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2016–17 Ukrainian Second League
| Season |
|---|
| Zhemchuzhyna |
| Zhemchuzhyna OdesaRukh VynnykyKremin KremenchukBalkany Zorya |
| Illichivets-2 (withdrew)Krystal (withdrew) |
| 257 |
| 788 (3.07 per match) |
| 25 goals – Ihor Khudobyak |
| (Teplovyk-Prykarpattia) |
| 8 – Zhemchuzhyna 8–0 Metalurh (Round 34) |
| 12 – Metalurh 1–13 Enerhiya NK (Round 27) |
| 14 – Metalurh 1–13 Enerhiya NK (Round 27) |
| 13 – Zhemchuzhyna (Round 6–18) |
| 21 – Zhemchuzhyna (Round 5–19, 22–27) |
| 6 – Sudnobudivnyk (Round 28–32, 34) |
| 6,300 – Podillya–Metalurh (Round 3) |
| 90 – Arsenal-Kyivshchyna–Zhemchuzhyna (Round 27) |
| ← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
| All statistics correct as of 2 June 2017. |
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League was the 26th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 23 July 2016 with one match from Round 1. The spring session started on 18 March 2017 with the competition ending on 2 June 2017. The fixtures were announced on 16 July 2016.
Prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to 17 teams.
The following 10 teams were admitted by the PFL after participating in the 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and passing attestation which continued until 15 July.
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Balkany Zorya – champion (debut)
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Illichivets-2 Mariupol – reserve competitions (returning after an absence of five seasons)
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Inhulets-2 Petrove – group stage (debut)
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Metalurh Zaporizhzhia – group stage (debut)
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Nyva-V Vinnytsia – group stage (returning after an absence of seven seasons)
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Podillya Khmelnytskyi – group stage (returning after an absence of eight seasons, however in the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League season Dynamo represented the city of Khmelnytskyi)
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Rukh Vynnyky – finalist (previous season) (debut)
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Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv – group stage (debut)
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Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk – group stage (debut)
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Zhemchuzhyna Odesa – quarterfinals (debut)
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Barsa Sumy withdrew from the PFL before the start of the 2016–17 season.
No teams were relegated from the Ukrainian First League
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.
| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arena Lviv | 34,915 | Rukh Vynnyky |
| 2 | Central Stadium | 14,623 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv |
| 3 | Slavutych-Arena | 12,000 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia |
| 4 | SC Podillya | 10,031 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi |
| 5 | Trudovi Reservy Stadium | 10,000 | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva |
| 6 | MCS Rukh | 6,500 | Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
| 7 | Spartak Stadium | 5,000 | Zhemchuzhyna OdesaReal Pharma Odesa |
| 8 | Krystal Stadium | 3,400 | Krystal Kherson |
| 9 | SC Nyva | 3,150 | Nyva-V Vinnytsia |
| 10 | Zakhidnyi Stadium | 3,206 | Illichivets-2 Mariupol |
| 11 | Enerhiya Stadium | 3,000 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka |
| 12 | Boris Tropaneț Stadium | 1,854 | Balkany Zorya |
| 13 | Inhulets Stadium | 1,720 | Inhulets-2 Petrove |
| 14 | Kremin-Arena | 1,566 | Kremin Kremenchuk |
| 15 | Elektrometalurh Stadium | 1,500 | FC Nikopol |
| 16 | Zatys | 1,250 | Myr Hornostayivka |
| 17 | Bohdan Markevych Stadium | 900 | Rukh Vynnyky |
| Club | Head coach | Replaced coach |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | Oleksandr Akimov | Mykola Lytvyn (caretaker) Andriy Ushchapovskyi |
| Balkany Zorya | Andriy Parkhomenko | |
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Oleh Fedorchuk | |
| Illichivets-2 Mariupol | Oleksandr Volkov | |
| Inhulets-2 Petrove | Andriy Kononenko | |
| Kremin Kremenchuk | Serhiy Yashchenko | |
| Krystal Kherson | Oleksiy Yakymenko | Serhiy Shevtsov |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Viktor Zhuk (caretaker) | Illya Blyznyuk |
| Myr Hornostayivka | Viktor Bohatyr | |
| Nikopol | Hryhoriy Varzhelenko | |
| Nyva-V Vinnytsia | Volodymyr Horilyi | Yuriy Solovyenko |
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Arkadiy Batalov | Vitaliy Balytskyi |
| Real Pharma Odesa | Oleksandr Bondarenko | |
| Rukh Vynnyky | Ruslan Mostovyi | Roman Hdanskyi |
| Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | Dennis Lukens | |
| Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Volodymyr Kovalyuk | |
| Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | Denys Kolchin |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Vitaliy Balytskyi | Sacked | 26 September 2016 | Arkadiy Batalov | 26 September 2016 | ||
| Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | Mykola Lytvyn | Sacked | 13 October 2016 | Andriy Ushchapovskyi | 13 October 2016 | ||
| Krystal Kherson | Serhiy Shevtsov | Resigned | 31 October 2016 | Oleksiy Yakymenko | 3 November 2016 | ||
| Rukh Vynnyky | Roman Hdanskyi | Health issues | 10 November 2016 | Ruslan Mostovyi | 10 November 2016 | ||
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Illya Blyznyuk | Resigned | 11 February 2017 | Viktor Zhuk (caretaker) | 11 February 2017 | ||
| Nyva-V Vinnytsia | Yuriy Solovyenko | Sacked | 11 March 2017 | Volodymyr Horilyi | 11 March 2017 | ||
| Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | Andriy Ushchapovskyi | unknown | April 2017 | Oleksandr Akimov | April 2017 |
The draw for promotion play-off scheduling was held on 3 June 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFC Sumy | 3–1 | FC Balkany Zorya | 2–0 | 1–1 |
PFC Sumy wins 3–1 on aggregate and remains in First League. FC Balkany Zorya loses but later was promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League, due to sanctions against FC Dnipro.
The season top goalscorers were:
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals(Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihor Khudobyak | Teplovyk-Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 25 (1) | |
| Roman Bochak | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 22 | |
| Artem Kozlov | Kremin Kremenchuk | 22 (2) |
| Round | Player | Coach | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 21 | Yuriy Habovda | Rukh Vynnyky | Viktor Bohatyr | Myr Hornostayivka | ||
| Round 22 | Mykhailo Shestakov | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | Hryhoriy Varzhelenko | FC Nikopol | ||
| Round 23 | Yevhen Bokhashvili | Rukh Vynnyky | Ruslan Mostovyi | Rukh Vynnyky | ||
| Round 24 | Artur Kaskov | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Denys Kolchin | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | ||
| Round 25 | Ihor Khudobyak | Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Serhiy Yashchenko | Kremin Kremenchuk | ||
| Round 26 | Dmytro Shastal | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Oleh Fedorchuk | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | ||
| Round 27 | Roman Bochak | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Volodymyr Kovalyuk | Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| Round 28 | Levan Koshadze | Kremin Kremenchuk | Volodymyr Kovalyuk | Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| Round 29 | Ihor Malyarenko | Nyva-V Vinnytsia | Volodymyr Horilyi | Nyva-V Vinnytsia | ||
| Round 30 | Serhiy Ursulenko | Balkany Zorya | Oleh Fedorchuk | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | ||
| Round 31 | Volodymyr Boryshkevych | Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Andriy Parkhomenko | Balkany Zorya | ||
| Round 32 | Oleksandr Muzychuk | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Arkadiy Batalov | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | ||
| Round 33 | Roman Bochak | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Denys Kolchin | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | ||
| Round 34 | Stanislav-Nuri Malysh | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | Denys Kolchin | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa |
The laureates of the 2016–17 season were:
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Best player: Ihor Khudobyak (Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk)
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Best coach: Denys Kolchin (Zhemchuzhyna Odesa)
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Best goalscorer: Ihor Khudobyak (Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk)
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2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League
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2016–17 Ukrainian First League
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2016–17 Ukrainian Cup
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