1996–97 Ukrainian Second League
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| Season | 1996–97 |
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| Champions | (A) - Desna Chernihiv (B) - Avanhard-Inter Rovenky |
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← 1995-96
1997-98 →
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Contents
Group A
Location map
Final standings
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P
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Team
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G
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W
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D
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L
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Dif
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Pts
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Misc
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| 1 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 39-12 | 66 |  Persha Liha |
| 2 | Fakel Varva | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 40-20 | 61 | (+) |
| 3 | Tysmenytsia | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 41-21 | 58 | |
| 4 | Obolon-PPO Kyiv | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 34-17 | 56 | |
| 5 | Karpaty Mukacheve | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 43-24 | 52 | |
| 6 | Halychyna Drohobych | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 34-27 | 46 | |
| 7 | Pokuttia Kolomyia | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 21-29 | 44 | (+) |
| 8 | Systema-Boreks Borodianka | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28-31 | 41 | |
| 9 | Nyva Bershad | 30 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34-31 | 63 | second team of Nyva Vinnytsia |
| 10 | Haray Zhovkva | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 29-28 | 37 | |
| 11 | Kalush | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32-29 | 35 | |
| 12 | Hazovyk Komarno | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23-26 | 34 | |
| 13 | Papirnyk Malyn | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16-32 | 31 | (+) |
| 14 | Nerafa Slavutych | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 24-56 | 27 | |
| 15 | Ros Bila Tserkva | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14-49 | 22 | allowed to stay |
| 16 | Keramik Baranivka | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15-27 | 16 |  |
Note:
- FC Keramik Baranivka stopped its participation after the first half.
- FC Ros Bila Tserkva was allowed to stay, but was reformed into FC Ryhonda for the next season.
Top goalscorers
| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
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| 1 | Orest Atamanchuk | 11 (3) | Tysmenytsia |
| 2 | Volodymyr Kryzhanivsky | 10 | Kalush |
| Yuriy Ovcharenko | 10 | Ros / Desna | |
| 4 | Valeriy Sanytsky | 9 | Fakel Varva |
| 5 | Vasyl Klymko | 8 | Halychyna Drohobych |
| Petro Pylypeiko | 8 | Desna Chernihiv | |
| Oleksandr Shevchenko | 8 | Nyva Bershad | |
| 8 | Mykhailo Sapovych | 7 | Pokuttia Kolomyia |
| Serhiy Turiansky | 7 | Tysmenytsia | |
| Vitaliy Shukatka | 7 (4) | Halychyna Drohobych |
Group B
Location map
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Final standings
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P
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Team
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G
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W
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D
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L
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Dif
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Pts
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Misc
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| 1 | Avanhard-Industria Rovenky | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 39-12 | 66 | Persha Liha |
| 2 | Tytan Armyansk | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 40-20 | 61 | |
| 3 | Oskil Kupyansk | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 41-21 | 58 | |
| 4 | Petrivtsi | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 34-17 | 56 | (+) |
| 5 | Metalurh Novomoskovsk | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 43-24 | 52 | |
| 6 | Krystal Kherson | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 34-27 | 46 | |
| 7 | Shakhtar Stakhanov | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 21-29 | 44 | |
| 8 | Viktor Zaporizhia | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 28-31 | 41 | |
| 9 | Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 30 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34-31 | 63 | |
| 10 | Torpedo Melitopol | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 29-28 | 37 | |
| 11 | Portovyk Illichivsk | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32-29 | 35 | |
| 12 | Olimpia Pivdenoukrainsk | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23-26 | 34 | |
| 13 | Lokomotyv Smila | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16-32 | 31 | (+) |
| 14 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 24-56 | 27 | |
| 15 | Avanhard-Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 14-49 | 22 | (+) |
| 16 | Dynamo Saky | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15-27 | 16 | |
| 17 | Portovyk Kerch | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15-27 | 16 | (+) - |
Note:
- Avanhard-Metalist Kharkiv in the first half of the season was called Avanhard Merefa.
- Portovyk Kerch became the third post Soviet club that was relegated to amateurs.
Top goalscorers
| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
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| 1 | Ihor Tolstov | 11 (3) | Hirnyk-Sport / Petrivtsi |
| 2 | Oleh Pokusa | 13 | Metalurh Novomoskovsk |
| 3 | Kostyantyn Vizyonok | 12 (1) | Tytan Armyansk |
| 4 | Oleksandr Kryvoruchko | 11 | Oskil Kupyansk |
| Oleksandr Lyubynsky | 11 (5) | Krystal Kherson | |
| 6 | Andriy But | 10 | Shakhtar Stakhanov |
| 7 | Yuriy Morenko | 9 | Metalurh Novomoskovsk |
| Valeriy Shazhko | 9 | Avanhard Rovenky | |
| 9 | Ihor Hnezdilov | 8 | Shakhtar Stakhanov |
