2024 PFL open tournament
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 November 2024 – 30 November 2024 |
The 2024 PFL open tournament is a friendly competition which was introduced by the Professional Football League of Ukraine in the 2024–25 season. It is the third of a kind competition to which teams were invited on voluntary basis for extra playtime. The last time similar tournament was carried out in the spring of 2023.
On 28 October 2024 with finishing of the Round 12 in the Second League, the third-tier competitions took a winter break until the mid of April of 2025. Next day on 29 October 2024, the PFL administration announced that it will conduct a short tournament in November from 2nd to 30th of November. The tournament was initiated by the Second League clubs. Beside 8 clubs that volunteered to participate, they were also joined by an amateur side from Cherkasy (see Teams section). About a week later on 9 November 2024, the competition was joined by one more team bringing the total number of participants to 10.[1]
The tournament is set to have a group stage and a small play-off stage. The 9 teams were split in two groups by geographic principle where they competed in single round-robin tournament. The winner of each group is expected to contest the tournament title, while runners up would determine the third-place winner. Each team is expected to play around 3-5 games.
Teams
[edit]Location map
[edit]The following displays the location of teams.
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Stadiums
[edit]- Group A
| Team | Pop. place | Stadium | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skala 1911 | Stryi, Lviv Oblast | Sokil | III |
| Revera 1908 | Ivano-Frankivsk | imeni Hemby | III |
| Kulykiv-Bilka | Kulykiv, Lviv Oblast | Arena Kulykiv | III |
| Vilkhivtsi | Vilkhivtsi, Zakarpattia Oblast | Vilkhivtsi Arena | III |
| Sambir-Nyva-2 | Sambir, Lviv Oblast | imeni Brovarskoho | III |
- Group B
| Team | Pop. place | Stadium | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karbon | Cherkasy | AM | |
| Kolos-2 | Bucha, Kyiv Oblast | Yuvileinyi | III |
| Metalist 1925-2 | Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast | Kolos | III |
| Vorskla-2 | Poltava | Molodizhnyi | III |
| Oleksandriya-2 | Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad Oblast | Olimp | III |
Notes:
Group A
[edit]Group A league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kulykiv-Bilka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Qualification to the title play-off |
| 2 | Skala 1911 Stryi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Qualification to the third place play-off |
| 3 | Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 5 | Vilkhivtsi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots.[2]
- Notes
Group B
[edit]Group B league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksandriya-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Qualification to the title play-off |
| 2 | Kolos-2 Kovalivka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to the third place play-off |
| 3 | Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Vorskla-2 Poltava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Karbon Cherkasy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Better goal difference; 4) Most goals scored; 5) If any two or more teams has same number of points advantage receive that team that in games with all its opponents that earned same number of points for tiebreak are applied following criteria – 5.1) Points; 5.2) Wins; 5.3) Better goal difference; 5.4) Most goals scored; 6) In event if all criteria for rule 5 are equal, placing for teams is determined according to general criteria for all teams 1, 2, 3, 4; 7) Draw of lots.[2]
- Notes
Play-offs
[edit]The winner of each group will be contesting the title, while there also is scheduled the third place game.
| League's title | ||||
| A1 | ||||
| B1 | ||||
| Third place | ||||
| A2 | ||||
| B2 | ||||
See also
[edit]- 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League
- 2024–25 Ukrainian First League
- 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League
- 2024–25 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
- Ukrainian League Cup
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Відкритий турнір ПФЛ 2024. Ще один учасник. pfl.ua. 9 November 2024
- ^ a b The 2021–22 season's regulations. Article 8, paragraphs 2 through 5 of the season's regulations. AAFU.
External links
[edit]- Відкритий турнір ПФЛ: Куликів-Білка і Самбір-Нива-2 розписали результативну нічию, перемоги Ревери 1908 і Олександрії-2. sportarena.com. 7 November 2024
- Відкритий турнір ПФЛ: Куликів-Білка і Скала 1911 захопили лідерство. sportarena.com. 2 November 2024
- Відкритий турнір ПФЛ 2024. Результати перших матчів. ukr-futbol.com. 2 November 2024
- The PFL will conduct the 2024 Open tournament: one of the participants is from Kirovohrad Oblast. www.sport-kr.com.ua. 29 October 2024