The Ukrainian Third League (, Tretia Liha), until 1994 known as the Transitional League (), was part of the Ukrainian semi-professional football clubs competitions. In 1994, it was renamed as Third League and granted the status of professionals, but during a winter break of 1995 it was decided to discontinue it and merge back with the Ukrainian Second League.

History The League as the fourth tier (or third smaller tier) was created after the reorganization once the first championship was completed in 1993. In 1992, original Transitional League was created, which later was transformed into the Ukrainian Second League. The league was created from the pool of clubs of the third tier that did not perform well in the previous season as well as the best new amateur clubs that had won their respective regional competitions.

Throughout its history the League yielded at least four promotions each year. That in turn fueled the rise of the Ukrainian new football clubs, FC Arsenal Kyiv and FC Metalurh Donetsk. At the end of the 1995 season, the League was incorporated back into the Second League and the teams of both Leagues were then split into two groups.

Each season the league was admitting about 10 new clubs from the KFK competitions (8 in 1993, 10 in 1994, and 12 in 1995).

In 1992–93 Ukrainian Transitional League took place several strange nuances. The third placed team withdrew after being granted promotion, the fourth place which in mid-season was forcefully merged with another entity gave away its promotion in favor of the newly acquired entity, another club which was excluded from competitions due to sportsmanship conduct sanctions was reinstated for the next season, out of the last six team, the third from the bottom of the season's standing table was allowed to stay for the next season.

Third League winners

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place1992–93Naftokhimik KremenchukDynamo LuhanskAntratsyt Kirovske1993–94Sirius Zhovti VodyFrunzenets SakyViktor Zaporizhzhia1994–95CSKA KyivNyva MyronivkaKhutrovyk Tysmenytsia

All-time table Top-20.http://wildstat.ru/p/2106/cht/215/stat/summary Чемпионат Украины, третья лига (Суммарная таблица за все годы) All names are shown as at the time of the last participation.

2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 2020–21 Ukrainian First League 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League 2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2020 Regional competitions Club is defunct PLTeamSeasonsGPWDLGSGAPtsAchievementFirstLast 1 Torpedo Melitopol 3 110 48 29 33 125 106 1734th11992–931994–95 2 CSKA Kyiv 2 76 46 9 21 126 70 14711993–941994–95 3 Nyva-Kosmos Myronivka 3 76 43 18 15 99 43 14721992–931994–95 4 Avanhard Zhydachiv 3 110 39 28 43 121 141 1458th11992–931994–95 5 Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia 2 76 42 15 19 116 67 14111993–941994–95 6 Systema-Boreks Borodianka 2 76 41 17 18 113 47 1405th11993–941994–95 7 Oskil Kupiansk 2 76 40 11 25 102 84 1315th11993–941994–95 8 Frunzenets Saky 2 68 34 17 17 99 57 11911992–931993–94 9 Fetrovyk Khust 3 107 32 10 65 80 119 10612th–1992–931994–95 10 Promin Sambir 2 68 26 8 34 78 91 8610th–1992–931993–94 11 Avanhard Rovenky 1 42 23 4 15 59 50 737th11994–951994–95 12 Naftokhimik Kremenchuk 1 34 21 10 3 56 26 7311992–931992–93 13 Antratsyt Kirovske 1 34 22 5 7 46 32 7111992–931992–93 14 Sirius Zhovti Vody 1 34 20 11 3 56 25 7111993–941993–94 15 Shakhtar Horlivka 2 76 20 11 45 62 117 7113th–1992–931994–95 16 Silur Khartsyzk 2 68 18 16 34 57 105 7013th–1992–931993–94 17 Dynamo Luhansk 1 34 19 12 3 66 32 6911992–931992–93 18 Viktor Zaporizhzhia 1 34 20 8 6 65 25 6811993–941993–94 19 FC Lviv 1 34 20 8 6 57 33 684th11993–941993–94 20 Metalurh Novomoskovsk 1 42 21 2 19 59 60 658th11994–951994–95

Participated teams by regions In bold are teams that played at least 10 seasons. In brackets is a number of seasons. RegionTeams Crimea Frunzenets Saky (1992/93, 1993/94 {2}), More Feodosia (1992/93 {1}), Voikovets Kerch (1992/93 {1}), Surozh Sudak (1993/94 {1}) Cherkasy Oblast Chernihiv Oblast Chernivtsi OblastLada Chernivtsi (1994/95 {1}) Dnipropetrovsk OblastPrometei Dniprodzerzhynsk (1992/93 {1}), Sirius Zhovti Vody (1993/94 {1}), Metalurh Novomoskovsk (1994/95 {1}) Donetsk OblastSilur Khartsyzk (1992/93, 1993/94 {2}), Shakhtar Horlivka (1992/93, 1994/95 {2}), Antratsyt Kirovske (1992/93 {1}), Prometei Shakhtarsk (1992/93 {1}) Ivano-Frankivsk OblastKhutrovyk Tysmenytsia (1993/94, 1994/95 {2}), Beskyd Nadvirna (1993/94 {1}) Kharkiv OblastOlimpik Kharkiv (1992/93 {1}), Oskil Kupiansk (1993/94, 1994/95 {2}) Kherson OblastTavriya Novotroitske (1994/95 {1}) Khmelnytskyi OblastAdvis Khmelnytskyi (1994/95 {1}) Kyiv CityCSKA (ZSU) (1993/94, 1994/95 {2}) Kyiv OblastNyva(-Borysfen) Myronivka (1992/93 – 1994/95 {3}), Systema-Boreks (Hart) Borodianka (1993/94, 1994/95 {2}), Skhid Slavutych (1994/95 {1}) Kirovohrad Oblast Lviv OblastPromin Volia Baranetska (1992/93, 1993/94 {2}), Avanhard Zhydachiv (1992/93 – 1994/95 {3}), FC Lviv (1993/94 {1}), Medyk Morshyn (1993/94 {1}), Skify-LAZ Lviv (1994/95 {1}) Luhansk OblastDynamo Luhansk (1992/93 {1}), Avanhard-Industriya Rovenky (1994/95 {1}), FC Shakhtar Stakhanov (1994/95 {1}) Mykolaiv Oblast Odesa OblastDnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (1994/95 {1}) Poltava OblastNaftokhimik Kremenchuk (1992/93 {1}), Vahonobudivnyk Kremenchuk (1994/95 {1}), Sula Lubny (1994/95 {1}) Rivne Oblast Sumy OblastElektron Romny (1992/93, 1993/94 {2}) Ternopil OblastLysonia Berezhany (1992/93 {1}), Dnister Zalishchyky (1994/95 {1}) Vinnytsia Oblast Volyn Oblast Zakarpattia OblastFetrovyk Khust (1992/93 – 1994/95 {3}) Zaporizhzhia OblastTorpedo Melitopol (1992/93 – 1994/95 {3}), Viktor Zaporizhia (1993/94 {1}) Zhytomyr OblastKeramik Baranivka (1994/95 {1})

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References

External links Загублений світ: історія третьої ліги України (The Lost World: history of the Ukrainian Third League). ua.tribuna.com. 13 June 2023