The 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League

The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...

 is the eighth season of 3rd level professional football

Football (soccer)

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 in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three groups – A, B, and C.

Team Changes

Verkhovyna Uzhhorod participated previously in the First League.

Enerhetyk Burshtyn obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Berkut Bedevlya, Tysmenytsia, Karpaty Mukacheve refused to participate

Standings

1	Zakarpattia Uzhhorod	34	25	3	6	69-20	78	Champions First League Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
2	Borysfen Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil was a Ukrainian football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. It was founded in February 1993.In 1993 the club was merged with FC Nyva Myronivka under name Nyva-Borysfen. In 1994, after the winter break, the club was renamed into FC Boryspil while another team from village Karapyshi,...	34	21	7	6	59-24	70
3	Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv	34	16	5	13	54-50	53
4	Hazovyk Komarne	34	14	10	10	42-33	52
5	Dynamo-3 Kyiv FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv is a Ukrainian football team based in Kiev, Ukraine. The team has been featured in the Ukrainian Second League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian First League, being a junior team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise, which already has its 2nd tier team in the First...	34	13	12	9	48-38	51
6	Papirnyk Malyn FC Papirnyk Malyn FC Papirnyk Malyn is a Ukrainian football team based in Malyn, Zhytomyr Oblast.The club participated in the Ukrainian Second League Group A for four seasons . Afterwards the club was forced to withdraw its team from the professional competitions due to various reasons, but mainly the new...	34	15	6	13	34-34	51
7	Systema-Boreks Borodianka	34	14	8	12	37-31	50
8	Karpaty-2 Lviv	34	13	10	11	36-30	49
9	Naftovyk Dolyna	34	12	13	9	34-23	49
10	Halychyna Drohobych	34	14	6	14	35-35	48
11	Enerhetyk Burshtyn FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn are a Ukrainian football club based in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast.The club was formed in 1948 and was previously called Avanhard and Generator....	34	11	8	15	30-28	41
12	Kalush FC Kalush FC Kalush is a Ukrainian Football club that is from Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast that competes currently at the Amateur Level.In 1994 the club, competiting under the name of Khimik competed in the Zone 1 Amateur competition and became champions given them an entry condition to join the...	34	10	11	13	29-34	41
13	Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne is a Ukrainian football club based in Rivne. The team ran into financial difficulties after the winter break of the 2010–11 season and was removed from the PFL . From 1992–1995, Veres Rivne took part in the Ukrainian Premier League, and achieved their best result of 12th place in...	34	12	4	18	26-53	40
14	Krystal Chortkiv	34	11	7	16	38-48	40	Withdrew
15	Haray Zhovkva FC Haray Zhovkva FC Haray Zhovkva is a Ukrainian football team based in Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast.The team spent several years in the Ukrainian Second Division before was relegated at the end of the 1998-99 season along with FC Krystal Chortkiv. On the amateur level Haray has managed to win the cup competition of the...	34	11	5	18	32-42	38	Withdrew

On November 7, 1998 Verkhovyna Uzhhorod had their name changed to Zakarpattia. Veres, Krystal, and Haray are fined of six (6) tournament points. Berkut refused to participate before the start of the season. Krystal and Haray left the competition after the first half. The game Naftovyk - Systema-Boreks 2:1 was annulled and a technical loss (-:+) was awarded to the home team.

Team Changes

Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Slavutych-ChAES Slavutych, Fakel Varva refused to participate.

SKA-Lotto Odessa was replaced with Dynamo Odessa and renamed into Dynamo-SKA Odessa.

Standings

1	SC Odessa	34	25	3	6	69-20	78	Champions First League Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
2	Krystal Kherson FC Krystal Kherson Krystal Kherson is a professional football club from Kherson in Ukraine that has a long history in the Soviet and then the Ukrainian Leagues.- History :It was formed in 1961 as Krystal....	34	21	7	6	59-24	70
3	Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih	34	16	5	13	54-50	53
4	Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk FC Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk FC Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk is a Ukrainian football club based in Komsomolsk, Poltava Oblast. The club competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1989. After some above average performances in the KFK 3rd Zone Amateur Championship the club's administration decided to enter the...	34	14	10	10	42-33	52
5	Portovyk Illichivsk	34	13	12	9	48-38	51
6	Olimpia Yuzhnoukrainsk FC Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk FC Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk is a Ukrainian football club based in Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv oblast. The former name for the club was "Olimpiya FC AES". The club was renamed prior to the 2005–06 season....	34	15	6	13	34-34	51
7	Torpedo Melitopol	34	14	8	12	37-31	50
8	Chornomorets Sevastopol PFC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol is a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. In 2010–11, the club is taking part in the Premier League of Ukraine for the first time.The club's colours are all red and all dark blue .-Stadium:...	34	13	10	11	36-30	49
9	Tytan Armyansk	34	12	13	9	34-23	49
10	Viktor Zaporizhia	34	14	6	14	35-35	48
11	Zirka-2 Kirovohrad	34	11	8	15	30-28	41
12	Ryhonda Bila Tserkva	34	10	11	13	29-34	41
13	Fortuna Sharhorod	34	12	4	18	26-53	40	Expelled
14	Dynamo-SKA Odessa	34	11	7	16	38-48	40	Expelled
15	Lokomotyv Smila	34	11	5	18	32-42	38	Withdrew
16	Nyva Bershad	34	9	11	14	29-43	38	Withdrew

Dynamo-SKA Odessa is fined of six (6) tournament points. Lokomotyv and Nyva left the competition during the first half (Round 7). Fortuna and Dynamo-SKA stop their participation after the first half. The game Fortuna - Dynamo-SKA 3:3 was annulled and awarded a technical loss (-:+) to the home team for cheating.

Team Changes

Avanhard Rovenky, Zorya Luhansk, Khimik Severodonetsk participated previously in the First League.

VPS Kramatorsk, Metalurh=2 Zaporizhia, Shakhtar Horlivka, Dalis Komyshuvakha obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Khimik Severodonetsk, Dalis Komyshivakha, Metalurh-2 Donetsk, Slovianets Konotop, Pivdenstal Yenakieve refused to participate.

Standings

1	Obolon-PPO Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup...	34	25	3	6	69-20	78	Champions First League Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
2	Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:...	34	21	7	6	59-24	70
3	Oskil Kupyansk FC Oskil Kupyansk Oskil Kupyansk was a Ukrainian football club from Kupyansk, Kharkivska oblast.-History:After winning the KFK 5th Zone Amateur Championship in the 1992-93 season the club garnered the right to enter the Professional Leagues. The next season the club participated in the Ukrainian Third League...	34	16	5	13	54-50	53
4	Metalist-2 Kharkiv	34	14	10	10	42-33	52
5	Vorskla-2 Poltava	34	13	12	9	48-38	51
6	Elektron Romny FC Elektron Romny FC Elektron Romny is a Ukrainian football club from Romny, Sumy Oblast.The club played in the Ukrainian Second League from 1997 to 2004.-League and cup history:...	34	15	6	13	34-34	51
7	Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk	34	14	8	12	37-31	50
8	Metalurh-2 Zaporizhia	34	13	10	11	36-30	49
9	Avanhard Rovenky	34	12	13	9	34-23	49
10	Myrhorod	34	14	6	14	35-35	48
11	Shakhtar Horlivka FC Shakhtar Horlivka FC Shakhtar Horlivka is a Ukrainian football club from Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast. The club participated in the Soviet competition for a quite a stretch.-League and cup history:...	34	11	8	15	30-28	41
12	Metalurh Novomoskovsk	34	10	11	13	29-34	41	Withdrew
13	Shakhtar Stakhanov	34	12	4	18	26-53	40	Withdrew
14	VPS Kramatorsk	34	11	7	16	38-48	40	Withdrew

Legend:

	- Promoted
	- Relegated

Druha Liha 1998-99 Winners
FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod First title SC Odessa First title and Obolon-PPO Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup... First title