2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
football league season
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship season was the 24th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.
On 1 July 2018, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition which was finalized on 15 July 2019.
Summary
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the spring half was suspended to summer. On 7 June 2020, there took place the AAFU conference which among other issues also discussed reorganization of the organization. A couple months before that on 31 March 2020 in car accident died the president of AAFU Fedir Shpyh.
On 17 June 2020, there appeared information that it is the final day for clubs to confirm their participation in continuation of the AAFU competitions, which could be resumed on 27 June 2020.
On 22 June 2020, there appeared information about that the season will be resumed on 27 June 2020 and finished with some changes to the regulations. Due to extensive pause in the competition, at least 10 teams withdrew.
Teams
Relegated professional clubs
Zirka Kropyvnytskyi – 15th place (withdrew) in the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League (returning, last played season in 2007)
Returning/reformed clubs
FC Chernihiv (returning, last played season in 2017–18)
Dnipro Cherkasy (returning, last played season in 2003 as FC Cherkasy)
Epitsentr Dunayivtsi (returning, last played season in 2010 as Verest Dunayivtsi)
Kovel-Volyn Kovel (returning, last played season in 2016–17)
Nyva Terebovlia (returning, last played season in 2017–18)
Debut
List of teams that are debuting this season in the league.
Withdrawn teams
List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2019–20 season:
Clubs that did not play last season in the league, but showed interest at first yet withdrew before the start of the season:
List of clubs that withdrew during the season:
FC Malynsk
Merged teams / Name change
On 2 March 2020 during midseason winter recession, it became known that FC Chernihiv is merging with FC Avanhard Koryukivka in order to participate next season in the Second League.
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