2003–04 Ukrainian Second League
The 2003–04 Ukrainian Second League 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:
Also, three more clubs were admitted additionally:
Only one team was relegated from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League.
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, merged with FC Krasyliv-Obolon as FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi
- FC Borysfen-2 Boryspil
- FC Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv
- FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa, transitioned into reserve championship
- FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih, transitioned into reserve championship
- FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk, 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 Zaporizhia from Group B to C
Group A
Location map
Final standings
Top goalscorers
Group B
Location map
Final standings
Top goalscorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Oleksiy Hryshchenko | 15 | Dynamo-Ihorservis |
| 2 | Volodymyr Braila | 12 | Dynamo-Ihorservis |
| 3 | Oleksandr Kapusta | 11 | Olkom Melitopol |
| 3 | Denys Vakar | 11 | Palmira Odessa |
| 3 | Oleksandr Kovpak | 11 | Cherkasy |
| 3 | Dmytro Manuilenko | 11 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
| 7 | Oleh Hubskyi | 10 | Dynamo-Ihorservis |
| 8 | Serhiy Ponomarenko | 9 | Chornomorets-2 |
| 8 | Vyacheslav Polulyakh | 9 | Krymtelytsia Molodizhne |
Group C
Location map
Final standings
Top goalscorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Oleksandr Kozhemiachenko | 15 | Desna Chernihiv |
| 2 | Oleksandr Tarasenko | 12 | Helios Kharkiv |
| 2 | Andriy Ilyashov | 12 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhia |
| 2 | Oleksandr Pomazanov | 12 | Avanhard-Inter Rovenky |
| 5 | Valentyn Krukovets | 11 | Desna Chernihiv |
| 5 | Volodymyr Bohdanov | 11 | Stal Dniproderzhynsk |
| 5 | Serhiy Kolesnyk | 11 | Illichivets-2 Mariupol |
| 8 | Ihor Bobovych | 10 | Desna Chernihiv |
| 9 | Vitaliy Kiselev | 9 | Metalist-2 Kharkiv |
| 9 | Yuriy Martyniuk | 9 | Stal Dniproderzhynsk |
