1992 Ukrainian Transitional League

The 1992 Ukrainian Transitional League was the first season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. After this season the Transitional League has split into Second League (3rd tier) and Transitional League (4th tier). The competition was divided into two groups according to geographical location in the country – 1 is western Ukraine and northeastern Ukraine, while 2 is eastern Ukraine and southern Ukraine. The season stretched from April 4, 1992, through July 4, 1992.

Ukrainian Transitional League
Season1992
ChampionsDnister Zalischyky (Group 1)
Bazhanovets Makiivka (Group 2)
Top goalscorer11 - Oleh Vetrov (Bazhanovets Makiivka)
1991
1992–93 (Second)
1992–93 (Transitional)

Organization

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After the fall of the Soviet Union of January 1, 1992, there were many Ukrainian clubs that participated in all tiers of the Soviet League system. Most of them were organized into pools for the Supreme (I tier) and the First (II tier) leagues of Ukraine. The participants of those two leagues also were included into the 1992 Ukrainian Cup competition.

The Supreme League of Ukraine composed of the groups included all six Ukrainian clubs of the Soviet Supreme League, both Ukrainian clubs of the Soviet First League, and most of the Ukrainian clubs (9) except the last two of the West Zone of the Soviet Second League also known as the Buffer League to differentiate it from the Soviet Lower Second League (B). Also to the Supreme League of Ukraine were admitted the top two teams of the Ukrainian Zone of the Soviet Lower Second League and the winner of the cup winner of the Ukrainian SSR (competed in the Ukrainian Zone of the Soviet Lower Second League).

The last two teams of the Buffer League and the 20 of 24 teams of the Ukrainian Zone of the Soviet Lower Second League organized the First League of Ukraine which as the Supreme consisted of two groups. The league also included the top three teams of the KFK competitions (Amateur competitions) of the Ukrainian SSR, while Dynamo, Chornomorets, and Shakhtar were allowed to introduce their second teams to the league.

The bottom three teams of the Ukrainian Zone of the Soviet Lower Second League were considered officially eliminated. They were, however, along with other top teams of the KFK competition organized into the semi-amateur Transitional League (or Transfer League) composed of 18 teams that were split into two groups geographically, Group 1 - West and North, Group 2 - East and South. The clubs that in 1992 competed in the Transfer League did not participate in the Ukrainian Cup. Upon the conclusion of the season the league would split into the 3rd tier Second League and the 4th tier Transitional League. The top four club from each group would qualify for the Second League, while the bottom five from each group would organize the next season's Transitional League.

Composition

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Team Location Venue League and position in 1991 Coach Replaced coach
Okean Kerch 50ti-richia Zhovtnia Stadium Soviet Second League "B" 24 Oleksiy Yakymovych
Zirka Kirovohrad Zirka Stadium 25 Mykola Fedorenko
Mayak Kharkiv KhTZ Stadium 26 Mykola Machula
Lysonya Berezhany Nyva Stadium Ukrainian KFK competitions 2.1 Anatoliy Venhrynovych
Tytan Armyansk Khimik Stadium 4.1 Eduard Fedin
Antratsyt Kirovske Yubileiny Stadium 5.1 Yuriy Klokov
Andezyt Khust Avanhard Stadium 1.2 Karlo Soikov
Dnister Zalishchyky Dnister Stadium 2.2 Petro Chervin
Yavir Krasnopillya Kolos Stadium 3.2 Volodymyr Bohach
Mykola Astafiev
Meliorator Kakhovka Avanhard Stadium 4.2 Volodymyr Spiridonov
Prometei Shakhtarsk Shakhtar Stadium 5.2 Yuriy Vankevych
Hirnyk Khartsyzk Kanatchyk Stadium 6.2 Oleksandr Slyusarenko
Hazovyk Komarno Hazovyk Stadium 1.3 Volodymyr Zhuravchak
Promin Sambir Spartak Stadium 2.3 Yaroslav Khomyn
Druzhba Berdyansk Torpedo Stadium 3.3 Mykola Lyutyi
More Prymorskyi Albatross Stadium 4.3 Yuriy Naurzokov
Bazhanovets Makiivka Bazhanovets Stadium 5.3 Viktor Pyshchov
Elektron Romny Elektron Stadium 6.3 Oleksandr Kvasha

Notes:

  • Positions in the table for KFK competitions are shown in format #.# where the first digit represents a group # and the second digit is the actual final position in the 1991 KFK competitions that consisted of six groups.
  • Lysonya played few games in Khodoriv, Lviv Oblast at the Tsukrovyk Stadium. Lysonia Berezhany was previously known as Nyva Berezhany
  • Promin most of his games in Sambir, some - at the Kolos Stadium in Volia Baranetska.
  • Bazhanovets played some games at the Avanhard Stadium.
  • More played all its games in Prymorskyi
  • Mayak changed its name to Olympik
  • Druzhba played all its games in Berdyansk

Location map

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Locations of team home grounds in the 1992 Ukrainian Second League
   — Group 1             — Group 2

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dnister Zalishchyky 16 8 5 3 15 13 +2 21 Second League
2 Hazovyk Komarne 16 8 4 4 24 17 +7 20
3 Yavir Krasnopillia 16 8 4 4 21 19 +2 20
4 Zirka Kirovohrad 16 8 3 5 35 24 +11 19
5 Andezyt Khust 16 7 4 5 23 22 +1 18 Transitional League
6 Olympik Kharkiv 16 5 5 6 23 26 −3 15
7 Elektron Romny 16 5 2 9 22 29 −7 12
8 Lysonia Berezhany 16 2 6 8 14 21 −7 10
9 Promin Sambir Raion[a] 16 1 7 8 22 28 −6 9
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Notes:
  1. ^ Promin Sambir Raion initially was from a village of the Sambir Raion, Volia Baranetska in Lviv Oblast. Several years later the club moved to Sambir.

Top goalscorers

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Scorer Goals (Pen.) Team
1 Vitaliy Pushkutsa 11 (3) Olympik Kharkiv
2 Volodymyr Snylyk 9 (5) Hazovyk Komarno
3 Vitaliy Skysh 6 (5) Zirka Kirovohrad

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bazhanovets Makiivka 16 10 3 3 25 8 +17 23 Second League
2 Titan Armyansk 16 8 5 3 19 10 +9 21
3 Meliorator Kakhovka 16 8 5 3 21 16 +5 21
4 Druzhba Osypenko[a] 16 5 11 0 17 8 +9 21
5 Prometei Shakhtarsk 16 8 4 4 27 10 +17 20 Transitional League
6 Okean Kerch 16 6 5 5 16 10 +6 17
7 Hirnyk Khartsyzk 16 4 1 11 10 33 −23 9
8 Antratsyt Kirovske 16 2 3 11 15 32 −17 7
9 More Feodosia 16 1 3 12 2 25 −23 5
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Notes:
  1. ^ Osypenko is a village in Berdyansk Raion, a suburb of Berdyansk.

Top goalscorers

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Scorer Goals (Pen.) Team
1 Oleh Vietrov 11 (4) Bazhanovets Makiivka
2 Serhiy Cherepanov 8 (2) Prometei Shakhtarsk
3 Oleh Holubiev 6 Antratsyt Kirovske
Oleksandr Pikalov 6 (4) Dnister Zalishchyky

Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
4   Donetsk Oblast Hirnyk Khartsyzk, FC Antratsyt, Bazhanovets Makiivka, Prometei Shakhtarsk
3   Crimea Tytan Armyansk, More Feodosia, Okean Kerch
2   Lviv Oblast Hazovyk Komarno, Promin Volia Baranetska
  Sumy Oblast Yavir Krasnopillia, Elektron Romny
  Ternopil Oblast Dnister Zalishchyky, Lysonia Berezhany
1   Kharkiv Oblast Olimpik Kharkiv
  Kherson Oblast Meliorator Kakhovka
  Kirovohrad Oblast Zirka Kirovohrad
  Zakarpattia Oblast Andezyt Khust
  Zaporizhia Oblast Druzhba Berdyansk

See also

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