Surkis. On July 17 the organization was contracted by FFU for the organization of all competition among the non-amateur clubs in the country. In the August 2000 Hryhoriy Surkis was elected the president of FFU, and the new president of PFL was elected on December 22 who became the vice-president of FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ravil Safiullin. He was later reelected for the second term. In summer of 2008 the Supreme League was reformed into self-governing organization that protects the interests of the elite clubs of Ukraine. That left the PFL to govern only the First and the Second Divisions. The PFL itself also was reformed, creating the Councils of each Division in the League. Reforms Following the 2013-14 season the league administration was reorganized. The league is governed by the "PFL leagues council" () replacing the "PFL Central Council". The leagues council meets once every quarter which is about four times a year. In 2017 the FFU Executive Committee announced a wide-scale reform of Ukrainian football. On 2 October 2017 the PFL administration presented its draft of the reform. Government and governing bodies Every year before the beginning of every season Professional Football League gathers the "PFL Conference" that represents all members and approves composition of the leagues, the season's calendar, and qualification rounds of the Ukrainian Cup. Any disciplinary actions are being addressed through the PFL Disciplinary Committee (PFL DK) as a primary institution, before it is reviewed by the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee (FFU KDK). Other important administrative and executive bodies of the league include the PFL Anti-crisis Council, and the PFL Administration. Presidents Hryhoriy Surkis, 26 May 1996 – 22 December 2000 Ravil Safiullin, 22 December 2000 – 16 December 2008 Svyatoslav Syrota, 16 December 2008 – 17 December 2009 Mykola Lavrenko (acting), 17 December 2009 – 4 March 2010, a chairman of the First League Miletiy Balchos, 4 March 2010 – 27 June 2014 Serhiy Makarov, 27 June 2014 – 6 August 2020 Oleksandr Kadenko (acting), 6 August 2020 – present Competitions Persha Liha (Ukrainian First League) Druha Liha (Ukrainian Second League) Partners Associated organizations: All-Ukrainian Association of Footballers-Professionals (APFU), Ukrainian Trade Union "Football of Ukraine" (UTUFU) Associated media partners: "Gold Talant", website about youth football Sport Arena Footboom UA-Football Sport.ua Xsport.ua Smotri Sport Stary Lev Publishing Shkolyarnyk Publishing Sports gear and uniform JAKO AG GERA SWIFT Select Sport, official football was adopted in 2019