The 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season was the 23rd since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.
On 23 June 2018, the AAFU on its website published information about the conference in which theyAFU pnedans to adopt its decision about the upcoming season including championship and cup competitions.The 2017-18 Ukrainian Championship among amateurs: the season's contours (Чемпіонат України серед аматорів 2017/18: контури сезону). AAFU. 1 August 2017 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.Over 30 teams intend to become participants of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship (Більше 30 команд мають намір стати учасниками чемпіонату України серед аматорів 2018-2019). Footboom. 26 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 Dinaz Vyshhorod (returning, last played season in 2011) SC Khmelnytskyi (reformed from last season during which was known as FC Khmelnytskyi) Kolos Askania-Nova (returning, last played season in 2016 as Kolos Khlibodarivka)Kolos Askania-Nova. AAFU. VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka (returning, last played season in 2015)
Debut List of teams that are debuting this season in the league.
Ahrodim Bakhmach Chaika Vyshhorod FC Kryvyi RihIn Kryvyi Rih they created a football club with the same name as the city (У Кривому Розі створили однойменний футбольний клуб). UA-Football. 3 April 20172018 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast championship teams' standing. FC Kryvyi Rih.Kovalenko, V. FC Kryvyi Rih: en route to professional football (ФК "Кривий Ріг": на шляху до професійного футболу). Footboom. 25 June 2017 Skoruk Tomakivka
Ahron Velyki Hayi FC Halych LNZ-Lebedyn FC Uzhhorod
Alians Lypova Dolyna Kobra Kharkiv, Motor Zaporizhzhia
Avanhard Bziv Kobra Ostroh Peremoha Dnipro
Withdrawn teams List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2018–19 season:
FC Chernihiv
Tavria-Skif RozdolKholodnyi, V. "Tavria-Skif" won't take part in Ukrainian championship among amateurs ("Таврія-Скіф" не прийматиме участі у чемпіонаті України серед аматорів). Footboom. 30 July 2018
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List of clubs that withdrew during the season: Kobra Ostroh,The team Kobra Ostroh was excluded from the number of participants of the 2018-19 Ukrainian Championship (Команду "Кобра" (Острог) виключено з числа учасників чемпіонату України 2018/2019). AAFU. 20 September 2018 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 +:–.Championship composition. AAFU. 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.Valeriy Kholodnyi. "Rochyn" Sosnivka ceases its participations in championship of Ukrainian among amateurs ("Рочин" (Соснівка) припиняє виступи у чемпіонаті України серед аматорів). Footboom. 15 March 2019Valeriy Kholodnyi. Four players of "Rochyn" moved to "Malynsk" (Четверо гравців "Рочина" перейшли у ФК "Малинськ"). Footboom. 21 March 2019 At the moment of withdrawal Rochyn had following record +5=2–4 (19–12). After 3 May 2019 Kolos Askania-Nova withdrew from competitions.Valeriy Kholodnyi (3 May 2019). Kolos was excluded from the number of participants in the Ukrainian championship among amateurs ("Колос-ОТГ" виключений з числа учасників чемпіонату України серед аматорів). Footboom.
Location map The following displays the location of teams.
Stadiums Group A Team Stadium Position in2017–18Ternopil Topilche Stadium 2L, w/dRochyn Shkilnyi StadiumAm1, 2ndODEK ODEK Stadium Am1, 3rdPokuttia Yunist Stadium Am1, 4thMalynsk Lion Stadium Am1, 6thKhmelnytskyi Sport Complex PodillyaAm1, 8thKrystal Kharchovyk StadiumAm1, 9thAhron Stadium RegKarpaty Kolos Stadium RegKobra Ostroh Academy StadiumRegUzhhorod Avtomobilist StadiumReg Group B Team Stadium Position in2017–18Viktoriya Viktoriya Stadium Am2, 1stFakel Kolos Stadium Am2, 3rdAvanhard K. Paperovyk Stadium Am2, 6thRubikon Miskyi Stadium Am2, 8thPervomaisk Tsentralnyi Stadium Am3, 8thOlimpik Zirka Stadium (training) Am3, 9thAhrodim Kolos Stadium RegAlians Okipnyi Stadium RegAvanhard B. Prohres Stadium RegChaika Enerhetyk Stadium RegDinaz Dinaz Stadium RegLNZ LNZ-Arena Reg Group C Team Stadium Position in2017–18Dnipro Dnipro Arena 2L, 8thDruzhba Hirnyk StadiumAm3, 1stKakhovka Olimpiyskyi StadiumAm3, 6thYarud Azovets Stadium Am2, 7thKobra Sonyachny Stadium RegKolos Askania Arena RegKryvyi Rih Budivelnyk Stadium RegMotor Motor Sich Stadium RegPeremoha Olimpiyski rezervy Stadium RegSkoruk Olimpiyski rezervy Stadium RegTavria Pulyayev Start Stadium RegVPK-Ahro Kolos Arena Reg
Notes: Alians plays its games in Romny at the stadium of former Ahrobiznes. The stadium is located in Baryshivka. Dinaz has two small Dinaz Stadium both of which located in Vyshhorod Raion, one in Lyutizh, another in Demydiv. Druzhba plays in Kryvyi Rih, while it is registered in Kherson Oblast. Skoruk plays in Dnipro while is from a small village of Tomakivka near the administrative border with Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Group stage Group 1
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
Notes On 29 September 2018 the game between Fakel and Ahrodim was interrupted on 35th minute.Kholodnyi, V. Football championship of Ukraine among amateurs. The game "Fakel" – "Ahrodim" ended with a scandal (Чемпіонат України серед аматорів. Матч "Факел" - "Агродім" завершився скандалом ). Footboom. 29 September 2018 The outcome of the game was decided by the AAFU CDC. On 30 March 2019 the game was finished from the time at which it was stopped.
Group 3
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) were conducted home and away, and the final took place on a neutral field.There were identified eight participants of play-off stage of the 2018–19 Ukrainian championship (Визначилися вісім учасників плей-оф чемпіонату України 2018/2019). AAFU. 4 June 2019 The quarterfinals games took place on 8 and 12 June 2019.
Teams qualified In parentheses are indicated number of times the club qualified for this phase. Group 1: FC Malynsk, Pokuttia Kolomyia Group 2: LNZ-Lebedyn, Viktoriya Mykolaivka (2), Alians Lypova Dolyna Group 3: VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka, Tavriya Novotroitske, Motor Zaporizhia
Quarterfinals
Semifinals The draw for the semifinal round took place on 13 June 2019.Congratulation to semifinalists of the Ukrainian championship with overcoming the first stage of play-offs (Вітаємо півфіналістів чемпіонату України з подоланням першого етапу плей-оф!). AAFU. 13 June 2019 Games took place on 17 and 23 June 2019.
Final The final took place on 29 June 2019.Valerko, A. AAFU: A thriller in Sumy region, commemorative performance of birthday boy in Dnipropetrovsk region (ААФУ: трилер на Сумщині, бенефіс іменинника на Дніпровщині). Sport Arena. 17 June 2019
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)5FC Dnirpo, FC Kryvyi Rih, Peremoha Dnipro, Skoruk Tomakivka, VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka4Druzhba Novomykolaivka, SC Kakhovka, Kolos Askania Nova, Tavriya Novotroitske3Avanhard Bziv, Chaika Vyshhorod, Dinaz VyshhorodKobra Ostroh, FC Malynsk, ODEK OrzhivAhron Velyki Hayi, Krystal Chortkiv, Nyva Terebovlya2Ahrodim Bakhmach, Avanhard KryukivkaKarpaty Halych, Pokuttia KolomyiaAlians Lypova Dolyna, Viktoriya Mykolaivka1LNZ LebedynYarud MariupolKobra KharkivSC KhmelnytskyiOlimpik KropyvnytskyiRubikonRochyn SosnivkaMFC PervomaiskFakel LypovetsFC UzhhorodMotor Zaporizhia
See also 2018–19 Ukrainian Amateur Cup 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League 2018–19 Ukrainian First League 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League
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References
External links AAFU The 2018–19 season's regulations. AAFU. Kholodnyi, V. Ukrainian championship among amateurs. There became known the 1st round of the tournament's calendar (Чемпіонат України серед аматорів. Став відомий календар 1-го туру). Footboom. 29 July 2018