History and achievements
FC Shakhtar is a professional football club from the city of Donetsk, Ukraine. Founded on 24 May 1936 the team is one of the oldest Ukrainian clubs. The first football teams in Donetsk area were created by the English workers or engineers that came to the Soviet Union to build factories. In 1911 Yuzovka Sports Association was established, the team that became the base of Shakhtar, yet the side changed several names until 1936 when the current one appeared.
Shakhtar reached the top tier of the Soviet championship only in 1950 and it was the following season that the side surprisingly finished 3rd on the table. Despite enjoying moderate success in the tournament, the Moles became tough Cup fighters and clinched the trophy in 1961 and 1962. In the 1970s the team finished second and third in the Soviet championship but despite collecting 1980 and 1983 USSR Cups and 1983 USSR Super Cup the club did not manage to taste the honors of the league.
When the independent Ukrainian League was organized after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Shakhtar steadily became the main opponent for Dynamo Kiev. In the 2000s the Donbas club won 7 Ukrainian league titles, 8 Ukrainian Cups and 4 Super Cups.
In 2009 the club claimed the UEFA Cup and later during the 2010/2011 season achieved the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The home stadium of the team is Donbass Arena that was opened on 29 August 2009. The arena has a capacity of 50,149. The nicknames of the club are the Miners and the Moles.
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Club top players
№ | Name and surname | Role | Ranking | Age | Weight | Height | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Andriy Pyatov | goalkeeper |
520 |
39 years | 84 kg | 190 cm | Ukraine |
2 | Marlos | midfielder |
123 |
35 years | 69 kg | 174 cm | Ukraine |
3 | Taras Stepanenko | midfielder |
121 |
34 years | 75 kg | 181 cm | Ukraine |
4 | Serhiy Kryvtsov | defender |
29 |
33 years | 80 kg | 186 cm | Ukraine |
5 | Júnior Moraes | forward |
27 |
37 years | 70 kg | 176 cm | Ukraine |
6 | Maksym Malyshev | defender |
1 |
31 years | Ukraine | ||
7 | Ismaily | defender |
0 |
34 years | 177 cm | Brazil | |
8 | Oleksiy Shevchenko | goalkeeper |
0 |
32 years | 70 kg | 185 cm | Ukraine |
9 | Alan Patrick | midfielder |
0 |
32 years | 68 kg | 177 cm | Brazil |
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