The former player of the national team of Ukraine and «Dynamo» Vasyl Kardash will work as the sports director at the second league club «Kulykiv-Bilka», informs the official website of UAF.
Vasyl KardashAt the next XXXII Conference of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, issues regarding membership in the PFL and the outlines of the new season in the second league were particularly discussed.
Membership in the PFL has been terminated for the following clubs: «Balkany», «Karpaty» (Halych), «Zviahel».
23 teams will compete in the second league of the 2025/2026 season.
Group «A»: «Bukovyna-2», «Vilkivtsi», «Kulykiv-Bilka», «Polissia-2», «Real Pharma», «Nyva», «Sambir-Nyva-2», «Skala 1911», «Uzhhorod», «Lisne», «Athlete».
Group «B»: «Hirnyk-Sport», «Dina», «Kolos-2», «Left Bank-2», «Lokomotiv», «Metallurg», «Oleksandriya-2», «Penuel», «Trostianets», «Chayka», «Chornomorets-2», «Rebel».
The championship will be held in three rounds. Direct promotion to the first league is provided for the group winners. Playoff matches are planned between the teams that finish in second place in Group «A» and Group «B», and the teams that finish 13th and 14th in the first league. The base day of the starting round is July 26.
It should be noted the increase in the number of participants representing second club teams. This concerns «Bukovyna-2», «Left Bank-2», and «Chornomorets-2».
In Group «A», the chances of promotion for «Skala 1911» and «Kulykiv-Bilka», led by former «Karpaty» coach Serhii Atlas, are highly regarded, and the sports director will be former national team player of Ukraine Vasyl Kardash.
Teams that participated among amateurs last season should not be underestimated, especially «Lisne», where well-known former players of Kyiv «Dynamo» Denys Harmash and Serhii Rybalka play leading roles. Debutants should take an example from «Brobu», which, having earned the right to play in the second league, immediately made it to the first.
