The 2023–24 season was FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 33rd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of

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. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk participated in the

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and the

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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Season events

On 24 April 2023, Shakhtar announced that they'd signed Denil Castillo to a five-year contract from Liga de Quito, commencing 1 July 2023. On 1 July, Shakhtar confirmed the departure of manager

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, with

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being appointed as his replacement on 3 July. On 19 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Pedrinho on a contract until 30 June 2028, from

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. Two day later, 21 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Newerton, also on a contract until 30 June 2028, from

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. On 31 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Stav Lemkin from

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and Eguinaldo from

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, both on contracts until 30 June 2028. On 4 August, Shakhtar announced the signing of free-agent

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on a contract until the end of the season. On 6 August,

Andriy Pyatov Andriy Valeriyovych Pyatov ( uk, Андрій Валерійович П'ятов; born 28 June 1984) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. Club career Artemida K ...

played his last game for Shakhtar, a friendly against

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, and announced his retirement from football. On 10 August,

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left Shakhtar to sign for Benfica for an undisclosed fee. On 22 August, Shakhtar announced the signing of Irakli Azarovi from

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on a contract until 30 June 2028. On 29 August,

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 ...

extended his contract with Shakhtar until 30 June 2028. On 1 September, Shakhtar announced the season-long loan signing of Novatus Miroshi from

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. On 2 September, Shakhtar announced the signing of free-agent

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on a contract until the end of the season. On 5 September, Shakhtar announced that Andriy Totovytskyi had joined Kolos Kovalivka on loan for the season, whilst Maryan Faryna had joined Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on a similar deal and Andriy Boryachuk had joined Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on a permeant deal. On 16 October,

left his role as Head Coach of Shakhtar, with

Darijo Srna Darijo Srna (; born 1 May 1982) is a Croatian former professional footballer and current director of football of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. During most of his career he played as a right wing-back. He began his career at Haj ...

taking over as Acting Head Coach. On 24 October,

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was announced as the new Head Coach of Shakhtar, with

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being appointed as his assistant the following day. On 12 January, Shakhtar announced that they had signed a new contract with Artem Bondarenko until the end of 2028. On 19 January, Shakhtar announced the signing of Kevin from

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on a contract until the end of 2028. On 20 January, Shakhtar announced that they had signed a new contract with

Taras Stepanenko Taras Mykolaiovych Stepanenko ( uk, Тарас Миколайович Степаненко; born 8 August 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national team. He s ...

until the summer of 2025. On 21 January,

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announced the loan signing of Denil Castillo from Shakhtar until the end of the season. On 26 January, Shakhtar announced the signing of Marlon Gomes from

on a contract until the end of 2028. On 1 February, Shakhtar announced that

Heorhiy Sudakov Heorhiy Viktorovych Sudakov ( uk, Георгій Вікторович Судаков; born 1 September 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine n ...

had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2028. On 1 February, Shakhtar announced that Oleh Ocheretko had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2027. On 4 February, Shakhtar announced the signing of Luka Latsabidze from

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on a contract until the end of 2028. On 5 February, Shakhtar announced academy graduate Viktor Tsukanov had signed a contract with the club until the end of 2028 following his 18th birthday. On 6 February, Shakhtar announced that Oleh Ocheretko would join

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on loan for the remainder of the season, and that midfielder Pedrinho had signed a new contract with the club until 30 June 2029. On 6 March,

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announced the signing of Bohdan Vyunnyk, after the player had told Shakhtar of his decision to terminate his contract on 22 February. On 30 April, Kevin Kelsy joined

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on loan until 31 December 2024, with an option for the move to be permanent.

Squad

On loan

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Ukrainian Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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