Ukrainian First League U-19 Championship

The Professional Football League of Ukraine Under-19 (Ukrainian: Всеукраїнські змагання з футболу серед команд юніорів (U–19)) is the second tier league for the Ukrainian football reserve team, the parent clubs of which compete in the Ukrainian First League or other lower leagues (teams that do not compete in Premier League U-19).

Ukrainian First League U-19 Championship

Founded	2016
Country	Ukraine
Promotion to	Ukrainian Premier League (U-19) (planned)
Current champions	Dynamo Kyiv
Most championships	Cherkaskyi Dnipro Obolon-Brovar Kyiv SC Dnipro-1 Avanhard Kharkiv Dynamo Kyiv (1 each)

The competitions are administered jointly by the Professional Football League of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Youth Football League.

History

The League was established in 2016 for the 2016–17 season. The relegation and promotion procedure of the league is not regulated. Some teams, clubs of which would gain promotion through competition of senior squads, continue to play in the Ukrainian Premier League competitions among under-19 teams. The competition is voluntary and no teams are required to be relegated. The competition is opened to any teams of the Professional Football League of Ukraine (including First and Second leagues), for which it is initially was intended, as well as other youth football clubs and sports schools. No clubs from any of league of the PFL (First or Second) are required to field their under-19 team in the competition. The competition is intended to help prepare a youth squad if a club would gain promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.

A playing season of the league consists of two parts, the first group stage which consists of several groups composed based on geographic principal where teams play double round robin. The best top teams qualify for finals which usually are played also in group format on "neutral turf" to identify a champion.

Seasons

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Third place	Location of final of fours
2016–17	Cherkaskyi Dnipro	FC Lviv	UFC Olimpik Kharkiv	Polyana, Zakarpattia Oblast
2017–18	Obolon-Brovar Kyiv	Cherkaskyi Dnipro	Bukovyna Chernivtsi	Chernivtsi
2018–19	SC Dnipro-1	Avanhard Kramatorsk	Kolos Kovalivka	Uman, Cherkasy Oblast
2019–20	abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Avanhard Kharkiv	Liubomyr Stavyshche	Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk	Uman, Cherkasy Oblast
2021–22	unfinished due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022–23	cancelled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (selected teams competed in the Ukrainian Youth Football League)
2023–24	Dynamo Kyiv	Nyva Vinnytsia	Inhulets Petrove	Shchaslyve, Kyiv Oblast

Teams

As of 2021 there were at least 10 teams competing in every season since 2016 and 5 more since 2017.

• since 2016 – FC Barsa Sumy (Amateurs), FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro (PFL 1→Amateurs, renamed), DYuSSh-15 Kyiv (Amateurs), MFC Zhytomyr (Amateur→PFL 2, renamed), Olimpik-SDYuShOR-2 Kropyvnytskyi (Amateurs, renamed), FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi (PFL 1→2), Teplovyk-DYuSSh-3 Ivano-Frankivsk (PFL 2→1, renamed), FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi (PFL 2), Hirnyk Novoyavorivsk (Amateurs), ARZ Bila Tservka (Amateurs, renamed)

• since 2017 – Nika Ivano-Frankivsk (Amateurs), Lyubomyr Stavyshche (Amateurs), FC Lokomotyv Kyiv (Amateurs), Atletyk Odesa (Amateurs), FC Helios Kharkiv (PFL 1→Amateurs, renamed)

Please note, in 2018 based on the Cherkaskyi Dnipro under-19 team there was revived FC Dnipro Cherkasy, while Cherkaskyi Dnipro was reorganized as FC Cherkashchyna due to financial hardship, see the club's article for more information. Also, in 2018 Kobra Kharkiv tried to replace FC Helios Kharkiv in the Ukrainian First League, but was not successful, its junior team however was admitted in under-19 competitions replacing the Helios Kharkiv under-19 team.

Participated teams by regions

Region	Teams
Crimea/Sevastopol	none
Cherkasy Oblast	Cherkaskyi Dnipro (2: 2016/17, 2017/18), Dnipro Cherkasy (4: 2018/19–2021/22)
Chernihiv Oblast	none
Chernivtsi Oblast	K3 Bukovyna Chernivtsi (7: 2016/17–2023/24), FSC Chernivtsi (1: 2021/22)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast	Maoldis Dnipro (3: 2017/18–2019/20), Nikopol[-Obriy] (3: 2017/18–2019/20), SC Dnipro-1 (2: 2017/18, 2018/19), FC Petrykivka (2: 2018/19, 2019/20), Metalurh Kamianske (1: 2018/19), Borysfen Dnipro (2: 2018/19, 2019/20), Kryvbas [Hirnyk] Kryvyi Rih (3: 2019/20–2021/22), Lider Dnipro (2: 2019/20, 2020/21), Kryvbas-84 Kryvyi Rih (3: 2020/21–2023/24), Enerhiya Dnipro (1: 2020/21), Penuel Kryvyi Rih (1: 2021/22), MDYuSSh Dnipro (1: 2023/24), Kamianske-2023 (1: 2023/24), DYuSSh-2 Dnipro (1: 2023/24)
Donetsk Oblast	[Avanhard] Kramatorsk (4: 2018/19–2021/22), UOR imeni Bubky Bakhmut (4: 2018/19–2021/22)
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast	DYuSSh-3 Prykarpattia [Teplovyk] Ivano-Frankivsk (6: 2016/17–2021/22), Nika Ivano-Frankivsk (4: 2017/18–2020/21), FC Uhornyky (1: 2021/22), Varatyk Kolomyia (1: 2023/24)
Kharkiv Oblast	UFC Olimpik Kharkiv (3: 2016/17, 2017/18, 2019/20), Kobra [Helios] Kharkiv (4: 2017/18–2020/21), Kvadro Pervomaiskyi (1: 2018/19), Arena Kharkiv (2: 2018/19, 2019/20), Avanhard Kharkiv (2: 2019/20, 2020/21), Kh[DVU]FKS Kharkiv (2: 2020/21, 2021/22), Maister miacha Kharkiv (2: 2020/21, 2021/22), OKKO-2020 Kharkiv (2: 2020/21, 2023/24), Avanhard Lozova (1: 2021/22), Vostok Kharkiv (1: 2023/24)
Kherson Oblast	DYuSSh Kherson (2: 2020/21, 2021/22)
Khmelnytskyi Oblast	Podillia Khmelnytskyi (7: 2016/17–2023/24)
Kirovohrad Oblast	Olimpik-[SDYuShOR-2] (6: 2016/17–2021/22), Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (1: 2021/22), Inhulets Petrove (1: 2023/24)
Kyiv City	Zirka (1: 2016/17), DYuSSh-15 (7: 2016/17–2023/24), Obolon-Brovar (2: 2017/18, 2018/19), Lokomotyv (4: 2017/18–2020/21), Zmina-Obolon (4: 2018/19–2021/22), KDYuSSh Chempion (4: 2018/19–2021/22), imeni Yashina (2: 2018/19, 2019/20), Chempion (1: 2019/20), KDYuSSh-26 (4: 2019/20–2023/24), FA Arsenal (2: 2020/21, 2021/22), Skailark (1: 2020/21), Yednist (1: 2020/21), Nika (2: 2021/22, 2023/24), DYuSSh-1 (1: 2021/22), Dynamo (1: 2023/24)
Kyiv Oblast	ARZ Bila Tserkva (3: 2016/17–2018/19), Dinaz Vyshhorod (2: 2016/17, 2023/24), Kolos Kovalivka (2: 2017/18, 2018/19), Chaika Vyshhorod (1: 2017/18), Lyubomyr Stavyshche (5: 2017/18–2021/22), DYuSSh Bila Tserkva (2: 2019/20, 2020/21), Zoria-Myronivshchyny Myronivka (2: 2019/20, 2020/21), Favoryt Boryspil (1: 2021/22), KDYuSSh Shchaslyve (1: 2023/24)
Luhansk Oblast	none
Lviv Oblast	FC Lviv (1: 2016/17), Hirnyk Novoyavorivsk (5: 2016/17–2020/21), Opir Lviv (2: 2017/18), Rukh Vynnyky (1: 2017/18), Dynamo Lviv (2: 2018/19, 2019/20), FC Kulykiv (1: 2021/22), Halychyna Lviv (1: 2021/22), Pokrova Lviv (1: 2023/24)
Mykolaiv Oblast	none
Odesa Oblast	Zhemchuzhyna Odesa (1: 2016/17), Atletyk Odesa (6: 2017/18–2023/24), Chornomorets Odesa (2: 2020/21, 2021/22), Khadzhybei Usatove (1: 2021/22)
Poltava Oblast	Kremin Kremenchuk (1: 2018/19), Vorskla Poltava (1: 2021/22), imeni Horpynka Poltava (2: 2021/22, 2023/24)
Rivne Oblast	Veres Rivne (1: 2016/17)
Sumy Oblast	Barsa Sumy (6: 2016/17–2021/22)
Ternopil Oblast	DYuSSh Ternopil (1: 2017/18), DYuSSh Berezhany (1: 2017/18), Krystal Chortkiv (2: 2020/21, 2021/22)
Vinnytsia Oblast	Temp Vinnytsia (1: 2018/19), VODYuSSh (1: 2018/19), Nyva Vinnytsia (3: 2019/20, 2020/21, 2023/24)
Volyn Oblast	Volyn Lutsk (1: 2017/18), Adrenalin Lutsk (2: 2018/19, 2019/20)
Zakarpattia Oblast	MFA Munkacs (3: 2016/17–2018/19), SKhI Uzhhorod (1: 2023/24)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast	Holkiper Zaporizhia (1: 2018/19), SDYuShOR Metalurh Zaporizhia (2: 2019/20, 2020/21)
Zhytomyr Oblast	Polissia [MFC] Zhytomyr (6: 2016/17–2021/22)

See also

• Ukrainian First League
• Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19
• Ukrainian Youth Football League, main national youth competitions among teenagers in four age categories up to under 17 and divided into two leagues for each age category

External links

• Ukrainian Championship Under-19. First League at Amsport
• Junior Championship Under-19 at Gold Talant
• First League Under-19 at Football Federation of Ukraine