2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League
22nd season of top-tier football league in Vyshcha Liha From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 22nd since its establishment in 1991 and fifth since its reorganisation.
Season | 2012–13 |
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Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk 8th title |
Relegated | None relegated[1] |
Champions League | Shakhtar Donetsk Metalist Kharkiv |
Europa League | Dynamo Kyiv Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Metalurh Donetsk Chornomorets Odesa |
Matches played | 239 |
Goals scored | 621 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 25 goals – Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar) |
Biggest home win | Dnipro 7–0 Illichivets (Round 30) |
Biggest away win | Metalurh Z. 0–5 Dynamo (Round 15) Zorya 0–5 Dynamo (Round 25) |
Highest scoring | 8 – Metalurh Donetsk 6–2 Kryvbas (Round 11) |
Longest winning run | 15 – Shakhtar (Round 1–15) |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 – Shakhtar (Round 1–15) Metalist (Round 16–30) |
Longest winless run | 24 – Metalurh Z. (Round 1–24) |
Longest losing run | 7 – Hoverla (Round 1–7) |
Highest attendance | 66,837 Dynamo–Shakhtar (Round 23) |
Lowest attendance | 0[a] Karpaty–Dnipro (Round 28) |
Average attendance | 12,628 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, the best 14 sides of the 2011–12 season and two promoted clubs from the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League. The season commenced on July 13, 2012 when Karpaty Lviv visited Lutsk and played a 1–1 draw against Volyn Lutsk. The competition had a winter break that began on 2 December and resumed on 1 March 2013 when Volyn Lutsk visited Donetsk and played against Shakhtar Donetsk.[2] The ending date of the competition was 26 May 2013.[3]
Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk set a new Ukraine Premier League record for number of goals scored in one season.[4] It is the second season in the league when no clubs were relegated.
Teams
Summarize
Perspective
Promoted
- FC Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, champion of the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of 2 seasons)
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, runner-up of the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of a season)
Renamed teams
Prior to the start of the season Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod was renamed to Hoverla Uzhhorod.[5]
Location map
Stadiums
The following stadiums were used during the season:
Rank | Stadium | Club | Capacity | Highest Attendance |
Notes | |
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1 | NSC Olimpiyskiy | Dynamo Kyiv | 70,050 | 66,837 | Round 23 (Shakhtar) | |
2 | Donbass Arena | Shakhtar Donetsk | 52,518 | 53,423 | Round 8 (Dynamo) | |
3 | OSC Metalist | Metalist Kharkiv | 40,003 | 40,003 | Round 11 (Shakhtar) | |
4 | Arena Lviv | Karpaty Lviv | 34,915 | |||
Hoverla Uzhhorod | 5,100 | Round 2 (Shakhtar) | Used as home ground in Round 2 since main stadium was under repair.[6] | |||
5 | Chornomorets Stadium | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,164 | 34,164 | Round 22 (Dynamo) | |
6 | Dnipro Arena | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 31,003 | 30,530 | Round 25 (Shakhtar) | |
7 | Metalurh Stadium | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 29,783 | 8,900 | Round 22 (Metalist) | |
8 | Ukraina Stadium | Karpaty Lviv | 28,051 | 25,850 | Round 24 (Dynamo) | |
9 | Vorskla Stadium | Vorskla Poltava | 24,750 | 10,500 | Round 6 (Dynamo) | |
10 | Avanhard Stadium | Zorya Luhansk | 22,288 | 20,200 | Round 25 (Dynamo) | |
11 | RSC Lokomotiv | Tavriya Simferopol | 19,978 | 14,100 | Round 13 (Shakhtar) | |
Arsenal Kyiv | 2,500 | Round 22 (Tavriya) | Used as home ground in Round 22[7] | |||
12 | Dynamo Stadium | Arsenal Kyiv | 16,873 | 11,617 | Round 2 (Dynamo) | |
13 | Illichivets Stadium | Illichivets Mariupol | 12,680 | 11,200 | Round 13 (Dynamo) | |
14 | Avanhard Stadium | Volyn Lutsk | 12,080 | 10,000 | Round 4 (Shakhtar) | |
15 | Avanhard Stadium | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 12,000 | 7,000 | Round 18 (Dynamo) | Stadium was under repair in 2012.[6] Returned for Round 4. |
16 | Slavutych-Arena | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 11,983 | 11,500 | Round 2 (Dnipro) | |
17 | Metalurh Stadium | Metalurh Donetsk | 5,094 | 4,500 | Round 15 (Shakhtar) |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Qualification to European competitions for 2013–14
- Since Ukraine finished in eighth place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2011–12 season,[38] the league will have the same number of qualifiers for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. The Ukrainian Cup winner qualifies for the play-off round.
Qualified Teams
- After the 21st Round, Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for European football for the 2013–14 season.[39]
- During the 24th Round, Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.[40]
- During the 25th Round, Metalist Kharkiv and Dynamo Kyiv qualified for European football for the 2013–14 season.[41]
- During the 26th Round, Shakhtar Donetsk became champions and qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage after a 1–1 draw against Metalist Kharkiv. (C)[42]
- During the 27th Round, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for European football for the 2013–14 season.[43]
- After the Ukrainian Cup Semi Final, Chornomorets Odesa qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as they will play in the 2012–13 Ukrainian Cup final against the champions of Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk, who have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League.[43]
- During the 28th Round, after Metalist Kharkiv won their fixture against Zorya Luhansk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.[44]
- After the 29th Round Metalist Kharkiv qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and will enter into the third qualifying round.
- After the 29th Round Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and will enter into the playoff round.
- After the 29th Round Metalurh Donetsk qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
- After Chornomorets Odesa were defeated in the Ukrainian Cup Final, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk will enter into the playoff round, Metalurh Donetsk will enter in the 3rd qualifying round, Chornomorets Odesa will enter in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 18 | +64 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 56 | |
5 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
6 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
7 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (D) | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 43 | Club expelled after season[b] |
8 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 39 | |
9 | Illichivets Mariupol | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 38 | |
10 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 37 | |
11 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 32[c] | |
12 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 | |
13 | Volyn Lutsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 29 | |
14 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 27 | |
15 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 22 | |
16 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 64 | −52 | 11 |
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored; 7th fair play; 8th draw (Regulation, p.52-53).
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points; 5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored; 7th fair play; 8th draw (Regulation, p.52-53).
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
- Match was played in an empty stadium due to sanctions (see results)
- Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih were denied a license for the 2013–14 season due to financial problems and were expelled.[45]
- Tavria Simferopol were deducted 3 points for non compliance with contractual agreements with player agents (regarding Makhach Gadzhiyev).[46]
Results
Summarize
Perspective
The following table displays match results between each team in the competition.
Home \ Away | ARK | CHO | DNI | DYK | HOV | ILL | KAR | KRY | MET | MDO | MZA | SHA | TAV | VOL | VOR | ZOR |
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Arsenal Kyiv | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Chornomorets Odesa | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Dnipro | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Hoverla Uzhhorod | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Illichivets Mariupol | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Karpaty Lviv | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4[a] | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
Metalist Kharkiv | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
Metalurh Donetsk | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
Tavriya Simferopol | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Volyn Lutsk | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0[b] | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Vorskla Poltava | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
Zorya Luhansk | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0[c] | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — |
Round by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Metalist Kharkiv | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dnipro | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Metalurh Donetsk | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Chornomorets Odesa | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Arsenal Kyiv | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Illichivets Mariupol | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Tavriya Simferopol | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Zorya Luhansk | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Vorskla Poltava | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Volyn Lutsk | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Karpaty Lviv | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Hoverla Uzhhorod | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[50] |
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1 | ![]() |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 25 (1) |
2 | ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Metalist Kharkiv | 15 (3) |
4 | ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv | 11 |
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Metalurh Donetsk | 11 (3) | |
6 | ![]() |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 |
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Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 | |
9 | ![]() |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 9 |
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Metalurh Donetsk | 9 | |
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Metalist Kharkiv | 9 (1) | |
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Shakhtar Donetsk/Metalist Kharkiv | 9 (1) | |
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Shakhtar Donetsk/Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 9 (2) |
Top assists
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | 1–5 | 19 August 2012[52] | ||
![]() | 6–2 | 5 October 2012[53] | ||
![]() | 6–0 | 4 November 2012[54] | ||
![]() | 7–0 | 26 May 2013[55] |
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | UA-Football Player of the Month | |||
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Player | Nat | Club | Link | |
March | Andriy Yarmolenko | ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv | 2G 1A |
April | Fernandinho | ![]() |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1A |
May | Marko Dević | ![]() |
Metalist Kharkiv | 3G |
Season awards
The laureates of the 2012–13 UPL season were:[56]
- Best player:
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk)
- Best coach:
Mircea Lucescu (Shakhtar Donetsk)
- Best goalkeeper:
Maksym Koval (Dynamo Kyiv)
- Best arbiter:
Yuriy Mozharovsky (Lviv)
- Best young player:
Eduard Sobol (Shakhtar Donetsk)
- Best goalscorer:
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Shakhtar Donetsk)
See also
References
External links
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