2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Season2016–17
Dates13 August 2016 – 19 June 2017
ChampionsAhrobiznes Volochysk (1st title)
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (losing finalist)
Promoted6 – Ahrobiznes, Metalist 1925, Nyva Trp, Polissya, Lviv, Tavriya S.
Relegated7 teams (withdrawn)
← 2016

The 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season was the 21st since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs. The competition started on 13 August 2016.[1]

There were two groups with 12 teams in Group A and 12 teams in Group B. The last season winner FC Balkany Zorya has participated in professional Second League.

On 29 August 2016, SC Tavriya Simferopol was admitted to the competition.[2]

Teams

Withdraw teams

List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in the 2016–17 season.

Location map

2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League is located in Ukraine
Malynsk
Malynsk
ODEK
Yednist
Zhytomyr
Tavriya-Skif
Tavriya-Skif
Kovel-Volyn
Lviv
Nyva Tb
Nyva Tb
Oskar
Oskar
Viktoriya
Viktoriya
Tavriya
Beryslav
Beryslav
Ahrobiznes
Hirnyk
Lutsk
Lutsk
Nyva Tp
Chaika
Chortkiv-Peduniversytet
Avanhard
Avanhard
Vradiyivka
Vradiyivka
Inhulets-3
Inhulets-3
Kvadro
Kvadro
Metalist 1925
Solli Plyus
Pervomaisk
Pervomaisk
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Home venues of teams in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Amateur League.
Due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation SC Tavriya Simferopol plays its games in Beryslav.

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Comments
1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk (C, P) 20 14 6 0 36 5 +31 48 Championship final[a]
Admission to Ukrainian Second League
2 Chaika Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion 20 12 3 5 28 16 +12 39
3 Oskar Pidhiria 20 11 5 4 32 18 +14 38
4 ODEK Orzhiv 20 12 1 7 34 18 +16 37
5 Rochyn Sosnivka[b] 20 10 7 3 24 10 +14 37
6 Nyva Terebovlia 20 8 2 10 20 26 −6 26
7 Nyva Ternopil (P) 20 5 6 9 15 24 −9 21 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
8 Kovel-Volyn Kovel 20 5 4 11 25 35 −10 19
9 FC Malynsk 20 5 3 12 23 36 −13 18
10 FC Lviv (P) 20 3 4 13 19 31 −12 13 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
11 Chortkiv-Peduniversytet 20 3 3 14 17 54 −37 12
12 FC Lutsk (D) 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 Withdrawn at the start, results annulled[c]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Article 6, paragraph 3 of the season's regulations[3]
  2. ^ In the beginning of 2017 FC Hirnyk Sosnivka changed its name to FC Rochyn Sosnivka.
  3. ^ On 31 August 2016, FC Lutsk withdrew from competitions after playing only two games.[4] FC Lutsk lost both games with the same result 1:2 to FC Lviv and FC Kovel-Volyn Kovel. All results were annulled.

Top goalscorers

The top goalscorers are:[5]

Rank Player Club Games Goals
(Pen.)
1 Ukraine Mykola Temnyuk Ahrobiznes Volochysk 17 15
2 Ukraine Vitaliy Bryksa FC Malynsk 15 8
3 Ukraine Oleksandr Apanchuk ODEK Orzhiv 19 7 (2)
4 Ukraine Ostap Mishchuk FC Lviv 15 6
Ukraine Pavlo Dmytriv Oskar Pidhiria 15 6

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Comments
1 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (C, P) 20 13 4 3 46 18 +28 43 Championship final
Admission to Ukrainian Second League
2 Tavria-Skif Rozdol 20 13 4 3 41 17 +24 43
3 Yednist Plysky 20 9 6 5 22 22 0 33
4 Viktoriya Mykolayivka 20 8 6 6 21 23 −2 30
5 Solli Plyus Kharkiv 20 9 2 9 30 13 +17 29 Withdrawn during the season[a]
6 Polissya Zhytomyr[b] (P) 20 7 5 8 13 18 −5 26 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
7 Kvadro Pervomaisky 20 7 3 10 25 30 −5 24 Removed at the end of the season[c]
8 FC Vradiyivka 20 6 6 8 17 20 −3 24
9 Tavriya Simferopol (P) 20 6 6 8 31 37 −6 24 Admission to Ukrainian Second League
10 MFC Pervomaisk 20 3 6 11 19 45 −26 15
11 Avanhard Koryukivka 20 4 2 14 18 40 −22 14
12 Inhulets-3 Petrove[d] (D) 4 0 1 3 6 12 −6 1 Withdrawn at the start; results annulled[e]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ On 11 May 2017, it was announced that FC Solli-Plyus Kharkiv withdrew from competition and the next six remaining games will be counted as a technical loss.[6]
  2. ^ In March 2017 MFC Zhytomyr renamed to FC Polissya Zhytomyr.[7]
  3. ^ On 7 June 2017, FC Kvadro Pervomaiskyi was removed from the competition after it did not arrive for its second game of Round 20 against Tavriya-Skif.[8]
  4. ^ The regional team of Kirovohrad Oblast that composed predominantly out of FC Inhulets-3 Petrove recently won the first edition of FFU Regions' Cup and therefore will represent Ukraine at the UEFA Regions' Cup later in 2016. Some of Inhulets-3 games were postponed due to that.
  5. ^ On 20 October 2016, it was announced that FC Inhulets-3 Petrove withdrew from competition and all its record was annulled.[9][10]

Top goalscorers

The top goalscorers are:[11]

Rank Player Club Games Goals
(Pen.)
1 Ukraine Denys Skotarenko Kvadro / Metalist 1925 18 14
2 Ukraine Serhiy Zhyhalov Tavria-Skif Rozdol 15 9
3 Ukraine Serhiy Davydov Metalist 1925 20 8
4 Ukraine Yevhen Sokolan Tavriya Simferopol 16 7
5 Ukraine Oleh Synytsia Metalist 1925 19 7 (3)

Championship final

Winners of groups have qualified for the championship final. According to the regulations, in case if the winner refuse to participate or was excluded, it will be replaced with a team that placed the next in the final standings tournament table.[3][12]

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv0–4Ahrobiznes Volochysk
Report Temnyuk 21', 41', 71'
Hrusha 57'
Referee: Mykola Kryvonosov (Kyiv)
  • The match was interrupted in the 84th minute after Kharkiv fans invaded the pitch and the referees and players walked off.[13]

Promotions to the Second League

Conditions to participate in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League:[3]

  • No less than one season spent in football competitions of a regional football federation;
  • Participated the 2016–17 Ukrainian football championship among amateurs for the whole season and placed in the final standings table no lower than the eight;
  • Club received required attestation.

On 18 November 2016, a representative of the FFU Executive Committee confirmed receiving applications from SC Tavriya Simferopol,[14] FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv,[15] FC Hirnyk Sosnivka, FC Nyva Ternopil, FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk, FC Lviv, and MFC Zhytomyr.[16]

On 21 June 2017, six teams have been promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League,[17] including all abovementioned besides renamed FC Rochyn Sosnivka which have decided to play again in the Amateur League in the next season.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ August 13 is starting the 2016–17 Ukrainian Championship among amateur teams. AAFU website. 10 August 2016
  2. ^ Tavriya Simferopol included in the Ukrainian Championship among amateurs. AAFU. 29 August 2016
  3. ^ a b c 2016-17 season's regulations. AAFU website.
  4. ^ FC Lutsk withdrew from participation in the 2016-17 Ukrainian Championship in football among amateur teams. AAFU. 31 August 2016
  5. ^ "Перший етап, гр. 1. Чемпіонат ААФУ".
  6. ^ Solli-Plyus withdrew from the amateur championship of Ukraine (Солли Плюс снялся с аматорского чемпионата Украины). UA-Football. 11 May 2017
  7. ^ At last under its name MFC Zhytomyr, the club will play its official games on March 4-5. (Востаннє під назвою МФК "Житомир" клуб зіграє офіційні матчі 4-5 березня). FC Polissya Zhytomyr. 28 February 2017
  8. ^ FC Kvadro out of Pervomaiskyi was removed from the competitions of the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship (ФК "Квадро" з Первомайського знято із розіграшу аматорського чемпіонату України з футболу). FC Polissya Zhytomyr website. 8 June 2017
  9. ^ Inhulets-3 ceased its participation in the Ukrainian football championship among amateurs. UA-Football. 21 October 2016
  10. ^ Inhulets-3 was withdrawn from participation in the Ukrainian championship. AAFU website. 21 October 2016
  11. ^ "Перший етап, гр. 2. Чемпіонат ААФУ".
  12. ^ "Фінальний матч".
  13. ^ "Агробизнес — чемпион Украины среди аматоров".
  14. ^ Tavriya submitted an application for attestation in FFU. UA-Football. 17 November 2016
  15. ^ Metalist 1925 submitted an application for attestation in FFU. UA-Football. 16 November 2016
  16. ^ Seven amateur teams submitted documents for attestation into the Second League. UA-Football. 18 November 2016
  17. ^ "Днепр-1, Агробизнес, Львов, Нива Т, Полесье приняты в состав ПФЛ, Металлист 1925 допущен условно". 21 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Металіст, Таврія і навіть Дніпро – чим збирається смалити Друга ліга у сезоні-2017/18". 13 June 2017.