22nd season of top-tier football league in Vyshcha Liha
Football league season
The2012–13 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 the2011–12 season and two promoted clubs from the2011–12 Ukrainian First League . The season commenced on July 13, 2012 whenKarpaty Lviv visitedLutsk and played a 1–1 draw againstVolyn Lutsk . The competition had a winter break that began on 2 December and resumed on 1 March 2013 whenVolyn Lutsk visitedDonetsk and played againstShakhtar Donetsk .[ 2] The ending date of the competition was 26 May 2013.[ 3]
Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk set a newUkraine 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.
Prior to the start of the seasonHoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod was renamed toHoverla Uzhhorod .[ 5]
Location of teams in
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League Kyiv city home venues of teams in the
League
The following stadiums were used during the season:
Rank Stadium Club Capacity Highest Attendance Notes 1 NSC Olimpiyskiy Dynamo Kyiv 70,050 66,837 Round 23 (Shakhtar ) 2 Donbas 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 [ edit ] Qualification to European competitions for 2013–14[ edit ] 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 for2013–14 UEFA Europa League . The Ukrainian Cup winner qualifies for theplay-off round . 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 andDynamo 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 theUkrainian Cup Semi Final,Chornomorets Odesa qualified for the2013–14 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, afterMetalist Kharkiv won their fixture againstZorya Luhansk ,Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for the2013–14 UEFA Europa League .[ 44] After the 29th RoundMetalist Kharkiv qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League and will enter into the third qualifying round. After the 29th RoundDynamo Kyiv qualified for the2013–14 UEFA Europa League and will enter into the playoff round. After the 29th RoundMetalurh Donetsk qualified for the2013–14 UEFA Europa League . AfterChornomorets Odesa were defeated in theUkrainian 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 the2013–14 UEFA Europa League . 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:
The following table displays match results between each team in the competition.
Source:
uafootball.net.ua Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
^ The Round 28 match was played in an empty stadium as sanctions for display of inappropriate banners in Karpaty's previous home game againstZorya Luhansk .[ 49] ^ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih did not travel to Luts'k for their Round 30 fixture against Volyn Lutsk due to their financial situation.[ 37] The Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine award a 3–0 technical victory toVolyn Lutsk .[ 50] ^ The FFU awards a 3–0 technical victory toZorya Luhansk in their Round 12 match againstDnipro Dnipropetrovsk after Dnipro field eight foreign players during the match. The original match ended in a 3–2 victory for Zorya.[ 51] The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Mkhitaryan in 2012 The laureates of the 2012–13 UPL season were:[ 58]
Source:[ 59]
# 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
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Retrieved1 June 2012 .^a b Говерла-Закарпатье будет играть на Арене Львов [Hoverla-Zakarpattia will play on Arena Lviv] (in Russian). football.ua. 25 May 2012. Retrieved1 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Епіцентр Чемпіонат України. 22 тур. Матч № 173 [Epicenter Ukrainian Championship Round 22 Match 173].Ukraine Premier League (in Ukrainian). pfl.ua. 30 March 2013. Archived fromthe original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved7 April 2013 . "Локомотив", Сімферополь (Lokomotiv, Simferopol)^ Metalist obtained a new title sponsor . bigmir.net. March 27, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.^ Павлов принял Ильичевец [Pavlov became the head coach of Illichivets] (in Russian). football.ua. 29 May 2012. Retrieved1 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Зайцев больше не тренер Металлурга З [Zaytsev is not the manager of Metalurh anymore] (in Russian). football.ua. 31 May 2012. Retrieved1 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Альтман покинул Таврию [Altman left Tavriya] (in Russian). football.ua. 1 June 2012. Retrieved1 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Лужный — главный тренер Таврии [Luzhny — head coach of Tavriya] (in Russian). football.ua. 6 June 2012. Retrieved6 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Евтушенко подписал контракт с Ворсклой [Yevtushenko has signed a contract with Vorskla] (in Russian). football.ua. 7 June 2012. Retrieved7 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Кучеров продолжит тренировать Карпаты [Kucherov will continue training Karpaty] (in Russian). football.ua. 8 June 2012. Retrieved8 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Кварцяный принял Кривбасс [Kvartsyanyi became the head coach of Kryvbas] (in Russian). football.ua. 10 June 2012. Retrieved10 June 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Олег Таран – и.о. главного тренера "Кривбасса" [Oleh Taran – head trainer of Kryvbas] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 12 July 2012. Retrieved12 July 2012 .^ Анатолий Бузник покинул "Металлург" [Oleh Taran – Anatoliy Buznyk has left Metalurh] (in Russian). 13 July 2012. Retrieved13 July 2012 .^ Епіцентр Чемпіонат України. 1 тур. Матч № 6 [Epicenter Ukrainian Championship Round 1 Match 6].Ukraine Premier League (in Ukrainian). pfl.ua. 14 July 2012. Archived fromthe original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved14 July 2012 .Ihor Luchkevych named as Manager on official match report) ^ Ковалец принял Металлург З [Kovalets accepts Metalurh Z.] (in Russian). football.ua. 24 July 2012. Retrieved24 July 2012 .^ Ніколай Костов очолив "Карпати" [Nikola Kostov headed Karpaty] (in Russian). football.ua. 29 July 2012. Retrieved29 July 2012 .^ Официально: Евтушенко покидает Ворсклу [Official: Yevtushenko leaves Vorskla].Football.ua (in Russian). 15 August 2012. Retrieved24 August 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ Епіцентр Чемпіонат України. 6 тур. Матч № 42 [Epicenter Ukrainian Championship Round 6 Match 42].Ukraine Premier League (in Ukrainian). pfl.ua. 24 August 2012. Archived fromthe original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved18 August 2012 .Serhiy Svystun named as Manager on official match report) ^ Официально. Юрий Максимов — главный тренер донецкого "Металлурга" [Official: Yuriy Maksymov – head trainer Metalurh Donetsk] (in Russian). football.ua. 23 August 2012. Retrieved23 August 2012 .^ Офіційно: Ковалець звільнений з посади тренера запорізького "Металурга" [Coach Kovalets fired by Metalurh Z.] (in Russian). champion.com.ua. 31 August 2012. Retrieved31 August 2012 .^ Кварцяный возглавил запорожский "Металлург" [Kvartsyanyi heads Metalurh Z.] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 6 September 2012. Retrieved6 September 2012 .^ "Dynamo Kyiv fires coach Yuri Semin" .The Associated Press .Kyiv Post . 24 September 2012. Retrieved24 September 2012 .^ Официально. Олег Блохин – главный тренер киевского "Динамо" [Official. Oleh Blokhin – head trainer Dynamo Kyiv] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Official Site. 25 September 2012. Retrieved25 September 2012 .^a b Олег Блохин может пропустить от двух недель до месяца [Oleh Blokhin might miss from two weeks to one month] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 7 October 2012. Retrieved7 October 2012 .^ "Match report Dynamo Kyiv – FC Porto" . UEFA Official Site. 6 November 2012. Retrieved12 November 2012 .^ Источник: Запорожский "Металлург" возглавит Сергей Зайцев (in Russian). ua-football.com. 18 December 2012. Retrieved27 February 2013 .^ "20 января Арсенал может прекратить существование" [Arsenal may cease to exist after 20 January] (in Russian). isport.ua. 8 January 2013. Archived fromthe original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved8 January 2013 .^ Бакалов: "Неизвестно, кто из основных игроков останется в Арсенале" [Its unknown as to who will be left with Arsenal] (in Russian). football.ua. 15 January 2013. Retrieved15 January 2013 .^ 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. Retrieved24 April 2013 .^ Офіційно: Костов подав у відставку, "Карпати" очолив Дячук-Ставицький (in Ukrainian). Official FC Karpaty Site. 7 May 2013. Retrieved7 May 2013 .^ Кварцяний очолив "Волинь" (in Ukrainian). FC Volyn Official Site. 7 May 2013. Retrieved7 May 2013 .^ "Олег Таран подає у відставку (Oleh Taran submits resignation)" (in Ukrainian). FC Kryvbas Official Site. 19 May 2013. Retrieved22 May 2013 .^a b Офіційно. "Кривбас" не поїде на матч 30-го туру УПЛ проти "Волині" [Official. Kryvbas will not travel for their UPL Round 30 match against Volyn].Official Kryvbas Bryvyi Rih website (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 26 May 2013. Retrieved26 May 2013 .^ Kassies, Bert."UEFA Country Ranking 2012" . Retrieved16 March 2013 . ^ Kassies, Bert."Qualification 2013/2014 UEFA European Cup Football" . Archived fromthe original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved31 March 2013 .Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for European football ^ Kassies, Bert."Qualification 2012/2013 UEFA European Cup Football" . Archived from" the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved14 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 26 May 2024. Retrieved21 April 2013 .Metalist Kharkiv and Dinamo Kyiv qualified for European football ^ Sharafudinov, Viktor (28 April 2013)."Shakhtar seal fourth straight Ukrainian title" .UEFA . Retrieved28 April 2013 . ^a b Kassies, Bert."Qualification 2012/2013 UEFA European Cup Football" . Archived from" the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved10 May 2013 .Metalist Kharkiv, Dinamo Kyiv, andDnipro 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 26 May 2024. Retrieved14 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. Retrieved31 May 2013 .^ (in Ukrainian) "З "Таврії" зняли три очки" [Three points deducted from Tavria].Football Federation of Ukraine . ua-football.com. 27 May 2013. Retrieved27 May 2013 .^ (in Ukrainian) "ПФК "Александрия" официально отказалась от Премьер-лиги" [PFC Oleksandria has officially refused to play in the Premier League]. uafootball.com. 13 June 2013. Retrieved16 June 2013 .^ (in Ukrainian) "Стороженко: "Буковина" не подавала заявку на получение лицензии в УПЛ" [Storozhenko: Bukovina did not submit an application to receive a license in the Ukrainian Premier League]. uafootball.com. 14 June 2013. Retrieved16 June 2013 .^ Verbyts'kyj, Ivan (12 May 2013)."Карпати" – "Дніпро". Анонс матчу [Match preview: Karpaty – Dnipro] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. Retrieved12 May 2013 .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 theDivision "Galicia" . ^ "Кривбасу" зараховано технічну поразку [Kryvbas earns a technical defeat].Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 29 May 2013. Retrieved29 May 2013 .^ "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. Retrieved30 October 2012 .^ "Players Who Took Part In The Matches(Premier League Championship. Season 2012/2013)(Top scorer section)" .Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian). 19 July 2012. Archived fromthe original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved2 December 2012 .^ Лучшие ассистенты Чемпионат Украины 2012–2013 .ua-football.com (in Russian). Retrieved19 May 2013 .^ "Hat-tricks" . uafootball.net. 2012-08-19. 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