The 2001–02

Ukrainian Second League The Ukrainian Second League (, ''Druha Liha'') is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football. As the third tier it was establ ...

was the 11th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions were divided into three groups according to geographical location in the country – A is western Ukraine, B is southern Ukraine and Crimea, and C is eastern Ukraine. The groups were won respectively by FC Krasyliv, FC Systema-Boreks Borodianka and FC Sumy.

Team changes

Promoted

The following team was promoted from the 2001 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: * FC Kovel-Volyn-2 – ''(debut)'' * FC SKA-Orbita Lviv – ''(debut)'' * FC Dnister Ovidiopol – ''(debut)'' *

FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk FC Stal Kamianske () was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. After being relegated to the Ukrainian First League after the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season, the club re-registered ...

– ''(debut, previously (16 seasons ago) played in the 1985

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as Metalurh Dniprodzerzhynsk)'' The 2000 Ukrainian Football Amateur League participant: * FC Akademiya Irpin – ''(debut)'' Also, eight more club was admitted additionally: * FC Zakarpattia-2 Uzhhorod – ''(debut)'' *

FC Borysfen-2 Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil is a formerly professional Ukrainian football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. The club was created as a phoenix club in 1997 by Ihor Kovalevych after disagreement in FC CSKA Kyiv (today FC Arsenal Kyiv). The history of the club ...

– ''(debut)'' * FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk – ''(debut)'' * FC Obolon-2 Kyiv – ''(returning after absence of a season)'' * FC Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk– ''(debut, replacing relegated FC Prykarpattia-2 Ivano-Frankivsk)'' * FC Chaika-VMS Sevastopol – ''(returning after an absence of 6 seasons)'' *

FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia is a former professional football team based in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. History Founded in 1982, the club played in the Ukrainian Premier League from 1992 through 1998, after being initially chosen to participate for being ...

– ''(debut, previously (10 seasons ago) played in the 1991

as Torpedo Zaporizhzhia)'' * FC Dynamo Simferopol – ''(debut)''

Relegated

FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukraine, Ukrainian professional association football, football club based in Chernivtsi. History The club was established in 1958 as Avanhard Chernivtsi (Avangard Chernovtsy) for republican competiti ...

– ''(returning after an absence of a season)'' * FC Cherkasy – ''(returning after an absence of 8 seasons, previously as Dnipro Cherkasy)'' *

FC Spartak Sumy FC Spartak Sumy was a Ukrainian football club based in Sumy. History Yavir was established on January 12, 1982, at the village forestry Krasnopillya. In Ukrainian Yavir () means Sycamore (''Acer pseudoplatanus''). The team started playing in t ...

– ''(returning after an absence of 7 seasons, previously as Yavir Krasnopillia)''

Withdrawn

FC Adoms Kremenchuk FC ADOMS Kremenchuk was a Ukrainian football club formed in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast in 1999 and based at Polytechnic Stadium from 1998 to 2001. Team competed in two seasons of Ukrainian Second League before dissolving in 2001. History The ...

, withdrew before the season *

FC Ternopil FC Ternopil is a Ukrainian amateur Association football, football club based in Ternopil, Ukraine. The club was originally created as a second team of FC Nyva Ternopil. After its reformation and return to professional level, the club competed in t ...

, being a farm team of

FC Nyva Ternopil FC Nyva Ternopil (; ) is a Ukrainian football club from the city of Ternopil, the administrative center of Ternopil Oblast. As of the 2020–21 season, it played in the Ukrainian First League, the second tier of Ukrainian football, following pro ...

, it is forced relegation as Nyva was relegated to the league for the next season * FC Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk was forced into relegation due to relegation of

FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk FC Dnipro-2 () was the reserve team of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dnipro. History The club initially competed in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast competition as FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk . In 1997 the club was entered into the professional leagues t ...

* FC Chaika-VMS Sevastopol, was replaced for the next season with

FC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol () was a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. The club was a spiritual descendant of the Soviet clubs from Sevastopol such as Chaika Sevastopol. After the completion of the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League season due to th ...

* FC Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy was merged with FC Sumy * FC Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv withdrew during winter break *

FC Dynamo Lviv FC Dynamo Lviv is an amateur Ukrainian football club from Lviv, Lviv Oblast. Created in 1940, the club for most of its history stayed amateur. In 1946 its best players joined FC Spartak Lviv. The club reached the semifinals in the 1998–99 Ukra ...

, withdrew after the season * FC SKA-Orbita Lviv, withdrew after the season * FC Zakarpattia-2 Uzhhorod, withdrew after the season * FC Portovyk Illichivsk, withdrew after the season * FC Cherkasy, withdrew after the season * FC Mashynobudivnyk Druzhkivka, withdrew after the season * FC Oskil Kupyansk, withdrew after the relegation

Renamed / Relocated

FC Kalush FC Kalush () was a Ukrainian professional football club from Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. History The club was founded soon after World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...

changed its name to FC Lukor Kalush * FC Kovel-Volyn changed its name to FC Kovel-Volyn-2 * FC Akademiya Irpin changed its name to FC Nafkom-Akademiya Irpin * FC Ternopil-Nyva-2 changed its name to

* FC Rihonda Bila Tserkva changed its name to

FC Ros Bila Tserkva FC Ros Bila Tserkva is a Ukrainian amateur Association football club based in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv Oblast that was expelled from the professional league after the 2010–11 season. The club was formed in 1983. The club's best season was in the f ...

changed its name to FC Sumy * FC Karpaty-2 changed its name to FC Karpaty-3 Lviv ** FC Lviv (1992) in the First League after merger changed to Karpaty-2 * FC Hazovyk Komarno moved to

Stryi Stryi (, ; ) is a city in Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the left bank of the Stryi (river), Stryi River, approximately south of Lviv in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. It serves as the administrative center of Stryi R ...

and changed its name to FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi

Group A

Location map

Final standings

Top goalscorers

Group B

Location map

Final standings

Top goalscorers

Group C

Location map

Final standings

Top goalscorers

External links

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