Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University was among the most successful higher education institutions of Ukraine following the results of the first season of the “Side by Side All-Ukrainian Student League” of the 2025–2026 academic year.
The main achievement of the university was the victory of the women’s basketball team, which won the gold medals of the all-Ukrainian final. In the decisive match, the basketball players of the Carpathian University confidently defeated the team of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine with a score of 92:45 and became the first champions of the “Side by Side” basketball student league.
Thanks to this victory, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University joined the group of higher education institutions that shared the second position in the overall medal standings of the first season of the student leagues. The medal standings were formed according to the Olympic principle, according to which the number of gold medals is of primary importance.
The first place in the overall standings was taken by the Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture, whose teams won two gold medals. The second position, having one championship title each, was shared by the Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University, the National University of Life Resources and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, the Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, Sumy State University and the Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University.
In total, the first season of the “Side by Side All-Ukrainian Student League” brought together almost 7,000 students from 156 higher education institutions of Ukraine and about 600 teams. The competitions were held in four sports – basketball, volleyball, futsal and cheerleading. In basketball, volleyball and futsal, men’s and women’s teams competed separately, in cheerleading – mixed.
The results of the Carpathian University were also significant at the regional level. According to the results of the student teams’ performances during the 2025–2026 academic year, the university took first place among higher education institutions of the Ivano-Frankivsk region in the regional rating “Side by Side All-Ukrainian Student Leagues”.
The success of our students is the result of sportsmanship, systematic training, teamwork and support for university sports. We congratulate the athletes, coaches, teachers and everyone who contributed to this result!
We wish our teams new victories and a worthy representation of Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University in the new season of All-Ukrainian Student Leagues!
