The 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League was the 25th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with a full round of matches. From 1 November 2015 to 26 March 2016 the competition was on winter break. The competition resumed with Round 16 and completed on 1 June 2016.
The following teams were admitted by the PFL after passing attestation.
FC Myr Hornostayivka – (returning after an absence of one season)
FC Kolos Kovalivka – (debut)
FC Arsenal-Kyiv – (debut)
FC Arsenal-Kyiv is regarded as a successor of FC Arsenal Kyiv which 22 years ago as FC Borysfen Boryspil participated in the Second League.
FC Barsa Sumy – (debut)
FC Inhulets Petrove – (debut)
NK Veres Rivne – (returning after an absence of four seasons)
NK Veres Rivne is regarded as a successor of FC Veres Rivne.
FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi – (returning after an absence of five seasons)
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk withdrew from the PFL before the start of the 2015–16 season.
Real Pharma moved their operations from Ovidiopol to Odesa prior to the start of the season.
FC Nikopol-NPHU – Prior to the start of the season FC NPHU-Makiyivvuhillya Nikopol formally withdrew from the PFL and then reentered under their new name.
The following displays the location of teams.
As of 1 June 2016
Notes:
^(1) After the season the Administration of Barsa Sumy informed the PFL that they would withdraw from the professional league. (7 July 2016)
^(2) On 19 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Ukraine confirmed the number of clubs and criteria for relegation for the next season. It was decided that top two clubs would be promoted for the next season with the third playing play-off against the 14th placed team in the First League. However, two days before the end of the season, on 30 May 2016 the PFL ruled that due to sporting principles to keep 16 teams in the First League the promotion-relegation playoff match between the third placed team against the 14th placed team in the First League is cancelled and that the third placed team will be automatically promoted to the first League.
As of 1 June 2016
Updated to games played on 1 June 2016.
Source: (Ukrainian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
^(5) Arsenal Kyiv played their home games at Kniazha Arena from Round 8 onwards instead of Kolos Stadium
^(6) Inhulets Petrove played their Round 16 and Round 18 matches at O.H. Povoroznyuka Stadium in Volodymyrivka, Kirovohrad Oblast.
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Last updated: 1 June 2016
Source: pfl.ua
As of 1 June 2016
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