Ukrainian Third League Explained

Pixels:150
Founded:1992
Folded:1995
Teams:22 (last season)
Promotion:Ukrainian Second League
Relegation:KFK competitions
Levels:4
Domest Cup:Ukrainian Cup
Most Champs:1 – Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, Sirius Zhovti Vody, CSKA Kyiv
Website:Official site

The Ukrainian Third League (Ukrainian: Третя ліга, Tretia Liha), until 1994 known as the Transitional League (Ukrainian: Перехідна ліга), was part of the Ukrainian semi-professional football clubs competitions. In 1994, it was renamed as Third League and granted the status of professionals, but during a winter break of 1995 it was decided to discontinue it and merge back with the Ukrainian Second League.

History

The League as the fourth tier (or third smaller tier) was created after the reorganization once the first championship was completed in 1993. In 1992, original Transitional League was created, which later was transformed into the Ukrainian Second League. The league was created from the pool of clubs of the third tier that did not perform well in the previous season as well as the best new amateur clubs that had won their respective regional competitions.

Throughout its history the League yielded at least four promotions each year. That in turn fueled the rise of the Ukrainian new football clubs, FC Arsenal Kyiv and FC Metalurh Donetsk. At the end of the 1995 season, the League was incorporated back into the Second League and the teams of both Leagues were then split into two groups.

Each season the league was admitting about 10 new clubs from the KFK competitions (8 in 1993, 10 in 1994, and 12 in 1995).

In 1992–93 Ukrainian Transitional League took place several strange nuances. The third placed team withdrew after being granted promotion, the fourth place which in mid-season was forcefully merged with another entity gave away its promotion in favor of the newly acquired entity, another club which was excluded from competitions due to sportsmanship conduct sanctions was reinstated for the next season, out of the last six team, the third from the bottom of the season's standing table was allowed to stay for the next season.

Third League winners

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
1992–93align=center bgcolor=goldNaftokhimik Kremenchukalign=center bgcolor=silverDynamo Luhanskalign=center bgcolor=tanAntratsyt Kirovske
1993–94align=center bgcolor=goldSirius Zhovti Vodyalign=center bgcolor=silverFrunzenets Sakyalign=center bgcolor=tanViktor Zaporizhzhia
1994–95align=center bgcolor=goldCSKA Kyivalign=center bgcolor=silverNyva Myronivkaalign=center bgcolor=tanKhutrovyk Tysmenytsia

All-time table

Top-20.[1] All names are shown as at the time of the last participation.

2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League
2020–21 Ukrainian First League
2020–21 Ukrainian Second League
2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
2020 Regional competitions
Club is defunct
PLTeamSeasonsGPWDLGSGAPtsAchievementFirstLast
1align=LEFTTorpedo Melitopol3110482933125106173bgcolor=white 4thbgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1994–95
2align=LEFTCSKA Kyiv2764692112670147bgcolor=gold bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1993–94bgcolor=white 1994–95
3align=LEFTNyva-Kosmos Myronivka37643181599 43147bgcolor=silver bgcolor=white 2bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1994–95
4align=LEFTAvanhard Zhydachiv3110392843121141145bgcolor=white 8thbgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1994–95
5align=LEFTKhutrovyk Tysmenytsia27642151911667141bgcolor=tan bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1993–94bgcolor=white 1994–95
6align=LEFTSystema-Boreks Borodianka27641171811347140bgcolor=white 5thbgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1993–94bgcolor=white 1994–95
7align=LEFTOskil Kupiansk27640112510284131bgcolor=white 5thbgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1993–94bgcolor=white 1994–95
8align=LEFTFrunzenets Saky2683417179957119bgcolor=silver bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1993–94
9align=LEFTFetrovyk Khust310732106580119106bgcolor=white 12thbgcolor=white –bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1994–95
10align=LEFTPromin Sambir26826834789186bgcolor=white 10thbgcolor=white –bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1993–94
11align=LEFTAvanhard Rovenky14223415595073bgcolor=white 7thbgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1994–95bgcolor=white 1994–95
12align=LEFTNaftokhimik Kremenchuk13421103562673bgcolor=gold bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1992–93
13align=LEFTAntratsyt Kirovske1342257463271bgcolor=tan bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1992–93
14align=LEFTSirius Zhovti Vody13420113562571bgcolor=gold bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1993–94bgcolor=white 1993–94
15align=LEFTShakhtar Horlivka2762011456211771bgcolor=white 13thbgcolor=white –bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1994–95
16align=LEFTSilur Khartsyzk26818163457 10570bgcolor=white 13thbgcolor=white –bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1993–94
17align=LEFTDynamo Luhansk1341912366 3269bgcolor=silver bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1992–93bgcolor=white 1992–93
18align=LEFTViktor Zaporizhzhia134208665 2568bgcolor=tan bgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1993–94bgcolor=white 1993–94
19align=LEFTFC Lviv1342086573368bgcolor=white 4thbgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1993–94bgcolor=white 1993–94
20align=LEFTMetalurh Novomoskovsk1422121959 6065bgcolor=white 8thbgcolor=white 1bgcolor=white 1994–95bgcolor=white 1994–95
21align=LEFT bgcolor=pinkSkify Lviv422051751 5265bgcolor=tan3rdincludes LAZ Lviv
22align=LEFT bgcolor=pinkKeramik Baranivka4220517465265bgcolor=goldchampionincluding --->

Notes

Note: Teams in bold earned promotion.

Notes and References

  1. http://wildstat.ru/p/2106/cht/215/stat/summary Чемпионат Украины, третья лига (Суммарная таблица за все годы)

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