2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

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Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship
Season2023–24
Dates
  • Group stage: 12 August 2023 – 26 May 2024
  • Winter break: 20 November 2023 – 15 March 2024
  • Play-offs: 8 – 28 June 2024
2024–25

The 2023–24 Ukrainian football championship among amateur teams was the 28th season since it replaced the football championship of physical culture teams. The league competition is organized by the Association of Amateur Football of Ukraine (AAFU).

On 5 September 2022, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition.[1] Since the Russo-Ukrainian War grew in its intensity in 2022, many clubs were not able to field their teams for the competition.

Teams

Returning/reformed clubs

Debut

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

Withdrawn teams

List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2023–24 season:

Merged/reorganized teams

  • FC Kulykiv fields as a joined team Kulykiv-Yunist from own club and FC Yunist Nyzhnia Bilka that has competed before (lately in the 2021–22 season).

Name change

  • On 10 November 2023 Feniks officially changed its name to Halychyna-Feniks.
  • On 24 January 2024 FA Prykarpattia officially changed its name to Rewera 1908-FAPF.
  • On 4 March 2024 FC Kulykiv officially changed its name to FC Kulykiv-Bilka.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League is located in Ukraine
Kylykiv
Kylykiv
Ahron
Ahron
Feniks
Feniks
Kolos
Kolos
Maramuresh
Maramuresh
Podoliany
Podoliany
Probiy
Probiy
FAPF
FAPF
Sokil
Sokil
Vikhivtsi
Vikhivtsi
Vivad
Vivad
Atlet
Atlet
Shturm
Shturm
Ahrotekh
Ahrotekh
Penuel
Penuel
Tytan
Tytan
Location of teams in the 2023-24 Ukrainian Amateur League

Stadiums

Group A
Team Pop. place Stadium Position in
2022–23
Kolos Polonne Kolos
Polon
Am1, 1st
Ahron Velyki Hayi (Village Stadium) Am1, 2nd
Kulykiv Kulykiv Arena Kulykiv Am1, 5th
Vilkhivtsi Vilkhivtsi Vikhivtsi Arena-Park Reg
Maramuresh Nyzhnia Apsha Viktoriya Reg
Probiy Horodenka Kolos Reg
FAPF Ivano-Frankivsk Akademii NFC Urahan Reg
Vivad Romaniv Tsentralnyi Reg
Sokil Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka Shkilnyi Reg
Feniks Pidmonastyr Arena Feniks Reg
Podoliany Ternopil Futbolne pole No.1
imeni Shukhevycha
Reg
Group B
Team Pop. place Stadium Position in
2022–23
Naftovyk Okhtyrka Naftovyk Am2, 2nd
Shturm Ivankiv Metalurh, Kalynivka
Dynamo Training Center, Koncha-Zaspa
Am2, 3rd
Olimpiya Savyntsi Start, Myrhorod Am2, 4th
Atlet Kyiv Atlet Am2, 6th
Zirka Kropyvnytskyi Zirka imeni Berezkina Am3, 8th
Tytan Odesa Ivan Reg
Ahrotekh Tyshkivka Lyceum Stadium Reg
Avanhard Lozova DYuSSh Stadium, Yuryivka Reg
Penuel Kryvyi Rih Svitlo Reg

Notes:

  • Reg —
    Regions of Ukraine
    )
  • Am[#] — AAFU championship where sign (#) indicates Group number

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kulykiv-Bilka (Q) 16 15 1 0 41 8 +33 46 Qualification to final stage
2 Podoliany Ternopil 16 9 3 4 39 21 +18 30
3 Ahron Velyki Hayi 16 8 5 3 25 17 +8 29
4 Vivad Romaniv 17 7 4 6 22 18 +4 25
5 Kolos Polonne 16 7 2 7 23 24 −1 23
6 Probiy Horodenka 17 4 8 5 22 21 +1 20[a]
7 Maramuresh Nyzhnia Apsha 16 5 5 6 16 15 +1 20[a]
8 Vilkhivtsi 16 6 2 8 26 27 −1 20[a]
9 Feniks Pidmonastyr 17 5 1 11 22 35 −13 16
10 Sokil Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka 16 4 3 9 15 36 −21 15
11 FAPF Ivano-Frankivsk 17 2 2 13 21 50 −29 8
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head wins; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Wins; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Draw of lots.[2]
(Q) Qualification to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Probiy 7, Maramuresh 4, Vilkhivtsi 0
Notes

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Olimpiya Savyntsi 12 8 1 3 23 11 +12 25 Qualification to final stage
2 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 13 7 4 2 16 8 +8 25
3 Ahrotekh Tyshkivka 13 7 3 3 33 15 +18 24[a]
4 Tytan Odesa[b] 11 8 0 3 23 16 +7 24[a]
5 Shturm Ivankiv 12 5 3 4 21 13 +8 18
6 Atlet Kyiv 12 4 3 5 19 16 +3 15
7 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 12 4 1 7 17 28 −11 13
8 Avanhard Lozova 11 1 3 7 14 25 −11 6
9 Penuel Kryvyi Rih 12 1 0 11 2 36 −34 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head wins; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Wins; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Draw of lots.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points (H2H GD): Ahrotekh 3 (+1), Tytan 3 (-1)
  2. ^ On April 3, 2024, Tytan Odesa was fined 5,000 hryvnia for failing to appear for the match against Naftovyk Okhtyrka on March 30, which has been postponed on their request earlier and originally scheduled to take place on October 22, 2023.[3]
Notes

Final stage

To the stage qualify eight teams, selection of which is determined exclusively by the AAFU Commission in conducting competitions.[2]

Teams qualified

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

  • Group 1: Kulykiv-Bilka (2)
  • Group 2:

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Promotions to the Second League

The amateur teams are allowed to participate in the Ukrainian championship among teams of the 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League under such conditions:[4]

  • Team participated in the Ukrainian championship among amateur teams throughout the 2023–24 season and was a participant of the championship play-off stage.
  • The club received a license in accordance to the Regulation on licensing of football clubs of the Ukrainian Second League.
  • The club and its results of participation in the AAFU competitions meet the requirements that are defined in regulations of the All-Ukrainian competitions in football among clubs' teams of the 2023–24 Professional Football League of Ukraine.

According to the PFL information partner "Sport Arena", on 9 November 2023 at least seven clubs were interested to join professional competitions next season: Kulykiv-Yunist (Nyzhnia Bilka), Feniks (Pidmonastyr), Penuel (Kryvyi Rih), Probiy (Horodenka), Podoliany (Ternopil), Tytan (Odesa), FAPF (Ivano-Frankivsk).[5] Later in spring of next year there were interested the following clubs: Kulykiv-Yunist (Nyzhnia Bilka), Feniks (Pidmonastyr), Probiy (Horodenka), Podoliany (Ternopil), Maramuresh (Nyzhnia Apsha), FAPF (Ivano-Frankivsk), Vilkhivtsi.[6]

See also

References

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