| Badge Size: | 130px |
| Headquarters: | Nezalezhnosti Square, 16 |
| Location: | Poltava |
| Nickname(S): | AFP |
| Region: | UAF |
| Region Affiliation: | 1991 |
| Head Title: | Chairman |
| Head: | Ihor Kislov |
| Website: | https://ffp.org.ua |
| Short Name: | AFP |
Football Association of Poltava Oblast is a football governing body in the region of Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. The federation is a member of the Football Federation of Ukraine.
First official football body in Poltava region, then part of Kharkiv Oblast was Football League organized in 1920. Four teams were part of the league: Sokil, Alphard, Maccabi and Podil. First statutes were created and accepted. In the fall of 1920 first official football tournament in Poltava region was held. In June 1924 in order to unite different football organizations of Poltava a football section was created at Provincial council of physical culture in Poltava. Its responsibilities included conducting the city championship, training of officials, supplying coaches for the teams and controlling the calendar. First Championship and Cup of Poltava Region were organized in 1938 and 1939. First Oblast of conference was organized in 1947 and idea of transforming the football section. Official date of creation of the football section was 13 and 14 March 1948. Danylo Matiushenko was elected as first chairman. In 1960 the football section was renamed football federation and it remained as part of the Poltava Oblast sports committee. On 2 February 1990 Football Federation of Poltava Oblast (FFPO) was created. It was the first Ukrainian and second Soviet self-sufficient football federation.
At the end of 2017, the Federation reorganized as Football Federation of Poltavshchyna (uk|Федерація футболу Полтавщини, ФФП, FFP)[1] by excluding its collective members that participate in professional football, i.e. FC Vorskla Poltava, FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni, FC Poltava, FC Kremin Kremenchuk.[2] The new organization has replaced the former Football Federation of Poltava Oblast.[3]
Notes
During the Soviet period Poltava Oblast was represented only with 2 teams of masters from Poltava and Kremenchuk. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the region's geography of football club widened to Lubny, Horishni Planvi, Myrhorod, Karlivka.
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Note: the list includes clubs that played at republican competitions before 1959 and the amateur or KFK competitions after 1964. Until September of 1937 the Poltava's teams represented Kharkiv Oblast.
From 1948 to end of 2017 the Leadership position was known as the Head of Football Federation of Poltava Oblast. From 25 December 2017, position was known as Head of the public union "Football Federation of Poltava Region" which is now known as Head of the "Poltavshchyna Football Association" public union.[5]
| Danylo Matiushenko | 14 March 1948 – 1950 |
| Yurii Vintsentyk | 1951–1952 |
| Oleksandr Kobushko | 1953–1957 |
| Adam Nadin | 1958–1960 |
| Pavlo Savytskyi | 1961–1963 |
| Dmytro Yevsieiev | 1964–1967 |
| Danylo Matiushenko | 1968–1971 |
| Pavlo Liubchenko | 1972–1990 |
| Anatolii Shtryhol | 1990 |
| Anatolii Diachenko | 1991–25 December 2012 |
| Oleksandr Kudatskyi | 2013–2017 |
| Valeriy Holovko | 25 December 2017 – 9 July 2024[6] |
| Igor Kislov | 9 July 2024–present |