2021–22 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season

Shakhtar Donetsk
2021–22 season
ChairmanRinat Akhmetov
ManagerRoberto De Zerbi
StadiumNSC Olimpiyskiy
Premier League1st (no title awarded)
Ukrainian CupQuarter-finals (cancelled)
Ukrainian Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tetê (9)
All:
Tetê (10)
Highest home attendance34,037 vs Real Madrid
(19 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance1,487 vs Lviv
(3 December 2021)
Average home league attendance12,693 (3 December 2021)

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 Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk participated in this season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup, the Ukrainian Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 24 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Season events[edit]

On 12 May, Luís Castro and his coaching staff left Shakhtar Donetsk.[1] On 25 May, Roberto De Zerbi is going to be Shakhtar head coach for the next two seasons.[2]

For the season in a row, Shakhtar Donetsk will play their home games for at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv.

On 20 July, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of Vinicius Tobias from Internacional, with the defender joining Shakhtar Donetsk in February 2021 once he turns 18.[3]

On 26 July, Marquinhos Cipriano joined Sion on a season-long loan deal.[4]

On 8 November, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that Dentinho was leaving the club after 10 years.[5]

On 8 December, Júnior Moraes extended his contract with Shakhtar Donetsk until 30 June 2022.[6] The following day, 9 December, Alan Patrick and Maycon both extended their contracts with Shakhtar Donetsk until 31 December 2025.[7][8]

On 12 December, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that Marlos would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of the year.[9]

On 15 January, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of David Neres from AFC Ajax, on a contract until 31 December 2026.[10] Also on 15 January, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed the signing of Vinicius Tobias from Internacional.[11]

On 30 January, Danylo Ihnatenko joined Girondins de Bordeaux on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] The following day, 31 January, Danylo Sikan joined Hansa Rostock on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]

On 12 February, Shakhtar Donetsk announced that Yevhen Konoplyanka had been released by the club.[14] The following day, Shakhtar Donetsk extended their contracts with Mykhailo Mudryk and Heorhiy Sudakov until 31 December 2026.[15]

On 24 February, the Ukrainian Premier League was suspended due to the imposition of Martial law in Ukraine due to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis.[16]

On 16 March, Júnior Moraes joined Corinthians on a permanent deal until December 2023.[17]

On 29 March, Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah announced the signing of Oleksiy Kashchuk on loan until the end of the season.[18]

On 31 March, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed that Maycon had joined Corinthians on loan until the end of 2022.[19] On the same day, Olympique Lyonnais announced the signing of Tetê on a contract until 30 June 2022, Tetê's contract currently being suspended with Shakhtar Donetsk.[20]

On 1 April, Vinicius Tobias joined Real Madrid on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to make the move permanent.[21]

On 3 April, Shakhtar announced that they would play friendly matches in Turkey against Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Sevilla, Hajduk Split, Paris Saint-Germain and Lazio to help raise funds for Ukraine.[22]

On 7 April, Internacional announced the signing of Vitão on a contract until 30 June 2022, under the same rules that saw Tetê joining Olympique Lyonnais.[23]

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.[24] The following day, Alan Patrick left the club to sign permanently for Internacional.[25]

On 26 April, the Premier League season was terminated due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, with the standings reflecting the positions of each team heading into the winter break, meaning Shakhtar Donetsk finished in first position.[26]

Squad[edit]

As of match played 11 December 2021[27]
Number Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Oleksiy Shevchenko Ukraine GK (1992-02-24)24 February 1992 (aged 30) Karpaty Lviv 2018 8 0
12 Tymur Puzankov Ukraine GK (2003-03-04)4 March 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
30 Andriy Pyatov Ukraine GK (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 37) Vorskla Poltava 2007 2023[28] 480 0
54 Yevhen Hrytsenko Ukraine GK (1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 27) Academy 2012 0 0
81 Anatoliy Trubin Ukraine GK (2001-08-01)1 August 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2019 56 0
Defenders
2 Dodô Brazil DF (1998-11-17)17 November 1998 (aged 23) Coritiba 2018[29] 2022[29] 96 5
4 Serhiy Kryvtsov Ukraine DF (1991-03-15)15 March 1991 (aged 31) Metalurh Zaporizhya 2010 212 13
5 Marlon Brazil DF (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 27) Sassuolo 2021[30] 2026[30] 22 0
22 Mykola Matviyenko Ukraine DF (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 25) Academy 2015 30 6
26 Yukhym Konoplya Ukraine DF (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 22) Academy 2017 11 1
31 Ismaily Brazil DF (1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 32) Braga 2013 228 16
44 Viktor Korniyenko Ukraine DF (1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 23) Academy 2016 29 1
77 Valeriy Bondar Ukraine DF (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 23) Academy 2019 39 1
Midfielders
6 Taras Stepanenko Ukraine MF (1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 32) Metalurh Zaporizhya 2010 357 26
8 Marcos Antônio Brazil MF (2000-06-13)13 June 2000 (aged 21) Estoril 2019 101 9
15 Artem Bondarenko Ukraine MF (2000-08-21)21 August 2000 (aged 21) Academy 2020 14 1
17 Maksym Malyshev Ukraine MF (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 29) Academy 2009 77 7
19 Manor Solomon Israel MF (1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (aged 22) Maccabi Petah Tikva 2019 106 22
20 Mykhailo Mudryk Ukraine MF (2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 21) Academy 2019 2026[15] 25 2
25 Heorhiy Sudakov Ukraine MF (2002-09-01)1 September 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 2026[15] 28 5
38 Pedrinho Brazil MF (1998-04-13)13 April 1998 (aged 24) Benfica 2021[31] 2026[31] 19 4
50 Serhiy Bolbat Ukraine MF (1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 29) Olimpik Donetsk 2011 63 3
99 Fernando Brazil MF (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 23) Palmeiras 2018 69 12
Forwards
11 David Neres Brazil FW (1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 25) Ajax 2022[10] 2026[10] 0 0
23 Lassina Traoré Burkina Faso FW (2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 21) Ajax 2021[32] 2026[32] 14 9
Contracts suspended
3 Vitão Brazil DF (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 22) Palmeiras 2019[33] 2024[33] 36 0
14 Tetê Brazil MF (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 22) Grêmio 2019 107 31
Away on loan
7 Maycon Brazil MF (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 24) Corinthians 2018 2025[8] 98 8
28 Marquinhos Cipriano Brazil MF (1999-03-27)27 March 1999 (aged 23) São Paulo 2018 25 1
45 Danylo Sikan Ukraine FW (2001-04-16)16 April 2001 (aged 21) Karpaty Lviv 2019 22 2
52 Ihor Kyryukhantsev Ukraine DF (1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 26) Academy 2013
Vinicius Tobias Brazil DF (2004-02-23)23 February 2004 (aged 18) Internacional 2022[11] 0 0
Valeriy Bondarenko Ukraine DF (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 28) Oleksandriya 2019 1 0
Maksym Chekh Ukraine MF (1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 23) Academy 2018
Danylo Ihnatenko Ukraine MF (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 26) Metalurh Zaporizhya 2016 0 0
Oleksiy Kashchuk Ukraine MF (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 21) Vorskla Poltava 2016
Andriy Kulakov Ukraine MF (1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 22) Metalist Kharkiv 2016
Dmytro Topalov Ukraine MF (1998-03-12)12 March 1998 (aged 24) Academy 2017
Vladyslav Vakula Ukraine MF (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 22) Mariupol 2019[34] 2024[34] 4 0
Olarenwaju Kayode Nigeria FW (1993-05-08)8 May 1993 (aged 28) Manchester City 2018 2023 24 4
Andriy Boryachuk Ukraine FW (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 26) Academy 2015 17 6
Bohdan Viunnyk Ukraine FW (2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 6 0
Players who left during the season
9 Dentinho Brazil FW (1989-01-19)19 January 1989 (aged 33) Corinthians 2011 197 29
10 Júnior Moraes Ukraine FW (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 35) Dynamo Kyiv 2018[35] 2022[6] 105 59
11 Marlos Ukraine MF (1988-06-07)7 June 1988 (aged 33) Metalist Kharkiv 2014 287 74
21 Alan Patrick Brazil MF (1991-02-13)13 February 1991 (aged 31) Santos 2011 2025[8] 177 26
70 Yevhen Konoplyanka Ukraine MF (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 32) Schalke 04 2019[36] 2022[36] 44 5
Mark Mampassi Ukraine DF (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2020 0 0

Contract suspensions[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Brazil BRA Vitão (at Internacional until 30 June 2022)
14 MF Brazil BRA Tetê (at Olympique Lyonnais until 30 June 2022)

On loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Brazil BRA Maycon (on loan at Corinthians until 31 December 2022)
28 MF Brazil BRA Marquinhos Cipriano (on loan at Sion until 30 June 2022)
45 FW Ukraine UKR Danylo Sikan (on loan at Hansa Rostock until 30 June 2022)
— DF Brazil BRA Vinicius Tobias (on loan at Real Madrid until 30 June 2023)
— DF Ukraine UKR Valeriy Bondarenko (on loan at Vorskla Poltava until 30 June 2022)
— MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Chekh (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022)
— MF Ukraine UKR Danylo Ihnatenko (on loan at Girondins de Bordeaux until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Kashchuk (on loan at Sabah until 30 June 2022)
— MF Ukraine UKR Andriy Kulakov (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022)
— MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Topalov (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022)
— MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Vakula (on loan at Vorskla Poltava until 30 June 2022)
— FW Nigeria NGA Olarenwaju Kayode (on loan at Sivasspor until 30 June 2022)
— FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Boryachuk (on loan at Rukh Lviv until 30 June 2022)
— MF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Viunnyk (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[edit]

Main articles: List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2021 and List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2021–22

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
9 June 2021 MF Brazil Pedrinho Benfica €18,000,000 [37][31]
18 June 2021 FW Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré Ajax €8,000,000 [32][38]
22 June 2021 DF Brazil Marlon Sassuolo Undisclosed [30]
20 July 2021 DF Brazil Vinicius Tobias Internacional Undisclosed [3][11]
15 January 2022 FW Brazil David Neres Ajax Undisclosed [10]
† Tobias' move was announced on the above date, and activated on 15 January 2022.

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 June 2021 MF Ukraine Oleksandr Pikhalyonok Dnipro-1 Undisclosed [39]
6 July 2021 DF Georgia (country) Davit Khocholava Copenhagen Undisclosed [40]
17 December 2021 DF Ukraine Mark Mampassi Lokomotiv Moscow Undisclosed [41]
16 March 2022 FW Ukraine Júnior Moraes Corinthians Undisclosed [17]
13 April 2022 MF Brazil Alan Patrick Internacional Undisclosed [25]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
2 October 2020 MF Ukraine Danylo Ihnatenko Dnipro-1 30 January 2022 [42][12]
8 July 2021 DF Ukraine Valeriy Bondarenko Vorskla Poltava End of season [43]
8 July 2021 FW Nigeria Olarenwaju Kayode Sivasspor End of season [43]
22 July 2021 FW Ukraine Bohdan Viunnyk Mariupol End of season [44]
26 July 2021 MF Brazil Marquinhos Cipriano Sion End of season [4]
30 January 2022 MF Ukraine Danylo Ihnatenko Girondins de Bordeaux End of season [12]
31 January 2022 FW Ukraine Danylo Sikan Hansa Rostock End of season [13]
29 March 2022 MF Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk Sabah End of season [18]
31 March 2022 MF Brazil Maycon Corinthians 31 December 2022 [19]
1 April 2022 DF Brazil Vinicius Tobias Real Madrid End of the 2022/23 season [21]

Contract suspensions[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
31 March 2022 MF Brazil Tetê Olympique Lyonnais 30 June 2022 [20]
7 April 2022 DF Brazil Vitão Internacional 30 June 2022 [23]

Released[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
8 November 2021 FW Brazil Dentinho Ceará 2 March 2022 [5][45]
31 December 2021 MF Ukraine Marlos Athletico Paranaense 1 February 2022 [9][46]
11 February 2022 MF Ukraine Yevhen Konoplyanka KS Cracovia 11 February 2022 [14][47]
30 June 2022 DF Ukraine Daniel Ehbudzhuo
30 June 2022 MF Ukraine Yevhen Hrytsenko Van 7 November 2022 [48]
30 June 2022 FW Ukraine Stanislav Biblyk Aluston-YUBK Alushta 1 September 2022

Friendlies[edit]

30 June 2021 SK St. Johann Austria 0–5 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Austria
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Tetê 2'
Mudryk 7'
Traoré 10'
Korniyenko 24'
Dentinho 71'
4 July 2021 Raków Częstochowa Poland 2–5 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kun 14'
Ivi 72' (pen.)		 Report Solomon 81' (pen.)
5 July 2021 Türkgücü München Germany 1–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Slišković 81' Report Solomon 43' (pen.)
Mudryk 85'
9 July 2021 Schalke 04 Germany 0–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Mittersill, Austria
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: SC Mittersill
20 July 2021 Shakhtar Donetsk 5–0 Obolon Kyiv Kyiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Pedrinho 8'
Solomon 18'
Maycon 37'
Traoré 38'
A.Bondarenko 47'		 Report Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
24 January 2022 Wolfsberger AC Austria 1–4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Turkey
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Lochoshvili 37' Report Sudakov 77'
Moraes 80', 90'
Tetê 88'
28 January 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 Mariupol Belek, Turkey
EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Regnum Sport Center
31 January 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 3–2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Mudryk 13'
Neres 18', 72'		 Report Dragović 58'
Omoijuanfo 68'
12 February 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–1 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Neres 35' (pen.)
Konoplya 90'		 Report Malyarov 77' Stadium: Regnum Sport Center
15 February 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Mariupol Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Tetê 48' Report Kulakov 41'
Kholod 58'		 Stadium: Regnum Sport Center
18 February 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 3–0 Kazakhstan Astana Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Mudryk 2'
Tetê 89'
Neres 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Regnum Sport Center
19 February 2022 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–0 Latvia Riga Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Regnum Sport Center
9 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace Olympiacos Greece 1–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Athens, Greece
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Tiquinho 22' Report Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
14 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace Lechia Gdańsk Poland 2–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Gdańsk, Poland
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Diabaté 12'
K.Okoniewski 90+3'		 Report Mudryk 7' (pen.), 58'
D. Keda 90+3'		 Stadium: Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk
Attendance: 12,620
19 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Istanbul, Turkey
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Valencia 26' Report Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
25 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace Antalyaspor Turkey 1–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Antalya, Turkey
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Erdilman 9' Report Solomon 21'
Topalov 76'		 Stadium: Antalya Stadium
1 May 2022 Global Tour for Peace Hajduk Split Croatia 3–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Split, Croatia
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ljubičić 10'
F. Lazar 49'
Ljubičić 80'		 Report Topalov 59'
Stasyuk 74'
Boryachuk 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadion Poljud
2022 Global Tour for Peace Sevilla Spain – Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
EEST (UTC+3)
2022 Global Tour for Peace Paris Saint-Germain France – Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
EEST (UTC+3)
2022 Global Tour for Peace Lazio Italy – Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
EEST (UTC+3)
2022 Global Tour for Peace Beşiktaş Turkey – Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Istanbul, Turkey
EEST (UTC+3)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 24 July 2021 11 December 2021 Matchday 1 1st (no title awarded) 18 15 2 1 49 10 +39 083.33
Ukrainian Cup 27 October 2021 Round of 16 Quarter-finals (cancelled) 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Super Cup 22 September 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Champions League 3 August 2021 7 December 2021 Third qualifying round Group stage 10 3 3 4 9 16 −7 030.00
Total 30 20 5 5 64 26 +38 066.67

Source: Results

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhtar Donetsk 18 15 2 1 49 10 +39 47 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Dynamo Kyiv 18 14 3 1 47 9 +38 45 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Dnipro-1 18 13 1 4 35 17 +18 40 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Zorya Luhansk 18 11 3 4 37 19 +18 36 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 18 9 6 3 30 18 +12 33 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: upl.ua
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).[49]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 15 2 1 49 10  +39 47 8 0 1 29 7  +22 7 2 0 20 3  +17

Source: Results

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLWWDWWWDWWWWWWWW
Position327322222222212211
Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

24 July 2021 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Inhulets Petrove Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Traoré 12'
Alan Patrick 34'
Tetê Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Zaporozhets Yellow card 40'
Pavlov Yellow card 66'
Gopey 81'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 9,129
Referee: Dmytro Kryvushkin
30 July 2021 2 Lviv 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Lviv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Antwi Yellow card 28'
Nych Yellow card 66'
Busko Yellow card 70'		 Report Tetê Yellow card 39'
Korniyenko Yellow card 54'
Traoré 73' Yellow card 85'
Dentinho 85'
Pedrinho 90+4'		 Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 8,640
Referee: Mykola Balakin
7 August 2021 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 Oleksandriya Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Korniyenko 15'
Antônio Yellow card 80'		 Report Tretyakov 6'
Kovalets 21'
Rybalka Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 8,779
Referee: Volodymyr Novohatnii
13 August 2021 4 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Marlon Yellow card 31'
Kryvtsov Yellow card 33'
Stepanenko 49'
Traoré 80'		 Report Zapadnya Yellow card 16'
Remenyuk Yellow card 32'
Shershen Yellow card 82'
Batyushyn Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Oleksandr Shandor
21 August 2021 5 Chornomorets Odesa 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Odesa
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Biloshevskyi Red card 13' Report Sudakov 34'
Alan Patrick 45+5'
Solomon 90+3'		 Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Denys Shurman
29 August 2021 6 Mynai 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Honchar Yellow card 58'
Akhmedzade 76'
Kuliyev Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card		 Report Marlon Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 16'
Traoré 34' (pen.)
Marlos Yellow card 57'
Dodô Red card 90+5'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Monzul Kateryna
11 September 2021 7 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Dnipro-1 Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Fernando 15'
Maycon Yellow card 29'
Traoré 87'		 Report Svatok Yellow card 31'
Di Franco Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 13,194
Referee: Andrii Kovalenko
18 September 2021 8 Mariupol 0–5 Shakhtar Donetsk Kovalivka
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mykytsey Yellow card 90+1' Report Sikan 18'
Mudryk 20'
Tetê 54'
Sudakov 77', 80'		 Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Attendance: 561
Referee: Yurii Ivanov
Note: Match played at the Kolos Stadium in Kovalivka, instead of Mariupol's regular Volodymyr Boiko Stadium in Mariupol.
25 September 2021 9 Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 Veres Rivne Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Miroshnyk 22' (o.g.)
Kryvtsov Yellow card 40'
Tetê 55'
Marlos 79' (pen.)
Traoré 86'		 Report Pasich 30'
Kucherov Yellow card 41'
Panasenko Yellow card 60'
Dakhnovskyi Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko
2 October 2021 10 Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Shakhtar Donetsk Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Shaparenko Yellow card 70'
Vitinho Yellow card 80'		 Report Marlon Yellow card 25'
Kryvtsov Yellow card 68'
Sikan Yellow card 68'
Tetê Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 28,073
Referee: Oleksandr Shandor
16 October 2021 11 Shakhtar Donetsk 6–1 Zorya Luhansk Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Fernando 11', 36'
Pedrinho 28'
Tetê 71', 90+1'
Sikan 80'		 Report Hromov Yellow card 13'
Hladkyi 63'
Sayyadmanesh Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 6,475
Referee: Ihor Paskhal
23 October 2021 12 Vorskla Poltava 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Poltava
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Thill Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 29'
Perduta Yellow card 59'		 Report Fernando Yellow card 41'
Tetê 65'
Solomon 78'		 Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium
Attendance: 12,376
Referee: Serhii Boiko
30 October 2021 13 Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 Desna Chernihiv Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Solomon 8'
Sudakov 27'
Stepanenko Yellow card 51'
Tetê 62'
Fernando 64'
Bondar Yellow card 70'		 Report Bezborodko 23' Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Denys Shurman
7 November 2021 14 Kolos Kovalivka 1–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Kovalivka
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Chornomorets Yellow card 32'
Ilyin 41'
Lysenko Yellow card 45'
Novak Yellow card 80'		 Report Matviyenko 14'
Fernando 25' Yellow card 79'
Bondarenko Yellow card 36'
Patrick Yellow card 46'
Marlos Yellow card 59'
Mudryk 72'		 Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Attendance: 1,852
Referee: Volodymyr Novohatnii
20 November 2021 15 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Rukh Lviv Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Antônio 86'
Tetê 88'		 Report Didyk Yellow card 39'
Boychuk Yellow card 59'
Alvarenga Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi
28 November 2021 16 Inhulets Petrove 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Petrove
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Gopey Yellow card 15'
Kovalenko Yellow card 58'		 Report Tetê 32'
Antônio Yellow card 70'
Sikan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Inhulets Stadium
Attendance: 2,744
Referee: Denys Shurman
3 December 2021 17 Shakhtar Donetsk 6–1 Lviv Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Mudryk Yellow card 33'
Pedrinho Yellow card 37' 55'
Tetê 45' (pen.)
Bondarenko 78'
Marlos 85' (pen.)
Stepanenko 86'
Konoplya 90'		 Report Ernest 17'
Dovhyi Yellow card 32'
Mahmutovic Red card 81'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 1,487
Referee: Andrii Kovalenko
11 December 2021 18 Oleksandriya 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Oleksandriia
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Odaryuk Yellow card 25'
Miroshnichenko Yellow card 28'
Babohlo Yellow card 48'
Rybalka Yellow card 55'
Kozhushko 63'
Bilyk Yellow card 70'
Tretyakov Yellow card 81'
Kalyuzhnyi Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Ismaily Yellow card 52'
Solomon 70'
Dodô Yellow card 70'
Moraes 78'
Pedrinho Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium
Attendance: 1,366
Referee: Oleksandr Shandor
26 February 2022 19 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Cancelled Shakhtar Donetsk Kharkiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: OSC Metalist
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
6 March 2022 20 Shakhtar Donetsk Cancelled Chornomorets Odesa Kyiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
12 March 2022 21 Shakhtar Donetsk Cancelled Mynai Kyiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
16 March 2022 22 Dnipro-1 Cancelled Shakhtar Donetsk Dnipro
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
1 April 2022 23 Shakhtar Donetsk Cancelled Mariupol Kyiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
8 April 2022 24 Veres Rivne Cancelled Shakhtar Donetsk Lutsk
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
15 April 2022 25 Shakhtar Donetsk Cancelled Dynamo Kyiv Kyiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
22 April 2022 26 Zorya Luhansk Cancelled Shakhtar Donetsk Zaporizhzhia
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
29 April 2022 27 Shakhtar Donetsk Cancelled Vorskla Poltava Kyiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
6 May 2022 28 Desna Chernihiv Cancelled Shakhtar Donetsk Chernihiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
13 May 2022 29 Shakhtar Donetsk Cancelled Kolos Kovalivka Kyiv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]
20 May 2022 30 Rukh Lviv Cancelled Shakhtar Donetsk Lviv
EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Arena Lviv
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]

Ukrainian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup
27 October 2021 Round of 16 Chornomorets Odesa 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Odesa
19:30 EEST (UTC+3) Smyrnyi Yellow card 15'
Tsitaishvili Yellow card 65'
Mykhaylenko Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Konoplya Yellow card 37'
Fernando 64'
Antônio 72'
Dentinho 81'		 Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 1,472
Referee: Oleksandr Shandor
2 March 2022 Quarterfinal Lviv Cancelled Shakhtar Donetsk Lviv
EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Note: Match cancelled due to suspension of the championship.[16]

Ukrainian Super Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup
22 September 2021 Final Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 Dynamo Kyiv Kyiv
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Traoré 30', 54'
Patrick Yellow card 39' 61'
Marlon Yellow card 59'
Kryvtsov Yellow card 77'
Pedrinho Yellow card 88'		 Report Buyalskyi Yellow card 42'
De Pena Yellow card 43'
Shaparenko Yellow card 63'
Syrota Yellow card 71'
Tsyhankov Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 27,553
Referee: Andryii Kovalenko

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
3 August 2021 First leg Genk Belgium 1–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Genk, Belgium
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Onuachu 39'
Muñoz Yellow card 62'
Thorstvedt Yellow card 69'		 Report Pedrinho Yellow card 50'
Tetê 63' (pen.)
Marlon Yellow card 66'
Maycon Yellow card 68'
Alan Patrick 81'		 Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 5,096[50]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
10 August 2021 Second leg Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Belgium Genk Kyiv, Ukraine
20:30 EEST (UTC+3) Traoré 27'
Sudakov Yellow card 42'
Trubin Yellow card 71'
Marcos Antônio 76'
Vitão Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Lucumí Yellow card 45+2'
Dessers 90'
Muñoz Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 20,594[51]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
17 August 2021 First leg Monaco France 0–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Monaco, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Pedrinho 19'
Stepanenko Yellow card 87'
Patrick Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 5,700[52]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
25 August 2021 Second leg Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 agg.)		 France Monaco Kharkiv, Ukraine
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dodô Yellow card 40'
Tetê Yellow card 54'
Marlon Yellow card 70'
Marlos 74'
Solomon Yellow card 80'
Kryvtsov Yellow card 105+1'
Fernando Yellow card 113'
Aguilar 114' (o.g.)		 Report Volland Yellow card 14'
Ben Yedder 18', 39'
Golovin Yellow card 72'
Fofana Yellow card 81'
Badiashile Yellow card 107'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 26,697[53]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Note: Match moved to the OSC Metalist in Kharkiv due to a concert dedicated to the Independence Day of Ukraine at the NSC Olimpiyskiy in Kyiv on 24 August.[54]

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Inter Milan 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 6 2 1 3 7 11 −4 7 Transfer to Europa League
4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2021 1 Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 2–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Tiraspol, Moldova
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Traoré 16'
Dulanto Yellow card 42'
Yansané 62'		 Report Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Attendance: 5,205[55]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
28 September 2021 2 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–0 Italy Inter Milan Kyiv, Ukraine
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dumfries Yellow card 81' Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 26,170[56]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
19 October 2021 3 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–5 Spain Real Madrid Kyiv, Ukraine
22:00 EEST (UTC+3) Antônio Yellow card 47' Report Kryvtsov 37' (o.g.)
Vinícius 51', 56'
Rodrygo 65'
Benzema 90+1'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 34,037[57]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
3 November 2021 4 Real Madrid Spain 2–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Madrid, Spain
21:00 EET (UTC+2) Benzema 14', 61'
Mendy Yellow card 39'
Casemiro Yellow card 63'		 Report Fernando 39'
Dentinho Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 38,105[58]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
24 November 2021 5 Inter Milan Italy 2–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Milan, Italy
21:00 EET (UTC+2) Džeko 61', 67' Report Vitão Yellow card 49' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46,225[59]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
7 December 2021 6 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol Kyiv, Ukraine
22:00 EET (UTC+2) Fernando Yellow card 10' 42'
Mudryk Yellow card 78'		 Report Addo Yellow card 18'
Dulanto Yellow card 83'
Nikolov 90+3'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 6,841[60]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

Squad statistics[edit]

As of match played 11 December 2021

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Ukrainian Cup Supercup UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Shevchenko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
2 DF Brazil BRA Dodô 26 0 14 0 0+1 0 1 0 10 0
4 DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Kryvtsov 13 0 5+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 2+2 0
5 DF Brazil BRA Marlon 22 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
6 MF Ukraine UKR Taras Stepanenko 22 2 13 2 0 0 1 0 3+5 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Marcos Antônio 28 3 8+9 1 1 1 0+1 0 6+3 1
15 MF Ukraine UKR Artem Bondarenko 9 1 2+4 1 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
19 MF Israel ISR Manor Solomon 26 4 8+8 4 1 0 0+1 0 7+1 0
20 MF Ukraine UKR Mykhailo Mudryk 19 2 7+4 2 0+1 0 0 0 1+6 0
22 DF