Shakhtar Donetsk — Champions League 2026/27

Shakhtar Donetsk's confirmed playing squad, fixtures, results, current standing and league-phase journey in the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.

Results last changed 14 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC. Data last checked 15 Oct 2026, 10:33 UTC.

Rank

Points

Won

Played

Shakhtar Donetsk currently sit 11th in the 36-team table with 4 points from 2 matches played (6 remaining). That position is currently in the "Knockout play-off round" zone. Next up: Matchday 3, away at Inter Milan.

Zone: Knockout play-off round

Shakhtar Donetsk club profile

Founded: 1936

Stadium: Arena Lviv, Lviv

Capacity: 34,915

Honours

16×Ukrainian Premier League
15×Ukrainian Cup
1×UEFA Cup (2009)

The first Ukrainian club to win a UEFA trophy (2008–09 UEFA Cup); since 2014 the war in Ukraine has forced the club away from Donetsk, currently playing home games at Arena Lviv.

Source: Wikipedia, cross-checked 12 Oct 2026. See Data Sources.

Can Shakhtar Donetsk still qualify?

Shakhtar Donetsk can still finish anywhere from 1st to 36th in the 36-team table.

Direct to the round of 16 (top 8): In contention — a top-8 finish is still mathematically possible.

Avoiding elimination (top 24): 16 more points from the remaining 6 games would guarantee avoiding elimination.

Based only on points still mathematically reachable — a “guarantee” holds even if every rival wins all its remaining games. Try your own results in the simulator.

How Shakhtar Donetsk got here

Shakhtar Donetsk (🇺🇦) qualified for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League and was placed in Pot 3 for the league-phase draw. In the 36-team Swiss-style league phase, every club plays eight different opponents — two drawn from each of the four pots — with the top eight going straight to the round of 16, teams 9th–24th entering the knockout play-offs, and 25th–36th eliminated. How the league phase works →

Who Shakhtar Donetsk play in the league phase

Shakhtar Donetsk's eight league-phase opponents are PSV Eindhoven (away), AEK Athens (home), Inter Milan (away), Sporting CP (home), Fenerbahçe (home), Slovan Bratislava (away), RB Leipzig (away) and Real Madrid (home). Two are drawn from each of the four seeding pots, with four matches at home and four away.

Pot 1Inter Milan (A), Real Madrid (H)

Pot 2PSV Eindhoven (A), Sporting CP (H)

Pot 3Fenerbahçe (H), RB Leipzig (A)

Pot 4AEK Athens (H), Slovan Bratislava (A)

Shakhtar Donetsk's league-phase journey

Across 2 league-phase matches, Shakhtar Donetsk have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 0, scoring 4 and conceding 2. They currently sit 11th of 36 in the “Knockout play-off round” zone.

Recent form: D W

Beaten: AEK Athens

Drew with: PSV Eindhoven

Shakhtar Donetsk records this campaign

Current run: 1 win

Biggest win: 3–1 home to AEK Athens (MD2)

Highest-scoring match: 3–1 home to AEK Athens (MD2) — 4 goals

Clean sheets: 0

Shakhtar Donetsk playing squad

The Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed squad for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase features 13 registered players, captained by Mykola Matviyenko. The roster features 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, and 4 forwards.