The 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League was the 22nd season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. There are two groups of competition divided by region. The competition began on 13 July 2012 when Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk visited Sevastopol to play against FC Sevastopol-2 and lost 3–1.[2]
Competition information
Stage details
The competition for the 2012–13 season has been changed from previous seasons 2 stages.
The first stage will be a round robin competition similar to the previous seasons. The first stage of the competition will be played prior to the winter break. Each team will play with other teams two games (one home, one away).
The second stage will begin the spring of 2013. Teams will be divided into 4 groups. The first stage Groups A and B will be split into two pools one of teams playing for promotion to the First League, another of teams competing to remain in the Second League. Each team in a group will play with every other team two games in a round robin competition. The first two groups The top six teams of the first stage Groups A and B will advance. All points accumulated in the first stage will carry over. The champions of the Groups 1 and 2 will be directly promoted to the Ukrainian First League. The top teams of Groups 1 and 2 will also qualify for a championship play-off for the title of the Second League Champion as in the previous season.
The second place teams of both groups will qualify for a promotion/relegation play-off against the 15th and 16th placed teams of the 2012–13 Ukrainian First League. In the case of exclusion and/or withdrawal of teams from the First League during the season the format of the promotion/relegation play-off will change.
Teams will enter Groups 3 and 4 that are placed below the sixth place in Groups A and B in the first stage. Initially, These teams will play for the rights to remain in the Ukrainian Second League but due to the withdrawal for teams the competition was reformated for the second stage.[3](See Favbet tournament)
The play-offs will consist of two games where each team will play one game at home and another away. The tiebreak rules will be based primarily on the record of the both games and secondarily on the goals scored in away game. In case when all the conditions will not identify a winner, the second game will go into an extra time and, if necessary, the penalty shootout.
Prior to the season it was expected that FC Lviv(relegated from the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League), Nyva Vinnytsia(withdrew from PFL and then reapplied) and Bastion Illichivsk(license granted after absence of one year) would participate in the competition. All three teams informed that they would not enter the competition one day before the competition was to start.(13 July 2012)[7]
Name changes
Last season FC UkrAhroKom Pryiutivka entered the PFL with the registered address of their parent company UkrAroKom in Pryiutivka. The club's home ground is located in Holovkivka. Prior to the start of the season the club changed its location with the PFL to Holovkivka.[8]
Source: Professional Football League of Ukraine[11] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play[12] Notes:
^Yednist' Plysky withdrew from the PFL after the first stage.[9] The Vice President of the club informed that the club would return to the amateur leagues citing that there was no financial incentive to play in the second stage of the competition.[9](26 December 2012)
^ abBoth Obolon-2 Kyiv and SCA Odesa withdrew from the PFL during the attestation meeting held in the winter break. Both teams' administration informed the PFL that they lacked sufficient funds to continue participating in the league.[10](21 February 2013)
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2012. Source: PFL Druha League A calendar(in Ukrainian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^The Vice-President of Obolon Kyiv indicated that the team (Obolon-2 Kyiv) would not be playing their Round 20 match against Nyva Ternopil due to financial difficulties in the main club.[13] Control-Disciplinary Committee of the FFU fines Obolon-2 Kyiv and awards a 3–0 technical victory to Nyva Ternopil. (29 November 2012)[14]
^Obolon-2 Kyiv play their home games at the club's home training base in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast.[15]
Source: Professional Football League of Ukraine[17] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play[18] Notes:
^Zhemchuzhyna Yalta was given one month by the PFL to pay their league dues. The club failed to pay the dues in time and were docked 3 points. (21 August 2012)[16]
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2012. Source: PFL Druha Liha B Calendar Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^Poltava-2 Karlivka played their first six home games at Lokomotiv Stadium in Poltava.[4] The club returned to their reconstructed home ground Mashynobudivnyk for the Round 15 fixture against Enerhiya.[19]
^The President of Myr Hornostayivka indicated that the team would not be playing their Round 26 match against Shakhtar Sverdlovsk due to many of their players ill with flu.[20] Control-Disciplinary Committee of the FFU fines Myr Hornostayivka and awards a 3–0 technical victory to Shakhtar Sverdlovsk. (29 November 2012)[14]
^Due to the reconstruction of the pitch at Avanhard Stadium, Yalta, starting on 1 October, Zhemchuzhyna Yalta moved their home games from Round 16 onwards to Fiolent Stadium in Simferopol.[21]
^Players from Zhemchuzhyna Yalta boycotted their Round 13 match against Stal Dniprodzerzhinsk due to the club's failure of not paying their players in the last two months.[22] Control-Disciplinary Committee of the FFU awards a 3–0 technical victory to Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk.[23]
Second stage
The draw for the second stage of season took place on 19 February 2013 and only for the top six teams of each group from the first stage. The second stage will commence 6 April 2013.[24]
The Favbet tournament for Groups 3 and 4 was announced on 4 April 2013 for teams that did not qualify for Group 1 or Group 2.[3]
Source: Source: Professional Football League of Ukraine[30] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play[31]
The title of the Second League Champion was contested by the Group 1 and Group 2 winners at the end of the season. The matches were played in a home and away series.[33] The draw for the matches was made on 6 June 2013.[34]
3–3 on aggregate. Desna Chernihiv won on away goals.
Notes:
^UkrAhroKom Holovkivka moved their home match to the larger CSC Nika Stadium in Oleksandriya.[35](12 June 2013)
Relegation groups
For sponsorship purposes the tournament titled as the Favbet Tournament and as previously planned is composed of two groups.[3] Due to a number of withdrawals during the winter break the PFL had to make some adjustments in competition structure for the Second Stage for Groups 3 and 4 from the original plans.[3] The changes were reviewed and accepted by the FFU Executive Committee on 3 April 2013.[3] On 4 April 2013 a draw took place for clubs that placed at bottom halves after the autumn half of season.[3] The four teams in Group 3 did not have their points transferred from the first stage of the competition, while the Group 4 teams have continued on with the points they gained in the first stage.[3] In addition, relegation of teams from the Second League (Article 13, paragraph 17) was suspended.[36]
Games in both Groups (3 and 4) were scheduled to resume on 13 April 2013.[36]
Source: Professional Football League of Ukraine Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play[38] Notes:
^Zhemchuzhyna Yalta were expelled from the PFL after they were denied attestation by league administration for the next season due to the club's financial situation.[37]
Updated to match(es) played on May 25, 2013. Source: [41](in Ukrainian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^The administration of Dynamo Khmelnytskyi indicated that the team would not be playing their Round 6 match against Krystal Kherson due to financial reasons.[39] The Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine award a 3–0 technical victory to Krystal Kherson.[40](11 June 2013)
A promotion/relegation home and away play-off were played by the 2nd team in Group 1 and 2 of 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League against the 15th and 16th placed teams of the 2012–13 Ukrainian First League competition. Dynamo-2 Kyiv and FC Odesa qualified for the play-off. The draw for the play-off matches was held on 7 June.[47]
^Футбольний клуб "Бастіон" не братиме участь у змаганнях [Bastion will not take part in the competition] (in Ukrainian). PFL. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 13 July 2012. ...але група «А» другої ліги вже на старті не дорахувалася трьох команд: «Нива» Вінниця, «Львів» та «Бастіон». (...but in Group A three teams will not participate: Nyva Vinnytsia, FC Lviv and Bastion.
^ ab"Динамо" та "Чорноморець" оштрафовані за дії власних вболівальників [Control-Disciplinary Committee of the FFU: Dynamo and Chornomorets fines due to the fans]. FFU (in Ukrainian). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012. Столичній команді «Оболонь-2» за неявку на матч 22-го туру чемпіонату України у другій лізі проти тернопільської «Ниви» зараховано технічну поразку з рахунком 0:3 (відповідно, «Ниві» - технічну перемогу 3:0). «Пивовари» також повинні сплатити 5000 гривень штрафу. Аналогічні дисциплінарні санкції було накладено на команду «Мир» з Горностаївки за неявку на матч 26-го туру чемпіонату другої ліги проти «Шахтаря» (Свердловськ), який мав відбутися 24.11.2012.
^Тренувальна база у Бучі [Training base in Bucha] (in Ukrainian). Official web site of Obolon Kyiv. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
^ПРОТОКОЛ № 2 (26 липня 2012 року) [PFL Disciplinary committee decision- Meeting minutes № 2] (PDF) (in Ukrainian). PFL. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
^До конца года "Жемчужина" в Ялте не сыграет [Until the end of the year Zhemchuzhyna will not play in Yalta] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^"Meeting minutes Control-Disciplinary Committee of the FFU"(PDF) (in Ukrainian). FFU. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012. 8.1.1. зарахувати команді «Жемчужина» Ялта технічну поразку (0:3), команді суперниці «Сталь» Дніпродзержинськ – технічну перемогу (3:0);
^Viachyslav Shebyshev (12 June 2013). Програли, але шанс є… [We lost, but there's still a chance...] (in Ukrainian). UkrAhroKom Official Website. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^Кручер: Сезон для "Кристалла" закончился досрочно [Krucher: Krystal's season has completed ahead of schedule]. Official Krystal website (in Russian). ua-football.com. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2013.