# 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

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.
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.

## Teams

* Debut: FC Oskar Pidhiria, FC Nyva Terebovlya, FC Avanhard Koryukivka, FC Viktoriya Mykolayivka, FC Kvadro Pervomaiskyi, FC Inhulets-3 Petrove, FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
* Newly admitted former professional clubs: FC Lviv, FC Kovel-Volyn, FC Chortkiv-Peduniversytet, SC Tavriya Simferopol
* Returning clubs: MFC Pervomaisk

### Withdraw teams

List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in the 2016–17 season.
* FC Voloka
* FC Vinnytsia
* FC Avanhard Kakhovka
* FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
* FC Kolos Khlibodarivka

### Location map
## Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
| 1 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk (C, P) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 48 | Championship final Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 2 | Chaika Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 39 | |
| 3 | Oskar Pidhiria | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 38 | |
| 4 | ODEK Orzhiv | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 37 | |
| 5 | Rochyn Sosnivka | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | Nyva Terebovlia | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 26 | |
| 7 | Nyva Ternopil (P) | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 21 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 8 | Kovel-Volyn Kovel | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 19 | |
| 9 | FC Malynsk | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 18 | |
| 10 | FC Lviv (P) | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 13 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 11 | Chortkiv-Peduniversytet | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 12 | |
| 12 | FC Lutsk (D) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | Withdrawn at the start, results annulled |
* ↑ Article 6, paragraph 3 of the season's regulations
* ↑ In the beginning of 2017 FC Hirnyk Sosnivka changed its name to FC Rochyn Sosnivka.
* ↑ On 31 August 2016, FC Lutsk withdrew from competitions after playing only two games. FC Lutsk lost both games with the same result 1:2 to FC Lviv and FC Kovel-Volyn Kovel. All results were annulled.

### Top goalscorers

The top goalscorers are:
| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Mykola Temnyuk | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 17 | 15 |
| 2 | Vitaliy Bryksa | FC Malynsk | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | Oleksandr Apanchuk | ODEK Orzhiv | 19 | 7 (2) |
| 4 | Ostap Mishchuk | FC Lviv | 15 | 6 |
| 4 | Pavlo Dmytriv | Oskar Pidhiria | 15 | 6 |

## Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
| 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (C, P) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 43 | Championship final Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 2 | Tavria-Skif Rozdol | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 43 | |
| 3 | Yednist Plysky | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 33 | |
| 4 | Viktoriya Mykolayivka | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 30 | |
| 5 | Solli Plyus Kharkiv | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 29 | Withdrawn during the season |
| 6 | Polissya Zhytomyr (P) | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 26 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 7 | Kvadro Pervomaisky | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 24 | Removed at the end of the season |
| 8 | FC Vradiyivka | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Tavriya Simferopol (P) | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 24 | Admission to Ukrainian Second League |
| 10 | MFC Pervomaisk | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 15 | |
| 11 | Avanhard Koryukivka | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 14 | |
| 12 | Inhulets-3 Petrove (D) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 | Withdrawn at the start; results annulled |
* ↑ On 11 May 2017, it was announced that FC Solli-Plyus Kharkiv withdrew from competition and the next six remaining games will be counted as a technical loss.
* ↑ In March 2017 MFC Zhytomyr renamed to FC Polissya Zhytomyr.
* ↑ On 7 June 2017, FC Kvadro Pervomaiskyi was removed from the competition after it did not arrive for its second game of Round 20 against Tavriya-Skif.
* ↑ The regional team of Kirovohrad Oblast that composed predominantly out of FC Inhulets-3 Petrove recently won the first edition of FFU Regions' Cup and therefore will represent Ukraine at the UEFA Regions' Cup later in 2016. Some of Inhulets-3 games were postponed due to that.
* ↑ On 20 October 2016, it was announced that FC Inhulets-3 Petrove withdrew from competition and all its record was annulled.

### Top goalscorers

The top goalscorers are:
| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Denys Skotarenko | Kvadro / Metalist 1925 | 18 | 14 |
| 2 | Serhiy Zhyhalov | Tavria-Skif Rozdol | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | Serhiy Davydov | Metalist 1925 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | Yevhen Sokolan | Tavriya Simferopol | 16 | 7 |
| 5 | Oleh Synytsia | Metalist 1925 | 19 | 7 (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, FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, FC Hirnyk Sosnivka, FC Nyva Ternopil, FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk, FC Lviv, and MFC Zhytomyr.
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.