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The 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League was the 31st season since its establishment.
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| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | no title awarded |
| Matches played | 150 |
| Goals scored | 426 (2.84 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hlib Lityuk (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Krystal 6–0 Poltava (23 August 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Lyubomyr 0–11 Livyi Bereh (8 August 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Lyubomyr 0–11 Livyi Bereh (8 August 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Livyi Bereh Kyiv |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Metalurh Zaporizhia |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Real Pharma Odesa |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches Real Pharma Odesa |
| Highest attendance | 7,000 Karpaty L. v AFSC (14 August 2021) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 Krystal v Vovchansk (26 September 2021) |
| Total attendance | 105416 |
| Average attendance | 703 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 27 September 2021. | |
The competition was terminated at the PFL Council meeting on 6 May 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
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.[2] The competition format and league composition corresponds to the PFL program "Strategy of Development" that was adopted back in 2016.[3]
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.
Promoted teams
Twelve teams have been promoted from the 2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[4][5]
- 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 – 2nd 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
- Volyn-2 Lutsk – 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.
Kyiv
Cherkasy
(Marianivka)
Home venues of teams in the 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League. SC Tavriya is forced to play its home games outside of Crimea (Autonomous Republic of Crimea).
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| Team[4] | Stadium[a] | Position in 2020–21 |
|---|---|---|
| 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[6] | Am |
| Karpaty Lviv | Ukraina Stadium[6] | Am |
| Livyi Bereh Kyiv | Livyi Bereh (Hnidyn) | Am |
| MFA Mukachevo | MFA training field | Am |
| AFSC Kyiv | "TBD"[6] | Am |
| Lyubomyr Stavyshche | Kolos Stadium | Am |
| Team[4] | Stadium[a] | Position in 2020–21 |
|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | Am |
| SC Poltava | Lokomotyv Stadium[6] | Am |
| Vovchansk | Nova Bavaria Stadium (Kharkiv)[6] | Am |
| Trostianets | Volodymyr Kuts Stadium[6] | Am |
- 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
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krystal Kherson |  Vadym Yevtushenko |
Resigned | 15 June 2021[8] | Pre-season | Yuriy Kulish |
18 July 2021[9][10] | Pre-season |
| AFSC Kyiv | Anatoliy Sidenko |
Resigned | 16 June 2021 | Vyacheslav Nivinskyi |
16 June 2021[11] | ||
| FC Dnipro Cherkasy | Ihor Stolovytskyi |
Resigned | 12 June 2021[12] | Taras Ilnytskyi |
25 June 2021[13] | ||
| Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | Vyacheslav Bohodyelov (interim) |
End of interim | 24 June 2021[14] | Vladyslav Savchuk |
24 June 2021[14] | ||
| MFC Mykolaiv | Illia Blyznyuk |
Mutual consent | 26 June 2021[15][16] | Serhiy Shevchenko |
27 June 2021[17][18][19] | ||
| Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | Ihor Badlo |
Unknown | June 2021[20][21] | Oleh Naduda |
July 2021[22] | ||
| Rubikon Kyiv | Serhiy Litovchenko |
left for Olimpik Donetsk | 24 July 2021[23] | Viktor Kuriata |
24 July 2021[23] | ||
| Karpaty Halych | Roman Hnativ |
Unknown | 25 July 2021[24] | Lyubomyr Vovchuk |
25 July 2021[24] | ||
| Lyubomyr Stavyshche | Oleksandr Honcharov |
Undisclosed | 8 August 2021[25] | 15th | Vadym Lazorenko |
8 August 2021[26][27] | 15th |
| Tavriya Simferopol | Serhiy Puchkov |
Mutual consent | 14 September 2021[28] | 12th | Yuriy Chumak (interim) |
14 September 2021[28] | 12th |
| Viktoriya Mykolaivka | Artem Radionov |
Sacked | 21 September 2021[29] | 10th | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi |
21 September 2021[29] | 10th |
| Karpaty Halych | Lyubomyr Vovchuk |
Changed position | 23 September 2021[30] | 8th |  Carlos Inarejos |
23 September 2021[31] | 8th |
| FC Sumy | Valeriy Kutsenko |
Resigned | 14 October 2021[32] | 15th | Evgeny Yarovenko |
19 January 2022[33] | 16th |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Yevhen Kovalenko |
Resigned | 25 October 2021[34] | 9th | Yuriy Kyslytsia (acting) |
25 October 2021[34] | 9th |
| MFC Mykolaiv | Serhiy Shevchenko |
Mutual consent | 2 November 2021[35] | 2nd | Eduard Pavlov |
2 November 2021[35] | 2nd |
| Nyva Vinnytsia | Volodymyr Tsytkin |
Mutual consent | 4 November 2021[36] | 8th | Valentyn Vishtaliuk (caretaker) |
5 November 2021 | 8th |
| Dinaz Vyshhorod | Volodymyr Bondarenko |
Mutual consent | 15 December 2021[37] | 4th | Oleksandr Holovko |
12 February 2022[38] | 4th |
| FC Nikopol | Oleksandr Poklonskyi |
Moved to VPK-Ahro | 25 December 2021[39] | 12th | |||
| Nyva Vinnytsia | Valentyn Vishtaliuk (caretaker) |
End of interim | 15 January 2022 | 8th | Ihor Leonov |
15 January 2022[40] | 8th |
| Viktoriya Mykolaivka | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi |
Moved to Alians Lypova Dolyna | 26 January 2022[41] | 10th | Volodymyr Romanenko (interim) |
26 January 2022[42] | 10th |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karpaty Lviv | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 7 | +39 | 48 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 2 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv[a] | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 46 | Withdrew after season |
| 3 | LNZ Cherkasy | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 41 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 4 | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 40 | |
| 5 | Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | |
| 6 | MFA Mukachevo[a] | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 | Withdrew after season |
| 7 | Karpaty Halych[a] | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 25[b] | |
| 8 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 25[b] | |
| 9 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 10 | FC Chernihiv | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 20 | |
| 11 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 17 | Withdrew after season |
| 12 | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 15 | |
| 13 | Rubikon Kyiv | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 11 | |
| 14 | AFSC Kyiv | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 8 | Withdrew after season |
| 15 | Lyubomyr Stavyshche[a] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 51 | −43 | 4 |
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).
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 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).
Notes:
- Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Lyubomyr Stavyshche, Karpaty Halych, MFA Mukachevo and Livyi Bereh Kyiv withdrew from competitions after season.[43][44][45][46]
Results
| Home \ Away | BUK | CPB | CHE | DIN | DNI | EPD | KAH | KAR | KYI | LIV | LNZ | LUB | MUN | NVV | RUB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Chaika | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| FC Chernihiv | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Dinaz Vyshhorod | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | ||||||
| Dnipro Cherkasy | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||
| Karpaty Halych | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |||||
| Karpaty Lviv | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
| AFSC Kyiv | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||||
| LNZ Cherkasy | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Lyubomyr Stavyshche | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–11 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |||||||
| MFA Mukachevo | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||
| Nyva Vinnytsia | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||||||
| Rubikon Kyiv | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Notes:
Top goalscorers
As of 28 November 2021[update][47]
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Number of teams by region (Group A)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 45 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 2 | Skoruk Tomakivka | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 41 | |
| 3 | Peremoha Dnipro | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 39[a] | Withdrew after season |
| 4 | Balkany Zorya | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 39[a] | |
| 5 | Tavriya Simferopol[b] | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Poltava | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 31[c] | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 7 | Trostianets[b] | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 31[c] | Withdrew after season |
| 8 | Mykolaiv | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 30 | |
| 9 | Vovchansk | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 27[d] | |
| 10 | Viktoriya Mykolaivka[b] | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 27[d] | |
| 11 | Yarud Mariupol | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 24 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League |
| 12 | Nikopol | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 20 | Withdrew after season |
| 13 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka[b] | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 17 | |
| 14 | Real Pharma Odesa | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 14 | |
| 15 | Krystal Kherson | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 9 | Withdrew after season |
| 16 | Sumy[b] | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 5 |
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).
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 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).
Notes:
- Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, Tavriya Simferopol, Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka, Viktoriya Mykolaivka, Sumy and Trostianets withdrew from competitions after the season.[48][49][50][51]
Results
| Home \ Away | BAZ | ENK | KRY | MEZ | MYK | NIK | POL | PER | RPO | SKO | SUM | TAV | TRO | VIM | VOV | YAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balkany Zoria | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Krystal Kherson | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Mykolaiv | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
| FC Nikopol | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||||||
| SC Poltava | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Peremoha Dnipro | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Real Pharma Odesa | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Skoruk Tomakivka | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Sumy | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |||||||||
| Tavriya Simferopol | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||||
| FC Trostianets | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Viktoriya Mykolaivka | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Vovchansk | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Yarud Mariupol | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 |
Top goalscorers
As of 27 November 2021[update][52]
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Number of teams by region (Group B)
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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 | Cancelled | Winner of the Group B |
Promotion play-offs
| Third placed of the Group A | Cancelled | Third placed of the Group B |
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