The 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Higher League season is the 36th season of the league. Due to the 2026–27 Ukrainian women's football reform, it was downgraded to the second tier of the women's football pyramid. It started on August 15, 2026, and is expected to finish in May of 2027.
Format Besides the league's downgrade, the format of this season's competitions has changed from the previous season.
Compared to the previous season, the Higher (Vyshcha) League returned to the format consisting of a single stage. The number of participants was reduced to 7. There will be three round robins, with every club playing 18 season's matches. The top placed clubs (1st place) will qualify for promotion to the Elite League if it would pass certification, while the runner-up (2nd place) will qualify for the promotion/relegation playoffs with the 7th placed team of the Elite League. After winning the promotion/relegation playoffs, the league's runner-up may get promoted if it would pass certification. If no clubs would pass certification for the Elite League, there will be no promotions. The bottom placed team will be relegated to the First League.
Teams Due to the 2026–27 Ukrainian women's football reform, the number of participants was reduced, and the top 8 clubs of the previous season formed the new Elite League. Following the Vorskla Poltava withdrawal, only one club remained in the league. It was joined by 6 newly promoted clubs from the First League.
Promoted Relegated MariupolUzhhorodPodil KyivPohoryna KostopilDIuSSh 1 KhmelnytskyiSDIuShOR Iunist Chernihiv Vorksla Poltava
Vyshcha Liha stadiums Team Home city Home ground Capacity Pohoryna Kostopil Kolos 1,330 Uzhhorod Uzhhorod Avanhard 10,383 DIuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi Podillya 6,800 Mariupol Mariupol Sofiyivskyi, Sofiivska Borshchahivka EMS Podillia Vinnytsia Nyva training field — Podil Kyiv Podil Arena 743 SDIuShOR Iunist Chernihiv Iunist 3,000
Vyshcha Liha managers ClubHead coachReplaced coach SDIuShOR Iunist Chernihiv Lyudmyla Lemeshko Podil Kyiv Oleksandr Topchiy Mariupol Karina Kulakovska DIuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi Oleksandr Osatskyi EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia Oleksandr Dudnik Pohoryna Kostopil Olena Ruda Uzhhorod Anastasiya Sirmay
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Vyshcha Liha First Stage
Results
Additional notes:
Teams' form
Vyshcha Liha top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Kateryna YakymchukUzhhorod4 (0)2Sofiya BarakhtyanPodil Kyiv3 (0)Diana BorovskaEMS-Podillia Vinnytsia3 (0)Oleksandra LitusUzhhorod3 (0)Iryna OliynychenkoUzhhorod3 (0)
Own goals: Yelizaveta Holyk (Mariupol for Uzhhorod)
See also 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Cup 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Prime League 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's First League 2026–27 Ukrainian Second League 2026–27 Ukrainian First League
References
External links WFPL.com.ua Women's Football.ua womensfootball.com.ua