# 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League

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.

### Stadiums

The following stadiums were used during the season:
| Rank | Stadium | Club | Capacity | Highest Attendance | 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 | | | |
| 4 | Arena Lviv | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 34,915 | 5,100 | Round 2 (Shakhtar) | Used as home ground in Round 2 since main stadium was under repair. |
| 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) | |
| 11 | RSC Lokomotiv | Arsenal Kyiv | 19,978 | 2,500 | Round 22 (Tavriya) | Used as home ground in Round 22 |
| 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. 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

| Team | Home city | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Arsenal Kyiv | Kyiv | Yuriy Bakalov | Volodymyr Arzhanov | Nike | |
| Chornomorets Odesa | Odesa | Roman Hryhorchuk | Dmytro Bezotosnyi | Nike | Imexbank |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Dnipropetrovsk | Juande Ramos | Ruslan Rotan | Nike | Biola |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Kyiv | Oleh Blokhin | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi | adidas | PrivatBank |
| Hoverla Uzhhorod | Uzhhorod | Oleksandr Sevidov | Oleksandr Nad' | adidas | — |
| Illichivets Mariupol | Mariupol | Mykola Pavlov | Adrian Pukanych | Nike | — |
| Karpaty Lviv | Lviv | Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi | Ihor Khudobyak | Joma | Favbet |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Kryvyi Rih | Oleh Taran | Vitaliy Lysytskyi | Nike | — |
| Metalist Kharkiv | Kharkiv | Myron Markevych | José Sosa | adidas | VETEK |
| Metalurh Donetsk | Donetsk | Yuriy Maksymov | Vyacheslav Checher | Umbro | ISD |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Zaporizhzhia | Serhiy Zaytsev | Serhiy Rudyka | Nike | Zaporizhstal |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Donetsk | Mircea Lucescu | Darijo Srna | Nike | SCM |
| Tavriya Simferopol | Simferopol | Oleh Luzhnyi | Volodymyr Yezerskiy | Puma | Titan |
| Volyn Lutsk | Lutsk | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | Serhiy Siminin | adidas | — |
| Vorskla Poltava | Poltava | Serhiy Svystun | Serhiy Dolhanskyi | adidas | Ferrexpo |
| Zorya Luhansk | Luhansk | Yuriy Vernydub | Mykyta Kamenyuka | Nike | Holsten |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| Illichivets Mariupol | Ihor Leonov (interim) | Replaced | May 29 | Pre-season | Mykola Pavlov | May 29 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Serhiy Zaytsev (interim) | End as interim | May 31 | Pre-season | Anatoliy Buznyk (interim) | May 31 |
| Tavriya Simferopol | Semen Altman | Sacked | June 1 | Pre-season | Oleh Luzhnyi | June 6 |
| Vorskla Poltava | Mykola Pavlov | Signed by Illichivets | May 29 | Pre-season | Vadym Yevtushenko | June 7 |
| Karpaty Lviv | Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi (interim) | End as interim | June 7 | Pre-season | Pavel Kucherov (interim) | June 7 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Yuriy Maksymov | Replaced | June 10 | Pre-season | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | June 10 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | Resigned | July 11 | Pre-season | Oleh Taran(interim) | July 12 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Anatoliy Buznyk | Resigned | July 13 | Pre-season | Ihor Luchkevych(interim) | July 14 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Ihor Luchkevych (interim) | End as interim | July 24 | 15th | Serhiy Kovalets | July 24 |
| Karpaty Lviv | Pavel Kucherov (interim) | End as interim | July 29 | 12th | Nikolay Kostov | July 29 |
| Vorskla Poltava | Vadym Yevtushenko | Resigned | August 15 | 12th | Serhiy Svystun (interim) | August 18 |
| Metalurh Donetsk | Volodymyr Pyatenko | Resigned | August 23 | 14th | Yuriy Maksymov | August 23 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Serhiy Kovalets | Sacked | August 31 | 16th | Anatoliy Zayaev (interim) | August 31 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Anatoliy Zayaev (interim) | End as interim | September 6 | 16th | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | September 6 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Yuri Syomin | Sacked | September 24 | 3rd | Oleh Blokhin | September 25 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Oleh Blokhin | Illness | October 6 | 2nd | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (temporary) | October 6 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko | End as interim | November 6 | 3rd | Oleh Blokhin | November 6 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | Contract terminated | December 31 | 16th | Serhiy Zaytsev | January 1 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | Leonid Kuchuk | Contract terminated | January 1 | 8th | Yuriy Bakalov | January 1 |
| Volyn Lutsk | Anatoliy Demyanenko | Resigned | April 23 | 13th | Anatoliy Piskovets (caretaker) | April 23 |
| Karpaty Lviv | Nikolay Kostov | Resigns | May 4 | 13th | Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi (interim) | May 7 |
| Volyn Lutsk | Anatoliy Piskovets (interim) | End as interim | May 7 | 14th | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi (interim) | May 7 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Oleh Taran | Resigned | May 19 | 6th | Did 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Tavria Simferopol were deducted 3 points for non compliance with contractual agreements with player agents (regarding Makhach Gadzhiyev).

## Results

The following table displays match results between each team in the competition.
| Home \ Away | ARK | CHO | DNI | DYK | HOV | ILL | KAR | KRY | MET | MDO | MZA | SHA | TAV | VOL | VOR | ZOR |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih did not travel to Luts'k for their Round 30 fixture against Volyn Lutsk due to their financial situation. The Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine award a 3–0 technical victory to Volyn Lutsk.
* ↑ 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.

### Round by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
| 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 |
| 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 |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 4 | Júnior Moraes | Metalurh Donetsk | 11 (3) |
| 6 | Sergei Samodin | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 |
| 6 | Alex Teixeira | Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 |
| 6 | Oleksiy Antonov | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 10 |
| 9 | Giuliano | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 9 |
| 9 | Dramane Traoré | Metalurh Donetsk | 9 |
| 9 | Jonathan Cristaldo | Metalist Kharkiv | 9 (1) |
| 9 | Marko Dević | Shakhtar Donetsk/Metalist Kharkiv | 9 (1) |
| 9 | Yevhen Seleznyov | Shakhtar Donetsk/Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 9 (2) |

### Top assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Darijo Srna | Shakhtar Donetsk | 12 |
| 2 | José Sosa | Metalist Kharkiv | 8 |
| 2 | Dmytro Trukhin | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 8 |
| 2 | Marlos | Metalist Kharkiv | 8 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Arzhanov | Arsenal Kyiv/Volyn Lutsk | 7 |
| 6 | Willian | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 |
| 6 | Júnior Moraes | Metalurh Donetsk | 6 |
| 6 | Fernandinho | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 |
| 6 | Taison | Shakhtar Donetsk/Metalist Kharkiv | 6 |
| 6 | Cleiton Xavier | Metalist Kharkiv | 6 |
| 6 | Miguel Veloso | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 |
| 6 | Pavlo Ksyonz | Karpaty Lviv | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Shakhtar Donetsk | Chornomorets Odesa | 1–5 | 19 August 2012 |
| Dramane Traoré | Metalurh Donetsk | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 6–2 | 5 October 2012 |
| Lucas | Karpaty Lviv | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 6–0 | 4 November 2012 |
| Roman Zozulya | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Illichivets Mariupol | 7–0 | 26 May 2013 |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | UA-Football Player of the Month | UA-Football Player of the Month | UA-Football Player of the Month | UA-Football Player of the Month |
| Month | 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 |

### Season awards

The laureates of the 2012–13 UPL season were:
* 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)