Shakhtar (Donetsk)
Shakhtar drew 1–1 away to PSV in the first round of the Champions League. Mendoza scored his first goal, while Dest equalized.
The 36-team Champions League season starts on September 8. Shakhtar will begin the tournament on September 10 with a match against PSV in London.
The first vice president of "Polissya," Oleksandr Usyk, received a bronze medal for the club's third-place finish in the 2025/2026 UPL season. "Polissya" beat "Kudrivka" 5:1.
The opponents of Ukrainian footballers in the 2026/27 European competitions were determined in Monaco. The teams will play between six and eight matches.
Donetsk’s “Shakhtar” will play against “Real,” “Inter,” and six other clubs in the main phase of the 2026–2027 Champions League season.
Donetsk "Shakhtar" have signed 21-year-old Uruguayan defender Alan Matturro from "Genoa. " The contract runs until July 31, 2031 year.
The Miners drew with AZ and advanced on aggregate. Ukraine overtook Serbia in the UEFA table, the next opponent will be Crystal Palace.
The Donetsk club drew 2:2 with Dutch AZ and advanced on aggregate. Their next opponent will be Crystal Palace or Fiorentina.
The decisive match of the tournament will take place on May 20 in Lviv. The UAF also approved the dates for the semi-finals involving Dynamo, Bukovyna, Metalist 1925, and FC Chernihiv.
The Donetsk club scored three goals in the second half thanks to Pedrinho and a brace from Santana. The return match will take place in a week in the Netherlands after a 3-0 victory.
Donetsk Shakhtar will play against Dutch AZ in Krakow at 22:00. Bookmakers are offering almost equal odds for both teams to win the first leg of the quarter-finals.
The Donetsk team lost to the Polish club with a score of 1:2 due to Ishak's brace. Moutinho's own goal allowed Arda Turan's team to advance in the Conference League.
The Kyiv team achieved a comeback victory with a score of 2:1 thanks to goals from Yarmolenko and Ponomarenko. Andriy Yarmolenko scored his 118th goal and became the league's third top scorer.
Isake Silva's goal in the match against Lech has been included in UEFA's list of nominees. The Shakhtar midfielder is competing for the award with players from three other clubs.
Shakhtar forward Lassina Traoré scored the first hat-trick in UPL history after coming on as a substitute, scoring 3 goals in 15 minutes. Before him, only 4 Ukrainian footballers had achieved a similar feat.
The Ukrainian Premier League has resumed its season after the winter break, with the 17th round taking place from February 20 to 23. Leaders LNZ, Shakhtar, Polissya, and Dynamo are competing for European cups.
Forward of the Ukrainian youth national team Artem Stepanov has moved from German "Bayer 04" to Dutch "Utrecht" on loan with an option to buy. The 18-year-old striker will play under number 18.
Ihor Tsyhanyk reported that Mudryk can train 6 months before the end of his disqualification. The Ukrainian national team is considering the naturalization of Shakhtar's Brazilians, Pedro Henrique and Pedrinho.
According to the source, the 80-year-old former coach of Donetsk "Shakhtar" and Kyiv "Dynamo" suffered from a cold this winter. Despite Lucescu undergoing intensive treatment, his health failed him.
Ukrainian forward Danylo Sikan officially became a player of Belgian "Anderlecht", signing a contract until the summer of 2030. "Anderlecht" paid "Trabzonspor" about 4 million euros for the transfer of the 24-year-old forward.
Football club "Karpaty" terminated cooperation with head coach Vladyslav Lupashko by mutual agreement. Under his leadership, the team played 50 matches, winning 19.
Donetsk Shakhtar secured their advancement to the next stage of the UEFA Football Conference League. In the 5th round match, the Miners defeated Maltese Hamrun Spartans 2-0 away.
Donetsk "Shakhtar" won its second consecutive victory in the group stage of the Conference League, beating Irish "Shamrock Rovers" with a score of 2:1. The Ukrainian team has 9 points after four rounds and has practically guaranteed itself a place in the playoffs.
UEFA fined Polish "Legia" 25,000 euros for a banner about the Volyn tragedy and offensive chants by fans during the Conference League match against "Shakhtar". Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar condemned the provocations of Polish fans.
FIFA has announced the nominees for the best men's national team coach of 2025. Among them are Javier Aguirre, Roberto Martínez, Luis Enrique, Mikel Arteta, Hansi Flick, Enzo Maresca, and Arne Slot, who have won significant trophies.
The head coach of Kyiv's "Dynamo" Oleksandr Shovkovskyi commented on the victory over Donetsk's "Shakhtar" in the 1/8 finals of the Ukrainian Cup. He noted that in the first half, the team respected the opponent too much, and in the second half, they played more decisively.
On October 23, Ukrainian clubs will play matches of the second round of the Conference League: "Shakhtar" will play against Polish "Legia" at 19:45, and "Dynamo" will meet Turkish "Samsunspor" at 22:00. Bookmakers consider "Shakhtar" the favorite, while in the "Dynamo" match, the advantage is on the side of the Turkish team.
FC "Metalist 1925" is in 5th place in the UPL, trailing the leader by 2 points. President Bohdan Boiko attributes the success to systematic work and personnel changes, including the new coach Mladen Bartulović.
Former Ukrainian national team midfielder Viktor Kovalenko has signed a contract with Cypriot club Aris until the summer of 2027. The club's captain is Russian Aleksandr Kokorin, and the head coach is Belarusian Artem Radkov.
On September 17, the first matches of the Ukrainian Cup Round of 16 took place. "LNZ" defeated "Metalist", and "Kryvbas" was eliminated from the tournament due to a violation of regulations, despite winning against FC "Chernihiv".