A championship of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in futsal among higher military educational institutions took place at the sports base of the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine from March 12 to 15.

The championship was organized and held with the support of the general partner -- BRSM network of fuel stations, as well as the Military Institute of Telecommunications and Informationization named after Heroes of Kрут, Ukrainian Football Association, private joint-stock company "Obolon", and the Pechersky District State Administration in Kyiv.

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The following teams participated:

— Military Institute of Telecommunications and Informationization named after Heroes of Kрут (Kyiv);

— Kharkiv National University of Air Forces named after Ivan Kozhedub (Kharkiv);

— Zhytomyr Military Institute named after S. P. Korolyov (Zhytomyr);

— Military Institute of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (Kyiv);

— National Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi (Lviv);

— Military Academy (Odessa);

— Institute of Naval and Military Forces of the National University "Odesa Maritime Academy" (Odessa);

— Military Tank Institute NTU «KhPI» (Kharkiv);

— Educational and Scientific Institute of Physical Culture and Sports-Rehabilitation Technologies National University of Defense (Kyiv).

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At the award ceremony and closing, guests were present: representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Colonel Leonid Sadovskyy, player FC "Obolon" Serhiy Sukhanov, former national team player Oleksandr Rybka, UAF representative Mariian Yasikiv, and head of the Pechersky District State Administration in Kyiv Viktoriya Tromsa.

Awards by nominations:

best player — Serhiy Vardiy;

top scorer — Petro Vasoy;

9th place — VA (Odessa);

8th place — IVMS;

7th place — NNIFK;

6th place — VIKNU;

5th place — VITI;

4th place — VITT;

bronze medalist — National Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi;

silver medalist — Kharkiv National University of Air Forces named after Ivan Kozhedub;

champion — Zhytomyr Military Institute named after S. P. Korolyov.

The teams were awarded cups, medals, certificates, prizes for nominations, balls, and calendars of UAF.

Photo by Pavel Kubanov