Extra-Liga

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Extra-Liga
Extra-Liga.png
Founded1993
CountryUkraine
ConfederationUEFA (through UAF)
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)UEFA Futsal Cup
Most championshipsMFC Shakhtar Donetsk (5 titles)
Websitehttp://futsal.com.ua/extra-league
Current: Current season at UEFA.com

The Extra-Liga (Ukrainian: Екстра-ліга) is an association of futsal clubs of Ukraine and the top men's futsal league in the country. It is organized by the Association of Mini-Football of Ukraine which is a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football (formerly Football Federation of Ukraine). The Ukrainian Association of Mini-Football is not part of the Olympic movement, but is a collective members of the Ukrainian Association of Football.

History[]

In early 1990s futsal competitions along with other alternative types of association football such as beach football, football among women, others started to gain wider popularity worldwide and since 1996 there appeared continental competitions among European futsal clubs under auspices of UEFA.

The original Ukrainian championship among futsal clubs was founded in 1993 as a descendant of the general futsal movement among students in the Soviet Union. Prior to this, the Ukrainian teams played in the Soviet competitions that has been developing in late 1980s. The first Soviet competitions in 1990 and 1991 were conducted primarily in Ukraine. Among notable Ukrainian clubs of the Soviet period were Mekhanizator from Dnipropetrovsk, Syntez from Kremenchuk and others.

Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, the official Ukrainian competitions were reorganized after some pause in late 1993 as the Top League.

In 2011 a new Ukrainian futsal super league was formed, Extra-Liga, beginning in the 2011–12 season. Previously, the 8 highest finishing teams in the league advanced into the playoffs. The winner of the Championship playoffs gained qualification for the UEFA Futsal Cup.

Some regular association football clubs of Ukraine are fielding also their futsal squads, including both male and female.[citation needed] Other futsal clubs exist independently, while some such as MFC Interkas Kyiv originally competed in amateur competitions of association football before switching to futsal (indoor). Among notable footballers who competed in competitions of association football and later switched to futsal competitions is Stanislav Honcharenko.

Winners[]

Year Gold Silver Bronze
Lokomotyv Odesa
Lokomotyv Odesa Interkas Kyiv
Lokomotyv Odesa Interkas Kyiv
Interkas Kyiv
Interkas Kyiv
Interkas Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk Interkraz Kyiv
Interkraz Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk Interkas Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk Energia Lviv Interkas Kyiv
Energia Lviv Interkas Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk Energia Lviv
Time Lviv Shakhtar Donetsk
Time Lviv Shakhtar Donetsk Energia Lviv
Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk Energia-Time Lviv Lokomotyv Kharkiv
Energia Lviv Lokomotyv Kharkiv Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk
Lokomotyv Kharkiv Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk Energia Lviv
Lokomotyv Kharkiv Energia Lviv Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk
Lokomotyv Kharkiv Energia Lviv
Energia Lviv Lokomotyv Kharkiv Prodexim Kherson
Prodexim Kherson Energia Lviv Lokomotyv Kharkiv
Prodexim Kherson Energia Lviv
Prodexim Kherson Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk HIT Kyiv
Prodexim Kherson HIT Kyiv Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk
Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk Prodexim Kherson HIT Kyiv

Performance by club[]

Team Winners Runner-up Third place
Shakhtar Donetsk 5 3 1
Prodexim Kherson 4 1 1
Energia Lviv (Energia-Time) 3 6 3
Interkas Kyiv (Interkraz) 3 6 1
Lokomotyv Kharkiv 3 2 2
Lokomotyv Odesa 3 0 0
Uragan Ivano-Frankivsk 2 2 3
Time Lviv 2 0 0
1 1 0
(Kyiv-Unisport) 1 0 0
1 0 0
(Nadiya) 0 2 2
0 1 6
HIT Kyiv 0 1 2
0 1 1
0 1 0
0 1 0
0 0 4
0 0 1
0 0 1
Total 28 28 28

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