2008–09 Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League

Season	2008–09
Champions	Nyva Ternopil Zirka Kirovohrad
Relegated	6 withdrew, 2 expelled
Top goalscorer	22 - Ihor Bezdolny (Tytan Armyansk)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–2009 Ukrainian Second League was the 18th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into two groups – A and B.

Competition information

Note: Relegation from the League is not covered by the current regulations. The placing of teams in the table is done in the following order:

• number of accumulated points
• number of wins
• difference(GD) between goals for(GF) and goals allowed(GA)
• number of goals for
• The League Fair-play ranking

The next tie-break is a simple draw.

Group A

Team Changes

FC Dnipro Cherkasy, FC CSCA Kyiv, MFC Mykolaiv participated previously in the First League. FC Bastion Illichivsk, FC Desna-2 Chernihiv, FC Knyazha-2 Schaslyve obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Location map

Bastion

Nyva V

Dynamo

Bukovyna

Mykolaiv

CSKA
Obolon-2

Ros'
Arsenal

Nyva T

FC Karpaty-2

Veres

Yednist

Nafkom

Dnipro

Korosten

Knyazha-2

Desna-2

Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 2008–09 (Group A)

Standings

As of June 13, 2009

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Comments
1	FC Nyva Ternopil	32	21	8	3	50	26	+24	71	Champions First League
2	FC Arsenal Bila Tserkva	32	21	4	7	51	31	+20	67	Playoff game winner First League
3	PFC Nyva Vinnytsia	32	18	7	7	42	30	+12	61	Name change
4	FC CSCA Kyiv	32	18	3	11	40	23	+17	57	(-) new
5	FC Nafkom Brovary	32	16	4	12	45	33	+12	52	Withdrew
6	FC Bastion Illichivsk	32	16	4	12	36	40	−4	52	(+) new
7	FC Dnipro Cherkasy	32	17	5	10	37	20	+17	50	–6 (-) new – Expelled
8	FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi	32	14	5	13	32	38	−6	47	Name change
9	FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi	32	14	2	16	29	39	−10	44
10	FC Ros Bila Tserkva	32	12	8	12	38	38	0	44
11	MFK Mykolaiv	32	11	10	11	28	27	+1	43	(-) new
12	FC Yednist' Plysky	32	12	4	16	31	41	−10	40
13	FC Veres Rivne	32	11	6	15	24	32	−8	39
14	FC Karpaty-2 Lviv	32	9	7	16	28	45	−17	34
15	FC Korosten	32	8	2	22	24	42	−18	23	–3 – Expelled
16	FC Obolon-2 Kyiv	32	5	4	23	20	30	−10	19	Withdrew
17	FC Knjazha-2 Schaslyve	32	4	2	26	15	35	−20	14	(+) new – Withdrew

• ^1 Nyva Vinnytsia renamed themselves from Nyva-Svitanok prior to the start of the season
• ^2 FC Dnipro Cherkasy deducted 6 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation. Three points on November 2, 2008 and three points on March 26, 2009. The club failed to arrive for their 29th and 30th Round games and subsequently were expelled from the competition by the PFL.
• ^3 FC Podillya-Khmelnytskyi renamed themselves to Dynamo Khmelnytskyi on March 2, 2009.
• ^4 MFK Mykolaiv were readmitted into the PFL after dissolving at the end of the Persha Liha 2007-08 season at the expense of FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv who withdrew from the competition
• ^5 FC Korosten deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation on March 26, 2009. After not arriving for their 22nd round game against Veres Rivne, the PFL expelled FC Korosten from the professional leagues.

Withdrawn teams

Desna-2 Chernihiv

On October 25, 2008 FC Desna-2 Chernihiv did not arrive for the match against their opponent FC Knjazha-2 Schaslyve and subsequently withdrew from the PFL on October 29, 2008. The PFL annulled all their results from the competition and adjusted the standings. Desna-2 Chernihiv had a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses scoring 7 goals and having 24 goals scored against them.

Obolon-2 Kyiv

Obolon-2 withdrew after the winter-break. Obolon-2 Kyiv after 20 games had a record of 5 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses scoring 20 goals and having 31 goals scored against them and were in 16th place in the standings.

Knyazha-2 Schaslyve

Knyazha-2 withdrew after the winter-break. FC Knjazha-2 Schaslyve after 20 games had a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 14 losses scoring 15 goals and having 35 goals scored against them and were in 17th place in the standings.

Nafkom Brovary

Nafkom withdrew after the season completed failing to receive a professional license. Most of its players joined Nyva Vinnytsia.

Expelled teams

FC Korosten

FC Korosten was expelled from the PFL after the 22nd round for not arriving to a scheduled game for the second time in the 2008–09 season. FC Korosten after 21 games had a record of 8 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses scoring 24 goals and having 36 goals scored against them and were in 11th place in the standings.

Dnipro Cherkasy

Dnipro were expelled from the competition after the 28th round. The club failed to arrive for their 29th and 30th round games. Dnipro Cherkasy after 27 games had a record of 17 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses scoring 37 goals and having 14 scored against them and were in 3rd place in the standings.

Top goalscorers

Scorer	Goals (Pen.)	Team
Pavlo Malyi	13	Nyva Ternopil
Kostiantyn Derevliov	13 (7)	Arsenal Bila Tserkva
Roman Pitsur	12	Arsenal Bila Tserkva
Serhiy Kushka	10 (3)	Nafkom Brovary
Maksym Ilyuk	7	Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Dmytro Kozban	7	Knjazha-2 Schaslyve/Nafkom Brovary
Mykola Tararov	7	Bastion Illichivsk
Vasyl Tovkatsky	7	Nyva Ternopil/Arsenal Bila Tserkva
Andriy Veretynsky	7 (3)	Nyva Vinnytsia
Oleksiy Kolesnykov	7 (3)	Dynamo Khmelnytskyi

• ^6 Ilyuk signed with Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk (December 12, 2008)
• ^7 Kozban signed with Nafkom after Knjazha-2 withdrew from the competition and he was granted free agent status from the PFL
• ^8 Tovkatsky signed with Arsenal Bila Tserkva after the winter break

Group B

Team changes

FC Stal Dniprodzerzhinsk were relegated from the First League. FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk and PFC Sevastopol-2 Sevastopol entered the Second League after obtaining a professional license.

Location map

Tytan A

Kremin

Poltava

Stal

Olimpik
Shakhtar-3
Tytan D

Sumy

Hirnyk-Sport

Hirnyk

Shakhtar

Olkom

Illichivets-2

Dnipro-75

Metalurh-2

Zirka

Sevastopol-2

Arsenal

Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 2008–09 (Group B)

Standings

As of June 22, 2009

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Comments
1	Zirka Kirovohrad	34	23	3	8	58	26	+32	72	Champions First League – Name Change
2	FC Poltava	34	21	9	4	52	23	+29	72	Playoff game
3	Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk	34	21	7	6	62	29	+33	70	(-) new
4	Tytan Armyansk	34	19	7	8	55	31	+24	64
5	Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	34	17	7	10	66	44	+22	58
6	Olimpik Donetsk	34	16	9	9	55	32	+23	57
7	Olkom Melitopol	34	14	8	12	40	43	−3	50
8	Shakhtar Sverdlovsk	34	12	13	9	31	22	+9	46	–3
9	Tytan Donetsk	34	12	11	11	37	33	+4	44	–3 – Withdrew
10	Illichivets-2 Mariupol	34	12	8	14	40	50	−10	44
11	Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih	34	15	5	14	46	56	−10	41	–9
12	Arsenal Kharkiv	34	11	10	13	36	47	−11	40	–3 – Withdrew
13	Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk	34	9	8	17	28	45	−17	35
14	Kremin Kremenchuk	34	10	7	17	43	52	−9	34	–3
15	Metalurh-2 Zaporizhya	34	9	4	21	35	68	−33	31
16	Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk	34	8	6	20	28	56	−28	24	–6 – (+) new
17	FC Sumy	34	6	10	18	27	60	−33	22	–6 – Name change
18	PFC Sevastopol-2	34	2	4	28	17	39	−22	10	(+) new – Withdrew

• ^9 Prior to the start of the season FC Olimpik Kirovohrad changed back its name to Zirka, and Zirka that participated in amateur competitions became Olimpik.
• ^10 FC Arsenal Kharkiv, FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih, FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk, and FC Sumy were deducted three (3) points for non-paying the participation fees; FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih, FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk, and FC Sumy were deducted additional three (3) points for non-paying the participation fees for the second half of the season. The decision was officially declared by the Disciplinary Committee of PFL on May 28, 2009
• ^11 FC Kremin Kremenchuk deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation March 26, 2008
• ^12 FC Yavir Krasnopillya changed their name to FC Sumy on September 11, 2008
• ^13 FC Tytan Donetsk, FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, and FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih deducted three points on June 18, 2009.

Withdrawn teams

PFC Sevastopol-2 Sevastopol

PFC Sevastopol-2 withdrew after the winter-break. PFC Sevastopol-2 Sevastopol after 21 games had a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses scoring 17 goals and having 39 goals scored against them and were in 17th place in the standings.

Arsenal Kharkiv

Arsenal withdrew after the season completed failing to receive a professional license.

Tytan Donetsk

Tytan failed to pay license fees for the next season and subsequently the PFL withdrew their professional status in the league.

Top goalscorers

Scorer	Goals (Pen.)	Team
Ihor Bezdolny	22 (5)	Titan Armyansk
Denys Berezhny	17 (2)	Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih/ Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
Ihor Melnyk	15 (2)	Illichivets-2 Mariupol
Vitaliy Ponomar	15 (2)	Shakhtar-3 Donetsk
Kostiantyn Dudchenko	12	Olkom Melitopol
Serhiy Yakovenko	12 (6)	Zirka Kirovohrad
Ruslan Dzhandzhhava	11 (2)	Olkom Melitopol

• ^14 Berezhny signed with Stal' during the winter break
• ^15 Melnyk promoted to the main squad of FC Illichivets Mariupol after the winter break
• ^16 Dudchenko signed with Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv (January 9, 2009)

Playoff game

Due to FC Ihroservice Simferopol failing to pay their license dues for the Ukrainian First League 2009–10 season the PFL allowed an extra team to be promoted. The PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams Druha Liha – Arsenal Bila Tserkva and FC Poltava.

Playoff game to determine promotion

Arsenal Bila Tserkva v FC Poltava

July 12, 2009 17:00 UTC+3

Arsenal Bila Tserkva	1 – 0	FC Poltava
Derevliov  60'	Report

Central Stadium, Cherkasy Attendance: 300 Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian (Odessa)

Stadia

Rank	Stadium	Capacity	Club
1	CMS Vinnytsia	25,000	FC Nyva Vinnytsia
2	Army Stadium (SKA)	23,040	FC Karpaty-2 Lviv
3	Stadion Avanhard	20,000	FC Veres Rivne
4	Zirka Stadium	20,000	FC Zirka Kirovohrad
5	Bukovyna Stadium	17,000	FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi
6	Nyva Stadion	14,000	FC Nyva Vinnytsia
7	CMS Ternopil	12,750	FC Nyva Ternopil
8	Stadion CSK ZSU	12,000	CSCA Kyiv
9	Polytechnic Stadium	11,400	FC Kremin Kremenchuk
10	CMS Cherkasy	10,321	FC Dnipro Cherkasy
11	N.I. Horiushkin Memorial Stadium	10,000	FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
12	SC Podillya	10,000	FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi
13	OOM Stadion Spartak	6,800	FC Olkom Melitopol
14	SC Sevastopol	6,000	PFC Sevastopol-2
15	Spartak-ZIGMU Stadium	6,000	FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhia
16	Stadion Khimik	5,000	FC Titan Armyansk
17	Trudovi Rezervy (Labor Reserves)	5,000	FC Ros Bila Tserkva
18	Stadion Lokomotyv	5,000	FC Poltava
19	Stadion Kolos	3,000	FC Yavir Krasnopilya
20	Metalurh Stadium	2,900	FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
21	Arsenal-Bavaria	2,300	FC Arsenal Kharkiv
22	CMS Mykolaiv	1,500	MFK Mykolaiv
23	Olimpik Stadium	1,000	FC Olimpik Donetsk
24	Yunist Stadium	?	FC Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
25	Zapadnyi Stadium	?	FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol

Notes:

• ^17 CMS stands for Central Municipal Stadium, the name of a stadium that doesn't carry any official names, and followed by the city's name where the stadium is located. Usually such stadiums are the property of the city with a generic name "Tsentralnyi" (Central, in Ukrainian)
• ^18 SC stands for Sport Complex abbreviation
• ^19 OOM stands for Oleh Oleksenko Memorial

See also

• Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09
• Ukrainian First League 2008-09