The 2003–04 Ukrainian Second League was the 13th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi FC Dynamo Simferopol FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
| Relegated | (8 withdrew) |
| Top goalscorer | (21) - Roman Karakevych (Rava Rava-Ruska) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
The competitions were divided into three groups according to geographical location in the country – A is western Ukraine, B is southern Ukraine and Crimea, and C is eastern Ukraine.
Team changes
editPromoted
editThe following team was promoted from the 2003 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
- FC Cherkasy – (returning after an absence of a seasons)
- FC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv – (debut)
- FC Helios Kharkiv – (debut)
- FC Ikva Mlyniv – (debut, admitted in place of FC Kovel-Volyn-2)[1]
- FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne – (debut)
- FC Rava Rava-Ruska – (debut)
- FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv – (debut)
Also, three more clubs were admitted additionally:
- FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv – (debut)
- FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih – (returning after an absence of a seasons)
- FC Palmira Odesa – (debut)
Relegated
editOnly one team was relegated from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League.
- FC Sokil Zolochiv – 18th place (returning after a season)
Renamed / reorganized
edit- FC Karpaty-3 Lviv changed its name to FC Halychyna-Karpaty Lviv.
- FC LUKOR Kalush (last year winner) changed its name to FC Prykarpattia Kalush after merging with FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk.
- The second half of the season it changed to FC Spartak-2 Ivano-Frankivsk.
- FC Dynamo Simferopol changed its name to FC Dynamo-Ihroservice Simferopol.
- FC Avanhard Rovenky changed its name to FC Avanhard-Inter Rovenky.
- FC Avanhard Rovenky at first merged with FC Inter Luhansk, later with FC Molniya Severodonetsk continuing to play as Avanhard-Inter.
Withdrawn
editBefore
edit- FC Sokil Zolochiv, recently relegated from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League it withdrew before the season
- FC Shakhtar Luhansk, a last season group runner-up, it folded before the season
- FC Systema-KKhP Chernyakhiv, a single season team, it withdrew before the season
- FC Kovel-Volyn-2 failed to obtain license for the season
During
edit- FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv, withdrew at mid-season
- FC Elektron Romny, withdrew just before the end of the season
- FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv, withdrew just before the end of the season
After
edit- FC Avanhard Rovenky, replaced with FC Molniya Severodonetsk at the end of the season
- FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, merged with FC Krasyliv-Obolon as FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi
- FC Borysfen-2 Boryspil
- FC Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv
- FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa, transitioned into reserve championship
- FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih, transitioned into reserve championship
- FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk, transitioned into reserve championship
- FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk, transitioned into reserve championship
Changed groups
edit- Borysfen-2 Boryspil from Group B to A
- Obolon-2 Kyiv from Group B to A
- Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia from Group B to C
Group A
editLocation map
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Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 2003–04 (Group A)
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazovyk-Skala Stryj (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 65 | |
| 2 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi (W) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 59 | Merged with Krasyliv[a] |
| 3 | Rava Rava-Ruska | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 56 | |
| 4 | Tekhno-Centre Rohatyn | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 54 | |
| 5 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 49 | |
| 6 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 47 | |
| 7 | Obolon-2 Kyiv | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Spartak-2 Kalush[b] | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Naftovyk Dolyna | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 37 | |
| 10 | Veres Rivne | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 34 | |
| 12 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 33 | |
| 13 | Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 30 | |
| 14 | Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv (R, W) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 28 | Withdrew |
| 15 | Ikva Mlyniv (W) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | Borysfen-2 Boryspil (R, W) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 27 |
- ^ FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi merged with FC Krasyliv as Podillya Khmelnytskyi in the First League, while at same time another Podillya Khmelnytskyi continued to participate in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Football Championship.
- ^ During winter break FC Prykarpattia Kalush changed its name to FC Spartak-2 Kalush.
Top goalscorers
edit| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Karakevych | 21 | Rava Rava-Ruska |
| 2 | Ihor Stasyuk | 10 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi |
| Ivan Fedyk | 10 | Tekhno-Center Rohatyn | |
| Serhiy Voznyuk | 10 | Veres Rivne | |
| 5 | Serhiy Sernetskyi | 9 | Nyva Ternopil |
| Roman Halun | 9 | Rava Rava-Ruska | |
| Roman Pytsur | 9 | Hazovyk-Skala Stryi |
Group B
editLocation map
edit Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 1992-93
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Simferopol (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 24 | 36 | 75 | |
| 2 | Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 57 | |
| 3 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 56 | |
| 4 | Dnister Ovidiopol | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 55 | |
| 5 | OLKOM Melitopol | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 45 | |
| 6 | Palmira Odesa | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Olimpia AES Yuzhnoukrainsk | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Cherkasy | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Tytan Armyansk | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | Sevastopol | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Chornomorets-2 Odesa (W) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 37 | Withdrew |
| 12 | Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih (W) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 36 | |
| 13 | Ros Bila Tserkva | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 36 | |
| 14 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 35 | |
| 15 | Krystal Kherson | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 28 | |
| 16 | Vodnyk Mykolaiv (R, W) | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 9 | Withdrew |
Top goalscorers
edit| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksiy Hryshchenko | 15 | Dynamo-Ihorservis |
| 2 | Volodymyr Braila | 12 | Dynamo-Ihorservis |
| 3 | Oleksandr Kapusta | 11 | Olkom Melitopol |
| Denys Vakar | 11 | Palmira Odesa | |
| Oleksandr Kovpak | 11 | Cherkasy | |
| Dmytro Manuilenko | 11 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
Group C
editLocation map
edit Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Second League 1992-93
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 75 | |
| 2 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 25 | 42 | 74 | |
| 3 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 56 | |
| 4 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 55 | |
| 5 | Metalist-2 Kharkiv | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 55 | |
| 6 | Helios Kharkiv | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 52 | |
| 7 | Hazovyk Kharkiv | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 48 | |
| 8 | Avanhard-Inter Rovenky (W) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 47 | Replaced with FC Molniya Severodonetsk |
| 9 | Illychivets-2 Mariupol | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 42 | |
| 10 | Yavir Krasnopillia | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 37 | |
| 11 | Vorskla-2 Poltava | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 35 | |
| 12 | Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk (W) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 29 | Withdrew |
| 13 | Metalurh-2 Donetsk (W) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 23 | |
| 14 | Vuhlyk Dymytrov | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 61 | −43 | 19 | |
| 15 | Elektron Romny (W) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 16 | Withdrew |
| 16 | Arsenal-2 Kyiv (R, W) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 16 |
Top goalscorers
edit| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksandr Kozhemiachenko | 15 | Desna Chernihiv |
| 2 | Oleksandr Tarasenko | 12 | Helios Kharkiv |
| Andriy Ilyashov | 12 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | |
| Oleksandr Pomazanov | 12 | Avanhard-Inter Rovenky | |
| 5 | Valentyn Krukovets | 11 | Desna Chernihiv |
| Volodymyr Bohdanov | 11 | Stal Dniproderzhynsk | |
| Serhiy Kolesnyk | 11 | Illichivets-2 Mariupol |