The Ukrainian Futsal Association has confirmed the 2026/27 format: 10 teams, kickoff on 29 August, with Athletic among the participants.
On 29 July, at a meeting of the Ukrainian Futsal Association with club representatives, the format of the betking Extra Liga for the 2026/27 season was officially set.
Under the approved regulations, ten teams will contest the regular season over two rounds — 18 rounds in total. The season is scheduled to start on 29 August. The eight best teams from the regular stage will continue the fight for the title in the playoffs, whose series will be played to three wins.
The participants in the 2026/27 betking Extra Liga will be HIT (Kyiv), Athletic Futsal (Dnipro), Sukha Balka (Zhovti Vody), Sokil (Khmelnytskyi), SkyUp Futsal (Kyiv), Uragan (Ivano-Frankivsk), Avalon (Brovary), Fantom (Kyiv), Agromat (Kyiv) and Alliance (Lviv).
For Athletic, the new championship will be a continuation of the most successful stretch in the club's history. Last season the Dnipro side won Extra Liga silver, losing the final to HIT Kyiv, and earned a historic ticket to the UEFA Champions League. As a result, in 2026/27 the team will compete on two fronts at once — domestic and European.
Ahead lie new opponents and the fight for the highest goals. Athletic Futsal continues its preparation for the start of the championship, which for the club will open with a home fixture in the first round.