1998–99 Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League
Season 1998–99
Champions Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (A)
Odessa (B)
Obolon-PPO Kyiv (C)
Relegated 9 withdrew, 10 refused
Top goalscorer 24 - Serhiy Shevtsov (Krystal Kherson)

The 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League is the eighth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three groups – A, B, and C.

Contents

Group A

Team Changes

Verkhovyna Uzhhorod participated previously in the First League.

Enerhetyk Burshtyn obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Berkut Bedevlya, Tysmenytsia, Karpaty Mukacheve refused to participate

Standings

P
Team
G
W
D
L
Dif
Pts
Misc
1 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 34 25 3 6 69-20 78 Champions First League
2 Borysfen Boryspil 34 21 7 6 59-24 70
3 Tsementnyk-Khorda Mykolaiv 34 16 5 13 54-50 53
4 Hazovyk Komarne 34 14 10 10 42-33 52
5 Dynamo-3 Kyiv 34 13 12 9 48-38 51
6 Papirnyk Malyn 34 15 6 13 34-34 51
7 Systema-Boreks Borodianka 34 14 8 12 37-31 50
8 Karpaty-2 Lviv 34 13 10 11 36-30 49
9 Naftovyk Dolyna 34 12 13 9 34-23 49
10 Halychyna Drohobych 34 14 6 14 35-35 48
11 Enerhetyk Burshtyn 34 11 8 15 30-28 41
12 Kalush 34 10 11 13 29-34 41
13 Veres Rivne 34 12 4 18 26-53 40
14 Krystal Chortkiv 34 11 7 16 38-48 40 Withdrew
15 Haray Zhovkva 34 11 5 18 32-42 38 Withdrew

On November 7, 1998 Verkhovyna Uzhhorod had their name changed to Zakarpattia. Veres, Krystal, and Haray are fined of six (6) tournament points. Berkut refused to participate before the start of the season. Krystal and Haray left the competition after the first half. The game Naftovyk - Systema-Boreks 2:1 was annulled and a technical loss (-:+) was awarded to the home team.

Group B

Team Changes

Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Slavutych-ChAES Slavutych, Fakel Varva refused to participate.

SKA-Lotto Odessa was replaced with Dynamo Odessa and renamed into Dynamo-SKA Odessa.

Standings

P
Team
G
W
D
L
Dif
Pts
Misc
1 SC Odessa 34 25 3 6 69-20 78 Champions First League
2 Krystal Kherson 34 21 7 6 59-24 70
3 Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih 34 16 5 13 54-50 53
4 Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk 34 14 10 10 42-33 52
5 Portovyk Illichivsk 34 13 12 9 48-38 51
6 Olimpia Yuzhnoukrainsk 34 15 6 13 34-34 51
7 Torpedo Melitopol 34 14 8 12 37-31 50
8 Chornomorets Sevastopol 34 13 10 11 36-30 49
9 Tytan Armyansk 34 12 13 9 34-23 49
10 Viktor Zaporizhia 34 14 6 14 35-35 48
11 Zirka-2 Kirovohrad 34 11 8 15 30-28 41
12 Ryhonda Bila Tserkva 34 10 11 13 29-34 41
13 Fortuna Sharhorod 34 12 4 18 26-53 40 Expelled
14 Dynamo-SKA Odessa 34 11 7 16 38-48 40 Expelled
15 Lokomotyv Smila 34 11 5 18 32-42 38 Withdrew
16 Nyva Bershad 34 9 11 14 29-43 38 Withdrew

Dynamo-SKA Odessa is fined of six (6) tournament points. Lokomotyv and Nyva left the competition during the first half (Round 7). Fortuna and Dynamo-SKA stop their participation after the first half. The game Fortuna - Dynamo-SKA 3:3 was annulled and awarded a technical loss (-:+) to the home team for cheating.

Group C

Team Changes

Avanhard Rovenky, Zorya Luhansk, Khimik Severodonetsk participated previously in the First League.

VPS Kramatorsk, Metalurh=2 Zaporizhia, Shakhtar Horlivka, Dalis Komyshuvakha obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Khimik Severodonetsk, Dalis Komyshivakha, Metalurh-2 Donetsk, Slovianets Konotop, Pivdenstal Yenakieve refused to participate.

Standings

P
Team
G
W
D
L
Dif
Pts
Misc
1 Obolon-PPO Kyiv 34 25 3 6 69-20 78 Champions First League
2 Zorya Luhansk 34 21 7 6 59-24 70
3 Oskil Kupyansk 34 16 5 13 54-50 53
4 Metalist-2 Kharkiv 34 14 10 10 42-33 52
5 Vorskla-2 Poltava 34 13 12 9 48-38 51
6 Elektron Romny 34 15 6 13 34-34 51
7 Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 34 14 8 12 37-31 50
8 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhia 34 13 10 11 36-30 49
9 Avanhard Rovenky 34 12 13 9 34-23 49
10 Myrhorod 34 14 6 14 35-35 48
11 Shakhtar Horlivka 34 11 8 15 30-28 41
12 Metalurh Novomoskovsk 34 10 11 13 29-34 41 Withdrew
13 Shakhtar Stakhanov 34 12 4 18 26-53 40 Withdrew
14 VPS Kramatorsk 34 11 7 16 38-48 40 Withdrew

Legend:

- Promoted

- Relegated
Druha Liha 1998-99 Winners
FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
First title
SC Odessa
First title
and
Obolon-PPO Kyiv
First title