The general meeting of participants of the Ukrainian Premier League took place

27.05.2022 20:41

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Today, May 27, the general meeting of the Ukrainian Premier League took place in the premises of the Football House.

The general meeting was attended by UAF President, UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelko, UAF First Vice Presidents Anatoliy Demyanenko, Oleg Protasov, Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, Vadym Kostyuchenko, UPL Executive Director Yevhen Dyky, PFL President Oleksandr Kadenko, and representatives of all UPL clubs and clubs. -applicants from the PFL.

The main topic on the agenda was the prospect of continuing the championship of Ukraine, discussing possible venues and dates, as well as the format of the tournament for next season.

There was a constructive discussion, but all the clubs unanimously agreed on the main issue: football in Ukraine - to be!

The final decision on the format of the championship, the country and the game calendar will be made based on the work of relevant working groups and consultations with the authorities of Ukraine and military administrations.

The same conclusion was reached in the discussion of further prospects of the youth team championship.

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Also on the agenda was the question of the inability of the teams "Desna" and "Mariupol" to participate in the next draw of the Ukrainian championship due to the destroyed infrastructure and the difficult military situation in their cities. It was decided to assign these teams places in the Ukrainian Premier League. All participants of the meeting unanimously supported this initiative.

Based on the difficult situation in the country in connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation, a temporary special regulation will be developed and adopted for the 2022/2023 season, which will provide conditions for competitions in the current situation.

"They discussed the resumption of the Ukrainian championship. All representatives of the clubs had the opportunity to express their views on the situation, but I am glad that no one questioned the feasibility of the competition, - said the President of the UAF, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee Andriy Pavelko. - It is important for all of us now to preserve football in Ukraine, because it helps people cope with the stress of a full-scale war and is an important psychological support for many children who survived the horrors of war. Therefore, in the near future the working group will work out proposals and opinions of club representatives and detail the options for holding the championship of the season-2022/2023. Thank you to all the participants for a constructive and frank conversation. But first of all I am grateful to the UPL and PFL clubs for their active patriotic position, volunteer work and support for children, families of displaced persons, doctors and our soldiers-defenders. "