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]
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
Due to the 2022 wide scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, several teams are not able to resume competitions.
Format edit
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 edit
Team changes edit
| Promoted | Relegated |
|---|---|
| Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (returns) | Ateks Kyiv |
Name changes edit
- On 20 March 2024, WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv has officially changed its name to Metalist 1925 Kharkiv of FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.
Vyshcha Liha teams notes edit
In July of 2022, 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 edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo | Kyiv | Dynamo Training Center (Koncha-Zaspa) | 1,200 |
| Mariupol | Mariupol | Temp (Kyiv) | 2,400 |
| Dnipro-1 | Dnipro | Dnipro Training Case | N/A |
| Shakhtar | Donetsk | Arsenal Arena (Shchaslyve) | 1,000 |
| Metalist 1925 | Kharkiv | ||
| Kryvbas | Kryvyi Rih | Hirnyk | 2,500 |
| Kolos | Kovalivka Kalynivka |
Kolos Tsentralnyi Stadion |
5,000 N/A |
| Pantery | Uman | Tsentralny Stadion | 7,552 |
| EMS Podillia | Vinnytsia | Tsentralnyi Stadion Stadion Palatsu ditey i yunatstva |
24,000 1,500 |
| Veres | Kostopil Mlyniv |
Kolos Kolos |
2,500 850 |
| Ladomyr | Volodymyr | Olimp | 2,000 |
| Vorskla | Poltava | Vorskla | 24,795 |
Vyshcha Liha managers edit
| Club | Head coach | Replaced coach |
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| Ladomyr Volodymyr |  Oleh Bortnik |
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| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Kostiantyn Frolov |
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| Vorskla Poltava | Natalia Zinchenko |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | Volodymyr Yefimako |
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| Veres Rivne | Olena Ruda |
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| EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia | Oleksandr Dudnik |
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| Mariupol | Karina Kulakovska |
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| Pantery Uman | Yuriy Derenyuk |
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| Kolos Kovalivka | Lyudmyla Pokotylo |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk | Roman Zayev |
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| Dnipro-1 | Olena Kudziyeva |
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| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Volodymyr Pyatenko |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vyshcha Liha league table edit
| 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 |
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 edit
Results by week edit
Statistics edit
Top scorers editAs of 10 November 2023[update]
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Clean sheets edit
As of 18 November 2023[update]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
MP |
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| 1 | Iryna Slavych
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Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 6 | 540 |
| 2 | Daryna Bondarchuk
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Vorskla Poltava | 4 | 343 |
| Darya Kelyushyk
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 4 | 331 | |
| Marina Dudnik
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Kolos Kovalivka | 4 | 287 | |
| 5 | 2 players | 3 | <=270 | |
| 7 | 5 players | 2 | <=180 | |
| 13 | 9 players | 1 | <=90 | |
Championship round edit
Championship round table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vorskla Poltava | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 5 | +78 | 44 | Qualification for Champions League second round |
| 2 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 38 | Qualification for Champions League first round |
| 3 | Kolos Kovalivka | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 35 | |
| 4 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 32 | |
| 5 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 22 | |
| 6 | Ladomyr Volodymyr | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 21 |
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 edit
Relegation round edit
Relegation round table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dynamo Kyiv | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 28 | |
| 8 | Dnipro-1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 26 | |
| 9 | EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 21 | |
| 10 | Pantery Uman | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 11 | Qualification to relegation play-offs[6] |
| 11 | Veres Rivne | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 9 | |
| 12 | Mariupol | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 71 | −64 | 3 | Relegation to Persha Liha |
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 edit
Relegation play-offs edit
| Persha Liha (3) | v | (10) Vyshcha Liha | ||
| : | [ Report] |
| Persha Liha (2) | v | (11) Vyshcha Liha | ||
| : | [ Report] |
Persha Liha edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Mynai | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 3 | +45 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Prykarpattia-DIuSSh-3 Iv.Frankivsk | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 28 | |
| 3 | Polissia Zhytomyr | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 25 | |
| 4 | Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 23 | |
| 5 | Nadbuzhia Busk | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 12 | |
| 6 | Iantarochka Novoiavorivsk | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 11 | |
| 7 | Rukh Lviv | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 45 | −35 | 4 | |
| 8 | DIuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 62 | −57 | 1 |
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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sisters Odesa | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 2 | +96 | 34[a] | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Obolon Kyiv | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 34[a] | |
| 3 | Yunist Chernihiv | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 22[b] | |
| 4 | Lider Kobeliaky | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 22[b] | |
| 5 | Ateks Kyiv | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 12 | |
| 6 | Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 10 | Withdrew |
| 7 | Zhaivir Shpola | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 69 | −65 | 7 | |
| 8 | Metalurh Zaporizhia | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 79 | −76 | 4 |
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:
Play-offs edit
Semifinals edit
| Group A (1) | v | (2) Group B | ||
| : | [ Report] |
| Group B (1) | v | (2) Group A | ||
| : | [ Report] |
Third place edit
| Looser of A(1)/B(2) | v | Looser of B(1)/A(2) | ||
| : | [ Report] |
First place edit
| Winner of A(1)/B(2) | v | Winner of B(1)/A(2) | ||
| : | [ Report] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ ВИЩА ЛІГА 22/23. ПРОЕКТ НОВОГО СЕЗОНУ: 12 КОМАНД, 22 ТУРИ, 132 МАТЧІ. womensfootball.com.ua. 16 July 2022
- ^ a b c d e f g "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "ВИЩА ЛІГА 2023/2024. ТУРНІРНА ТАБЛИЦЯ + БОМБАРДИРИ ЛІГИ". womensfootball.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b (Вища ліга 19/20: гарячий липень у жіночому футболі!). Womensfootball.com.ua. 5 July 2020
- ^ a b 29-й Чемпіонат України з футболу серед жінок. Вища ліга: матчі липня Archived 2020-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. womensfootball.ua. 17 July 2019.
External links edit
- WFPL.ua
- Women's Football.ua womensfootball.com.ua