The 2023 PFL Winter Cup was one of friendly competitions which was introduced by the Ukrainian PFL in the 2022–23 season's "winter break intermission". The competition was organized by the Professional Football League of Ukraine. It was won by FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv.[1]

2023 PFL Winter Cup
Season2022–23
Dates4 February 2023 – 18 March 2023
Cup holderLivyi Bereh Kyiv
Top goalscorerArtem Hryshchenko (Druzhba Myrivka)
4 goals

The competition started on 4 February 2023 and continued until 18 March 2023. On 19 December 2022 there took place a conference of the League's clubs and teams that confirmed their participation in the competition.[2] Initially participation was confirmed by 8 teams from the PFL and 4 – amateurs. At the end only seven teams confirmed their participation 5 from PFL and 2 from amateurs.[3] In interview to journalists the PFL president Oleksandr Kadenko explained that it was planned to organize tournament with group stage and playoffs and there were some 12-15 clubs interested to take part in the tournament.[4] He also expressed his expectation that in future those plans will be realized.

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The following displays the location of teams.

 
 
Livyi Bereh
 
Nyva B
 
Chaika
 
Okko
 
Nyva V
 
Kremin
 
Druzhba
Location of teams in the 2022-23 Ukrainian Amateur League

Stadiums edit

Team Pop. place Stadium
Livyi Bereh Kyiv Livyi Bereh
Nyva Buzova Buzova Arena
Nyva Vinnytsia Tsentralnyi Stadion
Stadion VHPK
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka SKK Sofiyivskyi, Sofiyivska Borshchahivka
Druzhba Myrivka NTK Kolos, Sofiyivska Borshchahivka
Livyi Bereh
Okko Kharkiv NTK Kolos, Sofiyivska Borshchahivka
Kremin Kremenchuk Kremin Arena im. Babayeva

Final table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 6 6 0 0 12 0 +12 18
2 Nyva Buzova 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13
3 Druzhba Myrivka 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9
4 Nyva Vinnytsia 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7
5 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 6 2 0 4 11 8 +3 6
6 Kremin Kremenchuk 6 2 0 4 8 16 −8 6
7 Okko Kharkiv 6 1 0 5 2 15 −13 3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2023. Source: pfl.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.[5]
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