# 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

The 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season was the 20th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs. It started on 16 April 2016.
There were 24 teams competing during the season which consisted of two phases, the first phase was a group stage with six groups of four teams and the second phase was a final playoff stage. All group winners and two best second placed teams advanced to playoffs which started from quarterfinals.
The last season winner Balkany Zorya were the defending champions.

## Teams

* Debut: FC Lutsk, FC Malynsk, FC Hirnyk Sosnivka, FC Voloka, MFC Zhytomyr, SC Chaika Petropavlivska-Borshchahivka, FC Vradiyivka, FC Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv, FC Inhulets-2 Petrove
* Newly admitted former professional clubs: FC Nyva Ternopil, FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Nyva-V Vinnytsia, FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, FC Metalurh Zaporizhia
* Returning clubs: FC Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk, FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk, FC Kolos Khlibodarivka

### Withdrawn

List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2016 season.
* FC Rukh Vynnyky
* FC Opir Lviv
* FC Mal Korosten
* FC Kolos Zachepylivka
* FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka

### Locations
## First stage

As of 6 June 2016

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Malynsk (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 13 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Hirnyk Sosnivka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 | MFC Zhytomyr | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | FC Lutsk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Roman Husak | MFC Zhytomyr | 4 |
| 2 | Vitaliy Bryksa | FC Malynsk | 3 |
| 2 | Mykola Bui | Hirnyk Sosnivka | 3 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ODEK Orzhiv (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 16 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Nyva-V Vinnytsia (P) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Admission to Second League |
| 3 | FC Voloka | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi (P) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 4 | Admission to Second League |
Notes:
* Game ODEK-Voloka failed to take place, ODEK was awarded technical victory (3:0).

#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Viktor Hazytskyi | ODEK Orzhiv | 4 |
| 1 | Vitaliy Hrusha | ODEK Orzhiv | 4 |
| 3 | Yan Morhovskyi | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 3 |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 11 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Nyva Ternopil | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 | FC Vinnytsia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk (P) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 | Admission to Second League |

#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Andriy Donets | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 5 |
| 2 | Bohdan Orynchak | Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk | 3 |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yednist Plysky (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Chaika Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (P) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 | Admission to Second League |

#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Oleksandr Petruk | Yednist Plysky | 6 |
| 2 | Ruslan Palamar | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | 4 |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tavriya-Skif Rozdol (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 15 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | FC Vradiyivka (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | Inhulets-2 Petrove (P) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | Admission to the Second League |
| 4 | Avanhard Kakhovka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
Notes:
* Game Avanhard-Inhulets-2 failed to take place, Avanhard was awarded technical victory (3:0).

#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Oleh Kramarenko | FC Vradiyivka | 3 |
| 1 | Ihor Dudnyk | Tavria-Skif Rozdol | 3 |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Balkany Zorya (C, Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 15 | Champion Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Kolos Khlibodarivka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 | |
| 3 | Metalurh Zaporizhia (P) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | Admission to the Second League |
| 4 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | |

#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Serhiy Platunov | Balkany Zorya | 4 |
| 1 | Mykola Zlatov | Balkany Zorya | 4 |
| 3 | Kyrylo Kyryk | Kolos Khlibodarivka | 3 |

## Playoffs
### Teams qualified

Balkany Zorya (21 May), Yednist Plysky (28 May), Tavria-Skif Rozdol (28 May), FC Malynsk (29 May), ODEK Orzhiv (29 May), Ahrobiznes Volochysk (29 May), Zhemchuzhyna Odesa (29 May), FC Vradiyivka (29 May)

### Quarterfinals

The stage draw took place on 6 June 2016 in the FFU House of Football. Games were played on 11/12 and 15/18 June 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FC Malynsk | 2–4 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| ODEK Orzhiv | 3–2 | Yednist Plysky | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | 1–1 | FC Vradiyivka | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Tavria-Skif Rozdol | 1–4 | Balkany Zorya | 0–0 | 1–4 |

#### Notes
### Semifinals

Games were played on 25/26 June and 2/3 July 2016. The draw took place on 20 June 2016 in the House of Football.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| ODEK Orzhiv | 0–3 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Balkany Zorya | 3–1 | FC Vradiyivka | 1–1 | 2–0 |

### Championship final
#### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Temnyuk | FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 4 |
| 2 | V.Kyrylov | FC Balkany Zorya | 2 |

## Promotion

On 2 June 2016, FFU issued professional licenses to most of clubs of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, while some clubs were given additional time to apply. Among the clubs that received licenses were five former amateur clubs. Following amateur teams were awarded professional licenses for the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League: FC Balkany Zorya, FC Nyva-V Vinnytsia, FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Rukh Vynnyky, and FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa. On 17 June 2016, the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL) announced that FC Metalurh Zaporizhia also was allowed to compete at the Second League. After the PFL Conference on 24 June 2016, the Second League might be also able to accept FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol and FC Inhulets-2 Petrove. On 15 June 2016, three more clubs were given extension by the FFU Executive Committee to apply for professional licenses, among which are FC Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv, FC Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk, and FC Lutsk.