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2011–12 Ukrainian First League

Ukrainian First League
Season 2011–12
Matches played 292
Goals scored 761 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer 19 goals:
Oleksandr Kosyrin (Odesa/Hoverla-Zakarpattia)
Biggest home win Hoverla-Zakarpattia 6–0 Odesa (Round 28)
Biggest away win Enerhetyk 0–4 Metalurh (Round 2)
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta 0–4 Nyva (Round 18)
Lviv 0–4 Olimpik (Round 19)
Enerhetyk 1–5 Sevastopol (Round 22)
Lviv 1–5 Metalurh (Round 28)
Highest scoring Naftovyk-Ukrnafta 3–4 Stal Alchevsk (Round 11)
Krymteplitsia 4–3 Helios (Round 19)
Metalurh 5–2 Arsenal (Round 23)
Longest winning run 13 – Sevastopol (Round 21–33)
Longest unbeaten run 14 – Sevastopol (Round 21–34)
Longest losing run 13 – Lviv (Round 10, 12–15, ppd. 11, 16–22)
Highest attendance 7,100 MykolaivDynamo-2 (Round 22)
Lowest attendance 150 Dynamo-2Arsenal (Round 3)
Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
Relegation/Promotion playoff
Relegation to Ukrainian Second League
Withdrew (expelled) from PFL

The 2011–12 Ukrainian First League was the 21st since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League. Two teams were relegated from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League

The competition began on July 16, 2011 with seven matches. The competition had a winter break starting on November 22, 2011 and the competition resumed on March 24, 2012 and completed on May 30, 2012.

These two teams were promoted from Second League at the start of the season:

Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2010–11 season

Prior to the start of the season Dnister Ovidiopol moved their operations to Odesa and renamed themselves to FC Odesa.

Prior to the start of the season Zakarpattia Uzhhorod was renamed to Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.

July 12, 2012
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play

Notes:

On 22 May the president of Enerhetyk Burshtyn informed that the Round 32 match in Vinnytsia was the last match as a professional club and that the will not be competing in the last two games of the season. The rest of Enerhetyk's fixtures (2 games) are considered technical losses. The club played 32 games in the League and had a record of 5 wins, 4 draws and 23 losses with 26 goals scored and 72 against.

Prior to the start of the 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League season the Sporting Director of the club informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the league due to termination of their financial sponsor.

The club originally informed the PFL that they were to withdraw from the league when the draw for the 2012–13 season was made due to insufficient funds.(5 July 2012) However, the city and the oblast administration informed the PFL guaranteeing sufficient funds for the next season.(10 July 2012) The club was to participate in the 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League competition after readmission to the PFL but was dissolved not submitting proper documentation or license fees and was omitted from the competition.(13 July 2012)


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