The 2023–24 season was FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 33rd season in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Shakhtar Donetsk participated in the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
Season events
On 24 April 2023, Shakhtar announced that they'd signed Denil Castillo to a five-year contract from Liga de Quito, commencing 1 July 2023.[1]
On 19 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Pedrinho on a contract until 30 June 2028, from Athletico Paranaense. Two day later, 21 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Newerton, also on a contract until 30 June 2028, from São Paulo.[4][5]
On 24 October, Marino Pušić was announced as the new Head Coach of Shakhtar, with Mario Stanić being appointed as his assistant the following day.[18][19]
On 12 January, Shakhtar announced that they had signed a new contract with Artem Bondarenko until the end of 2028.[20]
On 19 January, Shakhtar announced the signing of Kevin from Palmeiras on a contract until the end of 2028.[21]
On 20 January, Shakhtar announced that they had signed a new contract with Taras Stepanenko until the summer of 2025.[22]
On 21 January, Partizan announced the loan signing of Denil Castillo from Shakhtar until the end of the season.[23]
On 26 January, Shakhtar announced the signing of Marlon Gomes from Vasco da Gama on a contract until the end of 2028.[24]
On 1 February, Shakhtar announced that Heorhiy Sudakov had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2028.[25]
On 1 February, Shakhtar announced that Oleh Ocheretko had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2027.[26]
On 4 February, Shakhtar announced the signing of Luka Latsabidze from Dinamo Tbilisi on a contract until the end of 2028.[27]
On 5 February, Shakhtar announced academy graduate Viktor Tsukanov had signed a contract with the club until the end of 2028 following his 18th birthday.[28]
On 6 February, Shakhtar announced that Oleh Ocheretko would join Dnipro-1 on loan for the remainder of the season, and that midfielder Pedrinho had signed a new contract with the club until 30 June 2029.[29][30]
On 6 March, Lechia Gdańsk announced the signing of Bohdan Vyunnyk, after the player had told Shakhtar of his decision to terminate his contract on 22 February.[31][32]
On 30 April, Kevin Kelsy joined FC Cincinnati on loan until 31 December 2024, with an option for the move to be permanent.[33]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^ abSince the 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup winners (Shakhtar Donetsk) finished in the top two, the Europa League spot was passed to the third-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.
^SC Dnipro-1 that withdrew from all tournaments of the 2024–25 season due to financial hardship after finishing 4th in the league qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round, however it was awarded technical losses in both matches (0:3).
Note: Matched kicked off 1hr45mins late due to an Air Raid alert.[59][60] On 4 March, the UAF awarded the match as a 3-0 technical victory to Shakhtar Donetsk after Oleksandriya fielded Ivan Kalyuzhnyi who was not registered in time for the match.[61]