During the 2008–09 Ukrainian football season, FC Shakhtar Donetsk competed in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Season summary Though Shakhtar failed to retain the league or cup, they made up for it by becoming the first Ukrainian team to win the UEFA Cup, defeating Werder Bremen in the final after extra time.
This season was the last played at RSC Olimpiyskiy. From the 2009–10 season onwards, Shakhtar played in the Donbas Arena.
On 28 May 2008, Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of Marcelo Moreno from Cruzeiro on a five-year contract. On the same day, Shakhtar also announced the signing of Oleksandr Chyzhov from Vorskla Poltava.
In January 2009, Shakhtar Donetsk sold Brandão to Marseille for a fee of €6,000,000.
On 9 February, Leonardo signed a new contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, until 28 June 2013, and joined Vasco da Gama on loan until 30 November 2009.
Squad
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Bohdan Shust GK Karpaty Lviv 2005 12 Rustam Khudzhamov GK Kharkiv 2008 9 0 30 Andriy Pyatov GK Vorskla Poltava 2007 82 0 35 Yuriy Virt GK Metalurh Donetsk 2007 Defenders 3 Tomáš Hübschman DF Sparta Prague 2004 2009 161 7 4 Igor Duljaj DF Partizan 2004 177 6 5 Oleksandr Kucher DF Metalist Kharkiv 2004 85 2 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk DF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2005 106 0 18 Mariusz Lewandowski DF Dyskobolia Grodzisk 2001 256 28 26 Răzvan Raț DF Rapid București 2003 214 9 27 Dmytro Chyhrynskyi DF Academy 2002 129 10 28 Oleksiy Polyanskyi DF Metalurh Donetsk 2006 32 Mykola Ishchenko DF Karpaty Lviv 2008 27 0 33 Darijo Srna DF Hajduk Split 2003 225 16 36 Oleksandr Chyzhov DF Vorskla Poltava 2008 9 0 44 Artem Fedetskyi DF Kharkiv 2008 9 1 55 Volodymyr Yezerskiy DF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2007 Midfielders 7 Fernandinho MF Paranaense 2005 2010 157 30 8 Jádson MF Paranaense 2005 2009 176 39 11 Ilsinho MF São Paulo 2007 2011 60 9 19 Oleksiy Hai MF Illichivets Mariupol 2000 150 15 22 Willian MF Corinthians 2007 2012 80 9 23 Kostyantyn Kravchenko MF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2008 6 0 Forwards 9 Nery Castillo FW Olympiacos 2007 2012 18 2 10 Yevhen Seleznyov FW Academy 2002 31 11 15 Volodymyr Pryyomov FW Metalurh Donetsk 2007 17 Luiz Adriano FW Internacional 2007 54 14 21 Oleksandr Hladkyi FW Kharkiv 2007 88 28 24 Ruslan Fomin FW Arsenal Kharkiv 2005 15 3 99 Marcelo Moreno FW Cruzeiro 2008 21 3 Away on loan Jan Laštůvka GK Baník Ostrava 2004 63 0 Leonardo DF Santos 2005 2013 23 0 Players who left during the season 25 Brandão FW Iraty 2002 220 91
Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.22 May 2008DFMykola IshchenkoKarpaty LvivUndisclosed25 May 2008GKRustam KhudzhamovKharkiv€80,00028 May 2008DFOleksandr ChyzhovVorskla Poltava₴8,000,00028 May 2008FWMarcelo MorenoCruzeiro€9,000,0001 July 2008DFArtem FedetskyiKarpaty LvivUndisclosed Moreno's move was announced on the above date, but was not finalised until the transfer window opened on 1 July 2008,
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.13 January 2009FWBrandãoMarseille€6,000,000
Loans out Date From Position Nationality Name To Date To Ref.25 March 2008DFLeonardoSão Caetano30 November 20083 August 2008GKJan LaštůvkaWest Ham UnitedEnd of season9 February 2009DFLeonardoVasco da Gama18 June 2009
Competitions Overall
Super Cup
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Ukrainian Cup
Final
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
UEFA Cup
Knockout stage
Final
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
Goalscorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueUkrainian CupSuper CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupTotal1 MF7 Fernandinho5002412MF8 Jádson21054123 FW10Yevhen Seleznyov62011104 FW17Luiz Adriano4101395 MF22Willian510208FW21Oleksandr Hladkyi5102087 FW25Brandão5001068 DF33Darijo Srna4001059 MF11Ilsinho11011410FW99Marcelo Moreno21000311MF19Oleksiy Gai200002MF18Mariusz Lewandowski110002DF27Dmytro Chyhrynskyi101002DF3 Tomáš Hübschman10001215DF4 Igor Duljaj100001DF44Artem Fedetskyi100001FW9 Nery Castillo100001DF26Răzvan Raț010001TOTALS47101161488
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueUkrainian CupSuper CupUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupTotal1GK30Andriy Pyatov152023222GK12Rustam Khudzhamov300003TOTALS18202325
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueUkrainian CupSuper CupChampions LeagueUEFA CupTotal3 DFTomáš Hübschman2000004020804 DFIgor Duljaj1000000000105 DFOleksandr Kucher1000002010407 MFFernandinho4101001010628 MFJádson31000020005110FWYevhen Seleznyov30000000104011MFIlsinho20100000104013DFVyacheslav Shevchuk00000010001017FWLuiz Adriano20000010104018DFMariusz Lewandowski00000000202019MFOleksiy Gai00100000001021FWOleksandr Hladkyi20000020105022MFWillian10000000102026DFRăzvan Raț00000000101027DFDmytro Chyhrynskyi40000020107030GKAndriy Pyatov00100010002032DFMykola Ishchenko10100000305033DFDarijo Srna50001020109036DFOleksandr Chyzhov10000000001044DFArtem Fedetskyi30100000004099FWMarcelo Moreno001000000010Players away on loan:Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:25FWBrandão6100004000101TOTALS4136110220170874
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