The 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 22nd since its establishment in 1991 and fifth since its reorganisation.
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. The ending date of the competition was 26 May 2013.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk set a new Ukraine Premier League record for number of goals scored in one season. It is the second season in the league when no clubs were relegated.
Teams 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.
Location map
Stadiums
The following stadiums were used during the season:
Rank Stadium Club Capacity HighestAttendance Notes1NSC OlimpiyskiyDynamo Kyiv70,05066,837Round 23 (Shakhtar)2Donbas ArenaShakhtar Donetsk52,51853,423Round 8 (Dynamo)3OSC MetalistMetalist Kharkiv40,00340,003Round 11 (Shakhtar)4Arena LvivKarpaty Lviv34,915Hoverla Uzhhorod5,100Round 2 (Shakhtar)Used as home ground in Round 2 since main stadium was under repair.5Chornomorets StadiumChornomorets Odesa34,16434,164Round 22 (Dynamo)6Dnipro ArenaDnipro Dnipropetrovsk31,00330,530Round 25 (Shakhtar)7Metalurh StadiumKryvbas Kryvyi Rih29,7838,900Round 22 (Metalist) 8 Ukraina Stadium Karpaty Lviv 28,051 25,850Round 24 (Dynamo)9Vorskla StadiumVorskla Poltava24,75010,500Round 6 (Dynamo)10Avanhard StadiumZorya Luhansk22,28820,200Round 25 (Dynamo)11RSC LokomotivTavriya Simferopol19,97814,100Round 13 (Shakhtar)Arsenal Kyiv2,500Round 22 (Tavriya)Used as home ground in Round 2212Dynamo StadiumArsenal Kyiv16,87311,617Round 2 (Dynamo)13Illichivets StadiumIllichivets Mariupol12,68011,200Round 13 (Dynamo)14Avanhard StadiumVolyn Lutsk12,08010,000Round 4 (Shakhtar)15Avanhard StadiumHoverla Uzhhorod12,0007,000Round 18 (Dynamo)Stadium was under repair in 2012. Returned for Round 4.16Slavutych-ArenaMetalurh Zaporizhzhia11,98311,500Round 2 (Dnipro)17Metalurh StadiumMetalurh Donetsk5,0944,500Round 15 (Shakhtar)
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHome cityHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorArsenal Kyiv Kyiv Yuriy Bakalov Volodymyr Arzhanov Nike Chornomorets Odesa Odesa Roman Hryhorchuk Dmytro Bezotosnyi Nike ImexbankDnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk Juande Ramos Ruslan Rotan Nike BiolaDynamo Kyiv Kyiv Oleh Blokhin Oleksandr Shovkovskyi adidas PrivatBankHoverla Uzhhorod Uzhhorod Oleksandr Sevidov Oleksandr Nad' adidas —Illichivets Mariupol Mariupol Mykola Pavlov Adrian Pukanych Nike —Karpaty Lviv Lviv Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi Ihor Khudobyak Joma FavbetKryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih Oleh Taran Vitaliy Lysytskyi Nike —Metalist Kharkiv Kharkiv Myron Markevych José Sosa adidas VETEKMetalist obtained a new title sponsor. bigmir.net. March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.Metalurh Donetsk Donetsk Yuriy Maksymov Vyacheslav Checher Umbro ISDMetalurh Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia Serhiy Zaytsev Serhiy Rudyka Nike ZaporizhstalShakhtar Donetsk Donetsk Mircea Lucescu Darijo Srna Nike SCMTavriya Simferopol Simferopol Oleh Luzhnyi Volodymyr Yezerskiy Puma TitanVolyn Lutsk Lutsk Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi Serhiy Siminin adidas—Vorskla Poltava Poltava Serhiy Svystun Serhiy Dolhanskyi adidas FerrexpoZorya Luhansk Luhansk Yuriy Vernydub Mykyta Kamenyuka Nike Holsten
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentIllichivets Mariupol Ihor Leonov (interim)ReplacedMay 29Pre-season Mykola PavlovMay 29Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Serhiy Zaytsev (interim)End as interimMay 31 Anatoliy Buznyk (interim)May 31Tavriya Simferopol Semen AltmanSackedJune 1 Oleh LuzhnyiJune 6Vorskla Poltava Mykola PavlovSigned by IllichivetsMay 29 Vadym YevtushenkoJune 7Karpaty Lviv Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi (interim)End as interimJune 7 Pavel Kucherov (interim)June 7Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Yuriy MaksymovReplacedJune 10 Vitaliy KvartsyanyiJune 10Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Vitaliy KvartsyanyiResignedJuly 11 Oleh Taran(interim)July 12Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Anatoliy BuznykResignedJuly 13 Ihor Luchkevych(interim)July 14Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Ihor Luchkevych (interim)End as interimJuly 2415th Serhiy KovaletsJuly 24Karpaty Lviv Pavel Kucherov (interim)End as interimJuly 2912th Nikolay KostovJuly 29Vorskla Poltava Vadym YevtushenkoResignedAugust 1512th Serhiy Svystun (interim)August 18Metalurh Donetsk Volodymyr PyatenkoResignedAugust 2314th Yuriy MaksymovAugust 23Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Serhiy KovaletsSackedAugust 3116th Anatoliy Zayaev (interim)August 31Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Anatoliy Zayaev (interim)End as interimSeptember 616th Vitaliy KvartsyanyiSeptember 6Dynamo Kyiv Yuri SyominSackedSeptember 243rd Oleh BlokhinSeptember 25Dynamo Kyiv Oleh BlokhinIllnessOctober 62nd Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (temporary)October 6Dynamo Kyiv Oleksiy MykhaylychenkoEnd as interimNovember 63rd Oleh BlokhinNovember 6Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Vitaliy KvartsyanyiContract terminatedDecember 3116th Serhiy ZaytsevJanuary 1Arsenal Kyiv Leonid KuchukContract terminatedJanuary 18th Yuriy BakalovJanuary 1Volyn Lutsk Anatoliy DemyanenkoResignedApril 2313th Anatoliy Piskovets (caretaker)April 23Karpaty Lviv Nikolay Kostov ResignsMay 413th Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi (interim)May 7Volyn Lutsk Anatoliy Piskovets (interim)End as interimMay 714th Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi (interim)May 7Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Oleh TaranResignedMay 196thDid not play (Round 30)
Qualification to European competitions for 2013–14 Since Ukraine finished in eighth place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2011–12 season, 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. During the 24th Round, Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. During the 25th Round, Metalist Kharkiv and Dynamo Kyiv qualified for European football for the 2013–14 season. 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) During the 27th Round, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for European football for the 2013–14 season. 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. During the 28th Round, after Metalist Kharkiv won their fixture against Zorya Luhansk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. 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
Results The following table displays match results between each team in the competition.
Round by round The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Henrikh MkhitaryanShakhtar Donetsk25 (1)2 Brown IdeyeDynamo Kyiv173 Cleiton XavierMetalist Kharkiv15 (3)4 Andriy YarmolenkoDynamo Kyiv11 Júnior MoraesMetalurh Donetsk11 (3)6 Sergei SamodinKryvbas Kryvyi Rih10 Alex TeixeiraShakhtar Donetsk10 Oleksiy AntonovKryvbas Kryvyi Rih109 GiulianoDnipro Dnipropetrovsk9 Dramane TraoréMetalurh Donetsk9 Jonathan CristaldoMetalist Kharkiv9 (1) Marko DevićShakhtar Donetsk/Metalist Kharkiv9 (1) Yevhen SeleznyovShakhtar Donetsk/Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk9 (2)
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Darijo SrnaShakhtar Donetsk122 José SosaMetalist Kharkiv8 Dmytro TrukhinHoverla Uzhhorod8 MarlosMetalist Kharkiv85 Volodymyr ArzhanovArsenal Kyiv/Volyn Lutsk76 WillianShakhtar Donetsk6 Júnior MoraesMetalurh Donetsk6 FernandinhoShakhtar Donetsk6 TaisonShakhtar Donetsk/Metalist Kharkiv6 Cleiton XavierMetalist Kharkiv6 Miguel VelosoDynamo Kyiv6 Pavlo KsyonzKarpaty Lviv6
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Henrikh Mkhitaryan 19 August 2012 Dramane Traoré 5 October 2012 Lucas 4 November 2012 Roman Zozulya 26 May 2013
Awards Monthly awards MonthUA-Football Player of the MonthPlayerNatClubLinkMarchAndriy Yarmolenko Dynamo Kyiv2G 1AAprilFernandinho Shakhtar Donetsk1AMayMarko Dević Metalist Kharkiv3G
Season awards The laureates of the 2012–13 UPL season were:УПЛ визначила найкращих у сезоні 2012/13 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)
Attendances Source:
# Football club Average attendance 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 40,522 2 Metalist 30,478 3 Dynamo Kyiv 28,752 4 Chornomorets 22,238 5 Dnipro 16,902 6 Zorya 10,972 7 Karpaty 10,351 8 Illichivets 6,693 9 Tavriya 5,647 10 Vorskla 4,934 11 Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 4,897 12 Volyn 4,559 13 Goverla 4,247 14 Kryvbas 3,620 15 Arsenal Kyiv 2,710 16 Metalurh Donetsk 2,700
See also 2012–13 Ukrainian First League 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League 2012–13 Ukrainian Cup 2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2012–13 UEFA Champions League
References
External links Official website