FC Shakhtar Donetsk
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| Full name | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Hirnyky | ||
| Founded | May 24, 1936 | ||
| Ground | Donbass Arena (Capacity: 50,149) |
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| Chairman |  Rinat Akhmetov |
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| Head coach |  Mircea Lucescu |
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| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2008-09 | Ukrainian Premier League, 2nd | ||
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FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukrainian: Шахтар Донецьк) is a Ukrainian professional football club, playing in the city of Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk region. The club won the 2009 UEFA Cup Final defeating the German team Werder Bremen 2-1 after extra time.
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[edit] History overview
The team has played under the following names: Stakhanovets (1936-1946), Shakhtyor (1946-1992) and FC Shakhtar (since 1992).
The club was originally formed in May 1936 and was initially named Stakhanovets after Aleksei Stakhanov, a coal-miner in the Donbas. The first success for the team was in 1951, when then-renamed Shakhtar took 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 Donbass and in 1983, it won the USSR Super Cup over then-domestic league champions Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
In 1996, Rinat Akhmetov took over as president and subsequently invested heavily in the club [1].
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 the first team from Ukraine to win an European competition, the UEFA Cup, beating Werder Bremen in the final, with goals from Brazilians Luiz Adriano and Jadson.[2]
[edit] Stadium
FC Shakhtar has been playing most of its games at the RSK Olimpiyskiy stadium. The team has started construction on a new stadium, Donbas Arena which will have a capacity of 50,000 and will be a UEFA five star venue.
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 Metalurg Donetsk. 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.
[edit] Logo history
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.
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.[3]
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.
[edit] Rivalry
Shakhtar's biggest rivals are Dynamo. The stadiums in Kyiv and Donetsk are full for matches between the two teams. The other rivalry with Metalurh Donetsk is local and although not as significant as games against the rivals from the capital games between two Donetsk teams have been proclaimed as the Donbass Derby, named after the region that Donetsk is situated in.
[edit] 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!
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros have a song called Shakhtar Donetsk on the album Global A Go-Go.
[edit] Honours
[edit] USSR/Ukraine
Winner
[edit] Official
- 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008
- 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
- 2005, 2008
- USSR Cup: 4
- 1961, 1962, 1980, 1983
- 1983
[edit] International
- UEFA Cup: 1
- 2008-09
[edit] Non-official
- 2006
- La Manga Cup: 1
- 2007
- Uhrencup: 1
- 2009
Runner-Up
- 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
- 2003, 2007, 2009
- 2004, 2006, 2007
- 1975, 1979
- USSR Cup: 4
- 1963, 1978, 1985, 1986
- 1980, 1985
[edit] Non-football
On May 26, 2009 Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko decorated the FC Shakhtar players, coaching staff and the management with various Ukrainian honor titles.[4][5]
[edit] Current squad
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For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2009 and List of Ukrainian football transfers Winter 2008-09.
[edit] Out on loan
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[edit] Notable players
[edit] Head coaches
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[edit] League and Cup history
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Soviet Union
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1967 1st 6 36 13 16 7 43 38 42 1968 1st 14 38 9 14 15 38 42 32 1969 1st[6] 3 18 5 8 5 20 17 18 [7] 1969 1st 10 26 6 8 12 20 28 20 1970 1st 10 32 11 8 13 35 50 30 1971 1st 16 30 10 4 16 31 37 24 Relegated 1972 2nd 2 38 19 13 6 57 21 51 Promoted 1973 1st 6 30 14 3 13 32 26 31 1974 1st 12 30 8 12 10 31 35 28 1975 1st 2 30 15 8 7 45 23 38 1976 1st Spring 5 15 7 4 4 15 16 18 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
[edit] Ukraine
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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 Cup1992-93 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 1999-00 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 ECL - 1st group stage 2001-02 1st 1 26 20 6 0 49 10 66 Winner UC 1st round ECL - 3rd qual round 2002-03 1st 2 30 22 4 4 61 24 70 Runner-up UC 1st round ECL - 3rd qual round 2003-04 1st 2 30 22 4 4 62 19 70 Winner UC 1st round ECL - 3rd qual round 2004-05 1st 1 30 26 2 2 63 19 80 Runner-up UC Round of 16 ECL - 1st group stage 2005-06 1st 1 30 23 6 1 64 14 75 1/8 finals UC Round of 32 ECL - 3rd qual round 2006-07 1st 2 30 19 6 5 57 20 63 Runner-up UC Round of 16 ECL - 1st group stage 2007-08 1st 1 30 24 2 4 75 24 74 Winner UCL 1st group stage 2008-09 1st 2 30 19 7 4 47 16 64 Runner-up UC Winner ECL - group stage
[edit] See also
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk Reserves and Youth Team
- Shakhtar-2 Donetsk, a team that participated in professional competition (part of PFL).
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2009/apr/30/shakhtar-donetsk-dynamo-kyiv-uefa-cup
- ^ "S Donetsk 2-1 W Bremen (aet)". BBC Sport. 2009-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8057354.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Shakhtar's official website". Short crest history. http://shakhtar.com/cgi-bin/fc-sh/symb.pl?lang=en. Retrieved on July 26 2007.
- ^ Ukrainian President honours FC Shakhtar, FC Shakhtar Donetsk official website (May 26, 2009)
- ^ President meets Donetsk Shakhtar FC players, Official web-site of the President of Ukraine (May 26, 2009)
- ^ Group 2
- ^ Qualified for championship
