# 1991 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season

The 1991 season was the last season in the top Soviet football league for Shakhtar Donetsk.

## Players
### Main squad

| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| | Andriy Kovtun | GK | (1968-02-28)28 February 1968 (aged 23) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1990 |
| | Dmytro Shutkov | GK | (1972-04-03)3 April 1972 (aged 19) | Academy | 1989 |
| | Volodymyr Vasyutyk | GK | (1970-03-24)24 March 1970 (aged 21) | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 1991 |
| Defenders |||||||
| | Stanislav Bondarev | DF | (1968-06-29)29 June 1968 (aged 23) | SKA Rostov-na-Donu | 1991 |
| | Yevhen Drahunov | DF | (1964-02-13)13 February 1964 (aged 27) | Kolos Pavlohrad | 1985 |
| | Oleksandr Martiuk | DF | (1972-07-24)24 July 1972 (aged 19) | Bazhanovets Makiivka | 1990 |
| | Vasyl Mazur | DF | (1970-05-23)23 May 1970 (aged 21) | Sports College Luhansk | 1987 |
| | Serhiy Onopko | DF | (1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 18) | Sports College Luhansk | 1990 |
| | Viktor Onopko | DF | (1969-10-14)14 October 1969 (aged 22) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1990 |
| | Vasyl Yevseyev | DF | (1962-08-30)30 August 1962 (aged 29) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1988 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| | Oleksandr Barabash | MF | (1971-01-18)18 January 1971 (aged 20) | Academy | 1988 |
| | Andrei Kanchelskis | MF | (1969-01-23)23 January 1969 (aged 22) | Dynamo Kyiv | 1990 |
| | Ihor Korniyets | MF | (1967-07-14)14 July 1967 (aged 24) | Metalurh Zaporizhia | 1991 |
| | Ihor Leonov | MF | (1967-09-14)14 September 1967 (aged 24) | Tavriya Simferopol | 1988 |
| | Ihor Petrov | MF | (1964-01-30)30 January 1964 (aged 27) | Shakhtar Horlivka | 1981 |
| | Mykhailo Stelmakh | MF | (1966-04-29)29 April 1966 (aged 25) | Halychyna Drohobych | 1991 |
| | Ihor Stolovytskyi | MF | (1969-08-29)29 August 1969 (aged 22) | Spartak Ryazan | 1990 |
| | Serhiy Yashchenko | MF | (1959-06-25)25 June 1959 (aged 32) | CSKA Moscow | 1982 |
| Forwards |||||||
| | Serhiy Atelkin | FW | (1972-01-08)8 January 1972 (aged 19) | Antratsyt Kirovske academy | 1989 |
| | Aleksei Kobozyev | FW | (1967-04-13)13 April 1967 (aged 24) | Dynamo Stavropol | 1988 |
| | Serhiy Pohodin | FW | (1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 23) | Zorya Luhansk | 1990 |
| | Serhii Rebrov | FW | (1974-06-03)3 June 1974 (aged 17) | UOR Donetsk | 1990 |
| | Serhiy Scherbakov | FW | (1971-08-15)15 August 1971 (aged 20) | Academy | 1988 |

### Reserve squad

| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| | Oleksandr Kovalenko | GK | (1974-08-17)17 August 1974 (aged 17) | — | 1991 |
| Defenders |||||||
| | Mykola Chesnokov | DF | (1972-11-17)17 November 1972 (aged 18) | Novator Mariupol | 1991 |
| | Oleksandr Dorokhov | DF | (1969-01-27)27 January 1969 (aged 22) | — | 1991 |
| | Oleh Ivanov | DF | (1966-06-07)7 June 1966 (aged 25) | — | 1991 |
| | Oleksandr Koval | DF | (1974-05-03)3 May 1974 (aged 17) | Academy | 1991 |
| | Vadym Krasnikov | DF | (1969-01-21)21 January 1969 (aged 22) | Antratsyt Kirovske | 1991 |
| | Andriy Kuptsov | DF | (1971-01-23)23 January 1971 (aged 20) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 1989 |
| | Andrei Kvashnev | DF | (1974-09-19)19 September 1974 (aged 17) | UOR Donetsk | 1991 |
| | Oleksandr Malevanov | DF | (1974-02-13)13 February 1974 (aged 17) | UOR Donetsk | 1991 |
| | Serhiy Mazur | DF | (1970-05-23)23 May 1970 (aged 21) | Sports College Luhansk | 1987 |
| | Oleh Muravyov | DF | (1971-06-27)27 June 1971 (aged 20) | Novator Mariupol | 1991 |
| | Sergei Rastegayev | DF | (1972-01-29)29 January 1972 (aged 19) | Vuhlyk Krasnoarmiysk | 1990 |
| | Sergei Zainulin | DF | (1974-10-05)5 October 1974 (aged 17) | — | 1991 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| | Valeriy Kryventsov | MF | (1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 18) | Antratsyt Kirovske | 1991 |
| | Hennadiy Orbu | MF | (1970-07-23)23 July 1970 (aged 21) | Vuhlyk Makiivka | 1991 |
| | Oleksandr Stolyarov | MF | (1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 18) | — | 1990 |
| | Rais Terkulov | MF | (1972-06-01)1 June 1972 (aged 19) | — | 1991 |
| | Eduard Tsykhmeystruk | MF | (1973-06-24)24 June 1973 (aged 18) | Shakhtar Makiivka academy | 1989 |
| | Spartak Zhyhulin | MF | (1971-05-25)25 May 1971 (aged 20) | — | 1989 |
| Forwards |||||||
| | Viktor Khursa | FW | (1973-05-07)7 May 1973 (aged 18) | Novator Mariupol | 1991 |
| | Andriy Popandopulo | FW | (1972-05-10)10 May 1972 (aged 19) | Novator Mariupol | 1991 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving from | Fee | Source |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Fee | Source |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Vysshaya Liga | 10 March 1991 | 2 November 1991 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 020.00 |
| Cup 91 | 22 May 1990 | 17 November 1990 | Round of 32 (1⁄16) | Round of 16 (1⁄8) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Cup 92 | 4 September 1991 | 25 November 1991 | Round of 32 (1⁄16) | Round of 16 (1⁄8) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 026.32 |
Source: Competitions