UA-Football
Type of site | News, Association football |
|---|---|
| Available in | Ukrainian/Russian |
| Headquarters | Ukraine |
| Owner | Open Media Group[1] |
| Editor | Konstantin Dovgan |
| Slogan(s) | none |
| Website | ua-football.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Not required |
| Launched | July 12, 2002 |
| Current status | News-in media |
UA-Football is a popular Ukrainian internet football periodical that was founded on July 12, 2002. Since 2009 the website is part of bigger internet media group, Open Media Group.
Overview
Published in Ukrainian and Russian languages, the website presents a substantial volume of information primarily on the football in Ukraine as well as Europe. The website also follows major European national and continental competitions as well as international competitions around the world. Aside of news presentation, UA-Football provides forum discussions; chat conferences from the website administration, national refereeing specialist, former FFU administrator and others; blog publications editors of which are such football specialists like Viktor Leonenko, Serhiy Storozhenko, Sefer Alibayev, Anderson Ribeiro, Serhiy Nazarenko, Maksim Shatskikh and many other. The website also provides an extensive variety of statistical and historical articles and special projects.
UA-Football also sponsored the Professional Football League of Ukraine as the official internet broadcaster.[2] It is also an informational partner of the Amateur League.[3]
UA Football player of the month award
Every month the portal picks the best player of the month based on the voting of its readers, editors and football experts. The first results were published on 4 April 2013.[4] The award was established almost simultaneously with a similar award that was introduced by another Ukrainian football web-portal "Football" and a Ukrainian weekly "Football" in March 2013.[5]
Football experts
- Serhiy Nahornyak
- Oleh Fedorchuk
- Rostyslav Potochnyak, a 1969 Soviet Cup holder
- Mykhailo Sokolovsky, a record holder for the most games played for Shakhtar Donetsk
- Serhiy Morozov, a Soviet champion (Zorya)
- Pavlo Shkapenko, a Ukrainian champion (Dynamo)
- Oleh Venhlynsky, the 2003 best Ukrainian footballer
- Yuriy Virt, a Ukrainian champion, UEFA Cup holder
- Ivan Hetsko, one of the best goalscorers in a history of Ukraine
- Stefan Reshko, a Soviet champion, Cup Winners' Cup holder
- Oleksandr Chyzhevsky, the record holder for the most games played for the Ukrainian Premier League
- Viktor Leonenko, a Ukrainian champion, the 1994 best Ukrainian footballer
References
- ↑ Open Media Group website
- ↑ FAVBET League 1 signed a contract with a title sponsor. UA-Football. July 25, 2013
- ↑ Amateur Championship. Semifinalists are determined. AAFU. 18 June 2016
- ↑ At the UA Football starts a project "Player of the month". The best in April is Andriy Yarmolenko. UA-Football. 4 April 2013
- ↑ Survey. The best player of the month in the Ukrainian Premier League. Football. 25 March 2013