Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
The Championship of the Ukrainian SSR in football was a top competition of association football in the Ukrainian SSR in 1921-91. Number of Ukrainian clubs almost never competed in the championship such as Dynamo Kyiv.
The competitions were organized by the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR that was created in 1959 in place of the Football Section.
Before 1980 selected teams of Moldavian SSR participated in the championship.
Historical outlook
Established as the All-Ukrainian inter-city competition in 1921, later it was included into number of All-Ukrainian Olympiads and Spartakiads. During several seasons the competitions were suspended due to football being identified as a "non-proletariat sport". Also because of a difficult social cataclysm in 1933, there was no competitions as well.With the establishment of the All-Union competitions in 1936, the republican football competitions in Ukraine were degraded to regional level. Since then and before the Great Patriotic War, the champion of Ukraine title was awarded to a team that would place first in the First Group of championship among sports societies and agencies. In 1960 those competitions were suspended and republican title was awarded to the top team of Ukrainian Zone in the Class B. The consistent and uniform All-Ukrainian Soviet competition take their beginning from 1960 as the first All-Ukrainian league was formed as part of the Soviet Second League, more known back then as the Klass B, with UkrSSR zone. In 1964 there were also established lower level republican competitions among collectives of physical culture. In 1970 the Soviet Second League was named as the second group of Klass A for the season, before changing to simply the Soviet Second League. For 1990 and 1991 seasons this competition was moved further down the Soviet league levels into the newly formed Soviet Second League B also earlier known as the G group or simply the Third League.
Until World War II up to 11 clubs competed in the Soviet championship. Nine clubs from Ukraine participated in the first season of the Soviet competition: Dynamo Kyiv ; Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk and Dynamo Kharkiv ; Dynamo Odesa, Spartak Kharkiv, Ugolschiki Staline, Lokomotyv Kyiv ; Traktor Plant Kharkiv, Stal Dnipropetrovsk. Later other clubs has entered the competition: Silmash Kharkiv, Frunze Plant Kostiantynivka, Sudostroitel Mykolaiv, and Dzerzhynets Voroshylovhrad.
The Ukrainian club competition in the Second League had existed and prior to 1963, but was not such an exclusive and consistent part of the Soviet League system. In 1970 and 1990 there were few reformations. In 1970 the First League was reduced to a single group and, because of that, the Second League extended into upper and lower divisions. The lower division was named as the Second League B and for the next season was liquidated. In 1990 a similar reform was taken upon the Second League. Its 10 regional groups were reduced to just three still by the regional principal while the league was renamed into the Buffer League. This reform also introduced what was planned to be a fourth level of professional competition allowing each republic to have its own professional league. That fourth level competition was named as the Second League, the former name of the Buffer League.
Republican competitions before 1936
Championship of cities
The first nationwide football competitions in Ukraine were established in 1921 as inter-cities competition of the Ukrainian SSR. The city teams consisted of different players from various teams of a particular city. Until 1930 the competition took place in Kharkiv, in 1931 it was conducted in Kyiv, and in 1932 – in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia.In 1936 the competition was consolidated into the Soviet competitions with some of its teams qualified for the Soviet Top League. The championship itself became a republican level competition with its best team qualifying for the Soviet competitions.
Championship of the Proletarian Sports Society Dynamo
Parallel to the championship of cities there also existed separate tournament that was played among teams of Dynamo society located throughout the Ukrainian SSR. The first tournament was conducted as part of the All-Ukrainian Dynamo Festival which was organized on the orders of the top OGPU official in Ukraine Vsevolod Balitsky. The tournament was also known as the Dynamiada of Ukraine. There existed some degree of confusion due to great number of tournament at that time.Republican competitions after 1936
Football Championship among teams of sports societies (non-professional level)
The competitions were considered to be amateur. In Soviet Union officially all sports players were amateur athletes, however to differentiate level of teams, there were teams of sports societies and agencies and teams of masters.Nonetheless in 1936 and in 1938 there were played games of one more tournament called the Season's Cup of the Ukrainian SSR to which qualified the cup holder and the champion. Those tournament were discontinued and there only were two games.
‡ – winners of the Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
Football Championship among teams of masters (professional level)
While many Ukrainian teams competed in the Class B before 1960, it was not until then when they were organized into own republican competition which was officially considered as the one among teams of masters.For 1990 and 1991 the Soviet Second League was again restructured and degraded farther into the fourth division of the competition yielding to the newly formed Buffer League. Buffer League covered much bigger area for the competition, while the Second League was assigned specifically for most of the Soviet republics including Ukraine.
Soviet Class B (Ukraine)
Official name of the established competition was the Class B, UkrSSR. Originally reestablished soon after the World War II as the Second Group, the Class B football competitions succeeded it in 1950 as part of the Soviet second tier. As part of the Ukrainian championship, Class B existed in 1960-1970.Note: until 1963 Class B was the second division of the Soviet football competition, analog of the First League with several zones formed by territorial principle. Since then it was degraded into the third and later renamed as the Soviet Second League.
Ukrainian competitions consisted of two zones until 1970, when it was restructured into two hierarchical leagues. After 1971 teams of the lower league lost their professional status.
Soviet second-tiered competitions
Soviet third-tiered competitions
Soviet fourth-tiered competitions
List of all champions
Performance by club
The table does not include city teams that competed in the cities' championship.| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1973, 1985, 1987 |
| SKA Kyiv | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1949, 1951, 1980, 1983 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 4 | – | 1 | 1971, 1975, 1976, 1981 |
| Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1955, 1969, 1972 |
| SKA Odesa | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1957, 1963, 1977 |
| Spartak Uzhhorod | 3 | 1 | – | 1946, 1950, 1953 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 3 | – | – | 1952, 1960, 1970 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 3 | – | – | 1938, 1962, 1986 |
| Nyva Vinnytsia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1964, 1984 |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 2 | 3 | – | 1982, 1988 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2 | 1 | – | 1954, 1958 |
| Avanhard Zhovti Vody | 2 | – | 1 | 1959, 1966 |
| Lokomotyv Zaporizhzhia | 2 | – | – | 1939, 1940 |
| Sudnobudivelnyk Mykolaiv | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1974 |
| Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1967 |
| Kolos Nikopol | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1979 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1978 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1 | 2 | – | 1961 |
| SKA Lviv | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1965 |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1936 |
| Shakhtar Stakhanov | 1 | – | 1 | 1956 |
| Spartak Dnipropetrovsk | 1 | – | – | 1937 |
| Bilshovyk Mukacheve | 1 | – | – | 1947 |
| Torpedo Odesa | 1 | – | – | 1948 |
| Avanhard Ternopil | 1 | – | – | 1968 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 1 | – | – | 1989 |
| Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 1 | – | – | 1990 |
| Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 1 | – | – | 1991 |
Performance by city (Cities' championship)
The 1936 championship is not included.| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Winning years |
| Kharkiv | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934 |
| Kyiv | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1931 |
| Dnipropetrovsk | 1 | – | 1 | 1935 |
Pre-World War II teams of masters (professional clubs) in Ukraine
- 1936–1941 FC Dinamo Kyiv
- 1936–1937 FC Dinamo Dnepropetrovsk
- 1936–1940 FC Dynamo Kharkiv
- 1936–1939 FC Dinamo Odesa
- 1936–1941 FC Spartak Kharkiv
- 1936–1941 FC Ugolshchiki Gorlovka → FC Stakhanovets Stalino
- 1936–1940 FC Lokomotyv Kyiv
- 1936–1937 FC KhTZ Kharkiv → FC Traktor Kharkiv
- 1936 FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk
- 1936–1940 FC Serp i Molot Kharkiv
- 1936–1937 FC Stal Konstantinovka
- 1937 FC Lokomotiv Dnepropetrovsk
- 1937–1940 FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev
- 1937 FC Spartak Kyiv
- 1937–1939 FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk
- 1939–1940 FC Dzerzhynets Voroshylovgrad
- 1940–1941 FC Pishchevik Odesa
Post war teams of masters (professional clubs) in Ukraine before Ukrainian Class B
- 1945– FC Dynamo Kyiv
- 1945– FC Shakhter Stalino
- 1945–1955 FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv
- 1945–1950 FC Pishchevik Odesa
- 1946–1949, 1953– FC Stal Dnepropetrovsk → FC Metallurg Dnepropetrovsk
- 1946–1949, 1957– FC Sudostroitel Nikolayev → FC Avangard Nikolayev
- 1947–1949, 1952– ODO Kyiv
- 1947–1949 FC Spartak Lvov
- 1947–1949 FC Spartak Kherson
- 1947–1949, 1951, 1954– FC Spartak Uzhgorod
- 1947–1949 FC Metalist Kharkiv
- 1947–1949 FC Dinamo Voroshylovgrad
- 1947–1949 FC Bolshevik Zaporizhzhia → FC Lokomotiv Zaporizhzhia
- 1948–1949 FC Avangard Kramatorsk
- 1948–1949, 1957– FC Shakhter Kadeevka
- 1948–1949 FC Bolshevik Mukachevo
- 1949 FC Spartak Kyiv
- 1949 FC Torpedo Kharkiv
- 1949 FC Dinamo Chernovtsy
- 1949, 1957– FC Trudovye Rezervy Voroshylovgrad
- 1949, 1954– DO Lvov
- 1953–1954 FC Metallurg Odesa
- 1953– FC Metallurg Zaporizhzhia
- 1955– FC Pishchevik Odesa → FC Chernomorets Odesa
- 1956– FC Avangard Kharkiv
- 1956– FC Spartak Stanislav
- 1957– SC ChF Sevastopol
- 1957– FC Kolgospnik Poltava
- 1957– FC Khimik Dneprodzerzhynsk
- 1958– SKVO Odesa
- 1958– FC Avangard Simferopol → SC Tavriya Simferopol
- 1958– FC Lokomotiv Vinnitsa
- 1958– FC Kolgospnik Rovno
- 1958– FC Lokomotiv Stalino
- 1959– FC Kolgospnik Cherkassy
- 1959– FC Arsenal Kyiv
- 1959– FC Zirka Kirovograd
- 1959– FC Avangard Zhytomir
- 1959– Krivoi Rog team
- 1959– FC Avangard Ternopol
- 1959– FC Shakhter Gorlovka
Participated teams by regions
In bold are teams that played at least 10 seasons. The underlined are teams that at some point played in different region. In brackets is a number of seasons.| Region | Teams |
| Crimea | Avanhard Sevastopol, Metalurh Kerch, Trud Simferopol, Burevisnyk Simferopol, DOF Sevastopol, Avanhard Simferopol |
| Cherkasy Oblast | Torpedo Cherkasy, Burevisnyk Cherkasy, Kolhospnyk Cherkasy, Shakhtar Vatutine, Spartak Cherkasy, Avanhard Uman |
| Chernihiv Oblast | Chernihiv, Spartak Chernihiv, Dynamo Chernihiv, Vympel Chernihiv, Mashynobudivnyk Prylulki, Chervona Zirka Chernihiv, Torpedo Prylulki, Avanhard Prylulki, Avanhard Chernihiv, Nizhyn |
| Chernivtsi Oblast | Spartak Chernivtsi, Dynamo Chernivtsi, Lokomotyv Chernivtsi, Burevisnyk Chernivtsi, Avanhard Chernivtsi, Mashynobudivnyk Chernivtsi |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, Dniprodzerzhynsk, Kryvyi Rih, Rot Front Kryvyi Rih, Ordzhonikidze, Stakhanovets Ordzhonikidze, Stal/Metalurh Dniprodzerzhynsk, Spartak Dnipropetrovsk, Synelnykove, Lokomotyv Synelnykove, Stal/Metalurh Kryvyi Rih, Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk, Spartak Kryvyi Rih, Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk, Khimik Pavlohrad, Metalurh Novomoskovsk, Metalurh Nikopol, Torpedo Dnipropetrovsk, Mashynobudivnyk Dnipropetrovsk, Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk, r/u imeni Libknekhta Kryvyi Rih, r/u imeni Dzerzhynskoho Kryvyi Rih, Avanhard Ordzhonikidze, Avanhard Zhovti Vody, Shakhtar Terny, Avanhard Dniprodzerzhynsk, r/u imeni Kominterna Kryvyi Rih |
| Donetsk Oblast | Starobilsk, Krasnyi Luch, Kadiivka, Voroshylovsk, Voroshilovgrad, Avanhard Kramatorsk, Chystiakove, Artemivsk, Makiivka, Postysheve/Krasnoarmiisk, Horlivka, Kostiantynivka, z-d imeni Stalina Stalino, Rubizhne, Zenit Stalino, Avanhard Horlivka, Stal/Metalurh Makiivka, Sloviansk, Zhdanov/Mariupol, Druzhkivka, Stakhanovets Krasnoarmiisk, Stal/Metalurh Kostiantynivka, Avanhard Druzhkivka, Stal/Metalurh Zhdanov/Mariupol, Stakhanovets/Shakhtar Rutchenkove, Lokomotyv Yasynuvata, Shakhtar Chystiakove, Shakhtar Smolianka, Shakhtar Horlivka, Shakhtar Yenakieve, Stal/Metalurh Yenakieve, Stal/Metalurh Horlivka, Shakhtar Druzhkivka, Lokomotyv Debaltseve, Azovstal Mariupol, Lokomotyv Artemivsk, Metalurh Stalino, Khimik Horlivka, Budivelnyk Zhdanov, Metalurh Chasiv Yar, Shakhtar Stalino, Shakhtar Budyonivka, Shakhtar Makiivka, Dzerzhynets Dzerzhynsk, Avanhard Zhdanov, Avanhard Yenakieve, z-d imeni Ordzhonikidze Chasiv Yar, Avanhard Chasiv Yar, Khimik Makiivka |
| Drohobych Oblast | Spartak Drohobych, Bilshovyk Sambir, DO Stryi, Naftovyk Boryslav, Naftovyk Stryi, Dynamo Drohobych, Naftovyk Drohobych, Kolhospnyk Stryi |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Spartak Stanislav, Dynamo Stanislav, Medyk Stanislav, Stanislav, Khimik Kalush, Avanhard Kolomyia, Avanhard Stanislav, Kharchovyk Stanislav |
| Izmail Oblast | Spartak Izmail, DO Izmail, Vodnyk Izmail, Dynamo Izmail |
| Kharkiv Oblast | Kupiansk, Stalinets/KhEMZ Kharkiv, Lokomotyv Kharkiv, Lokomotyv Lozova, Zenit Kharkiv, Silmash Kharkiv, Zdorovia Kharkiv, Dzerzhynets Kharkiv, Traktor Kharkiv, Torpedo Kharkiv, Spartak Kharkiv, Lokomotyv Izyum, Kharchovyk Kupyansk, Dynamo Kharkiv, Chervonyi Prapor Kharkiv, Lokomotyv Kupyansk, Spartak Kupyansk, Dzerzhynskyi Raion Kharkiv, Kahanovych Raion Kharkiv, Iskra Kharkiv, Enerhia Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Donetsk Izyum, Avanhard Kharkiv |
| Kherson Oblast | Kherson, Znannia Kherson, Spartak Kherson, Dynamo Kherson, Avanhard Kherson, Torpedo Henichesk, Enerhia Nova Kakhovka, Enerhia Kakhovka |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Kamianets-Podilsk, Dynamo Kamianets-Podilskyi, Dynamo Khmelnytskyi/Proskuriv, Lokomotyv Shepetivka, Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi |
| Kyiv City | DO/UDKA, Vympel, Dynamo /Dynamo-2, Lokomotyv, Spartak, v/c 25750, Trudovi Rezervy, Mashynobudivnyk, Zenit, Chervonyi Prapor, Bilshovyk, Torpedo, Zhovtnevyi Raion, DRVZ |
| Kyiv Oblast | Zhytomyr, Berdychiv, Korosten, Novohrad-Volynskyi, Uman, Smila, Pershyi Cherkaskyi, Mashynobudivnyk Smila, DO Cherkasy, Mashynobudivnyk Fastiv, Trud Vasylkiv, v/c Bila Tserkva, Urozhai Boryspil, Spartak Bila Tserkva, Torpedo Fastiv |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | Silmash Kirovohrad, Dynamo Kirovohrad, Lokomotyv Znamianka, Shakhtar Oleksandria, Traktor Kirovohrad, Lokomotyv Haivoron, Urozhai Kirovohrad, Torpedo Kirovohrad, Avanhard Kirovohrad, KremHESbud, Chervona Zirka Kirovohrad |
| Lviv Oblast | Spartak Lviv, Dynamo Lviv, Bilshovyk Zolochiv, Bilshovyk Vynnyky, DO Lviv, Kharchovyk Vynnyky, Trud Lviv, Torpedo Lviv, Avanhard Lviv |
| Luhansk Oblast | Stakhanovets/Shakhtar Kadiivka/Serho, Dzerzhynets Voroshilovgrad, z-d imeni Lenina Lysychansk/Verkhniy, Stakhanovets Lysychasnk, Stal/Metalurh Voroshylovsk, Zenit Voroshilovgrad, Dynamo Voroshilovgrad, Khimik Rubizhne, Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch, Khimik Lysychansk/Verkhniy, Trudovi Rezervy Voroshilovgrad, Avanhard Luhansk/Voroshilovgrad, Shakhtar Brianka, Khimik Severodonetsk, Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, Shakhtar Krasnodon |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | Mykolaiv, Voznesensk, Sudnobudivnyk-2 Mykolaiv, Dynamo Mykolaiv, Budivelnyk Mykolaiv, Dynamo Voznesensk, Mashynobudivnyk Mykolaiv, DO Mykolaiv, Chervonyi Prapor Mykolaiv, Vodnyk Mykolaiv, Avanhard Mykolaiv, Pervomaisk, Torpedo Mykolaiv, Avanhard Voznesensk |
| Odesa Oblast | Kirovohrad/Kirovo, z-d KinAp Odesa, Kharchovyk Odesa, Dynamo Odesa, Vodnyk Odesa, Bilshovyk Odesa, Torpedo Odesa, Lokomotyv Kotovsk, Lokomotyv Rozdilna, Lokomotyv Odesa, Kolhospnyk Ulyanovka, Spartak Odesa, Metalurh Odesa, SKVO Odessa, Shakhtar Odesa, Avanhard Odesa, Chervonohvardiets Odesa, Vodnyk Izmail |
| Poltava Oblast | Poltava, Kremenchuk, Spartak Poltava, Dynamo Poltava, Dzerzhynets Kremenchuk, VVS Poltava, Lokomotyv Poltava, Kolhospnyk Karlivka, Kolhospnyk Poltava, Avanhard Kryukiv, Vahonobudivnyk Kremenchuk, Sputnyk Poltava, Kolhospnyk-2 Poltava |
| Rivne Oblast | Dynamo Rovne, Rovne, Lokomotyv Rovne, Bilshovyk Zdolbuniv, Urozhai Rovne, Kolhospnyk Rovne, Avanhard Zdolbuniv, Kolhospnyk Hoshcha, Spartak Dubno, Avanhard Rovne |
| Sumy Oblast | Sumy, Shostka, Konotop, Tsukrovyk Sumy, Dynamo Sumy, Mashynobudivnyk Sumy, Khimik Shostka, Lokomotyv Konotop, Spartak Sumy, Torpedo Sumy, Shakhtar Konotop, Avanhard Shostka, Avanhard Sumy |
| Ternopil Oblast | Lokomotyv Ternopil, Bilshovyk Kremenets, Dynamo Ternopil, Avanhard Ternopil, Chortkiv |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | Vinnytsia, Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Spartak Vinnytsia, Koziatyn, Temp Vinnytsia, Dynamo Vinnytsia, DO Vinnytsia, Lokomotyv Zhmerynka, Kolhospnyk Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Trud Vinnytsia, Burevisnyk Vinnytsia, Avanhard Mohyliv-Podilskyi, Avanhard Vinnytsia |
| Volyn Oblast | Dynamo Lutsk, DO Volodymyr-Volynskyi, GDO Lutsk, Shakhtar Novovolynsk, Volodymyr-Volynskyi |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | Spartak Uzhhorod, Bilshovyk Mukachevo, Dynamo Uzhhorod, Bilshovyk Solotvyno, Dynamo Mukachevo, Bilshovyk Berehovo, Kolhospnyk Berehovo, Iskra Mukachevo, Burevisnyk Mukachevo, Burevisnyk Vynohradiv, Avanhard Uzhhorod, Avanhard Vynohradiv, Avanhard Mukachevo |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | Zaporizhia, Melitopol, Berdiansk, Kryla Rad Zaporizhia, Lokomotyv Zaporizhia, Bilshovyk Zaporizhia, Torpedo Osypenko, Stal/Metalurh Zaporizhia, Sudnobudivnyk Velykyi Tokmak, Mashynobudivnyk Melitopol, Burevisnyk Zaporizhia, Trudovi Rezervy Melitopol, Traktor Osypenko, Enerhia Zaporizhia, Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia, Enerhia Osypenko, Khimik Zaporizhia, Kolhospnyk Melitopol, Avanhard Velykyi Tokmak, Budivelnyk Zaporizhzhia, Burevisnyk Melitopol, Avanhard Berdiansk |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | Voskhod Zhytomyr, Dynamo Zhytomyr, Spartak Zhytomyr, DO Zhytomyr, Mashynobudivnyk Berdychiv, v/c Berdychiv, Chervona Prapor Malyn, Chervona Zirka Malyn, Kolhospnyk Zhytomyr, Shakhtar Korostyshiv, Avanhard Zhytomyr, Avanhard Malyn |
| Region | Teams |
| Crimea | Chaika Sevastopol, Okean Kerch, Tavria Simferopol, SKCF Sevastopol* |
| Cherkasy Oblast | Dnipro* Cherkasy |
| Chernihiv Oblast | Desna Chernihiv, Chernihiv |
| Chernivtsi Oblast | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk*, Shakhtar Pavlohrad , Avanhard Zhovti Vody*, Trubnyk Nikopol*, Kolos Nikopol, Metalurh Dniprodzerzhynsk, Stal Dnipropetrovsk, Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk |
| Donetsk Oblast | Shakhtar Horlivka, Novator Mariupol, Lokomotyv Donetsk*, Avanhard Kramatorsk*, Shakhtar Makiivka, Shakhtar Torez*, Industria Yenakieve, Sitall Kostiantynivka, Shakhtar Yenakieve, Start Dzerzhynsk, Uholyok Krasnoarmiisk |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Kharkiv Oblast | Mayak Kharkiv, Torpedo Kharkiv, Metalist Kharkiv |
| Kherson Oblast | Krystal Kherson, Enerhia Nova Kakhovka*, Spartak Kherson |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Podillia Khmelnytskyi, Podillia Kamianets-Podilskyi*, Temp Shepetivka |
| Kyiv City | SKA Kiev, Arsenal Kyiv, Temp Kyiv, Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
| Kyiv Oblast | Dynamo Bila Tserkva |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | Zirka Kirovohrad, Shakhtar Oleksandria* |
| Lviv Oblast | SKA Lvov, Naftovyk Drohobych*, Shakhtar Chervonohrad*, Karpaty Kamianka-Buzka |
| Luhansk Oblast | Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov , Khimik Severodonetsk*, Komunarets Komunarsk*, Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch*, Trudovi Rezervy Voroshilovgrad, Avanhard Rovenky*, Shakhtar Sverdlovsk*, Zorya Luhansk, Avanhard Antratsyt*, Shakhtar Kirovsk*, Stal Alchevsk |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv, Budivelnyk Pervomaisk, Mayak Ochakiv |
| Odesa Oblast | SKA Odessa, Dunaets Izmail, Chornomorets Odesa, Avtomobilist Odesa |
| Poltava Oblast | Vorskla Poltava, Dnipro Kremenchuk, Kremin Kremenchuk |
| Rivne Oblast | Veres Rivno |
| Sumy Oblast | Frunzenets Sumy, Naftovyk Okhtyrka, Avtomobilist Sumy |
| Ternopil Oblast | Budivelnyk Ternopil, Nyva Ternopil |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | Nyva Vinnytsia |
| Volyn Oblast | Volyn Lutsk, Lutsk, Shakhtar Novovolynsk |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, Pryladyst Mukachevo |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia, Torpedo Berdiansk*, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, Spartak Melitopol, Kolos Yakymivka |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | Polissia Zhytomyr, Prohres Berdychiv |
Teams from other republics
Moldavian teams
- Avtomobilist Tiraspol
- Nistrul (Pischevik) Bendery
- FC Stroitel Beltsy
- Tiraspol
- Pischevik Tiraspol
- Spartak Kishenev
- Speranța Drochia
Belarusian teams
- FC Neman Grodno
- Spartak Brest
- FC Dvina Vitebsk
- Spartak Mogilev
- Gomselmash Gomel