2017–18_Ukrainian_Second_League

2017–18 Ukrainian Second League

2017–18 Ukrainian Second League

Football league season

The 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League was the 27th season since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2017. The league returned to the multiple group competition format after it was abandoned in 2013. Final composition of the league was approved at the PFL Conference on 21 June 2017.[1]

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

The current season competition is in a triple round robin format for each group.

Group A commenced their winter break after the Round 7 postponed match was played on 12 November 2017. Group B will begin their winter break after the completion of Round 22 on 19 November 2017. Group B competitions resumed the spring session on 30 March 2018 and Group A on 31 March 2018.

Teams

On 21 June 2017, it was announced that 25 teams will play in two divisions,[2] but later FC Balkany Zorya was transferred to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League and FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro-2 withdrew from the competition, leaving 23 teams in the field.

The following six teams were promoted from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[1][3][4]

Also, one newly created team was admitted:[6]

Also, one reserve team was admitted:[2]

Relegated teams

One team was relegated from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, according to the FIFA sanctions:

The following teams were relegated from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League.

Renamed teams

Withdrawn teams

  • Illichivets-2 Mariupol – before the start of the season, the club chose to compete in the Under-21 league.[13]
  • Cherkaskyi Dnipro-2 – initially, the team passed attestation and was admitted to the PFL, but before the start of the season general director of FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro announced that the club's second team won't take part in professional competitions.[14] The President of the PFL expressed a hope that the league would find a replacement.[15] but no other teams entered the competition.
  • FC Ternopil – After competing in four matches on 15 August 2017 the club informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition.[16] PFL annulled all their matches.[17]

Location map

The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.

Home venues of teams in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League. SC Tavriya played the home games in Nova Kakhovka.

Stadiums

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More information Team, Stadium ...

Notes:

  1. Round 22 game was played in Obukhiv
  2. Due to the reconstruction of the home ground in 2018 Ahrobiznes moved their games to Khmelnytskyi[18]
  3. Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva originally played at Trudovi Reservy Stadium in Bila Tserkva, but prior to Round 10 announced that their administration is moving the club to Obukhiv.[19]
  4. Nyva Ternopil plays their home matches at the newly built Vyshnyvets United Community Stadium in a town of Vyshnivets[21]
  5. Round 23 game against Bukovyna was played at main city arena.[22]
  6. Polissya Zhytomyr play their home matches at Spartak Stadium in Korosten while their home stadium is under renovation.[23]
  7. Polissya moved their home games in the spring session to Novohrad-Volynskyi due to the construction of both the Central Stadium and the Spartak Stadium[24]
  8. The game Podillya-Prykarpattia was moved to Ivano-Frankivsk and the hosting team was switched[20]
  9. Skala Stryi play their home matches at Medyk Stadium in Morshyn due to the inability to reach an agreement for the lease of Sokil Stadium in Stryi.[lower-alpha 15]
  10. Round 28 match moved to Novomoskovsk due to home ground used by SC Dnipro-1
  11. Located in the village of Volodymyrivka, Petrove Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast
  12. MFC Mykolaiv-2 participated in football competitions of Mykolaiv Oblast
  13. Round 26 game was played at Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Beryslav
  14. Tavriya Simferopol play their home matches in Beryslav due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation[26] At the start of the season the stadium did not qualify for professional competitions[27] and the club played their first few home matches at Enerhiya Stadium in Nova Kakhovka.[28]
  15. Стрийська "Скала" гратиме у Моршині [Skala Stryi will play in Morshyn]. Sport Galinfo (in Ukrainian). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

Managers

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Managerial changes

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  1. Until 18 September 2018 Oleksandr Sapelnyak served as a caretaker.[lower-alpha 3]
  2. Initial reports were that Oleksandr Pryzetko resigned but later it was reported that he was dismissed without reason[48]
  3. "Myr demotes Nikopol!" [«Мир» декласує «Нікополь»!]. Myr Hornostayivka Official website (in Ukrainian). 18 September 2018.

Group A

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: PFL.ua
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) Fair play; 8) Draw or play-off.[80]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. On 7 April 2018 Ahrobiznes Volochysk secured its promotion to the First League with 8 rounds before the end of season.[68]
  2. On 21 April 2018 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk secured its promotion to the First League with 6 rounds before the end of season.[70]
  3. After completing the season, FC Lviv was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League on pretence of merging with Veres Rivne and made a swap of their league membership.[71] On 5 June 2018 the club was admitted to the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League while Veres Rivne would be in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League competition.[72] In addition, the club's female team was admitted to the Ukrainian Women's League without participating in competitions of the first league which was required for promotion.
  4. After completing most of the season (23 games), Nyva Ternopil on 8 May 2018 the club informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition due to the league's refereeing.[73][74] However, after the Club's Directors met with PFL president Makarov it was announced that they will return to the competition, subsequently only missing one match against Podillya with technical defeat "-:+".[75]
  5. Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva – failed attestation for the next season[76][77] and was removed from the league[78]
  6. FC Ternopil after failing to arrive for their Round 6 away match against Polissya Zhytomyr,[79] several days later informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition.[16] The club played four matches in the competition with a record of 4 losses scoring two goals and allowing nine goals scored against them.[16] The PFL annulled their results as per league regulations and removed them from the official standings on the decision of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee of 7 September 2017.

Results

Due to withdrawal of FC Ternopil, after the first full round the season calendar for Group A was redrawn on 7 September.[81]

More information Home \ Away, AHR ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Arsenal-Kyivshchyna asked the PFL to postpone their Round 1 against match Polissya Zhytomyr[82] and their Round 6 against FC Lviv[83] due to the poor financial situation in the club and the lack of support from local and regional authorities. Initially, the club also informed the PFL that they will be withdrawing from the competition,[84] but found support in nearby Obukhiv where they played their Round 10 home fixture.[85] Fixtures were rescheduled after Round 17 and Round 19.[86]
  2. Polissya Zhytomyr asked the PFL to postpone their Round 7 (August 20) away match against Bukovyna Chernivtsi due to financial hardship.[87] Match rescheduled after Round 19.
  3. Round 2 was played without spectators as part of sanctions administered by the Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine due to fan behavior during Bukovyna's home match last season against FC Poltava.[88]
  4. Polissya Zhytomyr was adjudged a technical loss against FC Lviv in the away game of Round 13 for fielding a disqualified player.[89] The FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee annulled the original score of 3–3 with the 3–0 technical win for FC Lviv.[89]
  5. Nyva Ternopil did not arrive for their Round 25 match due to their announcement of leaving the PFL.[73]
  6. Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva was awarded a technical loss against Skala Stryi due to their failure to appear at their Round 7 match, according to decision of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee of 14 September 2017.[90]

Position by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Ahrobiznes Volochysk ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: pfl.ua

Top goalscorers

As of 2 June 2018
More information Rank, Scorer ...

    Group B

    League table

    More information Pos, Team ...
    Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: PFL.ua
    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) Fair play; 8) Draw or play-off.[80]
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. On 2 May 2018 SC Dnipro-1 secured its promotion to the First League with 5 rounds before the end of season.[91]
    2. On 26 May 2018 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv secured its promotion to the First League with one round before the end of season.[92]
    3. FC Dnipro were deducted 18 points. Initially 3 points were deducted for failing to comply with a decision of the FIFA's Disciplinary Committee of 29 August 2017[93] Later on 16 January 2018, the PFL implemented FIFA's Disciplinary Committee findings which were originally informed to the FFU on 16 August 2017 about its decision to deduct the club 6 points.[94] On 6 March 2018, Dnipro was deducted additional 9 points including 3 for breaking its contract with Egídio Pereira Júnior and 6 for other debts.[95] On 2 May 2018 the President of Professional Football League Serhiy Makarov stated that he does not exclude a possibility of further relegation of Dnipro due to unpaid old debts.[96]
    4. After completing the season, FC Dnipro failed attestation for the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League season and were approved by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to be relegated to a lower classification level due to unpaid old debts.[97] There are speculations that the club will be dissolved.[98] FC Dnipro tried, but failed attestation for the season and were approved by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to be relegated to a lower classification level due to unpaid old debts[97]
    5. After completing the season, the administration of Inhulets Petrove decided to dissolve its reserve club Inhulets-2 Petrove citing that the club would concentrate their funds on the main club and infrastructure.[99]
    6. Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv – failed attestation for the next season[77] and was removed from the league[78]
    7. After completing the season, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia intended to stay in the league for the next season, but they failed attestation for the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League season and the club's administration decided to dissolve the team.[100] Prior to attestation, the club merged with FC Spartak-KPU Zaporizhzhia[101] (a team of local university, KPU), but on 6 June 2018, the club failed attestation for the season and the club's administration decided to dissolve the team[100]
    8. On 2 June 2018 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, after losing their last game of the season away against Tavriya 0–9, established a new league record for goals conceded with 133 goals.[102]

    Results

    More information Home \ Away, DNI ...
    Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: (in Ukrainian)
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    Notes:
    1. Record attendance for a Second League match beating the 1993–94 Ukrainian Second League season high of 14,000 between Zirka-NIBAS and FC Borispil.[103]
    2. The Round 4 fixture between Sudnobudivnyk and Dnipro-1 was abandoned after the first half due to inclement weather.[104] Match completed 22 October after Round 18.[105]
    3. Tavriya played their Round 11 home match in Beryslav at the Mashynobudivnyk Stadium.[26]

    Position by round

    More information Team ╲ Round, SC Dnipro-1 ...
    Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. Source: pfl.ua

    Top goalscorers

    As of 2 June 2018
    More information Rank, Scorer ...
    1. During a winter break Dmytro Shastal signed with FC Oleksandriya.[106]

    Championship game

    On 1 December 2017, at a session of the PFL council of leagues a decision was made to conduct a Championship game between winners of Group A and Group B.[107] The championship game was played as a single game held on a neutral field. Ahrobiznes won the Second League Group A and qualified for the Championship game on 12 May 2018.[108] On the same day, Dnipro-1 secured the Group B champion title after a win over FC Nikopol.[109]

    More information SC Dnipro-1, 0–1 ...
    Attendance: 5,000[110]
    Referee: Dmytro Kryvushkin (Kharkiv)

    Ahrobiznes Volochysk are crowned Champions of the Ukrainian Second League for the 2017–18 season

    1. The Championship match was originally scheduled to be played in Cherkasy at the Central Stadium,[lower-alpha 2] the game was transferred to Kyiv.[lower-alpha 3] The president of Professional Football League commented on the transfer at NV radio that one of the reasons that influence it was a recent fans violence in Cherkasy.[lower-alpha 4]
    2. Золотой матч Второй лиги состоится в Черкассах [The Druha Liha gold match will take place in Cherkasy]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 15 May 2018.
    3. Золотой матч Второй лиги состоится на НСК Олимпийский [The Druha Liha gold match will take place at Olympiyskiy NSC]. Sport Arena (in Russian). 2 June 2018.
    4. Макаров: приємно вражені результатами перехідних матчів [Makarov: we are pleasantly impressed by results of transitional games] (in Ukrainian). Professional Football League. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018.

    Awards

    Round awards

    More information Round, Player ...

    The 2017 annual coaching laureates

    The best coaches were identified by the All-Ukrainian Football Coaches Association.[173]

    More information 1st place, 2nd place ...

    Season awards

    The laureates of the 2017–18 season were:[174]

    See also

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