For the first time in the history of Ukrainian football, a media team challenged a UPL club — and did so with dignity, giving fans spectacular football, a lot of emotions, and the atmosphere of a true celebration of the game.
Cherkasy "LNZ" secured an unexpected 1-0 victory over Kyiv's "Dynamo" in the 12th round of the UPL thanks to a goal by Yevhen Pastukh. This win made "LNZ" the first team in UPL history to beat "Shakhtar" and "Dynamo" away in one season.
Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi will now be able to host 4333 fans instead of 1800. This became possible due to additional security measures and the expansion of the shelter area.
FC "Metalist 1925" is in 5th place in the UPL, trailing the leader by 2 points. President Bohdan Boiko attributes the success to systematic work and personnel changes, including the new coach Mladen Bartulović.
Dynamo head coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi criticized fans for their reaction to the debut of Romanian Vladislav Blanuta. Fans unfurled a banner "Blanuta is a devil" and threw cotton wool at the player's seat on the bench.
Shakhtar's post-match penalty shootout with Panathinaikos (3:4) became the 8th defeat for Ukrainian clubs in European competitions. In total, this is the 12th football lottery for Ukrainian teams.
Oleh Dzyurynets from Rukh made his UPL debut at the age of 15 years and 17 days, becoming the youngest player in the league's history. His team lost to Dynamo with a score of 1:5.
In the 2025/26 season, the company already supports 6 top-division clubs.
The dates and kick-off times for the matches of the 1st round of the VBET Ukrainian Premier League 2025/26 season have been approved. The round will begin on August 1 with the match "Kolos" - "Kryvbas" and will conclude on August 4 with the match "Metalist 1925" - "Obolon".
The UPL electronic system has approved the match calendar for the 2025/26 season, which starts on August 2. The first round includes matches such as Rukh – Poltava, Karpaty – Polissia, Epicentr – Shakhtar, and others.
Head coach of "Kryvbas" Yuriy Vernydub and his staff left the team. In 2023/2024, the club took third place in the UPL under the leadership of Vernydub.
Ruslan Rotan, who has been in charge of "Oleksandria" since 2023, is leaving the club. Under his leadership, the team won silver medals of the UPL for the first time in its history.
Vorskla and Livyi Bereh will play relegation play-offs for a place in the UPL 2025/26 against Kudrivka and Metalist-1925. The first legs are on May 29, the second legs – on June 1.
Inhulets left the UPL following Chornomorets, and Vorskla and Left Bank will play in the play-offs. Obolon defeated Left Bank and remained in the UPL.
Andriy Yarmolenko extended his contract with Kyiv's Dynamo until June 30, 2026. The vice-captain managed to score 20 matches, 7 goals in the UPL and other achievements.
The decisive match of the UPL will take place in Lviv: "Shakhtar" (53 points) will meet with the leader "Dynamo" (63 points). Kyiv is striving for the 17th championship, and the referee of the match is Vitaliy Romanov.
UPL clubs agreed not to hold the match for the Ukrainian Super Cup. The basic date for the 1st round of the 2025/26 season is August 2, the final decision will be made by the UAF Executive Committee.
