2021–22 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship

Season	2021–22
Dates	7 August 2021 – 24 February 2022 (Group stage) Play-offs canceled
Group leaders	Ahron Velyki Hayi Nyva Buzova Motor Zaporizhia
Promoted	4 – Nyva, Zviahel, Vast, Metalurh-2
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021-22 Ukrainian championship in football season was the 26th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.

On 11 August 2020, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition. ^[1] The championship started on the 7th of August 2021.

Since the Russo-Ukrainian War grew in its intensity, the competition ended early during its winter recession. No title was awarded.

Teams

Relegated professional clubs

• None

Returning/reformed clubs

• Lokomotyv Kyiv (returning, last played season in 1981; late start)
• Naftovyk Okhtyrka (returning, last played season in 2003 as its reserve Naftovyk-2 Okhtyrka)
• Nyva Buzova (debuting, another club Hran Buzova last played season in 2006)
• Prykarpattia-Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk (returning, last played season in 2016 as its main team Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk)
• Mayak Sarny (returning, last played season in 2014)
• Zviahel Novohrad-Volynskyi (debuting, another club Avanhard Novohrad-Volynskyi last played season in 2013)

Debut

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

Feniks Pidmonastyr Khliborob Nyzhni Torhayi OFKIP (Piddubny Olympic College)

Olimp Kamianske OSDYuShOR-FC Zaporizhia UCSA Tarasivka [2] Kyiv (late start)

Urahan Cherniiv VAST Mykolaiv

Withdrawn teams

List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2021–22 season:

Borysfen Dnipro Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih

MFC Pervomaisk Varatyk Kolomyia

Votrans Lutsk

Clubs that did not play last season in the league, but showed interest at first yet withdrew before the start of the season:

• FC Sambir

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Prykarpattia

Yunist

Ahron

Nyva

Feniks

Dovbush

ODEK

Urahan

Mayak

Kyiv

Kyiv teams :
Atlet
Yednist
OFKIP
UCSA
Lokomotyv

Bila Tserkva

Zviahel

Kudrivka

Nyva

Olimpiya

Naftovyk

Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia teams :
Motor
Metalurh-2
OSDYuShOR

Lehioner

Khliborob

Kakhovka

VAST

Zirka

Olimp

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Location of prospective teams ^[1] in the 2021-22 Ukrainian Amateur League

Stadiums

Group A

Team	Stadium	Position in 2020–21
Yunist	Stadion Yunist	Am1, 1st
ODEK	Stadion ODEK	Am1, 2nd
Nyva	Stadion Kolos	Am1, 5th
Dovbush	Stadion Olimpiya	Am1, 6th
Ahron	Tsentralny Stadium Village Stadium	Am1, 7th
Mayak	Stadion Mriya	Reg
Feniks	Feniks Arena	Reg
Urahan	Stadion Tsentralnyi	Reg
Prykarpattia	Stadion Hirka	Reg
Lokomotyv	Stadion Lokomotyv	Reg

Group B

Team	Stadium	Position in 2020–21
Olimpiya	Stadion Start (Myrhorod)	Am2, 3rd
Kudrivka	Kudrivka Arena	Am2, 4th
Atlet	Stadion DYuSSh Atlet	Am2, 5th
Yednist	Stadion Perspektyva Stadion Kolos	Am2, 7th
Bila Tserkva	Stadion Zmina	Am2, 11th
Naftovyk	Naftovyk Stadium	Reg
Zviahel	Stadion Avanhard	Reg
Nyva	Buzova Arena	Reg
Piddubny Olympic College (OFKIP)	Stadion OFKIP	Reg
UCSA	Stadion Neptun (Zabiria)	Reg

Group C

Team	Stadium	Position in 2020–21
Motor	Stadion Motor Sich	Am3, 1st
Kakhovka	Stadion Olimpiyskyi	Am3, 7th
Metalurh-2	Metalurh Training base	Am3, 8th
Lehioner	Stadion Olimpiyski Rezervy	Am3, 11th
Zirka	Stadion Zirka	Am3, 12th
Khliborob	Khliborob	Reg
VAST	Central Stadium (upper field)	Reg
Olimp	Stadion Nadia	Reg
OSDYuShOR	Stadion Himnazii No.8	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	Ahron Velyki Hayi	9	7	1	1	18	7	+11	22
2	Yunist Verkhnia Bilka	9	5	3	1	23	8	+15	18 [lower-alpha 1]	Withdrawn after the season
3	Urahan Cherniiv	9	6	0	3	14	12	+2	18 [lower-alpha 1]
4	ODEK Orzhiv	9	5	3	1	21	7	+14	18 [lower-alpha 1]
5	Feniks Pidmonastyr	9	4	1	4	15	12	+3	13
6	Mayak Sarny	8	2	3	3	10	9	+1	9 [lower-alpha 2]
7	Prykarpattia-Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk	9	3	0	6	10	25	−15	9 [lower-alpha 2]
8	Dovbush Chernivtsi	8	2	3	3	8	12	−4	9 [lower-alpha 2]
9	Nyva Terebovlia	9	2	2	5	10	10	0	8
10	Lokomotyv Kyiv	9	0	0	9	4	31	−27	0

Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots. ^[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Yunist 4, Urahan 3, ODEK 1
2. Head-to-head points: Mayak 3, Prykarpattia 3, Dovbush 0

Notes

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Nyva Buzova	9	8	1	0	23	4	+19	25	Admission to Ukrainian Second League
2	Kudrivka	9	7	2	0	26	4	+22	23	Withdrawn after the season
3	Olimpiya Savyntsi	9	7	0	2	21	7	+14	21
4	Naftovyk Okhtyrka	9	6	1	2	16	7	+9	19
5	Atlet Kyiv	9	5	0	4	20	13	+7	15
6	Zvyahel Novohrad-Volynskyi	9	4	0	5	8	15	−7	12	Admission to Ukrainian Second League
7	OFKIP Kyiv	9	3	0	6	6	16	−10	9	Withdrawn after the season
8	UCSA Kyiv	9	1	1	7	9	20	−11	4
9	Bila Tserkva	9	0	2	7	4	25	−21	2
10	Yednist Kyiv	9	0	1	8	7	29	−22	1

Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots. ^[3]

Notes

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Motor Zaporizhzhia	8	8	0	0	28	2	+26	24
2	Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia	8	4	3	1	20	8	+12	15	Admission to Ukrainian Second League
3	Khliborob Nyzhni Torhayi	8	3	3	2	9	11	−2	12	Withdrawn after the season
4	VAST Mykolaiv	8	2	4	2	14	16	−2	10 [lower-alpha 1]	Admission to Ukrainian Second League
5	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	8	2	4	2	11	13	−2	10 [lower-alpha 1]
6	Olimp Kamianske	8	2	3	3	11	11	0	9	Withdrawn after the season
7	SC Kakhovka	8	2	1	5	8	23	−15	7
8	Lehioner Dnipro	8	1	3	4	11	20	−9	6
9	OSDYuShOR-FC Zaporizhia	8	0	3	5	8	16	−8	3

Source: http://www.aafu.org.ua/
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots. ^[3]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head most goals scored: VAST 14, Zirka 11

Notes

Final stage

To the stage qualify eight teams, selection of which is determined exclusively by the AAFU Commission in conducting competitions. ^[3] Both stages quarterfinals and semifinals consist of two legs (home and away). ^[3] The final game is scheduled to take place at neutral field. ^[3] The stage was canceled as competition ended early.

Promotions to the Second League

The amateur teams are allowed to participate in the Ukrainian championship among teams of the 2022–23 Ukrainian Second League under such conditions: ^[4]

• Team participated in the Ukrainian championship among amateur teams throughout the 2021–22 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 2021–22 Professional Football League of Ukraine.

Number of teams by region

Number	Region	Team(s)
5	Kyiv	Atlet, Yednist, OFKIP, UCSA, Lokomotyv
3	Zaporizhia Oblast	Motor Zaporizhia, Metalurh-2 Zaporizhia, OSDYuShOR Zaporizhia
2	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast	Olimp Kamianske, Lehioner Dnipro
	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast	Prykarpattia-Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk, Urahan Cherniiv
	Kherson Oblast	SC Kakhovka, Khliborob Nyzhni Torhayi
	Kyiv Oblast	Nyva Buzova, FC Bila Tserkva
	Lviv Oblast	Yunist Verkhnia Bilka, Feniks Pidmonastyr
	Rivne Oblast	ODEK Orzhiv, Mayak Sarny
	Ternopil Oblast	Ahron Velyki Hayi, Nyva Terebovlya
1	Chernihiv Oblast	FC Kudrivka
	Chernivtsi Oblast	Dovbush Chernivtsi
	Kirovohrad Oblast	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
	Mykolaiv Oblast	Vast Mykolaiv
	Poltava Oblast	Olimpiya Savyntsi
	Sumy Oblast	Naftovyk Okhtyrka

See also

• 2021-22 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
• 2021-22 Ukrainian Second League
• 2021-22 Ukrainian First League
• 2021-22 Ukrainian Premier League

References

1. On 19 July is starting registration of teams for the 2021–22 Ukrainian championship (19-го липня починається заявка команд на участь у чемпіонаті України 2021/2022). AAFU. 16 July 2021
2. UCSA Tarasivka. www.aafu.org.ua
3. The 2021–22 season's regulations. Article 8, paragraphs 2 through 5 of the season's regulations. AAFU.
4. Teams transition to next stage of competitions and admittance to competitions under auspices of the PFL of Ukraine (Article 9. The 2021–22 season's regulations). www.aafu.org.ua.

External links

• AAFU
• The 2021–22 season's regulations. AAFU.
• Аматори, на старт! Прев’ю чемпіонату ААФУ 2021/22. Sport Arena. 7 August 2021
• 389 голів, 695 гравців, 29 команд-учасниць – все про Чемпіонат ААФУ. sportarena.com. 7 December 2021