2017–18 Ukrainian Second League
| Season | 2017–18 |
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| Dates | 14 July 2017 – 19 May 2018 |
| Matches played | 216 |
| Goals scored | 615 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 22 – Serhiy Davydov (Metalist) |
| Biggest home win | 8 – Tavriya 8–0 Metalurh (Round 16) |
| Biggest away win | 11 – Metalurh 0–11 Mykolaiv-2 (Round 21) |
| Highest scoring | 11 – Metalurh 0–11 Mykolaiv-2 (Round 21) |
| Longest winning run | 9 – Metalist (Round 3–11) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 – Metalist (Round 3–20) |
| Longest winless run | 11 – Metalurh (Round 1–11) |
| Longest losing run | 11 – Metalurh (Round 1–11) |
| Highest attendance | 14,521 - Metalist – SC Dnipro-1 (Round 12) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 - Bukovyna – Skala (Round 2) Bukovyna – Polissya (ppd. Round 7) |
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2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 18 November 2017.
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The 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League is the 27th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2017. The league returned to the multiple group competition format after it was abandoned in 2013. Final composition of the league was approved at the PFL Conference on 21 June 2017. At the conference it was announced that as part of reform of Ukrainian reform for next season the Second League will be merged with amateurs into a semi-professional competition and will have four groups designed by geographical principle.
The current season competition will have triple round robin format in each group.
Group A commenced their winter break after the Round 7 postponed match was played on 12 November. Group B will begin their winter break after the completion of Round 22 on 19 November. Both Group competitions will resume with the spring session on 31 March.
On 2 October 2017 the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL), that administers competitions in the Second League as well as the First League, published for its clubs its draft variant of competition structure reform in which the PFL offers to keep the Second League.
On 21 June 2017, it was announced that 25 teams will play in two divisions, but later FC Balkany Zorya was transferred to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League and FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro-2 withdrew from the competition, leaving 23 teams in the field.
The following six teams have been promoted from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
Also, one newly created team was admitted:
Also, one reserve team was promoted:
One team has been relegated from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, according to the FIFA sanctions:
The following teams have been relegated from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League.
The following displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.
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