2019–20 Ukrainian Second League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League is the 29th since its establishment. On 6 June 2019 the PFL council of leagues presented its plan draft for the next season for both its First and its Second leagues. The final decision for the season was adopted at the 27th PFL Conference that took place on 27 June 2019.
Summary
The season kicked off on 27 July 2019 along with the First League. Both groups A and B completed their double round-robin tournament on 23 November 2019 before going on winter break. Following the break the spring half of the season that should have started on 21 March 2020 and featured another single round-robin tournament ending on 23 May 2020. On 17 March 2020, the Ukrainian Association of Football adopted its decision to pause all football competitions in the country since 18 March 2020 for unspecified period of time due to the coronavirus pandemic.On 21 May 2020, the PFL council of leagues at its open-air session at Obolon Arena adopted decision by vote of majority of the Second League clubs to cancel the spring half of the season and recognize winter break standings as final. Also, since the season's calendar was cut short, there were made some additional amendments including rotation of clubs between leagues.
After several PFL meetings, the UAF Executive Committee finally approved completion of the season by decisions of those meetings on 12 June 2020.
Teams
Promoted teams
Four teams have been promoted from the 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:- FC Uzhhorod – 6th place of Group 1 '
- Alians Lypova Dolyna – 3rd place of Group 2 '
- Dinaz Vyshhorod – 5th place of Group 2 '
- VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka – 1st place of Group 3 '
One more team from Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship, FC Peremoha Dnipro, announced that it will contest its certification for professional competitions in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne against the Ukrainian Association of Football and its licensing committee.
Relegated teams
The following teams have been relegated from the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League:- PFC Sumy – 14th place of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League, play-off defeat
Reorganized/reformed teams
- FC Nikopol was reorganized from public organization into a community institution of physical culture and sports.
- FC Real Pharma Odesa was reorganized
Withdrawn teams
- PFC Sumy has been stripped of professional status last season.
- Myr Hornostayivka, the president of the club announced last season that will withdraw the club for the next season.
Location map
Stadiums
Team | Stadium | Position in 2018–19 |
Alians Lypova Dolyna | Yuvileiny Stadium | Am 3rd |
Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk | Avanhard Stadium | N/A |
Chornomorets-2 Odesa | Lyustdorf Stadium | N/A |
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Enerhiya Stadium | 6th |
Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | Shakhta Zhovtneva Stadium | 3rd |
Krystal Kherson | Kherson Stadium | 4th |
MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Park Peremohy Stadium | 9th |
FC Nikopol | Elektrometalurh Stadium | 10th |
Real Pharma Odesa | Ivan Stadium | 8th |
Tavriya Simferopol | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium | 7th |
VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | Metalurh Stadium Kolos Arena | Am 1st |
Managers
Managerial changes
Notes:Group A
Results
Notes:Position by round
Top goalscorers
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
1 | Mykhailo Shestakov | Veres Rivne | 11 |
2 | Yaroslav Halenko | Polissya Zhytomyr | 10 |
3 | Volodymyr Tymenko | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 9 |
4 | Yuriy Solomka | Veres Rivne | 8 |
4 | Illia Tereshchenko | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 8 |
4 | Artur Zahorulko | Nyva Vinnytsia | 8 |
7 | Serhiy Kyslenko | Nyva Ternopil | 7 |
8 | Vasyl Palahnyuk | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 6 |
9 | Serhiy Mashtalir | FC Uzhhorod | 5 |
9 | Adrian Pukanych | FC Uzhhorod | 5 |
9 | Volodymyr Savoshko | FC Kalush | 5 |
9 | Anton Yaremenko | Veres Rivne | 5 |
9 | Valeriy Stepanenko | Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha | 5 |
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Number of teams by region (Group A)
Group B
Results
Notes:Position by round
Top goalscorers
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
1 | Andriy Barladym | Krystal Kherson | 11 |
2 | Vladyslav Sharay | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 10 |
3 | Serhiy Mandrovskyi | FC Nikopol | 9 |
4 | Ivan Hlyvyi | Krystal Kherson | 8 |
4 | Stanislav Sharay | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 8 |
4 | Yaroslav Sydorenko | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 8 |
7 | Bohdan Shmyhelskyi | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 7 |
7 | Yevhen Zarichnyuk | MFC Mykolaiv-2 | 7 |
7 | Serhiy Hvozdevych | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 7 |
7 | Serhiy Tsoi | Krystal Kherson | 7 |
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