Professional Football League of Ukraine
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| Country | Ukraine |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | May 26, 1996 |
| Divisions | First League Second League |
| Number of teams | 35 (16+19) |
| Level on pyramid | 2–3 |
| Promotion to | Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) |
| Relegation to | Association of Amateur Football of Ukraine (AAFU) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Ukrainian Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Europa League[1] |
| Current champions | PFC Sevastopol (2012–13) |
| Most championships | Dynamo-2 Kyiv, Hoverla Uzhhorod (3 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
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Professional Football League of Ukraine (also known as PFL) is a sport organization that represents the Union of all professional level clubs in Ukraine. The League organizes the football competition for football clubs in the second and the third level of the Ukrainian league system. It enforces the laws and regulations and ensures that the competitions are organized under the concept of "Fair play".
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History
The PFL was established on May 26, 1996 during the Conference of non-amateur clubs (teams) of Ukraine. The first president of that organization became Hryhoriy Surkis. On July 17 the organization was contracted by FFU for the organization of all competition among the non-amateur clubs in the country. In the August 2000 Hryhoriy Surkis was elected the president of FFU, and the new president of PFL was elected on December 22 who became the vice-president of FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ravil Safiullin. He was later reelected for the second term. In summer of 2008 the Supreme League was reformed into self-governing organization that protects the interests of the elite clubs of Ukraine. That left the PFL to govern only the First and the Second Divisions. The PFL itself also was reformed, creating the Councils of each Division in the League.
Organization
Presidents
- Hryhoriy Surkis, 26 May 1996 – 22 December 2000
- Ravil Safiullin, 22 December 2000 – 16 December 2008
- Svyatoslav Syrota, 16 December 2008 – 17 December 2009
- Mykola Lavrenko (acting), 17 December 2009 – 4 March 2010, a chairman of the First League
- Miletiy Balchos, 4 March 2010 – 27 June 2014
- Serhiy Makarov, 27 June 2014 – present
PFL Councils
- Central Council consists of selected clubs' representative from the First League and the Second Leagues (three from each group) presiding by the president of the PFL Ukraine.
- Council of the First League
- Council of the Second League
Disciplinary Committee
The Committee, DK PFL, consists of nine members.
Anti-crisis Council
Expert-Consultation Commission
Executive Director
PFL Awards
- Diamond Award
- Rinat Akhmetov - president of Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ihor Belanov - the 1975 European footballer
- Oleh Blokhin - the 1975 European footballer
- Volodymyr Boiko - honorary president of Illichivets Mariupol
- Oleksandr Bandurko - the First vice-President and Executive Director of FFU
- Serhiy Kunitsyn - honorary president of Tavriya Simferopol
- Anatoliy Popov - deputy of general director of Shakhtar Donetsk
- Valeriy Pustovoitenko - president of Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU)
- Ravil Safiullin - honorary president of Professional Football League of Ukraine
- Oleksandr Slobodyan - honorary president of Obolon Kyiv
- Hryhoriy Surkis - president of Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU)
- Serhiy Taruta - president of Metalurh Donetsk
- Gold Award
- there are over 50 laureates
Sponsors
- Ukrspetstreid - artificial turf installation company
- Ukrainian football - football newspaper
- Law Agency Vasylyev and Holub
References
- ↑ Ukrainian Cup winners
External links
- Official website (Ukrainian)
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