The 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League was the 34th since its establishment.
The competition started on 7 August 2024 and was scheduled to pause for a winter intermission on 27 October after Round 12, but was extended due to Russian hostilities of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. The last 6 rounds of the competition were scheduled to be played in the following spring. Due to regular airstrikes by the Russian Armed Forces, restrictions were implemented for attendance, with many games being played without spectators.
For the winter break, both second teams of Rukh-2 (Group A, Rukh Lviv) and Kolos-2 (Group B, Kolos Kovalivka) finished at the top of their respective groups.Друга ліга: Ми вже знаємо «зимових чемпіонів» в обох групах, а Лиховидов оновив віковий бомбардирський рекорд. Усі матчі 12-го туру. sportarena.com. 27 October 2024 On 29 October 2024, the PFL announced that during the winter break on initiative of separate clubs from the Second League it has organized an invitational friendly tournament starting 2 November 2024 and finishing around 30 November 2024.The PFL will conduct the 2024 Open tournament: one of the participants is from Kirovohrad Oblast. www.sport-kr.com.ua. 29 October 2024
Teams Promoted teams One team of the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League was readmitted to professional competitions: FC Uzhhorod – (returning after three years absence, based on ) Four teams have been promoted from the 2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: SC Vilkhivtsi – 8th place of Group 1 (debut) FC Kulykiv-Bilka – 1st place of Group 1 (debut) Probiy Horodenka – 5th place of Group 1 (debut) Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk – 11th place of Group 1 (debut, based on the FAFP academy) Eight second teams have been added: Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil – (debut, based on FC Sambir) Polissya-2 Zhytomyr – (debut) Vorskla-2 Poltava – (returning, last competed in the 2004–05 season) Kolos-2 Kovalivka – (debut, based on Shturm Ivankiv)«Буде Перша ліга, а може й вище»: Дитятьєв – про перетворення Штурму на Колос-2, тренерство та плани Хачеріді. ukrfootball.ua. 7 July 2024 Oleksandriya-2 – (debut) Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv – (debut, based on Metalist 1925 (U-19)) Veres-Izotop-2 Varash – (debut, based on Izotop Varash) Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv – (debut)
Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League. Chernihiv – 19th placed (returning, after two seasons) Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni – 20th placed (returning, after 10 seasons)
Expelled and withdrawn teams Veres-Izotop-2 Varash - the club management refused to participate in the competition due to the lack of proper safety measures2 не зіграє у чемпіонаті Другої ліги в новому сезоні!. nkveres.com. 15 July 2024 Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv – Livyi Bereh Kyiv withdrew its second squad after its senior team gained promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League. Rukh-2 Lviv – Rukh Lviv announced that it withdraws its second team immediately following the conclusion of the regular league competition and will not participate in the playoffs.Українська команда не дограє сезон в Другій лізі: клуб претендував на підвищення у класі. ukrfootball.ua. 17 May 2025 Due to the withdrawal of the Rukh reserves that placed second, changes were made to the promotional play-offs by allowing third-placed teams to compete as well.
Location map and stadiums
Stadiums Group A Team Stadium Position in2023–24Skala 1911 Stryi Sokil 6thRukh-2 Lviv imeni Markevycha, Vynnyky 9thReal Pharma Odesa Ivan12thKulykiv-Bilka Arena Kulykiv AMProbiy Horodenka Probiy ArenaAMVilkhivtsiVilkhivtsi Arena AMRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk imeni Hemby AMUzhhorod Avanhard —Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil imeni Brovarskoho, Sambir —Polissya-2 Zhytomyr club's training field, Hlybochytsia — Group B Team Stadium Position in2023–24Chernihiv Yunist Stadium, Chernihiv Arena 1LHirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Yunist 1LChaika Tsentralnyi imeni Brukvenka, Makariv 4thNyva Vinnytsia Nyva training base 8thLokomotyv Kyiv imeni Bannikova 10thTrostianets imeni Kutsa 11thVorskla-2 Poltava Ltava —Kolos-2 Kovalivka Yuvileinyi, Bucha —Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv Kolos, Boryspil —Oleksandriya-2 NikaOlimp — Notes:
[—] – The dash sign indicates that the club was admitted to the Second League without participation in the AAFU championship last season. 1L – indicates participants of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League Am – indicates participants of the 2023–24 AAFU championship
Managers ClubHead coachReplaced coach Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Ihor Lutsenko Chernihiv Valeriy Chornyi Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Valeriy Kutsenko Kulykiv-Bilka Serhiy Atlasyuk Bohdan Kostyk Kolos-2 Kovalivka Volodymyr Bondarenko Lokomotyv Kyiv Nazar Kozak (acting) Vadym Lazorenko Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv Serhiy Karpenko Maksym Tsvirenko Nyva Vinnytsia Yuriy Yaroshenko Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil Roman Marych Serhiy Laktionov Oleksandriya-2 Viktor Bytsiura Polissya-2 Zhytomyr Kishan HautamКішан Гаутам: роботу гравців Полісся-2 помічають і запрошують в першу команду. pfl.ua. 2 January 2025 Probiy Horodenka Volodymyr Kovalyuk Real Pharma Odesa Valentyn Poltavets (caretaker) Andriy Parkhomenko Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk Yaroslav Matviiv Rukh-2 Lviv Ivan Fedyk Skala 1911 Stryi Roman Hnativ Mykhailo BasarabStepan Matviyiv Trostianets Yuriy Bakalov Uzhhorod Yaromyr Loboda Vilkhivtsi Oleksiy Zorin Vorskla-2 Poltava Vyacheslav Nivinskyi Iya Andrushchak
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointment Kolos-2 Kovalivkanew teamPre-season Volodymyr Bondarenko 13 June 2024 Metalist 1925-2 Kharkivnew team Serhiy Karpenko 13 June 2024 Polissya-2 Zhytomyrnew team Kishan Hautam 13 June 2024 Vorskla-2 Poltavanew team Iya Andrushchak 13 June 2024 Oleksandriya-2new team Viktor Bytsiura 14 June 2024Rukh-2 LvivVolodymyr BezubyakChange of role28 June 2024Ivan Fedyk28 June 2024 Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopilnew team Serhiy Laktionov 20 July 2024Metalist 1925-2 KharkivSerhiy KarpenkoChange of role28 July 2024Maksym Tsvirenko29 July 2024 FC Uzhhorodnew team Yaromyr Loboda 2 August 2024Chaika Petropavlivska BorshchahivkaSerhiy SyzykhinLeft for Chonomorets6 August 2024Ihor Lutsenko7 August 2024Metalist 1925-2 KharkivMaksym Tsvirenkobecame assistant to van Leeuwen20 August 2024Serhiy Karpenko20 August 2024Skala 1911 StryiMykhailo BasarabSacked19 September 2024Stepan Matviyiv19 September 2024Real Pharma OdesaAndriy ParkhomenkoResigned27 September 2024Valentyn Poltavets (caretaker)27 September 2024Skala 1911 StryiStepan MatviyivMutual consent3 November 2024Mykola Vasylyshyn (caretaker)2 November 2024Mykola Vasylyshyn (caretaker)Change of role10 November 2024Roman Hnativ (caretaker)10 November 2024Roman Hnativ (caretaker)Change of role14 February 2025Roman Hnativ14 February 2025Vorskla-2 PoltavaIya AndrushchakChange of roleVorskla (women)15 January 2025Vyacheslav Nivinskyi15 January 2025Lokomotyv KyivVadym LazorenkoDismissed5 May 2025Nazar Kozak (acting)5 May 2025Kulykiv-BilkaBohdan KostykDismissed19 May 2025Serhiy Atlasyuk22 May 2025
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Group A league table
Group A results
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Group A results by week
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Group A goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Bohdan OrynchakProbiy Horodenka13 (1)2Dmytro KovalenkoFC Uzhhorod8 (0)35 player(s)53Andriy FesenkoSkala 1911 Stryi5 (0)Yaroslav KravchenkoSkala 1911 Stryi5 (0)Oleh PanasyukKulykiv-Bilka5 (0)Serhiy PanchenkoRukh-2 Lviv5 (0)Mykhailo ShestakovSC Vilkhivtsi5 (0)89 player(s)4Ivan IlchukFC Uzhhorod4 (0)Valentyn NapudaSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil4 (0)Dmytro ShastalPolissya-2 Zhytomyr4 (0)Mykola SikachProbiy Horodenka4 (0)Maksym UhrynyukRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk4 (0)Yaroslav KaramanUzhhorod → Polissya-24 (1)Andriy KitelaRukh-2 Lviv4 (1)Vasyl PalahnyukProbiy Horodenka4 (1)Ivan SondeyProbiy Horodenka4 (2)1717 player(s)32Oleksiy AvramenkoPolissya-2 Zhytomyr3 (0)Nazariy BohomazFC Uzhhorod3 (0) Admir BristrićPolissya-2 Zhytomyr3 (0)Mykhailo DzyunRukh-2 Lviv3 (0)Oleksandr HlaholaSC Vilkhivtsi3 (0)Nazar HrytsakSkala 1911 Stryi3 (0)Roman LisovykSkala 1911 Stryi3 (0)Volodymyr LukyanchenkoSkala 1911 Stryi3 (0)Maksym MuzychukRukh-2 Lviv3 (0)Danylo PylypchukKulykiv-Bilka3 (0)Andriy RalyuchenkoSkala 1911 Stryi3 (0)Ivan ZhumihaSkala 1911 Stryi3 (0)Maksym BoykoRukh-2 Lviv3 (1)Oleh VyshnevskyiFC Uzhhorod3 (1) WendellPolissya-2 Zhytomyr3 (1) Jerry Dieu-Merci YokaPolissya-2 Zhytomyr3 (1)Dmytro HumenyakRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk3 (2)3424 player(s)22 Ofek BitonPolissya-2 Zhytomyr2 (0)Svyatoslav BotskivRukh-2 Lviv2 (0)Denys DovbetskyiSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil2 (0)Antoniy EmereFC Uzhhorod2 (0)Ruslan KharukProbiy Horodenka2 (0)Serhiy KopylFC Kulykiv2 (0)Artem KorzhPolissya-2 Zhytomyr2 (0)Oleh KosFC Kulykiv2 (0)Maksym KramarchukSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil2 (0)Kostiantyn KvasRukh-2 Lviv2 (0)Maksym MarchenkoReal Pharma Odesa2 (0)Vitaliy PatulyakFC Kulykiv2 (0)Volodymyr RadulskyiProbiy Horodenka2 (0)Dmytro SebroRukh-2 Lviv2 (0)Mykyta SharaburaKulykiv-Bilka2 (0)Kevin Tsyurpalevych-SemochkoRukh-2 Lviv2 (0)Kyrylo TymoshenkoSC Vilkhivtsi2 (0)Bohdan-Yulian VyshynskyiSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil2 (0)Serhiy BarsukovReal Pharma Odesa2 (1)Ivan BilyiProbiy Horodenka2 (1)Bohdan MaksymenkoRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk2 (1)Dmytro NyemchaninovSC Vilkhivtsi2 (1)Mykola LykhovydovReal Pharma Odesa2 (2)Serhiy PanasenkoSC Vilkhivtsi2 (2)5863 player(s)1Vladyslav BabaninProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Daniel BanykSC Vilkhivtsi1 (0)Yehor BazarovSC Vilkhivtsi1 (0)Vasyl BilyiKulykiv-Bilka1 (0)Taras BoykoRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)Yevhen DanylyukRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)Ivan DmytrukProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Andriy DrekaloRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)Bohdan DryhanProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Oleksandr DudarenkoKulykiv-Bilka1 (0)Roman DytkoProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Vladyslav FelipovychProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Vladyslav FundukSC Vilkhivtsi1 (0)Denys HarkavenkoSkala 1911 Stryi1 (0)Volodymyr HladkyiFC Kulykiv1 (0)Bohdan HoraSkala 1911 Stryi1 (0)Volodymyr HrachovSC Vilkhivtsi1 (0)Artem HrokholskyiPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)Denys HryshkevychPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)Ihor HukProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Artur IlyukhinFC Kulykiv1 (0)Yuriy IvanochkoFC Kulykiv1 (0)Volodymyr IvanychukProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Maksym KichunFC Uzhhorod1 (0)Vladyslav KlochanSC Vilkhivtsi1 (0)Eduard KlyuchkoProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Nikita LadykaReal Pharma Odesa1 (0)Pavlo MaletskyiFC Kulykiv1 (0) Matej MatićPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)Maksym MatsiyevskyiSkala 1911 Stryi1 (0)Andriy MelenchukReal Pharma Odesa1 (0)Vladyslav MezentsevPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)Ivan MorylyakFC Uzhhorod1 (0)Yevhen MykytyukPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)Maksym MynailenkoFC Uzhhorod1 (0)Ihor NeledvaRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)Maksym PezhynskyiSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil1 (0)Illya PopovskyiRukh-2 Lviv1 (0) Daniels RadzenieksPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)Vitaliy RavlykFC Kulykiv1 (0)Andriy RizhkoProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Dmytro RozhkoFC Kulykiv1 (0)Oleksandr RudenkoSkala 1911 Stryi1 (0)Nazar RusyakRukh-2 Lviv1 (0)Volodymyr SavchynProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Vladyslav SemotyukProbiy Horodenka1 (0)Nikita ShcherbakReal Pharma Odesa1 (0)Kostiantyn ShkolnyiRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)Dmytro ShostakRevera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk1 (0)Dmytro SkochelyasSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil1 (0) Borel TomandzotoPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0) Dimitar TrajkovPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (0)Illia TsurkanSkala 1911 Stryi1 (0)Volodymyr TylinskyiSC Vilkhivtsi1 (0)Maksym VadovskyiSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil1 (0)Danyiil VolkovKulykiv-Bilka1 (0)Yevhen VoloshynFC Uzhhorod1 (0)Nazar YanchyshynSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil1 (0)Bohdan LyednyevPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (1)Oleh NychyporenkoFC Kulykiv1 (1)Roman NykolyshynSkala 1911 Stryi1 (1)Mykhailo RaskoPolissya-2 Zhytomyr1 (1)Oleksiy TovarnytskyiRukh-2 Lviv1 (1) Notes:
Group A clean sheets
RankPlayerClubCleansheets1Roman SerdyukProbiy Horodenka8
Group B league table
Group B results
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Group B results by week
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Group B top goalscorers