latest Appeals Body decisions announced — AB meeting of 22 July 2024
  7. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference khust was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b "ОФІЦІЙНО. РІШЕННЯ КОНТРОЛЬНО-ДИСЦИПЛІНАРНОГО КОМІТЕТУ УАФ ЩОДО ФК "ВАСТ" (МИКОЛАЇВ)" [Official. The UAF Control and Disciplinary Committee decision in regard to FC Vast (Mykolaiv)]. uaf.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-10-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26.
  11. ^ a b "ВАЖЛИВІ ЗМІНИ У КП "МФК «МЕТАЛУРГ"" [Important Changes in Metalurg IFC]. mfcmetalurg.com (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-05. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06.
  12. ^ "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.