2024–25 Ukrainian Second League Explained

Season:2024–25
Dates:7 August 2024 – 17 May 2025
Biggest Home Win:8–2 (Chernihiv-ShVSM – Metalist 1925-2,)
Biggest Away Win:0–3 (Real Pharma – Revera 1908,)
Highest Scoring:8–2 (Chernihiv-ShVSM – Metalist 1925-2,)
Updated:18 August 2024

The 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League is the 34th since its establishment.

Teams

Promoted teams

One team of the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League was readmitted to professional competitions:

Four teams have been promoted from the 2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:

Eight second teams have been added:

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League.

Expelled and withdrawn teams

Location map and stadiums

Stadiums

Group A
TeamStadium[5] Position in
2023–24
Skala 1911 StryiSokil
Medyk, Morshyn
6th
Rukh-2 Lvivimeni Markevycha,
Vynnyky
9th
Real Pharma OdesaIvan12th
KulykivArena KulykivAM
Probiy HorodenkaKolosAM
VilkhivtsiVilkhivtsi ArenaAM
Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivskimeni HembyAM
UzhhorodAvanhard
Nyva-2 Ternopilimeni Brovarskoho, Sambir
Polissya-2 Zhytomyrclub's training field, Hlybochytsia
Group B
TeamStadiumPosition in
2023–24
ChernihivChernihiv Arena
Yunist
1L
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni PlavniYunist1L
ChaikaTsentralnyi imeni Brukvenka, Makariv4th
Nyva VinnytsiaTsentralnyi Miskyi8th
Lokomotyv Kyivimeni Bannikova10th
Trostianetsimeni Kutsa11th
Vorskla-2 PoltavaMolodizhnyi[6]
Ltava
Kolos-2 KovalivkaYuvileinyi, Bucha
Metalist 1925-2 KharkivKolos, Boryspil
Oleksandriya-2Olimp[7]

Notes:

Managers

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointment
Kolos-2 Kovalivkanew teamPre-seasonVolodymyr Bondarenko13 June 2024[8]
Metalist 1925-2 Kharkivnew teamSerhiy Karpenko13 June 2024
Polissya-2 Zhytomyrnew teamShil Kishan13 June 2024
Vorskla-2 Poltavanew teamIya Andrushchak13 June 2024
Oleksandriya-2new teamViktor Bytsiura14 June 2024
Rukh-2 LvivVolodymyr BezubyakChange of role28 June 2024Ivan Fedyk28 June 2024[9]
Nyva-2 Ternopilnew teamSerhiy Laktionov20 July 2024[10]
Metalist 1925-2 KharkivSerhiy KarpenkoChange of role28 July 2024Maksym Tsvirenko29 July 2024[11]
FC Uzhhorodnew teamYaromyr Loboda2 August 2024[12]
Chaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaSerhiy SyzykhinLeft for Chonomorets6 August 2024[13] Ihor Lutsenko7 August 2024[14]

Notes:

Group A league table

Group A results

Additional notes:

Group A results by week

Note: due to postponement of matches, results per round in table are indicated as "per week" and not in order of the "PFL calendar".Notes:

Group A goalscorers

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RankScorerTeamGoals
(Pen.)
align=center rowspan=1121 player(s)1
Nazariy BohomazFC Uzhhorod1 (0)
Denys DovbetskyiNyva-2 Ternopil1 (0)
Oleksandr HlaholaSC Vilkhivtsi1 (0)
Artem HrokholskyiPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (1)
Dmytro HumenyakRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)
Artur IlyukhinFC Kulykiv1 (0)
Yaroslav KaramanFC Uzhhorod1 (0)
Volodymyr LukyanchenkoSkala 1911 Stryi1 (0)
Bohdan MaksymenkoRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)
Maksym MuzychukRukh-2 Lviv1 (0)
Maksym MynailenkoFC Uzhhorod1 (0)
Bohdan OrynchakProbiy Horodenka1 (0)
Oleh PanasyukFC Kulykiv1 (0)
Serhiy PanchenkoRukh-2 Lviv1 (0)
Andriy RalyuchenkoSkala 1911 Stryi1 (0)
Dmytro RozhkoFC Kulykiv1 (0)
Volodymyr SavchynProbiy Horodenka1 (0)
Borel TomandzotoPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)
Maksym UhrynyukRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)
Jerry Dieu-Merci YokaPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (1)
Mykhailo RaskoPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (1)
Notes:

Group B league table

Group B results

Additional notes:

Group B results by week

Note: due to postponement of matches, results per round in table are indicated as "per week" and not in order of the "PFL calendar".Notes:

Top goalscorers

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RankScorerTeamGoals
(Pen.)
align=center rowspan=31Vyacheslav KoydanChernihiv-ShVSM2 (0)
Ruslan TkachenkoMetalist 1925-2 Kharkiv2 (0)
Vladyslav TyshyninovFC Trostianets2 (1)
align=center rowspan=1417 player(s)1
Nikita BahinskyiVorskla-2 Poltava1 (0)
Dmytro BerezkaKolos-2 Kovalivka1 (0)
Dzhilindo BezghubchenkoChernihiv-ShVSM1 (0)
Pavlo FedosovChernihiv-ShVSM1 (0)
Simon HaloyanFC Oleksandriya-21 (0)
Mykyta KoshkinFC Trostianets1 (0)
Maksym KudelinVorskla-2 Poltava1 (0)
Serhiy LebedyevFC Oleksandriya-21 (0)
Maksym MaitakLokomotyv Kyiv1 (0)
Artem OnishchenkoHirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni1 (0)
Vladyslav OstrovskyiVorskla-2 Poltava1 (0)
Andriy PorokhnyaChernihiv-ShVSM1 (0)
Ivan RomanchukLokomotyv Kyiv1 (0)
Ivan RyabyiNyva Vinnytsia1 (0)
Maksym SerdyukChernihiv-ShVSM1 (0)
Serhiy ShevchukKolos-2 Kovalivka1 (0)
Anatoliy RomanchenkoChernihiv-ShVSM1 (1)
Notes:

The league's play-offs

Awards

Round awards

RoundPlayerCoach
PlayerClubReferenceCoachClubReference
Round 1 Vyacheslav KoidanFC Chernihiv[17] Bohdan KostykFC Kulykiv
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
winter break
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22

Number of teams by region

Number RegionTeam(s)
4Kulykiv, Nyva-2, Rukh-2 and Skala 1911
2Probiy and Revera 1908
Chaika and Kolos-2
Hirnyk-Sport and Vorskla-2
Uzhhorod and Vilkhivtsi
1Chernihiv
Metalist 1925-2
Oleksandriya-2
Lokomotyv
Real Pharma
Trostianets
Nyva
Polissya-2

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://ukrfootball.ua/exclusive/bude-persha-liga-a-mozhe-i-vishe-dityatyev-pro-peretvorennya-shturmu-na-kolos-2-trenerstvo-ta-plani-khacheridi/ «Буде Перша ліга, а може й вище»: Дитятьєв – про перетворення Штурму на Колос-2, тренерство та плани Хачеріді
  2. Web site: В новому сезоні у Другій лізі ПФЛ зіграє команда Верес-Ізотоп 2! . nkveres.com . uk . 14 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614201605/https://nkveres.com/v-novomu-sezoni-u-druhiy-lizi-pfl-zihrae-komanda-veres-izotop-2- . 14 June 2024 . In the new season of the PFL Druha Liha will play Veres-Izotop-2 team!.
  3. Web site: ЛІВИЙ БЕРЕГ У СЕЗОНІ 2024/25: ПОДВІЙНЕ ПРЕДСТАВНИЦТВО . fclb.com.ua . uk . 14 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614203843/https://fclb.com.ua/livyj-bereg-u-sezoni-2024-25-podvijne-predstavnycztvo/ . 14 June 2024 . Livyi Bereh in the 2024–25 season: double representation.
  4. https://nkveres.com/veres-izotop-2-ne-zihrae-u-chempionati-druhoi-lihi-v-novomu-sezoni/Верес-Ізотоп 2 не зіграє у чемпіонаті Другої ліги в новому сезоні!
  5. Web site: Список стадіонів команд ІІ ліги ПФЛ сезону 2023/24 рр.. UAF. uk. 9 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230809203849/https://uaf.ua/files/C%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%86%D0%86-%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%9F%D0%A4%D0%9B-23-24.pdf . 2023-08-09 . List of stadiums of the 2023/24 PFL Second League teams.
  6. Web site: Команду Другої ліги очолить жінка: віцепрезидент Ворскли повідомив подробиці . ukrfootball.ua . 13 June 2024 . uk . 30 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240613202516/https://ukrfootball.ua/2-lyga/komandu-drugoyi-ligi-ocholit-zhinka-vice-prezident-vorskli-povidomiv-podrobici/ . 13 June 2024 . The team of the Second League will be managed by female: the vice-president of Vorksla shared the details.
  7. Web site: Офіційно: Створено ФК «Олександрія-2» . fco.com.ua . uk . 14 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614202732/https://fco.com.ua/news/oficijno-stvoreno-fk-oleksandriya-2 . 14 June 2024 . Official: There was created FC Oleksandriya-2.
  8. News: У Другій лізі нового сезону виступлять 8 нових резервних команд: ми дізналися, хто їх очолить і де вони будуть грати – є сюрпризи . ukrfootball.ua . 13 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240630201010/https://ukrfootball.ua/exclusive/u-drugii-lizi-novogo-sezonu-vistuplyat-8-novikh-rezervnikh-komand-mi-diznalisya-khto-yikh-ocholit-i-de-voni-budut-grati-ye-syurprizi/ . 30 June 2024 . 30 June 2024 . uk . In the new season's Second League 8 new reserve teams will participate: we discovered who will manage them and where they will play, there are surprises.
  9. News: ІВАН ФЕДИК – ГОЛОВНИЙ ТРЕНЕР «РУХУ-2» . fcruhlviv.com . 28 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240629032012/https://fcruhlviv.com/posts/ivan-fedik-golovniy-trener-ruhu-2 . 28 June 2024 . 29 June 2024 . uk . Ivan Fedyk is the head coach of Rukh-2.
  10. News: Нива-2 об’єднається з українським клубом: команду очолив колишній асистент тренера Олександрії . ukrfootball.ua . 20 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808041748/https://ukrfootball.ua/exclusive/niva-2-ob-yednayetsya-z-ukrayinskim-klubom-komandu-ocholiv-kolishnii-asistent-trenera-oleksandriyi/ . 8 August 2024 . 8 August 2024 . uk . Nyva-2 will be merged with another Ukrainian club: the team has been headed by a former assistant manager of FC Oleksandriya .
  11. News: Максим Цвіренко очолив "Металіст 1925" (Б) . metalist1925.com . 29 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240805032147/https://metalist1925.com/news/6696-maksim-cvirenko-ocholiv-metalist-1925-b.html . 4 August 2024 . 5 August 2024 . uk . Maksym Tsvirenko is the head coach of Metalist 1925 (B).
  12. News: ФК Ужгород представил тренерский состав команды . www.ua-football.com . 2 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808040806/https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/2a/1722593256-fk-uzhgorod-predstavil-trenerskiy-sostav-komandy.html . 8 August 2024 . 8 August 2024 . ru . FC Uzhhorod presented its team coaching staff.
  13. News: Сергій Валерійович Сизихін залишає «Чайку» та доєднується до тренерського штабу команди Української Премʼєр-ліги! . sc-chayka.com.ua . 6 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808050857/https://sc-chayka.com.ua/2024/08/06/sergij-valerijovych-syzyhin-zalyshaye-chajku-ta-doyednuyetsya-do-trenerskogo-shtabu-komandy-ukrayinskoyi-prem-yer-ligy/ . 8 August 2024 . 8 August 2024 . uk . Serhiy Valeriyovych Syzykhin is leaving "Chaika" and joining the coaching staff of the Ukrainian Premier League team!.
  14. News: Ігор Луценко – головний тренер СК «Чайка». . sc-chayka.com.ua . 7 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240808050501/https://sc-chayka.com.ua/2024/08/07/igor-lutsenko-golovnyj-trener-sk-chajka/ . 8 August 2024 . 8 August 2024 . uk . Ihor Lutsenko is the new head coach of SC "Chaika"..
  15. http://pfl.ua/standings/league/2 Професіональна футбольна ліга України
  16. http://pfl.ua/standings/league/2 Професіональна футбольна ліга України
  17. Web site: Койдан, Іванченко, Захарчук і автор найбільш суперечливого голу тижня: вся збірна 1-го туру Другої ліги . 12 August 2024.