2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
# 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

The 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season will be the 23rd since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.

On 23 June 2018, the AAFU at its website published information about the upcoming its conference where AAFU plans to adopt its decision about the upcoming season including championship and cup competitions. The AAFU also provided a preliminary list of clubs that expressed their interest in the 2018-19 competitions. The format of the upcoming season was adopted at a conference on 29 June 2018.

## Teams

### Relegated professional clubs

* FC Dnipro – 8th place in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League Group B (returning for the first time since 1950)

### Returning/reformed clubs

* VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka (returning, last played season in 2015)
* Kolos Askania-Nova (returning, last played season in 2016 as Kolos Khlibodarivka)
* Dinaz Vyshhorod (returning, last played season in 2011)
* SC Khmelnytskyi (reformed from last season during which was known as FC Khmelnytskyi)

### Debut

List of teams that are debuting this season in the league.

FC Uzhhorod, Avanhard Bziv, FC Kryvyi Rih, Motor Zaporizhzhia, LNZ-Lebedyn, Kobra Ostroh, FC Halych, Ahron Velyki Hayi, Chaika Vyshhorod, Alians Lypova Dolyna, Ahrodim Bakhmach, Skoruk Tomakivka, Peremoha Dnipro, Kobra Kharkiv,

### Withdrawn teams

List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2018–19 season:

* Yednist Plysky
* FC Chernihiv
* Tavria-Skif Rozdol

List of clubs that withdrew during the season:

* Kobra Ostroh, was withdrawn and its record annulled. Kobra played six games tying only once and losing the rest with goals record of one goal scored and 22 allowed.
* Kobra Kharkiv was excluded from the number of participants of the championship according with decision of AAFU CDC #10 of 16 November 2018. In games of spring portion of competition to all opponents of Kobra Kharkiv will be awarded technical victories +:–. Kobra Kharkiv withdrew in beginning of November 2018 and played 11 games, losing all of them and in three already were awarded technical losses.
* On 15 March 2019 Rochyn Sosnivka announced that it withdraws from competitions of the AAFU. At the moment of withdrawal Rochyn had following record +5=2–4 (19–12).
* After 3 May 2019 Kolos Askania-Nova withdrew from competitions.

### Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

### Stadiums

**Group A**

| Team | Stadium | Position in 2017–18 |
| - | - | - |
| Ternopil | Topilche Stadium | 2L, w/d |
| Rochyn | Shkilnyi Stadium | Am1, 2nd |
| ODEK | ODEK Stadium | Am1, 3rd |
| Pokuttia | Yunist Stadium | Am1, 4th |
| Malynsk | Lion Stadium | Am1, 6th |
| Khmelnytskyi | Sport Complex Podillya | Am1, 8th |
| Krystal | Kharchovyk Stadium | Am1, 9th |
| Ahron | Stadium | Reg |
| Karpaty | Kolos Stadium | Reg |
| Kobra | Ostroh Academy Stadium | Reg |
| Uzhhorod | Avtomobilist Stadium | Reg |

**Group B**

| Team | Stadium | Position in 2017–18 |
| - | - | - |
| Viktoriya | Viktoriya Stadium | Am2, 1st |
| Fakel | Kolos Stadium | Am2, 3rd |
| Avanhard K. | Paperovyk Stadium | Am2, 6th |
| Rubikon | Miskyi Stadium | Am2, 8th |
| Pervomaisk | Tsentralnyi Stadium | Am3, 8th |
| Olimpik | Zirka Stadium (training) | Am3, 9th |
| Ahrodim | Kolos Stadium | Reg |
| Alians | Okipnyi Stadium | Reg |
| Avanhard B. | Prohres Stadiun | Reg |
| Chaika | Enerhetyk Stadium | Reg |
| Dinaz | Dinaz Stadium | Reg |
| LNZ | LNZ-Arena | Reg |

**Group C**

| Team | Stadium | Position in 2017–18 |
| - | - | - |
| Dnipro | Dnipro Arena | 2L, 8th |
| Druzhba | Hirnyk Stadium | Am3, 1st |
| Kakhovka | Olimpiyskyi Stadium | Am3, 6th |
| Yarud | Azovets Stadium | Am2, 7th |
| Kobra | Sonyachny Stadium | Reg |
| Kolos | Askania Arena | Reg |
| Kryvyi Rih | Budivelnyk Stadium | Reg |
| Motor | Motor Sich Stadium | Reg |
| Peremoha | Olimpiyski rezervy Stadium | Reg |
| Skoruk | Olimpiyski rezervy Stadium | Reg |
| Tavria | Pulyayev Start Stadium | Reg |
| VPK-Ahro | Kolos Arena | Reg |

Notes:

* ^(1) Alians plays its games in Romny at the stadium of former Ahrobiznes.
* ^(1) The stadium is located in Baryshivka.
* ^(3) Dinaz has two small Dinaz Stadium both of which located in Vyshhorod Raion, one in Lyutizh, another in Demydiv.
* ^(4) Druzhba plays in Kryvyi Rih, while it is registered in Kherson Oblast.
* ^(5) Skoruk plays in Dnipro while is from a small village of Tomakivka near the administrative border with Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

## Group stage

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Malynsk (C) | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 41 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Pokuttia Kolomyia | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 13 | +34 | 40 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | ODEK Orzhiv | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 39 | |
| 4 | Karpaty Halych | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 33 | |
| 5 | Ahron Velyki Hayi | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 33 | |
| 6 | FC Uzhhorod (P) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 20 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 7 | Rochyn Sosnivka (X) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 17 | Withdrawn |
| 8 | Krystal Chortkiv | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 17 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 9 | Ternopil-DYuSSh | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 7 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 10 | SC Khmelnytskyi | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 79 | −70 | 7 | Withdrawn after the season |
| – | Kobra Ostroh (X) | 0 | - | - | - | – | – | — | 0 | Results annulled |

**Notes**

* On 20 September 2018 Kobra Ostroh was excluded from the competition on decision of the AAFU commission in organizing competitions. Its record was scratched.
* On 18 May 2019 Rochyn Sosnivka was excluded from the competition on decision of the AAFU commission in organizing competitions.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | LNZ-Lebedyn (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 15 | +52 | 57 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Viktoriya Mykolayivka | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 55 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Alians Lypova Dolyna (P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 46 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Avanhard Bziv | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 35 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 5 | Dinaz Vyshhorod (P) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 35 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 6 | MFC Pervomaisk | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Fakel Lypovets | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 28 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 8 | Ahrodim Bakhmach | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 27 | |
| 9 | Avanhard Koryukivka | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 27 | |
| 10 | Rubikon Vyshneve | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 26 | |
| 11 | Olimpik Kropyvnytskyi | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 95 | −76 | 7 | |
| 12 | Chayka Vyshhorod | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 59 | −46 | 3 | Withdrawn after the season |

**Notes**

* On 29 September 2018 the game between Fakel and Ahrodim was interrupted on 35th minute. The outcome of the game will be decided by the AAFU CDC. On 30 March 2019 the game was finished from the time at which it was stopped.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 12 | +48 | 53 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Tavria Novotroitske | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 52 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Motor Zaporizhzhia | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 45 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | SC Kakhovka | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 37 | |
| 5 | Skoruk Tomakivka | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 31 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 6 | Peremoha Dnipro | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | Druzhba Kryvyi Rih | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 25 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 8 | FC Dnipro | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 24 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 9 | Yarud Mariupol | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Kryvyi Rih | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 23 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 11 | Kolos Askania Nova (X) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 14 | Withdrawn |
| 12 | Kobra Kharkiv (X) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 100 | −92 | 0 | Withdrawn |

**Notes**

* Kobra Kharkiv was excluded from the number of participants of the championship according to the decision #10 of the AAFU CDC of 16 November 2018. In games of spring portion of competition to all opponents of Kobra Kharkiv will be awarded technical victories +:–. Kobra Kharkiv withdrew in beginning of November 2018 and played 11 games, losing all of them and in three already were awarded technical losses.
* Druzhba Kryvyi Rih originally from Novomykolaivka after a winter break (24 April 2019) has changed its name (on decision of the AAFU Commission in organizing competitions) as it had played for the last couple of years in Kryvyi Rih.
* Kolos Askania Nova was excluded from the number of participants of the championship according to decision of the AAFU commission in organizing competitions of 30 April 2019. In games of spring portion of competition to all opponents of Kolos Askania Nova will be awarded technical victories +:–.

## Play-offs

The first couple of stages (quarterfinals and semifinals) will be conducted home and away, the final will take place on a neutral field. The quarterfinals games are scheduled for 8 and 12 June 2019.

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Motor Zaporizhzhia | 0 – 3 | FC LNZ-Lebedyn | 0 – 3 | 0 – 0 |
| FC Alyans Lypova Dolyna | 3 – 5 | FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 0 – 4 | 3 – 1 |
| FC Tavria Novotroitske | 1 – 3 | FC Malynsk | 1 – 1 | 0 – 2 |
| FC Viktoriya Mykolayivka | 7 – 3 | FC Pokuttia Kolomyia | 7 – 1 | 0 – 2 |

### Semifinals

The draw for the semifinal round took place on 13 June 2019. Games are scheduled for 17 and 23 June 2019.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Viktoriya Mykolayivka | 4 – 4 (3–1 p) | FC Malynsk | 2 – 2 | 2 – 2 |
| FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 3 – 3 (a) | FC LNZ-Lebedyn | 2 – 0 | 1 – 3 |

### Final

The final game is scheduled for 28 June 2019.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 1 – 0 | FC Viktoriya Mykolaivka |
