2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Football league season
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The 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season was the 21st since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs. The competition started on 13 August 2016.[1]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (losing finalist)
| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Dates | 13 August 2016 – 19 June 2017 |
| Champions | Ahrobiznes Volochysk (1st title) Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (losing finalist) |
| Promoted | 6 – Ahrobiznes, Metalist 1925, Nyva Trp, Polissya, Lviv, Tavriya S. |
| Relegated | 7 teams (withdrawn) |
← 2016 2017–18 → | |
There were two groups with 12 teams in Group A and 12 teams in Group B. The last season winner FC Balkany Zorya has participated in professional Second League.
On 29 August 2016, SC Tavriya Simferopol was admitted to the competition.[2]
Teams
Returning/reformed clubs
- Kovel-Volyn (returning, last played season in 2001 as FC Kovel)
- FC Chortkiv-Peduniversytet (returning, last played season in 1991 as Krystal Chortkiv)
Debut
List of teams that are debuting this season in the league.
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Withdraw teams
List of clubs that took part in last year's competition, but chose not to participate in the 2016–17 season.
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Location map
Due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation SC Tavriya Simferopol plays its games in Beryslav.
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk (C, P) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 48 | Championship final[a] Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 2 | Chaika Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 39 | |
| 3 | Oskar Pidhiria | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | ODEK Orzhiv | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 37 | |
| 5 | Rochyn Sosnivka[b] | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | Nyva Terebovlia | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 26 | |
| 7 | Nyva Ternopil (P) | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 21 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 8 | Kovel-Volyn Kovel | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Malynsk | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 18 | |
| 10 | FC Lviv (P) | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 13 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 11 | Chortkiv-Peduniversytet | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 12 | |
| 12 | FC Lutsk (D) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | Withdrawn at the start, results annulled[c] |
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- In the beginning of 2017 FC Hirnyk Sosnivka changed its name to FC Rochyn Sosnivka.
- On 31 August 2016, FC Lutsk withdrew from competitions after playing only two games.[4] FC Lutsk lost both games with the same result 1:2 to FC Lviv and FC Kovel-Volyn Kovel. All results were annulled.
Top goalscorers
The top goalscorers are:[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mykola Temnyuk |
Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 17 | 15 |
| 2 | Vitaliy Bryksa |
FC Malynsk | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | Oleksandr Apanchuk |
ODEK Orzhiv | 19 | 7 (2) |
| 4 | Ostap Mishchuk |
FC Lviv | 15 | 6 |
| Pavlo Dmytriv |
Oskar Pidhiria | 15 | 6 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (C, P) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 43 | Championship final Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 2 | Tavria-Skif Rozdol | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 43 | |
| 3 | Yednist Plysky | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 33 | |
| 4 | Viktoriya Mykolayivka | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 30 | |
| 5 | Solli Plyus Kharkiv | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | Withdrawn during the season[a] |
| 6 | Polissya Zhytomyr[b] (P) | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 26 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 7 | Kvadro Pervomaisky | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 24 | Removed at the end of the season[c] |
| 8 | FC Vradiyivka | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Tavriya Simferopol (P) | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 24 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 10 | MFC Pervomaisk | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 15 | |
| 11 | Avanhard Koryukivka | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 14 | |
| 12 | Inhulets-3 Petrove[d] (D) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 | Withdrawn at the start; results annulled[e] |
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- The regional team of Kirovohrad Oblast that composed predominantly out of FC Inhulets-3 Petrove recently won the first edition of FFU Regions' Cup and therefore will represent Ukraine at the UEFA Regions' Cup later in 2016. Some of Inhulets-3 games were postponed due to that.
Top goalscorers
The top goalscorers are:[11]
| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Goals (Pen.) |
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| 1 | Denys Skotarenko |
Kvadro / Metalist 1925 | 18 | 14 |
| 2 | Serhiy Zhyhalov |
Tavria-Skif Rozdol | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | Serhiy Davydov |
Metalist 1925 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | Yevhen Sokolan |
Tavriya Simferopol | 16 | 7 |
| 5 | Oleh Synytsia |
Metalist 1925 | 19 | 7 (3) |
Championship final
Winners of groups have qualified for the championship final. According to the regulations, in case if the winner refuse to participate or was excluded, it will be replaced with a team that placed the next in the final standings tournament table.[3][12]
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 0–4 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk |
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| Report | Temnyuk  21', 41', 71'Hrusha 57' |
- The match was interrupted in the 84th minute after Kharkiv fans invaded the pitch and the referees and players walked off.[13]
Promotions to the Second League
Conditions to participate in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League:[3]
- No less than one season spent in football competitions of a regional football federation;
- Participated the 2016–17 Ukrainian football championship among amateurs for the whole season and placed in the final standings table no lower than the eight;
- Club received required attestation.
On 18 November 2016, a representative of the FFU Executive Committee confirmed receiving applications from SC Tavriya Simferopol,[14] FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv,[15] FC Hirnyk Sosnivka, FC Nyva Ternopil, FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk, FC Lviv, and MFC Zhytomyr.[16]
On 21 June 2017, six teams have been promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League,[17] including all abovementioned besides renamed FC Rochyn Sosnivka which have decided to play again in the Amateur League in the next season.[18]
Number of teams by region
| Number | Region | Team(s) |
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| 3 |  Kharkiv Oblast | Kvadro Pervomaiskyi, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Solli-Plyus Kharkiv |
 Ternopil Oblast | Nyva Terebovlya, Nyva Ternopil, Chortkiv-Peduniversytet | |
| 2 |  Chernihiv Oblast | Avanhard Kryukivka, Yednist Plysky |
 Lviv Oblast | Hirnyk Sosnivka, FC Lviv | |
 Mykolaiv Oblast | MFC Pervomaisk, FC Vradiivka | |
 Rivne Oblast | FC Malynsk, ODEK Orzhiv | |
 Volyn Oblast | Kovel-Volyn, FC Lutsk | |
| 1 |  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Oskar Pidhiria |
 Kherson Oblast | Tavriya Simferopol (Crimea) | |
 Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | |
 Kirovohrad Oblast | Inhulets-3 Petrove | |
 Kyiv Oblast | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | |
 Sumy Oblast | Viktoriya Mykolaivka | |
 Zaporizhia Oblast | Tavria-Skif Rozdol | |
 Zhytomyr Oblast | MFC Zhytomyr |