2025–26 Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League
Season2025-26
Dates26 July 2025 – TBD
(winter break: November 2025 – April 2026)
Matches played33
Goals scored100 (3.03 per match)
Biggest home winLivyi Bereh 4–0 Dinaz
(10 August 2025)
Biggest away winReal Pharma 0–6 Skala 1911
(17 August 2025)
Highest scoringSkala 1911 3–4 Bukovyna-2
(10 August 2025)
Highest attendance538
Bukovyna-2 2–0 Real Pharma
(2 August 2025)
Total attendance4,466
Average attendance223
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2025.
Play-off statistics are not included.

The 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League is the 35th since its establishment. Due to regular airstrikes by the Russian Armed Forces, restrictions were implemented for attendance, with many games being played without spectators.

On 17 June 2025, the 35th PFL Conference determined the general composition of the competition and its format.[1] As in the previous season, the competitions were planned to be held in two groups, split geographically, with one group consisting of 11 teams and another 12.[1] The conference approved admission of 4 amateur teams from the AAFU competition and 3 teams from various junior competitions.[1] Five teams decided to withdraw their participation in the third-tier competition.[1]

The competitions were determined to start on 26 July 2025 and consist of a triple round robin format with two rounds held in summer-fall and one more in spring.[1] It was also decided to preserve the post-season mini-tournaments, such as the first-place and third-place match-ups, as well as promotion/relegation between the first and the second leagues.[1]

Teams

Four teams have been promoted from the 2024–25 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:

Three second teams have been added:

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League.

Expelled and withdrawn teams

  • Kremin Kremenchuk - received a "temporary inactive status" by the Professional Football League[1]
  • Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk - received a "temporary inactive status" by the Professional Football League[1]
  • Due to the withdrawal of FC Mynai less than two weeks before the start of the competitions, relegation of Metalurh Zaporizhia was reverted, and the Group B participation pool and calendar were adjusted accordingly.

Location map and stadiums

Home venues of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League
 — Group A            — Group B
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Rebel
Lokomotyv
Atlet
Livyi Bereh-2
Kolos-2
Dinaz
Chaika
Lisne
Home venues of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast

Stadiums

Group A
Team Stadium[a][3] Position in
2024–25
Skala 1911 Stryi Sokil 3rd
Kulykiv-Bilka Arena Kulykiv 4th
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr club's training field, Hlybochytsia 5th
Uzhhorod Avanhard 6th
Vilkhivtsi Vilkhivtsi Arena 7th
Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil imeni Brovarskoho, Sambir 8th
Nyva Vinnytsia Nyva training base 9th (Group B)
Real Pharma Odesa Ivan 10th
Lisne Tsentralnyi imeni Brukvenka, Makariv AM
Atlet Kyiv Atlet AM
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi Bukovyna —

Notes:

  1. ^ Minimum capacity of stadium for the Second League is 500 spectators.[2]

Managers

Club Head coach Replaced coach
Atlet Kyiv Dmytro Murashenko
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi Dmytro Yefimov
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Vadym Khokhlov
Chornomorets-2 Odesa Anatoliy Didenko
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Serbia Jovan Markoski
Kulykiv-Bilka Serhiy Atlasyuk
Kolos-2 Kovalivka Artem Starhorodskyi
Lisne Oleksandr Ryabokon
Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv Vyacheslav Nivinskyi
Lokomotyv Kyiv Serhiy Karpenko
Nyva Vinnytsia Yuriy Yaroshenko
Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil Roman Marych
Oleksandriya-2 Viktor Bytsiura
Penuel Kryvyi Rih Ihor Solodenko
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr Oleksandr Maksymov
Real Pharma Odesa Valentyn Poltavets (caretaker)
Rebel Kyiv Maksym Demskyi
Skala 1911 Stryi Roman Hnativ
Trostianets Yuriy Bakalov
Uzhhorod Yaromyr Loboda
Vilkhivtsi Oleksandr Semerenko (acting)

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi new team Pre-season Dmytro Yefimov 16 June 2025[4]
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Ihor Lutsenko End of contract 30 May 2025[5] Vadym Khokhlov 15 June 2025[6]
Kolos-2 Kovalivka Volodymyr Bondarenko Sacked 9 June 2025[7] Artem Starhorodskyi 9 June 2025[8]
Chornomorets-2 Odesa Andriy Ushchapovskyi Change of role 9 June 2025 Anatoliy Didenko 9 June 2025[9]
Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv Andriy Havryushov Made the club's manager 10 June 2025 Vyacheslav Nivinskyi 30 June 2025[10]
SC Vilkhivtsi Oleksiy Zorin End of contract 23 June 2025 Oleksandr Semerenko (acting) 23 June 2025[11]
Lokomotyv Kyiv Nazar Kozak (acting) Change of role 27 June 2025 Serhiy Karpenko 27 June 2025[12]
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr Kishan Hautam End of contract 1 July 2025 Oleksandr Maksymov 1 July 2025[13]
Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Valeriy Kutsenko Signed with Vorskla 2 July 2025[14] Serbia Jovan Markoski 2 July 2025[15]
FC Lisne Denys Skepskyi Change of role 9 July 2025 Oleksandr Ryabokon 9 July 2025

Notes:

Group A league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Lisne 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 4 2 2 0 10 7 +3 8
4 Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6[a]
5 Atlet Kyiv 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 6[a]
6 Skala 1911 Stryi 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6[a]
7 Uzhhorod 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
8 Kulykiv-Bilka 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
9 Nyva Vinnytsia 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1
10 Vilkhivtsi 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1
11 Real Pharma Odesa 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[16]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points (goal difference): Bukovyna-2 3 (+1), Atlet 0 (0), Skala 1911 0 (-1).

Group A results

Home \ Away ATL BC2 KUL LIS NYV PZ2 RPO NT2 SKL UZH VLX ATL BC2 KUL LIS NYV PZ2 RPO NT2 SKL UZH VLX
Atlet Kyiv 0–1 1–0
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi 0–2 2–0
Kulykiv-Bilka 2–2
Lisne 3–0 1–1
Nyva Vinnytsia 1–2 0–1
Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 2–2 2–1
Real Pharma Odesa 0–6 1–1
Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil 1–0
Skala 1911 Stryi 3–4 1–3
Uzhhorod 0–2 2–0
Vilkhivtsi 1–2 3–3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional notes:

Group A results by week

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Atlet KyivLWWL
Bukovyna-2 ChernivtsiWWL
Kulykiv-BilkaWDL
LisneWDDW
Nyva VinnytsiaLDLL
Polissya-2 ZhytomyrWDDW
Real Pharma OdesaDLL
Sambir-Nyva-2 TernopilWWW
Skala 1911 StryiLWLW
UzhhorodDLDW
VilkhivtsiLLDL
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: pfl.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Notes:

Group A goalscorers

As of 18 August 2025[17]

Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1 Republic of the Congo Jerry Yoka Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 5 (0)
2 Yaroslav Kravchenko Skala 1911 Stryi 3 (0)
Roman Lisovyk Skala 1911 Stryi 3 (0)
Nazar Voloshyn FC Lisne 3 (1)
5 8 player(s) 2
13 32 player(s) 1

Notes:

Group B league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Oleksandriya-2 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Trostianets 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Kolos-2 Kovalivka 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
4 Rebel Kyiv 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9
5 Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
6 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
7 Lokomotyv Kyiv 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
8 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 4
9 Chornomorets-2 Odesa 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
10 Penuel Kryvyi Rih 4 0 0 4 4 10 −6 0
11 Dinaz Vyshhorod 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[16]

Group B results

Home \ Away CPB CH2 DIN HIS KK2 LB2 LOK OL2 PEN RBL TRO CPB CH2 DIN HIS KK2 LB2 LOK OL2 PEN RBL TRO
Chaika 1–2 1–1
Chornomorets-2 0–3
Dinaz Vyshhorod 1–3 1–3
Hirnyk-Sport 1–1 3–2 0–3
Kolos-2 Kovalivka
Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 4–0 0–1
Lokomotyv Kyiv 1–1
Oleksandriya-2 1–0 2–1
Penuel Kryvyi Rih 0–1[a] 2–3
Rebel Kyiv 1–0 2–0 0–1
Trostianets 3–0 3–0[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Round 1 match Penuel–Chaika, that was scheduled to take place on July 26, was postponed to August 20, 2025.
  2. ^ The Round 2 match Trostianets–Penuel, that was scheduled to take place on August 3, was suspended by an extended air raid alarm at the moment, when Trostianets was ahead 3–0, and postponed. The match was rescheduled, resumed and took place next day, on August 4, 2025.[18][19]

Additional notes:

Group B results by week

Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: pfl.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Notes:

Group B top goalscorers

As of 20 August 2025[17]

Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1 Tymofiy Khussin FC Trostianets 4 (0)
2 Brazil Wendell Florencio Brito Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 3 (0)
Pavlo Zamurenko FC Trostianets 3 (0)
4 7 player(s) 2
11 28 player(s) 1
0 own goal(s) 1

The league's play-offs

Both groups' winners are expected to play each other for the season's title. At the same time, both groups' runners are expected to play against the Persha Liha (First League) 13th and 14th placed teams.

Title play-off

Promotion/relegation play-offs

For the inter-tier (3rd and 4th) promotion-relegation playoffs, please see the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League article.

Awards

Round awards

Round Player Coach
Player Club Reference Coach Club Reference
Round 1 Tymofiy Khussin FC Trostianets [20] Oleksandr Maksymov Polissya-2 Zhytomyr [20]
Round 2 Republic of the Congo Jerry Yoka Polissya-2 Zhytomyr [21] Yuriy Bakalov FC Trostianets [21]
Round 3 Anton Bohdan Rebel Kyiv [22] Dmytro Yefimov Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi [22]
Round 4 Pavlo Zamurenko FC Trostianets [23] Yaromyr Loboda FC Uzhhorod [23]
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
winter break
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Round 27
Round 28
Round 29
Round 30

Number of teams by region

Number Region Team(s)
4 Kyiv Atlet, Livyi Bereh-2, Lokomotyv, and Rebel
Kyiv Oblast Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, Dinaz Vyshhorod, Kolos-2 Kovalivka, and FC Lisne
3 Lviv Oblast Kulykiv-Bilka, Sambir-Nyva-2, and Skala 1911 Stryi
2 Odesa Oblast Chornomorets-2 Odesa and Real Pharma Odesa
Zakarpattia Oblast Uzhhorod and Vilkhivtsi
1 Chernivtsi Oblast Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi
Kirovohrad Oblast Oleksandriya-2
Poltava Oblast Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni
Sumy Oblast Trostianets
Vinnytsia Oblast Nyva Vinnytsia
Zhytomyr Oblast Polissya-2 Zhytomyr

See also

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