2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

The 2020–21 Ukrainian championship in football season was the 25th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.

Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship
Season2020–21
Dates5 September 2020 – 30 May 2021
Final stage winnerLNZ Cherkasy (1st title)
Viktoriya Mykolaivka (losing finalist)
Promoted12 – Karpaty, MFA, Viktoriya, LNZ, Livyi Bereh, AFSC, Liubomyr, Vovchansk, Sumy, Skoruk, Poltava, Trostianets[1]
All statistics correct as of 30 June 2021.

On 11 August 2020, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition.[2] The championship is expected to start on 29 August 2020.

On 5 September 2020 30 teams started the 25th Ukrainian championship in football among amateurs. The last season champion Viktoriya Mykolaivka are defending their title since declining their opportunity for promotion to professional competitions. The composition of the competition changed notable from the last season with 7 clubs being promoted, while other 9 clubs refused to continue their participation for this season. With competitions already ongoing on September 30 (Dnipro-1-Borysfen) and October 22 (Karpaty Lviv) two more teams also joined the competitions bringing the total number of participating clubs to 32.

Teams

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Relegated professional clubs

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  • None

Returning/reformed clubs

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Debut

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List of teams that are debuting this season in the league.

MFA Mukachevo, Yunist Verkhnia Bilka, Dovbush Chernivtsi, Liubomyr Stavyshche, Yednist Kyiv, FC Olimpiya Savyntsi, FC Sumy, SC Poltava, FC Kudrivka, imeni Lva Yashina Kyiv, Varatyk Kolomyia, AFSC Kyiv, Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih (former Hirnyk-2), Metalurh-2 Zaporizhia, Karpaty Lviv (late start)[4]

Withdrawn teams

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List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2020–21 season:

Clubs that did not play last season in the league, but showed interest at first yet withdrew before the start of the season:

  • FC OKKO Kharkiv

Merged teams / Name change

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  • Tavriya Novotroitske distanced itself from the Russian-occupied Crimea moving closer to Kakhovka (village Marianivka), later, before start of the competitions, merged with SC Tavriya Simferopol
  • Livyi Bereh Kyiv, before 20 November 2020 was represented by imeni Lva Yashyna Kyiv which record was grandfathered. According to the AAFU information partner, the club is one and the same and was renamed.[5] At the Football Federation of Kyiv, there are two separate clubs of the city federation.[6] On 3 December 2020, the club officially announced about its first official training and preparation for the spring half.[7]
  • On 23 March 2021 Dnipro-1-Borysfen was renamed into Borysfen Dnipro

Location map

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The following displays the location of teams.

 
 
 
Yunist
 
Karpaty
 
Ahron
 
Nyva
 
Varatyk
 
Dovbush
 
Votrans
 
Liubomyr
 
Kyiv
 
Kyiv teams :
Atlet
Yednist
AFSC
Livyi Bereh
 
Bila Tserkva
 
 
Kudrivka
 
Pervomaisk
 
Zaporizhzhia
 
Zaporizhzhia teams :
Motor
Metalurh-2
 
Dnipro teams :
Lehioner
Borysfen
 
Dnipro
 
Vovchansk
 
Skoruk
 
Poltava
 
Sumy
 
Trostianets
Location of prospective teams[2] in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Amateur League

Stadiums

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Group A
Team Stadium Position in
2019–20
ODEK ODEK Stadium Am1, 1st
Ahron Tsentralny Stadium Am1, 3rd
Votrans Votrans Arena (Pidhaitsi) Am1, 7th
Nyva Kolos Stadium Am1, 8th
Dovbush Olimpiya Stadium Reg
Munkach Avanhard Stadium
MFA training field
Reg
Yunist Yunist Stadium Reg
Varatyk Voskresyntsi Stadium
Olimpia Stadium (Chernivtsi)
Reg
Karpaty L. Shkoliar Stadium New
Group B
Team Stadium Position in
2019–20
Viktoriya Viktoriya Stadium
Alians Arena (Bairak)
Am2, 1st
LNZ LNZ-Arena Am2, 2nd
Atlet DYuSSh Atlet Stadium Am2, 7th
Pervomaisk Tsentralnyi Stadium Am2, 10th
Bila Tserkva Zmina Stadium Am2, 8th
Liubomyr Kolos Stadium
Dinaz Stadium (Liutizh)
Reg
Olimpiya Start Stadium (Myrhorod)
Lokomotyv Stadium (Poltava)
Poltava training field (Kopyly)
Reg
Yednist Perspektyva Stadium Reg
Kyiv Miskyi Stadium (Vyshneve) Reg
im.L.Yashina
Livyi Bereh
Rusanivets Stadium
Livyi Bereh (Hnidyn)
Reg
Kudrivka Kudrivka Arena
Yunist Stadium (Chernihiv)
Reg
Group C
Team Stadium Position in
2019–20
Vovchansk Aggregate Factory Stadium
Avanhard Stadium (Zmiiv)
Am3, 2nd
Motor Motor Sich Stadium
Lokomotyv Stadium (Polohy)
Metalurh training field
Am3, 3rd
Trostianets Kuts Stadium Am2, 4th
Kakhovka Olimpiyskyi Stadium Am3, 5th
Zirka Zirka Stadium Am3, 6th
Lehioner Molodizhnyi Park
Olimpiyski rezervy
Am3, 8th
Borysfen Olimpiysky Rezervy
Novokodatskyi Molodizhnyi Park
Am3, 9th
Skoruk Pokrovskyi Stadium Reg
Poltava Lokomotyv Stadium
FC Poltava training base (Kopyly)
Reg
Sumy Yuvileiny Stadium
Avanhard Stadium
Reg
Metalurh-2 Metalurh Training base Reg
Kryvbas-2 Budivelnyk Stadium
Hirnyk Stadium
Reg

Notes:

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Yunist Verkhnya Bilka (A) 16 11 2 3 32 12 +20 35 Qualification to second stage
2 ODEK Orzhiv (A) 16 8 5 3 32 14 +18 29
3 Votrans Lutsk (X) 16 6 9 1 26 11 +15 27 Withdrawn
4 Karpaty Lviv 16 7 4 5 23 16 +7 25 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
5 Nyva Terebovlya 16 7 3 6 21 15 +6 24
6 Dovbush Chernivtsi 16 6 5 5 17 22 −5 23
7 Ahron Velyki Hayi 16 5 3 8 15 22 −7 18
8 MFA Mukachevo 16 4 4 8 15 20 −5 16 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
9 Varatyk Kolomyia (X) 16 0 1 15 8 57 −49 1 Withdrawn
Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots.[8]
(A) Advance to a further round; (X) Withdrew
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Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Viktoriya Mykolaivka (A) 20 18 1 1 61 21 +40 55 Qualification to second stage
Admission to Ukrainian Second League
2 LNZ-Lebedyn (A) 20 14 3 3 56 11 +45 45
3 Olimpiya Savyntsi (A) 20 14 1 5 48 15 +33 43 Qualification to second stage
4 FC Kudrivka 20 13 3 4 37 16 +21 42
5 Atlet Kyiv 20 7 7 6 33 34 −1 28
6 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 20 8 1 11 30 52 −22 25 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
7 Yednist Kyiv 20 6 1 13 21 44 −23 19
8 MFC Pervomaisk (X) 20 6 1 13 27 51 −24 19 Withdrawn
9 AFSC Kyiv 20 4 3 13 28 52 −24 15 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
10 Lyubomyr Stavyshche 20 3 4 13 21 24 −3 13
11 FC Bila Tserkva 20 3 3 14 12 54 −42 12
Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots.[8]
(A) Advance to a further round; (X) Withdrew
Notes
  • First half of the season FC imeni Lva Yashina record was +1=0-9 10-45 and was replaced by FC Livyi Bereh.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Motor Zaporizhzhia (A) 22 17 3 2 59 8 +51 54 Qualification to second stage
2 FC Vovchansk (A) 22 16 4 2 44 10 +34 52 Qualification to second stage
Admission to Ukrainian Second League
3 FC Sumy (A) 22 17 0 5 49 20 +29 51
4 Skoruk Tomakivka 22 16 2 4 59 18 +41 50 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
5 SC Poltava 22 14 4 4 51 20 +31 46
6 FC Trostianets 22 8 6 8 43 25 +18 30[a]
7 SC Kakhovka 22 9 3 10 35 26 +9 30[a]
8 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 22 8 2 12 37 48 −11 26
9 Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih (X) 22 6 2 14 23 57 −34 20 Withdrawn
10 Borysfen Dnirpo (X) 22 5 0 17 23 53 −30 15
11 Lehioner Dnipro 22 2 2 18 12 73 −61 8
12 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 22 0 0 22 9 86 −77 0
Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots.[8]
(A) Advance to a further round; (X) Withdrew
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Trostianets 4, Kakhovka 1
Notes
  • The AAFU awarded a technical win for Skoruk 3:0 and loss for Kryvbas-2 for the missed Round 5 game.

Final stage

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To the stage qualify eight teams, selection of which is determined exclusively by the AAFU Commission in conducting competitions.[8] Both stages quarterfinals and semifinals consist of two legs (home and away).[8] The final game is scheduled to take place at neutral field.[8]

Teams qualified

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In parentheses are indicated number of times the club qualified for this phase.

  • Group 1: Yunist Verkhnia Bilka, ODEK Orzhiv (4)
  • Group 2: Viktoriya Mykolaivka (4), LNZ-Lebedyn (3), Olimpiya Savyntsi
  • Group 3: Motor Zaporizhia (3), FC Vovchansk(2), FC Sumy

Quarterfinals

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Games are scheduled for 6 and 13 June 2021.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
LNZ-Lebedyn 3 – 1 Yunist Nyzhnia Bilka 2–0 1–1
Vovchansk 1 – 0 ODEK Orzhiv 1–0 0–0
Sumy 2 – 2 (a) Viktoriya Mykolaivka 2–1 0–1
Olimpiya Savyntsi 0 – 2 Motor Zaporizhzhia 0–0 0–2
5 June 2021 LNZ-Lebedyn 2–0 Yunist Nyzhnia Bilka Lebedyn, Cherkasy Oblast
Koshelyuk   26'
Norenkov   48'
Report Stadium: LNZ Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Serhiy Dubykivskyi (Kyiv Oblast)
5 June 2021 FC Vovchansk 1–0 ODEK Orzhiv Kharkiv
Halushka   2' Report Stadium: Nova Bavaria
Attendance: 200
Referee: Oleksandr Sadovyi (Kremenchuk)
5 June 2021 Olimpiya Savyntsi 0–0 Motor Zaporizhzhia Poltava
Report Stadium: Lokomotyv
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yevhen Makarenko (Cherkasy)
6 June 2021 FC Sumy 2–1 Viktoriya Mykolaivka Sumy
Zribniak   64'
Horbunov   83'
Report Kasyanov   41' Stadium: Avanhard
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oleksandr Khamkhodera (Kharkiv)
12 June 2021 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 1–0 FC Sumy Mykolaivka, Sumy Oblast
Arzhanov   48'
Akimov   24'
Report Stadium: Viktoriya
Attendance: 460
Referee: Roman Halitsyn (Kyiv)
13 June 2021 Yunist Nyzhnia Bilka 1–1 LNZ-Lebedyn Nyzhnia Bilka, Lviv Oblast
Panasiuk   20' Report Storchous   43' Stadium: Yunist
Attendance: 400
Referee: Serhiy Podryhulia (Lutsk)
13 June 2021 ODEK Orzhiv 0–0 FC Vovchansk Orzhiv, Rivne Oblast
Report Stadium: ODEK
Attendance: 200
Referee: Taras Panasiuk (Berdychiv)
13 June 2021 FC Motor Zaporizhzhia 2–0 Olimpiya Savyntsi Zaporizhzhia
Plakhtyr   27'
Lomaka   51'
Report Stadium: SC Motor Sich
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rostyslav Dubyna (Dnipro)

Semifinals

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The draw for the semifinal round took place on 14 June 2021. Games are scheduled for 19 and 26 June 2021.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Vovchansk 1 – 1 (a) Viktoriya Mykolaivka 1–1 0–0
Motor Zaporizhzhia 3 – 4 LNZ-Lebedyn 3–3 0–1
19 June 2021 FC Vovchansk 1–1 Viktoriya Mykolaivka Kharkiv
18:00 Borzenko   18' Report Arzhanov   10' Stadium: Nova Bavaria
Attendance: 300
Referee: Serhiy Zadyran (Kyiv Oblast)
19 June 2021 Motor Zaporizhzhia 3–3 LNZ-Lebedyn Zaporizhzhia
17:00 LST Meli   59', 68'
Bandurin   86'
Report Dolynskyi   19'
Zamurenko   35'
Poltavtsev   41' (o.g.)
Stadium: SC Motor Sich
Attendance: 300
Referee: Yevhen Petrenko (Odesa)
26 June 2021 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 0–0 FC Vovchansk Mykolaivka, Sumy Oblast
17:00 Report Attendance: 247
Referee: Oleksandr Tytov (Donetsk)
26 June 2021 LNZ-Lebedyn 1–0 Motor Zaporizhzhia Lebedyn, Cherkasy Oblast
17:00 Dolynskyi   45+2' Report Stadium: LNZ Arena
Attendance: 600
Referee: Denys Reznikov (Kamianske)

Final

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The final game is scheduled for 30 June 2021.[9]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
LNZ-Lebedyn 2 – 0 Viktoriya Mykolaivka
30 June 2021 LNZ-Lebedyn 2–0 Viktoriya Mykolaivka Kyiv
17:00 Cherednichenko   4' (o.g.)
Zamurenko   90+4'
Report Arzhanov   88' Stadium: NTK im. Bannikova
Referee: Oleksandr Shandor

Promotions to the Second League

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Six teams from AAFU are expected to be promoted to the 2021–22 season in Professional Football League (Article 18 of regulations).[10] In early December 2020 it became known that at least 10 teams expressed their intention to receive club's license of the Professional Football League for the next season: MFA Mukachevo, Karpaty Lviv, Nyva Terebovlia, Atlet Kyiv, AFSC Kyiv, Viktoria Mykolaivka, Liubomyr Stavyshche, SC Poltava, FC Sumy, FC Trostianets.[11]

On 7 June 2021 it was announced that 10-11 clubs plan to join the Second League as well as three new second teams.[12] Among them are Karpaty Lviv (Tlumak's), MFA Mukachevo, LNZ-Lebedyn, Livyi Bereh Kyiv, Lyubomyr Stavyshche, AFSC Kyiv, FC Sumy, Skoruk Tomakivka, SC Poltava, Viktoriya Mykolaivka, FC Trostianets, Rukh-2 Lviv, Lviv-2, Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "2 групи по 16 команд: став відомий склад чемпіонату Другої ліги на сезон-2021/22" (in Ukrainian). Footboom. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Presenting preliminary list of participants of the 2020–21 Ukrainian championship (Представляємо попередній перелік учасників чемпіонату України 2020/2021). AAFU. 11 August 2020
  3. ^ Replenishment among the Ukrainian championship participants (Поповнення серед учасників чемпіонату України). AAFU. 30 September 2020
  4. ^ Artur Malkin. Karpaty Lviv were included to the number of participants in the Ukrainian championship among amateurs ("Карпати" (Львів) включено до числа учасників чемпіонату України серед аматорів ). Footboom. 22 October 2020
  5. ^ Artur Valerko. The AAFU: the "grand teams" are victorious at the beginning of the second half (ААФУ: гранди перемагають на старті другого кола). Sport Arena. 24 November 2020
  6. ^ FFK members. Football Federation of Kyiv.
  7. ^ The historic event! The first training session of our adult team (Історична подія! Перше тренування нашої дорослої команди). FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv. 3 December 2020
  8. ^ a b c d e f The 2020–21 season's regulations. Article 8, paragraphs 2 through 5 of the season's regulations. AAFU.
  9. ^ a b c The Association of Amateur Football of Ukraine is greeting all participants of the Ukrainian championship playoffs with qualification to the final stage of competitions! (Асоціація аматорського футболу України вітає усіх учасників плей-оф чемпіонату України з виходом до фінальної стадії змагань!). AAFU. 30 May 2021
  10. ^ РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команда клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21. Professional Football League. 28 August 2020. (Retrieved on 7 September 2020)
  11. ^ The new Karpaty, Sumy, Poltava and seven more clubs consider their opportunity to apply for the Second League (Новые Карпаты, Сумы, Полтава и еще семь клубов рассматривают возможность заявиться во Вторую лигу). Sport Arena. 4 December 2020
  12. ^ Karpaty Lviv, FC Sumy and SC Poltava plan to join the Second League (Львівські Карпати, ФК Суми та СК Полтава планують заявитися до Другої ліги). Sport Arena. 7 June 2021
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