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| Full name | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Hirnyky ("Miners"), Kroty ("Moles") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | RSK Olimpiyskyi (Capacity 25,813) |
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| Chairman |  Rinat Akhmetov |
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| Head coach |  Mircea Lucescu |
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| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. RSK Olimpiyskyi is a multi-use Stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. The stadium's current maximum capacity is 25831 and is currently used exclusively for The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov (born on 21 September, 1966) is a Ukrainian Business man, multi- Billionaire, and president of Mircea Lucescu (born July 29 1945, in Bucharest) is a former Romanian football player and one of the most successful Romanian History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal Donetsk (Донецьк translit Donets’k; Доне́цк translit Donetsk Oblast (Донецька область Donets’ka oblast’; also referred to as Donechchyna — Донеччина is an oblast (province
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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 Oleksiy Stakhanov, a legendary coal-miner in the Donbass distinguished for his prominently hard work. Alexey Grigoryevich Stakhanov (Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Стаха́нов 3 January 1906 &ndash1977 was a miner in Donets Basin, also known as Donbas or Donbass (Донецький басейн usually abbreviated to Донбас translit The first success for the team was in 1951, when then-renamed Shakhar took third-place in the USSR Championship. The Soviet Top League (Высшая лига was the top division of Soviet Union football.
The 'Miners’ country' team has always been famous for its willing disposition, team identity, and never-say-die attitude. Beginning in the 1960s, Shakhtar under Oleg Oshenkov’s coaching were three-time USSR Cup finalists, winning it twice in 1961 and 1962. The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (Кубок СССР was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 EuroCups. The Soviet Top League (Высшая лига was the top division of Soviet Union football. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 In 1978, Shakhtar finished third in the USSR Championship. A year later, the team once again took the honorable second place and its captain – striker Vitaliy Starukhin – was named the best player and the best forward in the USSR Championship (26 goals scored). The Soviet Top League (Высшая лига was the top division of Soviet Union football.
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 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The USSR Super Cup, or Season's Cup, featured the winners of the previous season's Soviet Top League and USSR Cup in a one or two legged playoff for the FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (ФК "Днiпро" Днiпропетровськ ФК "Днепр" Днепропетровск Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk) is a
In the newly independent Ukraine, FC Shakhtar along with Dynamo Kyiv became perennial first place competitors. FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the In part to the generosity of Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov who has run FC Shakhtar since 1996, the club has steadily improved its play and infrastructure, as promised by the club president himself (who has vowed to bring European glory to FC Shakhtar and its fans). Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov (born on 21 September, 1966) is a Ukrainian Business man, multi- Billionaire, and president of
In 1999, an FC Shakhtar Football academy was opened and nowadays hosts football training for roughly 3000 children. The same year, a Sports Training Complex "Kirsha", considered to be one of the best in Europe, was opened for the senior squad's use.
Shakhtar have, to date, appeared in all three editions of the First Channel Cup, winning the 2006 edition and finishing runners up in the 2008 edition. For ice hockey cup see Channel One Cup (ice hockey The Channel One Cup (Кубок Первого канала Kubok For ice hockey cup see Channel One Cup (ice hockey The Channel One Cup (Кубок Первого канала Kubok For ice hockey cup see Channel One Cup (ice hockey The Channel One Cup (Кубок Первого канала Kubok
Stadium
FC Shakhtar has been playing most of its games at the recently renovated RSK Olimpiyskiy stadium. RSK Olimpiyskyi is a multi-use Stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. The stadium's current maximum capacity is 25831 and is currently used exclusively for The team has started construction on a new stadium, Shakhtar Stadium which will have a capacity of 50,000 and will be a UEFA five star venue. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.
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. Shakhtar Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches FC Metalurh Donetsk (ФК «Металург» Донецьк ФК «Металлург» Донецк Metallurg Donetsk) is a Ukrainian football 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. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club
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. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Regular hexagon The internal Angles of a regular hexagon (one where all sides and all angles are equal are all 120 ° and the hexagon has 720 degrees A pneumatic drill or jackhammer is a portable percussive Drill powered by Compressed air. 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. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 About the same time the crest was added to the kit and remained there since, except for several seasons, in the beginning of 1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999
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. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) BALL ( Biochemical Algorithms Library) is a C++ library containing common algorithms used in Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. Some time later the logo was remodelled into the present one. Today's emblem was added to the kit in 1997. [1]
Honors
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- 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008
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- 1961, 1962, 1980, 1983
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- 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
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Runner-Up
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- 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
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- 1975, 1979
- USSR Cup: 4
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- 1963, 1978, 1985, 1986
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- 2003, 2007
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- 1980, 1985
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- 2004, 2006, 2007
Squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of January 29, 2008. History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (Кубок СССР was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Cup is a knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The USSR Super Cup, or Season's Cup, featured the winners of the previous season's Soviet Top League and USSR Cup in a one or two legged playoff for the Ukrainian Super Cup ( Суперкубок України) acts as the grand-opening for every new football competition season in Ukraine, having the winners History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union USSR Championship Soviet Top League - football competition Soviet Hockey League - Top league of Soviet hockey Soviet Championship The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (Кубок СССР was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Cup is a knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The USSR Super Cup, or Season's Cup, featured the winners of the previous season's Soviet Top League and USSR Cup in a one or two legged playoff for the Ukrainian Super Cup ( Суперкубок України) acts as the grand-opening for every new football competition season in Ukraine, having the winners Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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League and Cup History
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W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 1st 4 18 10 6 2 31 10 26 1/2 finals 1992-93 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 UCL 1st group stage
Club song
Words by: K. The Ukrainian Cup is a knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The following teams were given the right to play in the first football championship of independent Ukraine: Ukrainian teams that took part in the Promotions from 1992 season Veres Rivne and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih were promoted from the First League after finishing first the prior season Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1993-94 Top Goalscorers Managers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1994-95 Legend Top Goalscorers Managers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1995-96 Top Goalscorers Managers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1996-97 Top Goalscorers Managers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1997-98 Top Goalscorers Managers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1998-99 Top Goalscorers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1999-00 Top Goalscorers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2000-01 Top Goalscorers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2001-02 Top Goalscorers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2002-03 Top goal scorers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2003-04 Top goal scorers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2004-05 Top goal scorers Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2005-06 Golden Match Shakhtar Donetsk - Dynamo Kyiv 21 (00 11 Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2006-07 Top goal scorers Promoted teams These two teams were promoted from The 2007 &ndash 08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment 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!
External links
- (English) Official website
- (English) Ukrainian Soccer Net
References
- ^ Shakhtar's official website. Short crest history. Retrieved on July 26, 2007. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
See also
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