Kyiv Football League (KFL) was established September 24, 1911, at the foundation meeting of representatives of sports clubs Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, the German gymnastic society, the Polish gymnastic society and other sports organizations.
The initiator of the foundation meeting was a member of the German gymnastic society, the forward of the soccer team Kyiv group "Sport" O.P. Veshke.
The committee of Kyiv Football League was elected on this meeting. Professor of inorganic chemistry Kyiv Polytechnic Institute Mykola Tananayiv (1878-1959), who played halfback in the club team "Polytechnic" since it was created in 1903, was elected the Chairman of the Committee. The known Kyiv scientist, doctor O.K.Anohin and the representative of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute V.P.Bobrovsky were elected Vice-Chairmen. As a Secretary KFL it was elected representative of the German gymnastic society O.P.Veshke, board members - representatives of sports clubs and KPI V.S.Rokotyan and V.B.Otten - goalkeeper football team "Polytechnic", the candidate for the national team of Russia in the V Olympic Games in 1912. At this meeting it was also decided to hold the first city championship in Kyiv. The football rules of the St. Petersburg football league with some modifications to suit local conditions were approved too.
M.O.Tananayiv was known in the world of football in Kyiv as a footballer, sports organizer, one of the founders of the football team "Polytechnic" and sports clubs KPI (1908). He was also one of the organizers of the construction of the Institute playground with a football field, which was used in those years playing the city championship football team "Polytechnic" and other Kyiv's teams. Working in the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute as a teacher, Mykola carried out big organizational and methodological work on football among students of the Institute, played for its football team, engaged in scientific activities.
Subsequently M.O.Tananayiv defended candidate and doctoral dissertations in chemistry, has published more than 240 scientific papers, textbooks and guidance on analytical chemistry. He was elected Professor of Kyiv (1921 - 1937) and Ural (1938 - 1959) polytechnics. He received the honorary title of collegiate adviser, honored worker of science and technology, the Stalin Prize (1949), was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus III degree (1914), the Order of Lenin and the Order "Badge of Honor". In 1998, the laboratory of analytical chemistry FCT was named after him.
The formation and development of the Kyiv Football League as the highest governing body of football in Kyiv was happened under the leadership of M.O.Tananayiv. With the assistance of Mykola Oleksandrovych in Kyiv in 1911 it was launched city championships in football, football pitches and fields construction, training of judges in football, the organization of new football teams in almost every school. With the active participation of the Secretary of KFL it was made from the family silver the Cup of O.P.Veshke for the winners of the championship of Kyiv. Kyiv Football League one of the first (December 2, 1911) filed in the Interim Committee of the entry into the All-Russian Football Union and became its founder.
Creating Kyiv Football League helped the organization in Kyiv and other cities of the first in the history friendly matches with the football team of Odesa, Moscow, Mykolayiv, Kharkiv and other cities. For this purpose first and second football teams were created under the leadership of KFL.
Its first intercity match the first team of KFL held October 21, 1911 in Kharkov with a local team, defeating her with a score of 3: 0 KFL representatives participated in the organization of a demonstrative football tournament and the All-Russian Olympics, held in Kyiv in August 1913. With the consent of the representatives of KFL, Kyiv held together with Odessa and Kharkov a series of talks with the leaders of the All-Russian football Union on the establishment of the South Russian football Union on the Rights of All-Russian football Union. This alliance was necessary for the organization and conduct of the championship of the South Russian Cup in 1913 with the participation of football teams in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Rostov, Taganrog, Yuzovka and other cities.
Kyiv football league championships have been held in the period 1911-1912 - the winner of them was the football team "Polytechnic", 1913 and 1914 - the winner team of "Club sports enthusiasts," 1915 - "Sports", 1916 - "Polytechnic" 1917 - the championship was not carried out, 1918 - the "Maccabi", representing the Jewish community. After M.O.Tananayiv as the heads the committee of the Kyiv Football League were elected in 1914-1918. O.O.Grodetsky, in 1918-1919 - K.P.Veshke, brother of Secretary KFL years 1911-1913 A.P. Veshke. In 1923, in connection with the reorganization of the management of sports clubs in the USSR, Kyiv Football League ceased operations.