Ukrainian Football Amateur Association
The Amateur Football Association of Ukraine (AAFU) was established March 2, 1998. Under the agreement between the Football Federation of Ukraine and the Association, it is authorized to organize the All-Ukrainian National Championship and Cup tournaments amongst amateur football teams. It is the fourth level of the national competition and is the premier competitions for amateur clubs (professionally non-licensed). Current president of the AAFU is Fedir Shpyh.
The predecessors of this organization were the Soviet-type competitions which were headed directly by the Republican Federation (Football Federation of Ukrainian SSR) during the Soviet times, under the name of competitions of KFK and later were referred simply as the Ukrainian Amateur League (since 1992). The best clubs of that competition were replacing less fortunate clubs of the Soviet Second League and the Ukrainian lower leagues.
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[edit] Format
The format of the tournaments was changing over the time. If the cup competition keeps being unchanged, the league competition did go through some variations. Until 1997 the league competitions stayed by the previous Soviet format consisting of six groups, while participants of each competed independently of the other five groups with the winners of the groups being qualified for the professional football. The only change that took place is a shift to the fall/spring calendar. In 1997 was introduced a final to identified the national winner of the amateur competition, which introduced two stages to the format with a final tournament chosen in the preselected city.
In 2000 the league competitions changed again introducing another stage to avoid sudden withdrawals and eliminate financially suffering teams. Also the competition changed back to more common all-summer event rather the "european" fall/spring calendar. In 2005 it was decided to eliminate the final game while still continue with the final tournament. In 2008 another change followed, which reduced the format back to two stages, however that did not solve the problem to increase the number of teams in the competition.
In 2010 there was an idea to incorporate the Amateur Association into the PFL as the Third League, eliminating the national amateur competition. The 2010 season also saw a record low number of participants in the competition, a pattern that might eliminate the association naturally in any case, due to poor management.
[edit] The Championship
The competitions has taken place since 1998. A participation is restricted to the regional (Oblast) champions and/or the most regarded team by the respective regional association. Teams that place first and second place are granted the rights to apply for a professional status. Recently that restriction was extended and the professional license may be granted on the volunteering basis, under certain circumstances. The champion also is granted the right to participate in the UEFA Regions' Cup. Teams that represented Ukraine at the Regions Cup: 1999 - United team as Kyiv Oblast, 2001 - Dnister Ovidiopol as Odessa Oblast, 2003 - United team of Donbass region as Pivdenstal (South-steel), 2005 - KZEZO Kakhovka as Kakhovka-Kzeso (the Russian-like spelling), 2007 - Ivan Odessa as Odessa Oblast, 2009 - Bastion Illichivsk as Odessa Oblast, 2011 - Yednist-2 Plysky as Chernihiv Oblast.
Please, note that first couple of seasons were played in the format fall-spring and then, in 1999, changed to spring-fall competition. The format has changed not only in reference to time, but also the structure of the tournament. That happened, in 1996, prior to establishment of the Ukrainian Football Amateur Association as the independent sport organization. The tournament changed from having simply six different zones with six the best clubs to extending it until the best club of this competition will be established.
[edit] List of winners and top scorers
[edit] KFK Competition
[edit] Most successful clubs
Statistic as of 2009
| Club | Winners | Runners-Up | 3rd Position | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPZ Varva | 2 | 1 | 1 | Chernihiv Oblast |
| KZEZO Kakhovka | 2 | 1 | 0 | Kherson Oblast |
| Shakhtar Sverdlovsk | 1 | 2 | 1 | Luhansk Oblast |
| Yednist-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Khimik Kalush | 1 | 1 | 0 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Tavria Novotroitsk | 1 | 1 | 0 | Kherson Oblast |
| Elektron Romny | 1 | 1 | 0 | Sumy Oblast |
| Advis Khmelnytskyi | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Avanhard Rovenky | 1 | 1 | 0 | Luhansk Oblast |
| Zoria Khorostkiv | 1 | 1 | 0 | Ternopil Oblast |
| Pokuttia Kolomyia | 1 | 0 | 2 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Luzhany | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chernivtsi Oblast |
| Obolon-Zmina Kyiv | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- Note
- KZEZO stands for Kakhovkan Plant of Electro-Welding Equipment (Kakhovsky Zavod Elektro-Zvariuvalnoho Obladnannia).
- The first team of Yednist-2 also participated in the competition and once placed the third. That team currently competes on the professional level. On the club level at this level of competition Yednist have titles of a winner, a runner, and two of the third place.
[edit] Amateur Cup
The Cup is organized between the Cup holders of the regional tournaments. Every play-off round consists of two legs including the final. The winner of the tournament is qualified for the Ukrainian Cup. Team in bold is the winner.
| Year | Venue | Finalist | Score | Finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 November 2011 13:00 (LST), Hvardiyske - ? Stadium, Attendance: ? 12 November 2011 ?:? (LST), |
Hvardiyets Hvardiyske | 1 - 3 1 - 4 |
FC Bucha |
| 2010 | 23 October 2010 15:00 (LST), Berehove - Druzhba Stadium, Attendance: 3,500 31 October 2010 13:00 (LST), |
Beregvideik Berehove | 2 - 0 2 - 2 |
Slobkhlib Slov'yansk |
| 2009 | 17 October 2009 15:00 (LST), Cherkasy - Central Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 500 25 October 2009 ?:? (LST), |
Khodak Cherkasy | 2 - 0 0 - 3 |
Karpaty Yaremche |
| 2008 | 2 November 2008 15:00 (LST), Kamyanka-Buzka - Nad Buhom Stadium, Attendance: 1,000 8 November 2008 ?:? (LST), |
Halychyna Lviv | 0 - 0 1 - 3 |
Irpin Horenychi |
| 2007 | 14 October 2007 ?:? (LST), Ochakiv - Artania Stadium, Attendance: 500 21 October 2007 ?:? (LST), |
Torpedo Mykolaiv | 0 - 2 0 - 0 |
Yednist-2 Plysky |
| 2006 | 1 October 2006 16:00 (LST), Kamyanka-Buzka - Nad Buhom Stadium, Attendance: 1,000 8 October 2006 15:00 (LST), |
Karpaty Kamianka-Buzka | 0 - 1 3 - 1 |
Kolos Nikopol Raion |
| 2005 | 16 October 2005 15:00 (LST), Korosten - Spartak Stadium, Attendance: 3,000 22 October 2005 13:00 (LST), |
Khimmash Korosten | 1 - 4 1 - 1 |
Pivdenstal Yenakieve |
| 2004 | 26 September 2004 ?:? (LST), Korosten - Lokomotyv Stadium, Attendance: 2,000 2 October 2004 ?:? (LST), |
Khimmash Korosten | 1 - 1 3 - 5 |
KZEZO Kakhovka |
| 2003 | 12 October 2003 ?:? (LST), Rivne - Khimik Stadium, Attendance: 1,100 19 October 2003 14:00 (LST), Plysky (Borzna Raion) - Yednist Stadium, Attendance: 3,000 |
ODEK Orzhiv | 0 - 0 0 - 2 |
Yednist Plysky |
| 2002 | 29 September 2002 ?:? (LST), Zhytomyr - Municipal Central Stadium, Attendance: 1,000 6 October 2002 ?:? (LST), Zhovkva - Roztochia Stadium, Attendance: 3,000 |
Rud Zhytomyr | 0 - 1 2 - 4 |
Haray Zhovkva |
| 2001 | 29 September 2001 ?:? (LST), Yenakieve - Metalurh Stadium, Attendance: 2,500 6 October 2001 ?:? (LST), Perechyn - Perechyn Stadium, Attendance: 700 |
Pivdenstal Yenakieve | 4 - 0 2 - 1 |
Perechyn |
| 2000 | 8 October 2000 ?:? (LST), Luzhany - Kolos Stadium, Attendance: 1,500 15 October 2000 ?:? (LST), Parkhomivka - Krystal Stadium, Attendance: 1,500 |
Luzhany | 5 - 1 4 - 4 |
Krystal Parkhomivka |
| 1999 | 17 October 1999 ?:? (LST), Ukrainsk - Ukraina Stadium, Attendance: 5,000 27 October 1999 ?:? (LST), Lutsk - Avanhard Stadium, Attendance: 180 |
Shakhta Ukraine Ukrainsk | 2 - 0 1 - 2 |
TE Hirka Polonka |
| 1998-99 | 13 June 1999 ?:? (LST), Varva - Yunist Stadium, Attendance: 2,000 17 June 1999 ?:? (LST), Lutsk - Avanhard Stadium, Attendance: 400 |
HPZ Varva | 4 - 0 3 - 3 |
TE Hirka Polonka |
| 1997-98 | 24 May 1998 ?:? (LST), Zaporizhia - ZTZ Stadium, Attendance: 100 30 May 1998 ?:? (LST), Khorostkiv - Kharchovyk Stadium, Attendance: 4,000 |
Dalis Kamyshevakha | 1 - 2 0 - 0 |
Zoria Khorostkiv |
| 1996-97 | 1 June 1997 ?:? (LST), Chernihiv - Haharyn Stadium, Attendance: 400 8 June 1997 ?:? (LST), Parkhomivka (Krasnokutsk Raion) - Kolos Stadium, Attendance: 6,200 |
Domobud Chernihiv | 1 - 1 2 - 0 |
Krystal Parkhomivka |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- older Official site (Ukrainian)
- current Official site (Ukrainian)
- 2001 season
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