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Ukrainian Second League
PFL logo.gif
Founded 1992 (as Transitional League)
Country
 Ukraine
Number of teams 23
Level on pyramid 3

Promotion to
Ukrainian First League

Relegation to
None (2007–2016)[note 1]
Amateurs (1995–2007)
Ukrainian Third League (1992–1994)
Domestic cup(s)
Ukrainian Cup
Second League Cup (defunct)
League Cup (defunct)
Current champions
FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk
(2017–18)
Most championships 3 – Desna and Cherkaskyi Dnipro
Website Official site

2018–19 Ukrainian Second League

The Ukrainian Second League (Ukrainian: Друга ліга, Druha Liha) is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. Football Federation of Ukraine, however, has an exclusive right on general administration and control over the organizing and conducting competitions in the league. In 1992 the league was also known as the Transitional League.


The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League (Persha Liha) and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. The Ukrainian Second League is the third level of professional football in Ukraine. The league's relegated teams lose their professional status and return to their regional associations.


In summer of 2017 it was announced that the Second League is planned to be discontinued after the 2017-18 season.[1][2]




Contents






  • 1 Quick overview


    • 1.1 First seasons


    • 1.2 Creation of PFL


    • 1.3 Further developments


    • 1.4 Team withdrawals / critical situation




  • 2 Organization


  • 3 Results by season


  • 4 Post-season play-offs


    • 4.1 Championship game


    • 4.2 Third place play-offs


    • 4.3 Promotion tournament


    • 4.4 Relegation play-offs


    • 4.5 Promotion play-offs




  • 5 Statistics


    • 5.1 Performance by club


    • 5.2 League winners by region


    • 5.3 All-time table




  • 6 Stadiums


  • 7 External links


  • 8 Notes


  • 9 References





Quick overview



First seasons


The third division of the Ukrainian championship originally was organized as the Transitional League due to numerous amateur clubs competing in it 15 out of 18. Out of the 1992 Transitional League the top clubs qualified for the 1992-93 Second League, while the bottom - the 1992-93 Transitional League, thus, creating an extra tier. Basically in the first seasons there was no promotion.


For the second season (1992-93) the league was officially organized as the Second League, while the name of transitional league was passed to the newly formed fourth division. Between seasons 1993 and 1995, there existed an auxiliary level (the Third League in 1994-95) of the football championship in Ukraine, lower than the Second League. From 1993 season to 1995 the Second League had a single group competition of over 20 clubs. During the 1996 reorganization, the auxiliary league was merged back to the Second League.



Creation of PFL


In 1996 Ukrainian football witnessed major changes in its organization as the Professional Football League of Ukraine was established. The new organization took control of the competition of former non-amateur clubs that were given attestation of professional clubs and included all the leagues of the Ukrainian championship. Concurrently with this the Third League was disbanded and all clubs that were not in the "relegation zone" were invited to join the Second League. The Second League in its turn was split into two groups. Only in the very first season the teams in this league were divided somewhat randomly, while later becoming more of regional sub-leagues. From 1997 the league was divided into three groups (Druha Liha A (west), B (south), and C (east)).



Further developments


In 1998 unlike other seasons the winners of the groups were not promoted automatically; instead a promotion-relegation tournament was organized involving four teams, three group winners and one of the weaker clubs of the First League. In 2006, the Ukrainian Professional Football League consolidated the Druha Liha due to a shortage of teams, and now the third level of professional football is divided into two groups once again (A - West and B - East).


Throughout its history the Second League has had some supplementary tournaments which include the Second League Cup as well as the Ukrainian Cup qualification tournament called the 2009–10 Ukrainian League Cup.



Team withdrawals / critical situation


The league has suffered from chronic club withdrawals since its reorganization when the Ukrainian Third League was liquidated in 1995. The first club that withdrew in the middle of a season from Ukrainian championship was FC Elektron Romny which on 5 May 1994 withdrew from the Transitional League (Third League).


The reorganization of the competition in 1995 (merging Third and Second leagues) saw a number of clubs that discontinued their participation. At the start of season withdrew Temp Shepetivka which prior to that merged with Advis as well as Kosmos Pavlohrad, and five more clubs withdrew at winter break. Withdrawal of Temp led to a major disruption in competitions when Football Federation of Ukraine allowed to enter a quickly assembled team of amateur players for the First League to replace withdrawn Shepetivka club.


For a couple of years after that, there was relative stabilization, but not perfect with at least one club being withdrawn in a middle of ongoing season. In the 1998-99 season 10 teams quit the league before the season started. During the 2002-03 season Ukrainian football saw the withdrawal of a Top League club for the first time (Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya). Due to those withdrawals the Second League suspended relegation of clubs since 2006-07, while there were some talks for the league to be discontinued.[3] An idea surfaced during the 2009-10 season to merge the league with the First League breaking the last into several groups, but it was abandoned. During the same season a new tournament was organized to add some games to the calendar of the Second League clubs which had thinned away substantially, this was called the 2009–10 Ukrainian League Cup.



Organization


The calendar of competitions is adopted by the Central Council of PFL and the Executive Committee of FFU. The Bureau (Administration) of PFL regulates the league's operations and forms the Second League. All clubs of the PFL are obligated to own or sponsor a Children-Youth Sports School. All clubs of PFL are obligated to participate in the National Cup competition. A club of the Second League is also obligated to finance at least two junior teams from under the age of 10 to under the age of 19. The junior teams must participate either in regional competitions of the Children-Youth Football League of Ukraine.


All stadiums must have a certificate of the State Commission in control of sports structures conditions. A club cannot play matches at its training sites nor stadiums not registered with PFL. Promotions of tobacco products at stadiums are prohibited. All stadiums must fly the flags of Ukraine, FFU, and PFL. Only accredited photo-correspondents and junior footballers who collect balls are allowed behind goalposts.


The games are allowed to start not earlier than 12:00 and not later than 20:30. There must be at least a 48-hour break between two official games. Games can only be rescheduled if the following three criteria exist: a) unforeseen circumstances occur, b) delegation of four or more footballers to any national teams, or c) organization of direct tele-broadcasting.



Results by season
















































































































































































































































































































































































































Season Group Champion Runner-up Third place


1992

A

Dnister Zalishchyky

Hazovyk Komarno

Yavir Krasnopilya

B

Bazhanovets' Makiyivka

Tytan Armyansk

Meliorator Kakhovka


1992–93


Dnipro Cherkasy

Khimik Zhytomyr

Yavir Krasnopilya


1993–94[note 2]


FC Borispil

Bazhanovets' Makiyivka

Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad


1994–95


Yavir Krasnopilya

FC Lviv

Dynamo Luhansk


1995–96

A

CSCA Kyiv

Krystal Kherson

Khutrovyk Tysmenytsya

B

Metalurh Mariupol

Metalurh Donetsk

Metalurh Novomoskovsk


1996–97

A

Desna Chernihiv

Fakel Varva

FK Tysmenytsya

B

Avanhard-Industria Rovenky

Tytan Armyansk

Oskil Kupyansk


1997–98

A

Podillya Khmelnytskyi

Dynamo-3 Kyiv

Karpaty-2 Lviv

B

Krystal Kherson[note 3]

SCA-Lotto Odesa

SC Odesa

C

Shakhtar-2 Donetsk

Fakel Varva

Elektron Romny


1998–99

A

Zakarpattia Uzhhorod

Borysfen Boryspil

Tsymentnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv

B

SC Odesa

Krystal Kherson

Kryvbas-2 Kryvyj Rih

C

Obolon-PPO Kyiv

Zorya Luhansk

Oskil Kupyansk


1999–00

A

Bukovyna Chernivtsi

Podillya Khmelnytskyi

Enerhetyk Burshtyn

B

Borysfen Boryspil

Obolon-PPO-2 Kyiv

Kryvbas-2 Kryvyj Rih

C

Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk

ADOMS Kremenchuk

Zorya Luhansk


2000–01

A

Polissya Zhytomyr

Sokil Zolochiv

FC Krasyliv

B

Obolon Kyiv

Systema-Boreks Borodianka

Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk

C

FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka

Desna Chernihiv

Oskil Kupyansk


2001–02

A

FC Krasyliv

Sokil Zolochiv

Podillya Khmelnytskyi

B

Systema-Boreks Borodianka

Nafkom-Akademia Irpen

Dynamo Simferopol

C

FC Sumy

Arsenal Kharkiv

Metalurh-2 Donetsk


2002–03

A

FC LUKOR Kalush

Enerhetyk Burshtyn

Podillya Khmelnytskyi

B

Nafkom Irpin

Dynamo Simferopol

Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol

C

Zorya Luhansk

Shakhtar Luhansk

Desna Chernihiv


2003–04

A

FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryj

Podillya Khmelnytskyi

Rava Rava-Ruska

B

Dynamo-IhroServis Simferopol

Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol

Krymteplitsia Molodizhne

C

Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk

Desna Chernihiv

Metalurh-2 Zaporizhya


2004–05

A

Rava Rava-Ruska[note 4]

Enerhetyk Burshtyn

Karpaty-2 Lviv

B

Krymteplitsia Molodizhne

Krystal Kherson

FC Oleksandria

C

Helios Kharkiv

Desna Chernihiv

Dnipro Cherkasy


2005–06

A

Desna Chernihiv

Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk

Rava Rava-Ruska

B

MFK Mykolaiv

PFC Oleksandria[note 5]

PFC Sevastopol

C

Dnipro Cherkasy

Illichivets-2 Mariupol

Metalurh-2 Zaporizhya


2006–07

A

Dnister Ovidiopol

Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk

Yednist Plysky

B

PFC Sevastopol

Feniks-Illichivets Kalinine

Tytan Armyansk


2007–08

A

Knyazha Schaslyve

Nyva Ternopil

Podillya-Khmelnytskyi

B

Komunalnyk Luhansk

Tytan Armyansk

Arsenal Kharkiv


2008–09

A

Nyva Ternopil

Arsenal Bila Tserkva[note 6]

Nyva Vinnytsia

B

Zirka Kirovohrad

FC Poltava

Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk


2009–10

A

Bukovyna Chernivtsi

Nyva Vinnytsia

Bastion Illichivsk

B

Tytan Armyansk

Kremin Kremenchuk

FC Poltava


2010–11

A

MFK Mykolaiv

FC Sumy

Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka

B

Olimpik Donetsk

FC Poltava

Kremin Kremenchuk


2011–12

A

FC Sumy

Desna Chernihiv

Slavutych Cherkasy

B

FC Poltava

Avanhard Kramatorsk

Shakhtar Sverdlovsk


2012–13

A

Desna Chernihiv

Nyva Ternopil

Slavutych Cherkasy

B

UkrAhroKom Holovkivka

Shakhtar Sverdlovsk

Shakhtar-3 Donetsk


2013–14[note 7]


Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk

Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk

FC Ternopil


2014–15


Cherkaskyi Dnipro

Obolon-Brovar Kyiv

Kremin Kremenchuk


2015–16[note 8]


Kolos Kovalivka

Veres Rivne

Inhulets Petrove


2016–17[note 9]


Zhemchuzhyna Odesa

Rukh Vynnyky

Kremin Kremenchuk


2017–18

A

Ahrobiznes Volochysk

Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk

Nyva-V Vinnytsia

B

SC Dnipro-1

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka


Post-season play-offs


Post-season play-offs are not common feature of the Second League competition. Over the years there were several instances when clubs contested promotion or relegation berths. The first post-season feature consisted of a promotion mini-tournament that took place in July 1998 in Kiev and Boryspil. It involved three group winners of the Second League and Bukovyna that placed 18th place in the First League. The tournament identified clubs which would qualify for the 1998–99 Ukrainian First League.



Championship game


































Season Group A team Score Group B team Place


2011–12

FC Sumy
2–0

FC Poltava
in Poltava


2012–13

FC Desna Chernihiv
2–0, 1–3 (a)

FC UkrAhroKom Holovkivka
home/away


2017–18

FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk
1–0

SC Dnipro-1
in Kyiv


Third place play-offs


















































Season Group A team Score Group B team Place


1995–96

FC Krystal Kherson
1–3

FC Metalurh Donetsk
in Kyiv


2008–09

FC Arsenal Bila Tserkva
1–0

FC Poltava
in Cherkasy


2009–10

FC Nyva Vinnytsia
2–0

FC Kremin Kremenchuk
in Makariv


2010–11

FC Sumy
2–0

FC Poltava
in Uman


2011–12

FC Desna Chernihiv
0–1

FC Avanhard Kramatorsk
in Khmelnytskyi


Promotion tournament



  • 1997–98: single round-robin tournament (FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi, FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk, FC Krystal Kherson)


Relegation play-offs



  • 1997–98: Tysmenytsia – Promin Sambir, Zirka-2 Kirovohrad – Kharchovyk Popivka, Hirnyk Pavlohrad – Shakhtar Horlivka (series)


Promotion play-offs




Statistics



Performance by club


The table includes the league's winners that also placed at least one 2nd and one 3rd places as well as the league's winners that were runners-up at least twice.



























































































































Club
Winner
Runners-Up
3rd Position
Seasons Won
Notes

Desna Chernihiv
3
4
1

1996–97, 2005–06, 2012–13


Cherkashchyna-Akademiya
3
0
2

1992–93, 2005–06, 2014–15

Dnipro Cherkasy, Cherkaskyi Dnipro

Obolon-Brovar Kyiv
2
2
0

1998–99, 2000–01
Obolon Kyiv, Obolon-PPO Kyiv

Sumy (1982—2006)
2
0
2

1994–95, 2001–02
Yavir Krasnopillia

Bukovyna Chernivtsi
2
0
0

1999–00, 2009–10


Mykolaiv
2
0
0

2005–06, 2010–11


Tytan Armyansk
1
3
1

2009–10


Krystal Kherson
1
3
0

1997–98


Podillia Khmelnytskyi
1
2
1

1997–98


Poltava
1
2
1

2011–12


Nyva Ternopil
1
2
0

2008–09


Zorya Luhansk
1
1
1

2002–03


Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
1
1
1

2003–04


Ihroservice Simferopol
1
1
1

2003–04
Dynamo-Ihroservice Simferopol

Notes:



  indicates that the club either defunct or lost its professional status.


  indicates that the club currently plays in the league.


League winners by region



















































































































































Region
CoA
Wins
Winners
Kiev Oblast Herb Kyivskoi oblasti 1.svg 6
FC Borysfen Boryspil, FC Systema-Boreks Borodyanka, FC Nafkom Irpin, FC Boryspil, FC Knyazha Schaslyve, FC Kolos Kovalivka
Donetsk Oblast Lesser CoA of the Donets Basin (Spanish Shield).svg 4
FC Shakhtar Makiivka, FC Illichivets Mariupol, FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk, FC Olimpik Donetsk
Sumy Oblast Coat of Arms of Sumy Oblast.svg 4
FC Sumy, FC Sumy (Spartak) (twice), FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka
Chernihiv Oblast Coat of Arms of Chernihiv Oblast.svg 3
FC Desna Chernihiv (thrice)
Cherkasy Oblast Coat of Arms of Cherkasy Oblast m.svg 3
FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro (thrice)
Luhansk Oblast Coat of Arms Luhansk Oblast m.svg 3
FC Zorya Luhansk, FC Avanhard-Industria Rovenky, FC Komunalnyk Luhansk
Crimea Lesser CoA of Crimea.svg 3
FC Tytan Armyansk, FC Dynamo-Ihroservice Simferopol, FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne
Kiev COA of Kyiv Kurovskyi.svg 3
FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (twice), FC CSKA Kyiv
Odessa Oblast Coat of Arms of Odesa Oblast m.svg 3
SC Odesa, FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa, FC Dnister Ovidiopol
Khmelnytsky Oblast Coat of Arms of Khmelnytskyi Oblast m.svg 3
FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Krasyliv, FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Smaller Coat of arms of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.svg 3
FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk, FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk, SC Dnipro-1
Chernivtsi Oblast Coat of Arms of Chernivtsi Oblast m.svg 2
FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi (twice)
Mykolaiv Oblast Coat of Arms of Mykolaiv Oblast m.svg 2
MFC Mykolaiv (twice)
Poltava Oblast Coat of Arms of Poltava Oblast.svg 2
FC Poltava, FC Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
Ternopil Oblast Coat of Arms of Ternopil Oblast m.svg 2
FC Nyva Ternopil, FC Dnister Zalishchyky
Lviv Oblast Coat of Arms of Lviv Oblast SVG m.svg 2
FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi, FC Rava Rava-Ruska
Kirovohrad Oblast Coat of Arms of Kirovohrad Oblast m.svg 2
FC Zirka Kirovohrad, FC UkrAhroKom Holovkivka
Kherson Oblast Coat of Arms of Kherson Oblast m.svg 1
FC Krystal Kherson
Zhytomyr Oblast Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr Oblast m.svg 1
FC Polissya Zhytomyr
Sevastopol COA of Sevastopol.svg 1
PFC Sevastopol
Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia-gerb.gif 1
FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Coat of Arms of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.svg 1
FC LUKOR Kalush
Kharkiv Oblast COA of Kharkiv Oblast m.svg 1
FC Helios Kharkiv


All-time table


Top-20. All figures are correct through the first half of 2018–19 season.[4]









































































































































































































































































































PL Team Seasons GP W D L GS GA Pts Achievement Notes
1

Tytan Armyansk
19
586
262
138
186
818
637
924
champion
Russian aggression
2

Krystal Kherson
21
640
266
119
255
827
736
917
champion
includes Vodnyk, Tavria, SC Kherson
3

Podillya Khmelnytskyi
15
617
256
93
268
746
729
861
champion
includes Dynamo
4

Desna Chernihiv
13
397
243
68
86
670
347
797
champion

5

Shakhtar-3 Donetsk
15
440
194
71
175
683
622
653
champion

6

Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
19
566
182
105
279
613
826
651
champion

7

Kremin Kremenchuk
14
392
184
89
119
568
427
641
vice-champion

8

Ros Bila Tserkva
18
546
174
102
270
504
784
624
5th
includes Ryhonda
9

Olkom Melitopol
16
474
169
116
189
536
571
623
4th
includes Torpedo
10

Cherkashchyna-Akademiya
10
317
176
65
76
485
269
593
champion
includes Dnipro, Slavutych
11

Bukovyna Chernivtsi
12
359
156
82
121
429
389
550
champion

12

Veres Rivne
15
447
143
92
212
428
618
521
vice-champion

13

Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
9
268
149
52
67
427
246
499
champion
includes Metalurh
14

Nyva Ternopil
11
325
139
80
106
378
352
497
champion

15

Halychyna Drohobych
11
374
137
80
157
403
435
491
5th

16

Illichivets-2 Mariupol
13
375
135
59
181
451
561
464
vice-champion
includes Metalurh-2
17

Hazovyk Komarno
10
326
130
74
122
380
354
464
vice-champion

18

Dynamo-3 Kyiv
11
328
125
89
114
364
311
464
vice-champion

19

Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih
11
309
127
73
109
416
395
454
4th

20

Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk
13
390
117
90
183
351
516
441
5th
includes Olimpiya AES


Stadiums



Most of the most attended games in the league (1992-2017) recorded at Zirka Stadium (Kropyvnytskyi), however after creation of a Metalist phoenix club and its participation in the Druha Liha, it broke the record of Zirka Kropyvnytskyi.[5]



  1. 2017-18 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv - SC Dnipro-1 1:1 (14,521)

  2. 1993-94 Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad - FC Boryspil 2:0 (14,000)

  3. 2008-09 Zirka Kirovohrad - Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 2:1 (12,100)

  4. 1993-94 Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad - Shakhtar Pavlohrad 5:0 (12,000)

  5. 1993-94 Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad - Dnister Zalishchyky 1:0 (12,000)


The most attended seasons were in the beginning of 1990s and the beginning of 2000s.[5]



External links




  • (in Ukrainian) Druha Liha at Official Site of the Professional Football league of Ukraine


  • (in Ukrainian) Interaction site for Druha liha


  • (in Russian) Variety of championships



Notes





  1. ^ Currently the Professional Football League of Ukraine does not relegate teams, as a lot of them withdraw from the league on their own due to financial difficulties. Normally the clubs placing last are subject to loss of professional status and relegation to their regional competitions.


  2. ^ In 1993–94 four teams were promoted to the Ukrainian First League. The fourth place team in the competition was Naftokhimik Kremenchuk.


  3. ^ Krystal Kherson failed to win the play-offs for promotion to the Ukrainian First League.


  4. ^ After reviewing Rava Ruska's solvency and facilities the PFL decided not to promote them. 2nd placed Enerhetyk Burshtyn were promoted instead.


  5. ^ PFC Oleksandria were promoted to the Ukrainian First League since they were best 2nd placed team in all Druha Liha competitions


  6. ^ FC Arsenal Bila Tserkva were promoted to the Ukrainian First League since FC Ihroservice Simferopol as the member of the First League withdrew from competitions. Arsenal and Poltava were allowed to compete for the extra promotion due to that in the play-off game in Cherkasy. Arsenal won the game 1–0, gaining promotion.


  7. ^ In the 2013–14 season, four teams were promoted to the Ukrainian First League. The fourth place team in the competition was Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih.


  8. ^ In the 2015–16 season, a record of six teams were promoted to the Ukrainian First League including Bukovyna Chernivtsi, Skala Stryi, and Arsenal-Kyiv.


  9. ^ In the 2016–17 season, four teams were promoted to the Ukrainian First League, the fourth team being Balkany Zorya.




References





  1. ^ Valerko, A. Velvet revolution. How, why and wherefore FFU reloads the Ukrainian championship (Оксамитова революція. Як, чому і навіщо ФФУ перезавантажує чемпіонат України). Sport Arena. 22 June 2017.


  2. ^ Valerko, A. C:format or C:reload. By whom, how and why is being formatted the Ukrainian championship (C:format или C:reload. Кем, как и почему реформируется чемпионат Украины). Sport Arena. 22 August 2017


  3. ^ Фек: Підтримую Данілова і Бальчоса - хай це саме зробить Суркіс


  4. ^ http://wildstat.ru/p/2105/cht/214/stat/summary Чемпионат Украины, первая лига (Суммарная таблица за все годы)


  5. ^ ab Valerko, A. Which game is the most attended in history of the Druha Liha? (Який матч – найвідвідуваніший в історії Другої ліги?). Sport Arena. 25 August 2016 (first ed.)













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