2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship
Season	2023–24
Dates	Group stage: 12 August 2023 – 26 May 2024; Winter break: 20 November 2023 – 15 March 2024; Play-offs: 8 – 28 June 2024;
Final stage winner	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka (1st title)Probiy Horodenka (losing finalist)
Promoted	4 – Kulykiv-Bilka, Vilkhivtsi, Revera 1908, Probiy
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Ukrainian football championship among amateur teams was the 28th season since it replaced the football championship of physical culture teams. The league competition is organized by the Association of Amateur Football of Ukraine (AAFU).

On 5 September 2022, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition.^[1] Since the Russo-Ukrainian War grew in its intensity in 2022, many clubs were not able to field their teams for the competition.

Teams

Returning/reformed clubs

Avanhard Lozova – (last played during 1994–95 season)
Feniks Pidmonastyr – (returning after a season)
Probiy Horodenka – (last played during 1994–95 season)

Debut

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

Ahrotekh Tyshkivka
FAPF Ivano-Frankivsk
Maramuresh Nyzhnia Apsha

Penuel Kryvyi Rih
Podoliany Ternopil
Sokil Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka

Tytan Odesa
Vilkhivtsi
Vivad Romaniv

Withdrawn teams

List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2023–24 season:

LSTM 536 Lutsk

Fakel Lypovets

Varatyk Kolomyia

Merged/reorganized teams

FC Kulykiv fields as a joined team Kulykiv-Yunist from own club and FC Yunist Nyzhnia Bilka that has competed before (lately in the 2021–22 season).

Name change

On 10 November 2023 Feniks officially changed its name to Halychyna-Feniks.
On 24 January 2024 FA Prykarpattia officially changed its name to Rewera 1908-FAPF.
On 4 March 2024 FC Kulykiv officially changed its name to FC Kulykiv-Bilka.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Kylykiv

Ahron

Feniks

Kolos

Maramuresh

Podoliany

Probiy

FAPF

Sokil

Vikhivtsi

Vivad

Atlet

Shturm

Ahrotekh

Penuel

Tytan

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Location of teams in the 2023-24 Ukrainian Amateur League

Stadiums

Group A

Team	Pop. place	Stadium	Position in 2022–23
Kolos	Polonne	Kolos Polon	Am1, 1st
Ahron	Velyki Hayi	(Village Stadium)	Am1, 2nd
Kulykiv	Kulykiv	Arena Kulykiv	Am1, 5th
Vilkhivtsi	Vilkhivtsi	Vikhivtsi Arena-Park	Reg
Maramuresh	Nyzhnia Apsha	Viktoriya	Reg
Probiy	Horodenka	Kolos	Reg
FAPF	Ivano-Frankivsk	Akademii NFC Urahan	Reg
Vivad	Romaniv	Tsentralnyi	Reg
Sokil	Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka	Shkilnyi	Reg
Feniks	Pidmonastyr	Arena Feniks	Reg
Podoliany	Ternopil	Futbolne pole No.1 imeni Shukhevycha	Reg

Group B

Team	Pop. place	Stadium	Position in 2022–23
Naftovyk	Okhtyrka	Naftovyk	Am2, 2nd
Shturm	Ivankiv	Metalurh, Kalynivka Dynamo Training Center, Koncha-Zaspa	Am2, 3rd
Olimpiya	Savyntsi	Start, Myrhorod	Am2, 4th
Atlet	Kyiv	Atlet	Am2, 6th
Zirka	Kropyvnytskyi	Zirka imeni Berezkina	Am3, 8th
Tytan	Odesa	Ivan	Reg
Ahrotekh	Tyshkivka	Lyceum Stadium	Reg
Avanhard	Lozova	DYuSSh Stadium, Yuryivka	Reg
Penuel	Kryvyi Rih	Svitlo	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	Kulykiv-Bilka (C)	20	19	1	0	55	12	+43	58	Qualification to play-offs Admission to Ukrainian Second League
2	Podoliany Ternopil	20	12	3	5	47	23	+24	39	Qualification to final stage Withdrawn after season
3	Ahron Velyki Hayi	20	9	5	6	29	21	+8	32	Qualification to play-offs
4	Kolos Polonne	20	9	3	8	28	29	−1	30	Qualification to play-offs
5	Probiy Horodenka	20	7	8	5	27	21	+6	29	Qualification to play-offs Admission to Ukrainian Second League
6	Vivad Romaniv	20	7	7	6	25	21	+4	28
7	Maramuresh Nyzhnia Apsha	20	6	6	8	20	27	−7	24^[a]	Withdrawn
8	Vilkhivtsi	20	7	3	10	30	31	−1	24^[a]	Admission to Ukrainian Second League
9	Feniks Pidmonastyr	20	5	1	14	23	46	−23	16^[b]
10	Sokil Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka	20	4	4	12	18	44	−26	16^[b]
11	FAPF Ivano-Frankivsk	20	3	3	14	26	53	−27	12	Admission to Ukrainian Second League

Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head wins; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Wins; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Draw of lots.^[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Maramuresh – Vilkhivtsi 1:1, Vilkhivtsi – Maramuresh 0:1
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Feniks – Sokil 4:0, Sokil – Halychyna-Feniks 1:0

Notes

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Olimpiya Savyntsi (C)	16	11	2	3	33	13	+20	35	Qualification to final stage
2	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	16	9	3	4	40	16	+24	30
3	Tytan Odesa^[a]	16	10	0	6	30	24	+6	30
4	Naftovyk Okhtyrka	16	8	4	4	19	14	+5	28
5	Atlet Kyiv	16	6	4	6	26	23	+3	22^[b]
6	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	16	7	1	8	25	34	−9	22^[b]
7	Shturm Ivankiv	16	6	3	7	26	22	+4	21	Withdrawn
8	Avanhard Lozova	16	3	3	10	20	35	−15	12
9	Penuel Kryvyi Rih	16	2	0	14	7	45	−38	6

Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head wins; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Wins; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Draw of lots.^[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ On April 3, 2024, Tytan Odesa was fined 5,000 hryvnia for failing to appear for the match against Naftovyk Okhtyrka on March 30, which has been postponed on their request earlier and originally scheduled to take place on October 22, 2023.^[3]
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Zirka – Atlet 2:5, Atlet – Zirka 3:1

Notes

Final stage

To the stage qualify eight teams, selection of which is determined exclusively by the AAFU Commission in conducting competitions.^[2]

Teams qualified

In parentheses are indicated number of times the club qualified for this phase.

Group 1: Kulykiv-Bilka (2), Podoliany Ternopil, Ahron Velyki Hayi (2), Kolos Polonne (2), Probiy Horodenka
Group 2: Olimpiya Savyntsi (3), Ahrotekh Tyshkivka, Tytan Odesa

Quarterfinals

Games are scheduled for 1 and 8 June 2024.^[4]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ahron Velyki Hayi	4 – 5	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	2–1	2–4
Kolos Polonne	0–5	Olimpiya Savyntsi	0–2	(0–3)
Tytan Odesa	1–6	Podoliany Ternopil	1–3	(0–3)
Probiy Horodenka	1 – 1 (a)	FC Kulykiv-Bilka	0–0	1–1

1 June 2024	Ahron Velyki Hayi	2–1	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	Velyki Hayi
13:00	Lutsyk 6' Hromyak 90+1'	Report	Chychykov 37'	Stadium: sela Velyki Hayi Referee: Taras Kozak (Lviv Oblast)

1 June 2024	Kolos Polonne	0–2	Olimpiya Savyntsi	Polonne
13:00		Report	Rudenko 75', 83'	Stadium: Polon Referee: Ihor Sadkovskyi (Ternopil Oblast)

1 June 2024	Tytan Odesa	1–3	Podoliany Ternopil	Chornomorsk
13:00	Spivachenko 49'	Report	Malskyi 43' Protsiv 63' Zhumiha 90+2'	Stadium: Shkilnyi Referee: Artem Hordynskyi (Vinnytsia)

2 June 2024	Probiy Horodenka	0–0	FC Kulykiv-Bilka	Horodenka
15:00		Report	Bilyi 49'	Stadium: Probiy Arena Referee: Mykola Baidyuk (Chernivtsi)

8 June 2023	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	4–2	Ahron Velyki Hayi	Tyshkivka
	Sokolan 48', 80' Pastukhov 65', 90+11'	Report	Hromyak 7' Voytseshchuk 70' Skakun 47' 90+7'	Stadium: Litseyu Referee: Andriy Voyevoda (Dnipro)

8 June 2023	Olimpiya Savyntsi	DNP	Kolos Polonne	Myrhorod
		Report		Stadium: Start

9 June 2023	Podoliany Ternopil	DNP	Tytan Odesa	Ternopil
		Report		Stadium: imeni Shukhevycha

9 June 2023	FC Kulykiv-Bilka	1–1	Probiy Horodenka	Kulykiv
	Hladkyi 74'	Report	Voloshynovych 55'	Stadium: Kulykiv Arena Attendance: 250 Referee: Andriy Shevchuk (Volyn Oblast)

Semifinals

Games are scheduled for 15 and 22 June 2024.^[4]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	6 – 1	Olimpiya Savyntsi	3–1	3–0
Probiy Horodenka	3 – 1	Podoliany Ternopil	0–0	3–1

15 June 2024	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	3–1	Olimpiya Savyntsi	Tyshkivka
13:00	Skorov 42' Sokolan 61' Kulibaba 89'	Report	Karetnyk 90+2' Kovtun 90+4'	Stadium: litseyu Attendance: 200 Referee: Vladyslav Hrytsai (Kyiv Oblast)

16 June 2024	Probiy Horodenka	0–0	Podoliany Ternopil	Horodenka
15:00		[ Report]		Stadium: Probiy Arena

22 June 2024	Olimpiya Savyntsi	0–3	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	Myrhorod
13:00		Report	Sokolan 38' Radchenko 62' Zahalskyi 85'	Stadium: Start Referee: Veronika Vasylchenko (Slovyansk)

22 June 2024	Podoliany Ternopil	1–3	Probiy Horodenka	Ternopil
13:00	Malskyi 79' (pen.) Zhumiha 71'	Report	Sondey 36' (pen.), 53' Sikach 64' Voloshynovych 70' 71'	Stadium: Miskyi imeni Shukhevycha Attendance: 270 Referee: Mykola Baidyuk (Chernivtsi)

Final

28 June 2024	Probiy Horodenka	0–2	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka	Kyiv
13:00		Report	Surzhenko 45+2' Ponomarenko 82'	Stadium: imeni Bannikova Referee: Maksym Skrypnyk (Kyiv Oblast)

Promotions to the Second League

The amateur teams are allowed to participate in the Ukrainian championship among teams of the 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League under such conditions:^[5]

Team participated in the Ukrainian championship among amateur teams throughout the 2023–24 season and was a participant of the championship play-off stage.
The club received a license in accordance to the Regulation on licensing of football clubs of the Ukrainian Second League.
The club and its results of participation in the AAFU competitions meet the requirements that are defined in regulations of the All-Ukrainian competitions in football among clubs' teams of the 2023–24 Professional Football League of Ukraine.

According to the PFL information partner "Sport Arena", on 9 November 2023 at least seven clubs were interested to join professional competitions next season: Kulykiv-Yunist (Nyzhnia Bilka), Feniks (Pidmonastyr), Penuel (Kryvyi Rih), Probiy (Horodenka), Podoliany (Ternopil), Tytan (Odesa), FAPF (Ivano-Frankivsk).^[6] Later in spring of next year there were interested the following clubs: Kulykiv-Yunist (Nyzhnia Bilka), Feniks (Pidmonastyr), Probiy (Horodenka), Podoliany (Ternopil), Maramuresh (Nyzhnia Apsha), FAPF (Ivano-Frankivsk), Vilkhivtsi.^[7]

Number of teams by region

Number	Region	Team(s)
2	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast	Rewera 1908-FAPF, Probiy Horodenka
	Kirovohrad Oblast	Ahrotekh Tyshkivka, Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
	Kyiv Oblast	Shturm Ivankiv, Sokil Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka
	Lviv Oblast	Kulykiv-Bilka, Halychyna-Feniks Pidmonastyr
	Ternopil Oblast	Ahron Velyki Hayi, Podoliany Ternopil
	Zakarpattia Oblast	Maramuresh Nyzhnia Apsha, SC Vilkhivtsi
1	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast	Penuel Kryvyi Rih
	Kharkiv Oblast	Avanhard Lozova
	Khmelnytskyi Oblast	Kolos Polonne
	Kyiv	Atlet
	Odesa Oblast	Tytan Odesa
	Poltava Oblast	Olimpiya Savyntsi
	Sumy Oblast	Naftovyk Okhtyrka
	Zhytomyr Oblast	Vivad Romaniv