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The 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League is the 35th since its establishment. Due to regular airstrikes by the Russian Armed Forces, restrictions were implemented for attendance, with many games being played without spectators.

Season2025–26
Dates26 July 2025 – 24 May 2026
(winter break: 1 December 2025 – 20 March 2026)
27 May – 31 May 2026 (play-offs)
ChampionsKulykiv-Bilka
PromotedKulykiv-Bilka
Lokomotyv Kyiv
Kolos-2 Kovalivka
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Ukrainian Second League
Season2025–26
Dates26 July 2025 – 24 May 2026
(winter break: 1 December 2025 – 20 March 2026)
27 May – 31 May 2026 (play-offs)
ChampionsKulykiv-Bilka
PromotedKulykiv-Bilka
Lokomotyv Kyiv
Kolos-2 Kovalivka
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr
Matches224
Goals655 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerRoman Heresh
(20 goals)
Biggest home winLivyi Bereh-2 8–0 Chaika
(24 May 2026)
Biggest away winReal Pharma 0–6 Skala 1911
(17 August 2025)
Real Pharma 0–6 Polissia-2
(21 March 2026)
Highest scoringKolos-2 8–1 Hirnyk-Sport
(17 November 2025)
Longest winning run7 matches
Chaika
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Polissya-2
Longest winless run25 matches
Real Pharma
Longest losing run11 matches
Real Pharma
Highest attendance538
Bukovyna-2 2–0 Real Pharma
(2 August 2025)
Total attendance22,644
Average attendance162
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2026.
Play-off statistics are not included.
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On 17 June 2025, the 35th PFL Conference determined the general composition of the competition and its format. As in the previous season, the competitions were planned to be held in two groups, split geographically, with one group consisting of 11 teams and another 12. The conference approved admission of 4 amateur teams from the AAFU competition and 3 teams from various junior competitions. Five teams decided to withdraw their participation in the third-tier competition.[1]

The competitions were determined to start on 26 July 2025 and consist of a triple round robin format with two rounds held in summer-fall and one more in spring. It was also decided to preserve the post-season mini-tournaments, such as the first-place and third-place match-ups, as well as promotion/relegation between the first and the second leagues.[1]

Teams

Four teams have been promoted from the 2024–25 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:

Three second teams have been added:

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League.

Expelled and withdrawn teams

  • Kremin Kremenchuk - received a "temporary inactive status" by the Professional Football League[1]
  • Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk - received a "temporary inactive status" by the Professional Football League[1]
  • Due to the withdrawal of FC Mynai less than two weeks before the start of the competitions, the relegation of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia was reverted; thereby, the Group B participation pool and calendar where Metalurh was drawn in were adjusted accordingly.
  • On 21 November 2025, FC Lisne was expelled with just three matches left in the second round-robin after the club failed to arrive at another game.[2] At the time of disqualification, FC Lisne played 17 games, out of which it won 8, tied 3, and lost 6 with 32 goals scored and 30 conceded.

Location map and stadiums

Home venues of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League
 — Group A            — Group B
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Rebel
Lokomotyv
Atlet
Livyi Bereh-2
Kolos-2
Dinaz
Chaika
Lisne
Home venues of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast

Stadiums

Group A
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium[a][4] Position in
2024–25
Skala 1911 Stryi Sokil
Sokil,[5] Lviv
Olimpiya, Chernivtsi		 3rd
Kulykiv-Bilka Arena Kulykiv 4th
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr club's training field, Hlybochytsia 5th
Uzhhorod Avanhard 6th
Vilkhivtsi Vilkhivtsi Arena 7th
Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil imeni Brovarskoho, Sambir 8th
Nyva Vinnytsia Nyva training base 9th (Group B)
Real Pharma Odesa Ivan 10th
Lisne Tsentralnyi imeni Brukvenka, Makariv
imeni Bannikova, Kyiv		 AM
Atlet Kyiv Atlet
Livyi Bereh training complex (artificial field #4)		 AM
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi Bukovyna
imeni Tonkocheyeva, Kamianets-Podilskyi
Olimpiya		 —
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Group B
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Position in
2023–24
Dinaz Vyshhorod Dinaz Stadium, Demydiv 1L
Kolos-2 Kovalivka Tsentralnyi imeni Melnyka, Obukhiv
Tsentralnyi imeni Brukvenka, Makariv
Arsenal Arena, Shchaslyve
Arsenal Arena (indoor), Shchaslyve		 1st
Lokomotyv Kyiv imeni Bannikova
Arsenal Arena (indoor), Shchaslyve		 3rd
Oleksandriya-2 Olimp
Nika-plius		 4th
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Yunist 5th
Trostianets imeni Kutsa 6th
Chaika Kolos training field, S.Borshchahivka
Tsentralnyi imeni Brukvenka, Makariv		 7th
Rebel Kyiv imeni Bannikova
Livyi Bereh training complex (artificial field #4)		 AM
Penuel Kryvyi Rih imeni Povoroznyuka, Volodymyrivka AM
Chornomorets-2 Odesa Complex "Lyustdorf", Lymanka —
Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv Livyi Bereh training complex
Livyi Bereh training complex (artificial field #4)		 —
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Notes:

  1. [a]
    Minimum capacity of stadium for the Second League is 500 spectators.[3]

Managers

More information Club, Head coach ...
Club Head coach Replaced coach
Atlet KyivDmytro Murashenko
Bukovyna-2 ChernivtsiDmytro Yefimov
Chaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaVadym Khokhlov
Chornomorets-2 OdesaDenys KolchinAnatoliy Didenko
Dinaz VyshhorodOleksandr Holovko
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni PlavniDmytro PalapaSerbia Jovan Markoski
Kulykiv-BilkaSerhiy Atlasyuk
Kolos-2 KovalivkaArtem Starhorodskyi
LisneVadym MelnykOleksandr Ryabokon
Livyi Bereh-2 KyivVyacheslav Nivinskyi
Lokomotyv KyivSerhiy Karpenko
Nyva VinnytsiaYuriy Yaroshenko
Sambir-Nyva-2 TernopilRoman Marych
Oleksandriya-2Viktor BytsiuraVolodymyr Sharan
Penuel Kryvyi RihIhor Solodenko
Polissya-2 ZhytomyrOleksandr Maksymov
Real Pharma OdesaValentyn Poltavets (caretaker)
Rebel KyivMaksym Demskyi
Skala 1911 StryiOleksandr StepanovRoman Hnativ[a]
TrostianetsYuriy Bakalov
UzhhorodYaromyr Loboda
VilkhivtsiOleksandr Semerenko
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi new team Pre-season Dmytro Yefimov 16 June 2025[7]
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Ihor Lutsenko End of contract 30 May 2025[8] Vadym Khokhlov 15 June 2025[9]
Kolos-2 Kovalivka Volodymyr Bondarenko Sacked 9 June 2025[10] Artem Starhorodskyi 9 June 2025[11]
Chornomorets-2 Odesa Andriy Ushchapovskyi Change of role 9 June 2025 Anatoliy Didenko 9 June 2025[12]
Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv Andriy Havryushov Made the club's manager 10 June 2025 Vyacheslav Nivinskyi 30 June 2025[13]
Lokomotyv Kyiv Nazar Kozak (acting) Change of role 27 June 2025 Serhiy Karpenko 27 June 2025[14]
SC Vilkhivtsi Oleksiy Zorin End of contract 1 July 2025 Oleksandr Semerenko 1 July 2025[15][16]
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr Kishan Hautam End of contract Oleksandr Maksymov 1 July 2025[17]
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Valeriy Kutsenko Signed with Vorskla 2 July 2025[18] Serbia Jovan Markoski 2 July 2025[19]
FC Lisne Denys Skepskyi Change of role 9 July 2025 Oleksandr Ryabokon 9 July 2025
Oleksandr Ryabokon Left for Livyi Bereh 6 October 2025[20] 3rd (Group A) Vadym Melnyk 6 October 2025[21]
FC Oleksandriya-2 Viktor Bytsiura Change of role 2 October 2025[22] 5th (Group B) Volodymyr Sharan 3 October 2025[23]
Chornomorets-2 Odesa Anatoliy Didenko Swapped for FC Seasters 8 January 2026[24] 8th (Group B) Denys Kolchin 16 January 2026[25]
Skala 1911 Stryi Roman Hnativ Dismissed (no details) 7 February 2026[26] 5th (Group A) Oleksandr Stepanov 17 March 2026[27][28]
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Serbia Jovan Markoski Signed with Radnički Ob. 29 January 2026[29] 9th (Group B) Dmytro Palapa 20 March 2026[30]
FC Oleksandriya-2 Volodymyr Sharan Signed with Oleksandriya 23 March 2026 5th (Group B) Viktor Bytsiura 24 March 2026
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Notes:

  1. [a]
    Since 22 October 2025, Mykola Vasylyshyn (assistant manager) led Skala 1911 due to the medical absence of Hnativ.[6]

Group A league table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kulykiv-Bilka (C, P) 30 21 5 4 58 18 +40 68 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
2 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr (P) 30 18 9 3 69 22 +47 63
3 Nyva Vinnytsia 30 15 6 9 42 32 +10 51
4 Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil 30 16 2 12 30 43 −13 50
5 Atlet Kyiv 30 14 4 12 45 48 −3 46
6 Uzhhorod[a] 30 13 5 12 40 37 +3 44[b] Withdrawn after the season
7 Skala 1911 Stryi 30 13 5 12 62 48 +14 44[b]
8 Vilkhivtsi 30 12 5 13 50 46 +4 41
9 Lisne (D) 30 8 3 19 32 30 +2 27 Expelled[c]
10 Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi[d] 30 7 6 17 31 57 −26 27 Withdrawn after the season
11 Real Pharma Odesa[e] 30 1 4 25 18 96 −78 7
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Source: PFL.ua
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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[35]
(C) Group winner; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. [a]
    FC Uzhhorod temporarily withdrew their first team from competition due to financial issues.[31]
  2. [b]
    Ranked on head-to-head points: Uzhhorod 6, Skala 1911 Stryi 3.
  3. [c]
    Lisne was expelled from the league after Round 19 for failing to appear in two matches (against Uzhhorod in R14 and Vilkhivtsi in R19). All their remaining fixtures were awarded technical results –:+ against them.[32]
  4. [d]
    Bukovyna Chernivtsi announced that it withdraws their second team from the competition for the next season due to revival of the UPL under-21 competitions.[33]
  5. [e]
    Real Pharma Odesa announced that it withdraws from professional competition and the next season will participate in the amateur competitions.[34]

Group A results

More information Home \ Away, ATL ...
Home \ Away ATL BC2 KUL LIS NYV PZ2 RPO NT2 SKL UZH VLX ATL BC2 KUL LIS NYV PZ2 RPO NT2 SKL UZH VLX
Atlet Kyiv 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–4 4–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 +:–[a] 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–2
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi 1–2 3–2 0–2 1–4 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–4
Kulykiv-Bilka 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0
Lisne 3–0 2–2 –:+[b] –:+[b] 1–5 4–1 3–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 –:+[a] –:+[a] –:+[a] –:+[a] –:+[a]
Nyva Vinnytsia 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–3 3–1[c] +:–[a] 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 6–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 +:–[a] 5–0 2–0 3–0 1–2
Real Pharma Odesa 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–6 1–2 0–6 1–1 3–5 0–3 +:–[a] 0–2 0–0 1–5[d]
Sambir-Nyva-2 2–0 1–0 1–0 +:–[b] 0–1 0–3 4–0 1–4 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–5 0–3 1–3
Skala 1911 Stryi 3–4 3–4 0–2 1–2 6–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 3–1 4–1 0–3 5–1 1–2
Uzhhorod 3–1 2–1 0–2 3–0[e] 0–2 0–3 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–1
Vilkhivtsi 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–0[f] 1–2 3–3 3–1 0–1 0–5 1–1 4–0 0–2 +:–[a] 5–0 1–1
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Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Technical losses to Lisne. On 21 November 2025, after Lisne forfeited the Round 19 match against Vilkhivtsi, which was the second no show of the season, the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) announced that FC Lisne is expelled from professional competitions for failing to appear to two league matches. All their remaining fixtures (including those of the third round-robin) were awarded technical results –:+.[38]
  2. [b]
    Technical losses to Lisne. On 21 November 2025, after Lisne forfeited the Round 19 match against Vilkhivtsi, which was the second no show of the season, the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) announced that FC Lisne is expelled from professional competitions for failing to appear to two league matches. All their remaining fixtures were awarded technical results –:+.[36]
  3. [c]
    Due to the exclusion of FC Lisne and the cancellation of the Lisne vs Nyva match, Nyva Vinnytsia played early (on 22 November 2025 instead of 29 November) a home game with FC Vilkhivtsi, which had a bye for the Round 20 and happened to be their next opponent in the Round 21. Coincidentally, it became the last game for Nyva Vinnitsia this year.
  4. [d]
    Since Vilkhivtsi had a bye in Round 28 and Real Pharma was supposed to play against Lisne, which withdrew earlier, both teams, Vilkhivtsi and Real Pharma, played each other in their Round 30 match, ahead of schedule.
  5. [e]
    Technical loss to Lisne for failing to appear to the match.
  6. [f]
    Technical loss to Lisne for failing to appear to the match. It was the second no show, which eventually led to team's exclusion from the league.[37]

Additional notes:

Group A results by week

More information Team ╲ Round, Atlet Kyiv ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Atlet KyivLWWLLLLWWWWLDLLLWWWWWDWWWLDLDL
Bukovyna2WWLDLLWLWLDDDLDLLLLLWLLLWLLWDL
KulykivWDLWDWLWWWWWLWDWWWWWDWLWWWWWDW
LisneWDDWWWWLWLLLLDWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
NyvaLDLLLWWLWWWLDLWDWLWWWWWWDWDDWL
Polissya2WDDWWDWWLWLWDWDDWWWWWDWDWDWWLW
Real PhDLLLLLLLLLLDLLLLLLLLLLLDLWLDLL
Sambir-N2WWWLWWWLLLLWWDWWWDWWLWLLLLWWLL
Skala1911LWLWLWWWLLWLDWLWWDLLLDWDLLWDWW
UzhhorodDLDWWLLWLWWWWDLLLLLWWDWLWDLLWW
VilkhivtsiLLDLDWLLLWLWDDWWLWLLLDLWWWWLWW
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Source: pfl.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Notes: In this table, starting from the Round of 20 for FC Lisne, all their matches were awarded as technical losses (-:+), while their opponents received technical victories (+:-).

Group A goalscorers

As of 24 May 2026[39]

More information Rank, Scorer ...
Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1 Danyil Volkov Kulykiv-Bilka 17 (0)
2 Rostyslav Babych Atlet Kyiv 16 (1)
3 Republic of the Congo Jerry Yoka Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 14 (0)
4 1 player(s) 13
5 1 player(s) 12
6 1 player(s) 10
7 1 player(s) 9
8 6 player(s) 8
14 5 player(s) 7
19 3 player(s) 6
22 8 player(s) 5
30 14 player(s) 4
44 15 player(s) 3
59 30 player(s) 2
89 61 player(s) 1
0 own goal(s) 14
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  • Own goals: Yevhen Moroz (Nyva Vinnytsia vs Bukovyna-2), Valeriy Hayvanenko (Real Pharma Odesa vs Vilkhivtsi), Denys Harkavenko (Skala 1911 Stryi vs Atlet), Kiril Kobernyuk (Polissya-2 Zhytomyr vs Skala 1911), Artur Zahorulko (Nyva Vinnytsia vs Polissya-2), Dmytro Niemchaninov (Vilkhivtsi vs Bukovyna-2), Vladyslav Mudrak [Shvets] (Real Pharma Odesa vs Nyva), Artemiy Sharnin (Real Pharma Odesa vs Polissya-2), Nazar Zaichenko (Real Pharma Odesa vs Polissya-2), Maksym Tereshchenko (Uzhhorod vs Skala 1911), Volodymyr Matusevych (Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil vs Kulykiv-Bilka), Marat Dzyubin (Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi vs Atlet), Dmytriy Skochelyas (Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi vs Vilkhivtsi), Dmytro Niemchaninov ({2} Vilkhivtsi vs Kulykiv-Bilka)

Hat-tricks

As of 29 March 2026

More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Result Date
Nazar Voloshyn FC Lisne Real Pharma Odesa 4–1 (H) 29 August 2025
Vladyslav Pohorilyi Nyva Vinnytsia Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi 4–1 (A) 3 September 2025
Nazar Voloshyn FC Lisne Skala 1911 Stryi 4–1 (H) 8 November 2025
Vladyslav Mendruk Sambir-Nyva-2 Real Pharma Odesa 4–0 (H) 17 November 2025
Ivan Romanchuk Polissya-2 Zhytomyr Real Pharma Odesa 5–0 (H) 29 March 2026
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Group B league table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lokomotyv Kyiv (C, P) 30 22 4 4 65 16 +49 70 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
2 Kolos-2 Kovalivka (P) 30 21 6 3 64 22 +42 69
3 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka[a] 30 17 6 7 58 41 +17 57 Withdrawn after the season
4 Rebel Kyiv[b] 30 15 5 10 34 27 +7 50
5 Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 30 13 9 8 50 28 +22 48 Withdrawn after the season
6 Trostianets 30 13 8 9 46 31 +15 47
7 Oleksandriya-2 30 12 8 10 37 32 +5 44
8 Chornomorets-2 Odesa 30 5 9 16 25 56 −31 24 Withdrawn after the season
9 Dinaz Vyshhorod 30 5 4 21 26 62 −36 19
10 Penuel Kryvyi Rih 30 3 8 19 27 64 −37 17
11 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni[c] 30 3 5 22 20 73 −53 14 Withdrawn after the season
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Source: PFL.ua
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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[35]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka announced they are stopping their participation in professional competitions temporarily.[40]
  2. [b]
    Initially, Rebel Kyiv had their license for the next season denied. Less than a month later, Rebel was readmitted for the 2026–27 season.[41]
  3. [c]
    Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni temporarily withdrew due to financial issues.[42]

Group B results

More information Home \ Away, CPB ...
Home \ Away CPB CH2 DIN HIS KK2 LB2 LOK OL2 PEN RBL TRO CPB CH2 DIN HIS KK2 LB2 LOK OL2 PEN RBL TRO
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 3–3 5–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 4–1
Chornomorets-2 Odesa 2–4 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–3[a] 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–5 2–1 0–2
Dinaz Vyshhorod 0–1[b] 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 0–1 1–4 0–2 4–0 0–3 0–0 2–3
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 0–5 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–1
Kolos-2 Kovalivka 3–1 2–0 2–1 8–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–5 5–0 4–1
Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 2–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 8–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
Lokomotyv Kyiv 1–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–2 1–2 5–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 3–0 1–0
Oleksandriya-2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–1
Penuel Kryvyi Rih 0–1[c] 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–4 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–1
Rebel Kyiv 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–3[d] 4–0 1–2 1–2 1–0
Trostianets 1–2 0–0 4–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 3–0[e] 1–1 3–0 0–1[f] 0–1 2–0 1–2
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Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Administrative score (technical loss to Chornomorets-2). The Round 20 match Chornomorets-2 – Lokomotyv original result, 3:3 draw, was annulled and Chornomorets-2 received a technical loss as it violated foreigners limit when it had too many foreign players on the field at the same time (more than three). In the 38th minute, the injured Ukrainian Yevheniy Ryazantsev was substituted for Brazilian João Neto while Chornomorets-2 already had three foreign players on the field.[43]
  2. [b]
    The Round 7 match Dinaz–Chaika, that was scheduled to take place on September 8, was postponed to September 9, 2025, due to an air raid alert. The game was interrupted midway through the second half with Chaika ahead 0:1 and Dinaz playing one man down.[44] Resumed the next day, the game result did not change.
  3. [c]
    The Round 1 match Penuel–Chaika, that was scheduled to take place on July 26, was postponed to August 20, 2025.
  4. [d]
    The Round 27 match, Rebel vs Dinaz, that took place on April 19 ended in a tie (1:1). After reviewing the match materials, the UAF CDC adopted a decision to award a technical victory (3:0) to Dinaz and a technical loss (0:3) to Rebel (for fielding a player who was not on the referee's report).[45]
  5. [e]
    The Round 2 match Trostianets–Penuel, that was scheduled to take place on August 3, was suspended by an extended air raid alarm at the moment, when Trostianets was ahead 3–0, and postponed. The match was rescheduled, resumed and took place next day, on August 4, 2025.[46][47]
  6. [f]
    The Round 25 match Trostianets vs Kolos-2, that was scheduled to take place on April 8, was suspended by an extended air raid alarm at halftime, when both teams tied at 0, and postponed.[48] The match was played on May 13.

Additional notes:

Group B results by week

More information Team ╲ Round, Chaika ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
ChaikaDDLWLWWLWWWLLWDWDWWWWWWWDDWWLL
Chornomorets2LLDDWDLLLDWLDDLDDLDDLLLWWLLLLW
DinazLLLLLLLLWDLLLLWLLDLDLLLLWDWWLL
Hirnyk-SportLLDWLLLDLLLLDLLLLLWLWLLLLLLDLD
Kolos-2WWWWLWDWWDWWWDWLWWWWDLDWWWDWWW
Livyi Bereh-2LWWDLWWDLDLWLDDWDDLDWWWWDLLDWW
LokomotyvWDLLWWWWWDWWWWWWLWWLWDWWDWWWWW
Oleksandriya2WDWWWDDLDLWWDLWWDWDLLDWWLWLLLL
PenuelLLLLDDLLLDLLLWDLLDLDLDLDLLWWLL
RebelWWWLWWLWLDLWWWLDWDLDLWWDLLLWWW
TrostianetsWWLWDWWWWDWWDLDLWLDDWWLLLLDLWD
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Source: pfl.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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Group B top goalscorers

As of 24 May 2026[39]

More information Rank, Scorer ...
Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1 Roman Heresh Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 20 (1)
2 Valentyn Ovcharuk Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 14 (2)
3 1 player(s) 13
4 1 player(s) 12
5 1 player(s) 11
6 2 player(s) 9
8 4 player(s) 8
12 5 player(s) 7
17 5 player(s) 6
22 5 player(s) 5
27 12 player(s) 4
39 19 player(s) 3
58 35 player(s) 2
93 65 player(s) 1
0 own goal(s) 12
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  • Own goal(s): Denys Kuryakov (Dinaz Vyshhorod vs Lokomotyv), Artem Makhonin (Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka vs Livyi Bereh-2), Volodymyr Shvets (Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv vs Lokomotyv), Mykhailo Tymoshenko (Dinaz Vyshhorod vs Hirnyk-Sport), Oleksandr Zaitsev (Dinaz Vyshhorod vs Penuel), Kyrylo Popovych (Oleksandriya-2 vs Hirnyk-Sport), Vadym Konovalov (Lokomotyv Kyiv vs Kolos-2), Denys Kuryakov (Dinaz Vyshhorod vs Oleksandriya-2), Valentyn Tkach (Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni vs Livyi Bereh-2), Illia Lebid (Chornomorets-2 Odesa vs Kolos-2), Stanislav Yarmola (Chornomorets-2 Odesa vs Lokomotyv), Artem Makhonin ({2} Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka vs Rebel)

Hat-tricks

As of 24 May 2026

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Player For Against Result Date
Maksym Chehlov4 FC Trostianets Dinaz Vyshhorod 4–1 (A) 16 November 2025
Roman Heresh Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv Rebel Kyiv 3–1 (A) 30 March 2026
Dmytriy Kremchanin Oleksandriya-2 Kolos-2 Kovalivka 5–2 (A) 12 April 2026
Roman Heresh4 Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 8–0 (H) 24 May 2026
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Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

The league's play-offs


Title play-off

Both groups' winners were expected to play each other for the season's title. Also, both these teams gained a direct promotion to the 2026–27 Ukrainian First League. At the same time, both groups' runners-up were expected to play among themselves for the season's third place and to play against the 13th- and 14th-placed teams in the Persha Liha (First League) for promotion. Later, promotion-relegation play-offs were cancelled.

Both matches, the league's final and third-place match, were played in a single-leg format and on a neutral field. A draw determined the hosting team for each match, which took place on May 15.[49]

Third place final
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Kolos-2 Kovalivka 1 – 0 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr
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27 May 2026 FC Kolos-2 Kovalivka 1:0Polissya-2 ZhytomyrCherkasy
14:00
Report[50] Stadium: Cherkasy Arena
Attendance: 30
Referee: Yevhen Makarenko (Cherkasy)
League's final
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Lokomotyv Kyiv 1 – 2 Kulykiv-Bilka
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31 May 2026 FC Lokomotyv Kyiv1:2 Kulykiv-Bilka Khmelnytskyi
14:00
  • Mordas 55'
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  • Panasyuk 48'
  • Volkov 87'
 Stadium: Sport Complex Podillia
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artem Hordynskyi (Vinnytsia)

The league's play-offs results

Promotion play-offs

The group runners-up were expected to qualify for the inter-tier promotion playoffs.

The relegation–promotion play-off games were expected to be scheduled to take place between the 13th- and 14th-placed teams with the third- and fourth-placed teams of the Second League. The draw was held on May 14, 2026.[51] Following the withdrawal of Rukh Lviv in the Premier League, relegation play-offs were reduced,[52] but later were canceled as Vorskla Poltava failed to receive the Professional Football League license for the next season.[53][54][55] The third and fourth-placed teams of the Second League had received direct promotion to the First League.[56]

Awards

Round awards

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Round Player Coach
Player Club Reference Coach Club Reference
Round 1 Tymofiy Khussin FC Trostianets [57] Oleksandr Maksymov Polissya-2 Zhytomyr [57]
Round 2 Republic of the Congo Jerry Yoka Polissya-2 Zhytomyr [58] Yuriy Bakalov FC Trostianets [58]
Round 3 Anton Bohdan Rebel Kyiv [59] Dmytro Yefimov Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi [59]
Round 4 Pavlo Zamurenko FC Trostianets [60] Yaromyr Loboda FC Uzhhorod [60]
Round 5 Nazar Voloshyn FC Lisne [61] Maksym Demskyi Rebel Kyiv [61]
Round 6 Vladyslav Pohorilyi Nyva Vinnytsia [62] Yuriy Bakalov (2) FC Trostianets [62]
Round 7 Oleksiy Sakhnenko Lokomotyv Kyiv [63] Serhiy Karpenko Lokomotyv Kyiv [63]
Round 8 Ivan Zhumiha Skala 1911 Stryi [64] Roman Hnativ Skala 1911 Stryi [64]
Round 9 Nazar Presich Atlet Kyiv [65] Yuriy Yaroshenko Nyva Vinnytsia [65]
Round 10 Oleh Nychyporenko Atlet Kyiv [66] Serhiy Atlasyuk Kulykiv-Bilka [66]
Round 11 Roman Heresh Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv [67] Dmytro Murashenko Atlet Kyiv [67]
Round 12 Mykola Vechurko Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka [68] Roman Hnativ (2) Skala 1911 Stryi [68]
Round 13 Dmytro Antoshyn FC Uzhhorod [69] Oleksandr Maksymov (2) Polissya-2 Zhytomyr [69]
Round 14 Maksym Kramarchuk Sambir-Nyva-2 [70] Maksym Demskyi (2) Rebel Kyiv [70]
Round 15 Maksym Kramarenko Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka [71] Serhiy Karpenko (2) Lokomotyv Kyiv [71]
Round 16 Stanislav Vienik Chornomorets-2 Odesa [72] Yuriy Yaroshenko (2) Nyva Vinnytsia [72]
Round 17 Nazar Voloshyn (2) FC Lisne [73] Artem Starhorodskyi Kolos-2 Kovalivka [73]
Round 18 Vadym Merdyeyev Skala 1911 Stryi [74] Maksym Demskyi (3) Rebel Kyiv [74]
Round 19 Maksym Chehlov FC Trostianets [75] Volodymyr Sharan FC Oleksandriya-2 [75]
Round 20 Oleksandr Huskov Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka [76] Vadym Khokhlov Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka [76]
Round 21 Artur Zahorulko Nyva Vinnytsia [77] Serhiy Atlasyuk (2) FC Kulykiv-Bilka [77]
winter break
Round 22 Rostyslav Babych Atlet Kyiv [78] Artem Starhorodskyi (2) Kolos-2 Kovalivka [78]
Round 23 Ivan Romanchuk Polissya-2 Zhytomyr [79] Yaromyr Loboda (2) FC Uzhhorod [79]
Round 24 Daniyil Yushko Rebel Kyiv [80] Yuriy Yaroshenko (3) Nyva Vinnytsia [80]
Round 25 Daniyil Volkov FC Kulykiv-Bilka [81] Serhiy Atlasyuk (3) FC Kulykiv-Bilka [81]
Round 26 Dmytriy Kremchanin Oleksandriya-2 [82] Yuriy Yaroshenko (4) Nyva Vinnytsia [82]
Round 27 Vitaliy Patulyak FC Kulykiv-Bilka [83] Oleksandr Semerenko SC Vilkhivtsi [83]
Round 28 Artur Petlenko Nyva Vinnytsia [84] Viktor Bytsiura Oleksandriya-2 [84]
Round 29 Yan Karanha Skala 1911 Stryi [85] Oleksandr Stepanov Skala 1911 Stryi [85]
Round 30 Bohdan Mordas Lokomotyv Kyiv [86] Oleksandr Holovko Dinaz Vyshhorod [86]
Round 31 Artem Poltavets Penuel Kryvyi Rih [87] Ihor Solodenko Penuel Kryvyi Rih [87]
Round 32 Dmytro Kovalenko FC Uzhhorod [88] Serhiy Atlasyuk (4) FC Kulykiv-Bilka [88]
Round 33 Roman Heresh (2) Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv [89] Serhiy Karpenko (3) Lokomotyv Kyiv [89]
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Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
4 KyivAtlet, Livyi Bereh-2, Lokomotyv, and Rebel
Kyiv OblastChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, Dinaz Vyshhorod, Kolos-2 Kovalivka, and FC Lisne
3 Lviv OblastKulykiv-Bilka, Sambir-Nyva-2, and Skala 1911 Stryi
2 Odesa OblastChornomorets-2 Odesa and Real Pharma Odesa
Zakarpattia OblastUzhhorod and Vilkhivtsi
1 Chernivtsi OblastBukovyna-2 Chernivtsi
Kirovohrad OblastOleksandriya-2
Poltava OblastHirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni
Sumy OblastTrostianets
Vinnytsia OblastNyva Vinnytsia
Zhytomyr OblastPolissya-2 Zhytomyr
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