The 2026–27 Ukrainian Second League is the 36th since its establishment. Due to regular airstrikes by the Russian Armed Forces, attendance restrictions were implemented, with many games played without spectators.
On 18 June 2026, the 36th PFL Conference determined the general composition of the competition and its format. Due to the withdrawal of a few more clubs, in mid of July the PFL central council confirmed the final composition and conducted a season's draw. As in the previous season, the competitions were planned to be held in two groups, split geographically, with both groups consisting of 9 each. The conference approved the admission of 4 amateur teams from the AAFU competition and 1 second team from the junior competitions.
The competitions were determined to start on 1 August 2026 and consist of a triple round robin format with two rounds held in summer-fall and one more in spring. It was also decided to preserve the post-season mini-tournaments, such as the first-place and third-place match-ups, as well as promotion/relegation between the first and the second leagues.
Teams Promoted teams Four teams have been promoted from the 2025–26 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: Dnister Zalishchyky – 2nd place of Group 1 (returning, since 1993–94 season) Avanhard Lozova – 1st place of Group 2 (debut) Carbon Cherkasy – 5th place of Group 2 (debut) Bratslav Vinnytsia – 6th place of Group 2 (debut) One second teams have been added: Poltava-2 – (debut, formed based on Poltava U-19 that competed in the Ukrainian Premier League last season)
Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League. Podillya Khmelnytskyi – 15th placed (returning, after five seasons) Metalurh Zaporizhia – 16th placed (returning, after four seasons)
One team was readmitted following withdrawal of the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League. Rukh Lviv – 14th placed (returning, after nine seasons)
Expelled and withdrawn teams Vorskla Poltava failed to receive the Professional Football League license for the next season. Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka announced they are stopping their participation in professional competitions temporarily. Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni temporarily withdrew due to financial issues. Real Pharma Odesa announced that it withdraws from professional competition and the next season will participate in the amateur competitions. FC Uzhhorod temporarily withdrew their first team from competition due to financial issues. Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi announced that it withdraws their second team from the competition for the next season due to revival of the UPL under-21 competitions. Chornomorets-2 Odesa Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv
Location map and stadiums
Stadiums Group A Team Stadium Position in2025–26Rukh LvivArena Lviv PLPodillya KhmelnytskyiPodillya SC 1LNyva Vinnytsia Nyva training base 3rdSambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil imeni Brovarskoho, Sambir 4thSkala 1911 Stryi Sokil 7thVilkhivtsiVilkhivtsi Arena 8thDinaz VyshhorodDinaz Stadium, Demydiv 9th (Group B)Bratslav Vinnytsia Kolos, Stavyshche AMDnister Zalishchyky Dnister AM Group B Team Stadium Position in2025–26Metalurh Zaporizhia Slavutych Arena 1LRebel Kyiv Tsentralnyi imeni Brukvenka, Makariv 4thAtlet Kyiv imeni Bannikova 5th (Group A)Trostianets imeni Kutsa 6thOleksandriya-2 Nika-plyus 7thPenuel Kryvyi Rih Hirnyk training base 10thAvanhard Lozova Livyi Bereh field 4, Hnidyn AMCarbon Cherkasy LNZ training field, Heronymivka AMPoltava-2 Kremin Arena, Kremenchuk — Notes:
[—] – The dash sign indicates that the club was admitted to the Second League without participation in the AAFU championship last season. PL – indicates participants of the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League 1L – indicates participants of the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League Am – indicates participants of the 2025–26 AAFU championship
Managers ClubHead coachReplaced coach Atlet Kyiv Dmytro Murashenko Avanhard Lozova Ihor Rakhayev Bratslav Vinnytsia Vasyl Blinnikov Carbon Cherkasy Ihor Stolovytskyi Dinaz Vyshhorod Serhiy Datsenko Dnister Zalishchyky Valeriy Ivashchenko Nyva Vinnytsia Yuriy Yaroshenko Metalurh Zaporizhia Serhiy Zaytsev Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil Yaroslav Matviiv Oleksandriya-2 Viktor Bytsiura Penuel Kryvyi Rih Ihor Solodenko Podillya Khmelnytskyi Oleksandr Volovyk Poltava-2 Ihor Klymovskyi Rebel Kyiv Maksym Demskyi Rukh Lviv Bohdan Yesyp Skala 1911 Stryi Vitaliy Shumskyi Trostianets Yuriy Bakalov Vilkhivtsi Oleksandr Semerenko
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentSambir-Nyva-2Roman MarychPre-seasonYaroslav MatviivBratslav VinnytsiaVasyl BlinnikovYuriy Hura11 March 2026 Poltava-2new team Ihor Klymovskyi 18 June 2026 Rukh Lvivnew teamBohdan Yesyp19 June 2026Metalurh ZaporizhiaSerhiy KovaletsLeft the club22 June 2026Serhiy Zaytsev24 June 2026Dnister ZalishchykyOleh KrasnopyorovLeft the club22 June 2026Valeriy Ivashchenko29 June 2026Dinaz VyshhorodOleksandr HolovkoChange of post6 July 2026Serhiy Datsenko6 July 2026Skala 1911 StryiOleksandr StepanovUndisclosed18 July 2026Vitaliy Shumskyi18 July 2026
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Group A league table
Group A results
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Group A results by round
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Group A position by week
Group A goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals()1Pavlo FedosovBratslav Vinnytsia4 (0)2Nikita DoroshDinaz Vyshhorod3 (0)Ivan ZhumihaSkala 1911 Stryi3 (0)Vasyl PalahnyukDnister Zalishchyky3 (1)46 player(s)24Illya BodakRukh Lviv2 (0)Ivan KiriyenkoDnister Zalishchyky2 (0)Andriy SorokaDinaz Vyshhorod2 (0)Artem UhrenchukRukh Lviv2 (0)Volodymyr YasinskyiRukh Lviv2 (0)Ruslan PalamarBratslav Vinnytsia2 (1)1125 player(s)12Bohdan BidzinskyiSambir-Nyva-21 (0)Nazariy BohomazVilkhivtsi1 (0)Ruslan ChernenkoPodillya Khmelnytskyi1 (0)Anton DudikSambir-Nyva-21 (0)Oleksandr HerehaSambir-Nyva-21 (0)Dmytro HumenyakVilkhivtsi1 (0)Kostiantyn KolchinNyva Vinnytsia1 (0)Volodymyr KononenkoDinaz Vyshhorod1 (0)Mykola LandyakDnister Zalishchyky1 (0)Nazar LysPodillya Khmelnytskyi1 (0)Bohdan MaksymenkoVilkhivtsi1 (0)Maksym MaksymetsPodillya Khmelnytskyi1 (0)Oleksandr MelnykNyva Vinnytsia1 (0)Vladyslav MendrukSambir-Nyva-21 (0)Oleksandr NasonovBratslav Vinnytsia1 (0)Vladyslav NekhtiyBratslav Vinnytsia1 (0)Maksym PerekhodkoPodillya Khmelnytskyi1 (0)Vladyslav PohorilyiNyva Vinnytsia1 (0)Daniyil SavinDinaz Vyshhorod1 (0)Vladyslav ShkolnyiBratslav Vinnytsia1 (0) TuttiRukh Lviv1 (0)Yevhen ZevaDinaz Vyshhorod1 (0)Oleksandr KalininNyva Vinnytsia1 (1)Serhiy PanasenkoVilkhivtsi1 (1)Artur ZahorulkoNyva Vinnytsia1 (1)
Own goals: Artur Ilyukhin (Podillya for Bratslav Vinnytsia)
Group A clean sheets
RankPlayerClubCleansheets1Valeriy VoskonyanBratslav Vinnytsia5
Group B league table
Group B results
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Group B results by round
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Group B position by week Number= One less match played per underline. Positions are shown as of the end of the round.
Group B top goalscorers
RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1Bohdan BokulevPenuel Kryvyi Rih2 (0)Vadym ChornyiCarbon Cherkasy2 (0)Hlib ZinyarPoltava-22 (0)Andriy BohdanovTrostianets2 (1)522 player(s)11Bohdan AndrukhivRebel Kyiv1 (0)Maksym BabiychukRebel Kyiv1 (0)Nazar BayrukPenuel Kryvyi Rih1 (0)Artem BilousCarbon Cherkasy1 (0)Anton BohdanRebel Kyiv1 (0)Yevheniy DanylenkoAtlet Kyiv1 (0)Hlib HarbarRebel Kyiv1 (0)Vladyslav HarnahaCarbon Cherkasy1 (0)Oleksandr HladkyiAvanhard Lozova1 (0)Oleksandr HruzynOleksandriya-21 (0)Oleksiy HryshkoRebel Kyiv1 (0)Nikita KrokhmalPoltava-21 (0)Vladyslav KulakevychAtlet Kyiv1 (0)Valentyn LastovkaTrostianets1 (0)Nikita MovchanAtlet Kyiv1 (0)Serhiy NosovskyiPenuel Kryvyi Rih1 (0)Andriy PustovitPoltava-21 (0)Artur RudykOleksandriya-21 (0)Artem SitaloMetalurh Zaporizhia1 (0)Dmytro SlyusarMetalurh Zaporizhia1 (0)Vadym TenzhytskyiCarbon Cherkasy1 (0)Vadym ZhuravelRebel Kyiv1 (0)0own goal(s)0
Own goal(s):
The league's play-offs Title play-off
Promotion play-offs The group runners-up were expected to qualify for the inter-tier promotion playoffs.
Awards Round awards RoundPlayerCoachPlayerClubReferenceCoachClubReferenceRound 1Anton DudikSambir-Nyva-2Yuriy HuraBratslav VinnytsiaRound 2Andriy BohdanovTrostianetsYaroslav MatviivSambir-Nyva-2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Round 8Round 9Round 10Round 11Round 12Round 13Round 14Round 15Round 16Round 17Round 18Round 19Round 20Round 21winter breakRound 22Round 23Round 24Round 25Round 26Round 27Round 28Round 29Round 30Round 31Round 32Round 33
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)3Rukh Lviv, Sambir-Nyva-2 and Skala 1911 Stryi2Atlet and RebelBratslav Vinnytsia and Nyva Vinnytsia1Penuel Kryvyi RihCarbon CherkasyAvanhard LozovaPodillya KhmelnytskyiOleksandriya-2Dinaz VyshhorodPoltava-2TrostianetsDnister ZalishchykyVilkhivtsiMetalurh Zaporizhia
See also 2026–27 Ukrainian Cup 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League 2026–27 Ukrainian First League 2026–27 Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Prime League 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Higher League List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2026 List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2026–27
References
External links Professional Football League. pfl.ua Про Всеукраїнські змагання з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2026/2027 (Циркуляр No.4/2026). uaf.ua. [About the All-Ukrainian football competitions for the 2026/27 Professional Football League clubs' teams season (Circular No.4/2026)]