The competition was organized by the Professional Football League of Ukraine.
On 19 December 2022 there took place a conference of the League's clubs and teams that confirmed their participation in the competition.
[3] Initially participation was confirmed by 8 teams from the PFL and 4 – amateurs.
At the end only seven teams confirmed their participation 5 from PFL and 2 from amateurs.
[4] In interview to journalists the PFL president Oleksandr Kadenko explained that it was planned to organize tournament with group stage and playoffs and there were some 12-15 clubs interested to take part in the tournament.