Ukrainian Third League


The Ukrainian Third League, until 1994 known as the Transitional League, was part of the Ukrainian semi-professional football clubs competitions. In 1994, it was renamed as Third League and granted the status of professionals, but during a winter break of 1995 it was decided to discontinue it and merge back with the Ukrainian Second League.

History

The League as the fourth tier was created after the reorganization once the first championship was completed in 1993. In 1992, original Transitional League was created, which later was transformed into the Ukrainian Second League. The league was created from the pool of clubs of the third tier that did not perform well in the previous season as well as the best new amateur clubs that had won their respective regional competitions.
Throughout its history the League yielded at least four promotions each year. That in turn fueled the rise of the Ukrainian new football clubs, FC Arsenal Kyiv and FC Metalurh Donetsk. At the end of the 1995 season, the League was incorporated back into the Second League and the teams of both Leagues were then split into two groups.
Each season the league was admitting about 10 new clubs from the KFK competitions.
In 1992–93 Ukrainian Transitional League took place several strange nuances. The third placed team withdrew after being granted promotion, the fourth place which in mid-season was forcefully merged with another entity gave away its promotion in favor of the newly acquired entity, another club which was excluded from competitions due to sportsmanship conduct sanctions was reinstated for the next season, out of the last six team, the third from the bottom of the season's standing table was allowed to stay for the next season.

Third League winners

All-time table

Top-20
PLTeamSeasonsGPWDLGSGAPtsAchievementNotes
1Torpedo Melitopol1104829331251061734th
2CSKA Kyiv764692112670147championincludes ZS-Oriyana Kyiv
3Nyva-Kosmos Myronivka764318159943147vice-champion
4Avanhard Zhydachiv1103928431211411458th
5Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia76421519116671413rd
6Systema-Boreks Borodyanka76411718113471405thincludes Hart
7Oskil Kupiansk76401125102841315th
8Dynamo Saky683417179957119vice-championincludes Frunzenets Frunze
9Fetrovyk Khust1073210658011910612thincludes Andezyt Khust
10Promin Sambir682683478918610thincludes Promin Volya Baranetska
11Avanhard Rovenky4223415595073vice-championincludes Avanhard-Industriya Rovenky
12Naftokhimik Kremenchuk3421103562673champion
13Antratsyt Kirovske342257463271championincludes Hirnyk Hirne
14Avanhard Zhovti Vody34201135625715th
15Shakhtar Horlivka7620114562117713rd
16Silur Khartsyzk681816345710570vice-championincludes
17Dynamo Luhansk3419123663269vice-champion
18Viktor Zaporizhia342086652568vice-champion
19FC Lviv342086573368champion
20Metalurh Novomoskovsk42212195960655th