The 2021–22 season was FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 31st season in existence and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of

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. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk participated in this season's editions of the

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, the

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and the

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. The season covered the period from 24 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Season events

On 12 May, Luís Castro and his coaching staff left Shakhtar Donetsk. On 25 May,

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is going to be Shakhtar head coach for the next two seasons. For the season in a row, Shakhtar Donetsk will play their home games for at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in

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. On 20 July, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of Vinicius Tobias from

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, with the defender joining Shakhtar Donetsk in February 2021 once he turns 18. On 26 July, Marquinhos Cipriano joined

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on a season-long loan deal. On 8 November, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that

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was leaving the club after 10 years. On 8 December,

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extended his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk until 30 June 2022. The following day, 9 December, Alan Patrick and

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both extended their contracts with Shakhtar Donetsk until 31 December 2025. On 12 December, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that

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would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the year. On 15 January, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of

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from

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, on a contract until 31 December 2026. Also on 15 January, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed the signing of Vinicius Tobias from

. On 30 January,

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joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season. The following day, 31 January,

Danylo Sikan Danylo Yaroslavovych Sikan ( ua, Данило Ярославович Сікан; born 16 April 2001) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shakhtar Donetsk. Club career Sikan started playing football in FC Polissya ...

joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season. On 12 February, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that

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had been released by the club. The following day, Shakhtar Donetsk extended their contracts with

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and Heorhiy Sudakov until 31 December 2026. On 24 February, the

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was suspended due to the imposition of

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in Ukraine due to the

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. On 16 March,

joined

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on a permanent deal until December 2023. On 29 March,

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club

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announced the signing of Oleksiy Kashchuk on loan until the end of the season. On 31 March, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed that

had joined

on loan until the end of 2022. On the same day,

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announced the signing of

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on a contract until 30 June 2022, Tetê's contract currently being suspended with Shakhtar Donetsk. On 1 April, Vinicius Tobias joined

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on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to make the move permanent. On 3 April, Shakhtar announced that they would play friendly matches in Turkey against

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, Fenerbahçe,

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and

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to help raise funds for Ukraine. On 7 April,

announced the signing of Vitão on a contract until 30 June 2022, under the same rules that saw Tetê joining Olympique Lyonnais. On 12 April, Shakhtar announced that former captain, Yaroslav Rakitskyi, had returned to the club to train and play for the club during their Global Tour for Peace matches. The following day, Alan Patrick left the club to sign permanently for

. On 26 April, the

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season was terminated due to the

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, with the standings reflecting the positions of each team heading into the winter break, meaning Shakhtar Donetsk finished in first position.

Squad

Contract suspensions

On loan

Transfers

In

: Tobias' move was announced on the above date, and activated on 15 January 2022.

Out

Loans out

Contract suspensions

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Ukrainian Cup

Ukrainian Super Cup

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Play-off round

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players who suspended their contracts:'' , - , colspan="16", ''Players away on loan:'' , - , colspan="16", ''Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:''

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

External links

Official website
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Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

FC Shakhtar Donetsk seasons