Ukrainian First League 2026/27: PFL Releases Fixture List and Start Date

The Professional Football League of Ukraine has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming First League season. According to the published calendar, the campaign will kick off on July 25, 2026. The competition will follow the traditional fall-spring format with two rounds. The full fixture list is available on the PFL's official website. The opening round features matches such as Ahrobiznes vs. SK Poltava, Feniks-Mariupol vs. Viktoriya, Kolos-2 vs. Prykarpattia-Blaho, and others. Notably, the league's composition has changed: Podillya, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, and Vorskla have exited the First League after last season. The new entrants are SK Poltava and Oleksandriya, relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League, along with Lokomotyv, Kolos-2, Kulykiv-Bilka, and Polissya-2 promoted from the Second League.