2012–13_Ukrainian_Premier_League
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League
22nd season of top-tier football league in Vyshcha Liha
The 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 22nd since its establishment in 1991 and fifth since its reorganisation.
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| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] Karpaty–Dnipro (Round 28) |
| Average attendance | 12,628 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
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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.
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]
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Kyiv
Donetsk
Location of teams in 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League
Stadiums
The following stadiums were used during the season:
More information Rank, Stadium ...
| Rank | Stadium | Club | Capacity | Highest Attendance |
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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) | |
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Personnel and sponsorship
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Managerial changes
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- 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.
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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[lower-alpha 2] |
| 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[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 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 |
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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]
The following table displays match results between each team in the competition.
More information Home \ Away, ARK ...
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — |
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- The Round 28 match was played in an empty stadium as sanctions for display of inappropriate banners in Karpaty's previous home game against Zorya Luhansk.[47]
- The FFU awards a 3–0 technical victory to Zorya Luhansk in their Round 12 match against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk after Dnipro field eight foreign players during the match. The original match ended in a 3–2 victory for Zorya.[49]
Round by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
More information Team ╲ Round, Shakhtar Donetsk ...
| 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 |
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Top scorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[50] |
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| 1 |  Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 25 (1) |
| 2 |  Brown Ideye |
Dynamo Kyiv | 17 |
| 3 |  Cleiton Xavier |
Metalist Kharkiv | 15 (3) |
| 4 |  Andriy Yarmolenko |
Dynamo Kyiv | 11 |
| Júnior Moraes |
Metalurh Donetsk | 11 (3) | |
| 6 |  Sergei Samodin |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 |
| Alex Teixeira |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | |
| Oleksiy Antonov |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 | |
| 9 | Giuliano |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 9 |
 Dramane Traoré |
Metalurh Donetsk | 9 | |
 Jonathan Cristaldo |
Metalist Kharkiv | 9 (1) | |
| Marko Dević |
Shakhtar Donetsk/Metalist Kharkiv | 9 (1) | |
| Yevhen Seleznyov |
Shakhtar Donetsk/Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 9 (2) |
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Top assists
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Hat-tricks
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| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 1–5 | 19 August 2012[52] | ||
| Dramane Traoré | 6–2 | 5 October 2012[53] | ||
 Lucas | 6–0 | 4 November 2012[54] | ||
| Roman Zozulya | 7–0 | 26 May 2013[55] |
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Monthly awards
More information Month, UA-Football Player of the Month ...
| Month | UA-Football Player of the Month | |||
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| Player | Nat | Club | Link | |
| March | Andriy Yarmolenko | UKR |
Dynamo Kyiv | 2G 1A |
| April | Fernandinho | BRA |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1A |
| May | Marko Dević | UKR |
Metalist Kharkiv | 3G |
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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)
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- "Говерла" та запорізький "Металург" стали повноправними членами Прем’єр-ліги [Hoverla and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia became new members of the Premier League] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Premier League. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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Ihor Luchkevych named as Manager on official match report)
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- Источник: Запорожский "Металлург" возглавит Сергей Зайцев (in Russian). ua-football.com. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- "20 января Арсенал может прекратить существование" [Arsenal may cease to exist after 20 January] (in Russian). isport.ua. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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- Писковец: У меня контракт с "Волынью" и предложение я принял [Pyskovets: I have a contract with the Volyn and the proposal I accepted] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- Офіційно: Костов подав у відставку, "Карпати" очолив Дячук-Ставицький (in Ukrainian). Official FC Karpaty Site. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- Кварцяний очолив "Волинь" (in Ukrainian). FC Volyn Official Site. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for European football
- Kassies, Bert. "Qualification 2012/2013 UEFA European Cup Football". Archived from " the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
CL1-2=Shakhtar Donetsk 94.951 (ch/GS) or (ch/Q3)
- Kassies, Bert. "Qualification 2012/2013 UEFA European Cup Football". Archived from " the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
Metalist Kharkiv and Dinamo Kyiv qualified for European football
- Sharafudinov, Viktor (28 April 2013). "Shakhtar seal fourth straight Ukrainian title". UEFA. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- Kassies, Bert. "Qualification 2012/2013 UEFA European Cup Football". Archived from " the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
Metalist Kharkiv, Dinamo Kyiv, and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for European football and CW=Chernomorets Odesa 9.951 (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q2)
- Kassies, Bert. "Qualification 2012/2013 UEFA European Cup Football". Archived from " the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
EL2-4=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 23.951 (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q2)
- (in Russian) "ФФУ лишила Кривбасс лицензии". sport.ua. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- (in Ukrainian) "З "Таврії" зняли три очки" [Three points deducted from Tavria]. Football Federation of Ukraine. ua-football.com. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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Цей поєдинок команди проведуть при порожніх трибунах. Таким ось чином КДК ФФУ покарало львівський стадіон «Україна» за «прояви фашизму і нацизму» під час матчу «Карпати» – «Зоря». Цими проявами чиновники з Федерації вважають розтяжку карпатівських фанатів на честь 70-річчя створення дивізії «Галичина». – This match will be played in empty stands. In such a manner the Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine will punish Lviv stadium "Ukraine" with "manifestations of fascism and nazism" during the game "Karpaty" – "Zorya". With these occurrences FFU officials believe this will inhibit Karpaty fans on the 70th anniversary of the Division "Galicia".
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- "Днепру" засчитано техническое поражение. Алиева дисквалифицировали на три матча [Dnipro receives a technical defeat. Aliyev disqualified for three matches.]. Official Zorya Luhansk website (in Russian). ua-football.com. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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