History
The modern Ukrainian club competitions derived from the Soviet competitions that were established in 1936.
| Ukraine | Ukraine | Ukraine | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | World War II | Soviet Union | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | 2008–present | 1996–2007 | 1992–1995 | 1971–1991 | 1963–1970 | 1950–1962 | 1945–1949 | 1942-1944 | 1936–1941 |
| I | Premier League | Supreme League | Supreme League | Supreme League | 1.Group of Class A | Class A | 1.Group | ▼ ??? | Group A |
| II | 1.League | 1.League | 1.League | 1.League | 2.Group of Class A | Class B | 2.Group | Group B | |
| III | 2.League | 2.League | 2.League | 2.League (Buffer) | Class B | Class V | 3.Group/ KFK competitions |
Group V | |
| IV | Amateur League | Amateur League¹/ KFK competition |
3.League²/ KFK competition |
2.League (Rep.)³/ KFK competition |
KFK competition | KFK competition | ▼ ??? | Group G | |
| V | Regional 1.League | Regional 1.League | Regional 1.League | Regional 1.League | Regional 1.League | Regional 1.League | |||
| VI | Regional 2.League | Regional 2.League | Regional 2.League | ▼ ??? | ▼ ??? | ▼ ??? | |||
| VII | Regional 3.League | Regional 3.League | Regional 3.League |
¹ In 1998 KFK competitions were transformed into the Amateur Association.
² From 1993 through 1995 there existed the 3rd League. KFK competitions were grandfathered from the Soviet times.
³ In selected years there existed the supplemental 2nd League.
Note: Until 1992 the Soviet Tier III was considered as the republican competition for the Ukrainian SSR (see Ukrainian Soviet competitions). In 1992 most of the Ukrainian based clubs that competed in the top three tiers were reorganized into the Ukrainian Supreme League, while most of the rest non-amateur clubs were organized into the Ukrainian First League.
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