1998–99 Ukrainian Second League Explained

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.

Group A

Promoted teams

• Enerhetyk Burshtyn - Winner of the Amateur League (debut)

Relegated teams

• Verkhovyna Uzhhorod - Placed 20th in the First League (returning, last time as Zakarpattia Uzhhorod in 1990 (Soviet Union))

Withdrawn teams

Before the season

• Berkut Bedevlya, Tysmenytsia, Karpaty Mukacheve refused to participate

During and after the season

• Krystal and Haray left the competition after the first half.

Renamed teams

• On November 7, 1998 Verkhovyna Uzhhorod had their name changed to Zakarpattia.

Standings

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 Odesa was replaced with Dynamo Odesa and renamed into Dynamo-SKA Odesa.

Standings

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 Zaporizhzhia, Shakhtar Horlivka, Dalis Komyshuvakha obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

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

Standings

See also

• 1998–99 Ukrainian Premier League
• 1998–99 Ukrainian First League
• 1998–99 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
• 1999 Ukrainian Football Amateur League

External links

• 1998–99 season. RSSSF
• 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League . Footballfacts.ru
• 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League (Group A). Ukr-football.org.ua.
• 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League (Group A). Ukrainian football from Dmitriy Troschiy.