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The Ukrainian Amateur Cup ( Ukrainian : Кубок України з футболу серед аматорських команд ) or AAFU Cup ( Ukrainian : Кубок ААФУ ) is a national cup competition in Ukraine for amateur clubs. The nationwide competition among amateur teams in cup format (Olympic system) was revived in the 1996–97 season and related to similar competition that existed during the Soviet period in 1957 – 1989.

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24-476: The Cup is intended to be organised between the Cup holders of the regional tournaments, but in reality, it is an optional invitational tournament among teams that are delegated by selected regions ( oblasts of Ukraine and autonomous republic of Crimea ). Regions are not obligated to present their teams or fill their competition berths, there is no limitation on amount of teams from each region. All teams are applying for

48-487: A process of replacing Soviet toponyms . As the names of the oblasts are mentioned in the Ukrainian constitution, changing them requires a complicated and lengthy process, thus as of 2024, the two oblasts still formally retain their Soviet-era names. According to the Ukrainian constitution, Ukraine is divided into 24 oblasts. However, the majority of four oblasts are under Russian occupation. These oblasts are written in

72-646: A completely different administrative division, see Reichskommissariat Ukraine . With the re-establishing of Soviet power in the state after the war, the administrative division by oblast resumed, adding one more oblast— Zakarpattia . In 1954, the Crimean Oblast was transferred from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Ukrainian SSR; parts of the surrounding oblasts were incorporated into

96-606: A unitary state. The specific text of the constitution that refers to the territorial structure is as follows. The territorial structure of Ukraine is based on the principles of unity and indivisibility of the state territory, the combination of centralisation and decentralisation in the exercise of state power, and the balanced socio-economic development of regions that takes into account their historical, economic, ecological, geographical and demographic characteristics, and ethnic and cultural traditions. Each of Ukraine's oblasts has its own legislative and executive authority, most of which

120-515: Is also called Poltavshchyna ( Ukrainian : Полтавщина ). Exceptions to this rule include two oblasts, Volyn and Zakarpattia, which retain the names of their respective historical regions, Volyn ( Volhynia ) and Zakarpattia ( Transcarpathia ), whose respective capitals are Lutsk and Uzhhorod . The capital cities of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Kirovohrad Oblast were renamed to Dnipro and Kropyvnytskyi in 2016 as part of

144-521: Is exercised by local elected administrations. The heads of local administrations are in turn appointed and dismissed by the President of Ukraine upon nomination by the Cabinet of Ministers . Since Ukraine is a unitary state, there is little true political power and weight that these local administrations actually hold. Carrying out their authority, the heads of local administrations are accountable to

168-512: Is subordinate to the central government authorities in Kyiv. Each region is administered under laws passed by the Ukrainian government and the Constitution of Ukraine. Each region levies its own taxes and, in return, receives a portion of its budget from Kyiv, which gives them a portion of the taxes it levies. Executive power in each of the oblasts (as well as in other subdivisions of Ukraine)

192-488: Is the main type of first-level administrative division of the country. Ukraine's territory is divided into 24 oblasts, as well as one autonomous republic and two cities with special status . Ukraine is a unitary state , thus the oblasts do not have much legal scope of competence other than that which is established in the Ukrainian Constitution and devolved by law. Articles 140–146 of Chapter XI of

216-582: The Cherkasy Oblast , while Izmail Oblast was absorbed by Odesa Oblast . In 1959, Drohobych Oblast was merged with Lviv Oblast . Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their respective administrative centers , which are also the largest and most developed cities in the region. Oblast populations range from 904,000 in Chernivtsi Oblast to 4.4 million in the eastern Donetsk Oblast . The Ukrainian constitution establishes Ukraine as

240-630: The Donetsk Oblast was split into Stalino Oblast and Voroshylovhrad Oblast and the Kirovohrad Oblast was created out of portions of Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts. During World War II, Ukraine added eight more oblasts of the West Ukraine and Bessarabia . Upon the occupation of Ukraine by Nazi Germany the territory was split between General Government , Kingdom of Romania and Reichskommissariat Ukraine and carried out

264-705: The Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR which was integrated into the Soviet Cup competitions in late 1930s as its qualification stage (first time in 1938 ). Soon after the World War II the top Ukrainian clubs stopped to participate in the Ukrainian Cup as it has become only a qualification stage of the main tournament. The 1955 Soviet Cup was the last competition, to which winners of the republican level cup competition were qualifying. Starting from

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288-501: The italic typeface. The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Kirovohrad Oblast are pending renaming following the renaming of their capital cities to Dnipro and Kropyvnytskyi. Orzhiv Orzhiv ( Ukrainian : Оржів ) is a rural settlement in Rivne Raion ( district ) of Rivne Oblast ( province ) in western Ukraine . Its population was 4,230 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census . Current population: 3,853 (2022 estimate). Orzhiv

312-489: The 1957 all "collectives of physical culture" (KFK, a Soviet terminology for lower grade clubs) were competition in the newly established Soviet Amateur Cup without being able to qualify for the Soviet Cup at all. In this way the Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR was degraded to a regional competition, the best teams of which would qualify for the Soviet Amateur Cup. In 1970s beside the regular Football Cup of

336-727: The Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR was conducting among the non-amateur Ukrainian teams, while there is no record of the KFK level competitions. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union , the first edition of the current competition was organised by the Ukrainian Football Federation for 1996–97. The first Ukrainian Amateur Cup final was played in the spring of 1997 with Domobudivnyk Chernihiv which defeated Krystal Parkhomivka 3–1 on aggregate (results for

360-634: The President and are subordinate to higher bodies of executive leadership. According to the Constitution the head of the heads of the local Oblast administrations should resign after a new President is elected . Legislative power in the oblast governments is exercised by their respective oblast councils, which in turn supervise the activities of local administrations. They also have considerable budgets managed by an oblast council ( Ukrainian : обласна рада ) made up of people's deputies (representatives) voted into office in regional elections every four years,

384-404: The Ukrainian SSR was divided into seven oblasts, replacing the previous subdivision system based on okruhas and encompassing 406 raions (districts). The first oblasts were Vinnytsia Oblast , Kyiv Oblast , Odesa Oblast , Kharkiv Oblast , and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast . Soon after that, in the summer of 1932, Donetsk Oblast was formed out of eastern parts of Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts; in

408-443: The Ukrainian SSR, there was established additional (parallel) tournament for the non-amateur Ukrainian teams. Until 1981 all matchups were conducting in a single leg format including the final. Starting from 1981 there was introduced the two-leg format (home and away) which was also included for the final matches. This format was first tested out in the Cup competition for the non-amateur Ukrainian teams in 1974 and 1975 seasons. In 1990s

432-773: The biggest number of hosted finals Ukrainian Cup (prize of the "Radyanska Ukrayina" newspaper) Note: since the information of teams' participation during the Soviet period is not complete and scarce, only the post-Soviet period is included in the table. Some teams may have participated in such competition before the 1992 season. Underlined are current teams in the region with the most seasons played. Oblasts of Ukraine An oblast ( Ukrainian : область , romanized :  oblast , pronounced [ˈɔblɐsʲtʲ] ; pl.   області , oblasti ) in Ukraine , sometimes translated as region or province ,

456-595: The competition once the AAFU provides its "registration window" and, if approved by the AAFU, then compete for the competition's trophy. Traditionally, every play-off (match up) round consists of two legs including the final. The winner of the competition qualifies for the Ukrainian Cup . Most of seasons consist of at least four rounds usually starting with the Round of 16. Originally the competitions were stemmed out of

480-546: The constitution deal directly with local authorities and their competence. Oblasts are divided into raions , each oblast having from 3 to 8 raions following the July 2020 reform . In Ukraine, the term oblast denotes a primary administrative division . Under the Russian Empire and into the 1920s, Ukraine was divided between several governorates . The term oblast was introduced in 1932 by Soviet authorities when

504-664: The fall of 1932 Chernihiv Oblast was formed on the border of Kyiv and Kharkiv oblasts. Between 1935 and 1938, there were several newly created and self-governed special border okrugs (okruhas) located along the western border of the Soviet Union in Ukraine and Belarus. Upon liquidation of the okruhas in 1937–1938, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, and Kharkiv oblasts were each split into four additional oblasts ( Zhytomyr Oblast , Kamianets-Podilsky Oblast (later Khmelnytskyi), Mykolaiv Oblast , Poltava Oblast ). Just before World War II ,

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528-439: The last of which took place in 2020 . The name of each oblast is a relative adjective , formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city. For example, Poltava is the administrative center of Poltava Oblast . Most of them are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", such as Poltava Oblast, which

552-1990: The two-leg play-off were 1–1 and 2–0). From the 1997–98 season the competition has been managed by the Ukrainian Football Amateur Association acting on behalf of the Ukrainian Football Federation . An autumn-spring competition period was used until 1998–99 and since then a spring-autumn system has been adopted over the calendar year. The club in bold is the winner. 8 May 2024, Mykolaiv - Stadion Miskyi , Attendance: 31 May 2023, Kaharlyk - Stadion Kolos , Attendance: 19 May 2021, Lebedyn ( Shpola Raion ) - LNZ Arena , Attendance: 160 29 July 2020, Mykolaivka ( Bilopillia Raion ) - Viktoriya Stadium , Attendance: 0 8 June 2019, Vovchansk - Aggregate Factory Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 10 June 2018, Lebedyn ( Shpola Raion ) - LNZ Arena , Attendance: 1,000 25 June 2017, Demnia ( Mykolaiv Raion ) - Kuziv Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 8 November 2015, Zoria ( Sarata Raion ) - Tropanets Stadium , Attendance: 1,900 9 November 2014, Demnya ( Mykolaiv Raion ) - Kuziv Stadium , Attendance: 700 2 November 2013, Plysky - Yednist Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 4 November 2012 13:00 (LST), Orzhiv - ODEK Stadium , Attendance: 2,000 12 November 2011, Bucha - Yuvileinyi Stadium , Attendance: 500 31 October 2010 13:00 (LST), Slov'yansk - Khimik Stadium , Attendance: 2,000 25 October 2009, Yaremche - Stadium "Karpaty" , Attendance: 3,000 8 November 2008, Bucha - Yuvileyny Stadium , Attendance: 500 21 October 2007, Plysky - Yednist Stadium , Attendance: 500 8 October 2006 15:00 (LST), Chkalove ( Nikopol Raion ) - Kolos Stadium , Attendance: 400 22 October 2005 13:00 (LST), Yenakieve - Metalurh Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 2 October 2004, Kakhovka - Olimpiysky Stadium , Attendance: 1,200 Notes: List of stadiums with

576-465: Was first founded in the beginning of the 16th century, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1959. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Orzhiv became a rural settlement. The town is 20 km northwest of Rivne , 61 km east of Lutsk . It counts a railway station on the Rivne- Kovel line, and is also the eastern terminus of

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