The 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League was the 20th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions were divided into two groups according to geographical location in the country – A is western and northern Ukraine and B is eastern and southern Ukraine.
The competition had a winter break and resumed April 9, 2011 with a rescheduled match in Group B that was moved forward from its originally scheduled date of April 22, 2011.
Competition information
Note: Relegation from the League is not covered by the current regulations[1]
The placing of teams in the table is done in the following order:
number of accumulated points
difference(GD) between goals for(GF) and goals allowed(GA)
Desna Chernihiv – (returning after an absence of four seasons)
Nyva Ternopil – (returning after an absence of a season)
Notes
^ abThe reason for the readmitting the clubs is not explained, but only informed at the official website of PFL of Ukraine on July 13, 2010.[2] On June 18, 2010 both clubs from Sumy and Chernihiv were denied their appeal to have their licenses attestation renewed, according to the Appellation Committee of Football Federation of Ukraine headed by M.Titov. The decision was recognized as final and could not have been protested any further.[3][4] There is no explanation why the two clubs from Lviv clubs were excluded from the league and the reason the clubs from Eastern Ukraine were re-admitted. FC Sumy was readmitted in Group A.
^Bastion Illichivsk completed the season but withdrew from the PFL prior to the start of the next season. (July 15, 2011)[5]
^Skala Stryi renamed themselves from Skala Morshyn. (February 10, 2011)[6]
^ abcdDynamo Khmelnytskyi, Nyva Ternopil, Ros' Bila Tserkva and Veres Rivne deducted 3 points by the PFL on February 9, 2011 due to failure of payment of league dues.[7]
^Ros Bila Tserkva completed the season but had their license revoked prior to the start of next season. (July 4, 2011)[8]
^Veres Rivne were expelled from the PFL due to their financial situation. (April 29, 2011).[9]
Expelled teams
Veres Rivne
On April 29, 2011, after trying to find financial solvency Veres Rivne were unable to find a financial sponsor, the PFL had no alternative but to expel the club from the PFL. The club was in 12th place and had lost all of their 15 games, including a technical 3–0 loss during the season.[9] All of their spring fixtures were considered technical losses.
Renamed Teams
Skala Stryi
After playing their home games the first half of the season in Stryi, prior to the start of the spring season Skala Morshyn changed their name to Skala Stryi.[6]
Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2011. Source: Premier League website(in Ukrainian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^Veres Rivne failed to field their team for the game. PFL awarded a 3-0 technical victory to Desna Chernihiv who did arrive for the scheduled game.[10]
^Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk deducted 3 points by the PFL on February 9, 2011 due to failure of payment of league dues.[13]
Withdrawn teams
Olkom Melitopol
On 7 February Olkom Melitopol informed the PFL that they ceased their operations and withdrew from the League during the mid-winter break (after Round 13). All of their spring fixtures are considered technical losses.[12] The club played fourteen games in the League and had a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses with 21 goals scored and 22 allowed.
Updated to match(es) played on June 4, 2011. Source: Premier League website(in Ukrainian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
A playoff between the two second placed teams was played with the winner participating in another playoff game between the 16th placed team of the First League for a place in the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League competition.[14]
^Viktor Volkovynskiy (2011-07-15). В Кубке Украины тернопольская "Нива" не сыграет [In the Ukrainian Cup, Nyva Ternopil will not compete]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
^ ab"10.02.2011 - МИ - "СКАЛА" СТРИЙ" [Feb. 10, 2011 - We are "Skala" Stryi] (in Ukrainian). Official team website. 2011-02-10. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
^ДК ПФЛ позбавив шість клубів по 3 очки [Disciplinary Committee deducts 3 points from 6 clubs] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10.