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Professional Football League Of Ukraine
The Professional Football League of Ukraine (; also known as PFL) is a non-for-profit sports association of professional football (sports) clubs also known as the Football Clubs Association "Professional Football League of Ukraine". It is a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football. The association members are created and act according to their statutory goals and objectives. Created in 1996 as a representative of all professional clubs in Ukraine, starting from 2008 the association only represents professional clubs of lower leagues (second and third tiers). The League organizes the football competition for football clubs in the second and the third level of the Ukrainian league system known as Persha Liha and Druha Liha respectively as well as early stages of the Ukrainian Cup. It enforces the laws and regulations and ensures that the competitions are organized under the concept of " Fair play". History Discussions about creation of the league had place for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a Profit (accounting), profit for its owners. A nonprofit organization is subject to the non-distribution constraint: any revenues that exceed expenses must be committed to the organization's purpose, not taken by private parties. Depending on the local laws, charities are regularly organized as non-profits. A host of organizations may be non-profit, including some political organizations, schools, hospitals, business associations, churches, foundations, social clubs, and consumer cooperatives. Nonprofit entities may seek approval from governments to be Tax exemption, tax-exempt, and some may also qualify to receive tax-deductible contributions, but an enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoliy Revutskyi
Anatoly ( , ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'' (), meaning "sunrise." Saint Anatolius of Constantinople was a fifth-century saint who became the first patriarch of Constantinople in 451. Anatoly was one of the five most popular names for baby boys born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2004. Approximately one in every 35,110 Americans is named Anatoly, with a popularity rate of 28.48 per million. The name of Anatolia – a vast plateau that occupies a large portion of Asia Minor in modern-day Turkey – shares the same linguistic origin. People * Anatoly (born 1999), Ukrainian weightlifter * Anatoli Agrofenin (born 1980), Russian footballer * Anatolii Brezvin (born 1956), Ukrainian businessman, politician, and ice hockey executive * Anatoly Ivanovich Akishin (born 1926), Soviet-Russian scientist * Anatoli Aslamov (born 1953), Russian football coach * Anatoli Balaluyev (born 1976), Russian footballer * Anatoly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svyatoslav Syrota
Svyatoslav Anatoliyovych Syrota (; born 1 October 1970) is a Ukrainian sports functionary and former player. Master of Sports of Ukraine (1995). Biography At 24 he finished the Ukrainian State University physical fitness and sport. From 1987 to 1998 he played for various clubs such as Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk etc. From 2002 to 2004 he worked as the technical secretary for the Kyiv municipal Federation of Football. After retiring player career became a football official. In July 2008 Syrota was appointed the executive director of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. President of Professional Football League From 2008 to 2010 was the president of the Professional Football League. Syrota was elected on 16 December 2008 at the 3rd report-electoral Conference of PFL in the building of Trade Union Federation of Ukraine. Initially there were six candidates: Ravil Safiullin (president of PFL), Miletiy Balchos, Yuriy Malyshev, Serhiy Mokhnyk, Anatoliy Revutsky, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serhiy Makarov
Serhiy Makarov (; born 8 June 1977 in Zhdanov, Donetsk Oblast) is a Ukrainian sports functionary and was a president of the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL). Biography Makarov graduated from the Donetsk State Technical University in management of foreign economic activity and later information computer systems and technologies. At least since 2009 Makarov worked for PFL, at first as a director of information and analytical center, and later since 2010 as an executive director. During that period Makarov received a certification in sports management under the programs НУФВСУ and CIES which were provided by FFU along with FIFA. On 27 June 2014 Makarov won the presidential election of PFL becoming its fifth president. On 5 August 2020 Makarov resigned from his position. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Ball
A football is a ball inflated with air that is used to play one of the various sports known as football. In these games, with some exceptions, goals or points are scored only when the ball enters one of two designated goal-scoring areas; football games involve the two teams each trying to move the ball in opposite directions along the field of play. The first balls were made of natural materials, such as an inflated pig bladder, later put inside a leather cover, which has given rise to the American slang-term "pigskin". Modern balls are designed by teams of engineers to exacting specifications, with rubber or plastic bladders, and often with plastic covers. Various leagues and games use different balls, though they all have one of the following basic shapes: # A sphere, used in association football and Gaelic football # A prolate spheroid (elongated sphere), used in the rugby codes and Australian football # A lemon, used in Gridiron football The precise shape and construction of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Select Sport
Select Sport A.S. is a Danish sports equipment manufacturer based in Glostrup, Denmark. As of 2008, Select Sport provides the Danish Football Association with footballs, and also several clubs in the Danish, Belgian, and Portuguese top football leagues use Select balls. Select also provides the Official Matchball for the Germany Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 with Derbystar form 2018/19 seaso Select balls are used in the Olympic Games, Olympic handball games, as well as in the World Championship and in the Danish, Swedish and Spanish men's handball leagues, among others. The company's U.S. subsidiary, Select Sport America, has contracts to supply soccer balls for the United Soccer League, National Premier Soccer League, NAIA, several NCAA Division II and Division III conferences, and state high school federations in Kentucky and Wisconsin. History It was founded in 1947 by Eigil Nielsen, the former goalkeeper of the Denmark national team. In 1962, Select manufactu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League (, ''Druha Liha'') is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football. As the third tier it was established in 1992 as the Transitional League and changed its name the next season. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League (''Persha Liha'') and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Since 1996 the league, after being merged with its lower tier (in 1992–1995 there was the Third League), consists of two main regions roughly north-west and south-east. The league's relegated teams lose their professional status and return to their regional associations. Quick overview First seasons The third division of the Ukrainian championship originally was organized as the ''Transitional League'' due to numerous amateur clubs competing in it 15 out of 18. Out of the 1992 Transitional League the top clubs quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha ( ) or Ukrainian First League is a Ukrainian football league system, level of national football competitions (second tier) in Ukraine governed by the Professional Football League of Ukraine, Professional Football League at the discretion of the Ukrainian Association of Football. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. The league is the intermediate level of competitions within the three-tiered "competition pyramid". History The league was set up by the newly reorganized Football Federation of Ukraine (a successor of the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR) with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, falling apart Soviet Union as a second tier, lower than Ukrainian Higher League (Vyshcha Liha) and higher that Ukrainian Transitional League (Perekhidna Liha). The very first round of games that took place for this league was on 14 March 1992. The league itself was organised just a few months before that and consisted mostly of all the Ukrainia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lviv, and played matches in Lviv (2014–2016) and in Kharkiv (2017–2020) whilst having its office headquarters and training facilities in Kyiv. In May 2020, Shakhtar started to play home matches at Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, NSC Olimpiyskyi in Kyiv. For the 2023–24 season, Shakhtar will now play home matches once again at Arena Lviv. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and is often a participant in the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first club in independent Ukraine to win the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup in 2008–09 UEFA Cup, 2009, the last year before the competition was revamped as the Europa League. FC Shakhtar Donetsk is one of two Ukrainian clubs, the other being FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Football Association (, ; UAF) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019, it was known as the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU; ). As a subject of the International Olympic Movement, UAF is a member of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. UAF is also member of international football organizations such as UEFA and FIFA. The Ukrainian Football Association governs all sport events and organizations associated with the game of football including irregular competitions of beach football, mini-football, street football and others. Its main features include football competitions including the Ukrainian Professional League, the Ukrainian Cup, the Amatory, the competitions among the youth (under-18), and also the Ukraine national football team. It also sets the regulations to the Premier League and the Professional Football League. It is headquartered in the national capital, Kyiv near the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex at the House of Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Buryak
Leonid Yosipovich Buryak (; born 10 July 1953) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian football (soccer), football Coach (sport), coach, and a former Olympic bronze medal, bronze-medal-winning player. Career Buryak was born in Odesa, in the Soviet Union. He was a midfielder for the USSR national football team. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics, at which he won a bronze medal. Buryak played for a number of teams in the Soviet Union, most notably for Dynamo Kyiv, of which he was also the sporting manager. As a player, he had a tremendous impact on his team, similar to what Pavel Nedvěd or Zinedine Zidane had on theirs. Buryak has coached the Ukraine national football team. In 1979 Buryak played couple of games for Ukraine national football team, Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR. Coach of Ukraine national team In 2002, Leonid Buryak was appointed coach of the Ukraine national team. Making this choice, the Football Federation set the target for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeriy Borzov
Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov (; ; born 20 October 1949) is a Soviet-Ukrainian former sprinter and politician. He is a two-time Olympian, a former president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, and Minister for Youth and Sports of Ukraine. In 1972, he won the 100 and 200 metres sprint events at the Olympic Games in Munich. Career Valeriy Borzov was born in Sambir, Drohobych Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Borzov started his track and field career in 1968. He became a household name in the Track and Field circles after having won the sprint-double at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki. He had already won the 100 m championship in 1969, when he equalled Armin Hary's nine-year-old European record of 10.0 seconds. At the 1972 Munich Olympics, two American favourites and world record holders, Eddie Hart and Rey Robinson, missed the 100 m quarterfinals due to a misunderstanding about the starting time of the heats. Coincidentally Borzov almost missed his ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
