The 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League was the 24th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced 25 July 2014 when Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva hosted Shakhtar-3 Donetsk in

Bila Tserkva Bila Tserkva ( ; , ) is a city in central Ukraine. It is situated on the Ros (river), Ros River in the historical region of right-bank Ukraine. It is the largest city in Kyiv Oblast (which does not include the city of Kyiv) and serves as the ...

. The competition resumed from the winter break with the postponed Round 16 match between Skala Stryi and NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol on 21 March 2015.

Competition format

Ten teams are competing in three stages of

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. All teams will play each other in regular format with the first 16 rounds are scheduled for the fall of 2014, while the rest two are planned for the spring of 2015. The draw of the third stage will be based on results of the first two.

Team changes

Admitted teams

* No teams were admitted by the PFL after playing in the

2014 Ukrainian Football Amateur League The 2014 Ukrainian Football Amateur League season was played from 30 April to 17 October 2014. Teams * Debut: FC Mayak Sarny, FC Kolos Kovalivka, FC Balkany Zorya, FC Varvarivka Mykolaiv, FC AF Piatykhatska Volodymyrivka, FC Elektrovazhmash K ...

and passing attestation. ** FC Zorya Bilozirya that finished at the final group stage submitted a license prior to the season but merged with FC Slavutych Cherkasy (already playing in the Second League). The club was renamed to FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro.

Relegated teams

* No teams were relegated from the

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from the previous season.The Central Council of Professional Football League of Ukraine considered the

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circumstances that were created due to war conditions in Kramatorsk as the reason for the cancellation. With the goal to preserve the maximum integrity of the League, considering that a direct threat to the life of footballers, coaching staff, and club's administration, those games, that were to be conducted with participation of Avanhard Kramatorsk to the end of the season, were recognized that they were not going to take place because of those unforeseen events.

Suspended teams

* Shakhtar Sverdlovsk were suspended from the PFL before the start of the 2014–15 season due to the

Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then ...

Withdrawn teams

* FC Karlivka failed to submit a license and withdrew from the PFL.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

League table

Results

Round by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Promotion/relegation play-off

A promotion/relegation home and away play-off is to be played by the 3rd place team of 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League against the 14th placed team of the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League competition. Seedings for the playoff were announced in Ukrainian House of Football on May 29.

First leg

Second leg

'' Kremin Kremenchuk loses 1–0 on aggregate and remains in Second League''

Top goalscorers

References

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