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FC Shakhtyor Donetsk (2025)
Football club
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FC Shakhtyor Donetsk (Russian: ФК «Шахтёр» Донецк) is a professional football club officially based in Donetsk (which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine), but plays in Taganrog, Russia.
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| Full name | Football Club Shakhtyor Donetsk | ||
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| Nickname | Hirnyky | ||
| Founded | 2025 (as Shakhtyor Donetsk) | ||
| Ground | Forte-Arena, Taganrog | ||
| Capacity | 3,400 | ||
| Manager | Viktor Kovalenko | ||
| League | Russian Second League (Division B, group 1) | ||
| Website | fcshd | ||
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Club history
Prelude
Following the Revolution of Dignity and the subsequent 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government did not maintain control over the city of Donetsk. As a consequence, the historical FC Shakhtar Donetsk was not able to play their home games in the city, and played mostly in Lviv since, and in Poland for UEFA games. During the Russo-Ukrainian war, Donetsk oblast was annexed by Russia in 2022, making clubs based in Donetsk eligible to enter the Russian competition system.
Former Shakhtar players Viktor Zvyahintsev[1] and Yuriy Dehteryov[2] chose to remain in Donetsk and participated in the breakaway Football Association of Donetsk Oblast,[3] which later paved the way for the creation of the new club.[4]
Formation
The club was formed in 2025 under the name Shakhtyor ("Shakhtyor" and "Shakhtar" are the words for "miner" in Russian and Ukrainian languages respectively). Former Shakhtar player Ihor Petrov was made its first president.[5] As Donbas Arena was not available to use due to the continuing war, in November 2025 the club signed a five-year contract with Forte-Arena stadium in Taganrog, Russia, approximately 120 km away from Donetsk, which was available as their local club FC Forte Taganrog was dissolved shortly before.[6][7] Shakhtyor was licensed for the fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B.[8] It was assigned to group 1.[9]
Commonwealth League
After achieving 1st place in 2025 with 51 points, Shakhtyor was inducted into the Russian Second League Division B.[10] Currently, a reserve team of Shakhtyor, Shakhtyor-2 plays in the Commonwealth League with a number of other reserve teams from Crimea and Luhansk.[11]
Current squad
As of 2 August 2026[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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