2019–20 Ukrainian Second League
Football league season
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The 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League was the 29th since its establishment. On 6 June 2019 the PFL council of leagues presented its plan draft ("contours") for the next season for both its First and its Second leagues.[2] The final decision for the season was adopted at the 27th PFL Conference that took place on 27 June 2019.[2]
Season2019–20
PromotedNyva T. (Group A)
Polissya (Group A)
VPK-Ahro (Group B)
Krystal (Group B)
Veres (playoff)
Alians (playoff)
Polissya (Group A)
VPK-Ahro (Group B)
Krystal (Group B)
Veres (playoff)
Alians (playoff)
RelegatedChornomorets-2
Avanhard-2
Avanhard-2
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nyva T. (Group A) VPK-Ahro (Group B) |
| Promoted | Nyva T. (Group A) Polissya (Group A) VPK-Ahro (Group B) Krystal (Group B) Veres (playoff) Alians (playoff) |
| Relegated | Chornomorets-2 Avanhard-2 |
| Matches | 220 |
| Goals | 569 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 11 – Mykhailo Shestakov (Veres)[1] |
| Biggest home win | 5 – Chornomorets-2 – Tavriya 6:1 (Round 8), Veres – Podillia 5:0 (Round 12), Alians – Real Pharma 5:0 (Round 19) |
| Biggest away win | 6 – Mykolaiv-2 – Krystal 1:7 (Round 6) |
| Highest scoring | 9 – Bukovyna – Veres 5:4 (Round 20) |
| Highest attendance | 5,100 – Podillya – Polissia 1:0 (Round 9) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 – Nyva V. – Veres 1:1 (Round 4) Nyva V. – Kalush 0:3 (Round 2) |
| Total attendance | 173900 |
| Average attendance | 790 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 24 November 2019. | |
Summary
The season kicked off on 27 July 2019 along with the First League. Both groups A and B completed their double round-robin tournament on 23 November 2019 before going on winter break. Following the break the spring half of the season that should have started on 21 March 2020 and featured another single round-robin tournament ending on 23 May 2020. On 17 March 2020, the Ukrainian Association of Football adopted its decision to pause all football competitions in the country since 18 March 2020 for unspecified period of time (until adaptation of its next decision to resume all football events) due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
On 21 May 2020, the PFL council of leagues at its open-air session at Obolon Arena adopted decision by vote of majority of the Second League clubs to cancel the spring half of the season and recognize winter break standings as final.[4] Also, since the season's calendar was cut short, there were made some additional amendments including rotation of clubs between leagues.[5]
After several PFL meetings, the UAF Executive Committee finally approved completion of the season by decisions of those meetings on 12 June 2020.[6][7][8][9]
The post season games took place in the second half of August, yet beside the championship final (between winners of groups A and B).
Teams
Promoted teams
Four teams have been promoted from the 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[10]
- FC Uzhhorod – 6th place of Group 1 (debut)
- Alians Lypova Dolyna – 3rd place of Group 2 (debut)
- Dinaz Vyshhorod – 5th place of Group 2 (debut)
- VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka – 1st place of Group 3 (debut)
Three reserve teams were added also without participation in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[10]
- Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha – (returning after an absence of six seasons, previously as Obolon-2 Kyiv)
- Chornomorets-2 Odesa – (returning after an absence of seven seasons)
- Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk – (debut)
One more team from Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship, FC Peremoha Dnipro, announced that it will contest its certification for professional competitions in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne against the Ukrainian Association of Football and its licensing committee.[11]
Relegated teams
The following teams have been relegated from the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League:
- None – PFC Sumy placed 14th place of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League but had its professional status taken away almost at the end of the season. The club nonetheless played relegation play-off as a de facto non-professional team. On 10 October 2019 the UAF Appellation Committee canceled previous decision of the UAF CDC and sent the case for new investigation. According to chief editor of "Futbol" Artem Frankov, accusations of Francesco Baranca were groundless.[12]
Reorganized/reformed teams
- FC Nikopol was reorganized from public organization into a community institution of physical culture and sports.[13]
- FC Real Pharma Odesa was reorganized[13]
Withdrawn teams
- PFC Sumy has been stripped of professional status last season.[14]
- Myr Hornostayivka, the president of the club announced last season that will withdraw the club for the next season.[14]
Location map
The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.
Odesa
Home venues of teams in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League. SC Tavriya is forced to play its home games outside of Crimea.
Stadiums
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2018–19 |
|---|---|---|
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Bukovyna Stadium | 10th |
| Chaika[a] | M.K.Brukvenko Central Stadium | 8th |
| Dinaz Vyshhorod | Dinaz Stadium | Am 5th |
| FC Kalush | Khimik Stadium | 7th |
| Nyva Ternopil | City Stadium | 6th |
| Nyva Vinnytsia | Sports Complex Nyva | 4th |
| Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha | Yuvileiny Stadium | N/A |
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Sport Complex Podillya | 9th |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | Avanhard Stadium[b] Spartak Arena |
3rd |
| FC Uzhhorod | Avanhard Stadium | Am 6th |
| Veres Rivne | Kolos Stadium[c] | 5th |
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2018–19 |
|---|---|---|
| Alians Lypova Dolyna | Yuvileiny Stadium[10] | Am 3rd |
| Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk | Prapor Stadium | N/A |
| Chornomorets-2 Odesa | Lyustdorf Stadium | N/A |
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Enerhiya Stadium | 6th |
| Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | Shakhta Zhovtneva Stadium | 3rd |
| Krystal Kherson | Krystal Stadium | 4th |
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Park Peremohy Stadium | 9th |
| FC Nikopol | Elektrometalurh Stadium | 10th |
| Real Pharma Odesa | Ivan Stadium | 8th |
| Tavriya Simferopol | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium[d] | 7th |
| VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | Metalurh Stadium[e] Kolos Arena |
Am 1st |
- Chaika although located in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion outside the city limits of Kyiv began the competition playing in Makariv due to the heat affecting players playing on the artificial surface at Dinaz Stadium.[15]
- Polissya Zhytomyr continue to play their home games in Novohrad-Volynskyi due to the construction of both Central Stadium and Spartak Stadium[16]
- Due to the unavailability of Avanhard Stadium, Veres Rivne play in Mlyniv.[17]
- Tavriya Simferopol continue to play their home matches in Beryslav although they had registered to play at Enerhiya Stadium in Nova Kakhovka. All matches will be played in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
- VPK-Ahro debuted in Second League with games in Novomoskovsk, but in October moved back home.
Managers
| Club | Head coach | Replaced coach |
|---|---|---|
| Alians Lypova Dolyna |  Yuriy Yaroshenko | |
| Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk | Oleksandr Ivashchenko | |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Stepan Makoviychuk (interim) | Andriy Melnychuk |
| Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | Taras Ilnytskyi | |
| Chornomorets-2 Odesa | Albert Kovalyov | |
| Dinaz Vyshhorod | Volodymyr Bondarenko | |
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Oleh Fedorchuk | |
| Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | Hennadiy Prykhodko | |
| FC Kalush | Stepan Matviyiv | Vasyl Kachur |
| Krystal Kherson | Eduard Khavrov | |
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Mykola Popelyshko | Yuriy Chaus Vyacheslav Mazarati (interim) |
| FC Nikopol | Hryhoriy Varzhelenko | |
| Nyva Ternopil | Vasyl Malyk | |
| Nyva Vinnytsia | Oleh Shumovytskyi | Colince Ngaha |
| Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha | Oleksandr Antonenko | Oleh Mazurenko |
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Vitaliy Kostyshyn | |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi | |
| Real Pharma Odesa | Oleksandr Spitsyn | |
| Tavriya Simferopol | Serhiy Shevchenko | |
| FC Uzhhorod | Vacant | Vasyl Varha Mykhailo Ivanytsia |
| Veres Rivne | Yuriy Virt | |
| VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | Serhiy Solovyov |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Uzhhorod | Myroslav Babiak |
Resigned | 7 June 2019[18] | Pre-season | Vasyl Varha |
7 June 2019[18] | Pre-season |
| Veres Rivne | Oleh Shandruk |
Resigned | 14 June 2019[19] | Yuriy Virt |
14 June 2019 | ||
| FC Kalush | Andriy Nesteruk (interim) |
End of interim | 25 June 2019 | Vasyl Kachur |
25 June 2019[20] | ||
| Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha | new club | Oleh Mazurenko |
26 June 2019[21] | ||||
| Chornomorets-2 Odesa | new club | Albert Kovalyov |
26 June 2019 | ||||
| Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk | new club | Oleksandr Ivashchenko |
26 June 2019[22] | ||||
| Krystal Kherson | Andriy Kononenko (interim) |
Resigned | 28 June 2019[23] | Eduard Khavrov |
9 July 2019[24] | ||
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Vitaliy Kunytsia (interim) |
End of interim term | 2 July 2019 | Andriy Melnychuk |
2 July 2019[25] | ||
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Volodymyr Ponomarenko |
Reassigned | 13 July 2019 | Yuriy Chaus (interim) |
13 July 2019[26] | ||
| Yuriy Chaus (interim) |
Change of contract | 28 July 2019 | Yuriy Chaus |
28 July 2019[27] | |||
| Real Pharma Odesa | Andriy Kovalenko |
Sacked | 22 August 2019[28] | 10th | Oleksandr Spitsyn |
22 August 2019[28] | 10th |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Andriy Melnychuk |
Resigned | 9 September 2019[29] | 11th | Stepan Makoviychuk (interim) |
9 September 2019 | 11th |
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Yuriy Chaus |
Assigned to MFC Mykolaiv | 16 October 2019[30] | 5th | Vyacheslav Mazarati (interim) |
16 October 2019[30] | 5th |
| FC Kalush | Vasyl Kachur |
Change of contract | 16 October 2019[31] | 6th | Stepan Matviyiv |
16 October 2019[31] | 6th |
| Nyva Vinnytsia | Colince Ngaha |
Resigned | 26 November 2019[32] | 9th | Oleh Shumovytskyi |
22 December 2019[33] | 9th |
| FC Uzhhorod | Vasyl Varha |
Undisclosed | 29 November 2019[34] | 10th | Mykhailo Ivanytsia |
29 November 2019[34] | 10th |
| Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha | Oleh Mazurenko |
Assigned to Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 13 January 2020[35] | 11th | Oleksandr Antonenko |
13 January 2020[36] | 11th |
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Vyacheslav Mazarati (interim) |
End of interim term | 13 January 2020[37] | 7th | Mykola Popelyshko |
13 January 2020[37] | 7th |
Notes:
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyva Ternopil (P) | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 41 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League[38] |
| 2 | Polissya Zhytomyr (P) | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 39 | |
| 3 | Veres Rivne (Q, P) | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 36 | Qualification to promotion play-offs[38] |
| 4 | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Kalush | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 29[a] | |
| 6 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 29[a] | |
| 7 | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 26 | |
| 8 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 20[b] | |
| 9 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 20[b] | |
| 10 | FC Uzhhorod | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 19 | |
| 11 | Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 16 | Relegation to Amateurs (canceled)[38] |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: PFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[39]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[39]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Results
Notes:
- Scheduled for 27 October 2019, the game was postponed on request of FC Podillia as its players have epidemic of meningitis.[40] The postponed game will take place on 20 November 2019.[41]
- Instead of taken place on September 4, 2019, the Round 7 game was postponed to September 25, 2019.
Position by round
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: pfl.ua
Top goalscorers
- As of 24 November 2019
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mykhailo Shestakov |
Veres Rivne | 11 (2) | 19 |
| 2 | Yaroslav Halenko |
Polissya Zhytomyr | 10 (1) | 20 |
| 3 | Volodymyr Tymenko |
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 9 (1) | 20 |
Number of teams by region (Group A)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka (P) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 48 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League[38] |
| 2 | Krystal Kherson (P) | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 47[a] | |
| 3 | Alians Lypova Dolyna (Q, P) | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 12 | +39 | 47[a] | Qualification to promotion play-offs[38] |
| 4 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 33 | |
| 5 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 25 | |
| 6 | FC Nikopol | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 24 | |
| 7 | MFC Mykolaiv-2 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 23 | Promotion restrictions |
| 8 | Tavriya Simferopol | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 17 | |
| 9 | Real Pharma Odesa | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 16 | |
| 10 | Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 14 | Withdrawn after the season |
| 11 | Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: PFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[39]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[39]
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- Krystal: 3 pts +1 gd; Alians: 3 pts, -1 gd
Results
Notes:
- Scheduled for 27 October 2019, the game was postponed on request of SC Tavriya as its players have epidemic of flu.[42] The game was postponed to 19 November 2019, but never took place.[43] On 28 November 2019 it was confirmed that the UAF CDC awarded a technical win (3:0) to Avanhard-2 and a technical loss (0:3) to Tavriya after the Crimean club failed to arrive at the game in Kramatorsk.[44]
Position by round
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2019. Source: pfl.ua
Top goalscorers
- As of 24 November 2019
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Barladym |
Krystal Kherson | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Vladyslav Sharay |
Alyans Lypova Dolyna | 10 (3) | 18 |
| 3 | Serhiy Mandrovskyi |
FC Nikopol | 9 (1) | 20 |
Number of teams by region (Group B)
| Number | Region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Nikopol, Hirnyk and VPK-Ahro |
| 2 |  Kherson Oblast | Enerhiya and Krystal |
 Odesa Oblast | Chornomorets-2 and Real Pharma | |
| 1 |  Crimea | Tavriya |
 Donetsk Oblast | Avanhard-2 | |
 Mykolaiv Oblast | Mykolaiv-2 | |
 Sumy Oblast | Alians |
Post-season play-offs
Following the season's format change approved on 12 June 2020, the decision about the championship game was never mentioned unlike the promotion/relegation play-offs. According to Article 8.4 of the season's regulations, there is expected to be a championship game.[39] No information about the championship game ever appeared.