History/Facts
The team has played under the following names: Stakhanovets (1936-1946), Shakhtyor (1946-1992) and FC Shakhtar (since 1992).
The club was originally formed in May 1936 and was initially named Stakhanovets after Oleksiy Stakhanov, a legendary coal-miner in the Donbass distinguished for ...
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Stadion RSK Olimpiyskiy
Lokomotive stadium construction (now Olympiysky) started in July 1955. Workers from the Railroad constructing and assembling Unit N1 set up the enabling works at the acacia overgrown wasteland. The stadium was designed by architects E.Revin and V.Golubkov. The stands seating capacity was 35 000...
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