2014–15 Ukrainian Second League
Football league season
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The 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League was the 24th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced 25 July 2014 when Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva hosted Shakhtar-3 Donetsk in Bila Tserkva.[1] The competition resumed from the winter break with the postponed Round 16 match between Skala Stryi and NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol on 21 March 2015.[2]
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Country | Ukraine |
| Teams | 10 |
| Champions | Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
| Promoted | Cherkaskyi Dnipro Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
| Relegated | |
| Matches | 135 |
| Goals | 359 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 18 – Oleksandr Batalskyi (Dnipro) |
| Biggest home win | 5 – Dnipro 5–0 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna (Round 12) |
| Biggest away win | 5 – Makiyivvuhillya 0–5 Real Pharma (Round 15) |
| Highest scoring | 7 goals – Enerhiya 2–5 Kremin (Round 14) Arsenal-Kyivshchyna 2–5 Kremin (Round 15) Skala 2–5 Shakhtar-3 (Round 17) |
| Longest winning run | 9 – Obolon-Brovar (Round 7–15) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 – Dnipro (Round 8–27) |
| Longest losing run | 9 – Enerhiya (Round 19–27) |
| Highest attendance | 4,250 – Dnipro–Obolon-Brovar (Round 20) |
| Lowest attendance | 7 – Makiyivvuhillya–Real Pharma (Round 15) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
Competition format
Ten teams are competing in three stages of round-robin tournament.[3] All teams will play each other in regular format with the first 16 rounds are scheduled for the fall of 2014, while the rest two are planned for the spring of 2015.[3][4] The draw of the third stage will be based on results of the first two.[4]
Team changes
Admitted teams
- No teams were admitted by the PFL after playing in the 2014 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and passing attestation.[5]
- FC Zorya Bilozirya that finished at the final group stage submitted a license prior to the season but merged with FC Slavutych Cherkasy (already playing in the Second League).[6] The club was renamed to FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro.[7]
Relegated teams
- No teams were relegated from the Ukrainian First League from the previous season.[8]
Suspended teams
- Shakhtar Sverdlovsk were suspended from the PFL before the start of the 2014–15 season due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[9]
Withdrawn teams
- FC Karlivka failed to submit a license and withdrew from the PFL.[3]
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.
Home towns in green are unused this season.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone due to the Russo-Ukrainian War and are playing their home games in different cities.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro (C, P) | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 12 | +42 | 65 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League |
| 2 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (P) | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 64 | |
| 3 | Kremin Kremenchuk (Q) | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 48 | Qualification for promotion play-off[10] |
| 4 | Real Pharma Ovidiopol | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 42 | |
| 5 | Skala Stryi | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Krystal Kherson | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 30 | Withdrew[a] |
| 8 | NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol[b] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 21 | Reorganized[c] |
| 9 | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 40 | −26 | 20 | |
| 10 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 27 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 69 | −44 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) goal difference 3) goals scored 4) head-to-head points 5) head-to-head goal difference 6) head-to-head goals scored 7) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff[16]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- After the season completed, the General Director of FC Shakhtar Donetsk Serhiy Palkin confirmed the club's decision on the discontinuation of Shakhtar-3 Donetsk existence.[11][12] (3 June 2015)
- Makiyivvuhillya Makiyivka changed their name during the winter break to NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya and are based Nikopol continuing to play their home games at Sport Training Base - Kolos in the village of Chkalovo in Nikopol Raion[13]
Results
- As of 3 June 2015
Round by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Promotion/relegation play-off
A promotion/relegation home and away play-off is to be played by the 3rd place team of 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League against the 14th placed team of the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League competition. Seedings for the playoff were announced in Ukrainian House of Football on May 29.[24]
First leg
Second leg
| Kremin Kremenchuk | 0 – 1 | MFC Mykolaiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Storublevtsev  62' |
Kremin Kremenchuk loses 1–0 on aggregate and remains in Second League
Top goalscorers
- As of 30 May 2015
| Rank | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleksandr Batalskyi |
18 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
| 2 | Vasyl Tsyutsyura |
13 (2) | Skala Stryi |
| 3 | Vasyl Prodan |
12 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
| 4 | Artem Favorov |
11 (6) | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
| 5 | Serhiy Borzenko |
9 | Kremin Kremenchuk |
| Yehor Ivanov |
9 (3) | Kremin Kremenchuk |