Full name | Youth team of FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Ground |
Knyazha Arena, Shchaslyve, Ukraine |
Capacity | 1,000 |
President | Rinat Akhmetov |
Coach | Miguel Cardoso |
League | Youth Championship |
Website | Club home page |
Shakhtar U-21 Donetsk is a youth team of Ukrainian professional football club Shakhtar Donetsk. It participates in the Youth championship of the Ukrainian Premier League.
The team was created in 2004 as Shakhtar-D Donetsk for the Championship for reserve teams of the Ukrainian Top League (Vyshcha Liha). In 2007 it was merged with FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk that was withdrawn from the Ukrainian First League. In 2008 it was renamed Shakhtar U-21 Donetsk to participate in the Youth championship of the newly formed Ukrainian Premier League.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.