2015–16 Ukrainian Second League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Kolos Kovalivka |
| Promoted | Kolos Kovalivka Veres Rivne Inhulets Petrove Bukovyna Chernivtsi Skala Stryi Arsenal-Kyiv Kyiv |
| Relegated | |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 487 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 20 – Oleksandr Bondarenko (Kolos) |
| Biggest home win | Kremin 8–0 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna (Round 26) |
| Biggest away win | Nikopol-NPHU 0–6 Bukovyna (Round 5) |
| Highest scoring | 8 – Kremin 8–0 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna (Round 26) |
| Longest winning run | 5 – Skala (Round 4–8) Veres (Round 5–9) Kremin (Round 13–17) Kolos (Round 21–25) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 – Inhulets (Round 1–9) and (Round 16–24) Kolos (Round 1–9) |
| Longest winless run | 16 – Barsa (Round 7–22) |
| Longest losing run | 7 – Barsa (Round 16–22) |
| Highest attendance | 5,400 – Bukovyna–Barsa (Round 11) |
| Lowest attendance | 50 – Nikopol-NPHU–Real Pharma (Round 14) |
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The 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League was the 25th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with a full round of matches. From 1 November 2015 to 26 March 2016 the competition was on winter break. The competition resumed with Round 16 and completed on 1 June 2016.
Team changes
Admitted teams
The following teams were admitted by the PFL after playing in the 2015 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and passing attestation.[1]
- FC Myr Hornostayivka – initial group stage (returning after an absence of one season)
- FC Kolos Kovalivka – intermediate group stage (debut)
- FC Barsa Sumy – initial group stage (two seasons before) (debut)
- FC Inhulets Petrove – intermediate group stage (debut)
- FC Arsenal-Kyiv – (debut)
- FC Arsenal-Kyiv is regarded as a successor of FC Arsenal Kyiv which 22 years ago as FC Borysfen Boryspil participated in the Second League.
- NK Veres Rivne[2] – (returning after an absence of four seasons)
- NK Veres Rivne is regarded as a successor of FC Veres Rivne.
Relegated teams
- FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi – (returning after an absence of five seasons)
Withdrawn teams
- Shakhtar-3 Donetsk withdrew from the PFL before the start of the 2015–16 season.[3]
Relocated teams
- Real Pharma moved their operations from Ovidiopol to Odesa prior to the start of the season.[4]
Renamed teams
- FC Nikopol-NPHU – Prior to the start of the season FC NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol formally withdrew from the PFL and then reentered under their new name.[5]
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.
Home venues of teams in the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolos Kovalivka (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 60 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League[a] |
| 2 | Veres Rivne (P) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 52 | |
| 3 | Inhulets Petrove (P) | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 50 | |
| 4 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi (P) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 47 | |
| 5 | Skala Stryi (P) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | |
| 6 | Arsenal Kyiv (P) | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 43 | |
| 7 | Real Pharma Odesa | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 40 | |
| 9 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 33 | |
| 10 | Krystal Kherson | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 28 | |
| 11 | Myr Hornostayivka | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Barsa Sumy | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 18 | Withdrew after the season[b] |
| 13 | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 17 | |
| 14 | FC Nikopol-NPHU | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 12 |
Source: Scoresway[9]
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) goal difference 3) goals scored 4) head-to-head points 5) head-to-head goal difference 6) head-to-head goals scored 7) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff[10]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) goal difference 3) goals scored 4) head-to-head points 5) head-to-head goal difference 6) head-to-head goals scored 7) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff[10]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ On 19 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Ukraine confirmed the number of clubs and criteria for relegation for the next season.[6] It was decided that top two clubs would be promoted for the next season with the third playing play-off against the 14th placed team in the First League. However, two days before the end of the season, on 30 May 2016 the PFL ruled that due to sporting principles to keep 16 teams in the First League the promotion-relegation playoff match between the third placed team against the 14th placed team in the First League is cancelled and that the third placed team will be automatically promoted to the first League.[7]
- ^ After the season the Administration of Barsa Sumy informed the PFL that they would withdraw from the professional league.[8] (7 July 2016)
Results
- As of 1 June 2016
Round by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2016. Source: pfl.ua
Top goalscorers
- As of 1 June 2016[12]
| Rank | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleksandr Bondarenko
|
20 (1) | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 2 | Ihor Tymchenko
|
17 (3) | Kremin Kremenchuk |
| 3 | Yuriy Komyahin
|
13 (4) | Myr Hornostayivka |
| 4 | Vitaliy Ryabushko
|
10 | Skala Stryi |
| 5 | Anton Yaremenko
|
8 | Veres Rivne |
| Kostiantyn Cherniy
|
8 (3) | Kremin Kremenchuk |
Notes:
See also
References
- ^ Пять аматорских клубов получили аттестат на участие во Второй лиге [Five amateur clubs obtained attestation to compete in the Second League] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Верес отримав право грати у Другій лізі [Veres obtained the right to play in the Second League] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Шахтер-3 прекращает участие во второй лиге [Shakhtar-3 is ceasing participation in the Second League]. UA-Football (in Russian). 3 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Реал Фарма окончательно перебрался в Одессу [Real Pharma finally moves to Odesa] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ (in Russian) "Сталь и еще пять клубов вышли из состава ПФЛ, восемь - включено" [Stal and other five clubs left the PFL, while other eight were included]. UA-Football. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Statement of the 24th Conference of the Professional Football League of Ukraine" (PDF). Professional Football League of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 19 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ ПФЛ відмінила плей-офф за місце у 1 лізі, третя команда 2 ліги підвищується напряму [PFL cancelled the playoffs for a place in First League, Second League third team obtains direct promotion]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Барса знімається зі змагань, Тепловик і Суднобудівник - без атестатів [Barsa withdraw from competition, Teplovyk and Sudonobudivnyk without attestation]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Ukraine Druga League". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Стаття 8. Визначення місць команд у турнірній таблиці (Regulations: Statute 8 Standing place position in the tournament table)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). PFL. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ Вторая лига: анонс матчей 16-го тура [Second League: Match previews Round 16] (in Ukrainian). football.sport.ua. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Full roster at UA-Football (inaccurate, one round behind)