[1] Due to the 2022 wide scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the competition was interrupted halfway and later abandoned as hostilities continued.
For the top tier (Vyshcha Liha) the twelve teams play a single round robin and then split into two groups with the first six competing in a double round robin for championship and the other six for relegation.
[3] The second tier (Persha Liha) is split in two groups of 10 teams and begin on 15 August 2021.
[4] Both groups play in simple double round robin with the top teams from both groups contest the championship title, while their runners-up will play-off for the 3rd place which then contest promotion play-off.
[3] The UAF has warned of sanctions for the teams that registered to play in the cup competition, but decided not to show up.