Vitaliy Danilov
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Vitaliy Danilov is the president of Ukrainian Premier League
and Honorary President of FC Kharkiv
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). Master of sports in freestyle wrestling.
On July 1, 2009 Danilov won the election and became the league president without 'temporary acting' prefix.
But July 2009 five Premier League clubs: Arsenal (Kyiv), Dynamo (Kyiv), Dnipro (Dnepropetrovsk), Kryvbas (Kryvy Rig), and Metalist (Kharkov) declared that the elections of the League's president were illegal due to procedure infraction. The representatives of the above mentioned clubs did not recognize Vitaliy Danilov as the president.
To resolve this conflict Vitaliy Danilov initiated in September 2009 re-election of the League's president and on the 1st December 2009 won the election again with 11 clubs voted for his candidature, 3 (Arsenal, Dynamo, Metalist) - against, 1 (Kryvbas) abstain, and 1 (FC Dnipro) - absent. This time most presidents of the Premier League of Ukraine acknowledged Vitaliy Danilov legality.
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
and Honorary President of FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League...
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Biography
Vitaliy Danilov was born 10 June 1967 in Ukraine. He graduated from the Kiev National University of fitness education and sport of Ukraine as a teacher. Post-graduation – Kharkiv Economic University. Vitaliy Danilov is a member of Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna RadaVerkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...
). Master of sports in freestyle wrestling.
Premier League of Ukraine
Vitaliy Danilov was elected as a temporary acting president on May 27, 2008 when top 16 Ukrainian football clubs declared about Ukrainian Premier League launch.On July 1, 2009 Danilov won the election and became the league president without 'temporary acting' prefix.
But July 2009 five Premier League clubs: Arsenal (Kyiv), Dynamo (Kyiv), Dnipro (Dnepropetrovsk), Kryvbas (Kryvy Rig), and Metalist (Kharkov) declared that the elections of the League's president were illegal due to procedure infraction. The representatives of the above mentioned clubs did not recognize Vitaliy Danilov as the president.
To resolve this conflict Vitaliy Danilov initiated in September 2009 re-election of the League's president and on the 1st December 2009 won the election again with 11 clubs voted for his candidature, 3 (Arsenal, Dynamo, Metalist) - against, 1 (Kryvbas) abstain, and 1 (FC Dnipro) - absent. This time most presidents of the Premier League of Ukraine acknowledged Vitaliy Danilov legality.