The 1996–97 Ukrainian Second League was the sixth season of 3rd level professional
football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 10 August 1996 and ended on 21 June 1997.
Teams
Promoted teams
Six teams have been promoted from the
1995–96 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
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Pokuttya Kolomyia - Group 1 winner ''(debut)''
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Papirnyk Malyn - Group 3 winner ''(debut)''
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Fakel Varva - Group 4 winner ''(debut)''
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Lokomotyv Smila - Group 3 runner-up ''(debut)''
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Avanhard Merefa - Group 4 third ''(debut)''
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Portovyk Kerch - Group 6 winner ''(debut)''
Two teams were added also without participation in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
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Nyva Bershad - undetermined ''(debut)'', supposedly instead of Sportinvest Kryvyi Rin
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odesskiy.com. (withdrew at the last season winter break, yet placed above the 18th position)
* FC Petrivtsi - undetermined ''(debut)''
Relegated teams
Two teams have been relegated from the 1995–96 Ukrainian First League
1995–96 Ukrainian First League was the fifth season of the Ukrainian First League which was easily won by Vorskla Poltava. The season started on August 4, 1995, and finished on July 1, 1996.
Promotion and relegation Promoted teams
Two clubs pro ...
:
* Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi – 21st place ''(debut)''
* Skala Stryi – 22nd place ''(debut)''
Withdrawn teams
* Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi
* Skala Stryi
* Chayka Sevastopol
* Druzhba Berdiansk
* Dnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
* Nyva-Kosmos Myronivka
* Avanhard Zhydachiv
Merged and renamed teams
* Skhid Slavutch changed its name to Nerafa Slavutych.
* Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia changed its name to FC Tysmenytsia.
* Obolon Kyiv changed its name to Obolon-PPO Kyiv in cooperation with the Ukrainian Armed Forces
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(PPO is an abbreviation for Anti-Air Defense).
* During winter break, Avanhard Merefa moved to Kharkiv and changed its name to Avanhard-Metalist Kharkiv.
Location map
Group A
Final standings
Top goalscorers
Group B
Final standings
Top goalscorers
See also
* 1996–97 Ukrainian Premier League
* 1996–97 Ukrainian First League
1996–97 Ukrainian First League was the sixth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Metalurh Donetsk. The season started on August 4, 1996, and finished on June 20, 1997.
Promotion and relegation Promoted teams
Three clubs promot ...
* 1996–97 Ukrainian Cup
The 1996–97 Ukrainian Cup was the sixth annual edition of Ukraine's association football, football knockout competition, the Ukrainian Cup.
This season for all amateur clubs was revived separate competition (1996–97 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Ama ...
References
External links
* Druha Lih
Group A
an
Group B
(ukr-football.org)
by Alexei Kobyzev
* Druha Lih
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by Dmitriy Troshchiy
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