2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2016 16 April 2016 – 8 July 2016 Balkany Zorya (2nd title)Ahrobiznes Volochysk (losing finalist) 8 – Balkany, Nyva-V, Podillya, Zhemchuzhyna, Teplovyk, Sudnobudivnyk, Inhulets-2, Metalurh 5 teams (withdrawn) 2015 2016–17 The 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season was the 20th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs. It started on 16 April 2016.Start of the Amateur championship of Ukraine is planned on April 16. AAFU website. 9 April 2016 There were 24 teams competing during the season which consisted of two phases, the first phase was a group stage with six groups of four teams and the second phase was a final playoff stage. All group winners and two best second placed teams advanced to playoffs which started from quarterfinals. The last season winner Balkany Zorya were the defending champions. Teams Newly admitted former professional clubs: Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (1957 as Dzerzhynsky Mine Administration), Metalurh Zaporizhia (1952) These clubs last played at an amateur level when the Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR was held among manufacturing teams before 1959. In 2017, MFC Zhytomyr adopted the heritage of Polissya Zhytomyr, which also last played at an amateur level in 1958 as Avanhard. Returning/reformed clubs Nyva Ternopil (returning, last played season in 1982 as Nyva Berezhany) Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk (returning, last played season in 2003) Nyva-V Vinnytsia (returning, last played season in 2006 as Nyva-Svitanok) Kolos Khlibodarivka (returning, last played season in 2013) Podillya Khmelnytskyi (returning, last played season in 2014) Debut List of teams that are debuting this season in the league. Ahrobiznes Volochysk FC Lutsk FC Vradiyivka Chaika Petropavlivska-Borshchahivka FC Malynsk MFC Zhytomyr Hirnyk Sosnivka Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv Inhulets-2 Petrove FC Voloka Withdrawn List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2016 season. Kolos Zachepylivka VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka Mal Korosten Opir Lviv Rukh Vynnyky Locations Ukraine 900 none Location of participating teams of the 2016 Ukrainian amateur championship Ukraine 49.237222 28.467222 Vinnytsia bottom Ukraine 50.254444 28.657778 Zhytomyr bottom Ukraine 50.294444 24.253611 Hirnyk left Ukraine 50.747778 25.324444 Lutsk left Ukraine 51.094722 26.548333 Malynsk top Ukraine 49.419444 26.979444 Podillya right Ukraine 49.237222 28.467222 Nyva-V right Ukraine 50.751111 26.118611 ODEK bottom Ukraine 48.194722 25.942778 Voloka bottom Ukraine 48.922778 24.710556 Teplovyk bottom Ukraine 49.553333 25.594722 Nyva Trp left Ukraine 49.537778 26.200556 Ahrobiznes bottom Ukraine 50.437778 30.343889 Chaika top Ukraine 51.1075 32.4325 Yednist bottom Ukraine 46.975278 31.993611 Sudnobudivnyk top Ukraine 46.471667 30.710278 Zhemchuzhyna left Ukraine 48.3425 33.275 Inhulets-2 right Ukraine 46.797778 33.475 Avanhard right Ukraine 47.861667 30.593056 Vradiyivka top Ukraine 47.279722 35.391111 Tavriya-Skif right Ukraine 47.910278 33.391667 Kryvbas left Ukraine 45.991667 29.698889 Balkany left Ukraine 46.400278 33.870278 Kolos right Ukraine 47.837778 35.138333 Metalurh right First stage 2016 06 06 Group 1 main WDL Q y MAL FC Malynsk HIS Hirnyk Sosnivka ZHY MFC Zhytomyr LUT FC Lutsk 4 1 1 13 8 Q 3 2 1 12 4 3 1 2 6 5 0 0 6 4 18 #D0F0C0 Qualification to play-offs PO complete Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.)1UKR Roman HusakMFC Zhytomyr42UKR Vitaliy BryksaFC Malynsk3UKR Mykola BuiHirnyk Sosnivka3 Group 2 main WDL Q y ODK ODEK Orzhiv NVV Nyva-V Vinnytsia VLK FC Voloka PKH Podillya Khmelnytskyi 5 1 0 18 1 Q 2 2 2 5 5 P 2 0 4 4 10 1 1 4 4 15 P #D0F0C0 Qualification to play-offs PO PaleTurquoise Admission to Second League SL SL complete Notes: Game ODEK-Voloka failed to take place, ODEK was awarded technical victory (3:0). Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.)1UKR Viktor HazytskyiODEK Orzhiv4UKR Vitaliy HrushaODEK Orzhiv43UKR Yan MorhovskyiPodillya Khmelnytskyi3 Group 3 main WDL Q y AHR Ahrobiznes Volochysk NTE Nyva Ternopil VNN FC Vinnytsia TIF Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk 3 2 1 10 3 Q 1 4 1 4 3 1 3 2 4 7 1 3 2 7 12 P #D0F0C0 Qualification to play-offs SS PaleTurquoise Admission to Second League SL complete Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.)1UKR Andriy DonetsAhrobiznes Volochysk52UKR Bohdan OrynchakTeplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk3 Group 4 main WDL Q y YEP Yednist Plysky ZOD Zhemchuzhyna Odesa CHA Chaika Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion SMY Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv 4 1 1 14 6 Q 4 1 1 12 8 Q 1 2 3 5 10 0 2 4 3 10 P #D0F0C0 Qualification to play-offs SS SS PaleTurquoise Admission to Second League SL complete Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.)1UKR Oleksandr PetrukYednist Plysky62UKR Ruslan PalamarZhemchuzhyna Odesa4 Group 5 main WDL Q y TSR Tavriya-Skif Rozdol VRD FC Vradiyivka IP3 Inhulets-2 Petrove AKA Avanhard Kakhovka 5 0 1 10 3 Q 4 1 1 11 5 Q 1 1 4 4 11 P 1 0 5 4 10 #D0F0C0 Qualification to play-offs SS SS PaleTurquoise Admission to the Second League SL complete Notes: Game Avanhard-Inhulets-2 failed to take place, Avanhard was awarded technical victory (3:0). Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.)1UKR Oleh KramarenkoFC Vradiyivka3UKR Ihor DudnykTavria-Skif Rozdol3 Group 6 main WDL Q y BZO Balkany Zorya KKH Kolos Khlibodarivka MZA Metalurh Zaporizhia KKR Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 5 0 1 19 6 C,Q 3 1 2 14 9 2 2 2 5 6 P 0 1 5 2 19 #D0F0C0 ChampionQualification to play-offs SS PaleTurquoise Admission to the Second League SL complete Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.)1UKR Serhiy PlatunovBalkany Zorya4UKR Mykola ZlatovBalkany Zorya43UKR Kyrylo KyrykKolos Khlibodarivka3 Playoffs Teams qualified Balkany Zorya (21 May), Yednist Plysky (28 May), Tavria-Skif Rozdol (28 May), FC Malynsk (29 May), ODEK Orzhiv (29 May), Ahrobiznes Volochysk (29 May), Zhemchuzhyna Odesa (29 May), FC Vradiyivka (29 May) Bracket numbered y n 2 1 40 20 y y Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final FC Malynsk 1 1 2 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 4 0 4 ODEK Orzhiv 1 2 3 Yednist Plysky 0 2 2 Zhemchuzhyna Odesa 1 0 1 FC Vradiyivka (a) 1 0 1 Tavria-Skif Rozdol 0 1 1 Balkany Zorya 0 4 4 ODEK Orzhiv 0 0 0 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 1 2 3 Balkany Zorya 1 2 3 FC Vradiyivka 1 0 1 8 July – Uman Balkany Zorya 1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 0 Quarterfinals The stage draw took place on 6 June 2016 in the FFU House of Football. Games were played on 11/12 and 15/18 June 2016.Quarterfinal draw of the Ukrainian championship of amateurs. UA-Football. 6 June 2016 FC Malynsk 2–4 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 1–4 1–0 ODEK Orzhiv 3–2 Yednist Plysky 1–0 2–2 Zhemchuzhyna Odesa 1–1 (a) FC Vradiyivka 1–1 0–0 Tavria-Skif Rozdol 1–4 Balkany Zorya 0–0 1–4 "" 11 June 2016 17:00 LST Tavria-Skif Rozdol 0–0 [ Report] Balkany Zorya Rozdol, Zaporizhia Oblast Tavria-Skif 400 "" 11 June 2016 18:00 LST Zhemchuzhyna Odesa 1–1 [ Report] Vradiivka Palamar 35 Zyma 69 Odesa Spartak 300 "" 12 June 2016 17:00 LST FC Malynsk 1–4 [ Report] Ahrobiznes Volochysk Bryksa 58 Plis 15Temnyuk 57 90+4Donets 80 Malynsk, Rivne Oblast Lion 400 "" 12 June 2016 17:00 LST ODEK Orzhiv 1–0 [ Report] Yednist Plysky Naumets 12 Orzhiv, Rivne Oblast ODEK 600 "" 15 June 2016 17:30 LST Vradiivka 0–0 [ Report] Zhemchuzhyna Odesa Vradiivka, Mykolaiv Oblast Vradiivka 300 "" 18 June 2016 17:00 LST Yednist Plysky 2–2 [ Report] ODEK Orzhiv Petruk 14Postolatiev 45 Hrusha 72Karashchenko 80 Plysky, Chernihiv Oblast Yednist 300 "" 18 June 2016 17:00 LST Balkany Zorya 4–1 [ Report] Tavria-Skif Rozdol Ursulenko 4V.Kyrylov 32Salamakha 37Oprya 62 Porublyov 15'Skorokhodov 54 Zorya, Odesa Oblast imeni Tropantsia 1,000 "" 18 June 2016 18:00 LST Ahrobiznes Volochysk 0–1 [ Report] FC Malynsk Onishchuk 78 Volochysk, Khmelnytskyi Oblast Yunist 400 Notes Semifinals Games were played on 25/26 June and 2/3 July 2016.Demyanchuk, O. Amateur championship. Semifinalists are determined (Аматорский чемпионат. Определились полуфиналисты). UA-Football. 18 June 2016 The draw took place on 20 June 2016 in the House of Football.There took place a draw of semifinals games of the 2016 Ukrainian championship playoff among amateur teams (Відбулося жеребкування матчів 1/2 фіналу плей-офф чемпіонату України серед аматорських команд 2016 року). AAFU website. 20 June 2016 ODEK Orzhiv 0–3 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 0–1 0–2 Balkany Zorya 3–1 FC Vradiyivka 1–1 2–0 "" 26 June 2016 18:00 LST ODEK Orzhiv 0–1 [ Report] Ahrobiznes Volochysk Temnyuk 25 Orzhiv, Rivne Oblast ODEK 500 "" 26 June 2016 18:30 LST Balkany Zorya 1–1 [ Report] FC Vradiyivka Platunov 85 pen. Kramarenko 45 Zorya, Odesa Oblast imeni Tropantsia 450 "" 2 July 2016 18:30 LST Ahrobiznes Volochysk 2–0 [ Report] ODEK Orzhiv Atlasyuk 6 Temnyuk 81 Volochysk, Khmelnytskyi Oblast Yunist 1,000 "" 2 July 2016 18:00 LST FC Vradiyivka 0–2 [ Report] Balkany Zorya V.Zlatov 7V.Kyrylov 69 Vradiivka, Mykolaiv Oblast Vradiyivka 400 Championship final "" 8 July 2016 18:00 LST Balkany Zorya 1–0 Report yes Ahrobiznes Volochysk Raichev 104 Uman, Cherkasy Oblast Tsentralnyi StadionUman will host the final of Ukrainian championship among amateurs. UA-Football. 4 July 2016 3,000 V.Dorosh (Kyiv) uncollapsed Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.)1UKR Mykola TemnyukFC Ahrobiznes Volochysk42UKR V.KyrylovFC Balkany Zorya2 Promotion On 2 June 2016, FFU issued professional licenses to most of clubs of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, while some clubs were given additional time to apply. Among the clubs that received licenses were five former amateur clubs. Following amateur teams were awarded professional licenses for the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League: FC Balkany Zorya, FC Nyva-V Vinnytsia, FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Rukh Vynnyky, and FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa.Mykolaiv, Sumy, Poltava, Inhulets, Bukovyna, and Krystal yet to receive licenses. UA-Football. 2 June 2016 On 17 June 2016, the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL) announced that FC Metalurh Zaporizhia also was allowed to compete at the Second League. After the PFL Conference on 24 June 2016, the Second League might be also able to accept FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol and FC Inhulets-2 Petrove. On 15 June 2016, three more clubs were given extension by the FFU Executive Committee to apply for professional licenses, among which are FC Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv, FC Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk, and FC Lutsk.There are determined newbie and candidates for the Second League. Professional Football League of Ukraine. 17 June 2016 Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)2Kherson OblastAvanhard Kakhovka, Kolos KhlibodarivkaKhmelnytskyi OblastAhrobiznes Volochysk, Podillia KhmelnytskyiMykolaiv OblastSudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv, FC VradiivkaOdesa OblastBalkany Zorya, Zhemchuzhyna OdesaRivne OblastFC Malynsk, ODEK OrzhivVinnytsia OblastNyva-V Vinnytsia, FC VinnytsiaZaporizhia OblastMetalurh Zaporizhia, Tavria-Skif Rozdol1Chernihiv OblastYednist PlyskyChernivtsi OblastFC VolokaDnipropetrovsk OblastKryvbas Kryvyi RihIvano-Frankivsk OblastTeplovyk Ivano-FrankivskKirovohrad OblastInhulets-2 PetroveKyiv OblastChaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaLviv OblastHirnyk SosnivkaTernopil OblastNyva TernopilVolyn OblastFC LutskZhytomyr OblastMFC Zhytomyr References External links AAFU Calendar of competitions. AAFU website. 17 April 2016 2016 season regulations. AAFU website. 17 April 2016 AAFU discussed possibility of transitioning to a new format. Football Federation of Ukraine. 25 February 2016. Order of conducting the All-Ukrainian competitions among amateur teams soon might change. AAFU website. 24 February 2016 Category:Ukrainian Football Amateur League seasons 4 Uk