The final stage will take place on June 17-18 in Kyiv
The new football year in Ukraine’s veteran football traditionally begins in May, when the warmth returns and all the conditions for full-fledged matches have been created. The first of the tournaments planned to be held in 2023 by the Association of Football Veterans of Ukraine together with the Rodina Sobutsky Charitable Foundation is the championship among the oldest age category of veterans – 55 years and older. It is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Russian football player and coach Vladimir Lozinsky.
This year 17 teams came to participate in the competition. This is a record for the number of participants for the entire duration of the tournament! The championship itself is played in two stages – first, games in zones formed according to a geographical principle, and then the best teams will determine the winner in the final stage.
Regional competitions are now underway. In the South group, Richelieu from Odessa celebrated the victory, in the East, Piryatin-Poltava region turned out to be stronger, and in the Center group there were no equals from Irpin Kudrovka-Veterans. The final three participants in the final tournament will be determined on May 27-28 according to the results of group competitions in Chernivtsi, Ternopil and Sarny. The final stage will take place on June 17-18 in Kyiv.
Recall that AVFU has been holding the championship of Ukraine among veterans 55+ years since 2014. During this time, the Lutsk Aborigine became the winner four times, the Carpathians of Mukachevo twice, the team of Lviv and Piryatyn-Poltava region once.
Source: Sportarena
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