Ukrainian Women's League
Season2023–24
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The 2023–24 season of the Ukrainian Football Championship is the 33rd season of Ukraine's top women's football league. Consisting of two tiers it is scheduled to start on 5 August 2023.[1]

Due to the 2022 wide scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, several teams are not able to resume competitions.

Format

The format of competitions for the season changed again. The Higher (Vyshcha) League returned to format consisting of two stages. At the first stage all 12 teams play single round robin with top 6 teams qualify for the Championship group and bottom 6 teams to Relegation group. Each group conducts double round robin tournament. The bottom team is to be relegated while 4th and 5th teams of Relegation table will contest their berth in the Higher League with better teams of the First League (2nd tier).

The First (Persha) League consists of two groups of 8. Each group conducts double round robin tournament with the top 2 teams from each group qualify for the championship play-off consisting of semi-finals, final and the match for the third place. The Champion of the First League gets direct promotion, while 2nd and 3rd will contest their berth in the Higher League with worser teams of the Higher League (1st tier).

Vyshcha Liha teams

2023–24 Ukrainian Women's League is located in Ukraine
Dnipro-1
Dnipro-1
Vorskla
Vorskla
Ladomyr
Ladomyr
EMS Podillia
EMS Podillia
Mariupol
Mariupol
Pantery
Pantery
Shakhtar
Shakhtar
Veres
Veres
Kryvbas
Kryvbas
Dynamo
Dynamo
Kolos
Kolos
Zhytlobud-1
Zhytlobud-1
Locations of teams in the 2023–24 Ukrainian Championship Higher League

Team changes

PromotedRelegated
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (returns)Ateks Kyiv

Vyshcha Liha teams notes

The women football department of the Ukrainian Association of Football decided to preserve place in the Vyshcha Liha for the next season (2023–24) for the main squads of Zhytlobud-1 and Voskhod "due to the difficult situation in their regions related to the Russian aggression against Ukraine".[2]

Vyshcha Liha stadiums

Due to ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, many teams played their games in Kyiv or its suburbs. Critical role in providing a playing turf for the league's participant played Arsenal Arena and Livyi Bereh in the Kyiv's eastern suburbs Shchaslyve and Hnidyn.

Team Home city Home ground Capacity
DynamoKyivDynamo Training Center (Koncha-Zaspa)1,200
MariupolMariupolTemp (Kyiv)2,400
Dnipro-1DniproDnipro Training CaseN/A
ShakhtarDonetskArsenal Arena (Shchaslyve)1,000
Zhytlobud-1Kharkiv
KryvbasKryvyi RihHirnyk2,500
KolosKovalivka
Kalynivka		Kolos
Tsentralnyi Stadion		5,000
N/A
PanteryUmanTsentralny Stadion7,552
EMS PodilliaVinnytsiaTsentralnyi Stadion
Stadion Palatsu ditey i yunatstva		24,000
1,500
VeresKostopil
Mlyniv		Kolos
Kolos		2,500
850
LadomyrVolodymyrOlimp2,000
VorsklaPoltavaVorskla24,795

Vyshcha Liha managers

Club Head coach Replaced coach
Ladomyr VolodymyrUkraine Oleh Bortnik
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihUkraine Kostiantyn Frolov
Vorskla PoltavaUkraine Natalia Zinchenko
Dynamo KyivUkraine Volodymyr Yefimako
Veres RivneUkraine Olena Ruda
EMS-Podillia VinnytsiaUkraine Oleksandr Dudnik
MariupolUkraine Karina Kulakovska
Pantery UmanUkraine Yuriy Derenyuk
Kolos KovalivkaUkraine Lyudmyla Pokotylo
Shakhtar DonetskUkraine Roman Zayev
Dnipro-1Ukraine Olena Kudziyeva
Zhytlobud-1 KharkivUkraine Volodymyr Pyatenko
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table

Vyshcha Liha league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 11 10 1 0 36 6 +30 31 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Vorskla Poltava 11 9 1 1 63 3 +60 28
3 Kolos Kovalivka 11 8 1 2 31 8 +23 25
4 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 11 6 2 3 21 16 +5 20
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 11 6 1 4 32 13 +19 19
6 Ladomyr Volodymyr 11 5 3 3 22 21 +1 18
7 Dnipro-1 11 4 1 6 18 24 −6 13 Qualification for the Relegation Group
8 Dynamo Kyiv 11 3 3 5 12 24 −12 12
9 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 11 3 2 6 15 38 −23 11
10 Veres Rivne 11 2 0 9 17 38 −21 6
11 Pantery Uman 11 1 1 9 13 42 −29 4
12 Mariupol 11 0 2 9 5 52 −47 2
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.[3]

Results

Home \ Away DNI LAD MAR KOL PAN POD SHA DYN VOR ZTL KRY VER
Dnipro-1 7–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–3
Ladomyr Volodymyr 2–1 1–4 3–1 2–2 0–3 1–1
Mariupol 0–5[lower-alpha 1] 2–3 0–6 0–6 0–6
Kolos Kovalivka 8–0 6–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 1–0
Pantery Uman 2–4 1–4 0–5[lower-alpha 2] 0–3 1–2
EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 1–1 3–3 1–4 0–1 0–5 5–3
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 8–0 7–0 2–3 7–2
Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2[lower-alpha 3] 1–0
Vorskla Poltava 8–0 2–0 12–1 0–1[lower-alpha 4] 10–0
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–8
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2–0 6–2 1–0 4–0 0–0[lower-alpha 5] 4–1[lower-alpha 6]
Veres Rivne 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–9 0–6 1–2
Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Round 9 match scheduled to play on October 14 was postponed to November 10
  2. ↑ Round 5 match scheduled to play on September 9 was postponed to November 8
  3. ↑ Round 9 match scheduled to play on October 14 was played earlier on September 23
  4. ↑ Round 9 match scheduled to play on October 14 was postponed to November 14
  5. ↑ Round 1 match scheduled to play on August 5 was postponed to August 23
  6. ↑ Round 5 match scheduled to play on September 9 was postponed to October 11

Results by week

Team ╲ Round1234567891011
Dnipro-1WWWLLLLLDWL
Dynamo KyivWLWDDLLWDLL
Kolos KovalivkaWLWWWLWWDWW
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihWWDWWWWWWWW
Ladomyr VolodymyrDWLLWWWDLWD
MariupolLLLLDLLLDLL
Pantery UmanLLLWLLDLLLL
EMS Podillia VinnytsiaLLLLLWWWDDL
Shakhtar DonetskWLLWWWLWLWD
Veres RivneLWLLLLLLLLW
Vorskla PoltavaWWDWWWWWWLW
Zhytlobud-1 KharkivDWWDWLLLWWW
Source: womensfootball.com.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Clean sheets

As of 18 November 2023

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets		 MP
1 Ukraine Iryna Slavych Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 6 540
2 Ukraine Daryna Bondarchuk Vorskla Poltava 4 343
Ukraine Darya Kelyushyk Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 4 331
Ukraine Marina Dudnik Kolos Kovalivka 4 287
5 2 players 3 <=270
7 5 players 2 <=180
13 9 players 1 <=90

Championship round

Championship round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 11 10 1 0 36 6 +30 31 Qualification for Champions League second round
2 Vorskla Poltava 11 9 1 1 63 3 +60 28 Qualification for Champions League first round
3 Kolos Kovalivka 11 8 1 2 31 8 +23 25
4 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 11 6 2 3 21 16 +5 20
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 11 6 1 4 32 13 +19 19
6 Ladomyr Volodymyr 11 5 3 3 22 21 +1 18
First match(es) will be played: 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.[3]

Results

Home \ Away KOL KRY LAD SHA VOR ZTL
Kolos Kovalivka
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Ladomyr Volodymyr
Shakhtar Donetsk
Vorskla Poltava
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Source: WFPL.UA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Dnipro-1 11 4 1 6 18 24 −6 13
8 Dynamo Kyiv 11 3 3 5 12 24 −12 12
9 EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia 11 3 2 6 15 38 −23 11
10 Veres Rivne 11 2 0 9 17 38 −21 6 Qualification to relegation play-offs[5]
11 Pantery Uman 11 1 1 9 13 42 −29 4
12 Mariupol 11 0 2 9 5 52 −47 2 Relegation to Persha Liha
First match(es) will be played: 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.[3]

Results

Home \ Away DNI DYN MAR PAN POD VER
Dnipro-1
Dynamo Kyiv
Mariupol
Pantery Uman
EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia
Veres Rivne
Source: WFPL.UA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Persha Liha (3) v (10) Vyshcha Liha
: [ Report]
Persha Liha (2) v (11) Vyshcha Liha
: [ Report]

Persha Liha

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Prykarpattia-DIuSSh-3 Iv.Frankivsk 8 7 1 0 17 2 +15 22 Qualification to playoffs
2 FC Mynai 8 7 0 1 19 2 +17 21
3 Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr 8 4 2 2 25 8 +17 14
4 Polissia Zhytomyr 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 13
5 Nadbuzhia Busk 8 2 2 4 15 19 −4 8
6 Iantarochka Novoiavorivsk 8 1 4 3 6 10 −4 7
7 Rukh Lviv 8 1 1 6 8 22 −14 4
8 DIuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi 8 0 1 7 5 37 −32 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2023. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference in all matches; 4) Goals scored in all matches; 6) Fair play.[3]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sisters Odesa 8 8 0 0 80 1 +79 24 Qualification to play-offs
2 Obolon Kyiv 8 7 0 1 32 9 +23 21
3 Yunist Chernihiv 8 4 1 3 30 9 +21 13[lower-alpha 1]
4 Lider Kobeliaky 8 4 1 3 25 19 +6 13[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih 8 3 1 4 15 26 −11 10
6 Ateks Kyiv 8 2 3 3 9 30 −21 9
7 Zhaivir Shpola 8 1 0 7 2 44 −42 3
8 Metalurh Zaporizhia 8 0 0 8 3 58 −55 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2023. 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.[3]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Yunist 3, Lider 0

Play-offs

Semifinals

Group A (1) v (2) Group B
: [ Report]
Group B (1) v (2) Group A
: [ Report]

Third place

Looser of A(1)/B(2) v Looser of B(1)/A(2)
: [ Report]

First place

Winner of A(1)/B(2) v Winner of B(1)/A(2)
: [ Report]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ВИЩА ЛІГА 23/24: У БУДИНКУ ФУТБОЛУ ВІДБУЛОСЯ ЖЕРЕБКУВАННЯ КАЛЕНДАРЯ" [Higher League 23/24: In the House of Football took place of the season's calendar draw]. womensfootball.com.ua (in Ukrainian). All-Ukrainian Association of Women Football. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ↑ ВИЩА ЛІГА 22/23. ПРОЕКТ НОВОГО СЕЗОНУ: 12 КОМАНД, 22 ТУРИ, 132 МАТЧІ. womensfootball.com.ua. 16 July 2022
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "ВИЩА ЛІГА 2023/2024. ТУРНІРНА ТАБЛИЦЯ + БОМБАРДИРИ ЛІГИ". womensfootball.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ↑
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