"The region's professionals have been forced to leave but amateur football is still being played here. "Even if they have left their home city, there is no way for Shakhtar to avoid the conflict altogether.In 2017, a Ukrainian nationalist organisation issued T-shirts to all teams in Ukraine's Premier League bearing supportive slogans for war veterans to be worn before kick-off. The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. "Football unites all the people of Donetsk," he says through a haze of cigarette smoke.
Shakhtar Donetsk.
"Whoever was talented locally left for other countries," says Petrov of an exodus after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. "Stepping down the players' tunnel, we tread the concrete corridors where mountains of food and medical supplies had been stored until 2017, transported in lorries from Ukraine as part of Shakhtar owner Rinat Akhmetov's 'Let's Help' aid drive. Barely 18,000 turned up as the city braced for war. The country's government curates a website listing those it accuses of terrorism by dint of association with separatist rebels in the east. "The appointment of a second foreign coach - Romanian Mircea Lucescu, in 2004 - was another turning point. The stadium holds 31,718 people. Such success is largely down to billionaire owner Akhmetov, who inherited the club when its previous president was killed in a bomb attack at the stadium in Shcherbakov Park in 1995. Shakhtar were forced to leave by the security situation when separatists took control of the city.
Ukrainian forces retaliated with shelling. Of course, it helped that the president was getting richer all the time. World champions Spain beat Portugal on penalties in front of a capacity crowd and the hundreds of millions watching on TV.
We're happy to have Shakhtar because they bring the Champions League here. "If you defied the party, you would be thrown out," says ex-Shakhtar captain Viktor Zvyaginstev. "Our aim is to help them feel at home while not forgetting that they are guests," says Anton Ivanov, club director of Shakhtar's new landlords, FC Metalist. Shakhtar Donetsk's first match at the stadium was a 4–0 victory in a Ukrainian Premier League 2009–10 Round 8 fixture on 27 September 2009 against FC Obolon Kyiv. "Imagine it. We meet in his cramped office, glistening with Soviet-era souvenirs, at the Donetsk city football administration where he works as local chair. The first international game took place on 18 November 2009 against Greece, which Ukraine lost 0–1 failing to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. When we look back, there was no other option. stadio Šachtar (it); stade Chakhtar (fr); Шахтёр (ru); Zentralstadion Schachtar (de); Estádio Shakhtar (pt); Šachtaro stadionas (lt); Stadionul Șahtior (ro); Stadion Szachtar w Doniecku (pl); Шахтар (uk); Shakhtar Stadium (nl); 頓涅茨克礦工球場 (zh-hant); 顿涅茨克矿工球场 (zh-cn); Sjakhtar stadion (nb); Shakhtar Stadium (en); ملعب شاختار (ar); Estadio Shakhtar (es); شاختار ایستادیومو (azb) Stadionul echipe Șahtior (ro); стадіон у Донецьку (Україна) (uk); voetbalstadion in Oekraïne (nl); стадион в городе Донецк, Украина (ru); Fußballstadion in der Ukraine (de); football stadium (en); ملعب كرة قدم (ar); אצטדיון כדורגל באוקראינה (he); staid sacair (ga) Шахтар (стадіон) (uk) The stadium is currently used by FC Shakhtar Donetsk reserves and FC Metalurh Donetsk for the European competition . "Nikolai Tarapat, the DPR's sports minister, says: "It's up to Mr Akhmetov.
"But I regret what's happened. Check its track record, stats, upcoming matches, and news on AS.com Het oude stadion van FK Sjachtar, het Sjachtar Stadion, werd in 1936 gebouwd en … "When Shakhtar held a victory parade in 2009 to celebrate winning the Uefa Cup - the final edition before it became the Europa League - Viktor Yanukovych was the star attraction.A former governor of the Donetsk region, Yanukovych's closest political ties and support were always with the mainly Russian-speaking eastern and southern parts of Ukraine. You lose your home, your car. The one exception was Shakhtar. It was all out of our hands. "The decision to leave us was Shakhtar's, but we can't get upset," says Antipov. For whatever business reasons he chose to sacrifice Donetsk and move the club away. "What he did for the city means nothing now. 4. Old Shakhtar from the Soviet times, that is what is in my mind. Just like Bobby Charlton will never forget his days at Manchester United. He had rebuilt his political standing and was once again close to rule. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football.Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer.How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. To do so would be to give implicit recognition to the rebels and, besides, it would be impossible for visiting teams to cross the militarised line of contact between DPR and Ukrainian fighters.Oleg Antipov, who used to work in Shakhtar's media department, says the city's people have "disowned" Akhmetov.
"It taught the team that they could beat Dynamo Kyiv. Seventeen of the 18 teams wore them. The 2018 champions Gvardeets (the Guardsmen) play their games here in Donetsk.
The shockwaves shook part of the roof off.
He has not been picked since being sold.Shakhtar moved to the Donbas Arena in 2009, swapping the crumbling 1930s terraces over at Shcherbakov Park for a glistening new ground. "And once you were out of the party, you were gone. Many of those who remain in Donetsk appear weakened by years of isolation and its football team - the heart of the city's social life - has fled.Shakhtar Donetsk, champions of Ukraine, one of the 20 best teams in Europe according to The fighting had begun in April, when heavily armed pro-Russian separatists seized large areas of territory in Ukraine's Donbas region, including Donetsk. We can't comment on his decisions.