FC Metalurh Donetsk
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FC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian
professional football club from the city of Donetsk
. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League
.
, in the 1993 season Antratsyt placed third in the Third League
and was promoted back to the Second League
. Once there, the club relocated to Shakhtarsk
and changed its name first to Shakhtar, but then to FC Medita Shahtarsk.
, Ukrainian
industrial corporation owned by Serhiy Taruta, one of the most wealthy businessmen in Ukraine
and Europe
. After placing second in the Druha Liha
Group C, the club gained the promotion to the Persha Liha
. In the next season, 1996–97, Metalurh won the Persha Liha championship and were promoted to the Vyscha Liha
.
The club successfully started in the Top League
and also improved significantly at the domestic Cup competition. Metalurh has managed to obtain few bronze medals in the League and since 1998 made through to at least the quarter-finals of the Ukrainian Cup
.
Throughout majority of the first decade of the new millennium, Metalurh's owners developed a close working relationship with well known Ukrainian agent Dmytro Sylyuk, who soon became club's acting chairman and has gained a lot of bad publicity for bringing numerous foreign players into the club. Also, while working with Metalurh, Selyuk has lived in Barcelona
and was a rare visitor to Ukraine. For several seasons, the foreigners, Selyuk's clients, have outnumbered domestic players. Many of the signed players were brought in without manager's consent, and a lot have been given an overly generous pay; among those were Yaya Touré
, Andrés Mendoza, and Jordi Cruyff
. After Sylyuk's questionable tactics, he was dismissed from his position and majority of the players brought in by him also left. As it appeared later, many of them have had contracts with Sylyuk, and not directly with the club.
After the era of Sylyuk ended, Metalurh's performance declined and a hunt for medals turned into a struggle for survival. However, in 2008, Bulgarian
specialist Nikolay Kostov
was brought in to rebuild the team. In his first season with the club, Kostov turned Metalurh's performance around and the club came fourth in the league, which granted them a spot in newly formed UEFA Europa League.
, which is the property of the well-established club Shakhtar Donetsk
. The Shakhtar Stadium is mostly used for the European competitions. A new stadium with capacity 17,500 is under construction at Makiivka
, near Donetsk
. It will be the new home ground of Metalurh Donetsk
. The two clubs have not only had a close history since formation of Metalurh, but the club has also played at Shakhtar's former venue, Shakhtar Stadium
. The games between the two clubs have been dubbed by the fans and the media as Donbass Derby, although Shakhtar has been dominant in the rivalry for a decade from 1996 and up until 2006, winning all 18 games between them, matches between the two have always been of a major significance to fans.
For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2010 and List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2009.
Oleksandr Kosyrin
Serhiy Shyschenko
Yuri Virt Ararat Arakelyan
Ara Hakobyan Yegishe Melikyan Samvel Melkonyan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Constantinos Makrides
Georgi Demetradze
Gocha Jamarauli
Jordi Cruyff
Ricardo Fernandes
Marian Aliuţă
Daniel Florea
South America Aílton da Silva
Andrés Mendoza
Africa Bernard Tchoutang
Ibrahim Touré
Yaya Touré
Venance Zézé
Tony Alegbe
Haruna Babangida
Pius Ikedia
Emmanuel Okoduwa
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
professional football club from the city of Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
.
Pre-history
Metalurh takes its roots from the Football Club Antratsyt Kirovske that was allowed to participate on the non-amateur level once Ukraine attained its independence. After a disappointing first season in the Second LeagueUkrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
, in the 1993 season Antratsyt placed third in the Third League
Ukrainian Third League
The Ukrainian Third League, also known as the Transitional League, was part of the Ukrainian professional football clubs competition.The League as the fourth tier was created after the reorganization once the first championship was completed in 1993...
and was promoted back to the Second League
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
. Once there, the club relocated to Shakhtarsk
Shakhtarsk
Shakhtarsk or Shakhtyorsk is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around . As of 2006, the population was 72,711....
and changed its name first to Shakhtar, but then to FC Medita Shahtarsk.
Metalurh Donetsk
A couple of years later, the club was reorganized again and renamed to, already widely accepted, Football Club Metalurh Donetsk. The club was purchased by ISDISD
-Schools:* Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis, Indiana* International School of Dakar, Senegal* International School Dhaka, Bangladesh* International School of Düsseldorf, Germany-Other:* Independent school district...
, Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
industrial corporation owned by Serhiy Taruta, one of the most wealthy businessmen in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. After placing second in the Druha Liha
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
Group C, the club gained the promotion to the Persha Liha
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
. In the next season, 1996–97, Metalurh won the Persha Liha championship and were promoted to the Vyscha Liha
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
.
The club successfully started in the Top League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
and also improved significantly at the domestic Cup competition. Metalurh has managed to obtain few bronze medals in the League and since 1998 made through to at least the quarter-finals of the Ukrainian Cup
Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...
.
Throughout majority of the first decade of the new millennium, Metalurh's owners developed a close working relationship with well known Ukrainian agent Dmytro Sylyuk, who soon became club's acting chairman and has gained a lot of bad publicity for bringing numerous foreign players into the club. Also, while working with Metalurh, Selyuk has lived in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and was a rare visitor to Ukraine. For several seasons, the foreigners, Selyuk's clients, have outnumbered domestic players. Many of the signed players were brought in without manager's consent, and a lot have been given an overly generous pay; among those were Yaya Touré
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
, Andrés Mendoza, and Jordi Cruyff
Jordi Cruyff
Johan Jordi Cruijff , anglicised as Jordi Cruyff is a Dutch former footballer and currently AEK Larnaca's Director of Football. He played from 1992 through to 2010, his clubs including Barcelona and Manchester United. He gained nine caps for the Netherlands national football team, playing in the...
. After Sylyuk's questionable tactics, he was dismissed from his position and majority of the players brought in by him also left. As it appeared later, many of them have had contracts with Sylyuk, and not directly with the club.
After the era of Sylyuk ended, Metalurh's performance declined and a hunt for medals turned into a struggle for survival. However, in 2008, Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
specialist Nikolay Kostov
Nikolay Kostov
Nikolay Kostov is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was at Anorthosis, where he won the Cypriot Cup in 2002. In 2006 he joined Olympiakos Nicosia, but was replaced by Juan Ramon Rocha...
was brought in to rebuild the team. In his first season with the club, Kostov turned Metalurh's performance around and the club came fourth in the league, which granted them a spot in newly formed UEFA Europa League.
Stadium
Metalurh has its own small stadium named after the club, Metalurh Stadium. In most of the domestic matches, the club plays at the stadium which just barely exceeds the 5,000 mark for a possible attendance. In case when it is expected for an upcoming game to gather a significantly larger crowd, Metalurh plays at the Shakhtar StadiumShakhtar Stadium
Shakhtar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 31,718 people. The stadium is currently used by FC Shakhtar Donetsk reserves and FC Metalurh Donetsk for the European competition . The stadium was built in 1936...
, which is the property of the well-established club Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
. The Shakhtar Stadium is mostly used for the European competitions. A new stadium with capacity 17,500 is under construction at Makiivka
Makiivka
Makiivka, also spelled Makiyivka is an industrial city located in eastern Ukraine within the Donetsk Oblast , from the capital Donetsk. As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the city's population is 389,589 inhabitants, of these 178,475 are men and 211,114 are women. It is an important steel...
, near Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
. It will be the new home ground of Metalurh Donetsk
Rivalry
Metalurh's top rivals are the neighbor club and one of Ukraine's most successful teams, Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
. The two clubs have not only had a close history since formation of Metalurh, but the club has also played at Shakhtar's former venue, Shakhtar Stadium
Shakhtar Stadium
Shakhtar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 31,718 people. The stadium is currently used by FC Shakhtar Donetsk reserves and FC Metalurh Donetsk for the European competition . The stadium was built in 1936...
. The games between the two clubs have been dubbed by the fans and the media as Donbass Derby, although Shakhtar has been dominant in the rivalry for a decade from 1996 and up until 2006, winning all 18 games between them, matches between the two have always been of a major significance to fans.
Sponsors
- ISDISD-Schools:* Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis, Indiana* International School of Dakar, Senegal* International School Dhaka, Bangladesh* International School of Düsseldorf, Germany-Other:* Independent school district...
(Industrial Union of Donbas) (main) - Kremen
- UmbroUmbroUmbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
- Alchevskkoks
- Keramet
- DMKD
- Enerhomashspecstal
- Ukruglesnab
- Onyx Don
- and others.
Honours
- Ukrainian First LeagueUkrainian First LeagueThe Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
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- 1996–97 Champions
- Ukrainian Second LeagueUkrainian Second LeagueThe Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
:
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- 1995–96 Runners-Up Group "B"
Current squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website, as of July 22, 2011 , as reported to Ukrainian Premier League.For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2010 and List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2009.
Out on loan
Notable former players
Europe Serhiy AtelkinSerhiy Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin |Kirovske]], Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.-Playing career:Atelkin made his name playing as a striker for the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk , U.S. Lecce and Boavista FC. Despite success in domestic competitions, Atelkin only played for the Ukrainian national football...
Oleksandr Kosyrin
Oleksandr Kosyrin
Oleksandr Mykhaylovych Kosyrin is a professional footballer currently playing for FC Dniester Ovidiopol. He is also a member of the Ukrainian national football team.-Club career:...
Serhiy Shyschenko
Serhiy Shyschenko
Serhiy Yuriyovych Shyshchenko is a professional footballer. Shyshchenko played for teams like FC Metalurh Donetsk, FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya, FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, FC Olympique Kharkiv, FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, and FC Nyva Ternopil...
Yuri Virt Ararat Arakelyan
Ararat Arakelyan
Ararat Arakelyan , is an Armenian football defender/midfielder. He currently plays for the Armenian Premier League club Banants Yerevan. He is the older brother of Artashes Arakelyan....
Ara Hakobyan Yegishe Melikyan Samvel Melkonyan
Samvel Melkonyan
Samvel Melkonyan is an Armenian football midfielder, currently with Iranian Premier League club Mes Kerman. Samvel was also a member of the Armenian national team, participated in 29 international matches since his debut at home 2006 World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands on...
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Constantinos Makrides
Constantinos Makrides
Constantinos Makrides is a Cypriot football player. He now plays and captains at AC Omonia.- Apollon :Makrides started playing football at Apollon Academies and because of his talent was soon training with the first team. Despite of this talent, the Limassol team decided to give him more time to...
Georgi Demetradze
Georgi Demetradze
Georgi Demetradze is a retired Georgian international footballer. He was a striker.- Career :Demetradze played for the Dinamo Tbilisi youth team and signed for the club in 1994 after spending two seasons with Kaheti Telavi. He has become the Georgian league top scorer with Dinamo.In 1997...
Gocha Jamarauli
Gocha Jamarauli
Gocha Jamarauli is a former Georgian football midfielder.He collected 62 caps and as of 2008 is the fourth most capped player in Georgia.-Career:...
Jordi Cruyff
Jordi Cruyff
Johan Jordi Cruijff , anglicised as Jordi Cruyff is a Dutch former footballer and currently AEK Larnaca's Director of Football. He played from 1992 through to 2010, his clubs including Barcelona and Manchester United. He gained nine caps for the Netherlands national football team, playing in the...
Ricardo Fernandes
Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes
Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine, as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
Marian Aliuţă
Marian Aliuta
Marian Aliuţă is a former Romanian football player.Aliuţă started to play football at Steaua Bucureşti and as soon as he reached the age of 18 is loaned to Steaua Mizil and then to Chindia Târgovişte and Gloria Bistriţa...
Daniel Florea
Daniel Florea
Daniel Florea is a Romanian footballer who plays for Dunărea Galaţi.His Former clubs include: Farul Constanţa, Metalurg Zaporozhye, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Bucureşti, Oţelul Galaţi-External links:* *...
South America Aílton da Silva
Ailton Gonçalves da Silva
Aílton Gonçalves da Silva , usually known simply as Aílton, is a Brazilian football striker who last played for FC Oberneuland.- Career :...
Andrés Mendoza
Andrés Augusto Mendoza
Andrés Augusto Mendoza Azevedo is a Peruvian footballer.-Club career:Mendoza started playing professionally with Sporting Cristal, which he helped become national champion in his first season....
Africa Bernard Tchoutang
Bernard Tchoutang
Bernard Samuel Tchoutang is a retired Cameroonian football player who last played for KS Elbasani. He was part of the victorious Cameroonian 2000 African Nations Cup team. He also took part at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup....
Ibrahim Touré
Ibrahim Touré
Ibrahim Oyala Touré is an Ivorian football playerHe is the brother of Manchester City players Kolo Touré and Yaya Touré.-Career:...
Yaya Touré
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
Venance Zézé
Venance Zézé
Venance Zézé nickname Zézéto is an Ivorian footballer who is currently without a club.- International :He has been capped by the Côte d'Ivoire national side.- Career :...
Tony Alegbe
Tony Alegbe
Anthony Alegbe is a former Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Wikki Tourists F.C..- Career :Alegbe played in 1999 with Shooting Stars F.C. in the CAF Champions League...
Haruna Babangida
Haruna Babangida
Haruna Babangida is a Nigerian footballer who currently is free agent.Babangida is a hard working, quick right wing who can also play on the left side.He is the younger brother of Tijani Babangida and Ibrahim Babangida...
Pius Ikedia
Pius Ikedia
Pius Nelson Ikedia is a Nigerian football winger who currently playing for Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K..-Career:While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played professional football for one year in Côte d'Ivoire before he was...
Emmanuel Okoduwa
Emmanuel Okoduwa
Emmanuel Osei Okoduwa is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.The former First Bank forward had previously been a big hit at Arsenal Kyiv, where he scored 32 goals in 100 top division matches between 2002 and 2006. He has also had a spell at K.F.C...
Head coaches
| Volodymyr Onyschenko (1997–98) Volodymyr Havrylov (1998) Ihor Yavorskyi (1999) Mykhaylo Sokolovskyi (1999) Semen Altman Semen Altman Semen Yosypovych Altman is a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the current manager of SC Tavriya Simferopol.Semen’s son, Hennadiy Altman is also a goalkeeper and has followed his father to many of the teams Semen has coached over the years.- Career :Altman played for Kolhospnyk... (1999–02) Oleksandr Sevidov Oleksandr Sevidov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Sevidov is a retired Ukrainian football player and now coach of Zakarpattia Uzhhorod. He has played in different Ukrainian and Russian clubs.-External links:*... (2003) Wim Vrosch (2003) |
Ton Caanen (2003–04) Slavoljub Muslin Slavoljub Muslin Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar... (2004–05) Vitaly Shevchenko (2004–05) Oleksandr Sevidov Oleksandr Sevidov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Sevidov is a retired Ukrainian football player and now coach of Zakarpattia Uzhhorod. He has played in different Ukrainian and Russian clubs.-External links:*... (2005) Stepan Matviyiv (2006) Ángel Alonso Pichi Alonso Àngel “Pichi” Alonso Herrera is a former Spanish footballer, and a current coach.... (2006) Co Adriaanse Co Adriaanse Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who is currently the head coach of Eredivisie team FC Twente.-Playing career:... (2006–07) |
Jos Daerden (2007) Serhiy Yaschenko Serhiy Yaschenko Serhiy Yashchenko is a football manager and former player.Yashchenko played football in the Soviet Top League for FC CSKA Moscow and FC Metalurh Donetsk. He became head coach of Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya in 2006 and guided them to the first round of the UEFA Cup and a 2-1 aggregate... (2007–08) Nikolay Kostov Nikolay Kostov Nikolay Kostov is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was at Anorthosis, where he won the Cypriot Cup in 2002. In 2006 he joined Olympiakos Nicosia, but was replaced by Juan Ramon Rocha... (2008–2010) Volodymyr Pyatenko Volodymyr Pyatenko Volodymyr Pyatenko is a former Ukrainian professional football defender and current Ukrainian coach.On 12 November 2010, Pyatenko was appointed as interim coach to the Ukrainian Premier League club FC Metalurh Donetsk after resignation Nikolay Kostov.... (caretaker) (2010–2011) Andrei Gordeyev Andrei Gordeyev Andrei Lvovich Gordeyev is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is currently an caretaker manager with FC Anzhi Makhachkala... (2011) Volodymyr Pyatenko Volodymyr Pyatenko Volodymyr Pyatenko is a former Ukrainian professional football defender and current Ukrainian coach.On 12 November 2010, Pyatenko was appointed as interim coach to the Ukrainian Premier League club FC Metalurh Donetsk after resignation Nikolay Kostov.... (2011–) |
League and Cup history
Information since Ukraine's Independence| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter... |
Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Ukrainian Second League 1992 The 1992 Ukrainian Transitional League was the first season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition was divided into two groups according to geographical location in the country – 1 is western Ukraine and 2 is eastern Ukraine... |
3rd "B" | 8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 1/16 finals | Relegated as Antratsyt Kirovske |
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| 1992–93 Ukrainian Third League 1992-93 Ten teams were relegated from the so called Transitional League which came to be the Second League or the Third Division. The FFU decided that the Transitional League of the previous season had to promote the higher-placed clubs to the newly created Second League and the other teams were to stay put... |
4th | 3 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 49 | N/A | Promoted as Antratsyt Kirovske |
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| 1993–94 Ukrainian Second League 1993-94 The 1993-94 Ukrainian Second League was the third season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.Strangely, there were five teams promoted to the League:* Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, winner of the Third League;* Dynamo Luhansk, runner-up of the Third League;... |
3rd | 8 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 41 | 42 | 1/32 finals | as Medita Shakhtarsk | ||
| 1994–95 Ukrainian Second League 1994-95 The 1994–95 Ukrainian Second League is the fourth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.-Final Standings: Transimpeks-Ros Bila Tserkva changed name Ros in the second half. Sirius Kryvyi Rih moved from Zhovti Vody in June 1995.... |
3rd | 7 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 36 | 74 | 1/64 finals | as Medita Shakhtarsk | ||
| 1995–96 Ukrainian Second League 1995-96 -Group A:Note: The Sumy team became the second post Soviet team that lost its non-amateur status.Withdrawn teamsFC Temp-Advis-2 Shepetivka stopped its participation after the 7th round .... |
3rd "B" | 2 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 27 | 94 | 1/32 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1996–97 Ukrainian First League 1996-97 Ukrainian First League 1996–97 was the sixth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Metalurh Donetsk. The season started on August 4, 1996 and finished on June 20, 1997.-Teams:... |
2nd | 1 | 46 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 77 | 39 | 101 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1997–98 Ukrainian Premier League 1997-98 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1997-98:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:-Managers:-External links:*... |
1st | 6 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 40 | Semi-finals | |||
| 1998–99 Ukrainian Premier League 1998-99 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1998-99:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 14 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 28 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 1999–00 Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1999-00:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2000 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 7 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 43 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2000–01 Ukrainian Premier League 2000-01 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2000-01:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2001 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 5 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 42 | Semi-finals | |||
| 2001–02 Ukrainian Premier League 2001-02 -Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final.Play-off:-Top goalscorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup... |
1st | 3 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 42 | Semi-finals | |||
| 2002–03 Ukrainian Premier League 2002-03 -Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*... |
1st | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 60 | 1/4 finals | UC | 1R | Lost to  Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... 10–2 |
| 2003–04 Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04 -Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*... |
1st | 4 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 34 | 52 | 1/4 finals | UC | 1R | Lost to  ParmaParma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its... 4–1 |
| 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League 2004-05 The 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 15, 2004 with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk has managed to win its second champion's title place ahead of the... |
1st | 3 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 49 | 1/4 finals | UC UEFA Cup 2004-05 The 2004–05 UEFA Cup season was won by CSKA Moscow, coming from behind in the final against Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was the first win by a Russian side in any European competition, and was even more impressive considering that the final was held at the José Alvalade Stadium, the home of... |
1R | Lost to Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... 6–0 |
| 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06 The 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fifteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with equal amount of points, it was decided... |
1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 39 | Semi-finals | UC UEFA Cup 2005-06 The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was... |
1R | Lost to  PAOK 3-3 (away goal) |
| 2006–07 Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07 The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history.... |
1st | 9 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08 The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008... |
1st | 12 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 31 | Semi-finals | |||
| 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26... |
1st | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 49 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2009–10 | 1st | 8 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 33 | 40 | Runners Up | EL | Play-off round | |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 8 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 38 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2011-12 | 1st | 1/4 finals | |||||||||||