| 2008–09 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Rinat Akhmetov | ||
| Manager | Mircea Lucescu | ||
| Ground | RSC Olimpiyskiy | ||
| Premier League | 2nd | ||
| Ukrainian Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Super Cup | Winners | ||
| Champions League | Group stage | ||
| UEFA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Yevhen Seleznyov (6 goals) All: Fernandinho Jádson (12 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,500 vs Marseille (9 April 2009) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,300 vs Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (18 October 2008) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,368 (23 May 2009) | ||
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During the 2008–09 Ukrainian football season, FC Shakhtar Donetsk competed in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Season summary
Though Shakhtar failed to retain the league or cup, they made up for it by becoming the first Ukrainian team to win the UEFA Cup, defeating Werder Bremen in the final after extra time.
This season was the last played at RSC Olimpiyskiy. From the 2009–10 season onwards, Shakhtar played in the Donbass Arena.
On 28 May 2008, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of Marcelo Moreno from Cruzeiro on a five-year contract.[1] On the same day, Shakhtar also announced the signing of Oleksandr Chyzhov from Vorskla Poltava.[2]
In January 2009, Shakhtar Donetsk sold Brandão to Marseille for a fee of €6,000,000.[3]
On 9 February, Leonardo signed a new contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, until 28 June 2013, and joined Vasco da Gama on loan until 30 November 2009.[4]
Squad
- As of match played 31 May 2009[5]
| Number | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bohdan Shust |  | GK | 4 March 1986 (aged 23) | Karpaty Lviv | 2005 | ||||
| 12 | Rustam Khudzhamov |  | GK | 5 October 1982 (aged 26) | Kharkiv | 2008 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Andriy Pyatov |  | GK | 28 June 1984 (aged 24) | Vorskla Poltava | 2007 | 82 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Yuriy Virt |  | GK | 4 May 1974 (aged 35) | Metalurh Donetsk | 2007 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Tomáš Hübschman |  | DF | 4 September 1981 (aged 27) | Sparta Prague | 2004 | 161 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Igor Duljaj |  | DF | 29 October 1979 (aged 29) | Partizan | 2004 | 177 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Oleksandr Kucher |  | DF | 22 October 1982 (aged 26) | Metalist Kharkiv | 2006 | 85 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Vyacheslav Shevchuk |  | DF | 13 May 1979 (aged 30) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2005 | 106 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Mariusz Lewandowski |  | DF | 18 May 1979 (aged 30) | Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 2001 | 256 | 28 | ||
| 26 | Răzvan Raț |  | DF | 26 May 1981 (aged 28) | Rapid București | 2003 | 214 | 9 | ||
| 27 | Dmytro Chyhrynskyi |  | DF | 7 November 1986 (aged 22) | Academy | 2002 | 129 | 10 | ||
| 28 | Oleksiy Polyanskyi |  | DF | 12 April 1986 (aged 23) | Metalurh Donetsk | 2006 | ||||
| 32 | Mykola Ishchenko |  | DF | 9 March 1983 (aged 26) | Karpaty Lviv | 2008 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Darijo Srna (Captain) |  | DF | 1 May 1982 (aged 27) | Hajduk Split | 2003 | 225 | 16 | ||
| 36 | Oleksandr Chyzhov |  | DF | 10 August 1986 (aged 22) | Vorskla Poltava | 2008[2] | 9 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Artem Fedetskyi |  | DF | 26 April 1985 (aged 24) | Kharkiv | 2008 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 55 | Volodymyr Yezerskiy |  | DF | 15 November 1976 (aged 32) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2007 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Fernandinho |  | MF | 4 May 1985 (aged 24) | Paranaense | 2005 | 157 | 30 | ||
| 8 | Jádson |  | MF | 5 October 1983 (aged 25) | Paranaense | 2005 | 176 | 39 | ||
| 11 | Ilsinho |  | MF | 12 October 1985 (aged 23) | São Paulo | 2007 | 60 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Oleksiy Gai |  | MF | 6 November 1982 (aged 26) | Illichivets Mariupol | 2006 | 150 | 15 | ||
| 22 | Willian |  | MF | 9 August 1988 (aged 20) | Corinthians | 2007 | 80 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Kostyantyn Kravchenko |  | MF | 24 September 1986 (aged 22) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2008 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Nery Castillo |  | FW | 13 June 1984 (aged 24) | Olympiacos | 2007 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Yevhen Seleznyov |  | FW | 20 July 1985 (aged 23) | Academy | 2002 | 31 | 11 | ||
| 15 | Volodymyr Pryyomov |  | FW | 2 January 1986 (aged 23) | Metalurh Donetsk | 2007 | ||||
| 17 | Luiz Adriano |  | FW | 12 April 1987 (aged 22) | Internacional | 2007 | 54 | 14 | ||
| 21 | Oleksandr Hladkyy |  | FW | 24 August 1987 (aged 21) | Kharkiv | 2007 | 88 | 28 | ||
| 24 | Ruslan Fomin |  | FW | 2 March 1986 (aged 23) | Arsenal Kharkiv | 2005 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 99 | Marcelo Moreno | .svg.png.webp) | FW | 18 June 1987 (aged 21) | Cruzeiro | 2008[1] | 21 | 3 | ||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| Jan Laštůvka |  | GK | 7 July 1982 (aged 26) | Baník Ostrava | 2004 | |||||
| Leonardo |  | DF | 9 March 1986 (aged 23) | Santos | 2005 | 2013[4] | ||||
| Players who left during the season | ||||||||||
| 25 | Brandão |  | FW | 16 June 1980 (aged 28) | Iraty | 2002 | 220 | 91 | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2008 | DF |  | Mykola Ishchenko | Karpaty Lviv | Undisclosed | |
| 25 May 2008 | GK |  | Rustam Khudzhamov | Kharkiv | €80,000 | |
| 28 May 2008 | DF |  | Oleksandr Chyzhov | Vorskla Poltava | ₴8,000,000 | [2] | 
| 28 May 2008 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | Marcelo Moreno | Cruzeiro | €9,000,000 | [1] | 
| 1 July 2008 | DF |  | Artem Fedetskyi | Karpaty Lviv | Undisclosed | 
- † Moreno's move was announced on the above date, but was not finalised until the transfer window opened on 1 July 2008,
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2009 | FW |  | Brandão | Marseille | €6,000,000 | [3] | 
Loans out
| Date From | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date To | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2008 | DF |  | Leonardo | São Caetano | 30 November 2008 | [6] | 
| 3 August 2008 | GK |  | Jan Laštůvka | West Ham United | End of season | [7] | 
| 9 February 2009 | DF |  | Leonardo | Vasco da Gama | 18 June 2009 | [4] | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 20 July 2008 | 26 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 63.33 | 
| Ukrainian Cup | 12 September 2008 | 31 May 2009 | Round of 32 | Runners Up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 80.00 | 
| Super Cup | 15 July 2008 | Final | Champions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 13 August 2008 | 9 December 2008 | Third qualifying round | Group Stage | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 62.50 | 
| UEFA Cup | 19 February 2009 | 20 May 2009 | Round of 32 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 66.67 | 
| Total | 53 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 88 | 34 | +54 | 64.15 | ||||
Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Results
Super Cup
| 15 July 2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Dynamo Kyiv | Poltava | 
| 20:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Chyhrynskyi  14' Srna  86' | Report | Ghioane  17' Milevskyi  38' Diakhaté  48' | Stadium: Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 24,850 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Fernandinho   Raț   Chyhrynskyi   Srna   Brandão  |  Yarmolenko  Diakhaté  Ninković  Aliyev | |||
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 19 | +52 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League group stage | 
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round | 
| 4 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 49 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round | 
| 5 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 49 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round | 
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(C) Champions
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 | 
| 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 
Last updated: 26 May 2009.
Source: Results
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 20 July 2008 1 | Lviv | 2–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Lviv | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Vashchuk  21' Panas  23' Baranets  57' Dankiv  72' Fedorchuk  90+1' | Report | Brandão  60' Srna  79' Hladkyi  85' | Stadium: Ukraina Stadium Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Vladimir Sirenko | 
| 27 July 2008 2 | Karpaty Lviv | 1–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Lviv | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Zenjov  56' Khudobyak  68' | Report | Brandão  76' Fernandinho  81' | Stadium: Ukraina Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Yevhen Herenda | 
| 3 August 2008 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | Illichivets Mariupol | Donetsk | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Srna  5'  48' Fernandinho  63' Seleznyov  83' Brandão  85' | Report | Vorobey  33' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Sergey Zadiran | 
| 8 August 2008 4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 0–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dnipro | 
| 20:30 EEST (UTC+3) | M.Pashayev  52' Lyopa  74' | Report | Stadium: Dnipro-Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Andriy Shandor | 
| 17 August 2008 5 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–2 | Metalist Kharkiv | Donetsk | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Brandão  54', 76' (pen.) Chyhrynskyi  56' Fedetskyi  65' Seleznyov  85' | Report | Jajá  19' Edmar  44' Bordian  45+1' Obradović  50' Gueye  61' Dević  64'  78' Horyainov  83' Gancarczyk  85' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian | 
| 23 August 2008 6 | Vorskla Poltava | 1–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Poltava | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kravchenko  5' Kulakov  53' Curri  55' | Report | Fedetskyi  62' Srna  79' Chyhrynskyi  85' Jádson  90+3' | Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 13,00 Referee: Eugene Wenger | 
| 31 August 2008 7 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–2 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Donetsk | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Fernandinho  35' (pen.)  47' Seleznyov  44' | Report | Alozie  12'  80' Arzhanov  33' Nevmyvaka  35' Stepanenko  48' Chelyadzinski  72' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Serhiy Shebek | 
| 21 September 2008 8 | Arsenal Kyiv | 0–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Kyiv | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Khomin  51' Yevseyev  53' Symonenko  80' | Report | Luiz Adriano  80' Srna  85' | Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Vitaly Godulyan | 
| 27 September 2008 9 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | Metalurh Donetsk | Donetsk | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Seleznyov  11' Ilsinho  39'  50' Brandão  61' Chyhrynskyi  90+3' | Report | Dimitrov  90' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Oleg Zubarev | 
| 5 October 2008 10 | Chornomorets Odesa | 0–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Odesa | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Vázquez  14' Shandruk  32' Nizhegorodov  47' | Report | Luiz Adriano  17'  90+1', 90+3' Fernandinho  22' Hladkyi  28' | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Andriy Shandor | 
| 18 October 2008 11 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4–2 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Brandão  16', 71' Srna  48' Hladkyi  69' | Report | Balabanov  5' Maksymov  11' Shahoyka  56' Kostyshyn  85' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Igor Ishchenko | 
| 26 October 2008 12 | Kharkiv | 0–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Sumy | 
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Ivanov  16' Hunchak  39' Stoyko  68' | Report | Duljaj  22' Fernandinho  58' Brandão  60'  88' Chyhrynskyi  70' | Stadium: Yuvileiny Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Oleh Oriekhov | 
| 1 November 2008 13 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–1 | Zorya Luhansk | Donetsk | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+2) | Moreno  23', 80' Willian  39'  69' | Report | Xhihani  3' S.Kolesnychenko  13' Hrinchenko  56' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Sergey Dankovsky | 
| 8 November 2008 14 | Tavriya Simferopol | 0–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Simferopol | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Report | Fernandinho  19' Seleznyov  71' | Stadium: RSK Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Orest Shmigelsky | 
| 16 November 2008 15 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Fernandinho  30' Willian  34' Brandão  52' Kucher  86' | Report | Aliyev  36' Sablić  73' Bangoura  90+1' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) | 
| 21 November 2008 16 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–0 | Lviv | Donetsk | 
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Gai  54' Luiz Adriano  60' | Report | Zhdanov  55' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Evgeniy Venger | 
| 30 November 2008 17 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Karpaty Lviv | Donetsk | 
| 15:00 EET (UTC+2) | Ishchenko  28' Seleznyov  64' Hladkyi  67' | Report | Oshchypko  9' Petrivskyi  35' Fedoriv  57' Tkachuk  82' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Evgeny Abrosimov | 
| 2 March 2009 18 | Illichivets Mariupol | 1–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Mariupol | 
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Kirylchyk  39' Kashewski  52' Savin  64' Vorobey  82' | Report | Gai  22' Srna  82' | Stadium: Illichivets Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Oleg Zubarev | 
| 7 March 2009 19 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Fernandinho  34' (pen.) | Report | Serdyuk  33' Lysytskyi  37' Kankava  41' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Vladimir Sirenko | 
| 15 March 2009 20 | Metalist Kharkiv | 0–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Kharkiv | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Obradović  30' Acevedo  55' | Report | Fernandinho  17' (pen.) Hladkyi  19' Luiz Adriano  45' Chyhrynskyi  90+2' | Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Oleh Oriekhov | 
| 22 March 2009 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Vorskla Poltava | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EET (UTC+2) | Chyzhov  38' Srna  48' Jádson  90' | Report | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Igor Ishchenko | 
| 5 April 2009 22 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 1–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Zaporizhzhia | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Nevmyvaka  5' Vernydub  29' Stepanenko  58' Silyuk  78' Kalonas  82' | Report | Jádson  88' | Stadium: Slavutych-Arena Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Ihor Pokydko | 
| 12 April 2009 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | Arsenal Kyiv | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Hladkyi  51' Lewandowski  73' Jádson  79' | Report | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Yuriy Grisio | 
| 19 April 2009 24 | Metalurh Donetsk | 1–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Sytnik  42' Checher  43' Fernandes  52' Makrides  79' Dimitrov  85' | Report | Checher  15' (o.g.) Hübschman  54' Srna  87' | Stadium: Metalurh Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Yevhen Herenda | 
| 25 April 2009 25 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Chornomorets Odesa | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Willian  47' | Report | Didenko  39' Bondarenko  71' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Sergey Dankovsky | 
| 3 May 2009 26 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 0–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Kryvyi Rih | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Bulku  35' Melaschenko  48' Maksymov  51' Shelayev  59' Bylykbashi  83' | Report | Jádson  45' Seleznyov  71' Ilsinho  83' Hübschman  88' | Stadium: Metalurh Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Vitaly Godulyan | 
| 10 May 2009 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | Kharkiv | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Seleznyov  28' Willian  33' Duljaj  77' | Report | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Evgeniy Venger | 
| 16 May 2009 28 | Zorya Luhansk | 0–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Luhansk | 
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Kurilov  64' | Report | Seleznyov  28', 74' Willian  80' | Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Sergei Zadiran | 
| 23 May 2009 29 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–0 | Tavriya Simferopol | Donetsk | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Fedetskyi  33'  34' Castillo  73' | Report | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Oleh Derevinsky | 
| 26 May 2009 30 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Kyiv | 
| 18:00 EEST (UTC+3) | El Kaddouri  14' Aliyev  62' Milevskyi  79' | Report | Hübschman  45' | Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 15,800 Referee: Yevhen Herenda | 
Ukrainian Cup
| 12 September 2008 Round of 32 | Illichivets Mariupol | 0–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Mariupol | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Report | Jádson  40' Ilsinho  69' Luiz Adriano  81' | Stadium: Illichivets Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Oleksandr Shamych | 
| 29 October 2008 Round of 16 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 1–4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Uzhhorod | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+2) | S.Kostiuk  71' | Report | Seleznyov  14' Ishchenko  38' Willian  48' Moreno  59'  63' Fedetskyi  76' Raț  87' (pen.) | Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Orest Shmyhelsky | 
| 11 November 2008 Quarterfinal | Oleksandriya | 1–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Oleksandria | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+2) | Y.Bulychiv  29' O.Kazaniuk  41' Hitchenko  56' | Report | Gai  22' Seleznyov  34' (pen.) Hladkyy  90+2' | Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Oleh Derevinsky | 
| 13 May 2009 Semifinal | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Donetsk | 
| 19:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Ilsinho  39' Lewandowski  83' Pyatov  90' | Report | Milevskyi  27' El Kaddouri  51' Aliyev  85' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi | 
Final
| 31 May 2009 | Vorskla Poltava | 1–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dnipropetrovsk | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Sachko  50' Chesnakov  90+2' | Report | Fernandinho  57' | Stadium: Dnipro Stadium Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Vitaliy Hodulyan | 
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
| 13 August 2008 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 2–0 |  Dinamo Zagreb | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| 20:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Srna  3' Jádson  25'  31' Hladkyy  61' | Report | Hrgović  2' Mikić  47' Etto  60' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 24,810 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) | 
| 27 August 2008 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Dinamo Zagreb   | 1–3 (1–5 agg.) |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Zagreb, Croatia | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Balaban  20'  57' Hrgović  40' Chago  74' | Report | Hübschman  25' Luiz Adriano  42' Brandão  59' Willian  70' | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 13,655 Referee: Mike Riley (England) | 
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | 
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | 
| 16 September 2008 1 | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 1–2 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Basel, Switzerland | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Zanni  37' Abraham  90+3' | Report | Fernandinho  25' Hübschman  33' Shevchuk  41' Jádson  45+1' Brandão  90+4' | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,820 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) | 
| 1 October 2008 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 1–2 |  Barcelona | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Ilsinho  45' Srna  47' Fernandinho  58' Chyhrynskyi  69' Brandão  88' | Report | Xavi  41' Keita  78' Messi  87', 90+4' Márquez  88' Iniesta  90+3' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Howard Webb (England) | 
| 22 October 2008 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 0–1 |  Sporting CP | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Srna  82' | Report | Liédson  76' Patrício  85' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 23,120 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) | 
| 4 November 2008 4 | Sporting CP   | 1–0 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Lisbon, Portugal | 
| 22:45 EET (UTC+2) | Moutinho  21' Postiga  41' Derlei  73' | Report | Hübschman  24' Chyhrynskyi  54' Jádson  63' Brandão  77' Kucher  90+1' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 24,282 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) | 
UEFA Cup
Knockout stage
| 19 February 2009 Round of 32 1st leg | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 2–0 |  Tottenham Hotspur | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| 20:45 EET (UTC+2) | Raț  40' Seleznyov  79' Jádson  88' | Report | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria) | 
| 26 February 2009 Round of 32 2nd leg | Tottenham Hotspur   | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) |  Shakhtar Donetsk | London, England | 
| 22:00 EET (UTC+2) | O'Hara  28' Dos Santos  55' Palacios  90+1' | Report | Lewandowski  17' Hübschman  50' Fernandinho  86' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,595 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) | 
| 12 March 2009 Round of 16 1st leg | CSKA Moscow   | 1–0 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Moscow, Russia | 
| 19:00 EET (UTC+2) | Vágner Love  38'  50' (pen.) Mamayev  63' Zhirkov  66' | Report | Chyhrynskyi  18' Fernandinho  26' Ishchenko  36' | Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 19,700 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) | 
| 19 March 2009 Round of 16 2nd leg | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) |  CSKA Moscow | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| 19:30 EET (UTC+2) | Ishchenko  20' Fernandinho  54' (pen.) Luiz Adriano  70' Seleznyov  90' | Report | Akinfeev  42' V.Berezutski  79' Ryzhov  90' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) | 
| 9 April 2009 Quarterfinal 1st leg | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 2–0 |  Marseille | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Hübschman  39' Jádson  65' Ishchenko  82' | Report | M'bami  27' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) | 
| 16 April 2009 Quarterfinal 2nd leg | Marseille   | 1–2 (1–4 agg.) |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Marseille, France | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Cana  21' Ben Arfa  43' Cheyrou  69' Niang  85' | Report | Fernandinho  30' Luiz Adriano  54'  90+3' Willian  70' | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 48,268 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) | 
| 30 April 2009 Semifinal 1st leg | Dynamo Kyiv   | 1–1 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Kyiv, Ukraine | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Chyhrynskyi  22' (o.g.) Vukojević  42' Corrêa  82' | Report | Kucher  65' Fernandinho  68' | Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) | 
| 7 May 2009 Semifinal 2nd leg | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) |  Dynamo Kyiv | Donetsk, Ukraine | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+3) | Jádson  17' Hübschman  68' Ilsinho  89' Hladkyy  90+3' | Report | El Kaddouri  23' Aliyev  38' Bangoura  38'  47' Vukojević  45+1' | Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) | 
Final
| 20 May 2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk   | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Werder Bremen | Istanbul, Turkey | 
| 21:45 EEST (UTC+3) | Luiz Adriano  25' Srna  57' Lewandowski  77' Ilsinho  87' Jádson  97' | Report | Naldo  35' Frings  45+1' Fritz  82' Tziolis  115' Boenisch  120+2' | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 37,357 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) | 
Squad statistics
- As of match played 31 May 2009
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Supercup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  UKR | Bohdan Shust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  CZE | Tomáš Hübschman | 40 | 2 | 19+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 
| 4 | DF |  SRB | Igor Duljaj | 26 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  UKR | Oleksandr Kucher | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  BRA | Fernandinho | 42 | 11 | 19+2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 
| 8 | MF |  BRA | Jádson | 46 | 12 | 22+4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 
| 9 | FW |  MEX | Nery Castillo | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  UKR | Yevhen Seleznyov | 35 | 10 | 14+12 | 6 | 2+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 
| 11 | MF |  BRA | Ilsinho | 27 | 4 | 7+6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 
| 12 | GK |  UKR | Rustam Khudzhamov | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | DF |  UKR | Vyacheslav Shevchuk | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 17 | FW |  BRA | Luiz Adriano | 29 | 9 | 9+3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 7+1 | 3 | 
| 18 | MF |  POL | Mariusz Lewandowski | 30 | 2 | 12+4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 
| 19 | MF |  UKR | Oleksiy Gai | 31 | 2 | 10+7 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 
| 21 | FW |  UKR | Oleksandr Hladkyi | 41 | 8 | 11+14 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 3+4 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF |  BRA | Willian | 52 | 8 | 21+8 | 5 | 3+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5+3 | 2 | 3+6 | 0 | 
| 23 | MF |  UKR | Kostyantyn Kravchenko | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | FW |  UKR | Ruslan Fomin | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | DF |  ROU | Răzvan Raț | 32 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 27 | DF |  UKR | Dmytro Chyhrynskyi | 37 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 28 | DF |  UKR | Oleksiy Polyanskyi | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | GK |  UKR | Andriy Pyatov | 43 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| 32 | DF |  UKR | Mykola Ishchenko | 27 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 33 | DF |  CRO | Darijo Srna | 45 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 
| 36 | DF |  UKR | Oleksandr Chyzhov | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | DF |  UKR | Artem Fedetskyi | 9 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 55 | DF |  UKR | Volodymyr Yezerskiy | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 99 | FW |  BOL | Marcelo Moreno | 21 | 3 | 9+5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | FW |  BRA | Brandão | 21 | 6 | 9+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
Goalscorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF |  | 7 | Fernandinho | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 
| MF |  | 8 | Jádson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | FW |  | 10 | Yevhen Seleznyov | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 
| 4 | FW |  | 17 | Luiz Adriano | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 
| 5 | MF |  | 22 | Willian | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 
| FW |  | 21 | Oleksandr Hladkyi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | FW |  | 25 | Brandão | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 
| 8 | DF |  | 33 | Darijo Srna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 
| 9 | MF |  | 11 | Ilsinho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 
| 10 | FW | .svg.png.webp) | 99 | Marcelo Moreno | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 11 | MF |  | 19 | Oleksiy Gai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| MF |  | 18 | Mariusz Lewandowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF |  | 27 | Dmytro Chyhrynskyi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF |  | 3 | Tomáš Hübschman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | DF |  | 4 | Igor Duljaj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| DF |  | 44 | Artem Fedetskyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  | 9 | Nery Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 26 | Răzvan Raț | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 47 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 88 | ||||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | 30 | Andriy Pyatov | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 
| 2 | GK |  | 12 | Rustam Khudzhamov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| TOTALS | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||||
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  | DF | Tomáš Hübschman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 4 |  | DF | Igor Duljaj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 5 |  | DF | Oleksandr Kucher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 7 |  | MF | Fernandinho | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 
| 8 |  | MF | Jádson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 
| 10 |  | FW | Yevhen Seleznyov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 11 |  | MF | Ilsinho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 13 |  | DF | Vyacheslav Shevchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 17 |  | FW | Luiz Adriano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 18 |  | DF | Mariusz Lewandowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 19 |  | MF | Oleksiy Gai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 21 |  | FW | Oleksandr Hladkyi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 22 |  | MF | Willian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 26 |  | DF | Răzvan Raț | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 27 |  | DF | Dmytro Chyhrynskyi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 30 |  | GK | Andriy Pyatov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 32 |  | DF | Mykola Ishchenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| 33 |  | DF | Darijo Srna | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| 36 |  | DF | Oleksandr Chyzhov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 44 |  | DF | Artem Fedetskyi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 99 | .svg.png.webp) | FW | Marcelo Moreno | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 25 |  | FW | Brandão | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 
| TOTALS | 41 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 87 | 4 | |||
References
- 1 2 3 "Shakhtar swoop for Bolivian starlet". uefa.com/. UEFA. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Чижов - в Шахтере!". football.ua/ (in Russian). Football UA. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Marseille agree deal for Brandão". uefa.com/. UEFA. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Leonardo joins Vasco da Gama on loan". shakhtar.com/. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "FootballSquads - Shakhtar Donetsk - 2008/09".
- ↑ "Leonardo joins São Caetano on loan basis". shakhtar.com/. FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Lastuvka joins West Ham on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2012.







