2025–26 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season

Shakhtar Donetsk
2025–26 season
ChairmanRinat Akhmetov
ManagerArda Turan
StadiumArena Lviv (League)
Arena AufSchalke (Europe)
Premier LeaguePreseason
Ukrainian CupPreseason
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round

The 2025–26 season is FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 35th season in existence and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk will participate in the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Season events

On 27 May, Shakhtar announced Arda Turan as their new Head Coach, on a two-year contract.[1]

Squad

As of match played 24 May 2025[2]
Number Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
12 Tymur Puzankov GK (2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 22) Academy 2021 0 0
23 Kiril Fesyun GK (2002-08-07)7 August 2002 (aged 22) Kolos Kovalivka 2024[3] 2029[3] 6 0
31 Dmytro Riznyk GK (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 (aged 26) Vorskla Poltava 2023[4] 2028[4] 75 0
34 Rostyslav Bahlay GK (2008-02-01)1 February 2008 (aged 17) Academy 2024 0 0
35 Vladyslav Kravets GK (2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (aged 20) Academy 2021 0 0
48 Denys Tvardovskyi GK (2003-06-13)13 June 2003 (aged 21) Academy 2023 3 0
Defenders
3 Diego Arroyo DF (2005-04-29)29 April 2005 (aged 20) Club Bolívar 2025[5] 2029[5] 1 0
5 Valeriy Bondar DF (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 26) Academy 2019 140 2
12 Giorgi Gocholeishvili DF (2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (aged 24) Saburtalo Tbilisi 2023[6] 2027[6] 36 1
13 Pedro Henrique DF (2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 22) Athletico Paranaense 2023[7] 2028[7] 42 0
16 Irakli Azarovi DF (2002-02-21)21 February 2002 (aged 23) Red Star Belgrade 2023[8] 2028[8] 47 0
17 Vinicius Tobias DF (2004-02-23)23 February 2004 (aged 21) Internacional 2022[9] 2029[10] 26 0
18 Alaa Ghram DF (2001-07-24)24 July 2001 (aged 23) CS Sfaxien 2024[11] 2029[11] 13 0
22 Mykola Matviyenko DF (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 29) Academy 2015 2027[12] 132 16
26 Yukhym Konoplya DF (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 25) Academy 2017 87 5
65 Mykola Ogarkov DF (2005-02-18)18 February 2005 (aged 20) Academy 2024 1 0
74 Maryan Faryna DF (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (aged 21) Academy 2022 6 0
Midfielders
6 Marlon Gomes MF (2003-12-14)14 December 2003 (aged 21) Vasco da Gama 2024[13] 2028[13] 47 8
8 Dmytro Kryskiv MF (2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 24) Academy 2019 93 12
9 Maryan Shved MF (1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 27) KV Mechelen 2022[14] 2027[14] 43 8
10 Heorhiy Sudakov MF (2002-09-01)1 September 2002 (aged 22) Academy 2020 2028[15] 136 34
11 Kevin MF (2003-01-04)4 January 2003 (aged 22) Palmeiras 2024[16] 2028[16] 52 12
20 Anton Hlushchenko MF (2004-04-20)20 April 2004 (aged 21) Academy 2022 6 1
21 Artem Bondarenko MF (2000-08-21)21 August 2000 (aged 24) Academy 2020 2028[17] 123 28
24 Viktor Tsukanov MF (2006-02-04)4 February 2006 (aged 19) Academy 2024[18] 2028[18] 8 0
27 Oleh Ocheretko MF (2003-03-25)25 March 2003 (aged 22) Academy 2020 2027[19] 17 1
29 Yehor Nazaryna MF (1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 27) Zorya Luhansk 2022[20] 2027[20] 67 3
38 Pedrinho MF (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 27) Benfica 2021[21] 2029[22] 52 5
39 Newerton MF (2005-06-03)3 June 2005 (aged 19) São Paulo 2023[23] 2028[23] 43 5
Forwards
2 Lassina Traoré FW (2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 24) Ajax 2021[24] 2026[24] 95 24
7 Eguinaldo FW (2004-08-09)9 August 2004 (aged 20) Vasco da Gama 2023[25] 2028[25] 57 10
19 Kauã Elias FW (2006-03-28)28 March 2006 (aged 19) Fluminense 2025[26] 2029[26] 10 1
30 Alisson Santana FW (2005-09-21)21 September 2005 (aged 19) Atlético Mineiro 2025[27] 2030[27] 12 1
Away on loan
20 Dmytro Topalov MF (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 27) Academy 2017 18 0
25 Kyrylo Siheyev MF (2004-05-16)16 May 2004 (aged 21) Academy 2021 0 0
32 Eduard Kozik DF (2003-04-19)19 April 2003 (aged 22) Academy 2021 8 0
55 Luka Latsabidze DF (2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (aged 21) Dinamo Tbilisi 2024[28] 2028[28] 0 0
77 Khusrav Toirov MF (2004-08-01)1 August 2004 (aged 20) Atyrau 2023[29] 2027[29] 2 0
Viktor Korniyenko DF (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 26) Academy 2016 30 1
Roman Savchenko DF (2004-02-17)17 February 2004 (aged 21) Academy 2021 0 0
Danylo Udod DF (2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (aged 21) Academy 2021 0 0
Ivan Petryak MF (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 31) Fehérvár 2022[30] 2026[30] 38 3
Players who left during the season

Transfers

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
27 June 2025 DF Stav Lemkin Twente Undisclosed [31]

Friendlies

4 July 2025 ND Gorica 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Predoslje, Slovenia
19:00 EET (UTC+3) Report Eguinaldo 51' Stadium: Brdo Elegance Hotel sports complex
Attendance: 100
6 July 2025 1. FC Slovácko 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Predoslje, Slovenia
21:00 EET (UTC+3) Havlík 26' Report Newerton 71' Stadium: Brdo Elegance Hotel sports complex
Attendance: 100
11 July 2025 Brinje Grosuplje – Shakhtar Donetsk Predoslje, Slovenia
19:00 EET (UTC+3) Stadium: Brdo Elegance Hotel sports complex

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Ukrainian Cup 2025 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Europa League 2025 First qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 24 May 2025
Source: Results

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Poltava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Rukh Lviv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
14 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Veres Rivne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16 Zorya Luhansk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 August 2025. Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[32]

Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD x–x TBD
TBD x–x TBD

First Semi-final

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Second Semi-final

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 24 May 2025.
Source: Results

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2025. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

2 August 2025 1 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi – Shakhtar Donetsk
EET (UTC+3)

Ukrainian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Ukrainian Cup
2025 –
EET (UTC+3)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
10 July 2025 First qualifying round 1st leg Shakhtar Donetsk – Ilves Ljubljana, Slovenia
21:00 EET (UTC+3) Report[33] Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[34]
17 July 2025 First qualifying round 2nd leg Ilves –
(– agg.)		 Shakhtar Donetsk Tampere, Finland
19:00 EET (UTC+3) Report[35] Stadium: Tammelan Stadion
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

Squad statistics

Notes

References

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