2020–21_Ukrainian_Second_League

2020–21 Ukrainian Second League

2020–21 Ukrainian Second League

Football league season


The 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League is the 30th since its establishment. The football competitions in the Second League kicked off on 6 September 2020, about half a month after promotion/relegation playoffs. The planned 12th week of the season that accomplished the first half took place on 21 November 2020, yet the extra week was provided for few games that were forced to be rescheduled before teams retired for the winter intermission. The second half is scheduled to restart on 19 March 2021.

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Summary

In this season, the bottom two teams of the First League will be relegated to the Second League. The top two teams from each group of the Second League will gain promotion to the First League for the next season.[1]

Teams

Seven teams have been promoted from the 2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[2][3]

One reserve and one other team were added also without participation in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[2][3]

  • Volyn-2 Lutsk(debut, based on Volyn U-19 Lutsk)[5]
  • Metal Kharkiv(debut)

Relegated teams

Four teams have been relegated:[2][3]

Withdrawn teams

  • Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk – withdrawn before the season
  • Chornomorets-2 Odesa – withdrawn before the season
  • FC Kalush, after failing to arrive for the game against Epitsentr, it was confirmed that the club will not host the game against Karpaty Lviv.[7] The club withdrew even after paying their season's dues[8] without playing a single game.
  • Cherkashchyna Cherkasy – withdrawn during the winter break.[9][10] Before the break the club played 10 games winning 5 of them, tying 4 and losing one game with goal difference having 14 scored and 7 allowed. Soon after the announcement, the newly elected President of PFL, Oleksandr Kadenko denied fact of withdrawal as no official request has been made.[11] On 3 March 2021 the club has sent a letter confirming that it is leaving the competitions.[12][13][14]

Merged and renamed teams

Location map

The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.

Home venues of teams in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League. SC Tavriya is forced to play its home games outside of Crimea (Autonomous Republic of Crimea).

Stadiums

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  1. Minimum capacity of stadium for the Second League is 500 spectators.[25]
  2. On 27 October 2020 Balkany announced that it is moving to the Chornomorets base in the "Sauvignon" neighborhood of Odesa.[28]
  3. Cherkashchyna Cherkasy withdrew midseason[9]
  4. Last season it carried the name of Shakhta Oktiabrska Stadium[29][30]
  5. Tavriya Simferopol moved to play their home matches in Marianivka, Kakhovka Raion after merging with Tavriya Novotroitske. All matches will be played in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation

Managers

Managerial changes

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Notes:

  1. In the PFL protocols for Peremoha for the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League season spring half as the club's manager is shown someone Viktor Kyrtysh

Group A

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Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2021. 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 an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[25]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Volyn-2 4, Karpaty 1

Results

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Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2021. Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The game Bukovyna – Rubikon was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[77]
  2. The game Chernihiv – Dinaz was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[78]
  3. The game Epitsentr – Bukovyna was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.
  4. The game Epitsentr – Chernihiv was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[79] Match played 25 May.
  5. The game Obolon-2 – Chaika was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.
  6. The game Obolon-2 – Chernihiv was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[80]
  7. The game Obolon-2 – Karpaty L. was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[77]
  8. The game Podillia – Epitsentr was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[79]
  9. The game Rubikon – Uzhhorod was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.
  10. The game Uzhhorod – Epitsentr was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Notes:

    Top goalscorers

    As of 10 June 2021

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    Number of teams by region (Group A)

    Group B

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    Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2021. 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 an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[25]
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted
    Notes:
    1. Head-to-head points: Balkany 4, Peremoha 1

    Results

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    Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2021. Source: pfl.ua (in Ukrainian)
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    Notes:
    1. Cherkashchyna Cherkasy withdrew midseason. Results displayed involving the team were annulled.[9]
    2. The game Balkany – Dnipro was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.
    3. Cherkashchyna Cherkasy withdrew midseason. Results displayed involving the team were annulled.[9]
    4. The game Cherkashchyna – Yarud was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.
    5. The game Kryvbas – Yarud was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[78]
    6. The game Nikopol – Tavriya was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[81]
    7. The game Tavriya – Kryvbas was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.[82] Scheduled for 4 November, on 2 November 2020 the game was postponed again.[83]
    8. The game Tavriya – Peremoha was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.
    9. The game Yarud – Nikopol was postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak.

    Notes:

      Top goalscorers

      As of 11 June 2021

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      Number of teams by region (Group B)

      Championship game

      According to Article 8.4 of the season's regulations, there is expected to be a championship game.[25] On 8 June 2021 a draw identified hosting club for the game.[84]

      16 June 2021 Metal Kharkiv 1 – 0Podillya KhmelnytskyiCherkasy[14]
      Fomin 54' Report
      Overview
      Stadium: Cherkasy Arena
      Referee: Sofia Prychyna (Lviv Oblast)

      Awards

      Round awards

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      See also


      References

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      2. "Конференція ПФЛ: провели сезон 2019/20, намітили контури 2020/21" (in Russian). Professional Football League. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
      3. "Chernigiv-Arena". www.chernigiv.ua. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
      4. Game report of the same match. PFL. 11 November 2020
      5. "Постовой Вадим Владимирович". www.chernigiv.ua. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
      6. Yevhen Fetisov. Footboom. accessed 26 August 2020
      7. Yaroslav Krokha. Didenko: Our gratitude to Oleksandr Ivanovych (Дякуємо, Олександре Івановичу!). SC Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. 1 February 2021

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