The Championship
The competitions has taken place since 1998. A participation is restricted to the regional (Oblast) champions and/or the most regarded team by the respective regional association. Teams that place first and second place are granted the rights to apply for a professional status. Recently that restriction was extended and the professional license may be granted on the volunteering basis, under certain circumstances. The champion also is granted the right to participate in the UEFA Regions' Cup. Teams that represented Ukraine at the Regions Cup: 1999 - United team as Kyiv Oblast, 2001 - Dnister Ovidiopol as Odessa Oblast, 2003 - United team of Donbass region as Pivdenstal (South-steel), 2005 - KZEZO Kakhovka as Kakhovka-Kzeso (the Russian-like spelling), 2007 - Ivan Odessa as Odessa Oblast, 2009 - Bastion Illichivsk as Odessa Oblast, 2011 - Yednist-2 Plysky as Chernihiv Oblast.
Please, note that first couple of seasons were played in the format fall-spring and then, in 1999, changed to spring-fall competition. The format has changed not only in reference to time, but also the structure of the tournament. That happened, in 1996, prior to establishment of the Ukrainian Football Amateur Association as the independent sport organization. The tournament changed from having simply six different zones with six the best clubs to extending it until the best club of this competition will be established.
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