The UAF Regions' Cup (Ukrainian: Кубок регіонів УАФ) is a national cup competition in Ukraine for amateur teams of all regions.[1] Before 2021, it was known as the FFU Regions' Cup. The competition was first played in the 2015 season and the winner receives the right to progress to the UEFA Regions' Cup which serves as similar continental competition.
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Ukraine |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Regions' Cup |
| Current champions | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Most successful club(s) | 3 (tied at 1) |
 2022 UAF Regions' Cup | |
Before 2015 to the UEFA Regions' Cup were qualifying better Ukrainian amateur clubs of the Ukrainian Football Amateur Association and usually that had won the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship. In 2015 the Football Federation of Ukraine organized a specific tournament for regions' representative football teams. The new tournament is not part of the national football amateur association (AAFU).
Finals edit
| Year | Teams | Final's venue | Winner | Final's Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | 25 | Kolos Stadium, Boryspil | Kirovohrad | 2 – 0 | Lviv |
| 2018 | 26 | Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv | Lviv | 2 – 1 | Sumy |
| 2020 | Never openly announced, presumed scratched[2][3][4][5] | ||||
| 2022 | 10 | Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv | Ivano-Frankivsk | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Lviv |
Performance by team edit
| Club | Winners | Runner-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lviv
|
1 | 2 | 2018 |
 Kirovohrad Oblast
|
1 | 0 | 2015–16 |
 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
|
1 | 0 | 2022 |
 Sumy Oblast
|
0 | 1 |
UEFA Regions' Cup edit
Previous teams edit
- 1999 – UFEI[6] Kyiv (Ukrainian Finance-Economics Institute)
- 2001 – Dnister Ovidiopol (1999 Champion)
- 2003 – Pivdenstal Yenakiive (2001 Cup holder)
- 2005 – KZEZO Kakhovka (2004 Champion), known as Kakhovka-Kzeso (the Russian-like spelling of Kzeso)
- 2007 – Ivan Odesa (2005 Champion)
- 2009 – Bastion Illichivsk (2007 Champion), was in fact Bastion-2 Illichivsk as the first team was playing at professional level
- 2011 – Yednist-2 Plysky (2009 Champion), the first team FC Yednist Plysky at that time played at professional level
- 2013 – Nove Zhyttia - Putrivka (2011 Champion), a united team of both finalists that represent two different regions[7]
- 2015 – AF-Pyatykhatska Volodymyrivka (2014 Cup holder)
FFU Regions' Cup winners edit
- 2017 – Kirovohrad Oblast (Inhulets)[8]
- 2019 – Lviv Oblast[9]
- 2021 – scratched
- 2023 – Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Regions in Europe edit
| Team | Tourneys | Clubs, teams |
|---|---|---|
 Odesa Oblast
|
3 | Dnister Ovidiopol, Ivan Odesa, Bastion Illichivsk |
| Kirovohrad Oblast
|
2 | Inhulets Petrove (AF-Piatykhatska) |
 Kyiv Oblast
|
2* | Ukraine amateur team, Nove-Zhyttia/Putrivka |
 Donetsk Oblast
|
1 | Pivdenstal Yenakieve |
 Kherson Oblast
|
1 | Kakhovka-Kzeso |
 Chernihiv Oblast
|
1 | Yednist Plysky |
 Poltava Oblast
|
1* | Nove-Zhyttia/Putrivka |
| Lviv Oblast
|
1 | Amateur team |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
|
1 | Amateur team |
* – shared representation
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Стартовал Кубок регионов ФФУ" [Began the FFU Regions' Cup] (in Russian). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ The 2020–21 UEFA Region's Cup was canceled on decision of the UEFA Executive Committee (Кубок регіонів УЄФА сезону-2020/2021 рішенням Виконкому УЄФА скасовано). Ukrainian Association of Football. 20 June 2020
- ^ The new season of the UAF Regions' Cup (Новий сезон Кубка регіонів УАФ). Kyiv Oblast Association of Football. 24 February 2020
- ^ We are starting preparation for the 2020 UAF Regions' Cup (Розпочинаємо підготовку до Кубку регіонів УАФ-2020). Zhytomyr Oblast Association of Football. 12 March 2020
- ^ The UAF News (Новини УАФ). Association of Football of Sumy Oblast.
- ^ Хто представить Україну в Кубку регіонів УЄФА 2014/15? www.ua-football.com. 30 January 2014
- ^ Kadenko: Amateur tournaments raise their level and authority (Каденко: "Аматорские турниры повышают свой уровень и авторитет"). Football.ua. 25 September 2012
- ^ Збірна Кіровоградщини завершила свої виступи у фіналі Кубку регіонів УЄФА. www.aafu.org.ua. 6 July 2017
- ^ The Lviv Oblast football team started preparations to the UEFA Regions' Cup (Збірна Львівської області розпочала підготовку до Кубка регіонів УЄФА). Footboom. 25 September 2018
External links edit
External links edit
- Хто представить Україну в Кубку регіонів УЄФА 2014/15? www.ua-football.com. 30 January 2014