2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
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).
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 12 August 2023 – 2024 (Group stage) 2024 (Play-offs) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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
- Avanhard Lozova – (last played during 1994–95 season)
- Probiy Horodenka – (last played during 1994–95 season)
- Feniks Pidmonastyr – (returning after a season)
Debut
List of teams that are debuting this season in the league:
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Withdrawn teams
List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2023–24 season:
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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).
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.
Stadiums
- Group A
Team | Pop. place | Stadium | Position in 2022–23 |
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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 |
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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 — regional championship (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 |
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1 | Kulykiv-Yunist | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 24 | Qualification to final stage |
2 | Podoliany Ternopil | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Kolos Polonne | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Feniks Pidmonastyr | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Probiy Horodenka | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Maramuresh Nyzhnia Apsha | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | |
7 | Ahron Velyki Hayi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 | |
8 | Vivad Romaniv | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | |
9 | Vilkhivtsi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 10 | |
10 | Sokil Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 4 | |
11 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 1 |
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:
- Head-to-head points: Podoliany 6, Kolos 4, Feniks 3, Probiy 1
- Notes
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Tytan Odesa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | Qualification to final stage |
2 | Ahrotekh Tyshkivka | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 14 | |
3 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 13 | |
4 | Olimpiya Savyntsi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | |
5 | Shturm Ivankiv | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | |
6 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | |
7 | Atlet Kyiv | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | |
8 | Avanhard Lozova | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
9 | Penuel Kryvyi Rih | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 3 |
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
Final stage
To the stage qualify eight teams, selection of which is determined exclusively by the AAFU Commission in conducting competitions.
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:[3]
- 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.
See also
References
- Триває підготовка до старту змагань сезону 2023/2024. www.aafu.org.ua
- The 2023–24 season's regulations. Article 8, paragraphs 2 through 5 of the season's regulations. AAFU.
- Teams transition to next stage of competitions and admittance to competitions under auspices of the PFL of Ukraine (Article 9. The 2021–22 season's regulations). www.aafu.org.ua.