2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 21st since its establishment and fourth since its reorganisation. The season began on 8 July 2011 when newly promoted PFC Oleksandria visited FC Vorskla Poltava. FC Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their 6th league title in the 2010–11 season and they successfully defended their title by winning the championship in the last round of the competition. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, the best fourteen sides of the 2010–11 season and two promoted clubs from the 2010–11 Ukrainian First League. The competition  had a winter break which began on 11 December 2011 and the season resumed on 3 March 2012. The season concluded on 10 May 2012. Teams. Stadiums. The following stadiums were used during the season. Managers and captains. Notes: League table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Round by round. The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition. Top goalscorers. The competition's top ten goalscorers. Season awards. The laureates of the 2011–12 UPL season were: