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.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk 8th title |
| 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 | 0 Karpaty–Dnipro (Round 28) |
| Average attendance | 12,628 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
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.