2004–05 Ukrainian Second League

The 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League was the 14th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.

The competitions were divided into three groups according to geographical location in the country – A is western Ukraine, B is southern Ukraine and Crimea, and C is eastern Ukraine.

Promoted
The following team was promoted from the 2004 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:
 * FC Bershad – (returning after an absence of 6 seasons, previously as Nyva Bershad)
 * Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih – (debut)
 * Real Odesa – (debut)
 * Olimpik Donetsk – (debut)

The 2003 Ukrainian Football Amateur League participant:
 * Molniya Severodonetsk – (debut, replaced Avanhard-Inter Rovenky)

Also, three more clubs were admitted:
 * PFC Oleksandriya – (returning after an absence of 1 season)
 * Fakel Ivano-Frankivsk – (debut)
 * MFC Oleksandria – (debut)

Relegated
From the First League
 * Karpaty-2 Lviv – (returning for the first time after the club's reorganization in 2001, previously as FC Lviv (1992) in 1994–95)
 * Osvita Borodyanka – (returning after an absence of 2 seasons, previously as Systema-Boreks Borodianka)

From the Top League
 * Zirka Kirovohrad – (returning after an absence of 10 seasons)

Withdrawn

 * FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, merged with FC Krasyliv as Podillya Khmelnytskyi
 * FC Avanhard Rovenky
 * FC Vodnyk Mykolaiv
 * FC Elektron Romny

Some second teams were withdrawn to reform into reserve teams to compete in separate competitions:
 * FC Borysfen-2 Boryspil
 * FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih
 * FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa
 * FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk
 * FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk
 * FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv
 * FC Karpaty-Halychyna Lviv

Name change

 * Osvita Borodyanka was previously known as Boreks-Borysfen
 * FC Dnipro Cherkasy was known as FC Cherkasy

Changed groups

 * Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk from Group B to C
 * FC Cherkasy from Group B to C

Expelled teams
On March 29, 2005 Spartak-2 Kalush after failing to pay license fees for the second half of the season the PFL expelled them from the competition. Their record at that time was 6 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses, and 17-12 goal difference.