Ukrainian Second League
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was the 12th 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 Sov ...
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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 LUKOR Kalush, FC Nafkom-Academia Irpin and
FC Zorya Luhansk
FC Zorya Luhansk ( uk, ФК «Зоря» Луганськ ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, because of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zapori ...
.
Team changes
Promoted
The following team was promoted from the
2002 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Following are the results of the Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2002 season. Participation is restricted to the regional (Oblast) champions and/or the most regarded team by the respective regional association.
This season competition consis ...
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FC Systema KKhP Chernyakhiv
FC Systema-KKhP Cherniakhiv was a Ukrainian football club from Cherniakhiv, Zhytomyr Oblast
Cherniakhiv ( uk, Черняхів) is an urban-type settlement in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Cherniakh ...
– ''(debut)''
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FC Shakhtar Luhansk
Shakhtar Luhansk was a Ukrainian football club from the city of Luhansk.
History
The football team was formed in 1977 when there was opened a new mine Luhanska No.1.FC Yavir Krasnopilya
FC Sumy was a Ukrainian football team based in the city of Sumy, which used to play in the Persha Liha. In April 2019 the Ukrainian Football Federation deprived the club of its professional status.FC Yavir–Sumy)''
The 2001 Ukrainian Football Amateur League participant:
* FC Vuhlyk Dymytrov – ''(debut)''
Also, one more club was admitted additionally:
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PFC Sevastopol
FC Sevastopol ( uk, ФК «Севастополь») 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 2013–14 Ukraini ...
– ''(debut, last season
Sevastopol
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was represented by
FC Chayka-VMS Sevastopol
FC Chayka-VMS Sevastopol was a Ukrainian association football, football club based in Sevastopol. In 2001–02, the club took part in the Ukrainian Second League for the last time.
The club's colours where white and blue.
History
Previous nam ...
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Relegated
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FC Nyva Ternopil
FC Nyva Ternopil ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Нива» Тернопіль) 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 Fi ...
– ''(debut, previously (11 seasons ago) played in the 1991
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The leagu ...
as Nyva Ternopil)''
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FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol
FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol (also referred as ''FC Elektrometalurg-NZF Nikopol '') is an amateur Ukrainian football club. The club is based in Nikopol, Ukraine and sponsored by the Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF).
Brief history Metalurh→Trubn ...
– ''(debut, previously (13 seasons ago) played in the 1989
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The leagu ...
as Kolos Nikopol)''
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FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk
FC Dnipro-2 () was the reserve team of 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 to compete in the Second ...
– ''(returning after an absence of 2 seasons)''
Withdrew
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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 Ukrai ...
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FC SKA-Orbita Lviv
FC SKA-Orbita Lviv was a Ukrainian football club from Lviv, Lviv Oblast. Oleksandr Svishchov was the club's president.
The club did not play at any single elimination tournaments (cup competitions) at national level (amateur or professional).
Du ...
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FC Zakarpattia-2 Uzhhorod
FC Zakarpattia-2 Uzhhorod was a Ukraine, Ukrainian association football, football team based in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. The club had been featured regularly in the Druha Liha, Ukrainian Second Division and served as a junior team for the FC Zakarpattia ...
FC Portovyk Illichivsk FC Portovyk Illichivsk was a Ukrainian football club from Chornomorsk
Chornomorsk ( uk, Чорномо́рськ, ), formerly Illichivsk (, translit. ''Illichivs'k''), is a city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine, ...
FC Stal-2 Alchevsk
FC Stal-2 Alchevsk was a Ukrainian football team based in Alchevsk, Ukraine. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian Second Division it serves as a junior team for the FC Stal Alchevsk
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Renamed
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FC Krystal Kherson
Krystal Kherson is a professional football club from Kherson in Ukraine that has a long history in the Soviet and then the Ukrainian Leagues. As of the 2020–21 season, it will play in the Ukrainian First League, the second tier of Ukrainian fo ...
changed its name to SC Kherson.
* FC Metalurh-2 Mariupol changed its name to
FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol
Illichivets-2 Mariupol is a defunct Ukrainian football team. It was the reserve team of the Ukrainian First League club FC Illichivets Mariupol. The club competed in the Druha Liha football competition of Ukraine.
History
When the Ukrainian Pr ...
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Changed groups
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FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv
FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv was a Ukrainian football team based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The team has been featured in the Ukrainian Second League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian First League, being a junior team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise, w ...
moved from B to A
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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 ...
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