2012–13 FC Metalist Kharkiv season

Metalist Kharkiv

2012–13 season
Chairman	Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi (until December 2012) Serhiy Kurchenko (from December 2012)
Manager	Myron Markevych
Stadium	OSC Metalist
Ukrainian Premier League	2nd
Ukrainian Cup	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Cleiton Xavier (15) All: Cleiton Xavier (20)
Home colours Away colours

The 2012–13 season is FC Metalist Kharkiv's 68th season in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Metalist Kharkiv participated in that season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Players

First team squad

Squad at the end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ARG	Cristian Villagra
4	DF	UKR	Andriy Berezovchuk
5	MF	UKR	Oleh Shelayev
6	DF	ARG	Marco Torsiglieri
7	FW	BRA	Willian
8	MF	UKR	Edmar
10	MF	BRA	Cleiton Xavier
11	MF	ARG	José Sosa
15	DF	BRA	Fininho
17	DF	UKR	Serhiy Pshenychnykh
18	FW	UKR	Dmytro Yeremenko
19	MF	ARG	Juan Manuel Torres
20	DF	BRA	Márcio Azevedo
21	FW	ARG	Jonatan Cristaldo
23	MF	ARG	Sebastián Blanco
25	FW	BRA	Marlos
27	MF	UKR	Yuriy Chonka
29	GK	UKR	Oleksandr Horyainov

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	DF	SEN	Papa Gueye
32	MF	UKR	Oleh Krasnopyorov
33	FW	UKR	Marko Dević
35	GK	UKR	Bohdan Shust
50	FW	BRA	Jajá
81	GK	UKR	Vladimir Dišljenković
99	GK	UKR	Ihor Shukhovtsev
—	GK	UKR	Artur Denchuk
—	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Azatskyi
—	DF	UKR	Denys Barvinko
—	DF	UKR	Pavlo Cherevatenko
—	DF	UKR	Volodymyr Shopin
—	MF	UKR	Oleksandr Andriyevskyi
—	MF	UKR	Artem Radchenko
—	MF	UKR	Yuriy Tkachuk
—	FW	UKR	Volodymyr Barilko
—	FW	UKR	Robert Hehedosh
—	FW	UKR	Serhiy Zahynaylov

Left during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SRB	Milan Obradović (loan to Arsenal Kyiv)
—	MF	UKR	Andriy Oberemko (loan to Metalurh Zaporizhzhia)
—	MF	UKR	Pavlo Rebenok (loan to Vorskla Poltava)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	UKR	Vyacheslav Sharpar (loan to Arsenal Kyiv)
—	FW	BRA	Taison (to Shakhtar Donetsk)
—	FW	UKR	Andriy Vorobey (loan to Helios Kharkiv)