2021–22 Ukrainian Second League
Season | 2021–22 |
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Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 183 (3.05 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vadym Shavrin (5 goals) |
Biggest home win | Peremoha 5–0 Krystal (14 August 2021) |
Biggest away win | Lyubomyr 0–11 Livyi Bereh (8 August 2021) |
Highest scoring | Lyubomyr 0–11 Livyi Bereh (8 August 2021) |
Highest attendance | 7,000 Karpaty 2–1 AFSC (14 August 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 100 2 matches |
Total attendance | 47763 |
Average attendance | 796 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2021. |
The 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League is the 31st since its establishment.
Summary[]
On June 1, 2021 the PFL Central Council adopted decision that new season competitions in the PFL Second League would start on July 25, 2021 just as competitions in all professional leagues in Ukraine.[1] The competition format and league composition corresponds to the PFL program "Strategy of Development" that was adopted back in 2016.[2]
As the previous season the top 2 teams from each group get promoted to the First League. There also is expected to be a play-off game.
Teams[]
Promoted teams[]
Twelve teams have been promoted from the 2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[3][4]
- Karpaty Lviv – 4th place of Group 1 (debut, last season original Karpaty Lviv withdrew)
- MFA Mukachevo – 8th place of Group 1 (debut, another club from Mukachevo, Karpaty, last competed in 1996–97)
- Viktoriya Mykolaivka – 1st place of Group 2 (debut)
- LNZ Cherkasy – 2nd place of Group 2 (debut)
- Livyi Bereh Kyiv – 6th place of Group 2 (debut)
- AFSC Kyiv – 9th place of Group 2 (debut)
- Lyubomyr Stavyshche – 10th place of Group 2 (debut)
- Vovchansk – 2th place of Group 3 (debut)
- Sumy – 3rd place of Group 3 (debut, a phoenix club based on LS Group Sumy Raion with another FC Sumy last competed at this level in 2011–12)
- Skoruk Tomakivka – 4th place of Group 3 (debut)
- SC Poltava – 5th place of Group 3 (debut, another FC Poltava last competed at this level in 2011–12)
- Trostianets – 6th place of Group 3 (debut)
Relegated teams[]
Two teams have been relegated from the 2020–21 Ukrainian First League:
- MFC Mykolaiv – 4th place (the club decision to relegate)
- Krystal Kherson – 16th place (returning after a season)
Withdrawn and merged teams[]
- Obolon-2 Bucha – withdrawn before the season
- – withdrawn before the season
- MFC Mykolaiv-2 – Reserve club withdraw due to parent club relegated
- FC Karpaty Lviv, officially liquidated, the 2020–21 playing and coaching staff joined FC Karpaty Halych
Location map[]
The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.
![2021–22 Ukrainian Second League is located in Ukraine](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Ukraine_adm_location_map.svg/1000px-Ukraine_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Kyiv teams : AFSC Livyi Bereh Rubikon Kyiv teams : AFSC Livyi Bereh Rubikon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/8px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
![Kyiv Kyiv](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Cherkasy Cherkasy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![MFA MFA](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Metalurh Metalurh](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/6px-Green_pog.svg.png)
![(Marianivka) (Marianivka)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/6px-Blue_pog.svg.png)
Stadiums[]
Team[3] | Stadium[a] | Position in 2020–21 |
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Dinaz Vyshhorod | Dinaz Stadium | 3rd |
Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | Kolos Stadium | 4th |
Karpaty Halych | Stadion Rukh (I.-Frankivsk) | 5th |
Nyva Vinnytsia | Tsentralnyi Miskyi Stadion | 6th |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Bukovyna Stadium | 7th |
Dnipro Cherkasy | Cherkasy Arena | 7th, Group B |
Chaika | Stadion im.Brukvenka | 8th |
FC Chernihiv | Chernihiv Arena | 10th |
Rubikon Kyiv | Arsenal Arena | 11th |
LNZ Cherkasy | Cherkasy Arena[5] | Am |
Karpaty Lviv | Ukraina Stadium[5] | Am |
Livyi Bereh Kyiv | Livyi Bereh (Hnidyn) | Am |
MFA Mukachevo | MFA training field | Am |
AFSC Kyiv | "TBD"[5] | Am |
Lyubomyr Stavyshche | Kolos Stadium | Am |
Team[3] | Stadium[a] | Position in 2020–21 |
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MFC Mykolaiv | Tsentralnyi Stadion | 1L |
Krystal Kherson | Krystal Stadium | 1L |
Metalurh Zaporizhya | Slavutych-Arena | 3rd |
Tavriya Simferopol | Marianivskyi Stadium[b] | 4th |
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Enerhiya Stadium | 5th |
Yarud Mariupol | Zakhidnyi Stadium | 6th |
Balkany Zoria | Boris Tropanets Stadium | 8th |
Peremoha Dnipro | Stadion Olimpiyski Rezervy | 9th |
Real Pharma Odesa | Stadion Ivan | 10th |
FC Nikopol | Elektrometalurh Stadium | 11th |
Viktoriya Mykolaivka | Viktoriya Stadium | Am |
Sumy | Yuvileiny Stadium | Am |
Skoruk Tomakivka | Elektrometalurh Stadium[6] | Am |
SC Poltava | Lokomotyv Stadium[5] | Am |
Vovchansk | Nova Bavaria Stadium (Kharkiv)[5] | Am |
Trostianets | Volodymyr Kuts Stadium[5] | Am |
- ^ Jump up to: a b Minimum capacity of stadium for the Second League is 500 spectators.[citation needed]
- ^ Tavriya Simferopol moved to play their home matches in Marianivka, Kakhovka Raion after merging with Tavriya Novotroitske. All matches will be played in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
Managers[]
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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Krystal Kherson | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 June 2021[7] | Pre-season | ![]() |
18 July 2021[8][9] | Pre-season |
AFSC Kyiv | ![]() |
Resigned | 16 June 2021 | ![]() |
16 June 2021[10] | ||
FC Dnipro Cherkasy | ![]() |
Resigned | 12 June 2021[11] | ![]() |
25 June 2021[12] | ||
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | ![]() |
End of interim | 24 June 2021[13] | ![]() |
24 June 2021[13] | ||
MFC Mykolaiv | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 26 June 2021[14][15] | ![]() |
27 June 2021[16][17][18] | ||
Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | ![]() |
Unknown | June 2021[19][20] | ![]() |
July 2021[21] | ||
Rubikon Kyiv | ![]() |
left for Olimpik Donetsk | 24 July 2021[22] | ![]() |
24 July 2021[22] | ||
Karpaty Halych | ![]() |
Unknown | 25 July 2021[23] | ![]() |
25 July 2021[23] | ||
Lyubomyr Stavyshche | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 8 August 2021[24] | 15th | ![]() |
8 August 2021[25][26] | 15th |
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15[a] | Promotion to [27] |
2 | LNZ Cherkasy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 15[a] | |
3 | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Promotion play-offs |
4 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 10 | |
5 | Karpaty Halych | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
6 | Karpaty Lviv | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
7 | Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | |
8 | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | |
9 | MFA Mukachevo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
10 | Rubikon Kyiv | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 6 | |
11 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5[b] | |
12 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5[b] | |
13 | FC Chernihiv | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
14 | AFSC Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |
15 | Lyubomyr Stavyshche | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | Relegation to [27] |
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 amount of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b Livyi Bereh: 3 pts; LNZ: 0 pts
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dnipro: 3 pts; Bukovyna: 0 pts
Results[]
Notes:
Top goalscorers[]
As of 28 August 2021[28]
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Number of teams by region (Group A)[]
Number | Region | Team(s) |
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6 | ![]() |
Chaika, Dinaz, AFSC Kyiv, Lyubomyr, Livyi Bereh and Rubikon |
2 | ![]() |
Dnipro and LNZ |
1 | ![]() |
Chernihiv |
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Bukovyna | |
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Karpaty Halych | |
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Epitsentr | |
![]() |
Karpaty Lviv | |
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Nyva | |
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MFA Mukachevo |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mykolaiv | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 14 | Promotion to [27] |
2 | Balkany Zoria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | |
3 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 12 | Promotion play-offs |
4 | Skoruk Tomakivka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | |
5 | FC Nikopol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 11 | |
6 | Peremoha Dnipro | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | |
7 | Vovchansk | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | |
8 | Tavriya Simferopol | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | |
9 | Yarud Mariupol | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 8 | |
10 | Viktoriya Mykolaivka | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
11 | SC Poltava | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | |
12 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | |
13 | Krystal Kherson | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | |
14 | FC Trostianets | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | |
15 | Sumy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
16 | Real Pharma Odesa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 0 | Relegation to [27] |
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 amount of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).
Results[]
Top goalscorers[]
As of 28 August 2021[29]
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Number of teams by region (Group B)[]
Number | Region | Team(s) |
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3 | ![]() |
Nikopol, Peremoha and Skoruk |
![]() |
Sumy, Trostianets and Viktoriya | |
2 | ![]() |
Enerhiya and Krystal |
![]() |
Balkany and Real Pharma | |
1 | ![]() |
Tavriya |
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Yarud | |
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Vovchansk | |
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Mykolaiv | |
![]() |
Poltava | |
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Metalurh |
Post-season play-offs[]
Following the league season (double round-robin tournament), winners of both group are expected to meet to contest the 2021–22 Second League championship title. In addition, the third placed teams in each group expected to contest a single berth for promotion play-off with the 12th place team of the 2021–22 First League.
Championship game[]
Winner of the Group A | x – x | Winner of the Group B |
Promotion play-offs[]
Third placed of the Group A | x – x | Third placed of the Group B |
Awards[]
Round awards[]
showRound | Player | Coach |
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See also[]
- 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League
- 2021–22 Ukrainian First League
- 2021–22 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
- 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup
- List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2021
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External links[]
- У Другій лізі скасували ліміт на легіонерів у заявці. UA-Football. 27 June 2021
- Ukrainian Second League seasons
- 2021–22 in Ukrainian association football leagues
- 2021–22 in European third tier association football leagues
- Current association football seasons