2012–13 Ukrainian First League
The 2012–13 Ukrainian First League will be the 22nd since its establishment. The competition commenced on 13 July 2012 when Obolon Kyiv visited Sumy and played a goalless draw against FC Sumy.
The competition had a winter break that started 25 November 2012 and resumed on 23 March 2013.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted teams
Three teams were promoted from the 2011–12 Ukrainian Second League;Group A
- FC Sumy – champion '
- FC Poltava - champion '
- Avanhard Kramatorsk - promotion/relegation playoff finalist
Relegated teams
- Obolon Kyiv – 15th place '
- PFC Oleksandria – 16th place '
Withdrawn teams
Team locations
Map
The following displays the location of teams.Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
| 1 | Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy | 25,800 | FC Sumy | |
| 2 | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv | 16,873 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | |
| 3 | Central Stadium, Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFK Mykolaiv | |
| 4 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
| 5 | Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva | 13,500 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | |
| 6 | Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi | 12,000 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |
| 7 | Stal Stadium, Alchevsk | 9,200 | Stal Alchevsk | |
| 8 | CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria | 7,000 | PFC Oleksandria | |
| 9 | SK Sevastopol, Sevastopol, Crimea | 5,563 | FC Sevastopol | |
| 10 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |
| 11 | Obolon Arena, Kiev | 5,100 | Obolon Kyiv | |
| 12 | Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv | 4,924 | Helios Kharkiv | Used from Round 4 as home ground |
| 13 | Spartak Stadium, Odesa | 4,610 | FC Odesa | |
| 14 | Avanhard Stadium, Kramatorsk | 4,000 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| 15 | Khimik Stadium, Armyansk, Crimea | 3,450 | Tytan Armyansk | |
| 16 | ST Sport Arena, Ahrarne, Crimea | 3,250 | Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | |
| 17 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Poltava | 2,500 | FC Poltava | |
| 18 | Helios Arena, Kharkiv | 2,057 | Helios Kharkiv | |
| 19 | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka | 1,300 | FC Poltava | Completion of Round 33 suspended match |
| 20 | Dynamo Club Stadium, Chapayevka | 1,250 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Used from Round 6 onwards as home ground |
| 21 | Training Base Knyazha, Schaslyve, Kiev Oblast | 1,000 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | Used in Round 24 & 26 as home ground |
| 22 | Sports Complex Olimpik, Donetsk | 680 | Olimpik Donetsk |
Managers
Managerial changes
Final standings
Results
Top goalscorers
The following were the top ten goalscorers.| # | Scorer | Goals | Team |
| 1 |  Serhiy Kuznetsov | 18 | FC Sevastopol |
| 2 | Ruslan Platon | 16 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Shevchenko | 15 | PFC Oleksandria |
| 4 | Vitaliy Prokopchenko | 13 | Tytan Armyansk |
| 5 | Yaroslav Halenko | 12 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| 5 | Ruslan Ivashko | 12 | FC Poltava |
| 7 | Ruslan Stepanyuk | 11 | Stal Alchevsk |
| 8 | Dmytro Leonov | 10 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva/Stal Alchevsk |
| 8 | Roman Loktionov | 10 | Stal Alchevsk |
| 10 | Oleksandr Akymenko | 9 | Stal Alchevsk |
| 10 |  Burnel Okana-Stazi | 9 | Stal Alchevsk |
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.