2020–21 Ukrainian Second League
The 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League is the 30th since its establishment. The football competitions in the Second League kicked off on 6 September 2020, about half a month after promotion/relegation playoffs. The planned 12th week of the season that accomplished the first half took place on 21 November 2020, yet the extra week was provided for few games that were forced to be rescheduled before teams retired for the winter intermission. The second half is scheduled to restart on 19 March 2021.
Season | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Metal Kharkiv |
Promoted | Metal Kharkiv (Group B) Podillya Khmelnytskyi (Group A) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Group B) Uzhhorod (Group A) |
Matches played | 134 |
Goals scored | 365 (2.72 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 9 – Yevhen Chepurnenko (Dinaz) |
Biggest home win | Metal 6–0 Real Pharma (11 September 2020) |
Biggest away win | Dnipro 0–4 Metal (5 September 2020), Karpaty L. 0–4 Volyn-2 (23 October 2020) |
Highest scoring | Kryvbas 6–1 Nikopol (11 September) |
Longest winning run | 7 – Metal |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 – Metal |
Longest winless run | 8 – Mykolaiv-2 |
Longest losing run | 7 – Nyva |
Highest attendance | 1,100 – Karpaty L. – Rubikon (3 October 2020) |
Lowest attendance | 0 – 61 games |
Total attendance | 13910 |
Average attendance | 290 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 4 February 2021. |
Summary
In this season, the bottom two teams of the First League will be relegated to the Second League. The top two teams from each group of the Second League will gain promotion to the First League for the next season.[1]
Teams
Promoted teams
Seven teams have been promoted from the 2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[2][3]
- Epitsentr Dunaivtsi – 2nd place of Group 1 (debut)
- Karpaty Halych – 4th place of Group 1 (debut)
- FC Chernihiv – 3rd place of Group 2 (debut)
- Rubikon Kyiv – 6th place of Group 2 (debut)
- Dnipro Cherkasy – 9th place of Group 2 (returning after 12 seasons, last played season in 2008–09)
- Yarud Mariupol – 4th place of Group 3 (debut)
- Peremoha Dnipro – 7th place of Group 3 (debut, the club was admitted despite disciplinary sanctions from the UAF about the last season "beef"[4])
One reserve and one other team were added also without participation in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League:[2][3]
- Volyn-2 Lutsk – (debut, based on Volyn U-19 Lutsk)[5]
- Metal Kharkiv – (debut)
Relegated teams
Four teams have been relegated:[2][3]
- Karpaty Lviv[6] – 12th place in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League (debut, the club was admitted despite being expelled from the Premier League for no show)
- Balkany Zoria – 14th place in the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League (returning after 3 seasons, relegated on own initiative)
- Metalurh Zaporizhya – 15th place in the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League (returning after a season, lost relegation play-off)
- Cherkashchyna Cherkasy – 16th place in the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League (returning after a season, lost relegation play-off)
Withdrawn teams
- Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk – withdrawn before the season
- Chornomorets-2 Odesa – withdrawn before the season
- FC Kalush, after failing to arrive for the game against Epitsentr, it was confirmed that the club will not host the game against Karpaty Lviv.[7] The club withdrew even after paying their season's dues[8] without playing a single game.
- Cherkashchyna Cherkasy – withdrawn during the winter break.[9][10] Before the break the club played 10 games winning 5 of them, tying 4 and losing one game with goal difference having 14 scored and 7 allowed. Soon after the announcement, the newly elected President of PFL, Oleksandr Kadenko denied fact of withdrawal as no official request has been made.[11] On 3 March 2021 the club has sent a letter confirming that it is leaving the competitions.[12][13][14]
Merged and renamed teams
- FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – it was restructured from FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih. On 29 July 2020 the president of Hirnyk Kostiantyn Karamanits confirmed that his team is being renamed into Kryvbas-2020 next season.[15][1] Later it changed to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.[16] The club's rebranding was triggered on petition of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who is a native of Kryvyi Rih.[17][18][19][20]
- Earlier in 2020, FC Chernihiv merged with Avanhard Koriukivka as Chernihiv-Avanhard and kept its original team Chernihiv-YSB during the 2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.[21][22] During the season Avanhard Koriukivka had more points and even played in post season play-offs. In August 2020 to the Second League instead of the merged club was admitted FC Chernihiv only.[23] There is no real procedure on promotion from the amateur championship and clubs are being selected regardless of final standings such as FC Dnipro Cherkasy or FC Peremoha Dnipro.
- SC Tavriya Simferopol merged with FC Tavriya Novotroitske.[24]
Location map
The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.
Stadiums
Team[3] | Stadium[lower-alpha 1] | Position in 2019–20 |
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Karpaty Lviv | Ukraina Stadium | PL |
Dinaz Vyshhorod | Dinaz Stadium Stadion im.Brukvenka Koncha-Zaspa training |
4th |
Podillia Khmelnytskyi | Sport Complex Podillia Stadion Rukh |
6th |
Chaika | Stadion im.Brukvenka Arsenal Arena |
7th |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Bukovyna Stadium Stadion Olimpiya |
8th |
Nyva Vinnytsia | Tsentralnyi Miskyi Stadion Stadion Khimik |
9th |
FC Uzhhorod | Avanhard Stadium | 10th |
Obolon-2 Bucha | Yuvileinyi Stadium | 11th |
FC Chernihiv | Chernihiv Arena[26] Livyi Bereh Arena[27] Stadion Champion |
Am |
Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | Kolos Stadium Skif Stadium Yunist Stadium |
Am |
Karpaty Halych | Enerhetyk Stadium | Am |
Rubikon Kyiv | Arsenal Arena | Am |
Volyn-2 Lutsk | Pidshypnyk Stadium | — |
Team[3] | Stadium[lower-alpha 1] | Position in 2019–20 |
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Balkany Zoria | Stadion im.B.Tropantsia[lower-alpha 2] Stadion Liustdorf Stadion im.Liubchika |
1L |
Cherkashchyna Cherkasy[lower-alpha 3] | Zorya Stadium | 1L |
Metalurh Zaporizhya | Slavutych-Arena | 1L |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Hirnyk Stadium[lower-alpha 4] | 4th |
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Enerhiya Stadium | 5th |
FC Nikopol | Elektrometalurh Stadium | 6th |
MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Park Peremohy Stadium | 7th |
Tavriya Simferopol | Marianivskyi Stadium[lower-alpha 5] | 8th |
Real Pharma Odesa | Stadion Ivan | 9th |
Dnipro Cherkasy | Tsentralnyi Stadion | Am |
Peremoha Dnipro | Stadion Olimpiyski Rezervy | Am |
Yarud Mariupol | Zakhidnyi Stadium | Am |
Metal Kharkiv | Soniachny Stadium[31] | — |
- Minimum capacity of stadium for the Second League is 500 spectators.[25]
- On 27 October 2020 Balkany announced that it is moving to the Chornomorets base in the "Sauvignon" neighborhood of Odesa.[28]
- Cherkashchyna Cherkasy withdrew midseason[9]
- Last season it carried the name of Shakhta Oktiabrska Stadium[29][30]
- Tavriya Simferopol moved to play their home matches in Marianivka, Kakhovka Raion after merging with Tavriya Novotroitske. All matches will be played in Kherson Oblast of Ukraine due to the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
Managers
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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FC Uzhhorod | Mykhailo Ivanytsia | Resigned | 18 June 2020[33] | Pre-season | Volodymyr Vasiutyk | 23 July 2020[34] | Pre-season |
Real Pharma Odesa | Oleksandr Spitsyn | Unknown | 28 June 2020[35] | Artem Riazantsev | 28 June 2020[35] | ||
Metal Kharkiv | New club | Oleksandr Kucher | 25 July 2020[36] | ||||
Karpaty Lviv | Roman Sanzhar | Mutual agreement | 29 July 2020[37] | Lyubomyr Vovchuk | 24 August 2020[38] | ||
Peremoha Dnipro | Yevhen Fetisov[39] | Undisclosed | 5 August 2020 | Evgeny Yarovenko | 5 August 2020[40] | ||
Karpaty Halych | Petro Rusak | Undisclosed | 24 August 2020 | Roman Hnativ | 24 August 2020[38] | ||
Metalurh Zaporizhya | Oleksiy Hodin (interim) | End of interim | 27 August 2020 | Volodymyr Mykytyn | 27 August 2020[41] | ||
Volyn-2 Lutsk | New club | Albert Shakhov | 3 September 2020[42] | ||||
FC Cherkashchyna | Oleksandr Kyrylyuk | Undisclosed | 6 September 2020 | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi | 6 September 2020[43] | ||
Rubikon Kyiv | Viktor Kuriata | Undisclosed | 9th | Serhiy Litovchenko | 8 October 2020[44] | 9th | |
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | Taras Ilnytskyi | Resigned | 13 October 2020[45] | 5th | Oleksandr Protchenko (interim) | 10 October 2020 | 5th |
Oleksandr Protchenko (interim) | End of interim | 21 October 2020 | Oleksandr Shcherbakov | 21 October 2020[46] | |||
Peremoha Dnipro | Evgeny Yarovenko | Fired | 19 November 2020[47] | 6th | Pavlo Taran | 24 November 2020[48] | 6th |
Balkany Zoria | Andriy Parkhomenko | Resigned | 20 November 2020[49] | 10th | Denys Kolchin | 1 December 2020[50] | 10th |
FC Nikopol | Hryhoriy Varzhelenko | Change of duties | 20 November 2020[51] | 11th | Evgeny Yarovenko | 1 December 2020[51] | 11th |
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | Oleh Fedorchuk | Moved to Tavriya | 3 January 2021[52] | 7th | Eduard Khavrov | 10 January 2021[53][54] | 7th |
Tavriya Simferopol | Serhiy Shevchenko | Sacked | 3 January 2021[52] | 2nd | Oleh Fedorchuk | 3 January 2021[52] | 2nd |
Nyva Vinnytsia | Oleh Shumovytskyi | undisclosed | 23 January 2021 | 12th | Volodymyr Tsytkin | 23 January 2021[55][56] | 12th |
Yarud Mariupol | Volodymyr Kilikevych | undisclosed | 25 January 2021 | 12th | Oleh Krasnopyorov | 25 January 2021[57] | 12th |
MFC Mykolaiv-2 | Mykola Popelyshko | undisclosed | 29 January 2021 | 13th | Anatoliy Didenko | 29 January 2021[58] | 13th |
Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | Oleksandr Shcherbakov | Resigned, family matters | 1 February 2021[59] | 6th | Viacheslav Bohodyelov (interim) | 1 February 2021[59] | 6th |
Peremoha Dnipro | Pavlo Taran | Unknown | February 2021[60][61] | 6th | Dmytro Ryabyi | 8 February 2021[62] | 6th |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Stepan Makoviychuk | Mutual agreement | 5 February 2021[63] | 7th | Yevhen Kovalenko | 28 February 2021[64] | 7th |
FC Nikopol | Evgeny Yarovenko | Fired | 7 February 2021[65] | 11th | Serhiy Vorobei | 23 February 2021[66] | 11th |
FC Cherkashchyna | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi | Left the club | 23 February 2021[67] | 5th | Withdrew | ||
Tavriya Simferopol | Oleh Fedorchuk | Fired | 21 April 2021[68] | 4th | Yuriy Chumak (interim) | 26 April 2021[69] | 4th |
FC Chernihiv | Vadym Postovoy | Fired | 21 April 2021[70] | 10th | Valeriy Chornyi (interim) | 21 April 2021[71] | 10th |
Obolon-2 Bucha | Oleksandr Antonenko | Assigned to Obolon Kyiv | 12 May 2021[72] | 10th | Andriy Kornyev (interim) | 12 May 2021[72] | 10th |
Tavriya Simferopol | Yuriy Chumak (Interim) | Interim term ended | 10 June 2021 | 4th | Serhiy Puchkov | 10 June 2021[73] | 4th |
Peremoha Dnipro | Dmytro Ryabyi | Resigned | 11 June 2021[74] | 9th | Serhiy Vorobei | 11 June 2021[74] | 9th |
FC Nikopol | Serhiy Vorobei | Moved to Peremoha | 11 June 2021[75] | 11th | Oleksandr Poklonskyi | 11 June 2021[75] | 11th |
Notes:
- In the PFL protocols for Peremoha for the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League season spring half as the club's manager is shown someone Viktor Kyrtysh
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi (P, C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 13 | +33 | 57 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League[1] |
2 | FC Uzhhorod (P) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 55 | |
3 | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 51 | |
4 | Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 48 | |
5 | Karpaty Halych | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 46 | |
6 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 33 | |
7 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 32 | |
8 | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 25 | |
9 | Obolon-2 Bucha | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 24 | Withdrew after season |
10 | FC Chernihiv | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 21 | |
11 | Rubikon Kyiv | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 17 | |
12 | Volyn-2 Lutsk | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Withdrew after season |
13 | Karpaty Lviv | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
- | FC Kalush | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew after Round 1 before their first game[76] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[25]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Volyn-2 4, Karpaty 1
Results
Notes:
Top goalscorers
As of 10 June 2021
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Adrian Pukanych | FC Uzhhorod | 13 |
2 | Ruslan Ivashko | Epitsentr Dunaivtsi | 12 (4) |
3 | Vasyl Palahnyuk | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 11 (1) |
4 | Roman Lebed | Karpaty Halych | 10 (5) |
5 | Yevhen Chepurnenko | Dinaz Vyshhorod | 9 (2) |
Number of teams by region (Group A)
Number | Region | Team(s) |
---|---|---|
4 | Kyiv Oblast (inc. Kyiv) | Chaika, Dinaz, Obolon-2 and Rubikon |
2 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Kalush and Karpaty Halych |
Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Podillya and Epitsentr | |
1 | Chernihiv Oblast | FC Chernihiv |
Chernivtsi Oblast | Bukovyna | |
Lviv Oblast | Karpaty Lviv | |
Vinnytsia Oblast | Nyva | |
Volyn Oblast | Volyn-2 | |
Zakarpattia Oblast | Uzhhorod |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Metal Kharkiv (C, P) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 5 | +60 | 62 | Promotion to Ukrainian First League[1] |
2 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 15 | +38 | 50 | |
3 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 43 | |
4 | Tavriya Simferopol | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 42 | |
5 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 30 | |
6 | Yarud Mariupol | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 28 | |
7 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 27 | |
8 | Balkany Zoria | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 23[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | Peremoha Dnipro | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 23[lower-alpha 1] | |
10 | Real Pharma Odesa | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 18 | |
11 | FC Nikopol | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 14 | |
12 | MFC Mykolaiv-2 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 51 | −38 | 8 | Withdrew after season |
- | Cherkashchyna Cherkasy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn and record annulled[9] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[25]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Balkany 4, Peremoha 1
Results
Notes:
Top goalscorers
As of 11 June 2021
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Oleksiy Boyko | Tavriya Simferopol | 10 (1) |
Eduard Sarapiy | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 10 (3) | |
Kostyantyn Cherniy | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 (4) | |
4 | Yevhen Pidlepenets | Metalurh / Metal | 9 |
Valeriy Dolya | Enerhiya / Tavriya | 9 (2) | |
Ruslan Fomin | Metal Kharkiv | 9 (2) | |
Number of teams by region (Group B)
Championship game
According to Article 8.4 of the season's regulations, there is expected to be a championship game.[25] On 8 June 2021 a draw identified hosting club for the game.[84]
16 June 2021 | Metal Kharkiv | 1 – 0 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Cherkasy[14] |
Fomin 54' | Report Overview |
Stadium: Cherkasy Arena Referee: Sofia Prychyna (Lviv Oblast) |
Awards
Round awards
See also
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- Artem Riazantsev is appointed a head coach of Real Pharma (Артем Рязанцев назначен главным тренером Реал Фармы). Sport Arena. 28 June 2020
- Kucher will become a playing head coach of Kharkivian Metal (Кучер станет играющим главным тренером харьковского Металла). Sport Arena. 25 July 2020
- Artur Malkin. Official. Roman Sanzhar left "Karpaty" (Офіційно: Роман Санжар залишив "Карпати"). Footboom. 29 July 2020
- Aleksandr Oleinik. The rotation of coaches in Karpatys: Hnativ left to work in Halych, Vovchuk is heading the Lvivian (Смена тренеров в Карпатах: Гнатив ушел работать в Галыч, Вовчук возглавил львовские). Sport Arena. 24 August 2020
- Yevhen Fetisov. Footboom. accessed 26 August 2020
- Artur Malkin. Yevhen Yarovenko is a head coach of Peremoha, Oleh Taran is a sportive director (Євген Яровенко - головний тренер "Перемоги", Олег Таран - спортивний директор). Footboom. 5 August 2020
- MFC Metalurh introduced the new head coach (МФК «Металург» представив нового головного тренера). FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. 27 August 2020
- Meet Volyn-2 (Знайомтеся – «Волинь-2»). FC Volyn Lutsk. 3 September 2020
- Bezsmertnyi is appointed a head coach of Cherkashchyna (Бессмертный назначен главным тренером Черкащины). Sport Arena. 7 September 2020
- Vsevolod Mazur. The ex-coach of Arsenal-Kyiv Lytovchenko placed in charge of Rubikon (Экс-тренер Арсенала-Киев Литовченко возглавил Рубикон). Sport Arena. 8 October 2020
- Serhiy Oleksiuk. The Chaika head coach Ilnytskyi left the club (Главный тренер Чайки Ильницкий покинул клуб). Sport Arena. 13 October 2020
- Oleksandr Shcherbakov is a head coach of SC Chaika (Олександр Щербаков – головний тренер СК «Чайка»). FC Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. 21 October 2020
- The Second League club fired Yevhen Yarovenko and Oleh Taran (Клуб Второй лиги уволил Евгения Яровенко и Олега Тарана). UA-Football. 20 November 2020
- Artur Malkin. Pavlo Taran is the head coach of "Peremoha" (Павло Таран – головний тренер "Перемоги"). Footboom. 24 November 2020
- Andriy Parkhomenko resigned after six years managing Balkany (Андрей Пархоменко подал в отставку после шести лет во главе Балкан). UA-Football. 20 November 2020
- Denys Kolchin assigned as the new head coach of Balkany from Zorya (Новым главным тренером зарянских «Балкан» назначен Денис КОЛЧИН). FC Balkany Zorya. 1 December 2020
- Vladyslav Ch. Yarovenko is appointed a head coach of Nikopol (Яровенко назначен главным тренером Никополя). Sport Arena. 22 December 2020
- Oleh Fedorchuk is the new head coach of Tavriya (Олег Федорчук - новий головний тренер "Таврії"). SC Tavriya Simferopol. 3 January 2021
- The ex-coach of Krystal Khavrov will be heading Enerhiya (Экс-тренер Кристалла Хавров возглавит Энергию). Sport Arena. 10 January 2021
- Oles Khorunzhyi. Enerhiya loaned three players from Tavriya (Энергия арендовала трех игроков Таврии). Sport Arena. 10 March 2021
- The Altman's assistant in the Moldova national team was placed at head of the Second League team (Асистент Альтмана у збірній Молдови очолить команду Другої ліги). UA-Football. 22 January 2021
- Vlad Vlasenko. At the helm of Nyva Vinnytsia was placed ex-coach of Ukrainian youth national team Tsytkin (Винницкую Ниву возглавил экс-тренер молодежной сборной Украины Цыткин). Sport Arena. 23 January 2021
- Krasnopyorov was placed at head of the Second League team (Краснопьоров очолив команду Другої ліги). UA-Football. 25 January 2021
- Yaroslav Krokha. Didenko: It is important that MFC Mykolaiv has its own football school out of which it was made possible to gain strengthening (Диденко: Важно, что у МФК Николаев есть собственная футбольная школа, откуда можно получать усиление). Sport Arena. 29 January 2021
- Yaroslav Krokha. Didenko: Our gratitude to Oleksandr Ivanovych (Дякуємо, Олександре Івановичу!). SC Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka. 1 February 2021
- Тренерський штаб «Буковини» поповнив Павло Таран. bukfc.com
- АРТУР МАЛКИН. Тренерський штаб "Буковини" поповнив Павло Таран. www.footboom.com. 14 March 2021
- Перемога назначила главным тренером своего экс-футболиста Рябого. Ему 29 лет. Sport Arena. 8 February 2021
- Stepan Makoviychuk leaves the position of head coach of Bukovyna (Степан Маковійчук залишив посаду головного тренера «Буковини»). FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi. 5 February 2021
- Vlad Vlasenko. Bukovyna appointed a 32 year old coach Kovalenko (Буковина назначила тренером 32-летнего Коваленко). Sport Arena. 28 February 2021
- Aleksandr Oleinik. Nikopol fired its head coach Yarovenko – mass media (Никополь уволил главного тренера Яровенко — СМИ). Sport Arena. 7 February 2021
- Sergei Oleksyuk. The new head coach of Nikopol was appointed Vorobei (Новым главным тренером Никополя назначен Воробей). Sport Arena. 23 February 2021
- Oles Khorunzhyi. Cherkashchyna did not resolve its financial problems and is withdrawing from the Second League competitions (Черкащина не решила финансовые проблемы и снимется с розыгрыша Второй лиги). Sport Arena. 7 February 2021
- Oleh Fedorchuk was dismissed from the position of the head coach of Tavriya (Олег Федорчук звільнений з посади головного тренера Таврії). SC Tavriya Simferopol. 21 April 2021
- Yuriy Chumak to leat Tavriya until the end of the season (До кінця сезону керувати «Таврією» буде Юрій Чумак). SC Tavriya Simferopol. 26 April 2021
- Vladyslav Ch. Chernihiv fired the head coach Postovoy (Чернигов уволил главного тренера Постового). Sport Arena. 21 April 2021
- Vladyslav Ch. The Chernihiv's head coach was appointed Chornyi (И.о. главного тренера Чернигова назначен Черный). Sport Arena. 21 April 2021
- Andriy Kornyev is an acting head coach of FC Obolon-2 Bucha (Андрій Корнєв – в.о. старшого тренера ФК “Оболонь-2” Буча). FC Obolon Kyiv. 12 May 2021
- Serhiy Puchkov has been commissioned with Tavriya (Сергій Пучков очолив Таврію). UA-Football. 10 June 2021
- Новим тренером Перемоги став Воробей із Нікополя. Sport Arena. 11 June 2021
- Нікополь підсилиться тренером і гравцями Дніпра-1. Sport Arena. 11 June 2021
- "Калуш снимается со Второй лиги".
- The Second League: two games of Round 9 were postponed (Друга ліга: два матчі дев'ятого туру перенесені). Professional Football League. 30 October 2020
- Sergei Oleksiuk. The PFL postponed two games of the Second League due to Corona virus (ПФЛ перенесла два матча Второй лиги из-за коронавируса). Sport Arena. 9 October 2020
- Epitsentr in full squad set for isolation (Эпицентр в полном составе ушел на самоизоляцию. Матч с Черниговом также будет перенесен). Sport Arena. 30 March 2021
- Artur Malkin. In First and Second leagues due to illness of COVID-19 at one point postponed three games (У Першій та Другій лізі через захворювання на COVID-19 перенесені одразу три матчі). Footboom. 2 October 2020
- Artur Malkin. The PFL postponed the Tavriya's games with Kryvbas and Nikopol due to coronavirus outbreak (ПФЛ перенесла матчі за участю "Таврії" з "Кривбасом" та "Нікополем" із-за спалаху коронавірусу). Footboom. 3 November 2020
- (Матч п'ятого туру "Таврія" - "Кривбас" перенесений). PFL. 2 October 2020
- Yuriy Samotkan. Tavriya Simferopol won't play with Kryvbas due to COVID-19 outbreak ("Таврия Симферополь" не сыграет с "Кривбассом" из-за вспышки коронавируса ). Footboom. 2 November 2020
- There was identified nominal host-team of the Second League "golden match" (Визначився номінальний господар "золотого матчу" Другої ліги). Professional Football League. 8 June 2021
- "Фомин, Каверин, Кириенко и вся сборная 1-го тура Второй лиги". 8 September 2020.
- "Фомин, Каверин, Пуканыч и вся сборная 2-го тура Второй лиги". 15 September 2020.
- "Надежда Карпат, харьковський Куарежма и вся сборная 3-го тура Второй лиги". 23 September 2020.
- "Чепурненко: За последний год не припомню таких матчей, как Подолье — Диназ". 30 September 2020.
- Всеукраїнське об'єднання тренерів з футболу | Тренерський ракурс. Сергій Шевченко – найкращий тренер 4-го туру Другої ліги
- "Доля, Могильный и гость из Депортиво: вся сборная 5-го тура Второй лиги". 5 October 2020.
- "Кучер, Федорив, Полевой, супер-легионер и вся сборная 6-го тура Второй лиги". 12 October 2020.
- "Мишуренко: Президент Кривбасса хочет, чтобы через два года команда играла в Favbet Лиге". 19 October 2020.
- Всеукраїнське об'єднання тренерів з футболу | Тренерський ракурс. Володимир Микитин – найкращий тренер 7-го туру Другої ліги
- "Вербный: Если не ставить максимальных задач, то можно не выходить на поле". 26 October 2020.
- Всеукраїнське об'єднання тренерів з футболу | Тренерський ракурс. Володимир Бондаренко – найкращий тренер 8-го туру Другої ліги
- "Козак, Доля, Папа Гуйе и вся сборная 9-го тура Второй лиги". 2 November 2020.
- "Деда, Кірієнко, Салбак, Нгамба та вся збірна 10-го туру Другої ліги". 9 November 2020.
- "Каверин, Брижчук, Костюк и вся сборная 11-го тура Второй лиги". 16 November 2020.
- "Лига, Пуканич, Каверін і вся збірна 12-го туру Другої ліги". 23 November 2020.
- "Кириенко: Диназ продолжает гнуть свою линию". 23 March 2021.
- Всеукраїнське об'єднання тренерів з футболу | Тренерський ракурс. Володимир Бондаренко – найкращий тренер 13-го туру Другої ліги
- "Берко, Загальский и бразильский дебютант Металла: вся сборная 14-го тура Второй лиги". 29 March 2021.
- "Збунь: Кривбасс мотивирован на каждую игру". 6 April 2021.
- Всеукраїнське об'єднання тренерів з футболу | Тренерський ракурс. Володимир Циткін – найкращий тренер 15-го туру Другої ліги
- "Пуканич, Карпенко, Білокінь і французька зірка Металу: вся збірна 16-го туру Другої ліги". 11 April 2021.
- "Івашко, Лебедь, Танчик і вся збірна 17-го туру Другої ліги". 16 April 2021.
- "Герої Кривбасу, вінницькі тріумфатори та вся збірна 18-го туру Другої ліги". 21 April 2021.
- "Балулі, Івашко, Ряшко та супер-джокер вінничан: уся збірна 19-го туру Другої ліги". 27 April 2021.
- "Ментей, Івашко, Демченко та марокканська знахідка Реал Фарми: вся збірна 20-го туру Другої ліги". 3 May 2021.
- "Майборода, Лебедь і воротар, який призупинив Кривбас: вся збірна 21-го туру Другої ліги". 9 May 2021.
- "Пуканич, Івашко, Бойко та вся збірна 22-го туру Другої ліги". 18 May 2021.
- "Радченко, Студенко, Пуканич і супер-заміна Таврії: вся збірна 23-го туру Другої ліги". 24 May 2021.
- "Студенко: Энергия должна финишировать пятой". 31 May 2021.
- "Апанчук, Студенко та голи через себе: вся збірна 24-го туру Другої ліги". 31 May 2021.
- "Майборода, Бафталовський, Литовченко та «трюк з капелюхом»: уся збірна 25-го туру Другої ліги". 5 June 2021.
- "Каверін, Палагнюк і Черній і вся збірна 26-го туру Другої ліги". 12 June 2021.