2012-13 Ukrainian Premier League
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Relegated | None relegated |
| 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 | 0Karpaty–Dnipro (Round 28) |
| Average attendance | 12,628 |
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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.
Prior to the start of the season Hoverla-Zakarpattya Uzhhorod was renamed to Hoverla Uzhhorod.
The following stadiums were used during the season:
Source: Ukrainian Premier League website (Ukrainian)
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)
1Tavria Simferopol were deducted 3 points for non compliance with contractual agreements with player agents (regarding Makhach Gadzhiyev).
2Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih were denied a license for the 2013–14 season due to financial problems and were expelled.
3Both Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalurh Zaporizhya were to be relegated from the Premier League. Number of clubs refused promotion leaving two vacant positions which were awarded to the relegating clubs.
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