2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

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 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

* 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Withdrawn teams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* Kobra Ostroh, was withdrawn and its record annulled.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 +:–.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.

'. Footboom. 15 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.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Stadiums

;Group A

;Group B

;Group C

''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

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

Notes

References

External links

AAFUThe 2018–19 season's regulations
AAFU.
*Kholodnyi, V.

'. Footboom. 29 July 2018

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