Ukrainian Second League

Between seasons 1993 and 1995, there existed an auxiliary level (the Third League in 1994-95) of the football championship in Ukraine, lower than the Second League.

In 1994, it was renamed as Third League and granted the status of professionals, but during a winter break of 1995 it was decided to discontinue it and merge back with the Ukrainian Second League.

Throughout its history the Second League has had some supplementary tournaments which include the Second League Cup as well as the Ukrainian Cup qualification tournament called the 2009–10 Ukrainian League Cup.

The main purpose of this tournament was to supplement the 2009–2010 playing calendar of the Second League clubs whose number had declined remarkably triggering some talks of reforming the Ukrainian Second League.

During the 2002-03 season Ukrainian football saw the withdrawal of a Top League club for the first time (Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya).

In 2004 the president of Polihraftekhnika reestablished the club as PFC Oleksandriya, rejoined the Professional Football League and entered the Druha Liha.

The 1992-93 Ukrainian Second League was the second season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

The 1993-94 Ukrainian Second League was the third season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

The 1994–95 Ukrainian Second League is the fourth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

The 1995–96 Ukrainian Second League is the fifth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

Throughout its history the Second League has had some supplementary tournaments which include the Second League Cup as well as the Ukrainian Cup qualification tournament called the 2009–10 Ukrainian League Cup.

Mainly the competition was limited to clubs that were competing in the Second League.

In the first national championship of Ukraine Yavir Krasnopillya became involved in the professional leagues, first in the Ukrainian Second League, then in the 1992.

However soon after the reorganization two clubs were created and were admitted to the Second League for the 2005/06 season – MFK Zhytomyr and FC Zhytychi Zhytomyr.

However, the club was reformed with new management as "Sporting Football Club" Desna Chernihiv and was readmitted in the Ukrainian Second League.

On July 15, 2008 the Professional Football League of Ukraine approved exchange names between Zirka and another club from Kirovohrad, FC Olimpik Kirovohrad, that competed at professional level to yield its place in the Ukrainian Second League.

At that time the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine obtained two professional teams, one in the Ukrainian First League, while the other in the Ukrainian Second League.

After a disappointing first season in the Second League, in the 1993 season Promotei placed fifth in the Third League and was promoted back to the Second League when the third place Antratsyt withdrew from competitions.

Karpaty-2 were originally formed in the Ukrainian Second League back in 1997.

The 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League is the eighth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

* 1997–98: single round-robin tournament (FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi, FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk, FC Krystal Kherson)

Unfortunately, the club was relegated to the Druha Liha where it competed until the club's administration dissolved the club in 2006 and for the first time since 1958 the city did not have own professional club.

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 (FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv) in the First League.

The 2000–01 Ukrainian Second League was the 10th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

The 2001–02 Ukrainian Second League was the 11th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

The 2002–03 Ukrainian Second League was the 12th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

FC Obolon Kyiv played in the Ukrainian Second League until it was promoted to the Ukrainian First League (Persha Liha) in 2001.

The team spent a short stint in the Ukrainian Second Division.

The 2003–2004 Ukrainian Second League was the 13th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.