Today, the calendar draw for the 2026/27 season of the First League took place at the Football House in the capital. The PFL specialists responsible for the schedule took into account numerous requests from the clubs.
This season, the First League will follow the traditional format of 16 teams competing in a double round-robin system—autumn to spring—with each team playing one match at home and one away against every opponent.
The draw was conducted by PFL league relations manager Sergey Annenko and former well-known footballer Vladislav Vashchuk.
The opening round of fixtures is scheduled for 25 July 2026.
Round 1 (25 July 2026)
Agrobusiness Volochysk – Poltava
Fenix-Mariupol – Viktoriya Sumy
Kolos-2 Kovalivka – Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
Lokomotyv Kyiv – Chernihiv
Kulikov-Belka – Metalist Kharkiv
Proboy Horodenka – Inhulets Petrove
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr – YUKSA Tarasivka
Oleksandriya – Nyva Ternopil
Round 2 (1 August 2026)
Agrobusiness Volochysk – Fenix-Mariupol
Viktoriya Sumy – Kolos-2 Kovalivka
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk – Lokomotyv Kyiv
Chernihiv – Kulikov-Belka
Metalist Kharkiv – Proboy Horodenka
Inhulets Petrove – Polissya-2 Zhytomyr
YUKSA Tarasivka – Oleksandriya
Poltava – Nyva Ternopil
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