List of FC Shakhtar Donetsk seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukrainian, Soviet and European football, from 1936 (the year of the club's first entry) to the most recent completed season. Shakhtar Donetsk football club is considered to be founded as Stakhanovets, in April, 1936, on decision of All-Union Council on Physical Culture and Sports, based on former football team of Donbas. It was announced in local newspaper "Sotsialisticheskiy Donbass" (Socialist Donbas) on 9 April 1936.[1] Itself the football team of Donbas consisted of players from Dynamo sports society some out of Stalino (now Donetsk), other from neighboring Horlivka.[1] The team was gathered on initiative of the Yuzovka native and the team's captain Mykola Naumov and supported by the Coal-miners Union Central Committee (Russian: ЦК союз угольщиков).[1] The first official competition, the team entered, was the 1936 Ukrainian spring tournament which was conducted by single elimination and was lost to Dynamo Odesa 2:3 in Horlivka.[1]

During the Soviet period the club had modest achievements participating regularly in the Soviet top tier (Class A and Top League) since 1949, it missed only three seasons due to relegation. The club however won the USSR Cup in football four times and the USSR championship in football, Class B (precursor of the Soviet First League) once. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, the club earned the most trophies becoming national leader in Ukraine. It has won the Top League/Premier League 13 times, the Ukrainian Cup in football 13 times, the Super Cup eight times, and the UEFA Cup once.

Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first club in independent Ukraine to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year before the competition was revamped as the Europa League. FC Shakhtar Donetsk is one of two Ukrainian clubs, the other one is Dynamo Kyiv, who have won a major UEFA competition.

Starting in 2014 the club has played (first) out of Lviv before moving early 2017 to Kharkiv with its headquarters in Kyiv.[2] The club formerly played its home matches at the Donbass Arena, however, due to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, the team relocated 600 miles to the west in Arena Lviv in the interim.[3] Following the winter break of the 2016–17 season the club moved to the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv (150 miles to the north of Donetsk) early 2017.[2]

This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers with a "diamond" were also the top scorers in the Ukrainian league that season.

Seasons

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Soviet Union

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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Soviet Cup Notes
1936 3rd
(Group V)
7 7 2 1 4 14 24 12 1/32 spring half
6 7 3 0 4 11 14 13 fall half
1937 3 9 4 4 1 20 13 21 1/4 1/64 Promoted
1938 1st
(Group A)
11 25 11 7 7 56 51 29 1/4 1/4
1939 12 26 5 10 11 40 55 20 Not participated 1/4
1940 12 24 6 4 14 32 43 16 Not participated
1941 5 11 6 0 5 13 13 12 Unfinished
No championship in 1942–1944 due to the World War II
1944 No championship Final pool Cup competitions only
1945 2nd
(Second Group)
5 17 9 5 3 36 25 23 1/2 1/8
1946 5 24 10 7 7 45 23 27 1/2
1947 2 24 15 4 5 48 19 34 1/16 1/32
1948 3 14 8 3 3 33 15 19 1/2 Promoted
1949 1st
(First Group)
18 34 5 8 21 21 73 18 1/16
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1950 1st
(Class A)
11 36 13 7 16 49 63 11 1/8
1951 3 28 12 10 6 44 30 34 1/2
1952 13 13 1 6 6 14 26 8 1/32 Relegated
1953 2nd
(Class B)
1 14 9 4 1 33 9 22
3 5 3 0 2 6 5 6 Semi-finals
1954 1 22 17 4 1 56 16 38
1 5 4 1 0 10 1 9 1/4 Promoted
1955 1st
(Class A)
7 22 4 10 8 23 34 18 1/8
1956 7 22 7 7 8 30 39 21
1957 8 22 7 5 10 19 35 19 1/4
1958 8 22 9 3 10 22 32 21 1/8
1959 12 22 4 5 13 24 43 13 Semi-finals
1960 17 30 9 8 13 34 48 26
1961 12 32 12 10 10 45 37 34 Winner
1962 8 32 15 7 10 47 35 37 Winner
1963 11 38 11 14 13 29 33 36 Runner-up
1964 5 32 13 11 8 35 26 37 1/8
1965 12 32 7 14 11 29 34 28 1/4
1966 10 36 15 7 14 32 35 37
1967 6 36 13 16 7 43 38 42 1/8
1968 14 38 9 14 15 38 42 32 1/2
1969 3 18 5 8 5 20 17 18 1/16 Group 2[4]
10 26 6 8 12 20 28 20 Final
1970 10 32 11 8 13 35 50 30 1/16
1971 1st
(Top League)
16 30 10 4 16 31 37 24 1/4 Relegated
1972 2nd
(First League)
2 38 19 13 6 57 21 51 1/16 Promoted
Finalist of the Ukrainian Cup
1973 1st
(Top League)
6 30 14 3 13 32 26 31 1/8
1974 12 30 8 12 10 31 35 28 1/2
1975 2 30 15 8 7 45 23 38 1/16
1976 5 15 7 4 4 15 16 18 1/2 spring half
10 15 5 4 6 12 10 14 fall half
1977 5 30 9 16 5 31 24 34 1/4 UC 1/8
1978 3 30 16 5 9 42 31 37 Runner-up
1979 2 34 20 8 6 57 33 48 Group stage CWC 1/16
1980 6 34 13 9 12 45 40 35 Winner UC 1/32
1981 7 34 12 10 12 51 39 34 Group stage UC 1/32
1982 14 34 10 9 15 42 57 29 Group stage
1983 9 34 16 3 15 48 40 35 Winner
1984 13 34 10 9 15 47 46 29 1/8 CWC 1/4
1985 12 34 10 12 12 46 45 30 Runner-up
1986 6 30 11 9 10 40 38 31 Runner-up
1987 7 30 10 10 10 29 31 30 1/16
1988 8 30 9 10 11 30 28 28 1/8
1989 14 30 9 5 16 24 36 23 1/4
1990 8 24 6 10 8 23 31 22 1/8
1991 12 30 6 14 10 33 41 26 1/8
1992 No championship 1/8

Ukraine

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Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Cup Super Cup Cup Result Name Goals
League UEFA Top goalscorer[5]
1992 Premier League (1) 18 10 6 2 31 10 26 2nd[6] SF Serhii Rebrov 11
1992–93 30 11 12 7 44 32 45 4th R32 Serhiy Atelkin 12
1993–94 34 20 9 5 64 32 69 2nd R16 Oleh Matviiv 20
1994–95 34 18 8 8 52 29 62 4th Winners UC Prel. Ihor Petrov 19
1995–96 34 13 6 15 44 43 45 10th SF CWC R1
1996–97 30 19 5 6 72 28 62 2nd Winners Oleh Matviiv 21
1997–98 30 20 7 3 61 25 67 2nd R16 CWC R16 Valeriy Kryventsov
1998–99 30 20 5 5 70 25 65 2nd SF UC QR2 Andriy Vorobei 13
1999–2000 30 21 3 6 60 16 66 2nd QF UC R1 Andriy Vorobei 15
2000–01 26 19 6 1 58 17 63 2nd Winners UCL
UC
GS1
R3
Andriy Vorobei 34
2001–02 26 20 6 0 61 10 66 1st Winners UCL
UC
QR3
R1
Andriy Vorobei 16
2002–03 30 22 4 4 61 24 70 2nd Runners-up UCL
UC
QR3
R1
Oleksiy Byelik 25
2003–04 30 22 4 4 62 19 70 2nd Winners UCL
UC
QR3
R1
Zvonimir Vukić 13
2004–05 30 26 2 2 63 19 80 1st Runners-up Runners-up UCL
UC
GS
R16
Brandão 20
2005–06 30 23 6 1 64 14 75 1st R16 Winners UCL
UC
QR3
R32
Brandão 21
2006–07 30 19 6 5 57 20 63 2nd Runners-up Runners-up UCL
UC
GS
R16
Brandão 10
2007–08 30 24 2 4 75 24 74 1st Winners Runners-up UCL GS Oleksandr Hladky 21
2008–09 30 19 7 4 47 16 64 2nd Runners-up Winners UCL
UC
GS
Yevhen Seleznyov 11
2009–10 30 24 5 1 62 18 77 1st SF UCL
UEL
USC
QR3
R32
Luiz Adriano 17
2010–11 30 23 3 4 53 16 72 1st Winners Winners UCL QF Luiz Adriano 20
2011–12 30 25 4 1 80 18 79 1st Winners Runners-up UCL GS Luiz Adriano 16
2012–13 30 25 4 1 82 18 79 1st Winners Winners UCL R16 Henrikh Mkhitaryan 29
2013–14 28 21 2 5 62 23 65 1st Runners-up Winners UCL
UEL
GS
R32
Luiz Adriano 25
2014–15 26 17 5 4 71 21 56 2nd Runners-up Winners UCL R16 Alex Teixeira 22
2015–16 26 20 3 3 76 25 63 2nd Winners Winners UCL
UEL
GS
SF
Alex Teixeira 26
2016–17 32 25 5 2 66 24 80 1st Winners Runners-up UCL
UEL
QR3
R32
Facundo Ferreyra 16
2017–18 32 24 3 5 71 24 75 1st Winners Winners UCL R16 Facundo Ferreyra 21
2018–19 32 26 5 1 73 11 83 1st Winners Runners-up UCL
UEL
GS
R32
Júnior Moraes 26
2019–20 32 26 4 2 80 26 82 1st R16 Runners-up UCL
UEL
GS
SF
Júnior Moraes 26
2020–21 26 16 6 4 54 19 54 2nd QF Runners-up UCL
UEL
GS
R16
Manor Solomon 11
2021–22 was terminated began on 24.02.2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 15 2 1 49 10 47 1st Not played after QF Winner UCL GS Tetê 10
2022–23 30 22 5 3 63 24 71 1st Not played Not played UCL
UEL
GS
R16
Artem Bondarenko Mykhailo Mudryk 10
2023-24 30 22 6 2 69 21 72 1st Winners Not played UCL
UEL
GS
KR PO
Danylo Sikan 16
2024-25 5 3 0 2 14 7 9 7 1/8 finals Not played UCL LP

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Comrade Naumov (Товарищ Наумов)". "Futbol v litsakh" magazine No.3, 2005 (Журнал «Футбол в лицах» № 3 2005). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Still in exile, Shakhtar Donetsk picks new home, The Washington Post (30 January 2017)
  3. ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk move training and games over Ukraine conflict". BBC Sport. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ^ Qualified for championship
  5. ^ Goals in all competitions (Ukrainian Premier League or lower divisions, Ukrainian Cup, Ukrainian Super Cup and European tournaments.
  6. ^ Lost third-place play-off versus Dnipro 3–2, finishing fourth overall