The 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League was the 25th season of 3rd level professional
football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with a full round of matches. From 1 November 2015 to 26 March 2016 the competition was on winter break. The competition resumed with Round 16 and completed on 1 June 2016.
Team changes
Admitted teams
The following teams were admitted by the
PFL after playing in the
2015 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and passing attestation.
*
FC Myr Hornostayivka – initial group stage ''(returning after an absence of one season)''
*
FC Kolos Kovalivka
FC Kolos Kovalivka () is a professional Ukrainian football club from the village of Kovalivka, Vasylkiv Raion, Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast which competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, having been promoted from the Ukrainian First League on the 8 Ju ...
– intermediate group stage ''(debut)''
*
FC Barsa Sumy – initial group stage (
two seasons before) ''(debut)''
*
FC Inhulets Petrove – intermediate group stage ''(debut)''
*
FC Arsenal-Kyiv – ''(debut)''
**FC Arsenal-Kyiv is regarded as a successor of
FC Arsenal Kyiv
Football Club Arsenal Kyiv () is a Ukrainian Association football, football club based in Kyiv. In 2019, the club's professional team was dissolved, but its junior teams continue to compete in city competitions. The club claims to be a successo ...
which 22 years ago as
FC Borysfen Boryspil participated in the Second League.
*
NK Veres Rivne – ''(returning after an absence of four seasons)''
** NK Veres Rivne is regarded as a successor of
FC Veres Rivne.
Relegated teams
*
FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi – ''(returning after an absence of five seasons)''
Withdrawn teams
*
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk withdrew from the PFL before the start of the 2015–16 season.
Relocated teams
*
Real Pharma moved their operations from
Ovidiopol to
Odesa
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prior to the start of the season.
Renamed teams
*
FC Nikopol-NPHU – Prior to the start of the season ''FC NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol'' formally withdrew from the PFL and then reentered under their new name.
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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.
Top goalscorers
Full roster
at UA-Football (inaccurate, one round behind)
''Notes:''
See also
* 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League
* 2015–16 Ukrainian First League
* 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Ukrainian Second League
Ukrainian Second League seasons
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Ukraine
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