The 2021–22
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 31st season since its establishment.
The competition was terminated at the PFL Council meeting on 6 May 2022 due to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
Summary
On June 1, 2021, the PFL Central Council adopted decision that new season competitions in the PFL Second League would start on July 25, 2021, just as competitions in all professional leagues in Ukraine. The competition format and league composition corresponds to the PFL program "Strategy of Development" that was adopted back in 2016.
As the previous season the top 2 teams from each group get promoted to the First League. There also is expected to be a play-off game.
Teams
Promoted teams
Twelve teams have been promoted from the
2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
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Karpaty Lviv – 4th place of Group 1 ''(debut, last season original
Karpaty Lviv withdrew)''
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MFA Mukachevo – 8th place of Group 1 ''(debut, another club from Mukachevo, Karpaty, last competed in
1996–97)''
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Viktoriya Mykolaivka – 1st place of Group 2 ''(debut)''
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LNZ Cherkasy – 2nd place of Group 2 ''(debut)''
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Livyi Bereh Kyiv – 6th place of Group 2 ''(debut)''
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AFSC Kyiv
Akademiya Futbolu SC Kyiv () is a Ukraine, Ukrainian football (soccer), professional football club from Kyiv. The club is based at the Kyiv's elite Pechersk, Kyiv, Pechersk neighborhood based at the former Kyiv Arsenal factory stadium.
History
T ...
– 9th place of Group 2 ''(debut)''
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Lyubomyr Stavyshche – 10th place of Group 2 ''(debut)''
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Vovchansk
Vovchansk (, ; ) is a destroyed city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of . The Vovcha river, a tributary of the Donets river, runs through the city.
Vovchansk had a population of However, th ...
– 2nd place of Group 3 ''(debut)''
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Sumy
Sumy (, , ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel (river), Psel River and has a population of making it the 23rd-largest in the country.
The city ...
– 3rd place of Group 3 ''(debut, a phoenix club based on LS Group Sumy Raion with another FC Sumy last competed at this level in
2011–12)''
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Skoruk Tomakivka – 4th place of Group 3 ''(debut)''
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SC Poltava – 5th place of Group 3 ''(debut, another
FC Poltava
FC Poltava () was a Ukrainian association football, football club based in Poltava in 2007–2018.
History
The club was created by the newly elected mayor of the Poltava city Andriy Matkovsky (2006–2010) who was the club's Honorary President ...
last competed at this level in
2011–12)''
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Trostianets – 6th place of Group 3 ''(debut)''
Relegated teams
Two teams have been relegated from the
2020–21 Ukrainian First League:
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MFC Mykolaiv
MFС Mykolaiv (''Municipal Football Club "Mykolaiv"'', ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Mykolaiv.
It is one of the oldest football clubs that exists in Ukraine. Originally was established as a football team of the Black Sea Shipyard, s ...
– 4th place ''(the club decision to relegate)''
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Krystal Kherson – 16th place ''(returning after a season)''
Withdrawn and merged teams
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Obolon-2 Bucha – withdrawn before the season
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Volyn-2 Lutsk – withdrawn before the season
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MFC Mykolaiv-2
MFC Mykolaiv-2 is the 2nd squad of the Ukrainian football club MFC Mykolaiv.
History
History of the MFC Mykolaiv second team could be easily traced to the 1937 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR where Sudnobudivnyk-2 Mykolaiv placed 6th o ...
– Reserve club withdraw due to parent club relegated
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FC Karpaty Lviv
Football Club Karpaty Lviv ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv.
In 2020–21 the club was reorganized and changed owner. During that period there existed two clubs with the same name, one at professional level competitio ...
, officially liquidated, the 2020–21 playing and coaching staff joined
FC Karpaty Halych
FC Karpaty Halych () was a professional Ukrainian football club from the historical city of Halych.
The team is currently playing Ukrainian Second League. The club was formed back in 1949 as Kolhospnyk Halych, part of the Kolos sports society. ...
Location map
The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.
Stadiums
Managers
Managerial changes
Group A
Results
''Notes:''
Top goalscorers
Number of teams by region (Group A)
Group B
Results
Top goalscorers
Number of teams by region (Group B)
Post-season play-offs
Following the league season (double round-robin tournament), winners of both group are expected to meet to contest the 2021–22 Second League championship title. In addition, the third placed teams in each group expected to contest a single berth for promotion play-off with the 12th place team of the 2021–22 First League.
Championship game
Promotion play-offs
Awards
Round awards
See also
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2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League season, referred to as the VBet Liha for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st top-level football club competition since the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, fall of the Soviet Union and the 14th since the establ ...
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2021–22 Ukrainian First League
The 2021–22 Ukrainian First League was the 31st since its establishment. The league competition consisted of 16 teams. Earlier in 2021 it was discussed to expand the league to 20 teams with discontinuation of the UPL U-21 competitions, but that ...
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2021–22 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
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2021–22 Ukrainian Cup
The 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup was the 31st annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 4 August 2021 and was expected to be concluded on 11 May 2022 with the final. The Ukrainian Association of Football annou ...
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List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2021
This is a list of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2021. Only clubs in 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League are included.
Ukrainian Premier League
Chornomorets Odesa
In:
Out:
Desna Chernihiv
In:
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References
External links
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