The 2003–04
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 13th 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.
Team changes
Promoted
The following team was promoted from the
2003 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
*
FC Cherkasy – ''(returning after an absence of a seasons)''
*
FC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv
FC Hazovyk-KHV Kharkiv () was a professional football team based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. KHV stands for Kharkiv Gas Drilling (Mining).
Established in 2001, they competed in 5 seasons in the Ukrainian Second League (Group B). The club withdrew from t ...
– ''(debut)''
*
FC Helios Kharkiv
FC Helios Kharkiv (FC Gelios) is a Ukrainian association football, football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2003 to 2018 the club competed at professional level. In 2018 it was expected to be succeeded by FC Kobra Kharkiv, but unsuccessfu ...
– ''(debut)''
*
FC Ikva Mlyniv – ''(debut, admitted in place of
FC Kovel-Volyn-2)''
2003-04 season
RSSSF
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* FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne – ''(debut)''
* FC Rava Rava-Ruska – ''(debut)''
* FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv – ''(debut)''
Also, three more clubs were admitted additionally:
* FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv – ''(debut)''
* FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih
Football Club Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih () is a reserve team of recently reformed Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Before 2013 it competed as a reserve team of the original Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
In June 2013 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih went bankrupt.[FC Palmira Odesa
FC Palmira Odesa was a professional football club based in Odesa, Ukraine.
History
The club was founded in 1999 under the name Chornomorets-Lasunia, then was simply called Lasunia. In 2003, for a short period the club was called Lasunia-Transs ...]
– ''(debut)''
Relegated
Only one team was relegated from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League.
* FC Sokil Zolochiv – 18th place ''(returning after a season)''
Renamed / reorganized
* FC Karpaty-3 Lviv changed its name to FC Halychyna-Karpaty Lviv.
* FC LUKOR Kalush (last year winner) changed its name to FC Prykarpattia Kalush after merging with FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk.
**The second half of the season it changed to FC Spartak-2 Ivano-Frankivsk.
* FC Dynamo Simferopol changed its name to FC Dynamo-Ihroservice Simferopol
FC Ihroservice Simferopol (, ) was a Ukrainian football team based in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine. Uniform colours were white shirts and blue shorts.
History
FC Ihroservis traces its heritage to FC Dynamo Simferopol (''Динамо'', part of t ...
.
* FC Avanhard Rovenky changed its name to FC Avanhard-Inter Rovenky.
** FC Avanhard Rovenky at first merged with FC Inter Luhansk, later with FC Molniya Severodonetsk continuing to play as Avanhard-Inter.
Withdrawn
Before
* FC Sokil Zolochiv, recently relegated from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League it withdrew before the season
* FC Shakhtar Luhansk, a last season group runner-up, it folded before the season
* FC Systema-KKhP Chernyakhiv, a single season team, it withdrew before the season
* FC Kovel-Volyn-2 failed to obtain license for the season
During
* FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv, withdrew at mid-season
* FC Elektron Romny, withdrew just before the end of the season
* FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv, withdrew just before the end of the season
After
* FC Avanhard Rovenky, replaced with FC Molniya Severodonetsk at the end of the season
* FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi
FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi () is a Ukrainian professional association football, football team that is based in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. The club competes in the Ukrainian Second League.
History Soviet era
...
, merged with FC Krasyliv-Obolon as FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi
* 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 ...
* FC Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv
* FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa
FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa is former football team that was the reserve team of the FC Chornomorets Odesa. It was created out of the ''Chornomorets'' reserves team that competed in the Soviet competition in 1992. It was dissolved in 2020.
History
Th ...
, transitioned into reserve championship
* FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih
Football Club Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih () is a reserve team of recently reformed Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Before 2013 it competed as a reserve team of the original Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
In June 2013 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih went bankrupt.[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 ...]
, transitioned into reserve championship
* FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk, transitioned into reserve championship
Changed groups
* Borysfen-2 Boryspil from Group B to A
* Obolon-2 Kyiv from Group B to A
* Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia from Group B to C
Group A
Location map
Final standings
Top goalscorers
Group B
Location map
Final standings
Top goalscorers
Group C
Location map
Final standings
Top goalscorers
See also
* 2003–04 Ukrainian Premier League
* 2003–04 Ukrainian First League
The 2003–04 Ukrainian First League was the thirteenth season of the Ukrainian First League (football) which was won by Zakarpattia Uzhhorod. The season started on July 18, 2003, and finished on June 18, 2004.
Promotion and relegation Promote ...
* 2003–04 Ukrainian Cup
References
External links
2003-04 season by Oleksiy Kobyzev
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003-04 Ukrainian Second League
Ukrainian Second League seasons
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