Football Association of Donetsk Oblast Last updated January 27, 2026 Football Association of Donetsk Oblast (FAD) is a football governing body in the region of Donetsk Oblast , Ukraine . The association is a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football .
The Donetsk Oblast was formed on 2 July 1932 by combining territories of okruhas of the Ukrainian SSR of Starobilsk, Luhansk, Artemivsk, Stalino and Mariupol, and until 3 June 1938 covering territory of today's Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
Donbas Championship Along with the Football association of Luhansk Oblast, the Association conducts united Donbas Championship since 2012. Since 2015 it service as the championship of Donetsk Oblast.
DNR Championship Due to the Russian aggression, the Russian occupying forces conduct own competition.
2016 FC Pobeda Donetsk 2017 FC Pobeda Donetsk (2) 2018 FC Gvardeets Donetsk 2019 FC Gvardeets Donetsk 2020 FC Gvardeets Donetsk 2021 FC Gvardeets Donetsk 2022 full-scale Russian invasion 2023 FC Gvardeets Donetsk (5) 2024 FC Niva Telmanovo (1) Additional tournaments 2019 FC Shakhter Sverdlovsk 2020 FC Antratsyt Kirovskoye Sodruzhestvo 2023 FC Dinamo Lugansk 2024 FC ChF Chernomorets Sevastopol Professional clubs locations of all professional clubs and "teams of maters"
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ugolschiki Horlivka, Stakhanovets), 1936-1941, 1945- (87 seasons ) FC Stal Kostiantynivka, 1936f, 1937 (2 seasons) FC Kramatorsk (Avanhard), 1948, 1949, 1960-1970, 2011-2014, 2015-2021 (22 seasons ) FC Avanhard-2 Kramatorsk, 2019–2020 (a season) FC Lokomotiv Donetsk , 1958-1973 (16 seasons) FC Shakhtar Horlivka (Vuhlyk), 1959-1973, 1976-1988, 1992–1993, 1994–1995, 1998-2000 (22 seasons ) FC Mariupol (Avangard, Azovstal), 1960-1964, 1966-1973, 1975–1989, 1992–2021 (58 seasons ) FC Metallurg Yenakieve (Industria), 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1997–1998 (5 seasons) FC Shakher Torez, 1965-1970 (6 seasons) FC Avangard Makiivka, 1966-1970 (5 seasons) FC Start Dzerzhynsk, 1966-1969 (4 seasons) FC Shakhter Yenakieve, 1965-1967 (3 seasons) FC Sitall Kostiantynivka, 1967-1969 (3 seasons) FC Ugolyok Krasnoarmiysk, 1968, 1969 (2 seasons) FC Shakhter Makiivka, 1972, 1973 (2 seasons) FC Shakhtar Makiivka , 1992-1999 (8 seasons) FC Shakhtar Shakhtarsk , 1992-1995 (4 seasons) → FC Metalurh Donetsk FC Metalurh Donetsk , 1996-2015 (19 seasons) → FC Stal Kamianske FC Khartsyzk , 1992-1994 (3 seasons) FC Antratsyt Kirovske, 1992-1993 (2 seasons) FC Dynamo Sloviansk , 1995–1996 (a season) FC Metalurh Komsomolske , 1997–1998 (a season) FC VPS Kramatorsk, 1998–1999 (a season) FC Mashynobudivnyk Druzhkivka , 1999-2002 (3 seasons) FC Uholyok Dymytrov , 2002-2005 (3 seasons) FC Olimpik Donetsk , 2004-2021 (17 seasons) FC Tytan Donetsk , 2007-2009 (2 seasons) FC Makiivvuhillia Makiivka, 2011-2015 (4 seasons) → FC Nikopol FSC Mariupol (Yarud) , 2020- (5 seasons)
Note: the list includes clubs that played at republican competitions before 1959 and the amateur or KFK competitions after 1964 .
Avanhard Kramatorsk (z-d im. Ordzhonikidze, Bliuminh), 1936–1940, 1946–1952, 1956–1959, 1974 – 1976, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1992-93 – 1995-96, 2011 Chystiakove (Torez), 1936–1938 Bakhmut (Artemivsk), 1936, 1938 Makiivka, 1936, 1938 Krasnoarmiisk (Postysheve), 1936, 1937 Horlivka, 1936 Zenit Stalino (z-d imeni Stalina), 1936–1939 Kostiantynivka, 1936 Mariupol (Zhdanov), 1937, 1950 Avanhard Horlivka, 1937–1940, 1946 Sloviansk, 1937, 1938, 1948 Druzhkivka, 1937 Metalurh Makiivka (Stal), 1937, 1948–1951 Metalurh Kostiantynivka (Stal), 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1948–1952 Stakhanovets Krasnoarmiisk, 1938 Avanhard Druzhkivka, 1938–1940, 1959 Metalurh Mariupol (Stal), 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951–1957 Lokomotyv Yasynuvata, 1946, 1948, 1949 Shakhtar Rutchenkove (Stakhanovets), 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1959 Shakhtar Chystiakove, 1948, 1956–1959, 1972, 1996-97, 1997-98 Shakhtar Smolianka, 1948, 1949, 1958 Shakhtar Horlivka, 1948, 1949, 1958, 1974, 1989 – 1991, 1993-94, 1997-98 Shakhtar Yenakieve, 1948, 1951, 1955 Shakhtar Druzhkivka, 1948, 1949 Pivdenstal Yenakieve (Metalurh, Stal), 1948, 1949, 1957, 1970, 1985, 1987 – 1990, 1992-93 – 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2002 Metalurh Horlivka (Stal), 1948, 1954, 1955 Lokomotyv Debaltseve, 1948 Azovstal Mariupol, 1948, 1980, 1982, 1987 Lokomotyv Artemivsk, 1949–1957 Metalurh Stalino, 1950–1952, 1958 Khimik Horlivka, 1950–1952, 1971 – 1973 Budivelnyk Zhdanov, 1951 Metalurh Chasiv Yar, 1952 Shakhtar Stalino [klubnaya], 1954–1956, 1967, 1984 – 1986 Shakhtar Makiivka, 1957, 1969 – 1971, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994-95 Dzerzhynets Dzerzhynsk, 1957 Shakhtar Budyonivka, 1957, 1958 Avanhard Zhdanov, 1958, 1959 Avanhard Yenakieve, 1958, 1959 z-d imeni Ordzhonikidze Chasiv Yar, 1958 Avanhard Chasiv Yar, 1959 Khimik Makiivka, 1959 Mashynobudivnyk Druzhkivka, 1964, 1975, 1988, 1990 Avtosklo Kostiantynivka, 1965, 1971 – 1973 Khimik Sloviansk, 1966, 1976, 1978 GUS Horlivka, 1968 Dzerzhynets Dzerzhynsk, 1970 Tsvetmet Artemivsk, 1970 – 1974, 1986, 1988, 1991 Sitall Kostiantynivka, 1970 Vuhlyk Kramatorsk, 1970 Vuhlyk Donetsk, 1971, 1992-93, 1993-94 Shakhtar Snizhne, 1971, 1989 – 1994-95 Prometei Shakhtarsk, 1972, 1989 – 1991 Vuhlyk Krasnoarmiysk, 1973, 1991 Kirovets Makiivka, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979 – 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993-94 Vohnetryvnyk Chasiv Yar, 1974, 1975 Lokomotyv Zhdanov, 1974 Monolit Donetsk, 1974, 1975, 1977 – 1979 Metalurh Artemivsk, 1976, 1977 Shakhtobudivnyk Donetsk, 1977 – 1982, 1989 Enerhia Kurakhove, 1980, 1981 Shakhtar Dzerzhynsk, 1980 – 1990 Shakhtar Ukrainsk, 1981 Tekstylnyk Donetsk, 1981, 1983, 1987 Mashynobudivnyk Artemivsk, 1983 Udarnyk Snizhne, 1986 Sotsdonbasovets Donetsk, 1988 – 1991 Antratsyt Kirovske, 1990, 1991 Novator Mariupol, 1990, 1991 Krystal Torez, 1991 – 1994-95 FC Khartsyzk, 1991, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98 Vuhlyk Dymytriv, 1992-93 – 1994-95, 2001 Azovmash Mariupol, 1992-93, 1993-94 Harant Donetsk, 1992-93, 1993-94 Lidiyevka Donetsk, 1993-94, 1994-95 Kholodna Balka Makiivka, 1993-94 Shakhtar Selydove, 1994-95 Hirnyk Makiivka, 1994-95 Dynamo Sloviansk, 1994-95 AFK-UOR Mariupol, 1994-95 Aton Donetsk, 1994-95 Metalurh Komsomolske, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998-99 – 2001, 2004 – 2006 Butovska Makiivka, 1994-95 Hirnyk Torez, 1997-98 Shakhta Ukraina Ukrainsk, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000 Fortuna Shakhtarsk, 2000 Monolit Kostiantynivka, 2000 – 2002 VAVK Volodymyrivka, 2001, 2002 Slovkhlib Sloviansk, 2002, 2004, 2009 Shakhtar Rodynske, 2002 FC Torez, 2003 Olimpik Donetsk, 2004 Donbas-Krym Donetsk, 2007 Makiivvuhillia Makiivka, 2011 USC-Rubin Donetsk, 2013, 2014 Yarud Mariupol, 2017-18 – 2019-20 This page is based on this
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