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VC Shakhtar Donetsk is a
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Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...
. It won the Soviet Volleyball Championship in 1992, and was the last to do so.Источник
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History

The club was formed in 1983, and after finishing second in the 1983/84 second tier season, the club got promoted, and played 5 seasons in that the top Soviet league. The club finished runner-up in 1990/91, and as a champion in 1991/92/Источник
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/ref> Except the 1992 championship, it was a runner up in 1991. Almost the whole championship line-up left to clubs abroad The team also won the first two (1992, 1993) Ukrainian championships, and finished third once (1995), but in 1997 after releasing players due to financial difficulties the club finished last in the league and was relegated. In 1998 the club finished 10th in the second tear, and was shut down.


Honours

* Soviet Volleyball Championship ** Winners (1): 1992 ** Runner-Up (1): 1991 * Ukrainian Volleyball Championship ** Winners (2): 1992, 1993 ** Third place (1): 1995 * Ukrainian Volleyball Cup ** Winners (1): 1993


External links

{{Ukrainian Men's Volleyball Super League teamlist Shakhtar Donetsk Volleyball clubs in Ukraine Mining sports clubs and teams