This article needs to be updated.(March 2017) |
Founded | 2 March 2001 |
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Country | Ukraine |
Confederation | UEFA |
Level on pyramid | 1 (3 tiers) |
Relegation to | Regional championships |
International cup(s) | UEFA Youth League (thru UPL youth U-19 competitions) |
Website | duflu.org.ua |
Current: 2021 |
The Ukrainian National Youth Competition (Ukrainian: Дитячо-юнацька футбольна ліга України, (ДЮФЛУ)) is Ukrainian organization of the Ukrainian Association of Football that conducts association football competitions among youth teams in four (4) age categories (under-14, U-15, U-16, and U-17) and originally consisted of two tiers the Supreme and the First Leagues. The Supreme Leagues consists out of four regional groups and the First have eight. In 2020 there was introduced the Elite League (top tier).[1] The competition's oldest age group has the teenagers who are no older than 17 years old and the youngest - the teenagers no older than 14.
Along with the Professional Football League of Ukraine starting in 2016 the Youth League is also co-organizer of separate Under-19 competitions.