The 2019–20 Ukrainian First League U–19 Championship was the fourth season of the Ukrainian Junior Under 19 Championship in First League. The competition involved participation of several junior teams of the Professional Football League of Ukraine as well as some other football academies. Due to COVID-19 pandemic post season playoffs were canceled and no champion was determined.
Direct administration of the competition belonged to the Youth Football League of Ukraine. The tournament was conducted in cooperation between both Youth Football League and Professional Football League.
The season started on 11 September 2019 with 36 participants.In the First League U–19 championship for sure will be new winner (У чемпіонату U-19 (перша ліга) точно буде новий переможець). Gold Talant. 11 September 2019 The 2019–20 season features the first winner of the competition from Cherkasy which used to be called Cherkaskyi Dnipro and now Dnipro Cherkasy as well as other long time participants Bukovyna, Barsa, ARZ, and others.
Among newcomers there were Nyva Vinnytsia, Complex Sports School (KDYuSSh) Chempion, Sports School (DYuSSh) 26, Lider, (SDYuSShOR) Metalurh, UFK Dnipro, Avanhard Kharkiv, and others. Among the past season participants of the "Four teams tournament" only Avanhard Kramatorsk continues to participate, while SC Dnipro-1 and Kolos Kovalivka joined the Ukrainian Premier League U–19 championship (their main squads were promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League) and Obolon-Brovar Kyiv transitioned its U–19 squad into Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha that joined professional league competitions in the Second League.
Teams Debut: Nyva Vinnytsia, Chempion Kyiv, DYuSSh 26 Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, SDYuShOR Metalurh Zaporizhia, Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih, Lider Dnipro, Nikopol, Zorya-Myronivshchyny, Avanhard Kharkiv Returning: Olimpik Kharkiv Withdrawn: MFA Mukachevo, Temp Vinnytsia, SC Dnipro, VO DYuSSu Vinnytsia, ARZ Bila Tserkva, Nikopol-Obriy, Kolos Kovalivka, Kremin Kremenchuk, Holkiper Zaporizhia, Metalurh Kamianske, Kvadro Pervomaiskyi
Group stage Group 1
Top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Andriy BondarukNika Ivano-Frankivsk72Andriy KhomaPrykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk63Danylo DrobatyiNyva Vinnytsia5 (1)
Group 2
Top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Roman TkachenkoComplex Sports School Chempion112Volodymyr RyabovLyubomyr Stavyshche8 (3)3Vladyslav VasylenkoSports School 26 Kyiv5Arkadiy StudenyakLokomotyv Kyiv5 (3)
Group 3
Top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Yevheniy MerkulovDnipro Cherkasy7 (1)2Ara KhachatryanSSSOR Metalurh6 (1)3Andriy NikolenkoOlimpik Kropyvnytskyi5Oleksandr BozhinskyiAtletyk Odesa5 (1)Ivan MetsenkoSSSOR Metalurh5 (2)
Group 4
Top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Valeriy BlazhkoAvanhard Kharkiv5 (1)Artem ButsAvanhard Kramatorsk5 (1)
See also 2019–20 Ukrainian First League 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League
References
External links Season's results at the Youth Football League of Ukraine Gold Talant, general information on all youth competitions in Ukraine Athletic Club Odessa. official website FC Lyubomir. official website UFC Olimpik Kharkiv. official website