FC Shakhtar Donetsk junior squads and academy

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Shakhtar Donetsk juniors
Full nameYouth team of FC Shakhtar Donetsk (U21/U19)
Ground Knyazha Arena,
Shchaslyve, Ukraine
Capacity1,000
President Rinat Akhmetov
League Youth Championship
Website Club website
Knyazha Arena in 2016 (Shakhtar - Olimpik) under-21 Shchaslyve Kniazha Arena 4.jpg
Knyazha Arena in 2016 (Shakhtar - Olimpik) under-21

The FC Shakhtar Donetsk junior squads and academy is a football academy and the club's junior squads of Ukrainian professional football club Shakhtar Donetsk.

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Shakhtar Donetsk has two junior teams (squads) that participate in the junior championships of the Ukrainian Premier League. There also were some additional reserve teams that competed in lower leagues (Shakhtar-2 and Shakhtar-3). Four more teams from the club's academy participate in the Ukrainian Youth Football League which is a separate national football league not associated with the Ukrainian Premier League designed for football academy and sports schools.

Brief history

FC Shakhtar Donetsk has been fielding its reserve (junior) team since 1949 when the club returned to the Soviet top league (Pervaya Gruppa). In 1953 the club established its own training center in Kirsha. Since discontinuation of the Soviet Top League in 1991, Shakhtar reserve team was discontinued as well.

In 1992 based on reserve team there was created FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk which was based in Kostiantynivka and entered competitions among professional teams the 1992 Ukrainian First League.

At the end of 1990s there were more discussions about revival of junior competitions. In 1998 there was created All-Ukrainian youth football championship among senior and junior youth teams and which in 2000 Shakhtar junior youth team won. In 2001 there was established the DYuFL (Youth Football League) and teams of Vyshcha Liha (Higher League) were mandated to field four teams in each age group competition (U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17). In 2002 there also was established provisional competitions among under-19 teams.

Honours

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023. [1] [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Rostyslav Bahlay
GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Denys Barchenko
GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Marko Kessel
GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vladyslav Kravets
GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Artem Nedozymovanyi
GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Radislav Tanashchuk
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Maryan Bats
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleksandr Bashmarin
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Dmytro Bezkleynyi
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleh Chuyko
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Maksym Danylyuk
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yehor Dankovskyi
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Anton Drozd
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Valentyn Halonskyi
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yehor Kostyuk
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Mykola Oharkov
DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Mykyta Sheleketa
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Kristian Bako
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vasyl Bundash
MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ibrahima Dabo
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Maksym Honchar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Mykhaylo Khromey
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleksandr Kostrytsya
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Ivan Losenko
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vladyslav Naumenko
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yevheniy Prokopenko
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleksandr Rozputko
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Denys Smetana
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Bohdan Tryfanenko
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Viktor Tsukanov
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vladyslav Tyutyunov
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yevhen Yanovych
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Anton Demchenko
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Daniil Holovachov
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yehor Knyazyev
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleksandr Lomaha
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vitaliy Myts
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleh Pushkariov
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Daniil Savin
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yehor Shakun
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleksandr Yushchenko

International competitions

Since 2013 Shakhtar's junior team competed at the UEFA Youth League. Its first game it played on 17 September 2013 at the Zubieta Facilities against Real Sociedad Juvenil. The team played in every season except for the 2016–17 season. Since 2015 Shakhtar fields its junior team along with its main rival Dynamo.

In 2014 Shakhtar's juniors reached the UEFA Youth League finals, but lost it.

League and cup history

Shakhtar U-21 / doubles

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupEuropeNotes
2004–05 1st13309417335831
2005–06 16305421427819
2006–07 2302055743765
2007–08 4301848764058
2008–09 1302352701874
2009–10 2301875743461
2010–11 1302235663069
2011–12 1302181782971
2012–13 3301659673853
2013–14 2261673703155
2014–15 4261457633147
2015–16 2261934532560
2016–17 2322444741576
2017–18 1321976682164

Shakhtar U-19

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupEuropeNotes
2012–131st (East)214725261723to Champ
1st (Champ)314734301524
2013–141st (East)114131054940to Champ
1st (Champ)212732261024
2014–151st (Donbas)112912311428to Champ
1st (Champ)1141121391435
2015–161st3301956673062
2016–173261556562850
2017–182261826742656
2018–19

Notable players

See also

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References

  1. "Юнацький склад ФК "Шахтар" ("Шахтар" U19) | Офіційний сайт ФК "Шахтар" (Донецьк)".
  2. https://upl.ua/ua/clubs/view/28 Шахтар