The open football tournament "Pechersk-2025" took place in Kyiv, jointly organized by the Pechersky District State Administration of Kyiv and the Ukrainian Football Association. This is already the fifth consecutive year that the tournament has been held.

This year, 12 teams participated in the competition:

— team of military unit 2260 of Ukraine's National Guard;

— team of military unit 3066 of Ukraine's National Guard;

— team of military unit 3078 of Ukraine's National Guard;

— team "VOVKULAKI" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

— team of private joint-stock company "Joint-Stock Company 'Kyivvodokanal'"

— team of the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Kyiv and Kyiv region;

— team of 27-ChST I State Emergency Service Department of Ukraine's Main Department in Kyiv;

— team of joint-stock company "Raiffeisen Bank";

— team of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine;

— team of the Main Directorate of Patrol Police in Kyiv Department of Patrol Police;

— team "Rescuer" I State Emergency Service Department of Ukraine's Main Department in Kyiv;

— team FABU (Football Association of Builders of Ukraine).

Photos by the UAF press service

According to the regulations, three groups of four teams were formed where participants played in a round-robin system.

Teams that took first places in their quartets and the best second-place team advanced to the semi-finals. Teams that lost in the semi-finals played for third place. Teams that won in the semi-finals met in the final.

Photos by Kyiv's State Emergency Service

Open Football Tournament "Pechersk-2025". Play-offs

Semi-finals

Team of military unit 2260 of Ukraine's National Guard — team "Rescuer" I DPRS GU DSNS Ukraine in Kyiv — 2:6

Team of military unit 3078 of Ukraine's National Guard — team of military unit 3066 of Ukraine's National Guard — 2:7

Match for third place

Team of military unit 2260 of Ukraine's National Guard — team of military unit 3078 of Ukraine's National Guard — 5:5, pen. 1:3

Final

Team "Rescuer" I DPRS GU DSNS Ukraine in Kyiv — team of military unit 3066 of Ukraine's National Guard — 2:2, pen. 3:1

The teams were awarded cups, medals, and valuable gifts.

Photos by Kyiv's State Emergency Service

Individual awards:

— best player — Volodymyr Shulyak (team of military unit 3066 of Ukraine's National Guard);

— best forward — Oleksandr Nagirnyak (team of military unit 3078 of Ukraine's National Guard);

— best goalkeeper — Dmytro Faradzh (team of military unit 2260 of Ukraine's National Guard);

— best defender — Viktor Svinitskyi (team "Rescuer" I DPRS GU DSNS Ukraine in Kyiv).