2015–16 Ukrainian Second League

The 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League was the 25th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with a full round of matches. From 1 November 2015 to 26 March 2016 the competition was on winter break. The competition resumed with Round 16 and completed on 1 June 2016.

Team changes

Admitted teams

The following teams were admitted by the PFL after playing in the 2015 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and passing attestation.

• FC Myr Hornostayivka – initial group stage (returning after an absence of one season)
• FC Kolos Kovalivka – intermediate group stage (debut)
• FC Barsa Sumy – initial group stage (two seasons before) (debut)
• FC Inhulets Petrove – intermediate group stage (debut)

• FC Arsenal-Kyiv – (debut)
• FC Arsenal-Kyiv is regarded as a successor of FC Arsenal Kyiv which 22 years ago as FC Borysfen Boryspil participated in the Second League.
• NK Veres Rivne – (returning after an absence of four seasons)
• NK Veres Rivne is regarded as a successor of FC Veres Rivne.

Relegated teams

• FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi – (returning after an absence of five seasons)

Withdrawn teams

• Shakhtar-3 Donetsk withdrew from the PFL before the start of the 2015–16 season.

Relocated teams

• Real Pharma moved their operations from Ovidiopol to Odesa prior to the start of the season.

Renamed teams

• FC Nikopol-NPHU – Prior to the start of the season FC NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol formally withdrew from the PFL and then reentered under their new name.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

League table

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Results

Round by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Top goalscorers

Notes:

See also

• 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League
• 2015–16 Ukrainian First League
• 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup

References