2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
The 2020–21 Ukrainian championship in football season will be the 25th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 September 2020 – TBC 2021 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 12 August 2020. | |
On 11 August 2020, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition.[1] The championship is expected to start on 29 August 2020.
On 5 September 2020 30 teams started the 25th Ukrainian championship in football among amateurs. The last season champion Viktoriya Mykolaivka are defending their title since declining their opportunity for promotion to professional competitions. The composition of the competition changed notable from the last season with 7 clubs being promoted, while other 9 clubs refused to continue their participation for this season. With competitions already ongoing on September 30 (Dnipro-1-Borysfen) and October 22 (Karpaty Lviv) two more teams also joined the competitions bringing the total number of participating clubs to 32.
Teams
Relegated professional clubs
- None
Returning/reformed clubs
- FC Skoruk Tomakivka (returning, last played season in 2018–19)
- Dnipro-1 Borysfen, late start — a farm team of SC Dnipro-1 was not to be fielded for the AAFU competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but at the end of September it was announced that it will resume its participation.[2]
Debut
List of teams that are debuting this season in the league.
Munkacs Mukacheve, FC Yunist Verkhnia Bilka, FC Dovbush Chernivtsi, FC Liubomyr Stavyshche, FC Yednist Kyiv, FC Olimpiya Savyntsi, FC Sumy, SC Poltava, FC Kudrivka, FC imeni Lva Yashina Kyiv, FC Varatyk Kolomyia, Akademia Futbolu SC Kyiv, Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih (former Hirnyk-2), Metalurh-2 Zaporizhia, Karpaty Lviv (late start)[3]
Withdrawn teams
List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2020–21 season:
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Clubs that did not play last season in the league, but showed interest at first yet withdrew before the start of the season:
- FC OKKO Kharkiv
Merged teams / Name change
- Tavriya Novotroitske distanced itself from the Russian-occupied Crimea moving closer to Kakhovka (village Marianivka), later, before start of the competitions, merged with SC Tavriya Simferopol
- Livyi Bereh Kyiv, before 20 November 2020 was represented by imeni Lva Yashyna Kyiv which record was grandfathered. According to the AAFU information partner, the club is one and the same and was renamed.[4] At the Football Federation of Kyiv, there are two separate clubs of the city federation.[5] On 3 December 2020, the club officially announced about its first official training and preparation for the spring half.[6]
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.
Yunist
Karpaty
Ahron
Nyva
Varatyk
Dovbush
Votrans
Liubomyr
Kyiv
Kyiv teams :
Atlet
Yednist
AFSC
Livyi Bereh
Atlet
Yednist
AFSC
Livyi Bereh
Bila Tserkva
Kudrivka
Pervomaisk
Zaporizhzhia
Dnipro teams :
Lehioner
Dnipro-1-Borysfen
Lehioner
Dnipro-1-Borysfen
Dnipro
Vovchansk
Skoruk
Poltava
Sumy
Trostianets
Location of prospective teams[1] in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Amateur League
Stadiums
- Group A
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|
| ODEK | ODEK Stadium | Am1, 1st |
| Ahron | Tsentralny Stadium | Am1, 3rd |
| Votrans | Votrans Arena (Pidhaitsi) | Am1, 7th |
| Nyva | Kolos Stadium | Am1, 8th |
| Dovbush | Olimpiya Stadium | Reg |
| Munkach | Avanhard Stadium | Reg |
| Yunist | Yunist Stadium | Reg |
| Varatyk | Voskresyntsi Stadium | Reg |
| Karpaty L. | New | |
- Group B
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|
| Viktoriya | Viktoriya Stadium | Am2, 1st |
| LNZ | LNZ-Arena | Am2, 2nd |
| Atlet | DYuSSh Atlet Stadium | Am2, 7th |
| Pervomaisk | Tsentralnyi Stadium | Am2, 10th |
| Bila Tserkva | Zmina Stadium | Am2, 8th |
| Liubomyr | Kolos Stadium Dinaz Stadium (Liutizh) |
Reg |
| Olimpiya | Start Stadium (Myrhorod) Lokomotyv Stadium |
Reg |
| Yednist | Perspektyva Stadium | Reg |
| Kyiv | Miskyi Stadium (Vyshneve) | Reg |
| im.L.Yashina Livyi Bereh |
Rusanivets Stadium Livyi Bereh (Hnidyn) |
Reg |
| Kudrivka | Kudrivka Arena | Reg |
- Group C
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|
| Vovchansk | Aggregate Factory Stadium Avanhard Stadium (Zmiiv) |
Am3, 2nd |
| Motor | Motor Sich Stadium | Am3, 3rd |
| Trostianets | Kuts Stadium | Am2, 4th |
| Kakhovka | Olimpiyskyi Stadium | Am3, 5th |
| Zirka | Zirka Stadium | Am3, 6th |
| Lehioner | Molodizhnyi Park Olimpiyski rezervy |
Am3, 8th |
| Dnipro-1-Borysfen | Olimpiysky Rezervy Novokodatskyi Molodizhnyi Park |
Am3, 9th |
| Skoruk | Pokrovskyi Stadium | Reg |
| Poltava | Lokomotyv Stadium FC Poltava training base (Kopyly) |
Reg |
| Sumy | Yuvileiny Stadium Avanhard Stadium |
Reg |
| Metalurh-2 | Metalurh Training base | Reg |
| Kryvbas-2 | Budivelnyk Stadium | Reg |
Notes:
- Reg — regional championship (Regions of Ukraine)
- Am[#] — AAFU championship where sign (#) indicates Group number
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yunist Verkhnia Bilka | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 19 | Qualification to second stage |
| 2 | ODEK Orzhiv | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 15 | |
| 3 | Nyva Terebovlia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 | |
| 4 | MFA Mukacheve | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 11 | |
| 5 | Dovbush Chernivtsi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 11 | |
| 6 | Votrans Lutsk | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | |
| 7 | Ahron Velyki Hayi | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 8 | |
| 8 | Karpaty Lviv | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Varatyk Kolomyia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2020. Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Bigger amount of goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same amount of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same amount of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Bigger amount of 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.[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Bigger amount of goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same amount of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same amount of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Bigger amount of 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.[7]
- Notes
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktoriya Mykolaivka | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 12 | +32 | 31 | Qualification to second stage |
| 2 | FC Kudrivka | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 26 | |
| 3 | Olimpiya Savyntsi | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 25 | |
| 4 | FC LNZ-Lebedyn | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 4 | +35 | 23 | |
| 5 | MFC Pervomaisk | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 15 | |
| 6 | Atlet Kyiv | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 13 | |
| 7 | Akademia Futbolu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 8 | FC Bila Tserkva | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 9 | Yednist Kyiv | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 10 | |
| 10 | Liubomyr Stavyshche | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 5 | |
| 11 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 46 | −35 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2020. Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Bigger amount of goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same amount of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same amount of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Bigger amount of 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.[7]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Bigger amount of goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same amount of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same amount of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Bigger amount of 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.[7]
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Akademia Futbolu SK 3, Bila Tserkva 0
- Notes
- On 31 October 2020 MFC Pervomaisk refused to arrive for an away game against FC LNZ-Lebedyn. The AAFU awarded a technical win for LNZ 3:0 and loss for Pervomaisk.
- First half of the season FC imeni Lva Yashina record was +1=0-9 10-45, second half FC Livyi Bereh running record +0=1-0 1-1.
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Vovchansk | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 35 | Qualification to second stage |
| 2 | FC Sumy | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 30 | |
| 3 | SC Poltava | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Skoruk Tomakivka | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 26 | |
| 5 | Motor Zaporizhzhia | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 23 | |
| 6 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhya | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 19 | |
| 7 | SC Kakhovka | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 17 | |
| 8 | FC Trostianets | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 16 | |
| 9 | Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 11 | |
| 10 | Dnipro-1-Borysfen | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 6 | |
| 11 | Lehioner Dnipro | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 42 | −34 | 5 | |
| 12 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 62 | −59 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2020. Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Bigger amount of goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same amount of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same amount of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Bigger amount of 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.[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Bigger amount of goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same amount of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same amount of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Bigger amount of 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.[7]
- Notes
- The AAFU awarded a technical win for Skoruk 3:0 and loss for Kryvbas-2 for the missed Round 5 game.
Promotions to the Second League
Six teams from AAFU are expected to be promoted to the 2021–22 season in Professional Football League (Article 18 of regulations).[8] In early December of 2020 it became known that at least 10 teams expressed their intention to receive club's license of the Professional Football League for the next season: MFA Mukachevo, Karpaty Lviv, Nyva Terebovlia, Atlet Kyiv, AFSC Kyiv, Viktoria Mykolaivka, Liubomyr Stavyshche, SC Poltava, FC Sumy, FC Trostianets.[9]
See also
Notes
References
- Presenting preliminary list of participants of the 2020–21 Ukrainian championship (Представляємо попередній перелік учасників чемпіонату України 2020/2021). AAFU. 11 August 2020
- Replenishment among the Ukrainian championship participants (Поповнення серед учасників чемпіонату України). AAFU. 30 September 2020
- Artur Malkin. Karpaty Lviv were included to the number of participants in the Ukrainian championship among amateurs ("Карпати" (Львів) включено до числа учасників чемпіонату України серед аматорів ). Footboom. 22 October 2020
- Artur Valerko. The AAFU: the "grand teams" are victorious at the beginning of the second half (ААФУ: гранди перемагають на старті другого кола). Sport Arena. 24 November 2020
- FFK members. Football Federation of Kyiv.
- The historic event! The first training session of our adult team (Історична подія! Перше тренування нашої дорослої команди). FC Livyi Bereh Kyiv. 3 December 2020
- The 2020–21 season's regulations. Article 8, paragraphs 2 through 5 of the season's regulations. AAFU.
- РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команда клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21. Professional Football League. 28 August 2020. (Retrieved on 7 September 2020)
- The new Karpaty, Sumy, Poltava and seven more clubs consider their opportunity to apply for the Second League (Новые Карпаты, Сумы, Полтава и еще семь клубов рассматривают возможность заявиться во Вторую лигу). Sport Arena. 4 December 2020
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