Andriy Pavelko

Andriy Pavelko (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Павелко, romanized: Andriy Vasilovich Pavelko; born 7 October 1975) is a Ukrainian politician and sports functionary.

Andriy Pavelko
Андрій Васильович Павелко
People's Deputy of Ukraine
7th convocation
In office
12 December 2012 – 22 October 2013
ConstituencyBatkivshchyna, No.29[1]
8th convocation
Assumed office
27 November 2014
ConstituencyPetro Poroshenko Bloc, No.33[2]
Personal details
Born (1975-10-07) 7 October 1975
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

On 6 March 2015, he was elected as president of the Football Federation of Ukraine and officially replaced Anatoliy Konkov. Pavelko was already in charge as its acting president since 23 January 2015. In May 2019, he changed the federation's name to "Ukrainian Association of Football".

Achievement

During the period of the leadership of the Ukrainian Football Association Andriy Pavelko, a number of positive developments have taken place in national football. According to Andriy Pavelko, 2019 has become the brightest in the history of Ukrainian football.[3] Last year became unique in the biography of the national team of Ukraine: no defeat in 10 matches, including - in eight matches of the Euro 2020 qualifying cycle.[4] The Ukrainian national team triumphantly reached the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship.[5] In addition, the U-20 youth team, led by Alexander Petrakov, won the World Cup.[6]

Anti-corruption law

While serving as Ukrainian MP, Pavelko initiated law No.743-VIII "On the prevention of corruption offences influence on the results of sporting competitions". The Parliament passed the law in November 2015.[7]

References
  1. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the I convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the II convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. "Андрій Павелко: "2019 рік став найяскравішим в історії українського футболу" - Офіційний сайт Української асоціацїї футболу". ffu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. "2019: підсумки року для національної збірної України - Офіційний сайт Української асоціацїї футболу". ffu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. "До Шевы такого не было за всю историю: Украина впервые вышла в финальную часть Евро напрямую". www.segodnya.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. "Збірна України U-20 — чемпіон світу 2019 року! - Офіційний сайт Української асоціацїї футболу". ffu.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  7. "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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