West Ukrainian football derby was an unofficial competition as part of the Ukrainian Premier League

Ukrainian Premier League

The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

 that consisted of series of rivalries in the region of the western Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

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History

This derby started with the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League

Ukrainian Premier League

The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

 in 1992. Most of the time the clubs that performed the best in the derby were far from being a successful season overall in the League

Ukrainian Premier League

The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

. Karpaty

FC Karpaty Lviv

FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...

, being the best club in the region, often had a difficult time to prove themselves as such with their regional neighbors. The derby dicontinued by 2001 and was degraded to the simple West Ukraine rivalry as the amount of participants from that region has decreased. Those teams were replaced with teams from more populuos eastern part of the country. Some of the former participants now compete in the Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League

The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...

 and some were simply disbanded due financial difficulties.

Participants

• FC Karpaty Lviv
  FC Karpaty Lviv
  FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :...
  
  
• FC Nyva Ternopil
  FC Nyva Ternopil
  FC Nyva Ternopil is a professional Ukrainian football club, playing in the city of Ternopil, the capital of Ternopil Oblast. From 1992–01, Nyva Ternopil played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 Ukrainian teams from the West...
  
  
• FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
  FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
  FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk was a Ukrainian football team based in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, the unofficial capital of the Prykarpattia region. The club was founded in 1940 and was to play in the Druha Liha under the guidance of Mykola Prystay. The club has previously gone...
  
  
• FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi
  FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi
  FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernivtsi. For the 2010–11 season, the club is taking part in the Persha Liha. From 1992–94, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in...
  
  
• FC Volyn Lutsk
  FC Volyn Lutsk
  FC Volyn Lutsk is a professional Ukrainian football team in the Ukrainian Premier League.-History:The Lutsk club was formed in 1960 initially as Avanhard, after the Soviet sports society, but before the start of competitions the name was changed to Volyn. Right from its establishment the club...
  
  
• FC Veres Rivne
  FC Veres Rivne
  FC Veres Rivne is a Ukrainian football club based in Rivne. The team ran into financial difficulties after the winter break of the 2010–11 season and was removed from the PFL . From 1992–1995, Veres Rivne took part in the Ukrainian Premier League, and achieved their best result of 12th place in...
  
  

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FC Nyva Vinnytsia

FC Nyva Vinnytsia

PFC Nyva Vinnytsia is a professional Ukrainian football club based in the city of Vinnytsia. It currently participates in the Ukrainian First League...

 and FC Temp Shepetivka

FC Temp Shepetivka

FC Temp Shepetivka is a former Ukrainian football team. The team was situated in Shepetivka, Ukraine. Temp Shepetivka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for winning the Ukrainian Amateur Cup in 1991.Temp Shepetivka took last...

 have considered to be as teams from western part of country, yet, they are beyond the Zbruch river and thus really are outside the region. FC Lviv

FC Lviv

FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :...

 and FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod came later.

1992

Group A









Group B

1992-93

1993-94

1994-95