2022–23 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

The 2022–23 Ukrainian football championship among amateur teams was the 27th 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).

Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship
Season2022–23
Dates10 September 2022 – 28 May 2023 (Group stage)
3 June 2023 – 30 June 2023 (Play-offs)
Final stage winnerDruzhba Myrivka (1st title)
Shturm Ivankiv (losing finalist)
Promoted3Druzhba, Skala 1911, Lokomotyv

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.

The championship started on 10 September 2022 and regular calendar matches continued until end of October with few postponed games conducted as late as 12 November 2022. The championship was resumed in April with several postponed games as early as 8 April 2023.[2]


Teams

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Returning/reformed clubs

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Debut

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

Withdrawn teams

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List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2022–23 season:


Location map

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The following displays the location of teams.

 
 
LSTM
 
Kylykiv
 
Ahron
 
Varatyk
 
Kolos
 
Fakel
 
Skala
 
Kyiv
 
Kyiv teams :
Atlet
Lokomotyv
 
Shturm
 
Druzhba
 
Motor
Location of teams in the 2022-23 Ukrainian Amateur League

Stadiums

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Group A
Team Pop. place Stadium Position in
2021–22
Ahron Velyki Hayi Tsentralny Stadium
Village Stadium
Am1, 1st
Kulykiv Kulykiv Arena Kulykiv Reg
LSTM 536 Lutsk Stadion, Knyahynok Reg
Varatyk Kolomyia Stadion Kamenyar, Voskresyntsi Reg
Kolos Polonne Stadion Polon Reg
Fakel Lypovets Stadion Kolos Reg
Skala 1911 Stryi Stadion Sokil Reg
Group B
Team Pop. place Stadium Position in
2021–22
Motor Zaporizhia Stadion Zirka, Kropyvnytskyi
Stadion Druzhba, Kaharlyk
Am3, 1st
Olimpiya Savyntsi Stadion Start, Myrhorod Am2, 3rd
Naftovyk Okhtyrka Naftovyk Stadium Am2, 4th
Atlet Kyiv Stadion Atlet Am2, 5th
Zirka Kropyvnytskyi Stadion Zirka Am3, 5th
Lokomotyv Kyiv Stadion Lokomotyv Am1, 10th
Druzhba Myrivka Stadion Kaharlychyny, Kaharlyk Reg
Shturm Ivankiv Livyi Bereh, Kyiv 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 Kolos Polonne (Q) 12 8 3 1 28 10 +18 27 Qualification to final stage
2 Ahron Velyki Hayi (Q) 12 8 2 2 20 10 +10 26
3 Skala 1911 Stryi (Q) 12 8 1 3 37 8 +29 25 Qualification to final stage
Admission to Ukrainian Second League
4 LSTM 536 Lutsk (Q) 12 5 2 5 34 18 +16 17 Qualification to final stage
Withdrawn after season
5 Kulykiv 12 4 3 5 23 19 +4 15
6 Fakel Lypovets 12 3 1 8 17 29 −12 10 Withdrawn after season
7 Varatyk Kolomyia 12 0 0 12 7 72 −65 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.[3]
(Q) Qualification to the phase indicated
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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 Druzhba Myrivka (Q) 14 10 3 1 24 7 +17 33 Qualification to final stage
Admission to Ukrainian Second League
2 Naftovyk Okhtyrka (Q) 14 8 1 5 19 22 −3 25 Qualification to final stage
3 Shturm Ivankiv (Q) 14 7 3 4 19 11 +8 24
4 Olimpiya Savyntsi (Q) 14 6 4 4 24 14 +10 22
5 Lokomotyv Kyiv 14 6 3 5 17 9 +8 21 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
6 Atlet Kyiv 14 5 0 9 19 22 −3 15
7 Motor Zaporizhzhia 14 4 0 10 7 23 −16 12 Withdrawn
8 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 14 2 2 10 15 36 −21 8
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.[3]
(Q) Qualification to the second stage
Notes
  • On 13 February 2023 Motor Zaporizhia was withdrawn from competition.[4]

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.[3]

Teams qualified

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

  • Group 1: Kolos Polonne, Ahron Velyki Hayi, Skala 1911 Stryi, LSTM 536 Lutsk
  • Group 2: Druzhba Myrivka, Naftovyk Okhtyrka, Shturm Ivankiv, Olimpiya Savyntsi (2)

Quarterfinals

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Games are scheduled for 4 and 11 June 2023.[5]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Skala 1911 Stryi 2 – 1 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 1–0 1–1
Olimpiya Savyntsi 4 – 4 (a) Kolos Polonne 2–0 2–4
Shturm Ivankiv 2 – 1 Ahron Velyki Hayi 1–0 1–1
LSTM 536 Lutsk 1 – 4 Druzhba Myrivka 1–3 0–1
3 June 2023 Skala 1911 Stryi 1–0 Naftovyk Okhtyrka Stryi
Volkov   34' Report Stadium: Sokil
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivan Salash (Kalush)
4 June 2023 Olimpiya Savyntsi 2–0 Kolos Polonne Myrhorod
Solop   17'
Subochev   51'
Report Stadium: Start
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ihor Stashuk (Chernihiv)
4 June 2023 Shturm Ivankiv 1–0 Ahron Velyki Hayi Kyiv
Shchastlyvtsev   19' Report Stadium: Dynamo Training Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dmytro Osaulenko (Poltava)
4 June 2023 LSTM 536 Lutsk 1–3 Druzhba Myrivka Knyahynynok, Lutsk Raion
Kabanov   16' Report Lystopad   55' (pen.)
Holovko   64'
Borodenko   89'
Stadium: Alians Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oleksandr Tytov (Donetsk)
10 June 2023 Kolos Polonne 4–2 Olimpiya Savyntsi Polonne
Kulish   5' (12)
Kostenko   66'
Nikitchuk   74'
Report Nasibulin   50'
Kunyev   85'
Kunyev   85'   90+4'
Stadium: Polon
Referee: Myroslav Lypko (Ivano-Frankivsk)
10 June 2023 Ahron Velyki Hayi 1–1 Shturm Ivankiv Velyki Hayi, Ternopil Raion
Bilyk   77' Report Rublyov   56' (pen.) Stadium: of Velyki Hayi
Referee: Vadym Zaprutnyak (Vinnytsia)
11 June 2023 Druzhba Myrivka 1–0 LSTM 536 Lutsk Kaharlyk
Machulenko   45'   45'
Dedyayev   90+2'
Report Baybula   66'   72' Stadium: Kaharlychyny Fitness and Recreation Complex
Referee: Oleh Kohut (Ternopil)
11 June 2023 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 1–1 Skala 1911 Stryi Sumy
Honchar   59' Report Mordas   81' Stadium: Avanhard
Referee: Artem Mykhailyuk (Zhytomyr)

Semifinals

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Games are scheduled for 18 and 25 June 2023.[6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Druzhba Myrivka 5 – 1 Skala 1911 Stryi 4–1 1–0
Shturm Ivankiv 5 – 1 Olimpiya Savyntsi 3–0 2–1
18 June 2023 Druzhba Myrivka 4–1 Skala 1911 Stryi Kaharlyk
13:00 Lystopad   33' (pen.)
Holovko   55'
Yuzefovych   59'
Lystopad   90+1'   90'
Borodenko   90+2'
Report Yanata   39' (o.g.)
Petryk   66'
Stadium: Kaharlychyny Fitness and Recreation Complex
Referee: Yevhen Tsybulko (Cherkasy Oblast)
24 June 2023 Skala 1911 Stryi 0–1 Druzhba Myrivka Stryi
12:00 Report Porokhnya   13' Stadium: Sokil
Referee: Vitaliy Malyar (Khmelnytskyi)
24 June 2023 Olimpiya Savyntsi 1–2 Shturm Ivankiv Myrhorod
14:00 Burlyai   65' Report Rublyov   33'
Starhorodskyi   90+1'
Stadium: Start
Referee: Lyudmyla Telbukh (Dnipro)

Final

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The final game is scheduled for 30 June 2023.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Druzhba Myrivka 2–0 Shturm Ivankiv
30 June 2023 Druzhba Myrivka 2–0 Shturm Ivankiv Kyiv
13:00 Storchous   26'[a][8]
Hryshchenko   90'
Report[7] Lyashchuk   45+2'   47' Stadium: NTK im. Bannikova
Referee: Oleksandr Kalyonov (Ivano-Frankivsk)

Promotions to the Second League

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The amateur teams are allowed to participate in the Ukrainian championship among teams of the 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League under such conditions:[9]

  • Team participated in the Ukrainian championship among amateur teams throughout the 2022–23 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 2022–23 Professional Football League of Ukraine.

Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
2   Kyiv Atlet, Lokomotyv
  Kyiv Oblast Shturm Ivankiv, Druzhba Myrivka
  Lviv Oblast FC Kulykiv, Skala 1911 Stryi
1   Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Varatyk Kolomyia
  Khmelnytskyi Oblast Kolos Polonne
  Kirovohrad Oblast Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
  Poltava Oblast Olimpiya Savyntsi
  Sumy Oblast Naftovyk Okhtyrka
  Ternopil Oblast Ahron Velyki Hayi
  Vinnytsia Oblast Fakel Lypovets
  Volyn Oblast LSTM 536 Lutsk
  Zaporizhia Oblast Motor Zaporizhia

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The AAFU official website reported that both goals were scored by Hryshchenko.

References

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  1. ^ The AAFU has formed groups for the 2022–23 season (ААФУ сформувала групи на сезон 2022/23). Sport Arena. 5 September 2022
  2. ^ Чемпіонат України серед аматорів відновиться 8 квітня. sportarena.com
  3. ^ a b c The 2021–22 season's regulations. Article 8, paragraphs 2 through 5 of the season's regulations. AAFU.
  4. ^ Футбольний аматорський клуб Мотор припиняє свої виступи. sportarena.com.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ The final stage of the Ukrainian football championship among amateurs: the first matches will take place in the beginning of June (Фінальна частина чемпіонату України серед аматорів: перші матчі відбудуться на початку червня). Ukrainian football. 27 May 2023
  7. ^ Дружба виграла чемпіонат України серед аматорів: команда у новому сезоні гратиме у Другій лізі. ukrfootball.ua. 30 June 2023
  8. ^ Дружба – чемпіон України серед аматорів 2022/23. Звіт про фінал зі Штурмом. www.aafu.org.ua. 30 June 2023
  9. ^ 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.
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