On June 19 FC Myr Hornostayivka withdrew from the league after playing one game at the second stage. The Association of Amateur Football of Ukraine (AAFU) expressed its concern over such unconsidered step.[2] The club was replaced with FC Avanhard Kakhovka.[3]
Inhulets Petrove will continue participate in the finals with its second team Inhulets-2 Petrove.
Finals
The finals were decided to take place in the Odesa Oblast in September 13-19 with group stage matches in September 13-17 and the final on September 19.[4] Teams of Group A played in the city of Odesa (Ivan Stadium and Chornomorets Training Base), while teams of Group B played in Sarata Raion, the village of Zorya (Tropanets Stadium) and the town of Sarata (Sport Complex). Later the final game was postponed and took place in Kyiv instead of Zorya village.
Game ODEK – Inhulets-2 finished 1:0, however later the result was annulled and Inhulets received a technical victory as ODEK fielded a player who was not supposed to play due to the number of yellow cards he received.[5]