2025–26 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season

Shakhtar Donetsk
2025–26 season
ChairmanRinat Akhmetov
ManagerArda Turan
StadiumArena Lviv (League)
Stožice Stadium (Europe)
Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium (Europe)
Premier League2nd
Ukrainian CupRound of 16 vs Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Conference LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kauã Elias (6)

All:
Kauã Elias (11)
Highest home attendance12,828 vs Beşiktaş
(31 July 2025)
Lowest home attendance650 vs Ilves
(10 July 2025)
Average home league attendance2,563 (14 December 2025)

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]

On 11 July, Shakhtar announced the return of Marlon Santos.[2]

On 26 July, Luka Latsabidze joined Dinamo Tbilisi on loan for the remainder of the year.[3]

On 7 August, Giorgi Gocholeishvili joined Hamburger SV on loan for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[4]

On 16 August, Shakhtar announced the signing of Lucas Ferreira from São Paulo, to a five-year contract.[5]

On 28 August, Shakhtar announced the signing of Luca Meirelles from Santos on a contract until 30 June 2030, and the signing of Isaque from Fluminense also on a contract until 30 June 2030.[6][7]

On 30 August, Heorhiy Sudakov left Shakhtar, joining Benfica initially on loan until the end of the season for a fee of €6,750,000, with a deal agreed to make the move permanent in the summer of 2026 for €20,250,000 with €5,000,000 in potential addons and a 25% sell on fee.[8][9]

On 1 September, Kevin left Shakhtar in order to sign for Fulham.[10]

On 24 November, Shakhtar announced that they had extended their contract with Oleh Ocheretko until 31 December 2030.[11]

On 14 December, Shakhtar announced the signing of Prosper Obah from LNZ Cherkasy, on a contract until 31 December 2030.[12]

Squad

As of match played 18 December 2025[13]
Number Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
23 Kiril Fesyun GK (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 Kolos Kovalivka 2024[14] 2029[14] 13 0
31 Dmytro Riznyk GK (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 Vorskla Poltava 2023[15] 2028[15] 100 0
34 Rostyslav Bahlay GK (2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 Academy 2024 0 0
35 Vladyslav Kravets GK (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 Academy 2021 0 0
48 Denys Tvardovskyi GK (2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 Academy 2023 3 0
Tymur Puzankov GK (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 Academy 2021 0 0
Defenders
3 Diego Arroyo DF (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 Club Bolívar 2025[16] 2029[16] 1 0
4 Marlon Santos DF (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 Unattached 2025[2] 30 0
5 Valeriy Bondar DF (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 Academy 2019 170 4
13 Pedro Henrique DF (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 Athletico Paranaense 2023[17] 2028[17] 66 1
16 Irakli Azarovi DF (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 Red Star Belgrade 2023[18] 2028[18] 60 0
17 Vinicius Tobias DF (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 Internacional 2022[19] 2029[20] 52 2
18 Alaa Ghram DF (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 CS Sfaxien 2024[21] 2029[21] 21 0
22 Mykola Matviyenko DF (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 Academy 2015 2027[22] 160 16
26 Yukhym Konoplya DF (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 Academy 2017 106 7
65 Mykola Ogarkov DF (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 Academy 2024 1 0
74 Maryan Faryna DF (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 Academy 2022 8 0
Midfielders
6 Marlon Gomes MF (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 Vasco da Gama 2024[23] 2028[23] 73 9
8 Dmytro Kryskiv MF (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 Academy 2019 103 12
9 Maryan Shved MF (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 KV Mechelen 2022[24] 2027[24] 51 8
10 Pedrinho MF (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 Benfica 2021[25] 2029[26] 77 11
11 Newerton MF (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 São Paulo 2023[27] 2028[27] 68 10
14 Isaque MF (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 Fluminense 2025[7] 2030[7] 19 4
20 Anton Hlushchenko MF (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 Academy 2022 11 2
21 Artem Bondarenko MF (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 Academy 2020 2028[28] 150 31
24 Viktor Tsukanov MF (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 Academy 2024[29] 2028[29] 9 0
27 Oleh Ocheretko MF (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 Academy 2020 2030[11] 45 4
29 Yehor Nazaryna MF (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 Zorya Luhansk 2022[30] 2027[30] 84 6
37 Lucas Ferreira MF (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 São Paulo 2025[5] 2030[5] 19 1
Prosper Obah MF (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 LNZ Cherkasy 2025[12] 2030[12] 0 0
Forwards
2 Lassina Traoré FW (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 Ajax 2021[31] 2026[31] 98 24
7 Eguinaldo FW (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 Vasco da Gama 2023[32] 2028[32] 73 15
19 Kauã Elias FW (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 Fluminense 2025[33] 2029[33] 36 12
30 Alisson Santana FW (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 Atlético Mineiro 2025[34] 2030[34] 25 5
49 Luca Meirelles FW (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 Santos 2025[6] 2030[6] 18 8
Away on loan
10 Heorhiy Sudakov MF (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 Academy 2020 2028[35] 146 34
12 Giorgi Gocholeishvili DF (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 Saburtalo Tbilisi 2023[36] 2027[36] 40 1
20 Dmytro Topalov MF (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 Academy 2017 18 0
25 Kyrylo Siheyev MF (2004-05-16) 16 May 2004 Academy 2021 0 0
32 Eduard Kozik DF (2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 Academy 2021 8 0
55 Luka Latsabidze DF (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 Dinamo Tbilisi 2024[37] 2028[37] 0 0
77 Khusrav Toirov MF (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 Atyrau 2023[38] 2027[38] 2 0
Viktor Korniyenko DF (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 Academy 2016 30 1
Roman Savchenko DF (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 Academy 2021 0 0
Danylo Udod DF (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 Academy 2021 0 0
Ivan Petryak MF (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 Fehérvár 2022[39] 2026[39] 38 3
Players who left during the season
11 Kevin MF (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 Palmeiras 2024[40] 2028[40] 57 17

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
11 July 2025 DF Marlon Santos Unattached Free [2]
16 August 2025 MF Lucas Ferreira São Paulo Undisclosed [5]
28 August 2025 MF Isaque Fluminense Undisclosed [7]
28 August 2025 FW Luca Meirelles Santos Undisclosed [6]
14 December 2025 MF Prosper Obah LNZ Cherkasy Undisclosed [12]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
27 June 2025 DF Stav Lemkin Twente Undisclosed [41]
30 August 2025[a] MF Heorhiy Sudakov Benfica €20,250,000 [9]
1 September 2025 MF Kevin Fulham Undisclosed [10]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
14 July 2025 MF Kyrylo Siheyev Tatran Prešov End of season [42]
26 July 2025 DF Luka Latsabidze Dinamo Tbilisi 31 December 2025 [3]
2 August 2025 MF Ivan Losenko Kudrivka 30 June 2026 [43]
7 August 2025 DF Giorgi Gocholeishvili Hamburger SV 30 June 2026 [4]
30 August 2025 MF Heorhiy Sudakov Benfica 30 June 2026 [9]
  1. ^ Transfer announced on the shown date, becoming official on 1 July 2026.

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 0–5 Shakhtar Donetsk Predoslje, Slovenia
19:00 EET (UTC+3) Report Eguinaldo 45', 59'
Traoré 47', 66'
Gocholeishvili 79' (pen.)
Stadium: Brdo Elegance Hotel sports complex
18 July 2025 Triglav Kranj 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Predoslje, Slovenia
11:00 EET (UTC+3) Benedičič 16' Report Stadium: Brdo Elegance Hotel sports complex
Note: Match consisted of two halves of 30 minutes.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 3 August 2025 Matchday 1 16 10 5 1 42 12 +30 062.50
Ukrainian Cup 17 September 2025 29 October 2025 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Europa League 10 July 2025 14 August 2025 First qualifying round Third qualifying round 6 3 3 0 12 2 +10 050.00
Conference League 21 August 2025 Play-off round 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 062.50
Total 32 19 10 3 69 23 +46 059.38

Last updated: 18 December 2025
Source: Results

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LNZ Cherkasy 16 11 2 3 20 8 +12 35 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 16 10 5 1 42 12 +30 35 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Polissya Zhytomyr 16 9 3 4 26 11 +15 30
4 Dynamo Kyiv 16 7 5 4 35 21 +14 26
5 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 16 7 5 4 28 24 +4 26
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 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).[44]

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
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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
16 10 5 1 42 12  +30 35 6 1 1 25 8  +17 4 4 0 17 4  +13

Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: Results

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

3 August 2025 1 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Ternopil
15:30 EEST (UTC+3) Coch  41'
Joaquinete  57'
Moroz  87'
Report Kauã Elias 79' Stadium: Roman Shukhevych Ternopil city stadium
Attendance: 9,850
Referee: Klym Zabroda
10 August 2025 2 Karpaty Lviv 3–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Lviv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Neves 18'
Krasnopir  65' 90+2'
Bruninho 77'
Miroshnichenko  90+7'
Report Newerton 9'
Kauã Elias 23'
Azarovi  28'
Konoplya  45'
Alisson 82'
Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Mykola Balakin
17 August 2025 3 Veres Rivne 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Rivne
15:30 EEST (UTC+3) Honcharenko  54'
Boyko  71'
Report Konoplya 45+1'
Tobias 62'
Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Referee: Denys Shurman
31 August 2025 4 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Oleksandriya Lviv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bondarenko 25'
Pedrinho 37'
Kauã Elias 69'
Report Cara  36'
Touati  53'
Behiratche  68'
Silva  90+1'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Klym Zabroda
13 September 2025 5 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Zhytomyr
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Shabanov  20'
Kalyuzhnyi  21' 85'
Report Bondarenko 22' (pen.)
Ocheretko  66'
Newerton  81'
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi
22 September 2025 6 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Zorya Luhansk Lviv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Isaque 87'  87' Report Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: Vitalii Romanov
28 September 2025 7 Rukh Lviv 0–4 Shakhtar Donetsk Lviv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Lyakh  59'
Slyubyk  62'
Report Meirelles 27'  56'
Pedrinho 31', 49'
Marlon  62'
Konoplya  69'
Isaque 90'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Oleksandr Kalonov
5 October 2025 8 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–4 LNZ Cherkasy Lviv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Nazaryna 85'
Santos  FT'
Report Kuzyk 13'
Ryabov  47' 71'
Assinor 62'  FT'
Obah 89'  90'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn
18 October 2025 9 Polissya Zhytomyr 0–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Zhytomyr
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kravchenko  86' Report Bondar  75' Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Oleksandr Afanasiev
26 October 2025 10 Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 Kudrivka Lviv
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Kauã Elias 7', 51'
Ocheretko 32'  52'
Marlon  50'
Hlushchenko  71' 87'
Report Melnychuk  64'
Korkishko 72'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: Roman Blavatskyi
2 November 2025 11 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Dynamo Kyiv Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Eguinaldo 3'
Marlon  13'
Newerton 54'  55'
Kabayev 90+4' (o.g.)
Report Thiaré  40'
Buyalskyi 56'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Vitalii Romanov
9 November 2025 12 Shakhtar Donetsk 7–1 Poltava Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Marlon 3'
Pedrinho 17' (pen.)
Eguinaldo 57'
Ocheretko 62'
Newerton 82'
Konoplya 90'
Pidlepych 90+3' (o.g.)
Report Bazhan  36'
Marusych  37'
Halenkov 53'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Maksym Kozyriatskyi
22 November 2025 13 Obolon Kyiv 0–6 Shakhtar Donetsk Kyiv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Pryimak  51'
Sukhanov  53'  56'
Chekh  87'
Report Meirelles  41' 49'
Bondar 45+1'
Tobias 48'
Eguinaldo 69'
Isaque 80'
Kauã Elias 82'
Stadium: Obolon Arena
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Oleksandr Shandor
1 December 2025 14 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Pedro Henrique  27'
Ocheretko 38'
Eguinaldo  57' 90+5'
Report Zaderaka 13'
Konaté  28'
Vilivald 40'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Viktor Kopievskii
6 December 2025 15 Kolos Kovalivka 0–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Kovalivka
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Salabay  84' Report Kryskiv  65' Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Referee: Maksym Kozyriatskyi
14 December 2025 16 Shakhtar Donetsk 5–0 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Pedrinho 9' (pen.)
Newerton 20'
Kauã Elias 56'
Meirelles 87', 89'
Report Joaquinete  8'
S.Krystin  47'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Volodymyr Novohatnii
February 2026 17 Shakhtar Donetsk Karpaty Lviv Lviv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Arena Lviv

Ukrainian Cup

17 September 2025 Round of 32 Polissya Stavky 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Bucha
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Rudenko  78' Report Meirelles 45'
Isaque  82'
Stadium: Stadion Yuvileinyi
Attendance: 580
Referee: Dmytro Yevtukhov
29 October 2025 Round of 16 Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Kyiv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Popov  17'
Yarmolenko 72'
Guerrero 79'  79'
Report Meirelles 49'
Konoplya  83'
Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 4,333
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

10 July 2025 First qualifying round 1st leg Shakhtar Donetsk 6–0 Ilves Ljubljana, Slovenia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Alisson 26', 47'
Kauã Elias 43'
Kevin 74'
Pedrinho 87'
Newerton 90'
Report[45] Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Attendance: 650
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.[46]
17 July 2025 First qualifying round 2nd leg Ilves 0–0
(0–6 agg.)
Shakhtar Donetsk Tampere, Finland
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Jukkola  70' Report[47] Tobias  40' Stadium: Tammelan Stadion
Attendance: 7,315[48]
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)
24 July 2025 Second qualifying round 1st leg Beşiktaş 2–4 Shakhtar Donetsk Istanbul, Turkey
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Abraham 40' (pen.)
João Mário 87'
Uduokhai  79'
Yılmaz  90+1'
Günok  90+2'
Report[49] Alisson 7'
Eguinaldo 28'
Kevin 67', 90+6'
Riznyk  90+3'
Stadium: Beşiktaş Stadium
Attendance: 31,739[50]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
31 July 2025 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0
(6–2 agg.)
Beşiktaş Kraków, Poland
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kevin 12'
Matviyenko  36'
Kauã Elias 45+2'
Pedrinho  60'
Tobias  70'
Ocheretko  71'
Bondar  72'
Alisson  90+2'
Report[51] Tıknaz  16'
Gabriel  72'
Topçu  79'
Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 12,828[52]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[53]
7 August 2025 Third qualifying round 1st leg Panathinaikos 0–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Marlon  16' Report[54] Chirivella  20'
Kyriakopoulos  46'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 20,636[55]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
14 August 2025 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0
(0–0 agg.)
(3–4 p)
Panathinaikos Kraków, Poland
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bondar  28'
Ocheretko  48'  82'
Nazaryna  111'
Report[56] Gnezda Čerin  52'
Kotsiras  92'
Chirivella  97'
Siopis  105+1'
Touba  120+2'
Maksimović  120+2'
Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 13,387
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Penalties
Nazaryna
Tobias
Bondarenko
Newerton
Kauã Elias
Pedro Henrique
Ioannidis
Jeremejeff
Siopis
Chirivella
Zaroury
Mancini
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[57]

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying phase

21 August 2025 Play-off round 1st leg Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Servette Kraków, Poland
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Tobias  59'
Bondar 73'
Report[58] Fomba 8'
Njoh  59'
Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 8,392
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[59]
28 August 2025 Play-off round 2nd leg Servette 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Shakhtar Donetsk Genève, Switzerland
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stevanović  29'
Njoh 53'  54'
Magnin  90'
Ondoua  119'
Bronn  120+4'
Report[60] Kevin 70' (pen.)  90+3'
Kauã Elias 113'  114'
Pedrinho  119'
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 13,224[61]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Sparta Prague 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5 Rayo Vallecano 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
6 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
7 Mainz 05 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13
8 AEK Larnaca 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6 12
Source: UEFA[62]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
2 October 2025 1 Aberdeen 2–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Aberdeen, Scotland
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) Karlsson 8' (pen.)  49'
Devlin 69'  75'
Lazetić  67'
Nilsen  70'
Report[63] Pedro Henrique  20' 60'
Nazaryna 38'
Ferreira 54'
Matviyenko  67'
Bondar  89'
Tobias  90+2'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,504
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
23 October 2025 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Legia Warsaw Kraków, Poland
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Marlon  33'
Meirelles 61'
Konoplya  82'
Nazaryna  90+3'
Report[64] Augustyniak 16', 90+4'
Rajović  43'
Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 13,936
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[65]
6 November 2025 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Breiðablik Kraków, Poland
19:45 EET (UTC+2) Bondarenko 28'
Kauã Elias 65'
Report[66] V.Einarsson  64' Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,252[67]
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[68]
27 November 2025 4 Shamrock Rovers 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Dublin, Republic of Ireland
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Pico  76'
Malley 87'
Report[69] Kauã Elias 23'
Nazaryna 77'
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 9,226[70]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
11 December 2025 5 Hamrun Spartans 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Ta' Qali, Malta
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Mbong  52'
García  58'
Report[71] Konoplya  10'
Ocheretko  50'
Meirelles 61'
Isaque 64'
Eguinaldo  90'
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 2,578[72]
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)
Note: Hamrun Spartans will play their home matches at National Stadium, Ta' Qali, instead of their regular stadium, Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
18 December 2025 6 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 Rijeka Kraków, Poland
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Bondar  51' Report[73] Oreč  55'
Radeljić  72'
Ndockyt  78'
Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 4,367[74]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[75]

Knockout phase

12 March 2026 Round of 16 1st leg Shakhtar Donetsk
EET (UTC+2)
19 March 2026 Round of 16 2nd leg Shakhtar Donetsk
( agg.)
Kraków, Poland
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[76]

Squad statistics

As of match played 18 December 2025

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Ukrainian Cup Europa League Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 FW  BFA Lassina Traoré 3 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
4 DF  BRA Marlon Santos 8 0 5+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF  UKR Valeriy Bondar 30 2 13+2 1 1+1 0 6 0 7 1
6 MF  BRA Marlon Gomes 26 1 12+3 1 1 0 5 0 5 0
7 FW  BRA Eguinaldo 16 5 6+3 4 1 0 2+1 1 2+1 0
8 MF  UKR Dmytro Kryskiv 10 0 4+3 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 MF  UKR Maryan Shved 8 0 0+2 0 1 0 0+3 0 1+1 0
10 MF  BRA Pedrinho 25 6 12+2 5 1 0 2+3 1 4+1 0
11 MF  BRA Newerton 25 5 10+3 4 2 0 3+3 1 3+1 0
13 DF  BRA Pedro Henrique 24 1 12+1 0 1 0 5 0 4+1 1
14 MF  BRA Isaque 19 4 2+9 3 1+1 0 0 0 4+2 1
16 DF  GEO Irakli Azarovi 13 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 4+1 0
17 DF  BRA Vinicius Tobias 26 2 6+5 2 1 0 4+2 0 6+2 0
18 DF  TUN Alaa Ghram 8 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 3+1 0
19 FW  BRA Kauã Elias 26 11 8+6 6 0+1 0 4+1 2 4+2 3
20 MF  UKR Anton Hlushchenko 5 1 0+2 1 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 MF  UKR Artem Bondarenko 27 3 12+2 2 0+1 0 3+3 0 4+2 1
22 DF  UKR Mykola Matviyenko 28 0 12+4 0 1 0 5 0 6 0
23 GK  UKR Kiril Fesyun 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
24 MF  UKR Viktor Tsukanov 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF  UKR Yukhym Konoplya 19 2 9+2 2 1 0 2 0 2+3 0
27 MF  UKR Oleh Ocheretko 28 3 14+2 3 1 0 5+1 0 3+2 0
29 MF  UKR Yehor Nazaryna 16 3 1+5 1 1 0 0+3 0 5+1 2
30 FW  BRA Alisson Santana 13 4 4+1 1 0+1 0 5 3 2 0
31 GK  UKR Dmytro Riznyk 25 0 14 0 1 0 6 0 4 0
37 MF  BRA Lucas Ferreira 19 1 1+8 0 1+1 0 0 0 4+4 1
49 FW  BRA Luca Meirelles 18 8 5+5 4 1+1 2 0 0 3+3 2
74 DF  UKR Maryan Faryna 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players away on loan:
10 MF  UKR Heorhiy Sudakov 10 0 3 0 0 0 3+2 0 2 0
12 DF  GEO Giorgi Gocholeishvili 4 0 1 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
11 MF  BRA Kevin 5 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 1+1 1

Goalscorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Ukrainian Cup Europa League Conference League Total
1 FW 19 Kauã Elias 6 0 2 3 11
2 FW 49 Luca Meirelles 4 2 0 2 8
3 MF 10 Pedrinho 5 0 1 0 6
4 FW 7 Eguinaldo 4 0 1 0 5
MF 39 Newerton 4 0 1 0 5
MF 11 Kevin 0 0 4 1 5
7 MF 14 Isaque 3 0 0 1 4
FW 30 Alisson Santana 1 0 3 0 4
9 MF 21 Artem Bondarenko 2 0 0 1 3
MF 27 Oleh Ocheretko 3 0 0 0 3
MF 29 Yehor Nazaryna 1 0 0 2 3
12 DF 26 Yukhym Konoplya 2 0 0 0 2
DF 17 Vinicius Tobias 2 0 0 0 2
DF 5 Valeriy Bondar 1 0 0 1 2
Own goal 2 0 0 0 2
17 MF 20 Anton Hlushchenko 1 0 0 0 1
MF 6 Marlon Gomes 1 0 0 0 1
DF 13 Pedro Henrique 0 0 0 1 1
MF 37 Lucas Ferreira 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 42 2 12 13 68

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Ukrainian Cup Europa League Conference League Total
1 GK 31 Dmytro Riznyk 9 0 5 1 15
2 GK 23 Kiril Fesyun 1 1 0 3 5
TOTALS 10 1 5 4 20

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Ukrainian Cup Europa League Conference League Total
4 DF Marlon Santos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Valeriy Bondar 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
6 MF Marlon Gomes 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
7 FW Eguinaldo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
8 MF Dmytro Kryskiv 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Pedrinho 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
11 MF Newerton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF Pedro Henrique 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
14 MF Isaque 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF Irakli Azarovi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Vinicius Tobias 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
19 FW Kauã Elias 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF Anton Hlushchenko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Mykola Matviyenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
26 DF Yukhym Konoplya 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
27 MF Oleh Ocheretko 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 6 1
29 MF Yehor Nazaryna 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
30 FW Alisson Santana 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK Dmytro Riznyk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
49 FW Luca Meirelles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
11 MF Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 19 0 2 0 13 1 15 0 49 1

Notes

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