The 1997–98 Ukrainian Second League was the seventh season of 3rd level professional
football in Ukraine
Football is the most popular sport in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Association of Football is the national governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in the country. It was organized in 1991 to replace the So ...
. The competition commenced on 31 July 1997 and ended on 29 June 1998.
Group A
Promoted teams
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Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv - Runner-up of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
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Naftovyk Dolyna - Third of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
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Dynamo-3 Kyiv
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- Group 3 third of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
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Berkut Bedevlia - Group 1 last of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
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Borysfen Boryspil - undetermined ''(previously another team
FC Boryspil played at the level in
1993–94)''
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Karpaty-2 Lviv - undetermined ''(debut)''
Relegated teams
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Podillia Khmelnytskyi - Placed 22nd in the
First League ''(returning, last time in
1989
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(Soviet Union))''
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Veres Rivne - Placed 23rd in the
First League ''(returning, last time in
1989
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(Soviet Union))''
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Krystal Chortkiv - Placed 24th in the
First League ''(debut)''
Location map
Final standings
Top goalscorers
Group B
Promoted teams
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Chornomorets Sevastopol - Fourth of the
Amateur League ''(returning, last time as
Chayka Sevastopol in
1995–96)''
*
Dynamo Odesa - undetermined ''(returning, last time as Dynamo-Flesh in
1995–96)''
*
SKA-Lotto Odesa - undetermined ''(debut)''
*
Fortuna Sharhorod - undetermined ''(debut)''
*
Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk - undetermined ''(debut)''
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Zirka-NIBAS-2 Kirovohrad - undetermined ''(debut)''
Relegated teams
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SC Odesa
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- Placed 21st in the
First League ''(returning, last time as SKA Odesa in
1991
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(Soviet Union))''
Location map
Final standings
Group C
Promoted teams
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Elektron Romny - Winner of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
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Metalurh Komsomolske - Fifth of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
*
Pivdenstal Yenakieve - Sixth of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
*
Slovianets Konotop - Group 3 runner-up of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
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Avers Bakhmach - Group 5 runner-up of the
Amateur League ''(debut)''
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Vorskla-2 Poltava - undetermined ''(debut)''
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Hirnyk Pavlohrad - undetermined ''(returning, last time as Hirnyk-Kosmos Pavlohrad in
1995–96)''
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Metalurh-2 Donetsk - undetermined ''(debut)''
Location map
Final standings
Post season play-offs
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation play-offs (1st leg)
''Zirka-2 Kirovohrad won on
walkover
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after Kharchovyk Popivka withdrew from the play-offs.''
Relegation play-offs (2nd leg)
''Tysmenytsia won 4–1 on aggregate.''
''Shakhtar Horlivka won on
walkover
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after Hirnyk Pavlohrad did not arrive.''
See also
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1997–98 Ukrainian Top League
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1997–98 Ukrainian First League
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1997–98 Ukrainian Cup
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1997–98 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
External links
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