Ukraine's national veterans team will participate in the Batumi Legends Cup

On January 19, Batumi will host the fourth Cup of Legends, dedicated to the memory of the famous football official, UEFA manager for work with national associations David Petriashvili.

The first three draws were held in Tbilisi, this time the Georgian Football Federation decided to meet the guests in Batumi, in a modern sports palace. David Petriashvili would have turned 50 recently, so there is a clear desire to hold the tournament at the highest level, in one of the most beautiful cities on the Black Sea coast.

Six teams will be competing for the prestigious trophy, formed from famous football players of the past years.

Group A: Ukraine, Spain, Turkey.

Group B: Georgia, UEFA, FIFA.

 

As part of the group stage, the teams will play against each other. The two best will reach the semifinals, the winners of which will determine the champion in the decisive game. Each of the four national teams will be represented by the best players who have defended the honor of their countries in different years, and the FIFA and UEFA teams will be represented by representatives of other countries in Europe and the world.

The team of veterans of Ukraine will go to the capital of Georgia under the leadership of coach Volodymyr Lozynsky. Vitaliy Reva, Oleg Sobutsky, Vladislav Vashchuk, Volodymyr Yezersky, Ruslan Rotan, Eduard Tsykhmeistruk, Vitaliy Mandzyuk, Mykola Ishchenko, Bohdan Shershun, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Oleksiy Belik, Andriy Donets will appear on the field in blue and yellow T-shirts.

The partners of the national team of veterans are the Ukrainian Football Association, the Association of Football Veterans of Ukraine and Agribusiness LLC.

"Ukraine is a regular participant in the tournament in memory of David Petriashvili, for the fourth year in a row in January we play with the best veteran players in Europe and the world, trying to represent our country with dignity," said UAF Vice President, AVFU President Oleg Sobutsky. - We traditionally set ourselves the highest goals and hope that this year we will be able to win the main trophy. In such tournaments, in addition to the sports component, there is a good opportunity to talk to colleagues about the development of football, in particular, veteran. Our experience is already interesting, for the last four years our national team of veterans has played about 200 matches, AVFU holds seven prestigious all-Ukrainian competitions in different age categories, and it is tens of teams and thousands of participants. This year, the team has rejuvenated a bit, we have attracted guys who have just finished their professional careers. All players are determined to perform successfully in Batumi. "

It will be recalled that the Cup of Legends has been held in Georgia since 2017 and is one of the most prestigious tournaments among veterans in Europe. In the first two draws, in January 2017 and 2018, the winners were the hosts - the players of the Georgian national team, in 2019 the honorary trophy was won by Turkey. The national team of Ukraine, a regular participant in the competition, took second and third place in the previous draws.

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