2020–21 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season

FC Shakhtar Donetsk

2020–21 season
Owner	Rinat Akhmetov
President	Rinat Akhmetov
Head coach	Luís Castro
Stadium	NSC Olimpiyskiy
Premier League	2nd
Ukrainian Cup	Quarter-finals
Ukrainian Super Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Manor Solomon (9) All: Manor Solomon (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2020–21 season was FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 30th season in existence and the club's 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk participated in this season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup, the Ukrainian Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 18 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Season events

On 11 August, it was announced that Shakhtar Donetsk would play their home games for the up-coming season at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv.^[1]

On 17 September, Danylo Sikan was loaned to Mariupol for the season.^[2]

On 13 December 2020, Shakhtar's game against Inhulets Petrove scheduled for later in the day was called off due to the poor condition of the pitch in Kropyvnytskyi.^[3] Subsequently, the match was awarded as a 3–0 victory to Shakhtar.^[4]

On 1 February, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed that Viktor Kovalenko had left the club to sign for Atalanta.^[5]

On 13 February, Shakhtar Donetsk's game away to Kolos Kovalivka was postponed due to bad weather, and moved to the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv to be played on 14 February.^[6]

On 12 May, three days after the end of the season, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that manager Luís Castro would be leaving the club after two-years in charge.^[7]

Squad

As of match played 9 May 2021^[8][9]

Number	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Oleksiy Shevchenko		GK	(1992-02-24)24 February 1992 (aged 29)	Karpaty Lviv	2018		7	0
30	Andriy Pyatov		GK	(1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 36)	Vorskla Poltava	2007	2023[10]	467	0
54	Yevhen Hrytsenko		GK	(1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 26)	Academy	2012		0	0
81	Anatoliy Trubin		GK	(2001-08-01)1 August 2001 (aged 19)	Academy	2019		38	0
Defenders
2	Dodô		DF	(1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 22)	Coritiba	2018[11]	2022[11]	70	5
4	Serhiy Kryvtsov		DF	(1991-03-15)15 March 1991 (aged 30)	Metalurh Zaporizhya	2010		199	13
5	Davit Khocholava		DF	(1993-02-08)8 February 1993 (aged 28)	Chornomorets Odesa	2017		83	3
15	Viktor Korniyenko		DF	(1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2016		16	0
22	Mykola Matviyenko		DF	(1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 25)	Academy	2015		107	5
31	Ismaily		DF	(1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 31)	Braga	2013		207	16
49	Vitão		DF	(2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 21)	Palmeiras	2019[12]	2024[12]	21	0
77	Valeriy Bondar		DF	(1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2019		31	1
Midfielders
6	Taras Stepanenko		MF	(1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 31)	Metalurh Zaporizhya	2010		335	24
8	Marcos Antônio		MF	(2000-06-13)13 June 2000 (aged 20)	Estoril	2019		73	6
9	Dentinho		MF	(1989-01-19)19 January 1989 (aged 32)	Corinthians	2011		189	27
11	Marlos		MF	(1988-06-07)7 June 1988 (aged 32)	Metalist Kharkiv	2014		260	70
14	Tetê		MF	(2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 21)	Grêmio	2019		79	21
17	Maksym Malyshev		MF	(1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 28)	Academy	2009		77	7
19	Manor Solomon		MF	(1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (aged 21)	Maccabi Petah Tikva	2019		80	18
21	Alan Patrick		MF	(1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 30)	Santos	2011		157	22
23	Vladyslav Vakula		MF	(1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 22)	Mariupol	2019[13]	2024[13]	4	0
27	Maycon		MF	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 23)	Corinthians	2018		71	8
28	Marquinhos Cipriano		MF	(1999-03-27)27 March 1999 (aged 22)	São Paulo	2018		25	1
50	Serhiy Bolbat		MF	(1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 28)	Olimpik Donetsk	2011		63	3
61	Heorhiy Sudakov		MF	(2002-09-01)1 September 2002 (aged 18)	Academy	2020		14	1
70	Yevhen Konoplyanka		MF	(1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 31)	Schalke 04	2019[14]	2022[14]	42	5
91	Mykhailo Mudryk		MF	(2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 20)	Academy	2019		6	0
99	Fernando		MF	(1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 22)	Palmeiras	2018		55	4
Forwards
10	Júnior Moraes		FW	(1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 34)	Dynamo Kyiv	2018[15]	2020[15]	104	59
59	Bohdan Viunnyk		FW	(2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 18)	Academy	2020		6	0
Away on loan
2	Bohdan Butko		DF	(1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 30)	Academy	2008		64	1
45	Danylo Sikan		FW	(2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (aged 20)	Karpaty Lviv	2019		8	0
52	Ihor Kyryukhantsev		DF	(1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 25)	Academy	2013
56	Andriy Kulakov		MF	(1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 22)	Metalist Kharkiv	2016
57	Oleksiy Kashchuk		FW	(2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 20)	Vorskla Poltava	2016
65	Yukhym Konoplya		DF	(1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 21)	Academy	2017
71	Maksym Chekh		MF	(1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2018
72	Vyacheslav Churko		MF	(1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 27)	Academy	2009
73	Danylo Ihnatenko		MF	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 25)	Metalurh Zaporizhya	2016		0	0
75	Artem Bondarenko		MF	(2000-08-21)21 August 2000 (aged 20)	Academy	2020		5	0
76	Oleksandr Pikhalyonok		MF	(1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 24)	Academy	2014		7	0
88	Olarenwaju Kayode		FW	(1993-05-08)8 May 1993 (aged 28)	Manchester City	2018	2023	24	4
95	Eduard Sobol		DF	(1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 26)	Metalurh Zaporizhya	2013
	Valeriy Bondarenko		DF	(1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 27)	Oleksandriya	2019		1	0
	Dmytro Topalov		MF	(1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 23)	Academy	2017
	Andriy Boryachuk		FW	(1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 25)	Academy	2015		17	6
Players who left during the season
7	Taison		MF	(1988-01-13)13 January 1988 (aged 33)	Metalist Kharkiv	2013		299	55
20	Viktor Kovalenko		MF	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 25)	Academy	2015		200	32
55	Oleh Kudryk		GK	(1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 24)	Academy	2016
62	Danylo Sahutkin		DF	(1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 25)	Academy	2013		0	0
90	Artem Dudik		FW	(1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 34)	Volyn Lutsk	2017		0	0
	Kyrylo Melichenko		DF	(1999-06-07)7 June 1999 (aged 21)	Academy	2018		0	0

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 45 FW  UKR Danylo Sikan (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 52 DF  UKR Ihor Kyryukhantsev (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 56 MF  UKR Andriy Kulakov (at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 57 MF  UKR Oleksiy Kashchuk (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 61 MF  UKR Dmytro Topalov (at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 64 MF  UKR Oleh Ocheretko (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 65 DF  UKR Yukhym Konoplya (at Desna until 30 June 2021) 71 MF  UKR Maksym Chekh (at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 73 MF  UKR Danylo Ihnatenko (at Dnipro-1 until 30 June 2021) 75 MF  UKR Artem Bondarenko (at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 76 MF  UKR Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (at Dnipro-1 until 30 June 2021) 83 MF  UKR Dmytro Kryskiv (on loan at Metalist 1925 Kharkiv until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player 86 DF  UKR Dmytro Pavlish (on loan at Hirnyk-Sport until 30 June 2021) 87 DF  UKR Nazariy Muravskyi (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) 88 FW  NGA Olarenwaju Kayode (on loan at Sivasspor until 30 June 2021) 95 DF  UKR Eduard Sobol (at Brugge until 30 June 2021) — GK  UKR Heorhiy Yermakov (on loan at Oleksandriya until 30 June 2021) — DF  UKR Valeriy Bondarenko (on loan at Oleksandriya until 30 June 2021) — DF  UKR Bohdan Butko (at Lech Poznań until 31 December 2020) — DF  UKR Oleksandr Drambayev (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) — DF  UKR Mark Mampassi (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) — MF  UKR Vyacheslav Churko (on loan at Kolos Kovalivka until 30 June 2021) — MF  UKR Vyacheslav Tankovskyi (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2021) — FW  UKR Andriy Boryachuk (on loan at Rukh Lviv until 30 Jun 2022)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2020–21

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
24 December 2020	DF		Kyrylo Melichenko	Mariupol	Undisclosed	[16]
6 January 2021	DF		Danylo Sahutkin	Mariupol	Undisclosed	[17]
1 February 2021	MF		Viktor Kovalenko	Atalanta	Undisclosed	[5]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
4 July 2020	MF		Klim Prykhodko	Mariupol	End of season	[18]
20 July 2020	MF		Oleksandr Zubkov	Ferencváros	End of season	[19]
5 August 2020	GK		Oleh Kudryk	Mariupol	End of season	[20]
6 August 2020	MF		Artem Bondarenko	Mariupol	End of season	[21]
6 August 2020	MF		Mykhailo Mudryk	Desna Chernihiv	End of season	[22]
20 August 2020	DF		Kyrylo Melichenko	Mynai	24 December 2020	[23]
20 August 2020	DF		Dmytro Pavlish	Mynai	End of season	[23]
26 August 2020	FW		Artem Dudik	Sandecja Nowy Sącz	End of season	[24]
17 September 2020	FW		Danylo Sikan	Mariupol	End of season	[2]
17 September 2020	FW		Olarenwaju Kayode	Sivasspor	End of season	[25]
2 October 2020	MF		Danylo Ihnatenko	Dnipro-1	End of season	[26]
2 October 2020	MF		Oleksandr Pikhalyonok	Dnipro-1	End of season	[26]
4 October 2020	DF		Bohdan Butko	Lech Poznań	31 December 2020	[27]
5 January 2021	DF		Oleksandr Drambayev	Mariupol	End of season	[28]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
16 April 2021	MF		Taison	Internacional	16 April 2021	[29]
30 June 2021	DF		Bohdan Butko
30 June 2021	MF		Maksym Malyshev
30 June 2021	MF		Vyacheslav Churko	Kolos Kovalivka	1 July 2021

Friendlies

Shakhtar Donetsk v Lech Poznań

21 January 2021	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–1	Lech Poznań	Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Kovalenko 90' (pen.)	Report	Marchwiński 58'	Stadium: Calista Sports Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Ibrahim Guner

Shakhtar Donetsk v Ludogorets Razgrad

23 January 2021	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–2	Ludogorets Razgrad	Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Solomon 5' Konoplyanka 55' Marlos	Report	Ikoko 58' Cauly 60'	Stadium: Calista Sports Center Attendance: 0

Shakhtar Donetsk v Maribor

25 January 2021	Shakhtar Donetsk	v	Maribor	Belek, Turkey
EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Calista Sports Center

Shakhtar Donetsk v Sileks

26 January 2021	Shakhtar Donetsk	4–1	Sileks	Belek, Turkey
10:00 EET (UTC+2)	Alan Patrick 55' Kovalenko 65' Stepanenko 68' Dodô 90' Dentinho	Report	D.Tanturovski 42'	Stadium: Regum Sports Center

Shakhtar Donetsk v Red Star Belgrade

31 January 2021	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–0	Red Star Belgrade	Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Calista Sports Center

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	21 August 2020	9 May 2021	Matchday 1	2nd	26	16	6	4	54	19	+35	061.54
Ukrainian Cup	3 March 2021		Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Super Cup	25 August 2020		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
UEFA Champions League	21 October 2020	9 December 2020	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	2	2	5	12	−7	033.33
UEFA Europa League	18 February 2021	18 March 2021	Round of 32	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	050.00
Total					38	20	8	10	64	40	+24	052.63

Last updated: 9 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dynamo Kyiv (C)	26	20	5	1	59	15	+44	65	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Shakhtar Donetsk	26	16	6	4	54	19	+35	54	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Zorya Luhansk	26	15	5	6	44	22	+22	50	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4	Kolos Kovalivka	26	10	11	5	36	26	+10	41	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5	Vorskla Poltava	26	11	8	7	37	30	+7	41	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round

Source: Ukrainian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).^[30]
(C) Champions

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
26	16	6	4	54	19	+35	54	9	2	2	30	9	+21	7	4	2	24	10	+14

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	W
Position	5	7	6	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Shakhtar Donetsk v Kolos Kovalivka

21 August 2020 1	Shakhtar Donetsk	3–1	Kolos Kovalivka	Kyiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Patrick 60' (pen.), 69' Volynets 72' (o.g.)	Report	Yemets  31' Volynets  45' Zadoya  52' Maksymenko  59' Bondarenko  60' Kostyshyn 77'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Igor Paskhal

Zorya Luhansk v Shakhtar Donetsk

20 September 2020 3	Zorya Luhansk	2–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Zaporizhia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kocherhin 20'  90+3' Yurchenko 28' (pen.) Favorov  72' Grechkin  81'	Report	Marlos 17'  30' Kryvtsov  44' 49' Stepanenko  57'	Stadium: Slavutych-Arena Attendance: 2,482 Referee: Vitalii Romanov

Rukh Lviv v Shakhtar Donetsk

23 September 2020 2	Rukh Lviv	1–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Lviv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Brikner  42' Kukharuk  43' Stepanenko 47' (o.g.) Kukharevych  51' Martynyuk  53' Gliha  87' Boychuk  90+4' Duts  90+5'	Report	Bondar  36'  50' Patrick  54' Marlos 68' Stepanenko  70'	Stadium: Skif Stadium Attendance: 7,953 Referee: Maksym Kozyriatskyi

Shakhtar Donetsk v Olimpik Donetsk

27 September 2020 4	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Olimpik Donetsk	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Moraes  22', 66' Matviyenko  33' Kovalenko 64' Marcos Antônio  90+1'	Report	Snurnitsyn  50' Babenko  67'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula

Desna Chernihiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

4 October 2020 5	Desna Chernihiv	2–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Chernihiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Mostovyi 17' Totovytskyi 26' Hutsulyak  83' Lytovka  90+3'	Report	Kovalenko 4' Dentinho 79' Stepanenko  90+3'	Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ihor Paskhal

Shakhtar Donetsk v FC Lviv

17 October 2020 6	Shakhtar Donetsk	5–1	FC Lviv	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kovalenko 4', 18' Marcos Antônio 9' Dentinho 17' Solomon 50' Vakula  80'	Report	China  18', 25' Koshman  46' Kazlauskas  57' Bohunov  62' Borzenko  89' Sabino  90'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko

Shakhtar Donetsk v Vorskla Poltava

24 October 2020 7	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–1	Vorskla Poltava	Kyiv
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Solomon 33' Maycon  39'	Report	Kulach 7' Ndiaye  17'  53' Rebenok  36' Perduta  49' Puclin  74'	Stadium: Bannikov Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov

Shakhtar Donetsk v Mariupol

30 October 2020 8	Shakhtar Donetsk	4–1	Mariupol	Kyiv
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Taison 26' (pen.), 75' Sudakov 44' Patrick 65' (pen.)	Report	Horbunov 72'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Volodymyr Novokhatniy

Dynamo Kyiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

8 November 2020 9	Dynamo Kyiv	0–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Andriyevskyi  17' Verbič  37' Sydorchuk  45+2'	Report	Tetê  14' Moraes 34' Marlos  44' Marcos Antônio  51', 66' Patrick 72'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Kateryna Monzul

Shakhtar Donetsk v Oleksandriya

21 November 2020 10	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–1	Oleksandriya	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Cipriano  5' Moraes  31' Dodô 47' Matviyenko  83'	Report	Tretyakov  45+1' Banada 53' Kovalets  76'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Kateryna Monzul

Dnipro-1 v Shakhtar Donetsk

28 November 2020 11	Dnipro-1	0–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Dnipro
19:30 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Maycon  57' Patrick  60' Tetê 88' Marlos  89'	Stadium: Dnipro-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Denys Shurman

Shakhtar Donetsk v Mynai

5 December 2020 12	Shakhtar Donetsk	5–1	Mynai	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Dopilka 20' (o.g.) Fernando 21' Solomon 29' Matviyenko 49' Lopyryonok 72' (o.g.)	Report	Nuriyev 35' 55'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi

Inhulets Petrove v Shakhtar Donetsk

13 December 2020 13	Inhulets Petrove	0–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kropyvnytskyi
14:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Zirka Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 13 December due to bad weather,[3] and subsequently awarded to Shakhtar 3-0.[4]

Kolos Kovalivka v Shakhtar Donetsk

14 February 2021 14	Kolos Kovalivka	0–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kyiv
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Petrov  32' Antyukh  44' Bohdanov  60' Chornomorets  64' Kostyshyn  86' Kravchenko  89'	Report		Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ihor Paskhal
Note: Match played at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv instead of Kolos Kovalivka's regular Kolos Stadium in Kovalivka due to poor weather conditions.[6]

Shakhtar Donetsk v Rukh Lviv

21 February 2021 15	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Rukh Lviv	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Tetê 9' Vitão  31' Dodô  39' Patrick  55' Maycon 60' (pen.)	Report	Kukharevych  5' Prytula  49' Karasyuk  59' Varfolomieiev  90' Bandura  90+5'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Mykola Balakin

Shakhtar Donetsk v Zorya Luhansk

28 February 2021 16	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–1	Zorya Luhansk	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Patrick  57'	Report	Nazaryna  32' Juninho  80' Ivanisenya 90+4'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Kateryna Monzul

Olimpik Donetsk v Shakhtar Donetsk

6 March 2021 17	Olimpik Donetsk	0–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Nkeng  23' Babenko  67'  83' Do Couto  71'	Report	Dodô 24' Ismaily  64' Dentinho  85'	Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Yuriy Ivanov

Shakhtar Donetsk v Desna Chernihiv

14 March 2021 18	Shakhtar Donetsk	4–0	Desna Chernihiv	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Tetê 34' (pen.), 80' Matviyenko  40' Dodô  67' Solomon 75', 77'	Report	Ohirya  30' Imerekov  34'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 3,802 Referee: Igor Paskhal

FC Lviv v Shakhtar Donetsk

21 March 2021 19	FC Lviv	3–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kharkiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	China  7', 73' (pen.) Brikner  16' Alvaro 24' Čirjak  33' Nych 48' Kostyk  90+4'	Report	Solomon 30', 56' Moraes  32' Patrick  65' Trubin  72'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Mykola Balakin

Vorskla Poltava v Shakhtar Donetsk

4 April 2021 20	Vorskla Poltava	0–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Poltava
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Puclin  31'	Report	Moraes 42', 62' Marlos  45+1' Maycon  88'	Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Serhiy Boyko

Mariupol v Shakhtar Donetsk

10 April 2021 21	Mariupol	0–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Mariupol
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kuliyev  5'	Report	Moraes 35', 78' (pen.) Solomon 37' Bondar  61'	Stadium: Volodymyr Boiko Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula

Shakhtar Donetsk v Dynamo Kyiv

17 April 2021 22	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–1	Dynamo Kyiv	Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Matviyenko  25' Bondar  27' Maycon  41' Kryvtsov  90+1'	Report	Kędziora  31' De Pena 34' (pen.) Buyalskyi  65'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Kateryna Monzul

Oleksandriya v Shakhtar Donetsk

25 April 2021 23	Oleksandriya	2–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Oleksandriya
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Banada  11' Hrechyshkin 44' (pen.) Dubra  47' Shastal 54'	Report	Solomon  20' Khocholava  73' Korniyenko  76'	Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Serhiy Boyko

Shakhtar Donetsk v Dnipro-1

1 May 2021 24	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	Dnipro-1	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Dentinho 24' Tetê 41' Dodô  54'	Report	Taylor  30' Di Franco  30' Kohut  45' Yarmolyuk  90+1' Khoblenko 90+4'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 1,378 Referee: Denys Shurman

Mynai v Shakhtar Donetsk

6 May 2021 25	Mynai	0–4	Shakhtar Donetsk	Uzhhorod
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Stepanenko 29', 81',  68' Solomon 53' Maycon 70'	Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Volodymyr Novokhatniy

Shakhtar Donetsk v Inhulets Petrove

9 May 2021 26	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–0	Inhulets Petrove	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bolbat  15' Tetê 16'	Report	Kozak  30' Bartulović  54' Pavlov  83'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 1,680 Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn

Ukrainian Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup

Ahrobiznes Volochysk v Shakhtar Donetsk

3 March 2021 Quarterfinal	Ahrobiznes Volochysk	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kyiv
19:00 EET (UTC+2)	Chernenko  26' Mozil  53' Shapoval  67' Didyk  88' Dumanyuk  92' Semenets 96'	Report	Sudakov  35' Patrick 53' Khocholava  90+1'  109'	Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Referee: Serhiy Boyko

Ukrainian Super Cup

Main article: 2020 Ukrainian Super Cup

Shakhtar Donetsk v Dynamo Kyiv

25 August 2020 Final	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–3	Dynamo Kyiv	Kyiv
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Moraes 37'	Report	De Pena 20' Rodrigues 31' Shaparenko  49' Karavayev  59' Sol 83'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 0 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.^[31]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase
2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6	2	2	2	16	9	+7	8[a]
3	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	2	2	2	5	12	−7	8[a]	Transfer to Europa League
4	Inter Milan	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	6

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Borussia Mönchengladbach 6, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.

Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk

21 October 2020 1	Real Madrid	2–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Madrid, Spain
19:55 EEST (UTC+3)	Asensio  34' Modrić 54' Vinícius 59' Militão  87'	Report	Korniyenko  8' Tetê 29' Varane 33' (o.g.) Solomon 42' Bondar  83'	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Inter Milan

27 October 2020 2	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–0	Inter Milan	Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Bastoni  31' Vidal  64'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Mönchengladbach

3 November 2020 3	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–6	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)	Khocholava  46' Solomon  63'	Report	Pléa 8', 26', 79' Bondar 17' (o.g.) Bensebaini 44' Stindl 65' Lang  90'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Shakhtar Donetsk

25 November 2020 4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Mönchengladbach, Germany
19:55 EET (UTC+2)	Stindl 17' (pen.) Elvedi 34' Embolo 45+1' Lazaro  48' Wendt 77' Lainer  90+1'	Report	Stepanenko  45'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid

1 December 2020 5	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Real Madrid	Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)	Dentinho 57' Solomon 83'	Report	Varane  14'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Inter Milan v Shakhtar Donetsk

9 December 2020 6	Inter Milan	0–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Mönchengladbach, Germany
22:00 EET (UTC+2)	Gagliardini  30' Hakimi  39' Brozović  61'	Report	Vitão  29' Trubin  90+7'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

The round of 32 draw was held on 14 December 2020.^[32]

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Shakhtar Donetsk

18 February 2021 Round of 32 1st Leg	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Tel Aviv, Israel
22:00 EET (UTC+2)	Glazer  64' Peretz  83'	Report	Patrick 31' Marlos  41' Taison  75' Tetê 90+3'	Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 0[33] Referee: François Letexier (France)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel.

Shakhtar Donetsk v Maccabi Tel Aviv

25 February 2021 Round of 32 2nd Leg	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–0 (3–0 agg.)	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)	Vitão  33' Moraes 67' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 10,217[34] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk

11 March 2021 Last 16 1st leg	Roma	3–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Rome, Italy
21:00 EET (UTC+2)	Pellegrini 23' Kumbulla  55' El Shaarawy 73' Mancini 77',  83'	Report	Patrick  58' Maycon  74' Taison  75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Roma

18 March 2021 Last 16 2nd leg	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–2 (1–5 agg.)	Roma	Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)	Antônio  38' Patrick  55' Moraes 59'	Report	Ibañez  25' Mayoral 48', 72' Karsdorp  57'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Squad statistics

As of match played 9 May 2021

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Ukrainian Cup		Super Cup		Champions League		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	BRA	Dodô	34	2	23	2	0	0	1	0	6	0	4	0
4	DF	UKR	Serhiy Kryvtsov	18	1	12	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	GEO	Davit Khocholava	12	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0
6	MF	UKR	Taras Stepanenko	24	2	13+5	2	0	0	1	0	3+1	0	1	0
8	MF	BRA	Marcos Antônio	33	2	13+10	2	1	0	1	0	3+1	0	1+3	0
9	MF	BRA	Dentinho	21	4	6+8	3	0+1	0	0	0	2+2	1	0+2	0
10	FW	UKR	Júnior Moraes	25	9	16+1	6	0	0	1	1	2+1	0	4	2
11	MF	UKR	Marlos	31	2	16+3	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	6	0	3+1	0
14	MF	BRA	Tetê	36	8	16+8	6	0+1	0	1	0	6	1	2+2	1
15	DF	UKR	Viktor Korniyenko	16	0	9+2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0+1	0
19	MF	ISR	Manor Solomon	35	11	14+9	9	1	0	0+1	0	4+2	2	3+1	0
21	MF	BRA	Alan Patrick	31	5	16+4	4	1	0	1	0	1+4	0	4	1
22	DF	UKR	Mykola Matviyenko	29	1	19+1	1	0	0	1	0	3+1	0	4	0
23	MF	UKR	Vladyslav Vakula	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	BRA	Maycon	30	2	16+3	2	0+1	0	0	0	4+2	0	3+1	0
28	MF	BRA	Marquinhos Cipriano	8	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	UKR	Andriy Pyatov	7	0	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
31	DF	BRA	Ismaily	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
49	DF	BRA	Vitão	17	0	8+2	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	4	0
50	MF	UKR	Serhiy Bolbat	8	0	3+3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
59	FW	UKR	Bohdan Viunnyk	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
61	MF	UKR	Heorhiy Sudakov	14	1	2+8	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
70	MF	UKR	Yevhen Konoplyanka	14	0	3+5	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+4	0
77	DF	UKR	Valeriy Bondar	18	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
81	GK	UKR	Anatoliy Trubin	30	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0
91	MF	UKR	Mykhailo Mudryk	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	MF	BRA	Fernando	23	1	2+15	1	1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
7	MF	BRA	Taison	24	2	11+4	2	0+1	0	1	0	3+1	0	3	0
20	MF	UKR	Viktor Kovalenko	11	4	3+5	4	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Ukrainian Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	MF		19	Manor Solomon	9	0	0	2	0	11
2	FW		10	Júnior Moraes	6	0	1	0	2	9
3	MF		14	Tetê	6	0	0	1	1	8
4	MF		21	Alan Patrick	4	0	0	0	1	5
5	MF		20	Viktor Kovalenko	4	0	0	0	0	4
	MF		9	Dentinho	3	0	0	1	0	4
7	MF		11	Marlos	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		7	Taison	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		8	Marcos Antônio	2	0	0	0	0	2
	DF		2	Dodô	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		27	Maycon	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		6	Taras Stepanenko	2	0	0	0	0	2
13	DF		4	Serhiy Kryvtsov	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		61	Heorhiy Sudakov	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		99	Fernando	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		22	Mykola Matviyenko	1	0	0	0	0	1
				Own goal	3	0	0	1	0	4
Total					51	0	1	5	4	61

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Ukrainian Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	GK		81	Anatoliy Trubin	10	0	0	3	2	15
2	GK		30	Andriy Pyatov	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					11	0	0	3	2	16

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Ukrainian Cup		Super Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
2		DF	Dodô	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Serhiy Kryvtsov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Davit Khocholava	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1
6		MF	Taras Stepanenko	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
8		MF	Marcos Antônio	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
9		MF	Dentinho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Júnior Moraes	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
11		MF	Marlos	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
14		MF	Tetê	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Viktor Korniyenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
19		MF	Manor Solomon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Alan Patrick	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
22		DF	Mykola Matviyenko	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23		MF	Vladyslav Vakula	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		MF	Maycon	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
28		MF	Marquinhos Cipriano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		DF	Ismaily	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
49		DF	Vitão	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
50		MF	Serhiy Bolbat	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
61		MF	Heorhiy Sudakov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77		DF	Valeriy Bondar	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
81		GK	Anatoliy Trubin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
7		MF	Taison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
			TOTALS	45	2	3	1	0	0	7	0	8	0	63	3

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External links

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