Country Ukraine Level on pyramid 1 Number of teams 8 Founded 1992 Levels on pyramid 1 | Divisions 1 Domestic cup(s) Ukrainian Women's Cup Current champion WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Confederation UEFA Relegation to Ukrainian First League | |
Current champions WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
(2016) Most championships WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (9 titles) International cup UEFA Women's Champions League | ||
The Ukrainian Women's League, also known as the Zhinocha Liha, is part of the Ukrainian professional football clubs competition among females. Currently it is the only nationwide club level of competition in the country. At the end of the 1990s the second level was disbanded due to lack of interest.
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The champion qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
History
The league was created in 1992 with dissolution of the Soviet Union and discontinuation of the Soviet women's football championship that existed only for two seasons 1990 and 1991. The new Ukrainian league included several teams that participated in the former Soviet championship such as Lehenda Chernihiv, Arena Kyiv, Olimp Kyiv (former Soviet champion Nyva Baryshivka), Dynamo Kyiv, ZHU Zaporizhia, Luhanochka Luhansk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, and many others.
The first Ukrainian championship consisted of 18 teams that were split into two divisions, the Higher League (10 teams) and the First League (8 teams). The first Ukrainian championship presented a new Donetsk team (as Tekstylnyk Donetsk) that started from the First League and eventually would become one of the most successful clubs in the league.
Previous winners
The following is a list of all previous champions.