2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship season will be the 24th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.
On 1 July 2018, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition which should be finalized on 15 July 2019.
Summary
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the spring half was suspended to summer. On 7 June 2020, there took place the AAFU conference which among other issues also discussed reorganization of the organization. A couple months before that on 31 March 2020 in car accident died the president of AAFU Fedir Shpyh.On 17 June 2020, there appeared information that it is the final day for clubs to confirm their participation in continuation of the AAFU competitions, which could be resumed on 27 June 2020.
On 22 June 2020, there appeared information about that the season will be resumed on 27 June 2020 and finished with some changes to the regulations. Due to extensive pause in the competition, at least 10 teams withdrew.
Teams
Relegated professional clubs
- FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi – 15th place ' in the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League '
Returning/reformed clubs
- FC Nyva Terebovlia '
- FC Chernihiv '
- FC Dnipro Cherkasy '
- FC Epitsentr Dunayivtsi '
- FC Kovel-Volyn Kovel
Debut
FC Atlet Kyiv, FC Bila Tserkva, FC Dnipro-1-Borysfen Dnipro, FC Lehioner Dnipro, FC LutskSanTekhMontazh No.536, FC Svitanok-Ahrosvit Shlyakhova, FC Trostianets, FC Votrans Lutsk, FC Vovchansk, FC Kremin-Yuniors Kremenchuk
Withdrawn teams
List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2019–20 season:- FC Krystal Chortkiv
- FC Ternopil
- SC Khmelnytskyi
- FC Chaika Vyshhorod
- FC Fakel Lypovets
- FC Avanhard Bziv
- FC Dnipro
- FC Skoruk Tomakivka
- FC Druzhba Kryvyi Rih
- FC Kryvyi Rih
- FC Praid Tokmak '
- FC Ahronyva Zavodske '
- FC Tavria-Skif Rozdol
- FC Malynsk
Merged teams / Name change
- On 2 March 2020 during midseason winter recession, it became known that FC Chernihiv is merging with FC Avanhard Koryukivka in order to participate next season in the Second League. The united team would be finishing the second half of the 2019–20 season in amateurs. The AAFU allowed the merged club to keep its second team without purging it.
- On 1 March 2020 FC Trostianets-2 change its name to FC Trostianets.
- On 19 June 2020 FC Rubikon-Vyshneve Kyiv change its name to FC Rubikon Kyiv.
- On 19 June 2020 FC Chernihiv change its name to FC Chernihiv-YuSB.
- On 19 June 2020 FC Avanhard Koriukivka change its name to FC Chernihiv-Avanhard Koriukivka.
Location map
Stadiums
;Group A
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2018–19 |
| Am1, 1st | ||
| Pokuttia | Yunist Stadium | Am1, 2nd |
| ODEK | ODEK Stadium | Am1, 3rd |
| Karpaty | Kolos Stadium Enerhetyk Stadium | Am1, 4th |
| Ahron | Velyki Hayi Stadium | Am1, 5th |
| Epitsentr | Tovtry Stadium Zernovyk Stadium Podillia Stadium | Reg |
| Kovel-Volyn | Tsentralnyi Stadium | Reg |
| LSTM 536 | Knyahynok Stadium | Reg |
| Nyva | Kolos Stadium | Reg |
| Svitanok-Ahrosvit | Shlyakhova Arena | Reg |
| Votrans | Pidhaitsi Stadium | Reg |
;Group B
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2018–19 |
| LNZ | LNZ-Arena | Am2, 1st |
| Viktoriya | Viktoriya Stadium | Am2, 2nd |
| Pervomaisk | Tsentralnyi Stadium | Am2, 6th |
| Ahrodim | Kolos Stadium | Am2, 8th |
| Avanhard K. | KFTP Stadium Chernihiv Arena | Am2, 9th |
| Rubikon | Miskyi Stadium Atlet Stadium | Am2, 10th |
| Olimpik | Zirka Stadium Zmina Stadium Shyshka Stadium | Am2, 11th |
| Atlet | DYuSSh Atlet Stadium | Reg |
| Bila Tserkva | Zmina Stadiun | Reg |
| Chernihiv | Chernihiv Arena | Reg |
| Dnipro | Tsentralnyi Stadiun | Reg |
| Trostianets | Kuts Stadium Naftovyk Stadium | Reg |
;Group C
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2018–19 |
| Zirka | Zirka Stadium | 1L, 15th w/d |
| Tavria | Pulyayev Start Stadium Marianivskyi Stadium | Am3, 2nd |
| Motor | Motor Sich Stadium | Am3, 3rd |
| Kakhovka | Olimpiyskyi Stadium | Am3, 4th |
| Peremoha | Olimpiyski rezervy Stadium Molodizhnyi Park | Am3, 6th |
| Yarud | Azovets Stadium Zakhidnyi Stadium | Am3, 9th |
| Dnipro/Borysfen | Olimpiyski rezervy Stadium | Reg |
| Kremin-Yuniors | Kremin Arena Kredmash Stadium | Reg |
| Lehioner | Olimpiyski rezervy Stadium Molodizhnyi Park | Reg |
| Vovchansk | Sonyachnyi Stadium Aggregate Factory Stadium | Reg |
Notes:
- Reg — regional championship
- Am — AAFU championship where sign indicates Group number
- 1L — PFL First League championship
Group stage
Group 1
;NotesGroup 2
;NotesGroup 3
;Notes- On 8 August 2019 the Ukrainian Association of Football announced that Peremoha was stripped of 9 tournament points in the 2019–20 season. However, the AAFU official standing did not reflect that fact and no mentioning about the decision either.
- The game between Dnipro-1-Borysfen and Motor on 28 September 2019 did not take place, possible due to fact that a team of medics did not arrive to the game. Later the standings were adjusted where it was reflected that Motor received technical victory and Dnipro technical loss.
- During the weekend October 5–6, 2019 two more scheduled games failed to take place Vovchansk – Peremoha and Motor – Zirka. Both games were granted on 7 October 2019 technical scores by AAFU with wins awarded to hosting teams in both games.
- Please, note that sum of wins in the table is lower than sum of losses because in games between withdrawn clubs that did not take place both received loss.
Second stage
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
The semifinal pairs will be drawn on 10 August 2020, participants of which are planned to meet on 13 August 2020.Finals
The final is planned to take place on 16 August 2020.Promotions to the Second League
In a preliminary list, there were 10 contenders for promotion to the Professional Football League competitions : Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, Yarud Mariupol, Peremoha Dnipro, Trostianets-2, Dnipro Cherkasy, Rubikon Vyshneve, ODEK Orzhiv, Epitsentr Dunayivtsi, Munkach Mukacheve, Kovel-Volyn.As of 24 December 2019, ten clubs have sent the applications for Second League license: FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, FC Yarud Mariupol, FC Peremoha Dnipro, FC Academiya Sportu Trostianets, MSC Dnipro Cherkasy, FC Vyshneve, FC Vovchansk, FC Avanhard Koryukivka, FC Karpaty Burshtyn, FC Bila Tserkva.