2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

The 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season is the 20th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs. It started on April 16, 2016.[1]

Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Season2016
Dates16 April 2016 – 8 July 2016
ChampionsBalkany Zorya (2nd title)
Ahrobiznes Volochysk (losing finalist)
Promoted8 – Balkany, Nyva-V, Podillya, Zhemchuzhyna, Teplovyk, Sudnobudivnyk, Inhulets-2, Metalurh
Relegated5 teams (withdrawn)
← 2015

There are 24 teams competing during the season which will consist of two phases, the first phase will be a group stage with six groups of four teams and the second phase will be a final playoff stage. All group winners and two best second placed teams will advance to playoffs which will start from quarterfinals.

The last season winner Balkany Zorya will be the defending champions.

Teams

Withdrawn

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

Locations
Location of participating teams of the 2016 Ukrainian amateur championship

First stage

As of 6 June 2016

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Malynsk (Q) 6 4 1 1 13 8 +5 13 Qualification to play-offs
2 Hirnyk Sosnivka 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11
3 MFC Zhytomyr 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
4 FC Lutsk 6 0 0 6 4 18 −14 0
Source:
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
(Pen.)
1 Roman Husak MFC Zhytomyr 4
2 Vitaliy Bryksa FC Malynsk 3
Mykola Bui Hirnyk Sosnivka 3

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ODEK Orzhiv (Q) 6 5 1 0 18 1 +17 16 Qualification to play-offs
2 Nyva-V Vinnytsia (P) 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 Admission to Second League
3 FC Voloka 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6
4 Podillya Khmelnytskyi (P) 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 4 Admission to Second League
Source:
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Notes:

  • Game ODEK-Voloka failed to take place, ODEK was awarded technical victory (3:0).

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
(Pen.)
1 Viktor Hazytskyi ODEK Orzhiv 4
Vitaliy Hrusha ODEK Orzhiv 4
3 Yan Morhovskyi Podillya Khmelnytskyi 3

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk (Q) 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11 Qualification to play-offs
2 Nyva Ternopil 6 1 4 1 4 3 +1 7
3 FC Vinnytsia 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6
4 Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk (P) 6 1 3 2 7 12 −5 6 Admission to Second League
Source:
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
(Pen.)
1 Andriy Donets Ahrobiznes Volochysk 5
2 Bohdan Orynchak Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk 3

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yednist Plysky (Q) 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Qualification to play-offs
2 Zhemchuzhyna Odesa (Q) 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
3 Chaika Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5
4 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (P) 6 0 2 4 3 10 −7 2 Admission to Second League
Source:
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
(Pen.)
1 Oleksandr Petruk Yednist Plysky 6
2 Ruslan Palamar Zhemchuzhyna Odesa 4

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tavriya-Skif Rozdol (Q) 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15 Qualification to play-offs
2 FC Vradiyivka (Q) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
3 Inhulets-2 Petrove (P) 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4 Admission to the Second League
4 Avanhard Kakhovka 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3
Source:
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Notes:

  • Game Avanhard-Inhulets-2 failed to take place, Avanhard was awarded technical victory (3:0).

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
(Pen.)
1 Oleh Kramarenko FC Vradiyivka 3
Ihor Dudnyk Tavria-Skif Rozdol 3

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Balkany Zorya (C, Q) 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 15 Champion
Qualification to play-offs
2 Kolos Khlibodarivka 6 3 1 2 14 9 +5 10
3 Metalurh Zaporizhia (P) 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 Admission to the Second League
4 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 6 0 1 5 2 19 −17 1
Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
(Pen.)
1 Serhiy Platunov Balkany Zorya 4
Mykola Zlatov Balkany Zorya 4
3 Kyrylo Kyryk Kolos Khlibodarivka 3

Playoffs

Advanced teams: 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 Odessa (29 May), FC Vradiyivka (29 May)

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.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Malynsk 2–4 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 1–4 1–0
ODEK Orzhiv 3–2 Yednist Plysky 1–0 2–2
Zhemchuzhyna Odesa 1–1 FC Vradiyivka 1–1 0–0
Tavria-Skif Rozdol 1–4 Balkany Zorya 0–0 1–4
11 June 2016 Tavria-Skif Rozdol 0–0 Balkany Zorya Tavria-Skif Stadium, Rozdol
17:00 LST [ Report] Attendance: 400
11 June 2016 Zhemchuzhyna Odesa 1–1 FC Vradiyivka Spartak Stadium, Odesa
18:00 LST Palamar  35' [ Report] Zyma  69' Attendance: 300
12 June 2016 FC Malynsk 1–4 Ahrobiznes Volochysk Lion Stadium, Malynsk
17:00 LST Bryksa  58' [ Report] Plis  15'
Temnyuk  57', 90+4'
Donets  80'		 Attendance: 400
12 June 2016 ODEK Orzhiv 1–0 Yednist Plysky ODEK Stadium, Orzhiv
17:00 LST Naumets  12' [ Report] Attendance: 600
15 June 2016 FC Vradiyivka 0–0 Zhemchuzhyna Odesa Vradiyivka Stadium, Vradiyivka
17:30 LST [ Report] Attendance: 300
18 June 2016 Yednist Plysky 2–2 ODEK Orzhiv Yednist Stadium, Plysky
17:00 LST Petruk  14'
Postolatiev  45'		 [ Report] Hrusha  72'
Karashchenko  80'		 Attendance: 300
18 June 2016 Balkany Zorya 4–1 Tavria-Skif Rozdol Tropanets Stadium, Zorya
17:00 LST Ursulenko  4'
V.Kyrylov  32'
Salamakha  37'
Oprya  62'		 [ Report] Porublyov 15'
Skorokhodov  54'		 Attendance: 1,000
18 June 2016 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 0–1 FC Malynsk Yunist Stadium, Volochysk
18:00 LST [ Report] Onishchuk  78' Attendance: 400
Notes

Semifinals

Games were played on 25/26 June and 2/3 July 2016.[3] The draw took place on 20 June 2016 in the House of Football.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ODEK Orzhiv 0–3 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 0–1 0–2
Balkany Zorya 3–1 FC Vradiyivka 1–1 2–0
26 June 2016 ODEK Orzhiv 0–1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk ODEK Stadium, Orzhiv
18:00 LST [ Report] Temnyuk  25' Attendance: 500
26 June 2016 Balkany Zorya 1–1 FC Vradiyivka Tropanets Stadium, Zorya
18:30 LST Platunov  85' (pen.) [ Report] Kramarenko  45' Attendance: 450
2 July 2016 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 2–0 ODEK Orzhiv Yunist Stadium, Volochysk
18:30 LST Atlasyuk  6'
Temnyuk  81'		 [ Report] Attendance: 1,000
2 July 2016 FC Vradiyivka 0–2 Balkany Zorya Vradiyivka Stadium, Vradiyivka
18:00 LST [ Report] V.Zlatov  7'
V.Kyrylov  69'		 Attendance: 400

Championship Final
8 July 2016 Balkany Zorya 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ahrobiznes Volochysk Umanfermash Sports Complex,[5] Uman
18:00 LST Raichev  104' Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: V.Dorosh (Kiev)

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
(Pen.)
1 Temnyuk FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk 4
2 V.Kyrylov FC Balkany Zorya 2

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.[6] 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.[7]

References
  1. Start of the Amateur championship of Ukraine is planned on April 16. AAFU website. 9 April 2016
  2. Quarterfinal draw of the Ukrainian championship of amateurs. UA-Football. 6 June 2016
  3. Demyanchuk, O. Amateur championship. Semifinalists are determined (Аматорский чемпионат. Определились полуфиналисты). UA-Football. 18 June 2016
  4. 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
  5. Uman will host the final of Ukrainian championship among amateurs. UA-Football. 4 July 2016
  6. Mykolaiv, Sumy, Poltava, Inhulets, Bukovyna, and Krystal yet to receive licenses. UA-Football. 2 June 2016
  7. There are determined newbie and candidates for the Second League. Professional Football League of Ukraine. 17 June 2016
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