The 1996–97 Ukrainian Second League is the sixth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 10 August 1996 and ended on 21 June 1997.
Teams
Promoted teams
Six teams have been promoted from the 1995–96 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: Pokuttya Kolomyia - Group 1 winner (debut) Papirnyk Malyn - Group 3 winner (debut) Fakel Varva - Group 4 winner (debut) Lokomotyv Smila - Group 3 runner-up (debut) Avanhard Merefa - Group 4 third (debut) Portovyk Kerch - Group 6 winner (debut)
Two teams were added also without participation in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League: Nyva Bershad - undetermined (debut), supposedly instead of Sportinvest Kryvyi Rin (withdrew at the last season winter break, yet placed above the 18th position) FC Petrivtsi - undetermined (debut)
Relegated teams
Two teams have been relegated from the 1995–96 Ukrainian First League: Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi – 21st place (debut) Skala Stryi – 22nd place (debut)
Withdrawn teams
Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi
Skala Stryi
Chayka Sevastopol
Druzhba Berdiansk
Dnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Nyva-Kosmos Myronivka
Avanhard Zhydachiv
Merged and renamed teams
Skhid Slavutch changed its name to Nerafa Slavutych. Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia changed its name to FC Tysmenytsia. Obolon Kyiv changed its name to Obolon-PPO Kyiv in cooperation with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (PPO is an abbreviation for Anti-Air Defense). During winter break, Avanhard Merefa moved to Kharkiv and changed its name to Avanhard-Metalist Kharkiv.
Location map
Group A
Final standings
Top goalscorers
Group B
Final standings
Top goalscorers
See also
1996–97 Ukrainian Premier League
1996–97 Ukrainian First League
1996–97 Ukrainian Cup
References
External links
Druha Liha Group A and Group B (ukr-football.org) Second League by Alexei Kobyzev Druha Liha Group A and Group B by Dmitriy Troshchiy 1996-97 Ukrainian professional football at RSSSF