2020–21 Ukrainian Second League

The 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League is the 30th since its establishment.

Ukrainian Second League
Season2020–21
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Summary

Teams

On 5 August 2020, there were 10 contenders for promotion to be promoted to the Second League, Dnipro Cherkasy, Yarud Mariupol, Chernihiv-Avanhard, FC Trostianets, FC Bila Tserkva, Peremoha Dnipro, Epitsentr Dunayivtsi, Rubikon Kyiv, Karpaty Halych, Metall Kharkiv.[1]

Relegated teams

Merged/renamed teams

Location map

The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.

Home venues of teams in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League. SC Tavriya is forced to play its home games outside of Crimea.

Stadiums
Group A
Team Stadium Position in
2019–20
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Bukovyna Stadium 8th
Chaika TBD 7th
Dinaz Vyshhorod Dinaz Stadium 4th
FC Kalush Khimik Stadium 5th
Nyva Vinnytsia Sports Complex Nyva 9th
Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha Yuvileiny Stadium 11th
Podillya Khmelnytskyi Sport Complex Podillya 6th
FC Uzhhorod Avanhard Stadium 10th
Veres Rivne TBD 3rd
Group B
Team Stadium Position in
2019–20
Alians Lypova Dolyna TBD 3rd
Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk Avanhard Stadium 10th
Chornomorets-2 Odesa Lyustdorf Stadium 11th
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka Enerhiya Stadium 5th
Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih Shakhta Zhovtneva Stadium 4th
MFC Mykolaiv-2 Park Peremohy Stadium 7th
FC Nikopol Elektrometalurh Stadium 6th
Real Pharma Odesa Ivan Stadium 9th
Tavriya Simferopol Mashynobudivnyk Stadium[lower-alpha 1] 8th
  1. Tavriya Simferopol continue to play their home matches in Beryslav although they had registered to play at Enerhiya Stadium in Nova Kakhovka. All matches will be played in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

Managers
Club Head coach Replaced coach
Alians Lypova Dolyna Yuriy Yaroshenko
Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk Oleksandr Ivashchenko
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Stepan Makoviychuk (interim)
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Taras Ilnytskyi
Chornomorets-2 Odesa Albert Kovalyov
Dinaz Vyshhorod Volodymyr Bondarenko
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka Oleh Fedorchuk
Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih Hennadiy Prykhodko
FC Kalush Stepan Matviyiv
MFC Mykolaiv-2 Mykola Popelyshko
FC Nikopol Hryhoriy Varzhelenko
Nyva Vinnytsia Oleh Shumovytskyi
Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha Oleksandr Antonenko
Podillya Khmelnytskyi Vitaliy Kostyshyn (interim)
Real Pharma Odesa Artem Riazantsev
Tavriya Simferopol Serhiy Shevchenko
FC Uzhhorod Volodymyr Vasiutyk
Veres Rivne Yuriy Virt

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming head coach Date of appointment Table
FC Uzhhorod Mykhailo Ivanytsia Resigned 18 June 2020[3] Pre-season Volodymyr Vasiutyk 23 July 2020[4] Pre-season
Real Pharma Odesa Oleksandr Spitsyn Unknown 28 June 2020[5] Artem Riazantsev 28 June 2020[5]

Notes:

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Veres Rivne 0 - - - - - — 0 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
2 Dinaz Vyshhorod 0 - - - - - — 0
3 FC Kalush 0 - - - - - — 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Podillya Khmelnytskyi 0 - - - - - — 0
5 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 0 - - - - - — 0
6 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 0 - - - - - — 0
7 Nyva Vinnytsia 0 - - - - - — 0
8 FC Uzhhorod 0 - - - - - — 0
9 Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha 0 - - - - - — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[6]

Results
Home \ Away BUK CPB DIN KAL NVV OB2 POD UZH VER BUK CPB DIN KAL NVV OB2 POD UZH VER
Bukovyna
Chaika
Dinaz
FC Kalush
Nyva Vinnytsia
Obolon-Brovar-2
Podillya
FC Uzhhorod
Veres
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Notes:

    Position by round
    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
    Veres Rivne
    Dinaz Vyshhorod
    FC Kalush
    Podillya Khmelnytskyi
    Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
    Bukovyna Chernivtsi
    Nyva Vinnytsia
    FC Uzhhorod
    Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: pfl.ua

    Top goalscorers
    As of 24 November 2019
    Rank Scorer Team Goals
    (Pen.)

    Number of teams by region (Group A)
    Number Region Team(s)
    3  Kyiv OblastDinaz, Chaika and Obolon-Brovar-2
    1  Chernivtsi OblastBukovyna
     Ivano-Frankivsk OblastKalush
     Khmelnytskyi OblastPodillya
     Rivne OblastVeres
     Vinnytsia OblastNyva V.
     Zakarpattia OblastUzhhorod

    Group B
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Alians Lypova Dolyna 0 - - - - - — 0 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
    2 Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih 0 - - - - - — 0
    3 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 0 - - - - - — 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
    4 FC Nikopol 0 - - - - - — 0
    5 MFC Mykolaiv-2 0 - - - - - — 0
    6 Tavriya Simferopol 0 - - - - - — 0
    7 Real Pharma Odesa 0 - - - - - — 0
    8 Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk 0 - - - - - — 0
    9 Chornomorets-2 Odesa 0 - - - - - — 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2019. Source: PFL.ua
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[6]

    Results

    Home \ Away ALP AV2 CH2 ENK HIR MK2 NIK RPO TAV ALP AV2 CH2 ENK HIR MK2 NIK RPO TAV
    Alians
    Avanhard-2
    Chornomorets-2
    Enerhiya
    Hirnyk
    MFC Mykolaiv-2
    FC Nikopol
    Real Pharma
    Tavriya
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2019. Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Notes:

      Position by round
      Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
      Alians Lypova Dolyna
      Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih
      Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka
      FC Nikopol
      MFC Mykolaiv-2
      Tavriya Simferopol
      Real Pharma Odesa
      Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk
      Chornomorets-2 Odesa
      Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2019. Source: pfl.ua

      Top goalscorers
      As of 24 November 2019
      Rank Scorer Team Goals
      (Pen.)

      Number of teams by region (Group B)
      Number Region Team(s)
      2  Dnipropetrovsk OblastNikopol and Hirnyk
       Odessa OblastChornomorets-2 and Real Pharma
      1  Kherson OblastEnerhiya
       CrimeaTavriya
       Donetsk OblastAvanhard-2
       Mykolaiv OblastMykolaiv-2
       Sumy OblastAlians

      Post-season play-offs

      Following the season's format change approved on 12 June 2020, the decision about the championship game is not unknown. According to Article 8.4 of the season's regulations, there is expected to be a championship game.[6]

      Championship game

      Promotion play-offs
      Further information: 2020–21 Ukrainian First League § Relegation play-offs

      Awards

      Round awards
      Round Player Coach
      Player Club Reference Coach Club Reference
      Round 1
      Round 2
      Round 3
      Round 4
      Round 5
      Round 6
      Round 7
      Round 8
      Round 9
      Round 10
      Round 11
      Round 12
      Round 13
      Round 14
      Round 15
      Round 16
      Round 17
      Round 18
      Round 19
      Round 20
      Round 21
      Round 22
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      See also

      References
      1. https://sport.ua/news/498276-karpaty-metall-i-eshche-8-klubov-hotyat-poluchit-professionalniy-status
      2. Sergei Oleksiuk. The president of Hirnyk Karamanits confirmed renaming of his club into Kryvbass-2020 (Президент Горняка Караманиц подтвердил переименование клуба в Кривбасс-2020). Sport Arena. 29 July 2020
      3. Mykhailo Ivanytsia leaves FC Uzhhorod (Михайло Іваниця покинув ФК Ужгород). FC Uzhhorod. 18 June 2020
      4. The Second League club Uzhhorod is heading by Volodymyr Vasiutyk (Второлиговый Ужгород возглавил Владимир Васютик). Sport Arena. 23 July 2020
      5. Artem Riazantsev is appointed a head coach of Real Pharma (Артем Рязанцев назначен главным тренером Реал Фармы). Sport Arena. 28 June 2020
      6. "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2019/20" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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