The 2022–23 season was FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 32nd season in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk participated in the

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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Season events

Due to the ongoing situation resulting from the

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left his role as Head Coach of Shakhtar in July. On 14 July 2022,

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was announced as the club’s new head coach. On 20 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of

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to a two-year contract from

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. The following day, Andriy Totovytskyi returned to Shakhtar on a three-year contract from

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. At the end of July, the

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announced that all clubs would relocate to western areas of Ukraine. for the upcoming season, with Shakhtar continuining to use the NSC Olimpiyskiy. On 5 August, Shakhtar announced the return of

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to the club on a five-year contract from

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. On 22 August, Shakhtar announced the season-long loan signing of Lucas Taylor from

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, and the signing of Ivan Petryak to a four-year contract from Fehérvár. On 1 September, Shakhtar announced the signing of Marian Shved to a five-year contract, from

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. On 23 September, Shakhtar announced the signing of Yehor Nazaryna to a five-year contract, from

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. On 29 November, Shakhtar announced the signing of

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to a five-year contract, effective from 1 January, from Saburtalo Tbilisi. On 15 January, Shakhtar announced that

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had left the club to sign for Chelsea with Shakhtar receiving €70 million upfront and potentially another €30 million based on bonuses. The next day, 16 January, Shakhtar announced the return of Yaroslav Rakitskyi to the club on a contract until the end of the season. On 31 January, Shakhtar announced the signing of Kevin Kelsy from

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on a contract until December 2027, whilst Serhiy Kryvtsov left the club to join

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. On 10 February, Shakhtar announced the signing of

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from

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to a five-year contract. On 1 March, Shakhtar announced the signing of Khusrav Toirov from

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on a five-year contract. On 12 March, Shakhtar terminated their sponsorship deal with Parimatch after the sports betting company was sanctioned by

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. On 21 March, Shakhtar announced that they'd signed a new contract with

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, until 31 December 2027. On 24 April, Shakhtar announced that they'd signed Denil Castillo to a five-year contract from

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, commencing 1 July 2023. On 23 June, Yaroslav Rakitskyi extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2024.

Squad

Contract suspensions

On loan

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Contract suspensions

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

=Knockout round play-offs

= The draw for the knockout round play-offs took place on 7 November 2022, with Shakhtar drawing

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=Round of 16

= The draw for the knockout Round of 16 took place on 24 February.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players who suspended their contracts:'' , - , colspan="16", ''Players away on loan:'' , - , colspan="16", ''Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:''

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

FC Shakhtar Donetsk seasons

Ukrainian football championship–winning seasons