1996–97 Amateur championship of Ukraine was the fifth amateur championship of Ukraine and the 33rd since the establishment of championship among fitness clubs (KFK) in 1964. The format of competitions was preserved as in the Soviet competitions where winner of six regional groups advanced to the final (second) stage.
First stage competitions were played in double round robin format where each team played with others four times. There were total of 33 teams competing. Final stage was introduced this season for group winners to identify the champion of the league.
Teams
Location map
First stage Group 1
Group 2
Notes: Dynamo Manevychi replaced FC Kovel during the mid-season.
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Notes: Game for the first place in Kremenchuk Metalurh – Avers 3:2
Group 6
Finals The second stage was finals that took place in Romny, Sumy Oblast on June 11–15, 1997.
Group A
Group B
Cup participants Krystal Parkhomivka, Silur-Dynamo Khartsyzk, Dynamo Manevychi, Slovianets Konotop
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)5Metalurh Komsomolske, Pivdenstal Yenakieve, Shakhtar Torez, Silur-Dynamo Khartsyzk3Kryvbas-Ruda Kryvyi Rih, Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk, Obriy NikopolMedyk Morshyn, Promin Sambir, Tsementnyk-Khorda MykolaivElektron Romny, Kharchovyk Popivka, Slovianets Konotop2Enerhetyk Komsomolske, Krystal ParkhomivkaLokomotyv Znamianka, Sotel KirovohradBudivelnyk Brovary, Nyva MyronivkaDynamo Manevychi, FC KovelBlyskavka Berdiansk, Tavria-Metalurh PrymorskBerd Berdychiv, Budivelnyk Zhytomyr1Chernomorets SevastopolAvers BakhmachNaftovyk DolynaDynamo-3Shakhtar Krasnyi LuchSC Mykolaiv-2Izotop KuznetsovskZorya KhorostkivBerkut Bedevlia
See also 1996–97 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
External links Information on the competition