1998–99 Ukrainian Second League

The 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League is the eighth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three groups – A, B, and C.

Promoted teams

 * Enerhetyk Burshtyn - Winner of the Amateur League (debut)

Relegated teams

 * Verkhovyna Uzhhorod - Placed 20th in the First League (returning, last time as Zakarpattia Uzhhorod in 1990 (Soviet Union))

Withdrawn teams

 * Before the season
 * Berkut Bedevlya, Tysmenytsia, Karpaty Mukacheve refused to participate


 * During and after the season
 * Krystal and Haray left the competition after the first half.

Renamed teams

 * On November 7, 1998 Verkhovyna Uzhhorod had their name changed to Zakarpattia.

Team changes
Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Slavutych-ChAES Slavutych, Fakel Varva refused to participate.

SKA-Lotto Odesa was replaced with Dynamo Odesa and renamed into Dynamo-SKA Odesa.

Standings
The game Fortuna - Dynamo-SKA 3:3 was annulled and awarded a technical loss (-:+) to the home team for cheating.

Team changes
Avanhard Rovenky, Zorya Luhansk, Khimik Severodonetsk participated previously in the First League.

VPS Kramatorsk, Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia, Shakhtar Horlivka, Dalis Komyshuvakha obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.

Khimik Severodonetsk, Dalis Komyshuvakha, Metalurh-2 Donetsk, Slovianets Konotop, Pivdenstal Yenakieve refused to participate.