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Professional Football League of Ukraine

The Professional Football League of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Професіональна футбольна ліга України, romanized: Profesionalna futbolna liha Ukrayiny; also known as PFL) is a non-profit sports association of professional football (sports) clubs, also known as the Association of Football Clubs "Professional Football League of Ukraine". It is a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football. The association members are created and act according to their statutory goals and objectives.
Created in 1996 as a representative of all professional clubs in Ukraine, the association served as the sole organization of professional football in Ukraine. Starting in 2008, the association's top clubs formed a separate organization, the Ukrainian Premier League, with the PFL representing only professional clubs of lower leagues (second and third tiers). Since then, there have been two associations that organize professional football competitions in the country.
The League organizes the football competition for football clubs in the second and third levels of the Ukrainian football league system, known as Persha Liha and Druha Liha, respectively. It enforces the laws and regulations and ensures that the competitions are organized under the concept of "Fair play".