The Ministry of Youth and Sports has published a ranking of the best physical culture and sports facilities in Ukraine based on the results of 2025.
“The assessment was based on the results of athletes’ participation in official international and all-Ukrainian sports competitions in 2025. The ranking includes 111 specialized Olympic reserve youth sports schools, 112 youth sports schools (among the five best in each region and the city of Kyiv), 33 schools of higher sportsmanship, 17 specialized sports education institutions, and 15 Olympic training centers,” the ministry said in a statement.
In particular, among the best specialized children’s and youth sports schools of the Olympic reserve are: Deryugin Children’s and Youth Sports School (Kyiv City Council), Sumy Regional Children’s and Youth Sports School “Dynamo” (Sumy Regional Council), and Vinnytsia Regional Children’s and Youth Sports School for Field Hockey “Olimpiya” (Vinnytsia Regional Council).
The best children’s and youth sports schools: Aqualider Children’s and Youth Sports School (Kyiv City State Administration), Brovary Children’s and Youth Sports School for Wushu and Martial Arts (Brovary City Council, Kyiv Region), and Karlivka Children’s and Youth Sports School (Poltava Region).
Best schools of higher sportsmanship: Kyiv School of Higher Sportsmanlike Conduct, Lviv Regional Council School of Higher Sportsmanlike Conduct, and Kyiv City School of Higher Sportsmanlike Conduct.
Best sports colleges: Lviv Sports College (Lviv Regional Council), Ivan Piddubny Olympic College (National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine), and Kharkiv Sports College (Kharkiv Regional Council).
The best sports lyceums: Kyiv Regional Lyceum of Physical Culture and Sports (Kyiv Regional Council), Kyiv Sports Lyceum, and Ivano-Frankivsk Sports Lyceum (Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council).
The best Olympic training centers: State Center for Olympic Training in Winter Sports (Ivano-Frankivsk region), Olympic Training Center (Kyiv Regional Council), and State Center for Olympic Training in Synchronized Swimming and Diving (Kyiv).
It is noted that in the overall ranking among regions, the Department of Youth and Sports of the Kyiv City State Administration took first place, Kharkiv region took second place, and Lviv region took third place.
Detailed results of the ranking can be found at: https://mms.gov.ua/npas/pro-zatverdzhennia-reitynhu-z-olimpiiskykh-ta-neolimpiiskykh-vydiv-sportu-v-ukraini-za-2025-rik
As reported, in 2024, the ranking of the best physical education and sports institutions included: Regional Specialized Children’s and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve-2 (Kirovohrad Regional State Administration), Brovary Children’s and Youth Sports School of Wushu and Martial Arts (Brovary City Council, Kyiv Region), Kyiv School of Higher Sports Mastery, Lviv Professional College of Sports (Lviv Regional Council), Kyiv Regional Lyceum of Physical Culture and Sports (Kyiv Regional Council).
