Ukraine Clubs Ranked - 1992 to 2024/25 (New)

Football in Ukraine started in 1992 when it separated from the USSR, which was officially dissolved in December, 1991. Before then Ukrainian clubs did have success in Europe representing the USSR and the results are counted here. The league and cup data start as stated in the title.

One thing that immediately hit me was the dominace of two clubs. That is obvious in the chart to the right where the top six sides are listed. 

'Ukr' represents points awarded for domestic play and 'Tot' includes European success. The top two are tied domestically with 212 points each. 

So how do the points work? In the Premier League the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Ukrainian Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. In Europe, Champions League 8, 4 and two, the Europa League (UEFA Cup) is given 6, 3 and 1 and the defunct Cup Winner's Cup 4 and 2. 

In the league, in 1992 SC Tavriya won but since then it's been either Dynamo Kyiv or Shakhtar Donetsk on the winner's podium. That's some dominance. Kyiv got a jump on Shakhtar but the latter fought back to almost even things up. It has won seven of the last nine titles although Kyiv is the current champion.

The Ukrainian Cup wasn't held in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons, otherwise it is also dominated by two clubs. The difference is that Shakhtar Donetsk has the greater success. It has won six of the last eight held, including the last two.

Dynamo Kyiv has tasted success in all three European competitions, between 1975 and 2009. Shakhtar Donetsk's success has come later, between 2009 and 2020. FC Dnipro's sole success was in 2015.

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. Please let me know if you have anything to add. 

Some clubs have ceased operation in recent times. I presume the war has had a lot to do with that. I have divided the clubs into four regions. The East is where most of the fighting is going on and that is the most successful region with 52.6% of the points I've awarded. The Central region has 38.3% and is where the capital is situated. The South (7.5%) and West (1.6%) are the other two regions.