2021–22 Ukrainian Women's League
# 2021–22 Ukrainian Women's League

The 2021–22 season of the Ukrainian Football Championship is the 31st season of Ukraine's top women's football league. Consisting of two tiers it ran from 31 July 2021.

Due to the 2022 wide scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the competition was interrupted halfway and later abandoned as hostilities continued. It was decided to turn current competition standings into final standings with no official winners.

WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv were the defending champions.

## Format

The format of competitions for the season changed again for both tiers, but not significantly. First of all the Ukrainian Association of Football found a consensus among Ukrainian male football clubs to adopt a female (women) team in each professional club. Another important event took place when Kryvbas signed an agreement with the Mykolaiv club "Nika" swapping places with it and entering the top tier instead of starting from the second. It was decided to expand the second tier doubling the tier in size by adding the newly created teams of existing male football clubs with intention to provide the goal of 12 teams in the top tier.

For the top tier (Vyshcha Liha) the twelve teams play a single round robin and then split into two groups with the first six competing in a double round robin for championship and the other six for relegation. The bottom two teams were to be relegated and the 10th placed team is expected to contest in two game play-off with the second-tier team to remain in the top tier.

The second tier (Persha Liha) is split in two groups of 10 teams and begin on 15 August 2021. Both groups play in simple double round robin with the top teams from both groups contest the championship title, while their runners-up will play-off for the 3rd place which then contest promotion play-off.

Participation of the top-tier teams in the Ukrainian Women's Cup is mandatory, while the other teams must compete only if voluntarily agreed to play. The UAF has warned of sanctions for the teams that registered to play in the cup competition, but decided not to show up.

## Vyshcha Liha teams

### Team changes

| Promoted | Relegated |
| - | - |
| Kolos Kovalivka Ateks Kyiv Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (past the 2nd tier) | Nika Mykolaiv Bukovynska Nadia (withdrew) |

* Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and Nika Mykolaiv signed a partnership agreement, after which Kryvbas entered top tier, while Nika started at the second.

### Stadiums

The top stadium is a home turf, while second if available used during this season.

| Team | Home city | Home ground | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ateks | Shchaslyve (Irpin) | Arsenal ArenaStadion Chempion | N/A2,000 |
| Karpaty | Vynnyky (Lviv) | Stadion im.MarkevychaSokil Stadium | 900N/A |
| Kolos | Kalynivka | Stadion Tsentralnyi | N/A |
| Kryvbas | Kryvyi Rih | Stadion Hirnyk | 2,500 |
| Ladomyr | Novovolynsk | Stadion Shakhtar | N/A |
| Mariupol | Mariupol | Stadion ZakhidnyiStadion Azovets | 3,0631,660 |
| Pantery | Uman | Tsentralny Stadion | 7,552 |
| EMS Podillia | Vinnytsia | Stadion PCY | 1,500 |
| Voskhod | Oleshky (Nova Kakhovka) | Stadion StartStadion Enerhiya | N/A4,000 |
| Zhytlobud-1 | Liubotyn (Zmiiv) | Stadion OlimpiyetsStadion Avanhard | 1,500N/A |
| Zhytlobud-2 | Kharkiv (Nyzhni Mlyny) | Stadion Nova BavariaVorskla-Zmina | 2,057N/A |

### Managers

| Club | Head coach |
| - | - |
| Ateks Kyiv | Alla Hres |
| Karpaty Lviv | Nadiya Chaika |
| Kolos Kovalivka | Lyudmyla Pokotylo |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Alina Stetsenko |
| Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi | Oleh Bortnik |
| Mariupol | Karina Kulakovska |
| Pantery Uman | Yuriy Dereniuk |
| EMS Podillia Vinnytsia | Oleksandr Dudnik |
| Voskhod Stara Maiachka | Serhiy Sapronov |
| Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | Valentyna Kotyk |
| Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | Natalya Zinchenko |

## First stage

### League table

| Pos | Team | 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

### Results

| Home \ Away | KAR | LAD | MAR | KOL | PAN | POD | VSM | ZH1 | ZH2 | ATX | KRY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karpaty Lviv | | 0–5 | | | 3–4 | 1–4 | | | 0–7 | 3–1 | |
| Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi | | | 2–2 | | | | 0–3 | 0–5 | | 7–2 | 0–1 |
| Mariupol | 2–3 | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | | | 0–3 | | |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 2–0 | 0–1 | | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | 0–3 | | |
| Pantery Uman | | 2–7 | 1–2 | | | 0–3 | | | | | 1–4 |
| EMS Podillia Vinnytsia | | 0–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 0–9 | | 1–0 | |
| Voskhod Stara Maiachka | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | | 0–6 | | | 1–1 |
| Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 7–3 | | 8–0 | 7–0 | 15–0 | | | | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv | | 5–0 | | | 8–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | | | 14–0 | |
| Ateks Kyiv | | | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 0–7 | | | 0–6 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 4–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | | | 1–2 | | |

## Persha Liha teams

### Team changes

| Promoted to Vyshcha Liha | Relegated from Vyshcha Liha |
| - | - |
| Kolos Kovalivka Ateks Kyiv | Nika Mykolaiv |
| Entering league competitions | Leaving league competitions |
| DIuSSh-26 Kyiv DIuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi Iatran Berestivets Chempion Ternopil Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr-Volynskyi Dnipro-1 Bahira Kropyvnytskyi Shakhtar Donetsk Chornomorets Odesa Vorskla Poltava Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv | Kharkivskyi Koledzh |

### Name changes

* KhPKSP (Kharkiv Professional College of Sports Specialization) changed its name to Kharkivskyi Koledzh.
* OKIP (Piddubnyi Olympic College) changed its name to Dynamo-OKIP Kyiv.
* Rodyna Kostopil reorganized into Veres Rivne.

## Persha Liha

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 23 | Promoted to the 2022–23 Vyshcha Liha |
| 2 | DIuSSh-26 Kyiv | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 23 | Withdrew |
| 3 | Veres Rivne | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 21 | Promoted to the 2022–23 Vyshcha Liha |
| 4 | Prykarpattia-DIuSSh-3 Iv.Frankivsk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Iantarochka Novoiavorivsk | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Iatran Berestivets | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 12 | Withdrew |
| 7 | Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr-Volynskyi | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 4 | Withdrew |
| 8 | DIuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 44 | −37 | 4 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Chempion Ternopil | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 2 | |

* 1 2 Goal difference: Dynamo 29, D-26 21
* ↑ Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr-Volynskyi had 3 points deducted for no show to the Round 7 away match with Dynamo Kyiv.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Ladomyr-2 3, D-1 0

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | +89 | 30 | Promoted to the 2022–23 Vyshcha Liha |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 4 | +54 | 24 | Promoted to the 2022–23 Vyshcha Liha |
| 3 | Iunist-ShVSM Chernihiv | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 17 | |
| 4 | Vorskla Poltava | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 15 | Promoted to the 2022–23 Vyshcha Liha |
| 5 | Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 14 | Withdrew |
| 6 | Chornomorets Odesa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 11 | Withdrew |
| 7 | Kobra Bilokurakyne | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 7 | Withdrew |
| 8 | Bahira Kropyvnytskyi | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 7 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Nika Mykolaiv | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 60 | −58 | 0 | Withdrew |

* ↑ Vorskla Poltava replaced Kharkivskyi Koledzh which was a second squad of WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
* ↑ Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv is a junior squad of WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
* ↑ On 10 January 2023 Kobra Bilokurakyne was noticed to represent the Luhansk People's Republic in Belgorod, Russian Federation as Kobra LNR.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Kobra 3, Bahira 0

### Top scorer

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tetyana Polyukhovych | Veres Kostopil/Rivne | 11 (1) |
| 2 | Hanna Myronchuk | Dynamo Kyiv | 10 (2) |
| 3 | Yuliya Hnydiuk | DIuSSh-26 Kyiv | 7 (1) |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Polina Yanchuk | Shakhtar Donetsk | 25 (2) |
| 2 | Lyudmila Kunina | Dnipro-1 | 16 (2) |
| 3 | Veronica Cojuhari | Shakhtar Donetsk | 15 |
