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Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk logo
Full nameFootball Club Shakhtar Donetsk
Nickname(s)Hirnyky (Miners), Kroty (Moles)
FoundedMay 24, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-05-24)
GroundDonbass Arena
Capacity52,187[1]
ChairmanRinat Akhmetov
ManagerMircea Lucescu
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2011–121st
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukrainian: ФК «Шахтар» Донецьк) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year before the competition was revamped as the Europa League. They are one of only two Ukrainian clubs, the other being Dynamo Kyiv to have won a major UEFA competition.

The club draws its history from the very start of the Soviet football league competitions and is one of the oldest clubs in Ukraine. The club was a member of the Soviet Voluntary Sports Society of Shakhtyor having connections with other Soviet teams from Karaganda (Kazakhstan), Soligorsk (Belarus) etc. The Donetsk-based club became culturally entwined with the heavily industrialized and Russified region of Ukraine, Donets Basin, better known as the Donbas hence the name of its stadium. In the late Soviet period Shakhtar was considered a tough mid-table club of the Soviet Top League and a cup competition specialist after winning the Soviet Cup two years in a row (1961 and 1962).

The team has played under the following names: Stakhanovets (1936–1946), Shakhtyor (Shakhtar) (1946–1992) and FC Shakhtar (since 1992).

History overview

Football came to the Donetsk region in the time of the Russian Empire when the industrialization of the country began. Numerous foreigners, particularly British workers, were forming their own football teams. In September 1911 at the factory of Novorossiysk Association (currently Donetsk Steel Works Factory – DMZ) owned by John Hughes was created the Yuzovka Sports Association which contained a football club as well. The football team existed until 1919. In 1920s the club was reorganized into the Lenin's club. One of the most prominent players of that period was Viktor Shylovsky[2] who became famous, however, playing for Dynamo Kyiv.

The club Shakhtar was originally formed in May 1936 and was initially named Stakhanovets meaning the participant of Stakhanovite movement which derived from Aleksei Stakhanov, a coal-miner in the Donets basin and propaganda celebrity in 1935. The first team was based upon two other local teams, the participants of the All-Ukrainian Spartakiads: Dynamo Horlivka and Stalino. The first game was unofficial against Dynamo Odessa and took place on May 12, 1936 at Balitsky Stadium. The team of Donbas lost it 2:3 after scoring the first. Its first official game with Dynamo Kazan was even more disappointing, which they lost 1:4. Nonetheless, the selective job conducted constructively by the clubs administration allowed the club to compete successfully at the top level by the end 1930s. During the war championship of 1941 which was interrupted unexpectedly the club defeated the Soviet champions FC Dynamo Moscow and after about ten games was placing the fifth. The last game of that championship they played on June 24 two days after the start of the Great Patriotic War,[3] which they lost at home to Traktor Stalingrad.[4]

The team in 1937.

The All-Union coal mining society of Stakhanovite had changed its name in July 1946 to Shakhtyor. The first success for the team was in 1951, under name of Shakhtyor when it took the third place in the USSR Championship.

In the 1960s, Shakhtar under Oleg Oshenkov’s coaching were three-time USSR Cup finalists, winning it twice in 1961 and 1962. The club was nicknamed “The Cup Team” due to Shakhtar’s success in vying for the trophy every year, however the Miners’ more notable achievements occurred later from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.

In 1975, Shakhtar took 2nd in the USSR Championship and received the right to represent the Soviet Union in European competition. In 1978, Shakhtar finished third in the USSR Championship. A year later, the team finished second and its captain – striker Vitaliy Starukhin – was named the best player and the best forward in the USSR Championship (26 goals scored).

Shakhtar twice, in 1980 and 1983, brought home the crystal USSR Cup to Donbas and in 1983, it won the USSR Super Cup over then-domestic league champions Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

In October of 1995, a bombing-assassination took place at the team's stadium, killing team president Akhat Bragin. In the year that followed Rinat Akhmetov took over as president and subsequently invested heavily in the club.[5]

On 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Shakhtar was eliminated with the big result of 2 - 5 from Vicenza Calcio, losing the 1st and 2nd legs.

In the newly independent Ukraine, Shakhtar along with Dynamo Kyiv became perennial first place competitors. In 1999, a Shakhtar Football academy was opened and now hosts football training for roughly 3000 children.

Shakhtar have, to date, appeared in all three editions of the First Channel Cup, winning the 2006 edition and finishing runners up in 2008.

For the last several seasons Shakhtar has the highest home attendance in a league, averaging at about 20,000 per game.

In 2009, they became only the second Ukrainian team to win a European competition (and the first since independence), and the first to win the UEFA Cup, beating Werder Bremen in the final, with goals from Brazilians Luiz Adriano and Jadson.[6] This also made them the last UEFA Cup winners before the tournament was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.

Stadium

FC Shakhtar has been playing most of its games at the RSK Olimpiyskiy stadium. The construction of a new stadium, Donbass Arena has finished and was opened on 29 August 2009. The stadium has a capacity of 50,149 and has been awarded a UEFA five star rating.

FC Shakhtar's old home, the central Shakhtar Stadium which was built in 1936, and was reconstructed four times, is currently being used by FC Shakhtar Reserves. The stadium received some major renovations, including the installation of bench seats in 2000, when FC Shakhtar made it to the Champions League Group Stage.

A mascot mole (moles is a nickname for the club) will entertain spectators during the home matches.

Shakhtar are rated 40th by the avarage game attandance, being the top east European club on the rating.[7]

Training Centre

Shakhtar Donetsk has its own training facilities for its first team, reserve team and youth academy all located at Kirsha Training Centre

Crests and colours

The first logo of the club was designed in 1936, it featured a blue hexagon, with a red 'S' in the middle, crossed over by a jackhammer. In 1946, when the club was renamed, the logo was changed to black and white, with addition of club's name. Later in the middle of the 60s logo depicted two crossed hammers and a writing Shakhtar 'Donetsk' in the circle. About the same time the crest was added to the kit and remained there since, except for several seasons, in the beginning of 1990s. The clubs name was often depicted in the Russian language as the rest of participants of the Soviet football competitions. Therefore some sources have its name written often as Shakhter or rarely Shakhtyor.

In 1989, an artist, Viktor Savilov, on the event of the club restructuring offered a draft variant of a logo with elements of the ball and a pitch. Some time later the logo was remodelled into the present one. The emblem was added to the kit in 1997.[8]

In 2008, during the presentation of club's new stadium Shakhtar's new logo was unveiled. For the first time in over 30 years, traditional symbols of the club "Crossed Hammers" were present on the crest.

Former kits

Stakhanovets
Shakhtar '50s
Since 1961
Shakhtar '70s
Since 1983
Since 1986


Rivalry

Shakhtar's biggest rival today is Dynamo. The match between them has grown into what is called the Ukrainian derby. The stadiums in Kiev and Donetsk are nearly full for matches between the two teams and are the main football events within the country. The other rivalry with Metalurh Donetsk is local and, although not as significant as games against the rivals from the capital, the games between the two Donetsk teams have been proclaimed the Donetsk Derby.

Among the extinguished rivalries are the games against FC Spartak Moscow and, particularly, the third place champions FC Dinamo Tbilisi that took place at times of the Soviet Top League. Another interesting rivalry, Donbas Derby, is with FC Zorya Luhansk, games with which gather a significant crowd in Luhansk. During the early Ukrainian championships another interesting rivalry has developed with FC Chornomorets Odessa, Miners vs. Sailors, which declined with the turn of the millennium due to inconsistent performance of the Odessa based club.

Club song

Lyrics by: K.Arsenev; Music: I.Krutoiy

Glory to you, Shakhtar!
Heavens of football stars
Will always be on your side,
And the light of your best dreams
Is shining from above.

Refrain:

Beauty of green fields, that's for you, Shakhtar.
My fate is in your hands, you are the best, Shakhtar.
And for you, Shakhtar, the medal of my love
Will always shine on pitch where you are,
And forever will protect you from defeat
The brightest football star!

Honours

File:UEFA Cup.jpg
UEFA Cup won by Shakhtar

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Europe

Unofficial

  • Special award from the IFFHS for making the biggest progress of the decade, 2011.[9]

Players

Current squad

Squad is as of August 21, 2012.[10][11]

For recent transfers, see 2012–13 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Polyanskyi
3 MF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Hübschman
5 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Kucher
6 MF Ukraine UKR Taras Stepanenko
7 MF Brazil BRA Fernandinho (vice-captain)
9 FW Brazil BRA Luiz Adriano
10 MF Brazil BRA Willian
11 FW Croatia CRO Eduardo
13 DF Ukraine UKR Vyacheslav Shevchuk
14 MF Ukraine UKR Vasyl Kobin
18 FW Ukraine UKR Marko Dević
19 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Gai
20 MF Brazil BRA Douglas Costa
21 MF Brazil BRA Alan Patrick
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Ukraine UKR Bohdan Shust
26 DF Romania ROU Răzvan Raț
27 DF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Chygrynskiy
29 MF Brazil BRA Alex Teixeira
30 GK Ukraine UKR Andriy Pyatov
31 FW Brazil BRA Dentinho
32 GK Ukraine UKR Anton Kanibolotskyi
33 DF Croatia CRO Darijo Srna (captain)
37 MF Brazil BRA Bruno
38 DF Ukraine UKR Sergiy Kryvtsov
44 DF Ukraine UKR Yaroslav Rakitskiy
77 MF Brazil BRA Ilsinho

Reserve squad

See FC Shakhtar Donetsk Reserves

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Ukraine UKR Ivan Ordets
35 GK Ukraine UKR Mykyta Shevchenko
41 FW Ukraine UKR Serhiy Hryn
42 FW Ukraine UKR Valeriy Hryshyn
43 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Yefremov
45 GK Ukraine UKR Maksym Ivanov
46 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Chereda
47 MF Ukraine UKR Vyacheslav Tankovskyi
48 FW Ukraine UKR Artur Zahorulko
49 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Vakulenko
50 FW Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Kulach
52 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Noyok
No. Pos. Nation Player
54 FW Ukraine UKR Dmytro Bilonoh
56 MF Ukraine UKR Vitaliy Koltsov
57 DF Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Pysko
60 DF Ukraine UKR Ihor Duts
62 GK Ukraine UKR Mykyta Kryukov
63 FW Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Nekhtiy
64 DF Ukraine UKR Mykyta Bezuhlyi
72 MF Ukraine UKR Vyacheslav Churko
75 MF Ukraine UKR Vladlen Yurchenko
90 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Totovitskyi
99 DF Ukraine UKR Maksym Zhychykov

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Chyzhov (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
— DF Ukraine UKR Mykola Ischenko (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
— DF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Butko (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
— MF Russia RUS Roman Yemelyanov (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
— MF Ukraine UKR Denys Kozhanov (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
— MF Ukraine UKR Vitaliy Vitsenets (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
— MF Georgia (country) GEO David Targamadze (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Nasibulin (on loan to Zirka Kirovohrad)
— MF Ukraine UKR Yaroslav Oliynyk (on loan to Zorya Luhansk)
— MF Georgia (country) GEO Tornike Okriashvili (on loan to Illichivets Mariupol)
— MF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Malynovskyi (on loan to FC Sevastopol)
— FW Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Karavayev (on loan to FC Sevastopol)
— FW Brazil BRA Maicon (on loan to Zorya Luhansk)

Current coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Mircea Lucescu
Assistant manager Alexandru Spiridon
Reserve team coach Serhiy Popov
Goalkeeping coach Marian Ioniță
Goalkeeping coach Dmytro Shutkov
Fitness coach Carlo Nicolini
Fitness coach Massimo Ugolini
Physiotherapist Clément Hazard
Physiotherapist Igor Gršković
Massagist Volodymyr Tkachenko
Head of medical department Artur Glushchenko
Match preparation manager Ľuboš Micheľ
Kit manager Damir Zinatulin
Chief scout Luis Gonsalves
Academy director Patrick van Leeuwen

Notable former players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Shakhtar.

Player records

Top goalscorers

As of 2 September 2012

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Ukraine Andriy Vorobey[12] 1998–2007 80 22 12 0 114
2 Soviet Union Vitaliy Starukhin[13] 1973–1981 84 23 3 0 110
3 Soviet Union Mykhaylo Sokolovsky[14] 1974–1987 87 11 5 2 105
4 Brazil Brandão [15] 2002–2008 65 11 15 0 91
5 Soviet Union Ihor Petrov[16] 1982-1991
1994-1996
1998		 70 12 2 0 84
6 Ukraine Serhiy Atelkin[17] 1990-1995
1996-1997
2000-2002		 61 9 12 0 82
7 Soviet Union Viktor Hrachov[18] 1980-1981
1982-1990
1994		 65 10 5 0 80
8 Ukraine Oleh Matveyev[19] 1992-1995
1996-2000		 61 16 1 0 78
9 Ukraine Hennadiy Zubov[20] 1994–2004 57 10 6 0 73
10 Brazil Luiz Adriano 2007- 43 7 17 3 70
  • Other – National Super Cup

Most appearances

As of 2 September 2012

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Soviet Union Mykhaylo Sokolovsky 1974-1987 400 63 18 4 485
2 Soviet Union Sergei Yashenko [21] 1982-1995 384 51 8 1 444
3 Soviet Union Yuriy Dehteryov[22] 1967–1983 321 47 10 0 378
4 Ukraine Dmytro Shutkov[23] 1991-2008 267 56 24 0 347
5 Croatia Darijo Srna 2003–present 221 31 87 7 346
6 Soviet Union Valeriy Rudakov [24] 1974-1986 277 44 16 3 340
7 Soviet Union Valeriy Yaremchenko[25] 1966-1978 297 32 8 0 337
8 Soviet Union Viktor Hrachov 1980-1981
1982-1990
1994		 282 40 6 3 331
9 Soviet Union Ihor Petrov 1982-1991
1994-1996
1998		 281 39 10 1 331
10 Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoshchuk[26] 1998–2006 227 40 57 2 326
  • Other – National Super Cup

Head coaches

Years Name Trophies
1936-1937 Soviet Union Nikolay Naumov
1938 Soviet Union Vasiliy Borisenko
1938 Soviet Union Grigoriy Arkhangelsky
1939-1941 Soviet Union Abram Dangulov
1944-1945 Soviet Union Nikolay Kuznetsov
1946-1948 Soviet Union Aleksey Kostylev
1949 Soviet Union Georgiy Mazanov
1949-1951 Soviet Union Viktor Novikov
1952 Soviet Union Konstantyn Kvashnin
1952-1956 Soviet Union Aleksandr Ponomarev
1956-1957 Soviet Union Vasiliy Yermilov
1958 Soviet Union Abram Dangulov
1959 Soviet Union Viktor Novikov
1959-1960 Soviet Union Konstantyn Shegodsky
1960-1969 Soviet Union Oleg Oshenkov 2 Soviet Cup
1969-1970 Soviet Union Yuriy Voynov
1970-1971 Soviet Union Artem Falyan
1971 Soviet Union Yuriy Zakharov
1971-1972 Soviet Union Nikolai Morozov
1972-1973 Soviet Union Oleh Bazylevych
1974 Soviet Union Yuriy Zakharov
1974-1978 Soviet Union Vladimir Salkov
1979-1985 Soviet Union Viktor Nosov 2 Soviet Cup
1 USSR Super Cup
1986 Soviet Union Oleh Bazylevych
1987-1989 Soviet Union Anatoliy Kon'kov
1989-1994 Soviet Union/Ukraine Valeriy Yaremchenko
1995 Ukraine Vladimir Salkov 1 Ukrainian Cup
1995-1996 Ukraine Valeriy Rudakov
1996-1999 Ukraine Valeriy Yaremchenko 1 Ukrainian Cup
1999 Russia Anatoliy Byshovets
1999 Ukraine Oleksiy Drozdenko
1999-2001 Ukraine Viktor Prokopenko 1 Ukrainian Cup
2001-2002 Ukraine Valeriy Yaremchenko
2002 Italy Nevio Scala 1 Ukrainian Premier League
1 Ukrainian Cup
2003 Ukraine Valeriy Yaremchenko
2003-2004 Germany Bernd Schuster
2004 Ukraine Viktor Prokopenko
2004– Romania Mircea Lucescu 6 Ukrainian Premier League
4 Ukrainian Cup
4 Ukrainian Super Cup
1 UEFA Cup

League and Cup history

Soviet Union Soviet Union

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1936
(Spring) 		3 7 7 2 1 4 14 24 12 1/32
1936
(Autumn) 		3 6 7 3 0 4 11 14 13 -
1937 3 3 9 4 4 1 20 13 21 1/64 Promoted
1938 1 11 25 11 7 7 56 51 29 1/4
1939 1 12 26 5 10 11 40 55 20 1/4
1940 1 12 24 6 4 14 32 43 16
1941 1 5 11 6 0 5 13 13 12
1945 2 5 17 9 5 3 36 25 23 1/8
1946 2 5 24 10 7 7 45 23 27
1947 2 2 24 15 4 5 48 19 34 1/32
1948 2 3 14 8 3 3 33 15 19 Promoted
1949 1 18 34 5 8 21 21 73 18 1/16
1950 1 11 36 13 7 16 49 63 11 1/8
1951 1 3 28 12 10 6 44 30 34 1/2
1952 1 13 13 1 6 6 14 26 8 1/32 Relegated
1953 2 1 14 9 4 1 33 9 22
1953 2 3 5 3 0 2 6 5 6 Semifinals
1954 2 1 22 17 4 1 56 16 38
1954 2 1 5 4 1 0 10 1 9 1/4 Promoted
1955 1st 7 22 4 10 8 23 34 18 1/8
1956 1st 7 22 7 7 8 30 39 21
1957 1st 8 22 7 5 10 19 35 19 1/4
1958 1st 8 22 9 3 10 22 32 21 1/8
1959 1st 12 22 4 5 13 24 43 13
1960 1st 17 30 9 8 13 34 48 26 1/2
1961 1st 12 32 12 10 10 45 37 34 Winner
1962 1st 8 32 15 7 10 47 35 37 Winner
1963 1st 11 38 11 14 13 29 33 36 Runner up
1964 1st 5 32 13 11 8 35 26 37 1/8
1965 1st 12 32 7 14 11 29 34 28 1/4
1966 1st 10 36 15 7 14 32 35 37 1/8
1967 1st 6 36 13 16 7 43 38 42 1/8
1968 1st 14 38 9 14 15 38 42 32 1/2
1969 1st[27] 3 18 5 8 5 20 17 18 1/16 [28]
1969 1st 10 26 6 8 12 20 28 20
1970 1st 10 32 11 8 13 35 50 30 1/16
1971 1st 16 30 10 4 16 31 37 24 1/4 Relegated
1972 2nd 2 38 19 13 6 57 21 51 1/16 Promoted
1973 1st 6 30 14 3 13 32 26 31 1/8
1974 1st 12 30 8 12 10 31 35 28 1/2
1975 1st 2 30 15 8 7 45 23 38 1/16
1976 1st Spring 5 15 7 4 4 15 16 18 1/2
1976 1st Fall 10 15 5 4 6 12 10 14
1977 1st 5 30 9 16 5 31 24 34 1/4 UC 1/8
1978 1st 3 30 16 5 9 42 31 37 Runner up
1979 1st 2 34 20 8 6 57 33 48 Group stage UC 1/16
1980 1st 6 34 13 9 12 45 40 35 Winner UC 1/32
1981 1st 7 34 12 10 12 51 39 34 Group stage UC 1/32
1982 1st 14 34 10 9 15 42 57 29 Group stage
1983 1st 9 34 16 3 15 48 40 35 Winner
1984 1st 13 34 10 9 15 47 46 29 1/8 CWC 1/4
1985 1st 12 34 10 12 12 46 45 30 Runner up
1986 1st 6 30 11 9 10 40 38 31 Runner up
1987 1st 7 30 10 10 10 29 31 30 1/16
1988 1st 8 30 9 10 11 30 28 28 1/8
1989 1st 14 30 9 5 16 24 36 23 1/4
1990 1st 8 24 6 10 8 23 31 22 1/8
1991 1st 12 30 6 14 10 33 41 26 1/8

Ukraine Ukraine

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1992 1st 4 18 10 6 2 31 10 26 1/2 finals yielded to FC Chornomorets Odessa
in 1/8 finals of Soviet Cup
1992–93 1st 4 30 11 12 7 44 32 34 1/16 finals
1993–94 1st 2 34 20 9 5 64 32 49 1/8 finals
1994–95 1st 4 34 18 8 8 52 29 62 Winner UC Qual round
1995–96 1st 10 34 13 6 15 44 43 45 1/2 finals CWC 1st round
1996–97 1st 2 30 19 5 6 72 28 62 Winner
1997–98 1st 2 30 20 7 3 61 25 67 1/8 finals CWC 2nd round
1998–99 1st 2 30 20 5 5 70 25 65 1/2 finals UC 2nd qual round
1999–2000 1st 2 30 21 3 6 60 16 66 1/4 finals UC 1st round
2000–01 1st 2 26 19 6 1 71 21 63 Winner UC 3rd round UCL – 1st group stage
2001–02 1st 1 26 20 6 0 49 10 66 Winner UC 1st round UCL – 3rd qual round
2002–03 1st 2 30 22 4 4 61 24 70 Runner-up UC 1st round UCL – 3rd qual round
2003–04 1st 2 30 22 4 4 62 19 70 Winner UC 1st round UCL – 3rd qual round
2004–05 1st 1 30 26 2 2 63 19 80 Runner-up UC Round of 16 UCL – group stage
2005–06 1st 1 30 23 6 1 64 14 75 1/8 finals UC Round of 32 UCL – 3rd qual round
2006–07 1st 2 30 19 6 5 57 20 63 Runner-up UC Round of 16 UCL – group stage
2007–08 1st 1 30 24 2 4 75 24 74 Winner UCL Group stage
2008–09 1st 2 30 19 7 4 47 16 64 Runner-up UC Winner UCL – group stage
2009–10 1st 1 30 24 5 1 62 18 77 1/2 finals EL Round of 32 UCL – 3rd qual round
2010–11 1st 1 30 23 3 4 53 16 72 Winner UCL 1/4 finals
2011–12 1st 1 30 25 4 1 80 18 79 Winner UCL Group stage
2012–13 1st 1/16 finals UCL Group stage

European history

Shakhtar Donetsk participates in European competitions since 1976 after playing its first against Berliner FC Dynamo in the UEFA Cup 1976-77. Since 1997, however, the club is continuously participates on annual basis with variable successes, while also takes part in the UEFA Champions League competition since 2000. The first qualification to a group stage took place in the 2000-01 UEFA Champions League when Shakhtar Donetsk played against Arsenal, Lazio, and Sparta Prague.

Season Achievement Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
2010–11 Quarter-Finalist eliminated by Spain Barcelona 1–5 in Barcelona, 0–1 in Donetsk
UEFA Cup
2008–09 Winner won Germany Werder Bremen 2–1 in Istanbul
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1983–84 Quarter-Finalist eliminated by Portugal Porto 2–3 in Porto, 1–1 in Donetsk
UEFA Super Cup
2009 Finalist defeated by Spain Barcelona 0–1 in Monaco


See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/79/1676379_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  2. ^ Shylovsky's profile
  3. ^ A local name for World War II military campaign against the Soviet Union
  4. ^ Club's History Template:En icon
  5. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (April 30, 2009). "Dynamo and Shakhtar Donetsk fight for Ukraine supremacy on European stage". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "S Donetsk 2–1 W Bremen (aet)". BBC Sport. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  7. ^ http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/fmpredictor/304989.html
  8. ^ http://shakhtar.com/en/club/crest/ Short crest history
  9. ^ «Шахтер» и «Барселона» получат награды от IFFHS – Футбол – Sports.ru
  10. ^ Shakhtar Squad 2011–2012 | First Team | FC Shakhtar Donetsk official website
  11. ^ Прем'єр-ліга – Офіційний сайт
  12. ^ Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України
  13. ^ Виталий СТАРУХИН – Футболфан
  14. ^ Михаил СОКОЛОВСКИЙ – Футболфан
  15. ^ Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України
  16. ^ Игорь ПЕТРОВ – Футболфан
  17. ^ Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України
  18. ^ Виктор ГРАЧЁВ – Футболфан
  19. ^ Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України
  20. ^ Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України
  21. ^ Ященко
  22. ^ Дегтерев
  23. ^ Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України
  24. ^ Рудаков
  25. ^ Яремченко
  26. ^ Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України
  27. ^ Group 2
  28. ^ Qualified for championship

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