2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

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.

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Withdrawn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

First stage

Group 1

Top goalscorers

Group 2

Notes:

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

Top goalscorers

Group 3

Top goalscorers

Group 4

Top goalscorers

Group 5

Notes:

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

Top goalscorers

Group 6

Top goalscorers

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)

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. <section begin=firstroundmatch />

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Notes

Semifinals

Games were played on 25/26 June and 2/3 July 2016. The draw took place on 20 June 2016 in the House of Football. <section begin=firstroundmatch />

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Championship final

Top goalscorers

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. 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.

Number of teams by region

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