Shakhtar Sverdlovsk ( ua, Шахтар Свердловськ) was a professional

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club based in

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's Sverdlovsk city (Dovzhansk). The club competed in the

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but was suspended after the 2013–14 amid the

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. The club holds a record in number of seasons (23) in which the club was fielding its team/teams in national (republican) amateur competitions (

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History

Shakhtar Sverdlovsk was founded in 1939. The club represents State Mining Company "Sverdlovantratsyt" (Sverdlov Anthracite). After Ukrainian independence, the club competed in the

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...

football competition. They performed well and decided to enter the professional ranks in 1995. This proved disastrous as the harsh economic conditions of the time took a toll and the club's administration decided that in the best interests of the club that they return to competing in the oblast league. Between 1996 and 2006, while competing in the Luhansk Oblast league they won their 6th oblast championship. This improvement and an era of stability within the club gave them renewed interest in improving their classification level. After winning the Ukrainian Amateur Cup ''(Fourth level of Football in Ukraine)'' in 2006, Results of the 2006 Ukrainian Amateur Championship the club decided to return to the professional ranks. Shakhtar Sverdlovsk was admitted to the

for the 2007–08 season.

Honors

* Ukrainian Druha Liha: **Runners up (1):

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** Winners (1):

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* Luhansk Oblast football championship ** Winners (9): 1995, 1956, 1961, 1971, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006 * Football championship of Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast (LNR) ** Winners (1): 2018 ** Runners up (1): 2017

League and cup history

Notes and references

External links

Official Web Site
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