Oleksandr Kadenko

Oleksandr Kadenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Каденко; born 10 June 1974 in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast) is a president of the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL),[1][2][3][4] a Ukrainian sports functionary and a former assistant referee of lower leagues and regional level.

Until 2020 Kadenko served as a first vice-president of the Association of Amateur Football of Ukraine (AAFU).[5][6] On August 28, 2020, Kadenko was elected as the president of the Association of Amateur Football of Ukraine (AAFU).[7]

Kadenko has been a president of the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL) since August 5, 2020[2] and on September 29, 2020, he was officially elected by the PFL Council.[8]

As the president of the PFL,[8] Kadenko also is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) Executive Committee.[9]

In August of 2021 along with UAF General Secretary Zapisotskyi, Kadenko handed over 100 balls from UEFA to the Shakhtar Social Foundation.[10]

On November 1, 2022, Kadenko, along with other distinguished members of the Ukrainian football community including the UAF president Andriy Pavelko as well as football legends like Oleksiy Mykhailychenko and Oleh Protasov, opened a newly built stadium near Kyiv.[11]

  1. ^ ПЕРВАЯ ЛИГА. «АЗБУКА» МИНУВШЕЙ ОСЕНИ. pravda.football. Accessed: 8 October 2023
  2. ^ a b Клубы ПФЛ назначили Каденко и.о. президента организации. Макаров покинул заседание в знак протеста. sportarena.com. 5 August 2020
  3. ^ Совет Лиг ПФЛ выразил недоверие президенту организации Макарову. «И.о» главы стал Каденко. sportarena.com. 5 August 2020
  4. ^ Каденко — единственный кандидат на пост главы ПФЛ. Надеин снялся, Бейдерман получил отказ. sportarena.com. 14 September 2020
  5. ^ Каденко: "Аматорские турниры повышают свой уровень и авторитет". football.ua. 25 September 2012
  6. ^ Шпиг переизбран президентом Ассоциации аматорского футбола Украины. sportarena.com. 19 November 2019
  7. ^ THE AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINE BECAME A PUBLIC UNION, OLEKSANDR KADENKO ELECTED AS ITS CHAIRMAN. en.uaf.ua. 28 August 2020
  8. ^ a b Каденко официально возглавил ПФЛ. sportarena.com. 29 September 2020
  9. ^ UAF Executive Committee. en.uaf.ua (archived)
  10. ^ 100 balls as a gift from UEFA. shakhtar.com. 5 August 2021
  11. ^ New stadium in war-torn Ukraine capital Kyiv. www.coliseum-online.com. 1 November 2022