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The 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League was the 27th season since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2017. The league returned to the multiple group competition format after it was abandoned in 2013. Final composition of the league was approved at the PFL Conference on 21 June 2017.[1]
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 July 2017 – 19 May 2018 |
| Champions | Ahrobiznes Volochysk |
| Promoted | Ahrobiznes Volochysk SC Dnipro-1 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| Relegated | FC Dnipro |
| Matches played | 326 |
| Goals scored | 913 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 23 – Serhiy Davydov (Metalist) |
| Biggest home win | 9 – Tavriya 9–0 Metalurh (Round 33) |
| Biggest away win | 11 – Metalurh 0–11 Enerhiya (Round 21) |
| Highest scoring | 11 – Metalurh 0–11 Enerhiya (Round 21) |
| Longest winning run | 10 – SC Dnipro-1 (Round 17–26) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 – Metalist (Round 3–20) |
| Longest winless run | 18 – Metalurh (Round 16–33) |
| Longest losing run | 13 – Metalurh (Round 21–33) |
| Highest attendance | 14,521 - Metalist – SC Dnipro-1 (Round 12) |
| Lowest attendance | 0[a] - Bukovyna – Skala (Round 2) Bukovyna – Polissya (ppd. Round 7) Prykarpattia – Podillya (Round 19) FC Dnipro – Sudnobudivnyk (Round 22) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 2 June 2018. | |
The current season competition is in a triple round robin format for each group.
Group A commenced their winter break after the Round 7 postponed match was played on 12 November 2017. Group B will begin their winter break after the completion of Round 22 on 19 November 2017. Group B competitions resumed the spring session on 30 March 2018 and Group A on 31 March 2018.
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On 21 June 2017, it was announced that 25 teams will play in two divisions,[2] but later FC Balkany Zorya was transferred to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League and FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro-2 withdrew from the competition, leaving 23 teams in the field.
Promoted teams
The following six teams were promoted from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[1][3][4]
- Ahrobiznes Volochysk – group 1 winners, amateur champions (debut)[5]
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – group 2 winners (debut)
- Polissya Zhytomyr – 6th place in group 2 (debut; a club with the same name competed in the 2000–01 season)
- Nyva Ternopil – 7th place in group 1 (returning after an absence of four seasons)
- Tavriya Simferopol – 9th place in group 2 (debut)
- FC Lviv – 10th place in group 1 (debut)
Also, one newly created team was admitted:[6]
- SC Dnipro-1 – (debut)[4][7]
Also, one reserve team was admitted:[2]
- MFC Mykolaiv-2 – (debut)[8]
Relegated teams
One team was relegated from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, according to the FIFA sanctions:
The following teams were relegated from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League.
- Bukovyna Chernivtsi – 16th place (returning after one season)
- Skala Stryi – 17th place (returning after one season)
- FC Ternopil – 18th place (returning after an absence of three seasons)
Renamed teams
- Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk – prior to the start of the season the club was renamed to FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk.[11][12]
Withdrawn teams
- Illichivets-2 Mariupol – before the start of the season, the club chose to compete in the Under-21 league.[13]
- Cherkaskyi Dnipro-2 – initially, the team passed attestation and was admitted to the PFL, but before the start of the season general director of FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro announced that the club's second team won't take part in professional competitions.[14] The President of the PFL expressed a hope that the league would find a replacement.[15] but no other teams entered the competition.
- FC Ternopil – After competing in four matches on 15 August 2017 the club informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition.[16] PFL annulled all their matches.[17]
Location map
The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.
Home venues of teams in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League. SC Tavriya played the home games in Nova Kakhovka.
Stadiums
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2016–17 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | Yunist Stadium | Am1, 1st |
| Sport Complex Podillya[b] | ||
| Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | Volodymyr Melnyk Stadium[c] | 15th |
| Arsenal–Kyiv Training Base[20] | ||
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Bukovyna Stadium | FL, 16th |
| FC Lviv | Skif Stadium | Am1, 10th |
| Sokil Stadium[20] | ||
| Nyva Ternopil | Vyshnyvets United Community Stadium[d] | Am1, 7th |
| Nyva-V Vinnytsia | Sports Complex Nyva | 7th |
| Central City Stadium[e] | ||
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Sport Complex Podillya | 14th |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | Spartak Stadium[f] | Am2, 6th |
| Volodymyr Melnyk Stadium | ||
| Avanhard Stadium[g] | ||
| Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | MCS Rukh | 10th |
| Khet-Tryk Stadium[h] | ||
| Skala Stryi | Medyk Stadium[i] | FL, 17th |
| Skala Training Base[20] | ||
| Ternopil City Stadium | FL, 18th |
| Team | Stadium | Position in 2016–17 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Dnipro | Dnipro-Arena | PL, 11th |
| Indoor Arena Dnipro-1 Training Base[20] | ||
| Metalurh Stadium[j] | ||
| SC Dnipro-1 | Dnipro-Arena | – |
| Indoor Arena at Dnipro-1 Training Base[20] | ||
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Enerhiya Stadium | 8th |
| Inhulets-2 Petrove | Povoroznyuk Stadium[k] | 6th |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Metalist Stadium | Am2, 1st |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Metalurh Training Base | 16th |
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Central City Stadium | –[l] |
| Park Peremohy Stadium[25] | ||
| Myr Hornostayivka | Zatys Stadium | 9th |
| Start Stadium, Novotroitske, Kherson Oblast | ||
| FC Nikopol | Elektrometalurh Stadium | 11th |
| Real Pharma Odesa | Ivan Stadium | 5th |
| Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | Central City Stadium | 17th |
| Park Peremohy Stadium | ||
| Mashynobudivnyk Stadium[m] | ||
| Tavriya Simferopol | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium | Am2, 9th |
| Enerhiya Stadium[n] |
Notes:
- Round 22 game was played in Obukhiv
- Due to the reconstruction of the home ground in 2018 Ahrobiznes moved their games to Khmelnytskyi[18]
- Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva originally played at Trudovi Reservy Stadium in Bila Tserkva, but prior to Round 10 announced that their administration is moving the club to Obukhiv.[19]
- Nyva Ternopil plays their home matches at the newly built Vyshnyvets United Community Stadium in a town of Vyshnivets[21]
- Round 23 game against Bukovyna was played at main city arena.[22]
- Polissya moved their home games in the spring session to Novohrad-Volynskyi due to the construction of both the Central Stadium and the Spartak Stadium[24]
- The game Podillya-Prykarpattia was moved to Ivano-Frankivsk and the hosting team was switched[20]
- Round 28 match moved to Novomoskovsk due to home ground used by SC Dnipro-1
- Located in the village of Volodymyrivka, Petrove Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast
- Round 26 game was played at Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Beryslav
- Tavriya Simferopol play their home matches in Beryslav due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation[26] At the start of the season the stadium did not qualify for professional competitions[27] and the club played their first few home matches at Enerhiya Stadium in Nova Kakhovka.[28]
- Стрийська "Скала" гратиме у Моршині [Skala Stryi will play in Morshyn]. Sport Galinfo (in Ukrainian). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi |  Oleh Ratiy |
Resigned | 4 June 2017[29] | Pre-season | Yuriy Kraft (caretaker) Vitaliy Kunytsia (caretaker) |
2 July 2017[30][31] | Pre-season |
| FC Dnipro | Dmytro Mykhaylenko |
Resigned | 21 June 2017[32] | Oleksandr Poklonskyi |
21 June 2017[32] | ||
| SC Dnipro-1 | new club | Dmytro Mykhaylenko |
21 June 2017[32] | ||||
| Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv |  Dennis Lukens |
Change of contract | 25 June 2017[33] | Viktor Zhurov |
25 June 2017 | ||
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | new club | Vyacheslav Mazarati |
26 June 2017[34] | ||||
| Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | Viktor Zhurov |
Resigned | 23 July 2017[35] | 10th | Dennis Lukens |
23 July 2017[36] | 10th |
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Arkadiy Batalov |
Released | 31 July 2017[37] | 8th | Vitaliy Kostyshyn (interim) |
31 July 2017 | 8th |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | Ihor Levytskyi |
Resigned | 12 August 2017[38] | 11th | Eduard Khavrov |
28 August 2017[39] | 11th |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Yuriy Kraft (caretaker) Vitaliy Kunytsia (caretaker) |
End of interim term | 25 August 2017 | 8th | Viktor Mhlynets |
25 August 2017[40] | 8th |
| Myr Hornostayivka | Viktor Bohatyr |
Mutual consent[41] | 29 August 2017[42] | 4th | Oleksandr Sapelnyak[a] |
29 August 2017[41] | 4th |
| Inhulets-2 Petrove | Andriy Kononenko |
Fired | 15 September 2017[43] | 11th | Serhiy Taran (assistant head coach)[44] |
25 September 2017[45] | 11th |
| Nyva-V Vinnytsia | Volodymyr Horilyi |
Fired | 18 September 2017[46] | 5th | Denys Kolchin |
22 September 2017[47] | 5th |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Oleksandr Pryzetko |
Mutual consent[a][b][49] | 26 September 2017[50][48] | 1st | Vyacheslav Khruslov (caretaker) |
26 September 2017[50] | 1st |
| Vyacheslav Khruslov (caretaker) |
End of interim spell | 28 September 2017 | Oleksandr Ivanov |
28 September 2017[49] | |||
| Inhulets-2 Petrove | Serhiy Taran |
Interim | 30 September 2017 | 11th | Eduard Pavlov[51] |
30 September 2017[52] | 11th |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | Eduard Khavrov |
Sacked | 20 November 2017[53] | 8th | Volodymyr Mazyar[54] |
22 November 2017 | 8th |
| Inhulets-2 Petrove | Eduard Pavlov |
Undisclosed | 15 December 2017[55] | 11th | Mykola Fedorko |
27 December 2017[56] | 11th |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | Volodymyr Mazyar |
Gentlemen's agreement[57] | 15 December 2017[58] | 8th | Oleksandr Pryzetko[59] |
27 December 2017 | 8th |
| Nyva Ternopil | Serhiy Zadorozhnyi |
Fired | 16 April 2018[60] | 5th | Vadym Bozhenko (caretaker) |
16 April 2018[60] | 5th |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Oleksandr Ivanov |
Resigned | 3 May 2018[61] | 2nd | Serhiy Ralyuchenko (caretaker) |
3 May 2018[61] | 2nd |
| FC Lviv | Andriy Chikh |
Sacked | 6 May 2018[62] | 4th | Andriy Khanas (caretaker) |
8 May 2018[63] | 4th |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Serhiy Ralyuchenko (caretaker) |
End of interim spell | 8 May 2018[64] | 2nd | Serhiy Valyayev[64] |
8 May 2018 | 2nd |
| Podillia Khmelnytskyi | Vitaliy Kostyshyn (caretaker) |
Made permanent | May 2018 | 9th | Vitaliy Kostyshyn |
May 2018[65][66] | 9th |
| Nyva Ternopil | Vadym Bozhenko (caretaker) |
Interim | 28 May 2018 | 6th | Vitaliy Shumskyi |
28 May 2018[67] | 6th |
- Until 18 September 2018 Oleksandr Sapelnyak served as a caretaker.[c]
- Initial reports were that Oleksandr Pryzetko resigned but later it was reported that he was dismissed without reason[48]
- "Myr demotes Nikopol!" [«Мир» декласує «Нікополь»!]. Myr Hornostayivka Official website (in Ukrainian). 18 September 2018.
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk[a] (C, P) | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 19 | +51 | 70 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League[69] |
| 2 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk[b] (P) | 27 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 62 | |
| 3 | Nyva-V Vinnytsia | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 45 | |
| 4 | Skala Stryi | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 40 | Withdrew after the season |
| 5 | FC Lviv[c] (P) | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 36 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League[71] |
| 6 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
| 7 | Nyva Ternopil[d] | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 30 | |
| 9 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 22 | |
| 10 | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva[e] (R) | 27 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 62 | −44 | 13 | Withdrew after the season |
| - | FC Ternopil[f] | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Results annulled |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: PFL.ua
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) Fair play; 8) Draw or play-off.[80]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) Fair play; 8) Draw or play-off.[80]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- On 7 April 2018 Ahrobiznes Volochysk secured its promotion to the First League with 8 rounds before the end of season.[68]
- On 21 April 2018 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk secured its promotion to the First League with 6 rounds before the end of season.[70]
- After completing the season, FC Lviv was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League on pretence of merging with Veres Rivne and made a swap of their league membership.[71] On 5 June 2018 the club was admitted to the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League while Veres Rivne would be in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League competition.[72] In addition, the club's female team was admitted to the Ukrainian Women's League without participating in competitions of the first league which was required for promotion.
- After completing most of the season (23 games), Nyva Ternopil on 8 May 2018 the club informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition due to the league's refereeing.[73][74] However, after the Club's Directors met with PFL president Makarov it was announced that they will return to the competition, subsequently only missing one match against Podillya with technical defeat "-:+".[75]
- Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva – failed attestation for the next season[76][77] and was removed from the league[78]
- FC Ternopil after failing to arrive for their Round 6 away match against Polissya Zhytomyr,[79] several days later informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition.[16] The club played four matches in the competition with a record of 4 losses scoring two goals and allowing nine goals scored against them.[16] The PFL annulled their results as per league regulations and removed them from the official standings on the decision of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee of 7 September 2017.
Results
Due to withdrawal of FC Ternopil, after the first full round the season calendar for Group A was redrawn on 7 September.[81]
| Home \ Away | AHR | AKB | BUC | LVI | NVT | NYV | POK | PZH | PIF | SKS | AHR | AKB | BUC | LVI | NVT | NYV | POK | PZH | PIF | SKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Arsenal-Kyivschyna Bila Tserkva | 0–3[a] | 0–1[a] | 0–1 | 2–3[a] | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 4–0 | 2–1[b] | 1–2 | 1–3[c] | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |||||||
| FC Lviv | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0[d] | 1–3 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Nyva Ternopil | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Nyva-V Vinnytsia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | +:-[e] | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–5 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 2–5 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Skala Stryi | 0–1 | 3–0[f] | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Position by round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nyva-V Vinnytsia | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Skala Stryi | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| FC Lviv | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Nyva Ternopil | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Arsenal-Kyivschyna Bila Tserkva | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| FC Ternopil |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: pfl.ua
Top goalscorers
- As of 2 June 2018
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ihor Khudobyak |
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 19 |
| Bohdan Semenets |
Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 19 (2) |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Dnipro-1[a] (C, P) | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 87 | 15 | +72 | 81 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League[69] |
| 2 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv[b] (P) | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 67 | |
| 3 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 33 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 61 | |
| 4 | Tavriya Simferopol | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 61 | |
| 5 | Myr Hornostayivka | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 53 | |
| 6 | Real Pharma Odesa | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 52 | |
| 7 | FC Nikopol | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 45 | |
| 8 | FC Dnipro (R) | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 37[c] | Relegation to Ukrainian Football Amateur League[d] |
| 9 | MFC Mykolaiv-2 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 37 | |
| 10 | Inhulets-2 Petrove[e] | 33 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 70 | −41 | 19 | Withdrew after the season |
| 11 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv[f] (R) | 33 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 33 | 95 | −62 | 19 | |
| 12 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia[g] | 33 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 133 | −119 | 7[h] |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: PFL.ua
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) Fair play; 8) Draw or play-off.[80]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) Fair play; 8) Draw or play-off.[80]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- On 2 May 2018 SC Dnipro-1 secured its promotion to the First League with 5 rounds before the end of season.[91]
- On 26 May 2018 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv secured its promotion to the First League with one round before the end of season.[92]
- FC Dnipro were deducted 18 points. Initially 3 points were deducted for failing to comply with a decision of the FIFA's Disciplinary Committee of 29 August 2017[93] Later on 16 January 2018, the PFL implemented FIFA's Disciplinary Committee findings which were originally informed to the FFU on 16 August 2017 about its decision to deduct the club 6 points.[94] On 6 March 2018, Dnipro was deducted additional 9 points including 3 for breaking its contract with Egídio Pereira Júnior and 6 for other debts.[95] On 2 May 2018 the President of Professional Football League Serhiy Makarov stated that he does not exclude a possibility of further relegation of Dnipro due to unpaid old debts.[96]
- After completing the season, FC Dnipro failed attestation for the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League season and were approved by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to be relegated to a lower classification level due to unpaid old debts.[97] There are speculations that the club will be dissolved.[98] FC Dnipro tried, but failed attestation for the season and were approved by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to be relegated to a lower classification level due to unpaid old debts[97]
- After completing the season, the administration of Inhulets Petrove decided to dissolve its reserve club Inhulets-2 Petrove citing that the club would concentrate their funds on the main club and infrastructure.[99]
- Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv – failed attestation for the next season[77] and was removed from the league[78]
- After completing the season, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia intended to stay in the league for the next season, but they failed attestation for the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League season and the club's administration decided to dissolve the team.[100] Prior to attestation, the club merged with FC Spartak-KPU Zaporizhzhia[101] (a team of local university, KPU), but on 6 June 2018, the club failed attestation for the season and the club's administration decided to dissolve the team[100]
- On 2 June 2018 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, after losing their last game of the season away against Tavriya 0–9, established a new league record for goals conceded with 133 goals.[102]
Results
| Home \ Away | DNI | DN1 | ENK | IP2 | M25 | MZA | MK2 | MYH | NIK | RPO | SBM | TAV | DNI | DN1 | ENK | IP2 | M25 | MZA | MK2 | MYH | NIK | RPO | SBM | TAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnipro | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |||||||
| SC Dnipro-1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Inhulets-2 Petrove | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 1–0 | 1–1[a] | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0–5 | 0–8 | 0–11 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–8 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–6 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| Myr Hornostayivka | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Nikopol | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Real Pharma Odesa | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||||||||
| Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 0–2 | 0–3[b] | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | ||||||||
| Tavriya Simferopol | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2[c] | 3–2 | 0–3 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Position by round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Dnipro-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Myr Hornostayivka | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Real Pharma Odesa | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Nikopol | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Dnipro | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| MFC Mykolaiv-2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Inhulets-2 Petrove | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: pfl.ua
Top goalscorers
- As of 2 June 2018
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serhiy Davydov |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 23 (1) |
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On 1 December 2017, at a session of the PFL council of leagues a decision was made to conduct a Championship game between winners of Group A and Group B.[106] The championship game was played as a single game held on a neutral field. Ahrobiznes won the Second League Group A and qualified for the Championship game on 12 May 2018.[107] On the same day, Dnipro-1 secured the Group B champion title after a win over FC Nikopol.[108]
Ahrobiznes Volochysk are crowned Champions of the Ukrainian Second League for the 2017–18 season
- The Championship match was originally scheduled to be played in Cherkasy at the Central Stadium,[b] the game was transferred to Kyiv.[c] The president of Professional Football League commented on the transfer at NV radio that one of the reasons that influence it was a recent fans violence in Cherkasy.[d]
- Золотой матч Второй лиги состоится в Черкассах [The Druha Liha gold match will take place in Cherkasy]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 15 May 2018.
- Золотой матч Второй лиги состоится на НСК Олимпийский [The Druha Liha gold match will take place at Olympiyskiy NSC]. Sport Arena (in Russian). 2 June 2018.
- Макаров: приємно вражені результатами перехідних матчів [Makarov: we are pleasantly impressed by results of transitional games] (in Ukrainian). Professional Football League. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018.
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Round awards
The 2017 annual coaching laureates
The best coaches were identified by the All-Ukrainian Football Coaches Association.[172]
| 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Team | Coach | Team | Coach | Team |
| Oleh Fedorchuk | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Volodymyr Kovalyuk | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Dmytro Mykhailenko | SC Dnipro-1 |
Season awards
The laureates of the 2017–18 season were:[173]
- Best player:
Ihor Khudobyak (Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk) - Best coach: Dmytro Mykhaylenko (SC Dnipro-1)
- Top goalscorer: Serhiy Davydov (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv)
- Fair Play award: Ahrobiznes Volochysk
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