# 2012–13 in Ukrainian football

The 2012–13 season was the 22nd 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 | Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Obolon Kyiv PFC Oleksandriya |
| League One | League One | FC Sumy FC Poltava Avanhard Kramatorsk | Nyva Vinnytsia Enerhetyk Burshtyn FC Lviv |
| League Two | League Two | SKA Odesa Obolon-2 Kyiv Zhemchuzhyna Yalta FC Ternopil FC Poltava-2 Karlivka | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk SKAD-Yalpuh Bolhrad Chornomorets-2 Odesa Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia Illichivets-2 Mariupol |
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 | 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 | |
* ↑ 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).

### League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sevastopol (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 74 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Stal Alchevsk | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 66 | Refused promotion |
| 3 | Oleksandriya | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 60 | Refused promotion |
| 4 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 58 | Not allowed for promotion |
| 5 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 54 | |
| 6 | Mykolaiv | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 54 | |
| 7 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 53 | |
| 8 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 52 | |
| 9 | Sumy | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 50 | |
| 10 | Helios Kharkiv | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 49 | |
| 11 | Olimpik Donetsk | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 49 | |
| 12 | Tytan Armyansk | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 48 | |
| 13 | Poltava | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 45 | |
| 14 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne (D) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 35 | Withdrew from PFL |
| 15 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv (O) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 30 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
| 16 | Odesa (D) | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 24 | Relegation play-off – Withdrew from PFL |
| 17 | Obolon Kyiv (D) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 22 | Withdrew from PFL |
| 18 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva (R) | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 20 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
* 1 2 Stal Alchevsk finished in second place were to be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League but their club administration refused promotion indicating that they did not have adequate resources and infrastructure and would have to play to their games away from Alchevsk. PFC Oleksandria that placed third also refused promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League. The reason is that the club did not earn the promotion on the sports principle. Bukovyna Chernivtsi submitted all required documentation to the Football Federation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Premier League on June 13, 2013. On June 14, 2013 the Attestation Committee of FFU refused to issue attestation for Bukovyna. The reason is that the club never applied for the Premier League attestation. On June 18, 2013 the Executive Committee of FFU allowed both Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia to stay in the Premier League.
* ↑ MFK Mykolaiv was given one month by the PFL to pay their league dues. The club failed to pay the dues in time and were deducted 3 points. (21 August 2012)
* ↑ Krymteplitsia Molodizhne completed the season but withdrew from the PFL. The team's administration informed the PFL that their club will exist only with a youth sports program. (11 June 2013)
* ↑ Obolon Kyiv withdrew from the PFL during the attestion meeting held in the winter break. The team's administration informed the PFL that they lack sufficient funds to continue participating in the league. (21 February 2013)

### Promotion/relegation play-off

A promotion/relegation home and away play-off were played by the 2nd team in Group 1 and 2 of 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League against the 15th and 16th placed teams of the 2012–13 Ukrainian First League competition. The draw for the play-off matches was held on 7 June.
Nyva Ternopil qualified from Ukrainian Second League.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FC Odesa | 1–6 | FC Nyva Ternopil | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk | 1–2 | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 1–1 | 0–1 |

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Desna Chernihiv | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 48 | Qualified for Second stage Group 1 |
| 2 | Nyva Ternopil | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 38 | Qualified for Second stage Group 1 |
| 3 | FC Ternopil | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 35 | Qualified for Second stage Group 1 |
| 4 | Slavutych Cherkasy | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 34 | Qualified for Second stage Group 1 |
| 5 | Skala Stryi | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 33 | Qualified for Second stage Group 1 |
| 6 | Real Pharm Yuzhne | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 30 | Qualified for Second stage Group 1 |
| 7 | Krystal Kherson | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 20 | Qualified for Second stage Group 3 |
| 8 | Yednist' Plysky | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | −13 | 20 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Obolon-2 Kyiv | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 18 | Withdrew |
| 10 | Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 17 | Qualified for Second stage Group 3 |
| 11 | SCA Odesa | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 14 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Yednist' Plysky withdrew from the PFL after the first stage. The Vice President of the club informed that the club would return to the amateur leagues citing that there was no financial incentive to play in the second stage of the competition. (26 December 2012)
* 1 2 Both Obolon-2 Kyiv and SCA Odesa withdrew from the PFL during the attestation meeting held in the winter break. Both teams' administration informed the PFL that they lacked sufficient funds to continue participating in the league. (21 February 2013)

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 50 | Qualified for Second stage Group 2 |
| 2 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 48 | Qualified for Second stage Group 2 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Sverdlovsk | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 45 | Qualified for Second stage Group 2 |
| 4 | Poltava-2 Karlivka | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 44 | Qualified for Second stage Group 2 |
| 5 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 43 | Qualified for Second stage Group 2 |
| 6 | Myr Hornostayivka | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 42 | Qualified for Second stage Group 2 |
| 7 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 37 | Qualified for Second stage Group 4 |
| 8 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 33 | Qualified for Second stage Group 4 |
| 9 | FC Sevastopol-2 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 23 | Qualified for Second stage Group 4 |
| 10 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 21 | Qualified for Second stage Group 4 |
| 11 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 18 | Qualified for Second stage Group 4 |
| 12 | Makiyivvuhillya Makiyivka | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 17 | Qualified for Second stage Group 4 |
| 13 | Zhemchuzhyna Yalta | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 13 | Qualified for Second stage Group 4 |
* ↑ Zhemchuzhyna Yalta was given one month by the PFL to pay their league dues. The club failed to pay the dues in time and were docked 3 points. (21 August 2012)

### Championship groups
#### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 69 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 57 | Qualified for Play-off game |
| 3 | Slavutych Cherkasy | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 52 | |
| 4 | FC Ternopil | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 49 | |
| 5 | Skala Stryi | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 37 | |
| 6 | Real Pharm Yuzhne | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 36 | |

#### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 67 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Shakhtar Sverdlovsk | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 66 | Qualified for Play-off game |
| 3 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 65 | |
| 4 | Poltava-2 Karlivka | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 55 | |
| 5 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 50 | |
| 6 | Myr Hornostayivka | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 48 | |

### Championship final

The title of the Second League Champion was contested by the Group 1 and Group 2 winners at the end of the season. The matches were played in a home and away series. The draw for the matches was made on 6 June 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Desna Chernihiv | 3–3 (a) | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | 2–0 | 1–3 |

### Relegation groups

For sponsorship purposes the tournament titled as the Favbet Tournament and as previously planned is composed of two groups. Due to a number of withdrawals during the winter break the PFL had to make some adjustments in competition structure for the Second Stage for Groups 3 and 4 from the original plans.

#### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | Enerhia Nova Kakhovka | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 18 | |
| 2 | Krystal Kherson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Zhemchuzhyna Yalta | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 | Expelled |
| 4 | FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | |
* ↑ Zhemchuzhyna Yalta were expelled from the PFL after they were denied attestation by league administration for the next season due to the club's financial situation.

#### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 50 | |
| 2 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 49 | |
| 3 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 34 | |
| 4 | Makiyivvuhillya Makiyivka | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Sevastopol-2 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 25 | Withdrew |
* ↑ The administration of FC Sevastopol withdrew their reserve team from the PFL after the main team was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League. The reserves will compete in the Reserves 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

2013 Vyshcha Liha (women)