# 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League

The 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League was the 14th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.
The competitions were divided into three groups according to geographical location in the country – A is western Ukraine, B is southern Ukraine and Crimea, and C is eastern Ukraine.

## Team changes
### Promoted

The following team was promoted from the 2004 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
* FC Bershad – (returning after an absence of 6 seasons, previously as Nyva Bershad)
* Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih – (debut)
* Real Odesa – (debut)
* Olimpik Donetsk – (debut)
The 2003 Ukrainian Football Amateur League participant:
* Molniya Severodonetsk – (debut, replaced Avanhard-Inter Rovenky)
Also, three more clubs were admitted:
* PFC Oleksandriya – (returning after an absence of 1 season)
* Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk – (debut)
* MFC Oleksandria – (debut)

### Relegated

From the First League
* Karpaty-2 Lviv – (returning for the first time after the club's reorganization in 2001, previously as FC Lviv (1992) in 1994–95)
* Osvita Borodyanka – (returning after an absence of 2 seasons, previously as Systema-Boreks Borodianka)
From the Top League
* Zirka Kirovohrad – (returning after an absence of 10 seasons)

### Withdrawn

* FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, merged with FC Krasyliv as Podillya Khmelnytskyi
* FC Avanhard Rovenky
* FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv
* FC Elektron Romny
Some second teams were withdrawn to reform into reserve teams to compete in separate competitions:
* FC Borysfen-2 Boryspil
* FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih
* FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa
* FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk
* FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk
* FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv
* FC Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv

### Name change

* Osvita Borodyanka was previously known as Boreks-Borysfen
* FC Dnipro Cherkasy was known as FC Cherkasy

### Changed groups

* Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk from Group B to C
* FC Cherkasy from Group B to C

### Location map
## Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rava Rava-Ruska (C) | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 67 | Champions |
| 2 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn (P) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 51 | Promoted to First League |
| 3 | Karpaty-2 Lviv | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 50 | |
| 4 | Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 49 | |
| 5 | FC Bershad (P) | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 49 | Promoted to First League |
| 6 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 48 | |
| 7 | Osvita Borodianka | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 46 | |
| 8 | Tekhno-Center Rohatyn (D) | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 42 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 34 | |
| 10 | Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 34 | |
| 11 | Veres Rivne | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 33 | |
| 12 | Naftovyk Dolyna | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 30 | |
| 13 | Spartak-2 Kalush (D) | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 20 | Expelled |
| 14 | Obolon-2 Kyiv | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 19 | |
| 15 | Nyva Ternopil | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 17 | |
* 1 2 Rava Rava-Ruska were denied promotion to the First League by the PFL due to inadequate finances. Instead the PFL promoted Enerhetyk Burshtyn.
* ↑ FC Bershad merged their operations with FC Nyva Vinnytsia and were promoted to the First League.
* ↑ Tekhno-Center Rohatyn completed the season but withdrew from the PFL prior to the start of the next season.
* ↑ Spartak-2 Kalush were expelled from the competition on March 29, 2005 after failing to pay license fees for the second half of the season. The rest of its matches were considered for technical losses.

### Expelled teams

On March 29, 2005 Spartak-2 Kalush after failing to pay license fees for the second half of the season the PFL expelled them from the competition. Their record at that time was 6 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses, and 17-12 goal difference.

### Top goalscorers

| | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Andriy Malyk | 13 | Karpaty-2 Lviv |
| 2 | Serhiy Ditkovsky | 11 | Osvita Borodianka |
| 2 | Andriy Pokladok | 11 (1) | Rava Rava-Ruska |
| 4 | Ihor Khudobyak | 10 | Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk |
| 5 | Vasyl Shved | 9 | Tekhno-Center Rohatyn |
| 5 | Andriy Kuzio | 9 | Naftovyk Dolyna |

## Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne (C, P) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 65 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Krystal Kherson | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 46 | |
| 3 | PFC Oleksandria | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 45 | |
| 4 | Tytan Armyansk | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 44 | |
| 5 | Palmira Odesa (D) | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 43 | Withdrew |
| 6 | Ros Bila Tserkva | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Real Odesa (D) | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 37 | Withdrew |
| 8 | OLKOM Melitopol | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 34 | |
| 9 | Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol (D) | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 32 | Withdrew |
| 10 | Dnister Ovidiopol | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 27 | |
| 12 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 27 | |
| 13 | PFC Sevastopol | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 25 | |
| 14 | Olimpia AES Pivdenoukrainsk | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Both Palmira Odesa and Real Odesa completed the season but failed to submit a license for the next season and subsequently withdrew from the PFL.
* ↑ Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol completed the season but failed to find a sponsor for the next season and became insolvent, withdrawing from the PFL before the start of the next season.

### Top goalscorers

| | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Yevhen Arbuzov | 18 (7) | Tytan Armyansk |
| 2 | Yuri Yaskov | 13 (2) | Palmira Odesa |
| 3 | Roman Dovzhyk | 11 | Tytan Armyansk |
| 4 | Oleksandr Kapusta | 10 (2) | Olkom Melitopol |
| 5 | Oleksandr Buriy | 9 | PFC Oleksandria |
| 5 | Maksym Kryvovyaziy | 9 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne |

## Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Helios Kharkiv (C, P) | 28 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 18 | +46 | 77 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Desna Chernihiv | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 67 | |
| 3 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 65 | Renamed |
| 4 | Molniya Sieverodonetsk (D) | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 58 | Withdrew |
| 5 | Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 43 | |
| 6 | Hazovyk Kharkiv | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 43 | |
| 7 | MFC Oleksandria | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 32 | |
| 8 | Uholyok Dymytrov (D) | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 31 | Renamed – Withdrew |
| 9 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 30 | |
| 10 | Yavir Krasnopillia | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 29 | |
| 11 | Olimpik Donetsk | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 27 | |
| 12 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 26 | |
| 13 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 25 | |
| 14 | Metalist-2 Kharkiv (D) | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 24 | Withdrew |
| 15 | Vorskla-2 Poltava (D) | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 17 | Withdrew |
* ↑ FK Cherkasy, competed in the 2003–04 Ukrainian Second League were moved to Group C due to geographic alignment. The club renamed themselves to Dnipro Cherkassy during the mid-season winter break.
* ↑ Molniya Sieverodonetsk completed the season, but withdrew from the league before the start of the next season citing financial difficulties. (4 August 2005)
* ↑ Vuhlyk Dymytrov renamed themselves prior to the start of the season to Uholyok Dymytrov. The club completed the season but prior to the start of the next season failed to get sponsorship and became insolvent.
* ↑ The main clubs of both Metalist-2 Kharkiv and Vorskla-2 Poltava consolidated their reserve club operations not entering their clubs in the next season, since they both had reserve clubs in the Ukrainian Premier Reserve League which began its inaugural season in the 2004.

### Top goalscorers

| | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Oleksandr Kozhemyachenko | 20 (10) | Desna Chernihiv |
| 2 | Serhiy Kandaurov | 18 (5) | Helios Kharkiv |
| 3 | Oleksandr Tarasenko | 15 (1) | Helios Kharkiv |
| 4 | Ihor Bobovych | 13 | Desna Chernihiv |
| 5 | Oleksandr Chekh | 12 | Uholyok Dymytrov |
| 5 | Dmytro Viter | 12 | MFC Oleksandriya |
| 5 | Kostyantyn Pinchuk | 12 (8) | Molniya Sieverodonetsk |