2011–12 Ukrainian First League
The 2011–12 Ukrainian First League was the 21st since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League.
Two teams were relegated from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League
The competition began on July 16, 2011 with seven matches. The competition had a winter break starting on November 22, 2011 and the competition resumed on March 24, 2012 and completed on May 30, 2012.
Team changes
Promoted teams
These two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League;Group A
- MFK Mykolaiv – Second League champion '
- Olimpik Donetsk – Second League champion '
Relegated teams
- FC Sevastopol – 15th place '
- Metalurh Zaporizhya – 16th place '
Renamed teams
- Dnister Ovidiopol moved their operations to Odesa and renamed themselves to FC Odesa.
- Zakarpattia Uzhhorod was renamed to Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.
Team locations
Map
The following displays the location of teams.Stadiums
The following stadiums were used during the season.| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
| 1 | Ukraina Stadium | 28,051 | FC Lviv | Used as home ground in Round 28 |
| 2 | Central Stadium, Vinnytsia | 24,000 | Nyva Vinnytsia | |
| 3 | Army Sports Club Stadium, Lviv | 23,040 | FC Lviv | Used as home ground in Round 21 |
| 4 | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium | 16,873 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Used as home ground in Round 23 |
| 5 | Central Stadium, Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFK Mykolaiv | |
| 6 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
| 7 | Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva | 13,500 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | |
| 8 | Avanhard Zakarpattya, Uzhhorod | 12,000 | Zakarpattya Uzhhorod | |
| 9 | Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi | 12,000 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |
| 10 | Slavutych Arena | 11,983 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | |
| 11 | Stal Stadium, Alchevsk | 8,632 | Stal Alchevsk | |
| 12 | Kolos Stadium, Boryspil | 5,654 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | Used by Arsenal as home ground after the winter break |
| 13 | SK Sevastopol, Sevastopol, Crimea | 5,511 | FC Sevastopol | |
| 14 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |
| 15 | Spartak Stadium, Odesa | 4,610 | FC Odesa | |
| 16 | Khimik Stadium, Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea | 4,116 | Tytan Armyansk | Used as home ground after the winter break |
| 17 | Khimik Stadium, Armyansk, Crimea | 3,450 | Tytan Armyansk | |
| 18 | ST Sport Arena, Ahrarne, Crimea | 3,250 | Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | |
| 19 | Lofort Arena, Dobromyl | 3,220 | FC Lviv | |
| 20 | Enerhetyk Stadium, Burshtyn | 3,000 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | |
| 21 | Helios Arena, Kharkiv | 2,057 | Helios Kharkiv | |
| 22 | Dukov Dnister Stadium, Ovidiopol | 1,500 | FC Odesa | Used as home ground in Round 23 |
| 23 | Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk | 1,000 | Stal Alchevsk | Reserve ground - Used as home ground in Round 26 |
| 24 | Dynamo Club Stadium, Chapayevka | 750 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | - |
| 25 | Sports Complex Olimpik, Donetsk | 680 | Olimpik Donetsk |
Managers
Managerial changes
League table
Withdrawn Teams
Enerhetyk Burshtyn
On 22 May the president of Enerhetyk Burshtyn informed that the Round 32 match in Vinnytsia was the last match as a professional club and that the will not be competing in the last two games of the season. The rest of Enerhetyk's fixtures are considered technical losses. The club played 32 games in the League and had a record of 5 wins, 4 draws and 23 losses with 26 goals scored and 72 against.FC Lviv
Prior to the start of the 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League season the Sporting Director of the club informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the league due to termination of their financial sponsor.Nyva Vinnytsia
The club originally informed the PFL that they were to withdraw from the league when the draw for the 2012–13 season was made due to insufficient funds.' However, the city and the oblast administration informed the PFL guaranteeing sufficient funds for the next season.' The club was to participate in the 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League competition after readmission to the PFL but was dissolved not submitting proper documentation or license fees and was omitted from the competition.Relegation playoff
The relegation playoff 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.MFK Mykolaiv remain in the First League
Results
Top scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team | |
| 1 |  Oleksandr Kosyrin | 19 | FC Odesa/Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod |
| 2 | Serhiy Kuznetsov | 16 | FC Sevastopol |
| 3 | Oleksandr Kochura | 14 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| 4 | Viktor Raskov | 13 | Helios Kharkiv |
| 4 | Oleksiy Byelik | 13 | Metalurh Zaporizhya |
| 6 | Ivan Matyazh | 12 | Olimpik Donetsk/Metalurh Zaporizhya |
| 6 | Artur Karnoza | 12 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka |
| 8 | Yevhen Pisotskyi | 10 | Metalurh Zaporizhia |
| 8 |  Lasha Jakobia | 10 | Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod |
| 8 | Ruslan Hunchak | 10 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| 8 | Valentyn Poltavets | 10 | FC Odesa |