The 2022–23 Ukrainian Second League was the 32nd since its establishment.
Summary Due to Russo-Ukrainian War, the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL) lost some 24 clubs. Out of 31 teams of the last season, only 4 remained for this season. The Second League was replenished with some teams from national amateur competitions as well as some clubs added their reserve teams. Unlike the last season, this season consisted of a single group of 10 with a standard double round-robin tournament. The top team would receive a direct promotion, while the runner-up contest promotion with the second to the last from the First League.
With occupation of Kherson Oblast, the Russian occupational administration announced to create own club (Fregat) in place of FC Krystal Kherson.Юрий Кулиш: Футбольная жизнь в Херсоне остановилась. www.ua-football.com. 6 August 2022 However, after the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive, the story did not get any continuation.
Teams Promoted teams Four teams have been promoted from the 2021–22 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: Nyva Buzova – 1st place of Group 2 (debut) Zviahel – 6th place of Group 2 (debut) Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia – 2nd place of Group 3 (returning after 11 seasons, last competed in the 2011–12 as a reserve team of the bankrupted Metalurh) Vast Mykolaiv – 4th place of Group 3 (debut)
One additional reserve team of the First League club and another amateur club were admitted to the league: Kremin-2 Kremenchuk – (debut, priorly competed in amateurs in 2019–20) Khust – (absolute debut)
Relegated teams None, while 14 teams suspended their activities or dissolved.
Reorganized/renamed teams During winter break it was announced Rubikon Kyiv and OKKO Kharkiv signed an agreement on cooperationХарьковский ОККО и Рубикон подписали договор о сотрудничестве. www.ua-football.com. 24 January 2023 and in the second half were planning to field a joint team. As a joint team they took part in the Makarov Tournament (conducted by the Kyiv Oblast Association of Football) and reached finals where they lost to Shturm Ivankiv.Рубикон объединился с ОККО, новый тренер Чайки. Чем жили клубы Второй лиги в январе. www.ua-football.com. 4 February 2023 However in the 2023 PFL Winter Cup competed only OKKO and just before the start of the second half, it was announced that Rubikon withdrew, and its players became free agents.Киевский клуб снялся с розыгрыша Второй лиги – игроки получили статус свободных агентов. www.ua-football.com. 5 April 2023
Location map and stadiums
Team Stadium Position in2021–22Nyva Vinnytsia Tsentralnyi Miskyi Stadion 8th, Group AChaika Livyi Bereh, Kyiv 12th, Group ARubikon Kyiv OFK Piddubnoho 13th, Group AReal Pharma Odesa Stadion Ivan14th, Group BNyva Buzova Yuvileinyi Stadium, BuchaAmZviahel Avanhard AmMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia Slavutych-ArenaAmVast MykolaivDinaz Stadium, Demydiv AmKhust Karpaty —Kremin-2 Kremenchuk Kremin Arena —
Managers ClubHead coachArtur Valerko. Sumy, Livyi Bereh, Viktoriya, LNZ and one other Karpaty (Суми, Лівий Берег, Вікторія, ЛНЗ і ще одні Карпати). Sport Arena. 24 June 2021Replaced coach Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Serhiy Syzykhin Denys Khomutov Ihor Lutsenko (acting) Khust Volodymyr Tsytkin Kremin-2 Kremenchuk Yaroslav Zdyrko Yuriy Chumak Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia Vyacheslav Tropin Nyva Buzova Serhiy Karpenko Nyva Vinnytsia Oleh Ostapenko Real Pharma Odesa Andriy Parkhomenko Yuriy Kulish Rubikon Kyiv Viktor Kuryata Vast Mykolaiv Ihor Yermakov Dmytro Nazarenko Zviahel Ruslan Skydan
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointment Vast Mykolaiv Artem Chorniy Undisclosed July 2022Pre-season Dmytro Nazarenko July 2022 Khust Volodymyr Tsytkin July 2022 Nyva Vinnytsia Ihor Leonov Resigned spring 2022 Oleh Ostapenko 28 July 2022Горяїнов став асистентом Остапенка у вінницькій «Ниві». Tribuna. 28 July 2022 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk Yuriy Chumak August 2022 Real Pharma Odesa Artem Ryazantsev Undisclosed 8 September 2022 Yuriy Kulish 8 September 2022С ДНЁМ РОЖДЕНИЯ, ЮРИЙ ПЕТРОВИЧ!. Real PharmaКолишній тренер херсонського Кристала Куліш очолив Реал Фарму. Sport Arena. 8 September 2022 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk Yuriy Chumak Mutual consent 10 November 2022Офіційно. Про кадрові зміни в команді. fckremen.com.uaКремінь-2 розпрощався з головним тренером Чумаком. Sport Arena. 10 November 2022 9th Yaroslav Zdyrko 14 February 2023 Real Pharma Odesa Yuriy Kulish Mutual consent 18 November 2022 2nd Andriy Parkhomenko 18 November 2022СФОРМОВАНИЙ НОВИЙ ТРЕНЕРСЬКИЙ ШТАБ ФК «РЕАЛ ФАРМА». Real Pharma. 18 November 2022Лиховидов: готовий пожертвувати власними амбіціями на користь Реал Фарми. PFL Ukraine. 23 November 2022 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Denys Khomutov "Mutual consent" 26 November 2022Клуб Второй лиги уволил тренера – отставка стала уже третьей в сезоне. football24.ua. 26 November 2022 3rd Serhiy Syzykhin 26 January 2023Чайка призначила нового головного тренера: команда з Київщини боротиметься за підвищення в класі. ukrfootball.ua. 26 January 2023 Vast Mykolaiv Dmytro Nazarenko Role change 28 December 2022 7th Ihor Yermakov 28 December 2022У клуба Другої ліги змінився тренер. www.ua-football.com. 28 December 2022
League table
Results
Notes:
Top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1 Artur ZahorulkoNyva Vinnytsia14 (5)2 Oleksiy LytovchenkoChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka12 (2) Ivan SomovNyva Buzova12 (2)41 player(s)10 Vasyl LutsivKhust10 (0)53 player(s)8 Artur VashchyshynZviahel8 (0) Serhiy BarsukovReal Pharma Odesa8 (1) Maksym AveryanovZviahel8 (4)71 player(s)7 Artur VashchyshynZviahel8 (0)81 player(s)64 Petro LutsivKhust6 (2)94 players54 Andriy HolovatenkoNyva Buzova5 (0) Dmytro HumenyakVast Mykolaiv5 (0) Volodymyr TymenkoNyva Buzova5 (0) Zlat ZlatyevMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia5 (0)136 players44 Oleksandr HuskovChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka4 (0) Vadym MerdieyevKhust4 (0) Denys NdukveChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka4 (0) Bohdan SemenetsNyva Buzova4 (0) Oleksiy ShvetsNyva Vinnytsia4 (0) Anatoliy TaranNyva Buzova4 (0)1916 players35 Yuriy BamboliaZviahel3 (0) Vladyslav BorysenkoKhust3 (0) Andriy FesenkoZviahel3 (0) Anton KalaytanRubikon Kyiv3 (0) Vadym KhokhlovChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka3 (0) Oleh KramarenkoVast Mykolaiv3 (0) Valeriy NikitchukZviahel3 (0) Denys SkepskyiNyva Buzova3 (0) Mykola StetsenkoVast / Chaika3 (0) Hlib TolokMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia3 (0) Mykyta ZhukovNyva Vinnytsia3 (0) Yan KaranhaVast Mykolaiv3 (1) Vitaliy KoltsovNyva Vinnytsia3 (1) Serhiy PlatunovReal Pharma Odesa3 (1) Dmytro PudyChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka3 (1) Dmytro YarchukVast Mykolaiv3 (1) Stanislav RokotyanskyiMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia3 (2)3615 players26 Oleksandr FaberReal Pharma Odesa2 (0) Mykhaylo FlyashkoKhust2 (0) Nazar HavrylyukZviahel2 (0) Vadym HrancharReal Pharma Odesa2 (0) Heorhiy KovalskyiMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia2 (0) Maksym KucherenkoKremin-2 Kremenchuk2 (0) Vladyslav KulakevychChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka2 (0) Mykyta LapkoMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia2 (0) Bohdan PavlychKhust2 (0) Nazar PrykhodkoKhust2 (0) Artem PyatybratKremin-2 Kremenchuk2 (0) Vladyslav ShkinderVast Mykolaiv2 (0) Valeriy SkydanZviahel2 (0) Ivan StankovychKhust2 (0) Andriy VarenykReal Pharma Odesa2 (0)5137 players15 Stanislav BadetskyiMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (0) Volodymyr BlyznyukMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (0) Dmytro BorodenkoRubikon Kyiv1 (0) Oleksandr BoryachukNyva Vinnytsia1 (0) Denys ChervinskyiZviahel1 (0) Herman DmytriyevReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Maksym IhumenovReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Stepan KlymenkoChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka1 (0) Oleksiy KolesnykovReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Yevhen KostyukNyva Vinnytsia1 (0) Maksym KovalenkoMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (0) Mykyta KuralekhMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (0) Valentyn KuzmovychMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (0) Mykyta LadykaReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Ihor LutsenkoChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka1 (0) Artem MakhoninChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka1 (0) Yevhen MisyuraNyva Buzova1 (0) Vladyslav MolkoKremin-2 Kremenchuk1 (0) Yevhen MorozNyva Vinnytsia1 (0) Anton MuzychenkoChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka1 (0) Vitaliy MyachynReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Yevhen MykolayukNyva Buzova1 (0) Kostiantyn ParkhomenkoReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Mykhailo PopovReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Volodymyr ShevchukNyva Vinnytsia1 (0) Ivan SklyarenkoNyva Buzova1 (0) Vadym StrashkevychNyva Vinnytsia1 (0) Vyacheslav StudenkoVast Mykolaiv1 (0) Rudolf SukhomlynovRubikon Kyiv1 (0) Ruslan TovstonohMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (0) Oleksiy TyshchenkoVast Mykolaiv1 (0) Vladyslav TymoshevskyiReal Pharma Odesa1 (0) Yevhen VitenkoVast Mykolaiv1 (0) Oleksandr VivdychKremin-2 Kremenchuk1 (0) Mykyta YudinMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (0) Oleksiy ZhdanovychKremin-2 Kremenchuk1 (0) Tymofiy KhussinMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia1 (1) Maksym TyshchenkoRubikon Kyiv1 (1)
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)2Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka and Nyva Buzova1Rubikon KyivVast MykolaivReal Pharma OdesaKremin-2 KremenchukNyva VinnytsiaZviahelKhustMetalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia
Post-season play-offs Following the league season (double round-robin tournament), the runner-up is expected to meet with the 2022–23 First League's 15th placed team to contest the 2022–23 Second League promotion.
Awards Round awards RoundPlayerCoachPlayerClubReferenceCoachClubReferenceRound 1 Dmytro YarchukVast Mykolaiv Serhiy KarpenkoNyva BuzovaRound 2 Denys NdukveChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Volodymyr TsytkinKhustRound 3 Valeriy NikitchukZviahel Viktor KuryataRubikon KyivRound 4 Oleksiy LytovchenkoChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Oleh OstapenkoNyva VinnytsiaRound 5 Ivan SomovNyva Buzova Yuriy KulishReal Pharma OdesaRound 6 Andriy FesenkoZviahel Serhiy KarpenkoNyva BuzovaRound 7 Vasyl LutsivKhust Volodymyr TsytkinKhustRound 8 Serhiy BarsukovReal Pharma Odesa Denys KhomutovChaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaRound 9 Anatoliy TaranNyva Buzova Serhiy KarpenkoNyva BuzovaRound 10 Andriy HolovatenkoNyva Buzova Serhiy KarpenkoNyva BuzovaRound 11 Oleksiy ShvetsNyva Vinnytsia Serhiy KarpenkoNyva BuzovaRound 12 Artur ZahorulkoNyva Vinnytsia Serhiy SyzykhinChaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaRound 13 Vasyl LutsivKhust Ruslan SkydanZviahelRound 14 Oleksandr VivdychKremin-2 Kremenchuk Ruslan SkydanZviahelRound 15 Vladyslav BorysenkoKhust Volodymyr TsytkinKhustRound 16 Yevhen MykolayukNyva Buzova Serhiy SyzykhinChaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaRound 17 Artur ZahorulkoNyva Vinnytsia Andriy ParkhomenkoReal Pharma OdesaRound 18 Bohdan PavlychKhust Volodymyr TsytkinKhust
See also 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 2022–23 Ukrainian First League 2022–23 Ukrainian Football Amateur League List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2022
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