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HC Donbas Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainian handball club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Handball Club Donbas Donetsk Oblast (Ukrainian: ГК Донбас)[1][2] (previous name Shakhtar-Academiia until June 2017) is a handball club from Donetsk. The club was formed in 1983 on the base of a previous handball club called Spartak Donetsk.
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History
In 1985 they were promoted to the Soviet Union Handball League.[3]
Through the 90's the club one of the leading forces in the Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League, winning the local league 3 times, and between seasons 1994/95-2005/06 the club never finished outside the top 3.[4] The club also had success on the international arena, reaching the final of the EHF Cup in 1995/96, losing to Spanish BM Granollers in the final 56-45 on aggregate.[5]
After season 2005/06, the club started experiencing financial difficulties, and in season 2011/12 the club finished last in the league and was relegated. In the second league, in season 2012/13, the club managed to finish first and returned to the top tier.[6] In 2017 they changed the name of the club to HK Donbas.[7]
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 several players fled the region, where the team is based.[8]
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Honours
Domestic
Ukrainian Handball Super League
Winners (3): 1996, 1997, 2002
Runner-Up (1): 2004
International
EHF Cup
- Runner-Up (1): 1995/96
References
External links
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