2021–22 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season

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.

Shakhtar Donetsk

2021–22 season
Chairman	Rinat Akhmetov
Manager	Roberto De Zerbi
Stadium	NSC Olimpiyskiy
Premier League	1st (no title awarded)
Ukrainian Cup	Quarter-finals (cancelled)
Ukrainian Super Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Tetê (9) All: Tetê (10)
Highest home attendance	34,037 vs Real Madrid (19 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance	1,487 vs Lviv (3 December 2021)
Average home league attendance	12,693 (3 December 2021)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season events

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 Russian invasion.^[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

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

Contract suspensions

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 3 DF  BRA Vitão (at Internacional until 30 June 2022) 14 MF  BRA Tetê (at Olympique Lyonnais until 30 June 2022)

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 7 MF  BRA Maycon (on loan at Corinthians until 31 December 2022) 28 MF  BRA Marquinhos Cipriano (on loan at Sion until 30 June 2022) 45 FW  UKR Danylo Sikan (on loan at Hansa Rostock until 30 June 2022) — DF  BRA Vinicius Tobias (on loan at Real Madrid until 30 June 2023) — DF  UKR Valeriy Bondarenko (on loan at Vorskla Poltava until 30 June 2022) — MF  UKR Maksym Chekh (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022) — MF  UKR Danylo Ihnatenko (on loan at Girondins de Bordeaux until 30 June 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  UKR Oleksiy Kashchuk (on loan at Sabah until 30 June 2022) — MF  UKR Andriy Kulakov (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022) — MF  UKR Dmytro Topalov (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022) — MF  UKR Vladyslav Vakula (on loan at Vorskla Poltava until 30 June 2022) — FW  NGA Olarenwaju Kayode (on loan at Sivasspor until 30 June 2022) — FW  UKR Andriy Boryachuk (on loan at Rukh Lviv until 30 June 2022) — MF  UKR Bohdan Viunnyk (on loan at Mariupol until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

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

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
9 June 2021	MF		Pedrinho	Benfica	€18,000,000	[37][31]
18 June 2021	FW		Lassina Traoré	Ajax	€8,000,000	[32][38]
22 June 2021	DF		Marlon	Sassuolo	Undisclosed	[30]
20 July 2021	DF		Vinicius Tobias	Internacional	Undisclosed	[3][11]
15 January 2022	FW		David Neres	Ajax	Undisclosed	[10]

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

Out

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

Loans out

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

Contract suspensions

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

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
8 November 2021	FW		Dentinho	Ceará	2 March 2022	[5][45]
31 December 2021	MF		Marlos	Athletico Paranaense	1 February 2022	[9][46]
11 February 2022	MF		Yevhen Konoplyanka	KS Cracovia	11 February 2022	[14][47]
30 June 2022	DF		Daniel Ehbudzhuo	Arminia Hannover	31 January 2024
30 June 2022	MF		Yevhen Hrytsenko	Van	7 November 2022	[48]
30 June 2022	FW		Stanislav Biblyk	Aluston-YUBK Alushta	1 September 2022

Friendlies

SK St. Johann v Shakhtar Donetsk

30 June 2021	SK St. Johann	0–5	Shakhtar Donetsk	Austria
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Tetê 2' Mudryk 7' Traoré 10' Korniyenko 24' Dentinho 71'

Raków Częstochowa v Shakhtar Donetsk

4 July 2021	Raków Częstochowa	2–5	Shakhtar Donetsk	Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kun 14' Ivi 72' (pen.)	Report	Solomon 81' (pen.)

Türkgücü München v Shakhtar Donetsk

5 July 2021	Türkgücü München	1–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Slišković 81'	Report	Solomon 43' (pen.) Mudryk 85'

Schalke 04 v Shakhtar Donetsk

9 July 2021	Schalke 04	0–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Mittersill, Austria
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: SC Mittersill

Shakhtar Donetsk v Obolon Kyiv

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

Wolfsberger AC v Shakhtar Donetsk

24 January 2022	Wolfsberger AC	1–4	Shakhtar Donetsk	Turkey
15:30 EET (UTC+2)	Lochoshvili 37'	Report	Sudakov 77' Moraes 80', 90' Tetê 88'

Shakhtar Donetsk v Mariupol

28 January 2022	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–0	Mariupol	Belek, Turkey
EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Regnum Sport Center

Shakhtar Donetsk v Red Star Belgrade

31 January 2022	Shakhtar Donetsk	3–2	Red Star Belgrade	Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Mudryk 13' Neres 18', 72'	Report	Dragović 58' Omoijuanfo 68'

Shakhtar Donetsk v Shakhter Karagandy

12 February 2022	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	Shakhter Karagandy	Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Neres 35' (pen.) Konoplya 90'	Report	Malyarov 77'	Stadium: Regnum Sport Center

Shakhtar Donetsk v Mariupol

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

Shakhtar Donetsk v Astana

18 February 2022	Shakhtar Donetsk	3–0	Astana	Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Mudryk 2' Tetê 89' Neres 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Regnum Sport Center

Shakhtar Donetsk v Riga

19 February 2022	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–0	Riga	Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Regnum Sport Center

Olympiacos v Shakhtar Donetsk

9 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace	Olympiacos	1–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Athens, Greece
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Tiquinho 22'	Report		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium

Lechia Gdańsk v Shakhtar Donetsk

14 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace	Lechia Gdańsk	2–3	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

Fenerbahçe v Shakhtar Donetsk

19 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Istanbul, Turkey
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Valencia 26'	Report		Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Antalyaspor v Shakhtar Donetsk

25 April 2022 Global Tour for Peace	Antalyaspor	1–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Antalya, Turkey
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Erdilman 9'	Report	Solomon 21' Topalov 76'	Stadium: Antalya Stadium

Hajduk Split v Shakhtar Donetsk

1 May 2022 Global Tour for Peace	Hajduk Split	3–3	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

Sevilla v Shakhtar Donetsk

2022 Global Tour for Peace	Sevilla	–	Shakhtar Donetsk
EEST (UTC+3)

Paris Saint-Germain v Shakhtar Donetsk

2022 Global Tour for Peace	Paris Saint-Germain	–	Shakhtar Donetsk
EEST (UTC+3)

Lazio v Shakhtar Donetsk

2022 Global Tour for Peace	Lazio	–	Shakhtar Donetsk
EEST (UTC+3)

Beşiktaş v Shakhtar Donetsk

2022 Global Tour for Peace	Beşiktaş	–	Shakhtar Donetsk	Istanbul, Turkey
EEST (UTC+3)

Competitions

Overall record

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

Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	3	2	7	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1

Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Shakhtar Donetsk v Inhulets Petrove

24 July 2021 1	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Inhulets Petrove	Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Traoré 12' Alan Patrick 34' Tetê  90+3'	Report	Zaporozhets  40' Pavlov  66' Gopey 81'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 9,129 Referee: Dmytro Kryvushkin

Lviv v Shakhtar Donetsk

30 July 2021 2	Lviv	0–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Lviv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Antwi  28' Nych  66' Busko  70'	Report	Tetê  39' Korniyenko  54' Traoré 73'  85' Dentinho 85' Pedrinho 90+4'	Stadium: Ukraina Stadium Attendance: 8,640 Referee: Mykola Balakin

Shakhtar Donetsk v Oleksandriya

7 August 2021 3	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–2	Oleksandriya	Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Korniyenko 15' Antônio  80'	Report	Tretyakov 6' Kovalets 21' Rybalka  90+3'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Volodymyr Novohatnii

Shakhtar Donetsk v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

13 August 2021 4	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Marlon  31' Kryvtsov  33' Stepanenko 49' Traoré 80'	Report	Zapadnya  16' Remenyuk  32' Shershen  82' Batyushyn  85'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Oleksandr Shandor

Chornomorets Odesa v Shakhtar Donetsk

21 August 2021 5	Chornomorets Odesa	0–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Odesa
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Biloshevskyi  13'	Report	Sudakov 34' Alan Patrick 45+5' Solomon 90+3'	Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Denys Shurman

Mynai v Shakhtar Donetsk

29 August 2021 6	Mynai	1–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Honchar  58' Akhmedzade 76' Kuliyev  90+5'	Report	Marlon  9'  16' Traoré 34' (pen.) Marlos  57' Dodô  90+5'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Monzul Kateryna

Shakhtar Donetsk v Dnipro-1

11 September 2021 7	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Dnipro-1	Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Fernando 15' Maycon  29' Traoré 87'	Report	Svatok  31' Di Franco  60'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 13,194 Referee: Andrii Kovalenko

Mariupol v Shakhtar Donetsk

18 September 2021 8	Mariupol	0–5	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kovalivka
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Mykytsey  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.

Shakhtar Donetsk v Veres Rivne

25 September 2021 9	Shakhtar Donetsk	4–1	Veres Rivne	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Miroshnyk 22' (o.g.) Kryvtsov  40' Tetê 55' Marlos 79' (pen.) Traoré 86'	Report	Pasich 30' Kucherov  41' Panasenko  60' Dakhnovskyi  90+2'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko

Dynamo Kyiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

2 October 2021 10	Dynamo Kyiv	0–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Shaparenko  70' Vitinho  80'	Report	Marlon  25' Kryvtsov  68' Sikan  68' Tetê  77'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 28,073 Referee: Oleksandr Shandor

Shakhtar Donetsk v Zorya Luhansk

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  13' Hladkyi 63' Sayyadmanesh  90'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 6,475 Referee: Ihor Paskhal

Vorskla Poltava v Shakhtar Donetsk

23 October 2021 12	Vorskla Poltava	0–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Poltava
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Thill  19'  29' Perduta  59'	Report	Fernando  41' Tetê 65' Solomon 78'	Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 12,376 Referee: Serhii Boiko

Shakhtar Donetsk v Desna Chernihiv

30 October 2021 13	Shakhtar Donetsk	4–1	Desna Chernihiv	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Solomon 8' Sudakov 27' Stepanenko  51' Tetê 62' Fernando 64' Bondar  70'	Report	Bezborodko 23'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Denys Shurman

Kolos Kovalivka v Shakhtar Donetsk

7 November 2021 14	Kolos Kovalivka	1–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kovalivka
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Chornomorets  32' Ilyin 41' Lysenko  45' Novak  80'	Report	Matviyenko 14' Fernando 25'  79' Bondarenko  36' Patrick  46' Marlos  59' Mudryk 72'	Stadium: Kolos Stadium Attendance: 1,852 Referee: Volodymyr Novohatnii

Shakhtar Donetsk v Rukh Lviv

20 November 2021 15	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Rukh Lviv	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Antônio 86' Tetê 88'	Report	Didyk  39' Boychuk  59' Alvarenga  63'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi

Inhulets Petrove v Shakhtar Donetsk

28 November 2021 16	Inhulets Petrove	0–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Petrove
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Gopey  15' Kovalenko  58'	Report	Tetê 32' Antônio  70' Sikan  90+1'	Stadium: Inhulets Stadium Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Denys Shurman

Shakhtar Donetsk v Lviv

3 December 2021 17	Shakhtar Donetsk	6–1	Lviv	Kyiv
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Mudryk  33' Pedrinho  37' 55' Tetê 45' (pen.) Bondarenko 78' Marlos 85' (pen.) Stepanenko 86' Konoplya 90'	Report	Ernest 17' Dovhyi  32' Mahmutovic  81'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 1,487 Referee: Andrii Kovalenko

Oleksandriya v Shakhtar Donetsk

11 December 2021 18	Oleksandriya	1–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Oleksandriia
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Odaryuk  25' Miroshnichenko  28' Babohlo  48' Rybalka  55' Kozhushko 63' Bilyk  70' Tretyakov  81' Kalyuzhnyi  90+5'	Report	Ismaily  52' Solomon 70' Dodô  70' Moraes 78' Pedrinho  88'	Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Oleksandr Shandor

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

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]

Shakhtar Donetsk v Chornomorets Odesa

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]

Shakhtar Donetsk v Mynai

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]

Dnipro-1 v Shakhtar Donetsk

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]

Shakhtar Donetsk v Mariupol

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]

Veres Rivne v Shakhtar Donetsk

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]

Shakhtar Donetsk v Dynamo Kyiv

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]

Zorya Luhansk v Shakhtar Donetsk

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]

Shakhtar Donetsk v Vorskla Poltava

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]

Desna Chernihiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

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]

Shakhtar Donetsk v Kolos Kovalivka

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]

Rukh Lviv v Shakhtar Donetsk

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

Main article: 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup

Chornomorets Odesa v Shakhtar Donetsk

27 October 2021 Round of 16	Chornomorets Odesa	0–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Odesa
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Smyrnyi  15' Tsitaishvili  65' Mykhaylenko  90+2'	Report	Konoplya  37' Fernando 64' Antônio 72' Dentinho 81'	Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Oleksandr Shandor

Lviv v Shakhtar Donetsk

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

Main article: 2021 Ukrainian Super Cup

Shakhtar Donetsk v Dynamo Kyiv

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

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Genk v Shakhtar Donetsk

3 August 2021 First leg	Genk	1–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Genk, Belgium
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Onuachu 39' Muñoz  62' Thorstvedt  69'	Report	Pedrinho  50' Tetê 63' (pen.) Marlon  66' Maycon  68' Alan Patrick 81'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 5,096[50] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Genk

10 August 2021 Second leg	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Genk	Kyiv, Ukraine
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Traoré 27' Sudakov  42' Trubin  71' Marcos Antônio 76' Vitão  90+2'	Report	Lucumí  45+2' Dessers 90' Muñoz  90+5'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 20,594[51] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Play-off round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Monaco v Shakhtar Donetsk

17 August 2021 First leg	Monaco	0–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Monaco, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Pedrinho 19' Stepanenko  87' Patrick  90'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,700[52] Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Monaco

25 August 2021 Second leg	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Monaco	Kharkiv, Ukraine
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Dodô  40' Tetê  54' Marlon  70' Marlos 74' Solomon  80' Kryvtsov  105+1' Fernando  113' Aguilar 114' (o.g.)	Report	Volland  14' Ben Yedder 18', 39' Golovin  72' Fofana  81' Badiashile  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

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	6	5	0	1	14	3	+11	15	Advance to knockout phase
2	Inter Milan	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
3	Sheriff Tiraspol	6	2	1	3	7	11	−4	7	Transfer to Europa League
4	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	0	2	4	2	12	−10	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Sheriff Tiraspol v Shakhtar Donetsk

15 September 2021 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	2–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Tiraspol, Moldova
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Traoré 16' Dulanto  42' Yansané 62'	Report		Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 5,205[55] Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Inter Milan

28 September 2021 2	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–0	Inter Milan	Kyiv, Ukraine
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Dumfries  81'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 26,170[56] Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid

19 October 2021 3	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–5	Real Madrid	Kyiv, Ukraine
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Antônio  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)

Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk

3 November 2021 4	Real Madrid	2–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Madrid, Spain
21:00 EET (UTC+2)	Benzema 14', 61' Mendy  39' Casemiro  63'	Report	Fernando 39' Dentinho  90+3'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 38,105[58] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Inter Milan v Shakhtar Donetsk

24 November 2021 5	Inter Milan	2–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Milan, Italy
21:00 EET (UTC+2)	Džeko 61', 67'	Report	Vitão  49'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,225[59] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Sheriff Tiraspol

7 December 2021 6	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Kyiv, Ukraine
22:00 EET (UTC+2)	Fernando  10' 42' Mudryk  78'	Report	Addo  18' Dulanto  83' Nikolov 90+3'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 6,841[60] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

Squad statistics

As of match played 11 December 2021

Appearances and goals

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	UKR	Oleksiy Shevchenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
2	DF	BRA	Dodô	26	0	14	0	0+1	0	1	0	10	0
4	DF	UKR	Serhiy Kryvtsov	13	0	5+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
5	DF	BRA	Marlon	22	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
6	MF	UKR	Taras Stepanenko	22	2	13	2	0	0	1	0	3+5	0
8	MF	BRA	Marcos Antônio	28	3	8+9	1	1	1	0+1	0	6+3	1
15	MF	UKR	Artem Bondarenko	9	1	2+4	1	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
19	MF	ISR	Manor Solomon	26	4	8+8	4	1	0	0+1	0	7+1	0
20	MF	UKR	Mykhailo Mudryk	19	2	7+4	2	0+1	0	0	0	1+6	0
22	DF	UKR	Mykola Matviyenko	23	1	12+2	1	0	0	1	0	8	0
23	FW	BFA	Lassina Traoré	14	9	4+3	6	0	0	1	2	6	1
25	MF	UKR	Heorhiy Sudakov	14	4	5+5	4	1	0	0	0	1+2	0
26	DF	UKR	Yukhym Konoplya	11	1	4+5	1	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	GK	UKR	Andriy Pyatov	12	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
31	DF	BRA	Ismaily	21	0	9+3	0	0+1	0	1	0	4+3	0
38	MF	BRA	Pedrinho	19	4	8+3	3	0	0	1	0	7	1
44	DF	UKR	Viktor Korniyenko	13	1	7+3	1	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
77	DF	UKR	Valeriy Bondar	8	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
81	GK	UKR	Anatoliy Trubin	18	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
99	MF	BRA	Fernando	14	8	7	5	1	1	0	0	5+1	2
Players who suspended their contracts:
3	DF	BRA	Vitão	15	0	5+4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
14	MF	BRA	Tetê	28	10	11+6	9	1	0	0	0	8+2	1
Players away on loan:
7	MF	BRA	Maycon	26	0	11+4	0	0	0	1	0	9+1	0
45	FW	UKR	Danylo Sikan	14	2	3+8	2	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
9	FW	BRA	Dentinho	7	2	1+3	1	0+1	1	0	0	0+2	0
10	FW	UKR	Júnior Moraes	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	UKR	Marlos	26	3	9+5	2	0+1	0	1	0	1+9	1
21	MF	BRA	Alan Patrick	20	4	10+1	2	0	0	1	1	5+3	1
70	MF	UKR	Yevhen Konoplyanka	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0

Goalscorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Ukrainian Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Total
1	MF		14	Tetê	9	0	0	1	10
2	FW		23	Lassina Traoré	6	0	2	1	9
3	MF		99	Fernando	5	1	0	2	8
4	MF		25	Heorhiy Sudakov	4	0	0	0	4
	MF		19	Manor Solomon	4	0	0	0	4
	MF		38	Pedrinho	3	0	0	1	4
	MF		21	Alan Patrick	2	0	1	1	4
8	MF		11	Marlos	2	0	0	1	3
	MF		8	Marcos Antônio	1	1	0	1	3
10	FW		45	Danylo Sikan	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		20	Mykhailo Mudryk	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		6	Taras Stepanenko	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		9	Dentinho	1	1	0	0	2
				Own goal	1	0	0	1	2
15	DF		44	Viktor Korniyenko	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		22	Mykola Matviyenko	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		15	Artem Bondarenko	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		26	Yukhym Konoplya	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		10	Júnior Moraes	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					49	3	3	9	64

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Ukrainian Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Total
1	GK		30	Andriy Pyatov	4	1	1	1	7
2	GK		81	Anatoliy Trubin	5	0	0	1	6
TOTALS					9	1	1	2	13

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Ukrainian Cup		Super Cup		Champions League		Total
2		DF	Dodô	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
4		DF	Serhiy Kryvtsov	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
5		DF	Marlon	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	7	1
6		MF	Taras Stepanenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
8		MF	Marcos Antônio	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
15		MF	Artem Bondarenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Manor Solomon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
20		MF	Mykhailo Mudryk	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
23		FW	Lassina Traoré	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		MF	Heorhiy Sudakov	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
26		DF	Yukhym Konoplya	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		DF	Ismaily	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38		MF	Pedrinho	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
44		DF	Viktor Korniyenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77		DF	Valeriy Bondar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
81		GK	Anatoliy Trubin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
99		MF	Fernando	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
Players who suspended their contracts:
3		DF	Vitão	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
14		MF	Tetê	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Players away on loan:
7		MF	Maycon	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
45		FW	Danylo Sikan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
9		FW	Dentinho	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
11		MF	Marlos	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Alan Patrick	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
			TOTALS	30	2	1	0	4	0	19	0	54	2