# 2003–04 Ukrainian Second League

The 2003–04 Ukrainian Second League was the 13th 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 2003 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
* FC Cherkasy – (returning after an absence of a seasons)
* FC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv – (debut)
* FC Helios Kharkiv – (debut)
* FC Ikva Mlyniv – (debut, admitted in place of FC Kovel-Volyn-2)
* FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne – (debut)
* FC Rava Rava-Ruska – (debut)
* FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv – (debut)
Also, three more clubs were admitted additionally:
* FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv – (debut)
* FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih – (returning after an absence of a seasons)
* FC Palmira Odesa – (debut)

### Relegated

Only one team was relegated from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League.
* FC Sokil Zolochiv – 18th place (returning after a season)

### Renamed / reorganized

* FC Karpaty-3 Lviv changed its name to FC Halychyna-Karpaty Lviv.
* FC LUKOR Kalush (last year winner) changed its name to FC Prykarpattia Kalush after merging with FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk.
** The second half of the season it changed to FC Spartak-2 Ivano-Frankivsk.
* FC Dynamo Simferopol changed its name to FC Dynamo-Ihroservice Simferopol.
* FC Avanhard Rovenky changed its name to FC Avanhard-Inter Rovenky.
** FC Avanhard Rovenky at first merged with FC Inter Luhansk, later with FC Molniya Severodonetsk continuing to play as Avanhard-Inter.

### Withdrawn
#### Before

* FC Sokil Zolochiv, recently relegated from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League it withdrew before the season
* FC Shakhtar Luhansk, a last season group runner-up, it folded before the season
* FC Systema-KKhP Chernyakhiv, a single season team, it withdrew before the season
* FC Kovel-Volyn-2 failed to obtain license for the season

#### During

* FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv, withdrew at mid-season
* FC Elektron Romny, withdrew just before the end of the season
* FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv, withdrew just before the end of the season

#### After

* FC Avanhard Rovenky, replaced with FC Molniya Severodonetsk at the end of the season
* FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, merged with FC Krasyliv-Obolon as FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi
* FC Borysfen-2 Boryspil
* FC Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv
* FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa, transitioned into reserve championship
* FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih, transitioned into reserve championship
* FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk, transitioned into reserve championship
* FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk, transitioned into reserve championship

### Changed groups

* Borysfen-2 Boryspil from Group B to A
* Obolon-2 Kyiv from Group B to A
* Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia from Group B to C

## Group A
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hazovyk-Skala Stryj (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 65 | |
| 2 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi (W) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 59 | Merged with Krasyliv |
| 3 | Rava Rava-Ruska | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 56 | |
| 4 | Tekhno-Centre Rohatyn | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 54 | |
| 5 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 49 | |
| 6 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 47 | |
| 7 | Obolon-2 Kyiv | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Spartak-2 Kalush | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Naftovyk Dolyna | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 37 | |
| 10 | Veres Rivne | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 34 | |
| 12 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 33 | |
| 13 | Chornohora Ivano-Frankivsk | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 30 | |
| 14 | Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv (R, W) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 28 | Withdrew |
| 15 | Ikva Mlyniv (W) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 28 | Withdrew |
| 16 | Borysfen-2 Boryspil (R, W) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 27 | Withdrew |
* ↑ FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi merged with FC Krasyliv as Podillya Khmelnytskyi in the First League, while at same time another Podillya Khmelnytskyi continued to participate in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Football Championship.
* ↑ During winter break FC Prykarpattia Kalush changed its name to FC Spartak-2 Kalush.

### Top goalscorers

| | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Roman Karakevych | 21 | Rava Rava-Ruska |
| 2 | Ihor Stasyuk | 10 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi |
| 2 | Ivan Fedyk | 10 | Tekhno-Center Rohatyn |
| 2 | Serhiy Voznyuk | 10 | Veres Rivne |
| 5 | Serhiy Sernetskyi | 9 | Nyva Ternopil |
| 5 | Roman Halun | 9 | Rava Rava-Ruska |
| 5 | Roman Pytsur | 9 | Hazovyk-Skala Stryi |

## Group B
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dynamo Simferopol (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 75 | |
| 2 | Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 57 | |
| 3 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 56 | |
| 4 | Dnister Ovidiopol | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 55 | |
| 5 | OLKOM Melitopol | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 45 | |
| 6 | Palmira Odesa | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Olimpia AES Yuzhnoukrainsk | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Cherkasy | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | |
| 9 | Tytan Armyansk | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40 | |
| 10 | Sevastopol | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 38 | |
| 11 | Chornomorets-2 Odesa (W) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 37 | Withdrew |
| 12 | Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih (W) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 36 | Withdrew |
| 13 | Ros Bila Tserkva | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 36 | |
| 14 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 35 | |
| 15 | Krystal Kherson | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 28 | |
| 16 | Vodnyk Mykolaiv (R, W) | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 9 | Withdrew |

### Top goalscorers

| | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Oleksiy Hryshchenko | 15 | Dynamo-Ihorservis |
| 2 | Volodymyr Braila | 12 | Dynamo-Ihorservis |
| 3 | Oleksandr Kapusta | 11 | Olkom Melitopol |
| 3 | Denys Vakar | 11 | Palmira Odesa |
| 3 | Oleksandr Kovpak | 11 | Cherkasy |
| 3 | Dmytro Manuilenko | 11 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |

## Group C
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 75 | |
| 2 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 74 | |
| 3 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 56 | |
| 4 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 55 | |
| 5 | Metalist-2 Kharkiv | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 55 | |
| 6 | Helios Kharkiv | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | |
| 7 | Hazovyk Kharkiv | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 48 | |
| 8 | Avanhard-Inter Rovenky (W) | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 47 | Replaced with FC Molniya Severodonetsk |
| 9 | Illychivets-2 Mariupol | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 42 | |
| 10 | Yavir Krasnopillia | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 37 | |
| 11 | Vorskla-2 Poltava | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 35 | |
| 12 | Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk (W) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 29 | Withdrew |
| 13 | Metalurh-2 Donetsk (W) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 23 | Withdrew |
| 14 | Vuhlyk Dymytrov | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 61 | −43 | 19 | |
| 15 | Elektron Romny (W) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 41 | −28 | 16 | Withdrew |
| 16 | Arsenal-2 Kyiv (R, W) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 16 | Withdrew |

### Top goalscorers

| | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Oleksandr Kozhemyachenko | 15 | Desna Chernihiv |
| 2 | Oleksandr Tarasenko | 12 | Helios Kharkiv |
| 2 | Andriy Ilyashov | 12 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia |
| 2 | Oleksandr Pomazanov | 12 | Avanhard-Inter Rovenky |
| 5 | Valentyn Krukovets | 11 | Desna Chernihiv |
| 5 | Volodymyr Bohdanov | 11 | Stal Dniproderzhynsk |
| 5 | Serhiy Kolesnyk | 11 | Illichivets-2 Mariupol |