2024–25 Ukrainian Second League

The 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League was the 34th since its establishment.

The competition started on 7 August 2024 and was scheduled to pause for a winter intermission on 27 October after Round 12, but was extended due to Russian hostilities of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. The last 6 rounds of the competition were scheduled to be played in the following spring. Due to regular airstrikes by the Russian Armed Forces, restrictions were implemented for attendance, with many games being played without spectators.

For the winter break, both second teams of Rukh-2 (Group A, Rukh Lviv) and Kolos-2 (Group B, Kolos Kovalivka) finished at the top of their respective groups. On 29 October 2024, the PFL announced that during the winter break on initiative of separate clubs from the Second League it has organized an invitational friendly tournament starting 2 November 2024 and finishing around 30 November 2024.

One team of the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League was readmitted to professional competitions:

• FC Uzhhorod – (returning after three years absence, based on FCI Uzhhorod)

Four teams have been promoted from the 2023–24 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:

• SC Vilkhivtsi – 8th place of Group 1 (debut)
• FC Kulykiv-Bilka – 1st place of Group 1 (debut)
• Probiy Horodenka – 5th place of Group 1 (debut)
• Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk – 11th place of Group 1 (debut, based on the FAFP academy)

Eight second teams have been added:

• Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil – (debut, based on FC Sambir)
• Polissya-2 Zhytomyr – (debut)
• Vorskla-2 Poltava – (returning, last competed in the 2004–05 season)
• Kolos-2 Kovalivka – (debut, based on Shturm Ivankiv)
• Oleksandriya-2 – (debut)
• Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv – (debut, based on Metalist 1925 (U-19))
• Veres-Izotop-2 Varash – (debut, based on Izotop Varash)
• Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv – (debut)

Two teams were relegated from the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League.

• Chernihiv – 19th placed (returning, after two seasons)

• Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni – 20th placed (returning, after 10 seasons)

• Veres-Izotop-2 Varash - the club management refused to participate in the competition due to the lack of proper safety measures

• Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv – Livyi Bereh Kyiv withdrew its second squad after its senior team gained promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.

• Rukh-2 Lviv – Rukh Lviv announced that it withdraws its second team immediately following the conclusion of the regular league competition and will not participate in the playoffs. Due to the withdrawal of the Rukh reserves that placed second, changes were made to the promotional play-offs by allowing third-placed teams to compete as well.

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The winner of the league's title play-off gains direct promotion to the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League. The finalists of the league's title play-off and the winner of the third-place play-off qualify for the promotional play-offs. On 30 April 2025, a draw was held for the Second League playoffs, including the title and third-place matches. The first leg was expected to take place on 23 May, while the second leg was expected to take place on 30 May.

On 21 May 2025, the PFL Central Council decided that the play-off match-up between Chernihiv and Rukh-2 will not take place, since Rukh-2 Lviv withdrew. Also, since Rukh-2 withdrew, the council reviewed a proposal from Skala 1911 Stryi to provide an extra chance for them, but Skala's proposal was not supported by the majority. On 22 May 2025, the Ukrainian Association of Football Executive Committee published its decision about the situation by making changes and allowing third-placed teams from both groups to play each other to determine the opponent for FC Chernihiv in place of Rukh-2.

League's final

3–3 on aggregate; Probiy Horodenka won 4–3 on penalties.

Third place

For two-legged ties, the team listed above in the bracket hosted the first match. The third score is the match aggregate.

FC Chernihiv won 4–2 on aggregate.

• 1st place – Probiy Horodenka, (direct promotion to the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League)
• 2nd place – Kolos-2 Kovalivka, (promotion/relegation play-offs)
• 3rd place – FC Chernihiv, (promotion/relegation play-offs)
• 4th place – Skala 1911 Stryi, (failed to qualify for the promotion/relegation play-offs)

For the inter-tier promotion-relegation playoffs, please see the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League article.

The laureates of the 2024–25 PFL season were:

• Best goalkeeper: Maksym Tatarenko (Chernihiv)
• Best player: Bohdan Orynchak (Probiy Horodenka)
• Best goalscorer: Bohdan Orynchak (Probiy Horodenka)
• Best coach: Volodymyr Kovalyuk (Probiy Horodenka)

• 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League

• 2024–25 Ukrainian First League

• 2024–25 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

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