1992–93 Ukrainian Transitional League

Ukrainian Transitional League
Season	1992–93
Dates	15 August 1992 – 3 July 1993
Champions	Naftokhimik Kremenchuk
Promoted	Naftokhimik Kremenchuk; Dynamo Luhansk; Nyva-Borysfen Myronivka; Voikovetsk Kerch; Prometei Shakhtarsk
Relegated	Shakhtar Horlivka; Olympik Kharkiv; Lysonia Berezhany; More Feodosia; Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk
Top goalscorer	16 – Z.Selimov (Frunzenets)
Biggest home win	Dynamo - Prometei Dz 7:0 (Round 32)
Biggest away win	Kanatnyk - Frunzenets 1:6 (Round 7)
Highest scoring	Voikovets - Prometei Dz 7:1 (Round 30) ; Dynamo - Torpedo 6:2 (Round 13)
	← 1992 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Ukrainian Transitional League season was the first season of the fourth tier which existed for the next three years. The League was organized after the split of the 1992 Transfer League into the Second League and the Transitional League.

A total of eighteen teams participated in the competition, ten of which contested the 1992 season in the Ukrainian Second League and the remaining eight were promoted from the KFK competition (Amateurs). The competition began on August 15, 1992, with eight games. After the 17th round (November 17, 1992) the competition was retired for a winter break until April 3, 1993. The competition concluded on July 3, 1993.

Teams

Location

Antratsyt

Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Third League 1992–93

Stadiums and managers

Team	Location	Venue	League and position in 1992		Coach	Replaced coach
Fetrovyk	Khust	Avanhard Stadium	1992 Ukrainian Transitional League (Group A)	A.5	Karlo Soikov
Olympik	Kharkiv	KhTZ Stadium		A.6	Mykola Koltsov
Elektron	Romny	Elektron Stadium		A.7	Oleksandr Kvasha
Lysonia	Berezhany	Nyva Stadium		A.8	Yaroslav Pavlyskyi
Promin Volia Baranetska	Sambir Raion	Kolos Stadium		A.9	Yaroslav Khomyn
Prometei S.	Shakhtarsk	Shakhtar Stadium	1992 Ukrainian Transitional League (Group B)	B.5	Yuriy Vankevych	Anatoliy Poliakov
Voikovets	Kerch	50ty-richia Zhovtnia Stadium		B.6	Aleksei Yakimovich
Silur	Khartsyzk	Stalekanatchyk Stadium		B.7	Mykhaylo Sokolovsky	Oleksandr Sliusarenko
Antratsyt	Kirovske	Yuvileiny Stadium		B.8	Oleksiy Varnavskiy	Anatoliy Molotai
More	Feodosiya	Albatross Stadium		B.9	Yuriy Naurzokov
Avanhard	Zhydachiv	Avanhard	uncertain origin		Valentyn Khodukin
Dynamo	Luhansk	Avanhard Stadium			Yuriy Pohrebniak
Borysfen	Boryspil	Kolos Stadium			during season merged w/Nyva Myronivka
Frunzenets	Saky	Kolos Stadium	1991 Ukrainian KFK competitions		Mamed Isayev^[a]
Naftokhimik	Kremenchuk	Naftokhimik Stadium			Mykhailo Byelykh
Nyva	Myronivka	Nyva Stadium			Volodymyr Kolomiets
Prometei D.	Dniprodzerzhynsk	Peremoha Stadium			Volordymyr Derun
Shakhtar	Horlivka	Stadium of Kalinin Mine			Volodymyr Nepomnyashchyi
Torpedo	Melitopol	Avanhard Stadium			Yuriy Rozenko

Renamed teams

Prior to the season Andezyt Khust changed its name to Fetrovyk Khust
Prior to the season Hirnyk Khartsyzk changed its name to Kanatchyk Khartsyzk and later to Silur Khartsyzk
During the season Nyva Myronivka changed its name to Nyva-Borysfen Myronivka
During the season Okean Kerch changed its name to Voykovets Kerch
During the season Sokil Berezhany changed its name to Lysonia Berezhany
During the season Hirnyk Hirne changed its name to Antratsyt Kirovske

Change of stadiums

Nyva since May 15, 1993, played its games in Kyiv at the CSKA Stadium
Promin in the second half played its games in Rudky at the Motor Stadiuim and Kolos Stadium.
More played all its games in Prymorskyi
Naftokhimik played several games at the Lokomotyv Stadium in Komsomolsk and Dnipro Stadium in Kremenchuk
Prometei Dz played several games at the Burevisnyk Stadium
Prometei Sh played several games at the Olimp Stadium
Lysonia played some of its games at the Sokil Stadium
Olimpik played several games at the Serp i Molot Stadium
Avanhard Stadium in Khust changed its name to Fetrovyk
The game against Avanhard, Prometei Sh played in Torez at the Komsomolets Stadium
The game against Nyva, Promin played in Staryi Sambir at the Prykarpattia Stadium, against Avanhard - in Rudky at the Motor Stadium
The game against Dynamo, Antratsyt played in Hirne at the Hirnyk Stadium, against Torpedo in Zuhres at the ZMS Stadium
The game against Torpedo, Naftokhimik played at the Dormash Stadium, against Prometei Sh - Syntez Stadium, against Olimpik - in Komsomolsk at the Lokomotyv Stadium
The game against More, Elektron played in Sumy at the Krystal Stadium
The game against Torpedo, Lysonia played at the Sokil Stadium

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Naftokhimik Kremenchuk^[b]	34	21	10	3	56	26	+30	52	Promoted to Second League
2	Dynamo Luhansk^[b]	34	19	12	3	65	32	+33	50	Promoted to Second League
3	Antratsyt Kirovske^[c]	34	22	5	7	46	32	+14	49	Withdrew
4	Nyva-Borysfen Myronivka^[b]	34	19	7	8	45	28	+17	45	Promoted to Second League
5	Voykovets Kerch^[c]	34	17	8	9	47	32	+15	42
6	Prometei Shakhtarsk^[c]	34	12	16	6	43	21	+22	40
7	Frunzenets Saky rayon^[b]	34	13	11	10	48	29	+19	37
8	Avanhard Zhydachiv^[b]	34	13	10	11	41	32	+9	36
9	Elektron Romny^[c]	34	12	10	12	37	36	+1	34
10	Promin Volia Baranetska^[c]	34	14	4	16	46	43	+3	32
11	Torpedo Melitopol^[b]	34	12	6	16	39	41	−2	30
12	Fetrovyk Khust^[c]	34	13	2	19	29	35	−6	28	Excluded / Later reinstated
13	Shakhtar Horlivka^[b]	34	9	8	17	33	44	−11	26	Relegated to amateur leagues
14	Olympik Kharkiv^[c]	34	7	10	17	35	56	−21	24	Relegated to amateur leagues
15	Silur Khartsyzk^[c]	34	8	7	19	25	54	−29	23	Avoided relegation
16	Lysonia Berezhany^[c]	34	7	9	18	20	53	−33	23	Relegated to amateur leagues
17	More Feodosia^[c]	34	7	8	19	19	39	−20	22
18	Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk^[b]	34	4	9	21	26	68	−42	17

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Isayev was born in a family of deported Chechen people. He was a head coach and president of Frunzenets. In 1995 he was killed in Crimea.^[1]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Promoted from the amateurs
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Demoted from the Second League

Volodymyr Suprunenko case

FC Silur Khartsyzk had several games changed into a technical loss (-:+) as the club used a player from Shakhtar Horlivka (Suprunenko). Several opponents of Silur Khartsyzk received a technical victory (+:-) (Antratsyt - Round 18 on April 3, Shakhtar - Round 22 on April 24)

Fetrovyk scandal

On May 22, 1993 Fetrovyk Khust did not arrive for the game of the Round 27 with Prometei Shakhtarsk and it was awarded a technical loss (-:+). On June 5, 1993, during the game of the Round 29 against Frunzenets Frunze, the team of Fetrovyk Khust walked of the pitch on the 25th minute in the protest of a referee's decision.