# 2011–12 in Ukrainian football

The 2011–12 season was the 21st season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

## Men's club football

| League | League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Premier League | Premier League | PFC Oleksandriya Chornomorets Odesa | FC Sevastopol Metalurh Zaporizhzhia |
| League One | League One | MFC Mykolaiv Olimpik Donetsk | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Feniks-Illichovets Kalinino |
| League Two | League Two | Krystal Kherson FC Sevastopol-2 Sevastopol Makiyivvuhillya Makiyivka Myr Hornostayivka Real Pharm Yuzhne SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad UkrAhroKom Pryiutivka Slavutych Cherkasy Avanhard Kramatorsk | Bastion Illichivsk Ros Bila Tserkva Veres Rivne Olkom Melitopol |
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 18 | +62 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 52 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 51 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 45 | |
| 7 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 42 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 37 | |
| 9 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 37 | |
| 10 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 33 | |
| 11 | Illichivets Mariupol | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | Volyn Lutsk | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 27 | |
| 13 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 26 | |
| 14 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 23 | |
| 15 | Obolon Kyiv (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 21 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
| 16 | PFC Oleksandriya (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 20 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
* 1 2 Between Round 26 and Round 28 Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk had accumulated the same number of points. With the possibility that both teams could finish the competition on the same number of points, the administration of the Premier League decided on 2 May 2012 before Round 29, that if a Golden Match was to be played to decide the championship winner, the encounter would have taken place on 13 May 2012 in Zaporizhzhia at Slavutych Arena.
* 1 2 On 12 August 2010, the Football Federation of Ukraine punished Metalist Kharkiv and Karpaty Lviv for fixing a match in 2008; both teams were handed a fine and deducted nine points each. The FFU then released a statement on 19 October 2010 that the point deductions will be applied for the 2011–12 season. However, Karpaty Lviv have indicated that they will take the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) at Lausanne. No action had been taken through the season nor of any decision by the league. On 2 August 2013 CAS acknowledged the fact of game fixing between Karpaty and Metalist in 2008. The court did not approve points deduction for both of the clubs, yet suggested to have Metalist stripped of its bronze awards for the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League and number of players and staff from both clubs were posed penalties and fines for involvement in the game fixing. On 6 August 2013 UEFA suspended advancement of Metalist Kharkiv in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League to the playoff round until its final decision on 13 August 2013.
* 1 2 3 Metalurh Donetsk qualified for the Europa League as losing finalist of the 2011–12 Ukrainian Cup to Champions League-qualified Shakhtar Donetsk. Moreover, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Arsenal Kyiv were moved up a round as the cup winner spot was not used.

### League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (C, P) | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 16 | +51 | 84 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (P) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 32 | +45 | 76 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 3 | FC Sevastopol | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 76 | |
| 4 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 62 | |
| 5 | Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 60 | |
| 6 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 57 | |
| 7 | Stal Alchevsk | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 50 | |
| 8 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 50 | |
| 9 | Helios Kharkiv | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 44 | |
| 11 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 44 | |
| 12 | Olimpik Donetsk | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 40 | |
| 13 | Nyva Vinnytsia (D) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 32 | Withdrew |
| 14 | Tytan Armyansk | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 32 | |
| 15 | FC Odesa | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 31 | |
| 16 | MFK Mykolaiv (O) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 28 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 17 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn (D) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 72 | −46 | 19 | Withdrew |
| 18 | FC Lviv (D) | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 79 | −58 | 18 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Nyva Vinnystia withdrew from the PFL after the season.(13 July 2012)
* ↑ MFK Mykolaiv were deducted 3 points for failure of payments of financial obligations ordered by the PFL. (31 May 2012)
* ↑ Enerhetyk Burshtyn withdrew from the PFL after Round 32.
* ↑ FC Lviv were deducted 3 points for failure of payments of financial obligations ordered by the PFL. (31 May 2012)
* ↑ FC Lviv withdrew from the PFL after the season.(12 July 2012)

### Promotion Relegation playoff

The promotion/relegation playoff stage consisted of two matches. At match one both second placed teams of the Second League groups played each other to determine the winner. At match two the match was played between the 16th place team of the First League and the winner of another playoff game between the second placed clubs from each group of the Second League.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Desna Chernihiv | 0–1 | Avanhard Kramatorsk |
| MFC Mykolaiv | 4–3 | Avanhard Kramatorsk |

### League 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Sumy | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 66 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Desna Chernihiv | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 59 | Qualified for playoff |
| 3 | Slavutych Cherkasy | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 53 | |
| 4 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 52 | |
| 5 | UkrAhroKom Pryiutivka | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 48 | |
| 6 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 33 | Expelled |
| 7 | Real Pharm Yuzhne | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 33 | |
| 8 | Krystal Kherson | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Skala Stryi | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 28 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 22 | |
| 11 | Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 20 | Withdrew |
| 12 | Nyva Ternopil | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 18 | |
| 13 | Yednist' Plysky | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 57 | −38 | 15 | |
| 14 | SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 54 | −44 | 7 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk were docked a total of 6 points due to failure of payment to former team players. Initially the club were given 18 months to satisfy the PFL decision but failed to do so and had three points. (3 November 2011) The club was docked another three points at the end of the season for failure to resolve their financial obligations. (31 May 2012) The club attempted to pass attestation for the next season. (6 June 2012) However they were expelled from the PFL when they were not included in the draw for the first round of the next season. (10 July 2012)
* ↑ Chornomorets-2 Odesa withdrew from the PFL during the mid-winter break. (11 January 2012)
* ↑ Nyva Ternopil were docked a total of 15 points due to failure of payment to former team players that played between 2007–10.(28 September 2011) An additional 6 points were deducted for continuing not to resolve the first issue by 15 November 2011.(27 October 2011) An additional 6 points were deducted for not resolving this issue by the Disciplinary Committee of the Ukrainian Football Federation.(15 December 2011)
* ↑ SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad withdrew from the PFL prior to the start of the spring session. (4 April 2012)
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Poltava | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 59 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 58 | Qualified for playoff Promoted to First League |
| 3 | Shakhtar Sverdlovsk | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 51 | |
| 4 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 51 | |
| 5 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 51 | |
| 6 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 48 | |
| 7 | Myr Hornostayivka | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 46 | |
| 8 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 31 | |
| 9 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 26 | |
| 10 | FC Sevastopol-2 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 24 | |
| 11 | Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 23 | Expelled |
| 12 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 18 | Withdrew |
| 13 | Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 17 | Withdrew |
| 14 | Makiyivvuhillya Makiyivka | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 17 | |
* ↑ Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk was expelled from the PFL after failing to play their Round 26 fixture against Makiyivvuhillya. (6 June 2012)
* ↑ The main clubs of Illichivets-2 Mariupol and FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia withdrew their junior clubs from PFL due to the inaugural of Ukrainian Premier League Under-19 competition which is to start next season. (6 June 2012)

### Championship game

A championship game will be played between the top teams of each group competition.

### Cup competitions
#### Super Cup
## Women's club football

| League | League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Higher League | Higher League | Voskhod Stara Maiachka | Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv |
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

### Higher League

2012 Vyshcha Liha (women)