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June July | 2020
#2
Refereeing
in Ukraine:
factor of Monzul
AndriI Luis Castro: Ukraine Cup final:
Pavelko: “When we, coaches, win, Dynamo Kyiv exceeded
“New tasks it’s about the same as when a the fortitude of Vorskla
and perpectives” father gives something to a child” in luck
online football magazine
Оn the cover: CONTENTS
MONZUL IN THIS ISSUE
FACTOR STRATEGY
6
ANDRII PAVELKO:
NEW CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES.......................................... 4
REFEREEING
MONZUL FACTOR.......................................................................... 6
IN FOCUS
A NEW STAGE OF THE FIGHT
AGAINST MATCH-FIXING........................................................... 10
SPOTLIGHT
VAR IN UKRAINE IS REALITY!....................................................... 12
BATTLEGROUND
COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
BATTLE WON, WAR AHEAD......................................................... 14
QUOTES: PERSONALITY
komandaonline.com, Luis Castro: When we,
footballua.tv,
francefootball.fr, the coaches, win,
uaf.ua, uefa.com, it’s about the same as
football24.ua
a father gives something to a child.............................. 16
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NEW CHALLENGES
REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES IN UKRAINIAN
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL................................................................ 20
TRIUMPH
Ukrainian Cup Final:
Dynamo exceeded the fortitude
of Vorskla in luck................................................................ 24
EXPANSION
DNIPRO RETURNS, ZAPORIZHZHYA EXPANDS
THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE MAIN TEAM’S
HOME MATCHES........................................................................ 26
INFRASTRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT -
FOUNDATION OF FOOTBALL FUTURE...................................... 28
FOUNDATION
A MODERN FOOTBALL CENTER TO
BE CONSTRUCTED IN KNYAZHYCHY......................................... 30
TARGETED PROJECT
UEFA GROW IN UKRAINE: STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE «FOOTBALL FOR ALL» PRINCIPLE................................ 32
June July | 2020 3
STRATEGY
Despite the pandemic crisis and many
obstacles ongoing, the key priorities of
the Ukrainian Association of Football
remain unchanged. This was stated by
its president Andrii Pavelko
Andrii
Pavelko:
New challenges
and priorities
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STRATEGY
O
- Our next strategic directions
remain unchanged. New foot-
ball fields and stadiums are
appearing all over the country.
Although there were those
with enough scepticism about
our infrastructure strategy. But
today it is a fact that almost
4,000 football facilities were
built in four years. We are
proud of it! This is our achieve-
educating new champions. I
am sure that among the boys
and girls who come to study
at new venues and stadiums,
future champions and Golden
Ball winners will grow, which
all Ukraine will be proud of!
Now each of the regional as-
sociations receives assistance
from the UAF to support its
activities. At the end of last
We agree with UEFA that we
need to put more effort into
women’s football growth to
reveal its potential. In March,
a strategic plan for the devel-
opment of women’s football
for 2020-2024 was approved
and a decision was made that
from 2021/2022 UPL and PFL
clubs will receive a license,
providing women’s teams in
infrastructure. We support
the initiative of President of
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi
to open 100 stadiums in the
state throughout the year.
In this direction, we have
already begun active cooper-
ation.
The COVID-19 pandemic
forced to postpone or cancel
the competitions, to suspend
ment! In the context of war, year, we turned out to be a their structures. most of the projects, and
the economic crisis, constant very timely decision to double It was also decided to grad- this was a difficult test for
information attacks, and now such assistance for each re- ually increase the members Ukrainian football. However,
also in a pandemic. But we are gional association - up to UAH of the Premier League to 16 we must maintain a positive
not building new stadiums and 1,200,000 per year. Some of clubs. Despite the emergency attitude and self-confidence.
venues for beautiful reports. these funds can be used to circumstances, happening this The championships in the Pre-
Now our main goal is to turn a overcome the effects of the year, this decision, I want to mier League, the First League
million boys and girls to foot- pandemic. emphasize, is unchanged. We and the Women’s Higher
ball by 2024. In recent years, the UAF has plan to finish the season, and League were resumed. The
Achievements of our football sent over 100,000 balls to the not finish it ahead of sched- Ukrainian Cup final, which
legends, in particular, the regions from our official part- ule, as some countries did. took place recently, was fan-
three Ukrainian Golden Ball ner - Joma. It is planned that Our next step is to return fans tastically intriguing.
holders (Oleh Blokhin, Ihor under the new contract until to the stands. Football unites Ukraine, and
Belanov and Andrii Shevchen- 2024, supplies will increase to Invariable is our priority for new challenges make our
ko), are the best examples for 200,000 balls. the development of football team only stronger!
June July | 2020 5
REFEREEING
Monzul factor
IIn a decent society, it is customary
to thank for the quality work of the
one who performed it well. Ukrainian
football referees rarely receive words of
gratitude, even if they did their job well.
A fresh example occurred recently when
the Dynamo Kyiv head coach Oleksii
Mykhailichenko, after an away defeat in
the 28th round of the UPL from Desna
reviewing controversial decisions, which
are also periodically delayed beyond
measure, as well as differences in the in-
terpretation of the players’ sending-off.
In all this whirlpool, the first role in the
refereeing quality went to Kateryna
Monzul from Kharkiv. Cold blood and
impartiality became main to her assign-
ments, and this is of paramount impor-
(2:3), issued a strange remark to the tance in Ukrainian football realities.
women’s team of referees, headed by
Kateryna Monzul: “Guys say that before From start to debut
the fateful corner an opponent’s hand- By her admission, Kateryna spent all her
ball occurred, but I don’t want to discuss childhood years on the football field: “It
refereeing. However, at the same time all started from the age of six. I had my
I would admit that when I passed the house located next to the stadium. You
referees room, I heard that there was wake up in the morning, leave the house
no less joy and applause than in Desna and go straight on the pitch. At first, I
locker room. This is an unclear situation got into yard football, and only then I
for me”. started watching matches on TV”.
It should be said that the pressure on In the matter of further relations with
the referees increased even more after her favourite game, the girl faced a
the video assistant system (VAR) was choice: keep up playing football or to
launched in Ukraine in 2020, although start refereeing. “I chose to referee. My
in theory, the opposite should have family is all through this. My uncle was a
happened. referee. My godfather’s husband is also
The main negative points were the closely associated with refereeing. I tried
frequent interruptions of matches for it once and I liked it. The path from the
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REFEREEING June July | 2020 7
REFEREEING
“I chose to referee. My family is all through this.
My uncle was a referee. My godfather’s husband
is also closely associated with refereeing. I tried
it once and I liked it. The path from the beginning
to the debut in the First League took 11 years”
beginning to the debut in the love what you are doing”, – player in advance, to study and conclusions are drawn –
First League took 11 years”. Monzul is sure, every time him and find a way to influ- how to act better in the next
proving this kind of ap- ence”, – Monzul believes. game.
Style proach. What is this talking about?
The way a football referee “Voice raise is optional. Character First of all, about impartiality,
acts during a match speaks of There are many methods to The ability to think critically because a referee who knows
how this person was brought get in touch with a player. is another important feature in advance how to conscious-
up, what his inner world is. You can come closer and of Kateryna. ly influence the outcome of
Kateryna Monzul is a good calmly say that the person — There is an excitement, a match does not, by defini-
example of this. Her main hears (as it was with Dynamo anxiety and work on mistakes tion, feel remorse.
principles are workability, Kyiv Benjamin Verbic – ed. after every match. Every time The top referee also needs
honest attitude to the chosen note). It all depends on a I’m dissatisfied with some- a strong character, determi-
occupation and profession- single situation or match. thing. I think to myself: “At nation and self-confidence,
alism. Everyone needs an individual this moment, I should act an- which Monzul succeeded like
“You have to remain hu- approach. It is important to other way” After the match, no other among her male
man in any situation and know the character of the an analysis of the refereeing colleagues.
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REFEREEING
This is the key to everything.
Without this, she, most
likely, could not have risen to
the highest level. She clearly
understands that people will
not always agree with what
she does on the field. Foot-
ball gets faster and more de-
manding, so a great pressure
falls on the referee, which
she learned to withstand.
Katerina Monzul goes her
way in football. It is quite
thorny, but a constant over-
coming of difficulties made
her almost the best football
referee in Ukraine at the
moment.
Monzul still has a lot of im-
portant challenges ahead. In
the meantime, we ascertain
the fact – a charismatic ref-
eree has appeared in Ukrain-
ian football judiciary, who,
going out to any match with
her work, shows unchanging
respect for herself, players
and fans. Р
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June July | 2020 9
IN FOCUS 10 PITCH POINT
IN FOCUS
A NEW STAGE The Ukrainian Association
of Football continues
to uncompromisingly
OF THE FIGHT
cleanse domestic football
of matches with fixing
results. The past year has
AGAINST
been extremely busy and
productive in reducing
the number of games with
match-fixing. Also, the
MATCH-FIXING UAF Ethics and Fair Play
Committee, which has
I
been at the forefront of
this important mission
for several years, has
In general, the committee, plinary decisions have also developed and implemented
headed by the experienced been taken against six First a revolutionary solution
Francesco Baranca, focuses League referees and one
on monitoring the obser- player (the Aranovskyi case) that will help reduce the
vance of ethical principles by to be suspended from any likelihood of such matches
players and makes efforts to football-related activity for a
prevent manipulation of the period of 2 to 10 years. The
to a minimum in the future
results of matches. Regard- football justice authorities
ing the statistics of matches have been recently consider-
with fixing results, their ing three more cases of the or receipt of other operative tools in world practice.
number in 2019 decreased committee. information, at the request The main goals of the com-
to 41. While in 2018 it was One of the committee’s of the committee the com- mittee for 2020 are to es-
almost twice as high - 77. achievements is the conclu- pany provider and scout will tablish effective cooperation
In its work, the committee sion of the UAF Marketing stop broadcasting data to with the provider company
uses as UEFA monitoring for exclusive agreement with bookmakers, preventing the and its scouts; to complete
the biggest competitions, as the provider company on the further placement of illegal already existing disciplinary
well as its monitoring of the establishment of a con- bets. All scouts who do not proceedings in the bodies
situation for youth, wom- trolled and secure system register with the provider of football justice adminis-
en’s, amateur and friendly of broadcasting matches to company will be identi- tration and appeal with new
matches. bookmakers. According to fied and expelled from the cases; to launch educational
Earlier this year, the Court the plan, UAF and clubs will venues. Thus, the committee lectures for professional
of Arbitration for Sport in have information from the plans to further reduce the footballers and future play-
Lausanne put an end to the provider about the identity number of matches with ers; to create a database of
case against the youth teams of the scout and will provide match-fixing by establishing matches with fixing results
of FC Olimpik Donetsk, sup- him with a place in the stadi- safe and mutually beneficial and their participants.
porting and upholding the um for the statistical broad- working conditions for pro-
Р
decisions of the UAF football cast of the match. In case of viders. There are currently Р
justice authorities. Disci- detection of suspicious bets no analogues of using such
June July | 2020 11SPOTLIGHT
VAR IN UKRAINE
IS REALITY!
U
For the first time, UAF Ukrainian referees began a controversial offside in
training seminars to work a situation where the VAR
President Andrii Pavelko with the VAR system at the system is working”.
spoke about the need to winter camp in January Already on May 15 in
introduce the VAR system in 2019. The UAF Referees Zaporizhzhya before the
Committee chairman Lu- final match of the Ukrain-
Ukrainian football a few ciano Luci and UAF scien- ian Cup 2018/2019 the
years ago. At the beginning tific and methodological necessary equipment for
expert Victor Derdo intro- VAR implementation was
of 2019, active work on duced them background presented. There were
the VAR implementation in and philosophy of the VAR still many procedures and
Ukraine began system, which motto is approvals to be included
“Minimum interventions in the list of requirements
- maximum benefits”. Em- required to run the VAR.
phasis was placed on the In particular, it was the
interaction of the referees approval and signing of
with the VAR system, on a memorandum with FIFA
what and how the referee and IFAB, referees training,
should do if it is necessary technology and equipment
to turn to this procedure. testing and, evaluation of
Also, the assistant referees, the done work by FIFA and
working under the UEFA IFAB specialists.
instructor Giovanni Ste- The next stage was the de-
vanato, considered another cision of the UAF Executive
interesting topic - “The Committee, which support-
courage of the assistant ed the draft amendments
not to raise the flag during to the Ukrainian Premier
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League Regulations, adjust- of the system in Ukraini- have been authorized to Further plans to implement
ing the procedure for im- an football. At the same work with the VAR - eight VAR in Ukraine include
plementing the VAR system time, IFAB representatives men and three women who the use of the system in
in championship matches. arrived in Ukraine and gave have passed UEFA certifi- all UPL matches starting in
The relevant decision was a positive assessment of cation. 2021/2022.
made by the Executive the results of six months of Later in December, a com- “We have come a long way,
Committee on July 10. In referees training and VAR mission comprising the UAF having received the appro-
particular, the meeting de- testing. The UAF Referees First Vice-President Oleh priate permits for the VAR
cided that the VAR will be Committee received a pos- Protasov, the UAF Refer- implementation from FIFA
used offline in UPL matches itive report on the success- ees Committee chairman and IFAB. A lot of work has
during the first round of the ful preparation for the use Luciano Luci and the UPL been done to make that
2019/20120 season. of technology, which was Executive Director Yevhen happen, and I am grateful
A significant breakthrough reflected in the report of Dykyi was set up to deter- to everyone involved. This
in the implementation of the head of the FIFA foot- mine the matches for the has been a difficult project,
VAR in Ukraine occurred in ball technology department VAR team. but it was the Ukrainian
November. On November 1, Sebastian Runge. Dynamo Kyiv – Vorskla UPL Association of Football that
for the first time in Ukraine, In December, UAF General 19th round match became got funding realizing that
the system was tested live Secretary Yurii Zapisotskyi historic - the first top without VAR we could stay
at an official match. The signed a letter to FIFA and flight’s game in Ukraine, on the sidelines of Euro-
Ukrainian championship UEFA with an application where the VAR system was pean football. Today VAR
U-19 game Dynamo (Kyiv) for permission to use the used. in Ukraine is a reality. And
- Karpaty (Lviv) became the VAR in Ukraine. UAF has Furthermore, VAR assisted this is not only prestige
first with VAR system in live got a van with six workplac- the referees in two match- but also the step of our
mode. es, where the system was es per round and was also football to a new level”, -
The use of VAR in live mode mounted, two EVS servers used at all Ukrainian Cup said UAF President Andrii
was another step towards to provide video replays. stages, starting from quar- Pavelko. Р
the full implementation Eleven trained referees terfinals. Р
June July | 2020 13BATTLEGROUND
COVID-19 PANDEMIC:
BATTLE WON, WAR AHEAD
The Ukrainian
Association of
Football has
contributed to
the fight against
the coronavirus
pandemic
I
In just about six months, watched the struggle of The UAF has launched an tests were transferred
the life of the world has doctors and medical staff, initiative to transfer all its to hospitals in the Kyiv
changed dramatically. The who were at the forefront vehicles, received from the region by the Ukrainian
COVID-19 pandemic has of this war, for human exclusive car sponsor of Association of Football.
virtually put almost all lives. the national football team UAF assisted the capital’s
countries on the brink of The Ukrainian Association of Ukraine, Winner, to the clinics, including the Kyiv
war. Wars for the health of Football could not stay Main Military Hospital. Military Clinical Hospital
of mankind and the future away from this global Every morning, UAF drivers in arranging rooms with
of the world. For two and disaster, sending assistance pick up doctors from home ventilators. Not to mention
a half months, normal to those who need it most and help them get to work, the food kits for doctors,
life came to a standstill in - doctors, veterans, elderly and in the evening, they wounded and sick soldiers
Ukraine as well, and we people and soldiers of the take them home. Besides, who found themselves in
all held our breath and Ukrainian army. thousands of coronavirus medical facilities.
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The UAF initiative was joined care, utensils, food, delica- to medical institutions in the nity. But the most important
by 26 regional associations, cies, football equipment, country. is the saved lives of doc-
which handed over their gifts, souvenirs, as well as Words of gratitude in these tors and Ukrainian people,
vehicles to headquarters necessary household items difficult times for the whole as well as the won battle
established in the regions to for daily use - such sets every country were repeatedly against an unexpected
combat the spread of coro- few days UAF and regional addressed to the whole and extremely dangerous
navirus. Personal medical football associations passed Ukrainian football commu- enemy. Р
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June July | 2020 15PERSONALITY
Luis Castro:
When we,
the coaches,
win, it’s
about the
same as a
father gives
А
something
to a child Atypical season
There were very difficult mo-
ments over this year. For the
it was said that the champi-
onship might not continue,
we had 13 points clear.
first time in my life, such an I have been waiting so many
atypical season. Most often years to become a champi-
they are the same, with the on. Now the feeling is like a
same dates, nothing changes mountain off my shoulders.
much. And now it’s complete- We won the UPL champion-
ly different. The first feeling ship. The basis of our success
Shakhtar Donetsk head that possessed us was that were four victories in a row
coach Luis Castro told we were a bit selfish. Some- over Dynamo Kyiv. Unfortu-
how he managed to lead times we forget that the most nately, it did not work out in
important thing is not us, but the Ukrainian Cup. But we
the team in his first year humanity, everything that is achieved the main goal, and
to the title of champion happening in the world now. this happened thanks to the
of Ukraine And in those moments when excellent performance of our
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players in all the matches of the stadium. If in Donetsk the er represents Shakhtar, then “I want this and that.” If I lose
the championship. Donbas Arena was filled with he deserves it, being in the a player, what can I do? I need
It is a very pleasant sense of 40 thousand spectators, now right conditions. If you put a to train new players.
accomplishment, based on we are not at home, but four player who is not ready, then Would I like to have Taison
club expectations and ambi- or five thousand fans at each you only bury him. all the time? I would like to.
tions. match. I like my players, but it is Would I like to constantly
The joy was just great. When important to look at things. It have Stepanenko? Sure. Yes,
we, coaches, win, it’s about First, I weigh the happens that a coach comes I do not want to sell anyone,
the same as a father gives pros and cons in and after a month says: but if someone is released,
something to a child. The I don’t worry about young “These are not right players”, then what can I do?
father is happier when giving players and I don’t want to “I can’t work with them”, “I In football, there is always a
than the son who accepts the compare my work with what need to leave”. I can’t do that. contract and the transfer val-
gift. I felt such joy - for every- Fonseca or Lucescu did. I’m I should have said this when I ue of a certain player. These
one who is around me. And, only interested in my story, agreed to lead the club. First, are the rules that must be
of course, before, Shakhtar and I’m not afraid to use I weigh the pros and cons. I followed. Taison is a fantastic
had a huge number of fans at young players. If a young play- have no right to say later that player. His presence on the
June July | 2020 17PERSONALITY
I am sure that we are all a strong and solid fami-
ly, despite the fact of being far from each other
field is always felt. Its impor- that many of the team’s play-
tance is not discussed. I like ers are Brazilians. Of course,
that he has stayed. the club also has a variety of
There are players we are pre- the best Ukrainian talents,
paring for the future. Experi- which creates a mixture of
enced players will leave, but different nationalities and
the indispensable ones do not generations. I would say that it
exist. In one day, each of us is from 50 to 50 at Shakhtar. Players can easily understand and this is just a fantastic
will have a child replacing us. The creativity and genius of each other and make friends feeling. I am sure that we are
Of course, we will be upset the Brazilians is something speaking the same language. all a strong and solid family,
when Taison and Marlos special for Shakhtar. On the This creates a warm atmo- despite the fact of being far
finish their careers. These are other hand, Ukrainian players sphere in the team. from each other. The situa-
players who show very bright can have a more natural We are a strong and solid tion in the world now does
football. Such performers are rigour and strength, which family not allow us to be together.
not forgotten. contributes to interesting Many fans suffer from the I’m not interested in some-
cohabitation in a team. Brazil- fact that they cannot be at one signing me, I only think
Shakhtar’s feature ians have different skills, and our matches. The club has about Shakhtar. When the
Shakhtar has its distinctive fea- adaptation is facilitated by the left its city, but we can give contract ends, I will consid-
ture and it consists in the fact environment. some joy at least from afar, er other proposals. I have
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I don’t worry about young players and I
always been very calm, but I coach-newcomer will need don’t want to compare my work with what
know that I will always have to create something new, he Fonseca or Lucescu did. I’m only interest-
an offer. will already live inside the
ed in my story, and I’m not afraid to use
If I leave the team, then I project.
will have work, and Shakhtar young players
will remain as they are. Its I have another year of a deal
future does not depend on with Shakhtar, and I am very
the coach, only on the presi- happy in this club. There pions League as the Europa It’s great that we became
dent. No coach can influence have been several goals in League has already been champions because this was
this club. Shakhtar has its my career that I have already with Porto. Performing in a my priority goal after coming
project, which was built by fulfilled here. The personal competition like the Cham- to Ukraine! Р
the president. Not a single one is to play in the Cham- pions League is fantastic! Р
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NEW CHALLENGES
REVOLUTIONARY
CHANGES IN
UKRAINIAN
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL
The first days of spring were
fateful for women’s football
in Ukraine. The Ukrainian
Association of Football has
developed a strategic plan
for the development of
women’s football for 2020-
2024, which was approved by
the UAF Executive Committee
in March 2020
I
In particular, the UAF Executive Com-
mittee has introduced requirements
regarding the obligation of the Ukrainian
Premier League and the Professional
Football League clubs to support women’s
/ girls’ teams or to run such teams in the
structure of professional clubs.
According to the approved strategy, in
the 2020/2021 season, UPL and PFL First
league clubs must register at least 20
players under the age of 16. In the season
2021/2022, UPL and PFL First league clubs
must register at least 30 players under 17
and sign a cooperation agreement with
An important point in the roadmap the women’s team of the Higher / First /
for its further development will be Second league of the Ukrainian Women’s
Championship or have a women’s Higher
the mandatory integration with / First league team within the club.
men’s football, which aims to reform The UAF decision on the development of
the structures of professional football women’s football within the structures
clubs according to European and of professional clubs is unprecedented
and has historical significance. Until now,
world standards. women’s football in the country existed
separately from men’s football and had
neither a decent financial foundation nor
broad support from fans.
The strategic development plan will
promote the favourite game of millions
among girls, create good conditions for
them to have football lessons and the
inevitable personnel surge, which will
increase the competitiveness of national
June July | 2020 21NEW CHALLENGES
The UAF Executive Committee has introduced
requirements regarding the obligation of the
Ukrainian Premier League and the Professional
Football League clubs to support women’s /
girls’ teams or to run such teams in the struc-
ture of professional clubs
teams of Ukraine of all gather audiences in both
ages. national championships
The development of foot- and Women’s Champions
ball among women and League. The club’s interest
girls is the FIFA and UEFA in this trend is growing
urgent and key priority in every day: in recent years,
the strategy of developing Juventus and Real Madrid
the most popular game have made their contribu-
on the planet. Olympique tion to women’s football,
Lyonnais, Wolfsburg, adding women’s teams and
Bayern Munich, Barcelona, girls’ academies to their
Atletico Madrid, Arsenal - structures.
top European clubs already Finally, this process is be-
have women’s teams in ginning to gain momentum
their structures, which in Ukraine!
Р
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June July | 2020 23В
TRIUMPH
?
Because of the COVID-19 The score was equal in the
The 29th Ukrainian medical protocol, the decisive 28th minute. Benjamin Verbic
Cup final, held game was held without spec- received the ball from Carlos
under the auspices tators and will be remem- de Pena hit Dmytro Riznyk’s
of the Ukrainian bered by the audience watch- right corner of the goal.
ing it on television broadcasts In the second half, the
Association of as a real cup intrigue and a initial activity of Vorskla was
Football, saw cool football penalty lottery, replaced by the territorial
Dynamo Kyiv and in which fortune smiled advantage of Dynamo. But
Poltava Vorskla “white and blue” at the very the further the game’s time
last moment. passed, the more the players
meeting each other In the main time, with a fairly got tired, and with that,
in Kharkiv at Metalist equal game, the score in the there were fewer chances
stadium 11th minute was opened by for a decisive goal. True, in
Ruslan Stepanyuk, a Poltava the 70th minute Volodymyr
player, who took advantage Shepelyev still scored, but
Ukrainian
in front of goal after a Kane this goal was disallowed as
wing’s cross and a rebound the VAR detected an offside
from Serhii Sydorchuk. to his partner.
Cup
Final:
Dynamo
exceeded
the
fortitude
of Vorskla
in luck
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The “White-blue” won the
Ukrainian Championship 15 times,
the Cup 12 times, and have 8 victo-
ries in the Ukrainian Super Cup
Ukrainian Cup 2019/20. Final
Everything was decided in Vorskla once again showed 07/08/2020. Kharkiv, Metalist stadium
the penalty shootout. Seven that it doesn’t matter where
shots on each side were the team is, in which league it Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Kharkiv)
extremely accurate, and in plays - everyone is fighting for
the eighth Bushchan parried the Cup, and everyone has a Dynamo (Kyiv) - Vorskla (Poltava) - 1:1 (pen. - 8:7)
Vadym Sapai’s shot. But the chance to win in the final.
nominal guests were imme- Vorskla head coach Yurii Dynamo: Bushchan - Kedziora, Shabanov, Syrota, Mykolen-
diately saved by Riznyk, who Maksymov, in turn, lament- ko, Sydorchuk (c), Shepelyev (Andriyevskyi, 117), Buyalskyi
got his fingertips to deny an ed the lack of fortune from (Shaparenko, 99), Tsitaishvili (60, Tsyhankov), de Pena, Verbic
attempt by Vitalii Mykolenko. the moment when his club Vorskla: Riznyk - Perduta, Chesnakov (c), Alyun, Sapai,
A powerful blow of Volody- needed it: Sklyar (Sehic, 95), Yakubu (Opanasenko, 73), Puclin, Kane,
myr Bayenko off the target - Dynamo was stronger than Kulach (Luizao, 76), Stepanyuk (Bayenko, 115).
and Artem Shabanov’s score us, but we were the first to
from the spot brought the score. Probably, I would not Goals: Verbic (28) - Stepanyuk (11)
trophy to Dynamo Cup - 12th be so upset if the Kyiv team
in the club’s modern history. scored a second goal from Penalty shootout: 0:1 - Puclin, 1:1 - Verbic, 1:2 - Kane,
After the match, the Dyna- the game. And so, now it’s 2:2 - Tsyhankov, 2:3 - Luizao, 3:3 - Kedziora, 3:4 - Opanasen-
mo Kyiv head coach Oleksii very disappointing, we lost ko, 4:4 - de Pena, 4:5 - Alyun, 5:5 - Andriyevskyi, 5:6 -
Mykhailychenko highlighted in the lottery, in the penalty Chesnakov, 6:6 - Sydorchuk, 6:7 - Perduta, 7:7 - Shaparenko,
the main points of the final: shootout. I have nothing 7:7 - Sapai (goalkeeper), 7:7 - Mykolenko (goalkeeper), 7:7
- I do not think that such to blame my guys for. They - Bayenko (missed), 8:7 - Shabanov.
matches should be analyzed. fought on the pitch. But luck Cautioned: Syrota (9), Shabanov (80), Buyalskyi (89), Ver-
The result was a real cup was not on our side ... bic (113) - Sklyar (41),
game - there was intrigue, The triumph in the Ukrainian Perduta (105).
and nerves, and unconverted Cup 2019/20 allowed Dy-
moments, and mistakes - all namo Kyiv to catch up with Ukrainian Championship Championship as well as in
together. There was extra Shakhtar Donetsk in terms of 15 times, the Cup 12 times, the Cup, 8 times they took
time, there was a penalty the number of trophies won and have 8 victories in the the Super Cup and once won
shootout. The real ending has in independent Ukraine. Now Ukrainian Super Cup. the UEFA Cup.
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June July | 2020 25EXPANSION
DNIPRO RETURNS,
ZAPORIZHZHYA EXPANDS
THE GEOGRAPHY
OF THE MAIN TEAM’S
HOME MATCHES
UAF makes every effort to promote top-level football among as many
fans as possible. Therefore, in 2019, the national team of Ukraine
returned to Dnipro after a long break, and also entered the eighth
home venue in its history - Zaporizhzhya. Thus, Slavutych-Arena
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became the 12th national stadium, which hosted matches of the main
team of the country.
The return to Dnipro and the The return to Dnipro also for Ukraine and caused quite
debut in Zaporizhzhya took seemed emotional. On a stir: all tickets, despite the
place last autumn, when And- September 10, 27,320 fans game’s status, were sold out
rii Shevchenko’s side held two witnessed a dramatic match a couple of days before it! In
friendly matches - against against one of the best the end, 11,756 spectators
Nigeria and Estonia, respec- African sides - Nigeria (2:2). supported our team, helping
tively. Losing at home by 2 goals, it snatch victory in the last
The last time Ukraine played the Ukrainians turned the minutes.
at Dnipro-Arena was on Oc- game around in two minutes Besides Zaporizhzhya, only
tober 10, 2009. Then, in the and gave their fans a good Kyiv (May 1994, Belarus - 3:1)
2010 World Cup qualifiers, end to the evening. and Lviv (September 2001,
our team defeated England The friendly match against Es- Armenia — 3:0) can boast of
1:0. Serhii Nazarenko scored tonia (1:0), which took place victories in Ukraine’s debut
the only goal for the home on November 14 in Zapor- matches.
team in the 29th minute. izhzhya, became truly historic Р
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INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT – FOUNDATION OF FOOTBALL FUTURE In March 2016, a year after being elected the national association’s head, Andrii Pavelko announced a kind of “Marshall Plan” for Ukrainian football. The main goal of that project was to significantly increase the number of people involved in football over the next five years. To achieve that goal, it was planned to build 50 stadiums and 2,500 football fields throughout Ukraine 28 PITCH POINT
INFRASTRUCTURE
In March 2016, a year after implemented. But the rate of campaign against the program stated that over the past five
being elected the national emergence of new and recon- of construction played a nega- years, the Ukrainian football
association’s head, Andrii structed full-size fields with tive role. community has jointly built
Pavelko announced a kind of artificial covering in Ukraine in To increase production effi- and reconstructed more foot-
“Marshall Plan” for Ukrainian 2019 has not decreased. ciency, the FFU Production ball facilities with the support
football. The main goal of that As for the playgrounds, in plant changed its location and of the state than in all previ-
project was to significantly 2019, hundreds of new fa- moved from Kyiv region to ous years of independence.
increase the number of peo- cilities appeared throughout Kramatorsk in Donetsk region. There is still 2020 left to
ple involved in football over Ukraine. The pace of construc- Just in the days of the UAF turn the rest of the plan into
the next five years. To achieve tion of these infrastructure XXIII Congress, installation and action. But we can already say
that goal, it was planned to facilities in 2019 has not commissioning work on the that the project of moderniza-
build 50 stadiums and 2,500 slowed down either. Last year, line for the production of arti- tion of the country’s football
football fields throughout almost half a thousand new ficial turf at the new location infrastructure announced in
Ukraine. playgrounds with artificial is completed. And there is a March 2016 has significantly
In the following years, the covering appeared on the real chance that by the end changed the football map of
entire football community of map of Ukraine. The pace of of the year the plan for the Ukraine. And this allows us
the country implemented the construction could be even construction of playgrounds to look at our football future
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plan. Already at the begin- greater. But the difficult eco- under the “Marshall Plan” will with great hope.
ning of 2019, the plan for nomic situation in the country, be fulfilled.
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new standard size fields was as well as the bad publicity Nevertheless, it can already be Р
June July | 2020 29FOUNDATION
The Ukrainian Association of
Football continues to work
on an ambitious project –
building a base of all
Ukrainian national teams.
A MODERN
FOOTBALL CENTER
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
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The multifunctional sports
complex will include:
four full-size (105x68 m)
natural lawn fields with light-
ing and heating;
one full-size artificial turf
field with tribunes, lighting
and heating;
indoor football arena with
grandstands and full-size
artificial field;
rooms and offices for em-
ployees of the association.
The association’s board in
cooperation with the coun-
try’s leading experts in the
construction industry studies
the experience of functioning
and construction of training
bases in Europe and the
world holds meetings and
consultations with colleagues
as well as not spend a lot of
time moving to the Football
House in the city centre.
Implementation of such a
project will once and for all
solve the issue of high-qual-
ity and full-fledged prepa-
ration of national teams
of Ukraine of all ages for
official international match-
es, expand the Ukrainian
playgrounds with artificial from other European associ- Association of Football
and rubber covering; ations that have already im- opportunities in organizing
medical rehabilitation plemented similar projects. and holding competitions for
centre with a gym, swimming The training base of the children’s and youth teams,
pool, spa centre, rooms for national teams of Ukraine significantly improve coaches
recovery; will be located in an environ- licensing. Most importantly,
hotel with a high level of mentally friendly area of Kyiv
this facility should become a
service and comfort; region with well-developed point of attraction for the en-
restaurant and cafe; transport infrastructure. The tire Ukrainian football family,
lounges; favourable location will allow regardless of gender, age and
administrative premises getting quickly to the inter- level of play. Р
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with conference halls, class- national airport “Boryspil”, Р
June July | 2020 31TARGETED PROJECT
UEFA GROW IN UKRAINE:
STRATEGIC In March 2019, UAF launched a fundamentally
new UEFA project – GROW Participation.
It means involving people in football and
IMPLEMENTATION ensuring their participation in the football
process to achieve a comprehensive
effect: increasing the number of players
OF THE and potential talents, strengthening the
football community through regular training
and feedback, consolidating football as
«FOOTBALL FOR a public positive subculture based on
active and healthy lifestyle, communication
of like-minded people and joint actions.
ALL» PRINCIPLE
U
This direction is one of UEFA football
development’s priority vectors.”
UEFA has been implementing
the Strategic Development
Program of national asso-
ciations called GROW since
2016, conducting research
and stimulating the compre-
hensive development of foot-
ball, built on the principles of
sustainable development.
The main goal of the
Ukrainian project is to devel-
op a comprehensive model
of sustainable development
of grassroots football at the
regional level through stra-
tegic planning, cooperation
and changing stereotypes. It
is about creating opportuni-
ties based on the values and
current principles of activ-
ity that meet the require-
ments of the modern world,
and about stimulating the
development and renewal
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of all major activities of the formation and develop-
national association. Its main ment of the registration
feature is creative, structured culture of football play-
and consolidated develop- ers – as in professional,
ment and testing of models because football is no less
and mechanisms that allow important and serves as a
systematizing and giving a foundation for profession-
new impetus to the spread of al, so playing football at
all types of football in all local the grassroots level is no
centres of each region. less prestigious and gives
The project activities are every reason to be consid-
developed jointly by the ered an equal member of
UEFA, UAF and international the football family;
experts, as well as directly by
representatives of regional
football associations, thus The main goal of the Ukrainian proj-
combining objective realities ect is to develop a comprehensive
with a progressive vision model of sustainable development
of new opportunities. As a implementation. GROW’s phi- year (ac- of grassroots football at the regional
result of the project imple- losophy is that football should cording
mentation in 2021, optimal, always be a joy. Therefore, to UEFA, level through strategic planning, co-
effective solutions will be the main thing is, first of all, regular operation and changing stereotypes
obtained and ready for use in the pleasure of the game, training
each region. the time on the football field is more than 10 times a year adherence to the princi-
The project covers the whole with friends and coaches, in any format - whether to ples of gender equality
range of grassroots football, and not only the sports result participate in matches or and promotion of equal
including school football, and points in the standings. training) - this is the principle involvement in football of
women’s football, student, Especially when it comes to of event planning (festivals, both boys and men, girls
veteran football, promoting children or the elderly. There- tournaments) comes in place and women;
the principle of “Football For fore, everyone who is fond of one-time initiatives. development of mid-level
All” at any level and creating of football should be able to Among the important tasks of football managers of the
conditions for its practical play regularly throughout the the project are: involved regional associa-
June July | 2020 33TARGETED PROJECT
The main solutions and
micro-projects developed
during the year of project
implementation, which have
proven their effectiveness in
practice are:
“School Football League” is
an updated Ukrainian school
tournament “Leather Ball”, in
which secondary schools are
involved due to cooperation
with the Ministry of Educa-
tion and Science of Ukraine.
The traditional format of the
tournament provides the
current level of football play-off system from the first
The project covers the whole range of grass- development and strength of stage. Thus, 80% of children
football traditions, economic participate in the game once
roots football, including school football, peculiarities), to be able to or twice. The introduction of
women’s football, student, veteran football, identify universally effective the league principle in the
promoting the principle of “Football For All” approaches for the whole ter- first stages - school, district
at any level and creating conditions for its ritory of Ukraine. The project / local, regional - allowed to
is implemented by teams at ensure regular participation
practical implementation the regional level and repre- of more students since the
sentatives in the districts. number of matches for each
tions with the provision of
training from leading inter-
national experts and active
exchange of experience
among themselves;
a new look at the develop-
ment of amateur football
clubs - by expanding to the
format of local football cen-
tres for as many people as
possible (both children and
adults, with different levels
of physical fitness and ex-
pectations from football).
Three fundamentally dif-
ferent regions of Ukraine
(Ivano-Frankivsk, Dniprope-
trovsk and Kyiv) were selected
for implementation in terms
of fundamentally different
parameters (geographical
location, population, the
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participant increased to at competition was launched for other secondary education focus on the development of
least 10-12 per season, so the girls’ teams, so they got institutions); recreational football and ama-
each player can be registered the impetus and opportunity Regular regional com- teur clubs, using international
as a football player. Such for regular training, as well petitions for veterans of experience and interesting
systemic involvement forms in as inspiration to compete on different age groups; solutions for a sustainable
children the desire to attend equal terms. Collaboration through local effect.
training - for this purpose, “Our game” is a total chal- initiatives that provide Another unique feature of the
sections with qualified lenge to the stereotype regular training for specific project is that it is part of a
coaches and all the necessary that football is not a girl’s groups of people, enabling study of the social impact of
equipment are created based business. This project, based these players to also be football, which has a scientif-
on secondary schools (the on the principle of gender registered. ic basis and is implemented
initiative is called “My school equality was embodied in the Thus, during the first year of in collaboration with the
is my team”). creation of regular regional the project, almost 11,000 academic partner of UAF - Na-
For as many children as championships among girls’ new players were registered tional University “Kyiv-Mohyla
possible to join the football teams in several age catego- in the three regions, who Academy”. The peculiarity
process and get their place ries. Also, festivals and other joined the regular classes. of the study by this method
in the team, the competition events are held, which unite This allows stating a signifi- involves the demonstration
rules stipulate that children girls of different ages and lev- cant growth potential under of how diverse the positive
who attend youth football els on the football field. An- the conditions of scaling to consequences for society
schools or football academies other important component the entire territory of Ukraine. from investment in the devel-
should not participate in this is to encourage the creation Almost 3,000 girls are in- opment of grassroots football
tournament to ensure better of football and futsal sections volved in the project activi- of the government and all
results, because this initiative for the youngest girls in the ties, most of them regularly. stakeholders. Similar studies
is about that football is for U7 - U9 age groups, which 10 sections are open for the have already been success-
everyone. allows attracting more girls to youngest girls. fully implemented in several
To make the girls more in- football at once. During the second year, the European countries, which
volved in replacing the mixed Regular regional compe- project team will continue will be joined by Ukraine.
teams that have always par- titions for student teams existing micro-projects, devel-
ticipated in this tournament, (not only universities but oping new ways of working Р
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