1996–97 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
1996–97 Amateur championship of Ukraine was the fifth amateur championship of Ukraine and the 33rd since the establishment of championship among fitness clubs (KFK) in 1964. The format of competitions was preserved as in the Soviet competitions where winner of six regional groups advanced to the final (second) stage.
| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Elektron Romny (1st title) Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv (losing finalist) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
First stage competitions were played in double round robin format where each team played with others four times. There were total of 33 teams competing. Final stage was introduced this season for group winners to identify the champion of the league.
Teams
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First stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naftovyk Dolyna (Q) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 25 | Finals |
| 2 | Promin Sambir | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 18 | |
| 3 | Zoria Khorostkiv | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | withdrew |
| 4 | Medyk Morshyn | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 8 | |
| 5 | Berkut Bedevlia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | withdrew |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv (Q) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 33 | Finals |
| 2 | Izotop Kuznetsovsk | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 18 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Manevychi | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 15 | |
| 4 | Berd Berdychiv | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 6 | withdrew |
| 5 | Budivelnyk Zhytomyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Dynamo Manevychi replaced FC Kovel during the mid-season.
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elektron Romny (Q) | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 42 | Finals |
| 2 | Slovianets Konotop | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 26 | Promoted |
| 3 | Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 22 | |
| 4 | Kharchovyk Popivka | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 17 | |
| 5 | Nyva Myronivka | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 6 | |
| 6 | Budivelnyk Brovary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | withdrew |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pivdenstal Yenakiyeve (Q) | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 32 | Finals |
| 2 | Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 24 | |
| 3 | Shakhtar Torez | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Enerhetyk Komsomolske | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 20 | |
| 5 | Krystal Parkhomivka | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 18 |
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalurh Komsomolske (Q) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 43 | Finals |
| 2 | Avers Bakhmach | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 43 | Promoted |
| 3 | Lokomotyv Znamianka | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 34 | |
| 4 | Silur-Dynamo Khartsyzk | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 24 | |
| 5 | Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 22 | |
| 6 | Sotel Kirovohrad | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 2 | withdrew |
| 7 | Blyskavka Berdiansk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Game for the first place in Kremenchuk
Metalurh – Avers 3:2
Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chornomorets Sevastopol (Q) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 22 | Finals |
| 2 | Obriy Nikopol | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | withdrew |
| 3 | Mykolaiv-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 | Tavria-Metalurh Prymorsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Kryvbas-Ruda Kryvyi Rih | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finals
The second stage was finals that took place in Romny, Sumy Oblast on June 11–15, 1997.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elektron Romny | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Naftovyk Dolyna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Metalurh Komsomolske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Chornomorets Sevastopol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Pivdenstal Yenakiyeve | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Cup participants
Krystal Parkhomivka, Silur-Dynamo Khartsyzk, Dynamo Manevychi, Slovianets Konotop