2014–15 Ukrainian Second League

The 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League was the 24th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced 25 July 2014 when Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva hosted Shakhtar-3 Donetsk in Bila Tserkva.[1] The competition resumed from the winter break with the postponed Round 16 match between Skala Stryi and NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol on 21 March 2015.[2]

Ukrainian Second League
Season2014–15
ChampionsCherkaskyi Dnipro
PromotedCherkaskyi Dnipro
Obolon-Brovar Kyiv
RelegatedShakhtar-3 Donetsk (withdrew)
Matches played135
Goals scored359 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer18 – Oleksandr Batalskyi (Dnipro)
Biggest home win5 – Dnipro 5–0 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna (Round 12)
Biggest away win5 – Makiyivvuhillya 0–5 Real Pharma (Round 15)
Highest scoring7 goals – Enerhiya 2–5 Kremin (Round 14)
Arsenal-Kyivshchyna 2–5 Kremin (Round 15)
Skala 2–5 Shakhtar-3 (Round 17)
Longest winning run9 – Obolon-Brovar (Round 7–15)
Longest unbeaten run20 – Dnipro (Round 8–27)
Longest losing run9 – Enerhiya (Round 19–27)
Highest attendance4,250 – DniproObolon-Brovar (Round 20)
Lowest attendance7 – MakiyivvuhillyaReal Pharma (Round 15)

Competition format

Ten teams are competing in three stages of round-robin tournament.[3] All teams will play each other in regular format with the first 16 rounds are scheduled for the fall of 2014, while the rest two are planned for the spring of 2015.[3][4] The draw of the third stage will be based on results of the first two.[4]

Team changes

Admitted teams

Relegated teams

Suspended teams

Withdrawn teams

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Home venues of teams in the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League.
Home towns in green are unused this season.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone due to the insurgency in Donbass and are playing their home games in different cities.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Cherkaskyi Dnipro (C, P)2720525412+4265Promoted to Ukrainian First League
2Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (P)2720434719+2864
3Kremin Kremenchuk (Q)2714675030+2048Qualification for promotion play-off[10]
4Real Pharma Ovidiopol2711974029+1142
5Skala Stryi27115112934−538
6Krystal Kherson27106113937+236
7Shakhtar-3 Donetsk2786133844−630Withdrew[a]
8NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol[b]2756162345−2221Reorganized[c]
9Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva2762191440−2620
10Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka2743202569−4415
Source: (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League of Ukraine[15]
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) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff[16]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

Results

As of 3 June 2015
Home \ AwayAKBCHDENKKREKRKMKMOBKRPOSH3SKSAKBCHDENKKREKRKMKMOBKRPOSH3SKS
Arsenal-Kyivschyna Bila Tserkva0–02–00–51–01–00–11–21–01–22–10–10–10–0
Cherkaskyi Dnipro5–03–11–03–13–01–11–12–04–12–04–02–11–01–0
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka2–10–22–51–00–01–02–21–42–10–30–21–40–3
Kremin Kremenchuk3–00–24–22–02–01–1[a]1–01–23–12–01–12–10–00–1
Krystal Kherson1–01–14–20–23–32–12–03–21–12–01–21–32–11–2
Makiyivvuhillya Makiyivka[b]1–20–23–10–20–01–20–50–00–12–05–11–12–1
Obolon-Brovar Kyiv2–01–05–12–12–13–00–01–01–03–03–12–12–01–0
Real Pharma Odesa[c]1–00–22–12–22–22–02–34–12–13–02–10–01–23–3
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk[d]1–01–43–22–20–22–32–21–15–22–00–22–10–2
Skala Stryi1–01–00–02–21–11–0[e]0–20–22–13–11–22–01–0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2015. Source: PFL Druha League calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Round by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Cherkaskyi Dnipro1064211222111222211111111111
Obolon-Brovar Kyiv736456643222111122222222222
Kremin Kremenchuk698764111354433333333333333
Real Pharma Odesa112132356543344444444444444
Skala Stryi343545434666666666566666655
Krystal Kherson421323565435555555655555566
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk91010677888888777777777777777
Makiyivvuhillya Makiyivka5779910101010109999910101010101010109988
Arsenal-Kyivschyna Bila Tserkva255889777777888888888888899
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka88910108999910101010109999999910101010
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2015. Source: pfl.ua

Promotion/relegation play-off

A promotion/relegation home and away play-off is to be played by the 3rd place team of 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League against the 14th placed team of the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League competition. Seedings for the playoff were announced in Ukrainian House of Football on May 29.[24]

First leg

MFC Mykolaiv0 – 0Kremin Kremenchuk
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Vadym Saik

Second leg

Kremin Kremenchuk0 – 1MFC Mykolaiv
ReportStorublevtsev 62'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mykola Balakyn

Kremin Kremenchuk loses 1–0 on aggregate and remains in Second League

Top goalscorers

As of 30 May 2015
RankScorerGoals
(Pen.)
Team
1 Oleksandr Batalskyi18Cherkaskyi Dnipro
2 Vasyl Tsyutsyura13 (2)Skala Stryi
3 Vasyl Prodan12Obolon-Brovar Kyiv
4 Artem Favorov11 (6)Obolon-Brovar Kyiv
5 Serhiy Borzenko9Kremin Kremenchuk
Yehor Ivanov9 (3)Kremin Kremenchuk

See also

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