Shakhtar Donetsk
Ukraine
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FC Shakhtar Donetsk was founded in 1936 in the mining city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Season Stats
Record
19W 6D 1L
H:11W/A:8W
Goals
61 / 17 (+44)
H:34/A:27
Clean Sheets
12
H:5/A:7
Rank
3
Sidelined Players (1)
Recent Results
@ SK Poltava
10/05/2026Premier League
@ Crystal Palace
07/05/2026UEFA Europa Conference League
@ Dinamo Kiev
03/05/2026Premier League
vs Crystal Palace
30/04/2026UEFA Europa Conference League
@ Kudrivka
26/04/2026Premier League
@ Zorya
23/04/2026Premier League
vs FC Polissya Zhytomyr
20/04/2026Premier League
@ AZ Alkmaar
16/04/2026UEFA Europa Conference League
@ LNZ Cherkasy
13/04/2026Premier League
vs AZ Alkmaar
09/04/2026UEFA Europa Conference League
Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk, founded in 1936 in the coal-mining city of Donetsk in Ukraine and named after the Ukrainian word for miner, were transformed into an elite European club by billionaire owner Rinat Akhmetov from 1995, constructing the spectacular 52,000-seat Donbass Arena and building a squad famous for importing Brazilian talent. Under Romanian legend Mircea Lucescu over 16 years, Shakhtar won 8 Ukrainian league titles and their greatest honour — the 2009 UEFA Cup, defeating Werder Bremen 2-1 in Istanbul. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 forced the club into exile, playing home games in Gelsenkirchen and other European venues while continuing to win domestic titles and compete in the Champions League as an extraordinary symbol of Ukrainian resilience. Their survival and success under the conditions of war has earned global admiration.