1997–98 Ukrainian Second League

The 1997–98 Ukrainian Second League was the 7th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 31 July 1997 and ended on 29 June 1998.

Ukrainian Second League
Season1996–97
Champions(A) - Podillya Khmelnytskyi
(B) - Krystal Kherson
(C) - Shakhtar-2 Donetsk
Longest winning run15 – Krystal (Round 1–16) =

Group A

Relegated teams

Location map
Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 1992-93

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Podillya Khmelnytskyi (C, O, P) 34 25 3 6 69 20 +49 78 Play-off
2 Dynamo-3 Kyiv 34 21 7 6 59 24 +35 70
3 Karpaty-2 Lviv 34 16 5 13 54 50 +4 53
4 Veres Rivne 34 14 10 10 42 33 +9 52
5 Krystal Chortkiv 34 13 12 9 48 38 +10 51
6 Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv 34 15 6 13 34 34 0 51
7 Halychyna Drohobych 34 14 8 12 37 31 +6 50
8 Karpaty Mukacheve (D) 34 13 10 11 36 30 +6 49 Withdrew
9 Systema-Boreks Borodianka 34 12 13 9 34 23 +11 49
10 Naftovyk Dolyna 34 14 6 14 35 35 0 48
11 Hazovyk Komarno 34 11 8 15 30 28 +2 41
12 Papirnyk Malyn 34 10 11 13 29 34 −5 41
13 Berkut Bedevlia (D) 34 12 4 18 26 53 −27 40 Withdrew
14 Borysfen Boryspil 34 11 7 16 38 48 −10 40
15 Kalush 34 11 5 18 32 42 −10 38
16 Haray Zhovkva 34 9 11 14 29 43 −14 38
17 Tysmenytsia (O, D) 34 11 5 18 35 49 −14 38 Relegation play-off - Withdrew
18 Pokuttia Kolomyia (R) 34 6 5 23 19 61 −42 23 Relegated
Source:
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Top goalscorers
Scorer Team Goals (Pen.)
1 Yuriy Bakhovskyi Veres Rivne 16
2 Pavlo Onysko Karpaty-2 Lviv 14 (1)
Viktor Danylychyn Krystal Chortkiv 14 (3)
4 Vasyl Bondarchuk Podillya Khmelnytskyi 12
Volodymyr Ivakhnyuk FC Kalush 12 (1)
6 Andriy Kuzio Naftovyk Dolyna 11
Serhiy Kryvyi Podillya Khmelnytskyi 11 (3)
8 Bohdan Yesyp Dynamo-3 Kyiv 10
George Magriani Podillya Khmelnytskyi 10
10 Viktor Hey Karpaty Mukacheve 9

Group B

Relegated teams

Location map
Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 1992-93

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Krystal Kherson (C) 32 28 2 2 74 20 +54 86 Play-off
2 SKA-Lotto Odessa (D) 32 21 4 7 54 23 +31 67 Merged with Dynamo Odesa
3 SC Odessa 32 18 7 7 48 29 +19 61
4 Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk 32 12 11 9 39 35 +4 47
5 Olimpia Pivdenoukrainsk 32 13 6 13 33 41 −8 45
6 Viktor Zaporizhia 32 12 7 13 41 38 +3 43
7 Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 32 11 10 11 41 40 +1 43
8 Tytan Armyansk 32 11 9 12 36 36 0 42
9 Chornomorets Sevastopol 32 10 11 11 32 33 −1 41
10 Portovyk Illichivsk 32 10 10 12 36 45 −9 40
11 Lokomotyv Smila 32 10 9 13 34 40 −6 39
12 Fortuna Sharhorod 32 11 5 16 37 53 −16 38
13 Nyva Bershad 32 9 8 15 39 46 −7 35
14 Torpedo Melitopol 32 7 12 13 38 43 −5 33
15 Ryhonda Bila Tserkva 32 7 10 15 25 45 −20 31
16 Zirka-2 Kirovohrad 32 7 8 17 21 47 −26 29
17 Dynamo Odessa 32 7 7 18 26 40 −14 28 Merged with SKA-Lotto Odesa
Source:
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified.

Group C

Location map
Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 1992-93

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (C, P) 34 25 3 6 69 20 +49 78 Play-off
2 Fakel Varva (D) 34 21 7 6 59 24 +35 70 Withdrew
3 Elektron Romny 34 16 5 13 54 50 +4 53
4 Oskil Kupyansk 34 14 10 10 42 33 +9 52
5 Obolon-PPO Kyiv 34 13 12 9 48 38 +10 51
6 Metalurh Novomoskovsk 34 15 6 13 34 34 0 51
7 Slovyanets Konotop (D) 34 14 8 12 37 31 +6 50 Withdrew
8 Slavutych-ChAES (D) 34 13 10 11 36 30 +6 49
9 Vorskla-2 Poltava 34 12 13 9 34 23 +11 49
10 Metalurh-2 Donetsk (D) 34 14 6 14 35 35 0 48 Withdrew
11 Shakhtar Stakhanov 34 11 8 15 30 28 +2 41
12 Pivdenstal Yenakiyeve (D) 34 10 11 13 29 34 −5 41 Withdrew
13 Metalist-2 Kharkiv 34 12 4 18 26 53 −27 40
14 Myrhorod 34 11 7 16 38 48 −10 40
15 Hirnyk Pavlohrad (R) 34 11 5 18 32 42 −10 38 Play-off – Relegated
16 Metalurh Komsomolske (R) 34 9 11 14 29 43 −14 38 Relegated
17 Avers Bakhmach (D) 34 9 11 14 29 43 −14 38 Withdrew
Source:
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Post season play-offs

Relegation play-offs
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Tysmenytsia 4–1 FC Promin Sambor 3–0 1–1
Zirka-2 Kirovohrad w/o Kharchovyk Popivka
Hirnyk Pavlohrad -:+ Shakhtar Horlivka 1–2 -:+

Relegation play-offs (1st leg)
5 July 1998 FC Tysmenytsia (2L) 3 – 0 (AM) Promin Sambor
[ Report]
5 July 1998 Zirka-2 Kirovohrad (2L) + : - (AM) Kharchovyk Popivka
[ Report]

Zirka-2 Kirovohrad won on walkover after Kharchovyk Popivka withdrew from the play-offs.

5 July 1998 Hirnyk Pavlohrad (2L) 1 – 2 (AM) Shakhtar Horlivka
[ Report]

Relegation play-offs (2nd leg)
11 July 1998 Promin Sambor (AM) 1 – 1 (2L) FC Tysmenytsia
[ Report]

Tysmenytsia won 4–1 on aggregate.

11 July 1998 Shakhtar Horlivka (AM) + : - (2L) Hirnyk Pavlohrad
[ Report]

Shakhtar Horlivka won on walkover after Hirnyk Pavlohrad did not arrive.

See also
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