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.August 13 is starting the 2016–17 Ukrainian Championship among amateur teams. AAFU website. 10 August 2016
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.Tavriya Simferopol included in the Ukrainian Championship among amateurs. AAFU. 29 August 2016
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.
Avanhard Koryukivka Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Tavriya Simferopol
Inhulets-3 Petrove Nyva Terebovlya Viktoriya Mykolayivka
Kvadro Pervomaiskyi Oskar Pidhiria
FC Lviv MFC Pervomaisk
Withdraw teams List of clubs that took part in last year's competition, but chose not to participate in the 2016–17 season.
Avanhard Kakhovka FC Voloka
Kolos Khlibodarivka
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
FC Vinnytsia
Location map
Group 1
Top goalscorers The top goalscorers are: RankPlayerClubGamesGoals(Pen.)1 Mykola TemnyukAhrobiznes Volochysk17152 Vitaliy BryksaFC Malynsk1583 Oleksandr ApanchukODEK Orzhiv197 (2)4 Ostap MishchukFC Lviv156 Pavlo DmytrivOskar Pidhiria156
Group 2
Top goalscorers The top goalscorers are: RankPlayerClubGamesGoals(Pen.)1 Denys SkotarenkoKvadro / Metalist 192518142 Serhiy ZhyhalovTavria-Skif Rozdol1593 Serhiy DavydovMetalist 19252084 Yevhen SokolanTavriya Simferopol1675 Oleh SynytsiaMetalist 1925197 (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.
The match was interrupted in the 84th minute after Kharkiv fans invaded the pitch and the referees and players walked off.
Promotions to the Second League Conditions to participate in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League: 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,Tavriya submitted an application for attestation in FFU. UA-Football. 17 November 2016 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv,Metalist 1925 submitted an application for attestation in FFU. UA-Football. 16 November 2016 FC Hirnyk Sosnivka, FC Nyva Ternopil, FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk, FC Lviv, and MFC Zhytomyr.Seven amateur teams submitted documents for attestation into the Second League. UA-Football. 18 November 2016
On 21 June 2017, six teams have been promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League, including all abovementioned besides renamed FC Rochyn Sosnivka which have decided to play again in the Amateur League in the next season.
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)3Kvadro Pervomaiskyi, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, Solli-Plyus KharkivNyva Terebovlya, Nyva Ternopil, Chortkiv-Peduniversytet2Avanhard Kryukivka, Yednist PlyskyHirnyk Sosnivka, FC LvivMFC Pervomaisk, FC VradiivkaFC Malynsk, ODEK OrzhivKovel-Volyn, FC Lutsk1Oskar PidhiriaTavriya Simferopol (Crimea)Ahrobiznes VolochyskInhulets-3 PetroveChaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaViktoriya MykolaivkaTavria-Skif RozdolMFC Zhytomyr
See also 2016–17 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
References
External links AAFU 2016-17 Regulations. AAFU website.