2015–16 Ukrainian Second League

The 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League was the 25th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with a full round of matches. From 1 November 2015 to 26 March 2016 the competition was on winter break. The competition resumed with Round 16 and completed on 1 June 2016.

Ukrainian Second League
Season2015–16
ChampionsFC Kolos Kovalivka
PromotedKolos Kovalivka
Veres Rivne
Inhulets Petrove
Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Skala Stryi
Arsenal-Kyiv Kyiv
RelegatedBarsa (withdrew)
Matches played182
Goals scored487 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer20 – Oleksandr Bondarenko (Kolos)
Biggest home winKremin 8–0 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna (Round 26)
Biggest away winNikopol-NPHU 0–6 Bukovyna (Round 5)
Highest scoring8 – Kremin 8–0 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna (Round 26)
Longest winning run5 – Skala (Round 4–8)
Veres (Round 5–9)
Kremin (Round 13–17)
Kolos (Round 21–25)
Longest unbeaten run9 – Inhulets (Round 1–9) and (Round 16–24)
Kolos (Round 1–9)
Longest winless run16 – Barsa (Round 7–22)
Longest losing run7 – Barsa (Round 16–22)
Highest attendance5,400 – BukovynaBarsa (Round 11)
Lowest attendance50 – Nikopol-NPHUReal Pharma (Round 14)

Team changes

Admitted teams

The following teams were admitted by the PFL after playing in the 2015 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and passing attestation.[1]

Relegated teams

Withdrawn teams

Relocated teams

Renamed teams

  • FC Nikopol-NPHU – Prior to the start of the season FC NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol formally withdrew from the PFL and then reentered under their new name.[5]

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Kolos Kovalivka (C, P)2619346222+4060Promoted to Ukrainian First League[a]
2Veres Rivne (P)2616464124+1752
3Inhulets Petrove (P)2614843716+2150
4Bukovyna Chernivtsi (P)2613853922+1747
5Skala Stryi (P)2613764123+1846
6Arsenal Kyiv (P)2613493730+743
7Real Pharma Odesa2612593129+241
8Kremin Kremenchuk2611784331+1240
9Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka26103133138−733
10Krystal Kherson2691163147−1628
11Myr Hornostayivka2683153847−927
12Barsa Sumy2653181451−3718Withdrew after the season[b]
13Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva2652192456−3217
14FC Nikopol-NPHU2626181851−3312
Source: Scoresway[9]
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[10]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results

As of 1 June 2016
Home \ AwayARKAKBBASBUCENKIHPKOKKREKRKNIKMYHRPOSKSVER
Arsenal Kyiv[a]2–13–01–00–33–13–11–12–12–03–24–00–31–2
Arsenal-Kyivschyna Bila Tserkva0–25–10–22–00–00–41–21–22–40–30–10–22–1
Barsa Sumy1–00–10–10–30–10–21–02–00–01–10–11–31–4
Bukovyna Chernivtsi0–02–11–12–12–22–00–02–00–02–02–00–02–1
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka1–24–31–01–20–11–10–43–04–22–00–20–11–3
Inhulets Petrove4–04–12–0[b]2–00–11–02–13–02–00–00–02–03–1
Kolos Kovalivka1–02–07–02–26–11–13–12–02–04–22–00–33–2
Kremin Kremenchuk1–08–03–11–30–00–01–32–11–12–11–03–11–1
Krystal Kherson2–02–02–03–12–00–20–43–23–23–41–22–20–2
Nikopol0–01–00–10–61–21–11–50–30–11–41–22–20–1
Myr Hornostayivka2–33–00–13–21–11–30–13–41–01–02–10–30–1
Real Pharma Odesa0–30–04–03–20–10–01–23–03–23–03–11–01–1
Skala Stryi0–02–33–10–01–02–00–11–12–12–13–24–00–1
Veres Rivne3–22–13–00–12–02–00–31–02–01–03–10–01–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2016. Source: (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 ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Kolos Kovalivka44321111111111111111111111
Veres Rivne67575333324334322433322222
Inhulets Petrove21112222243245545344433333
Bukovyna Chernivtsi126863655555553454555554454
Skala Stryi1010987544432422233222245545
Arsenal Kyiv91111108899866766888768887766
Real Pharma Odesa15759988978677667876666677
Kremin Kremenchuk78691010101010119988776687778888
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka891011121312121312121212121211111111111111111099
Krystal Kherson322347666101111101010109109991010111110
Myr Hornostayivka11131414111111111197899991091010109991011
Barsa Sumy534464777810101111111212121212121212121212
Arsenal-Kyivschyna Bila Tserkva1314121213141414121313131313131313131313131313131313
Nikopol1412131314121313141414141414141414141414141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2016. Source: pfl.ua

Top goalscorers

As of 1 June 2016[12]
RankScorerGoals
(Pen.)
Team
1 Oleksandr Bondarenko20 (1)Kolos Kovalivka
2 Ihor Tymchenko17 (3)Kremin Kremenchuk
3 Yuriy Komyahin13 (4)Myr Hornostayivka
4 Vitaliy Ryabushko10Skala Stryi
5 Anton Yaremenko8Veres Rivne
Kostiantyn Cherniy8 (3)Kremin Kremenchuk

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See also

References