Shakhtar Donetsk
Ukraine
Did you know?
FC Shakhtar Donetsk was founded in 1936 in the mining city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Season Stats
Record
22W 6D 1L
H:12W/A:10W
Goals
71 / 20 (+51)
H:37/A:34
Clean Sheets
12
H:5/A:7
Rank
3
Sidelined Players (1)
Recent Results
Upcoming Fixtures
@ Kudrivka
Premier League
01/08/2026
17:00
@ Epitsentr Dunayivtsi
Premier League
08/08/2026
17:00
@ Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Premier League
15/08/2026
17:00
vs FC Polissya Zhytomyr
Premier League
29/08/2026
17:00
@ Karpaty Lviv
Premier League
05/09/2026
17:00
vs Chornomorets
Premier League
12/09/2026
17:00
vs LNZ Cherkasy
Premier League
19/09/2026
17:00
@ Veres
Premier League
10/10/2026
17:00
vs Kolos Kovalivka
Premier League
17/10/2026
17:00
vs Zorya
Premier League
24/10/2026
17:00
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.