2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2011–12
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.[1]
Teams
Promoted
- PFC Oleksandria, champion of the 2010–11 Ukrainian First League– (returning after absence of 8 seasons)
- FC Chornomorets Odesa, runner-up of the 2010–11 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of a season)
Location map
Locations of team home grounds in Ukrainian Premier League 2011–12Stadiums
The following stadiums were used during the season.
Rank | Stadium | Club | Capacity | Highest Attendance |
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1 | NSC Olimpiysky
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Dynamo Kyiv | 70,050 | 68,014 | Round 23 ( Dnipro )
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Dynamo's home ground from Round 21 onwards[5] |
2 | Donbass Arena
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Shakhtar Donetsk | 52,518 | 52,207 | Round 26 (Dynamo) | |
3 | OSK Metalist
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Metalist Kharkiv | 38,656 | 38,656 | Round 11 ( Dnipro )
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4 | Arena Lviv | Karpaty Lviv | 34,915 | 32,600 | Round 20 (Dynamo) | First home game for FC Karpaty Lviv in the Stadium built for Euro 2012 on 10 December 2011 against Dynamo Kyiv[6] |
5 | Chornomorets Stadium | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,164 | 31,060 | Round 17 (Karpaty) | The inaugural match played on 19 November 2011, against FC Karpaty Lviv.[7] |
6 | Dnipro Arena
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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31,003 | 31,003 | Round 6 (Shakhtar) | |
7 | Metalurh Stadium | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 29,783 | 25,000 | Round 20 (Shakhtar) | |
8 | Ukraina Stadium | Karpaty Lviv | 28,051 | 13,000 | Round 2 (Chornomorets) | |
9 | RSK Olimpiyskiy
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Zorya Luhansk | 25,831 | 700 | Round 17 (Metalist) | Used as home ground in Round 17[8] and 19[9] due to Stal Stadium having no underground heating.[10] |
10 | Vorskla Stadium
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Vorskla Poltava | 25,000 | 13,500 | Round 25 (Shakhtar) | |
11 | Avanhard Stadium | Zorya Luhansk | 22,288 | 20,000 | Round 27 (Shakhtar) | |
12 | Lokomotiv Stadium
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Tavriya Simferopol | 19,978 | 15,100 | Round 13 (Shakhtar) | |
13 | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
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Dynamo Kyiv | 16,873 | 17,000 | Round 11 (Shakhtar) | |
Arsenal Kyiv | 13,000 | Round 10 ( Oleksandria )
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Used as home ground in first half of the season(Rounds 1,[11] 2,[12] 4,[13] 6, 8, 10, 12 & 15) | |||
14 | Illichivets Stadium
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Illichivets Mariupol
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12,680 | 11,000 | Round 24 (Dynamo) | |
15 | Avanhard Stadium | Volyn Lutsk | 12,080 | 11,000 | Round 28 (Dynamo) | |
16 | Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv) | Metalist Kharkiv | 9,000 | 8,450 | Round 2 (Zorya) | Used as home ground in Round 2 due to main stadium turf resewn.[14] |
17 | Stal Stadium, Alchevsk | Zorya Luhansk | 8,632 | 6,000 | Round 5 (Metalurh) | Used as home ground in the first half of the season (Rounds 3,[15] 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 & 16) due to main stadium turf resewn.[16] |
18 | CSC Nika Stadium | PFC Oleksandria
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7,000 | 7,000 | Round 2 (Dynamo) Round 15 (Shakhtar) |
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19 | Metalurh Stadium | Metalurh Donetsk | 5,300 | 4,700 | Round 2 (Shakhtar) | |
20 | Obolon Arena | Obolon Kyiv | 5,100 | 5,100 | Round 11 (Arsenal) Round 18 (Dynamo) |
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21 | Spartak Stadium | Chornomorets Odesa | 4,610 | 4,610 | Eight games | First eight home games were sold out[1] |
Managers and captains
Notes:
- ^(1) Mircea Lucescu was injured in a car accident in his native Bucharest on 6 January 2012. Two days later he was operated on because of blood in his chest and broken ribs.[17]
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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FC Arsenal Kyiv | Yuriy Bakalov[18] | End of contract | 2 June | pre-season | Leonid Kuchuk | 2 June |
SC Tavriya Simferopol | Oleksandr Shudryk (interim) | End as interim | 9 June | pre-season | Semen Altman[19] | 9 June |
FC Illichivets Mariupol
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Valeriy Yaremchenko[20] | Resigns | 6 October | 15th | Ihor Leonov (interim) | 6 October |
FC Karpaty Lviv | Oleg Kononov[21] | Resigns | 17 October | 14th | Pavel Kucherov[22] (interim) | 19 October |
FC Obolon Kyiv | Serhiy Kovalets[23] | Sacked | 31 October | 16th | Vasyl Rats (interim) | 31 October |
FC Obolon Kyiv | Vasyl Rats (interim)[24] | Dismissed due to health reasons | 26 November | 16th | Serhiy Konyushenko | 26 November |
FC Zorya Luhansk | Anatoly Chantsev[25]
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Sacked | 27 November | 15th | Yuriy Vernydub (interim) | 27 November |
PFC Oleksandria
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Volodymyr Sharan[26] | Resigns | 22 December (winter break) |
14th | Leonid Buriak[27]
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27 December (winter break) |
FC Volyn Lutsk | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | Sacked | 27 December (winter break) |
12th | Anatoliy Demyanenko[28] | 8 January (winter break) |
FC Karpaty Lviv | Pavel Kucherov (interim) | End as interim | 21 January (winter break) |
13th | Volodymyr Sharan[29] | 21 January (winter break) |
FC Karpaty Lviv | Volodymyr Sharan[30] | Sacked | 25 March | 14th | Yuriy Dyachuk-Stavytskyi (interim) | 25 March |
PFC Oleksandria
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Leonid Buriak[31]
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Resigns | 3 April | 16th | Andriy Kuptsov (interim) | 3 April |
Qualification to European competitions for 2012–13
- Since Ukraine finished in eighth place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2010–11 season,[32] the league will have the same number of qualifiers for 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. The Ukrainian Cup winner qualifies for the play-off round.
Qualified teams
- After the 22nd Round, Dynamo Kyiv qualified for European football for the 2012–13 season.[33]
- During the 23rd Round, Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for European football for the 2012–13 season.[34]
- During the 25th Round, Metalist Kharkiv qualified for European football for the 2012–13 season.[35]
- After the 27th Round, Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.[36]
- After the 27th Round Metalist Kharkiv qualified for the 2012–13 Europa League Play-off round.[36]
- Before the 29th Round 2012 Ukrainian Cup Final.[37]
- After the 29th Round Arsenal Kyivqualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
- Before the 30th Round Metalurh Donetskqualified for the 2012–13 Europa League 2nd qualification round.
- After the 30th Round Arsenal Kyivqualified for the 2012–13 Europa League 3rd qualification round.
- After the 30th Round Dnipro Dnipropetrovskqualified for the 2012–13 Europa League Play-off round.
- After the 30th Round Dynamo Kyivqualified for the 2012–13 Champions League 3rd qualification round.
- After the 30th Round Shakhtar Donetskqualified for the 2012–13 Champions League Group stage.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 18 | +62 | 79[a] | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 12 | +44 | 75[a] | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 59[b] | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[c] |
4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 52 | |
5 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 51 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[c] |
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[c] |
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[b] | |
15 | Obolon Kyiv (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 21 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
16 | PFC Oleksandriya (R)
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30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Slavutych Arena.[38]
- ^ 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.[41]
- ^ a b c 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.
Round by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.