2020–21 in Ukrainian football

Football in Ukraine
Season2020–21
Men's football
Premier LeagueDynamo Kyiv
First LeagueVeres Rivne
Second LeaguePodillya Khmelnytskyi (Group A)
Metal Kharkiv (Group B)
AAFULNZ-Lebedyn
CupDynamo Kyiv
Amateur CupLNZ-Lebedyn
Super CupDynamo Kyiv
Women's football
Vyshcha LihaZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Persha LihaKolos Kovalivka
Women's CupZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
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The 2020–21 season was the 30th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

National teams[edit]

Ukraine national football team[edit]

Main article: Ukraine national football team

Friendlies[edit]

7 October 2020 Friendly France  7–1  Ukraine Paris, France
 Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
11 November 2020 Friendly Poland  2–0  Ukraine Chorzów, Poland
20:45
Report Stadium: Silesian Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
23 May 2021 (2021-05-23) Friendly Ukraine  1–1  Bahrain Kharkiv, Ukraine
 Report
Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) Friendly Ukraine  1–0  Northern Ireland Dnipro, Ukraine
 Report Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) Friendly Ukraine  4–0  Cyprus Kharkiv, Ukraine
 Report Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)

UEFA Nations League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
Group 4[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A § Group 4
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Germany Switzerland Ukraine
1  Spain 6 3 2 1 13 3 +10 11 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 6–0 1–0 4–0
2  Germany 6 2 3 1 10 13 −3 9 1–1 — 3–3 3–1
3   Switzerland 6 1 3 2 9 8 +1 6[a] 1–1 1–1 — 3–0[b]
4  Ukraine (R) 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6[a] Relegation to League B 1–0 1–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Switzerland +2, Ukraine −2.
  2. ^ The Switzerland v Ukraine match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Switzerland after being cancelled as Ukraine were placed in quarantine prior to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.
3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A Ukraine  2–1   Switzerland Lviv, Ukraine
21:45
Report
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
6 September 2020 (2020-09-06) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A Spain  4–0  Ukraine Madrid, Spain
20:45
Report Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A Ukraine  1–2  Germany Kyiv, Ukraine
21:45
Report
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 17,573[1]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A Ukraine  1–0  Spain Kyiv, Ukraine
21:45
Report Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 10,495
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A Germany  3–1  Ukraine Leipzig, Germany
20:45
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A Switzerland  3–0
(awd.)		  Ukraine Lucerne, Switzerland
Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

2022 FIFA World Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup
Group D[edit]
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 8 5 3 0 18 3 +15 18 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 2–0 1–1 8–0
2  Ukraine 8 2 6 0 11 8 +3 12 Advance to play-offs 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1
3  Finland 8 3 2 3 10 10 0 11 0–2 1–2 — 2–2 1–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 1 4 3 9 12 −3 7 0–1 0–2 1–3 — 2–2
5  Kazakhstan 8 0 3 5 5 20 −15 3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification France  1–1  Ukraine Saint-Denis, France
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1  Finland Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
31 March 2021 (2021-03-31) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1  Kazakhstan Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2020[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage[edit]

Group C
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
13 June 2021 (2021-06-13) Netherlands  3–2  Ukraine Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
17 June 2021 (2021-06-17) Ukraine  2–1  North Macedonia Bucharest, Romania
15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 10,001
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
21 June 2021 (2021-06-21) Ukraine  0–1  Austria Bucharest, Romania
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 10,472
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 D  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
6 E  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
29 June 2021 (2021-06-29) Sweden  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Ukraine Glasgow, Scotland
20:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 9,221
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Quarter-finals
3 July 2021 (2021-07-03) Ukraine  0–4  England Rome, Italy
21:00 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 11,880
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Ukraine U-21 national football team[edit]

Main article: Ukraine national under-21 football team

UEFA European Under-21 Championship[edit]

Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Group 8[edit]
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 10 8 2 0 21 9 +12 26 Final tournament — 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 5–1
2  Romania 10 6 2 2 22 7 +15 20 1–1 — 3–0 4–1 3–0 4–1
3  Ukraine 10 5 1 4 17 11 +6 16 2–3 1–0 — 0–2 3–0 4–0
4  Finland 10 4 1 5 14 15 −1 13 0–1 1–3 0–2 — 1–1 4–0
5  Northern Ireland 10 2 3 5 7 13 −6 9 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 — 0–0
6  Malta 10 0 1 9 4 30 −26 1 1–3 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–2 —
Source: UEFA
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) Denmark  1–1  Ukraine Aalborg, Denmark
18:00
Report
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Finland  0–2  Ukraine Helsinki, Finland
18:00 (19:00 EEST) Report
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thorvaldur Árnason (Iceland)
9 October 2020 (2020-10-09) Ukraine  1–0  Romania Kyiv, Ukraine
17:30 (18:30 EEST)
Report Stadium: Obolon Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) Northern Ireland  1–0  Ukraine Ballymena, Northern Ireland
19:00 (18:00 BST)
Report Stadium: Ballymena Showgrounds,
Attendance: 0
Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)
13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)[a] Malta  1–4  Ukraine Ta' Qali, Malta
17:00
Report
Stadium: Centenary Stadium
Referee: Pavel Rejzek (Czech Republic)
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17)[a] Ukraine  3–0  Northern Ireland Kovalivka, Ukraine
17:30 (18:30 EET)
Report Stadium: Kolos Arena
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)

Ukraine women's national football team[edit]

Main article: Ukraine women's national football team

UEFA Women's Euro 2022[edit]

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022
Group I[edit]
Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group I
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 8 8 0 0 46 1 +45 24 Final tournament — 8–0 3–0 6–0 10–0
2  Ukraine 8 5 0 3 16 21 −5 15 Play-offs 0–8 — 1–0 4–0 2–1
3  Republic of Ireland 8 4 1 3 11 10 +1 13 1–3 3–2 — 1–0 2–0
4  Greece 8 2 1 5 6 21 −15 7 0–5 0–4 1–1 — 1–0
5  Montenegro 8 0 0 8 2 28 −26 0 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–4 —
Source: UEFA
18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)[b] Euro 2021 qualifying Montenegro  1–3  Ukraine Podgorica
20:00
Report
Stadium: DG Arena
Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
22 September 2020 (2020-09-22)[b] Euro 2021 qualifying Ukraine  4–0  Greece Kyiv
18:00 (19:00 EEST)
Report Stadium: Obolon Arena
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
23 October 2020 (2020-10-23)[b] Euro 2021 qualifying Ukraine  1–0  Republic of Ireland Kyiv
18:00 (19:00 EEST)
Report Stadium: Obolon Arena
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) Euro 2021 qualifying Greece  0–4  Ukraine Athens
16:30 (17:30 EET) Report
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)[c] Euro 2021 qualifying Ukraine  2–1  Montenegro Kyiv
18:00 (19:00 EET)
Report
Stadium: Obolon Arena
Referee: Frida Nielsen (Denmark)
Play-offs[edit]
Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs
Matches[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ukraine  1–4  Northern Ireland 1–2 0–2
9 April 2021 (2021-04-09) Euro 2022 qualifying Ukraine  1–2  Northern Ireland Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
18:00 (19:00 EEST)
Report
Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) Euro 2022 qualifying Northern Ireland  2–0
(4–1 agg.)		  Ukraine Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 (19:45 BST)
Report Stadium: Seaview
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

UEFA competitions[edit]

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
Third qualifying round[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (League Path)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–0 Netherlands AZ
Play-off round[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League play-off round (League Path)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gent Belgium 1–5 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 0–3

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA BMG SHK INT
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–3 3–2
2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 2 2 2 16 9 +7 8[d] 2–2 — 4–0 2–3
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 2 2 5 12 −7 8[d] Transfer to Europa League 2–0 0–6 — 0–0
4 Italy Inter Milan 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6 0–2 2–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b All matches originally scheduled to be played in March 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[citation needed] These matches were subsequently rescheduled to be played in November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[citation needed] These matches were subsequently rescheduled to be played between September and October 2020.
  3. ^ Matches originally scheduled to be played on 22 September 2020 were rearranged following postponements to other matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Borussia Mönchengladbach 6, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV BAR DKV FER
1 Italy Juventus 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 15[a] Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 3–0 2–1
2 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 16 5 +11 15[a] 0–3 — 2–1 5–1
3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 Transfer to Europa League 0–2 0–4 — 1–0
4 Hungary Ferencváros 6 0 1 5 5 17 −12 1 1–4 0–3 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Juventus +1, Barcelona –1.

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aris Greece 1–2 Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka
Third qualifying round[edit]
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
VfL Wolfsburg Germany 2–0 Ukraine Desna Chernihiv
Rijeka Croatia 2–0 (a.e.t.) Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEI BRA ZOR AEK
1 England Leicester City 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 13[a] Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 3–0 2–0
2 Portugal Braga 6 4 1 1 14 10 +4 13[a] 3–3 — 2–0 3–0
3 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 6 2 0 4 6 11 −5 6 1–0 1–2 — 1–4
4 Greece AEK Athens 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3 1–2 2–4 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Leicester City 4, Braga 1.

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–1 Belgium Club Brugge 1–1 1–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 0–1
Round of 16[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–4 Spain Villarreal 0–2 0–2
Roma Italy 5–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 2–1

UEFA Women's Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying round[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds
First qualifying round[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Ukraine 9–0 Armenia Alashkert
Second qualifying round[edit]
Team 1  Score  Team 2
SFK 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 Ukraine Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
Round of 32[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Ukraine 2–2 (a) Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt 2–1 0–1

Men's club football[edit]

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
PFL League 1
PFL League 2 Groups
A
B

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

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C) 26 20 5 1 59 15 +44 65 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 26 16 6 4 54 19 +35 54 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Zorya Luhansk 26 15 5 6 44 22 +22 50 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Kolos Kovalivka 26 10 11 5 36 26 +10 41 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 26 11 8 7 37 30 +7 41 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Desna Chernihiv 26 10 8 8 38 32 +6 38
7 SC Dnipro-1 26 8 6 12 36 38 −2 30
8 FC Lviv 26 8 5 13 25 51 −26 29[a]
9 FC Oleksandriya 26 8 5 13 33 37 −4 29[a]
10 Rukh Lviv 26 6 10 10 27 39 −12 28
11 FC Mariupol 26 6 8 12 27 41 −14 26[b]
12 Inhulets Petrove 26 5 11 10 24 39 −15 26[b]
13 Olimpik Donetsk (R) 26 6 4 16 28 48 −20 22 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
14 FC Mynai 26 4 6 16 16 47 −31 18 Readmitted
Source: Ukrainian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Lviv +1, Oleksandriya -1
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mariupol 4, Inhulets 1

PFL League 1 (First League)[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian First League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Veres Rivne (P, C) 30 21 5 4 56 21 +35 68 Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League[3][4]
2 Chornomorets Odesa (P) 30 18 7 5 45 23 +22 61
3 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (P) 30 16 8 6 36 22 +14 56
4 Mykolaiv (R) 30 15 8 7 49 23 +26 53 Relegation to Ukrainian Second League[4]
5 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 30 15 7 8 46 27 +19 52
6 Alians Lypova Dolyna 30 14 9 7 46 31 +15 51
7 Volyn Lutsk 30 13 7 10 39 28 +11 46
8 Obolon Kyiv 30 13 4 13 44 35 +9 43
9 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 30 11 5 14 43 45 −2 38
10 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka 30 11 4 15 30 48 −18 37
11 Polissia Zhytomyr 30 9 8 13 32 37 −5 35
12 Avanhard Kramatorsk 30 9 5 16 32 51 −19 32
13 Nyva Ternopil 30 8 7 15 30 50 −20 31
14 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 30 8 6 16 25 45 −20 30
15 Kremin Kremenchuk 30 6 6 18 23 50 −27 24
16 Krystal Kherson (R) 30 3 4 23 21 61 −40 13 Relegation to Ukrainian Second League[4]
Updated to match(es) played on 12 June 2021. 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).[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

PFL League 2 (Second League)[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Podillya Khmelnytskyi (P, C) 24 17 6 1 46 13 +33 57 Promotion to Ukrainian First League[4]
2 FC Uzhhorod (P) 24 17 4 3 50 23 +27 55
3 Dinaz Vyshhorod 24 15 6 3 52 19 +33 51
4 Epitsentr Dunaivtsi 24 14 6 4 36 15 +21 48
5 Karpaty Halych 24 14 4 6 42 25 +17 46
6 Nyva Vinnytsia 24 10 3 11 38 38 0 33
7 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 24 9 5 10 27 31 −4 32
8 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 24 6 7 11 26 32 −6 25
9 Obolon-2 Bucha 24 6 6 12 21 39 −18 24 Withdrew after season
10 FC Chernihiv 24 5 6 13 19 33 −14 21
11 Rubikon Kyiv 24 4 5 15 17 44 −27 17
12 Volyn-2 Lutsk 24 3 4 17 16 43 −27 13[a] Withdrew after season
13 Karpaty Lviv 24 3 4 17 20 55 −35 13[a]
- FC Kalush 0 - - - - - — 0 Withdrew after Round 1 before their first game[6]
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2021. 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).[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Volyn-2 4, Karpaty 1

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Metal Kharkiv (C, P) 22 20 2 0 65 5 +60 62 Promotion to Ukrainian First League[4]
2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (P) 22 15 5 2 53 15 +38 50
3 Metalurh Zaporizhya 22 13 4 5 42 20 +22 43
4 Tavriya Simferopol 22 12 6 4 41 22 +19 42
5 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 22 9 3 10 34 35 −1 30
6 Yarud Mariupol 22 8 4 10 27 39 −12 28
7 Dnipro Cherkasy 22 7 6 9 17 34 −17 27
8 Balkany Zoria 22 6 5 11 20 28 −8 23[a]
9 Peremoha Dnipro 22 5 8 9 21 29 −8 23[a]
10 Real Pharma Odesa 22 5 3 14 13 40 −27 18
11 FC Nikopol 22 3 5 14 18 46 −28 14
12 MFC Mykolaiv-2 22 1 5 16 13 51 −38 8 Withdrew after season
- Cherkashchyna Cherkasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn and record annulled[8]
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2021. 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).[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Balkany 4, Peremoha 1

Cup competitions[edit]

Ukrainian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup

Super Cup[edit]

Main article: 2020 Ukrainian Super Cup
Shakhtar Donetsk1–3Dynamo Kyiv
Moraes 37' Report De Pena 20'
Rodrigues 31'
Sol 83'
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov[11] (Dnipro)

Women's club football[edit]

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Vyshcha Liha[12]
  • Karpaty Lviv
  • Nika Mykolaiv
  • Bukovynska Nadiya Velykyi Kuchuriv
  • Iednist Plysky
  • Iatran Berestivets
  • Rodyna Kostopil

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

Vyshcha Liha[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Vyshcha Liha (women)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 9 8 1 0 54 3 +51 25 Qualification to Championship round
2 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 9 8 1 0 46 4 +42 25
3 Voskhod Stara Maiachka 9 7 0 2 22 9 +13 21
4 Mariupilchanka 9 5 0 4 22 27 −5 15[b]
5 Karpaty Lviv 9 5 0 4 15 27 −12 15[b]
6 Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi 9 3 1 5 15 22 −7 10
7 Pantery Uman 9 3 0 6 10 27 −17 9 Qualification to Relegation round
8 Nika Mykolaiv 9 2 0 7 14 32 −18 6
9 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 9 1 1 7 5 26 −21 4
10 Bukovynska Nadia 9 1 0 8 7 33 −26 3
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.[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mariupol 3, Karpaty 0

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (C) 19 18 1 0 99 7 +92 55 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 19 16 1 2 97 11 +86 49
3 Voskhod Stara Maiachka 19 11 1 7 32 29 +3 34
4 Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi 19 8 1 10 34 54 −20 25
5 Mariupol 19 6 1 12 27 59 −32 19
6 Karpaty Lviv 19 5 2 12 22 69 −47 17
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.[13]
(C) Champions

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Nika Mykolaiv 15 7 1 7 57 35 +22 22 Relegation to Persha Liha
8 Pantery Uman 15 6 0 9 35 39 −4 18
9 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 15 4 2 9 23 31 −8 14
10 Bukovynska Nadia 15 1 0 14 11 103 −92 3
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.[13]

Managerial changes[edit]

This is a list of managerial changes among Ukrainian professional football clubs (top two leagues):

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Polissya Zhytomyr Ukraine Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi Resigned 4 July 2020[16] Pre-season Ukraine Serhiy Shyshchenko 7 July 2020[17] Pre-season
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko Mutual agreement[18] 20 July 2020[19] Romania Mircea Lucescu 23 July 2020[20]
Olimpik Donetsk Ukraine Ihor Klymovskyi (interim) Made permanent 20 July 2020[21] Ukraine Ihor Klymovskyi 20 July 2020[21]
FC Mariupol Ukraine Oleksandr Babych End of contract 30 July 2020[22] Ukraine Ostap Markevych 3 August 202