1992–93 Ukrainian Third League

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 map

Prometei Sh

Voikovets

Antratsyt

Silur

Fetrovyk

Olympik

Elektron

Lysonia

Promin

More

Naftokhimik

Dynamo

Nyva-Borysfen

Frunzenets

Avanhard

Torpedo

Shakhtar

Prometei Dz

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

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 Kiev 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

P	Team	G	W	D	L	Dif	Pts	Misc
1	Naftokhimik Kremenchuk	34	21	10	3	56-26	52	(+) – Second League - Promoted
2	Dynamo Luhansk	34	19	12	3	65-32	50	(+) – Second League - Promoted
3	FC Antratsyt Kirovske	34	22	5	7	46-32	49	(-) – withdrew
4	Nyva-Borysfen Myronivka	34	19	7	8	45-28	45	(+) – Second League - Promoted
5	Voykovets Kerch	34	17	8	9	47-32	42	(-) – Second League - Promoted
6	Prometei Shakhtarsk	34	12	16	6	43-21	40	(-) – Second League - Promoted
7	Frunzenets Saky rayon	34	13	11	10	48-29	37	(+)
8	Avanhard Zhydachiv	34	13	10	11	41-32	36	(+)
9	Elektron Romny	34	12	10	12	37-36	34	(-)
10	Promin Volia Baranetska	34	14	4	16	46-43	32	(-)
11	Torpedo Melitopol	34	12	6	16	39-41	30	(+)
12	Fetrovyk Khust	34	13	2	19	29-35	28	(-) Excluded, later Reinstated
13	Shakhtar Horlivka	34	9	8	17	33-44	26	(+) – Amateur
14	Olympik Kharkiv	34	7	10	17	35-56	24	(-) – Amateur
15	Silur Khartsyzk	34	8	7	19	25-54	23	(-) – avoided relegation
16	Lysonia Berezhany	34	7	9	18	20-53	23	(-) – Amateur
17	More Feodosia	34	7	8	19	19-39	22	(-) – Amateur
18	Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk	34	4	9	21	26-68	17	(+) – Amateur

Legend

(+) or (-), in Misc column, identifies how a certain club ended up in this League. (-) means demoted from the Second League, (+) means promoted from the amateurs.

Notes:

• Fetrovyk Khust and Silur Khartsyzk were reinstated

Volodymyr Suprunenko case

• Silur had several games changed into a technical loss (-:+) due to use a player from Shakhtar Horlivka. 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.

Top scorers

• Z.Selimov (Frunzenets Frunze) - 16
• O.Holubev (Antratsyt Kirovske) - 14
• K.Pinchuk (Dynamo Luhansk) - 14
• O.Zolotaryov (Shakhtar Horlivka) - 12

See also

• Ukrainian Second League 1992–93
• Ukrainian First League 1992–93
• Amateur championship 1992-1993
• 1992-93 Ukrainian Cup

External links

• Table and all the game reports (Russian)