Shakhtar Donetsk
UkraineShakhtar Donetsk are in position 1 in Premier League with 28 points from 11 matches (9 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, goals 22-5). Recent form of Shakhtar Donetsk (last five matches): W L D W W.
Founded
1936
Coach
Arda Turan
Venue
Arena Lviv
City
Lviv
Capacity
34,915
Surface
grass
Did you know?
FC Shakhtar Donetsk was founded in 1936 in the mining city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Season Stats
Record
8W 1D 1L
H:4W/A:4W
Goals
20 / 5 (+15)
H:12/A:8
Clean Sheets
12
H:5/A:7
Rank
3
Sidelined Players (1)
Recent Results
vs Obolon' Kyiv
30/10/2026Premier League
vs Dinamo Kiev
27/10/2026Cup
vs Zorya
24/10/2026Premier League
@ Inter
21/10/2026UEFA Champions League
vs Kolos Kovalivka
17/10/2026Premier League
vs AEK Athens
14/10/2026UEFA Champions League
@ Veres
09/10/2026Premier League
vs Kryvbas KR
02/10/2026Club Friendlies
vs LNZ Cherkasy
20/09/2026Premier League
Upcoming Fixtures
@ Obolon' Kyiv
Premier League
31/10/2026
17:00
vs Sporting CP
UEFA Champions League
03/11/2026
18:45
vs Dinamo Kiev
Premier League
08/11/2026
17:00
@ Livyi Bereh
Premier League
21/11/2026
17:00
vs Fenerbahçe SK
UEFA Champions League
25/11/2026
21:00
vs Bukovyna
Premier League
28/11/2026
17:00
vs Kryvbas KR
Premier League
05/12/2026
17:00
@ SK Slovan Bratislava
UEFA Champions League
09/12/2026
18:45
vs Kudrivka
Premier League
12/12/2026
17:00
@ RB Leipzig
UEFA Champions League
20/01/2027
21:00
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.