The 2007–08 season was FC Shakhtar Donetsk's 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football.
Season summary On 1 July, Shakhtar rejected a $7,000,000 offer from Palermo for Matuzalém.
On 13 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Cristiano Lucarelli from Livorno, to a three-year contract, for a fee of €8,000,000.
On 28 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Ilsinho from São Paulo, to a four-year contract, with conditional fifth year, for a fee of €10,000,000.
On 31 July, Shakhtar announced the signing of Nery Castillo from Olympiacos, to a five-year contract, for a fee of €20,000,000.
On 2 August, Elano left Shakhtar to sign for Manchester City for a fee of £8,000,000.
On 23 August, Shakhtar announced the signing of Willian from Corinthians, to a five-year contract, for a fee of $19,000,000.
On 18 December 2007, Manchester City announced the year-long loan signing of Nery Castillo from Shakhtar, commencing on 1 January.
On 15 January, Cristiano Lucarelli left Shakhtar to sign for Parma for a fee of €5,700,000.
On 27 January, Oleksiy Byelik left Shakhtar to join VfL Bochum on loan for the remainder of the season.
On 25 March, Leonardo joined São Caetano on loan until 30 November 2008.
Matuzalém saga On 2 July, Matuzalém notified Shakhtar in writing that he was terminating their contract with immediate effect. On 5 July, Shakhtar responded stating that Matuzalém and/or his new club should pay the release clause in his contract of €25 million, or that they would take legal action.
On 18 July, Real Zaragoza presented Matuzalém as their newest signing.
On 2 November, Shakhtar's case with Matuzalém was considered by FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC), ruling that Matuzalém and Zaragoza were jointly and severally liable, ordering a payment of €6,800,000 to Shakhtar.
On 19 March, Shakhtar appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that the fee for Matuzalém set by FIFA DRC was too low, with Matuzalém and Zaragoza making a counter appeal to CAS for the compensation the following day.
On 19 May, the CAS ordered Matuzalém to pay €11,858,934 to Shakhtar for breach of contract. The decision was upheld by the Swiss Federal Tribunal.Swiss Federal Tribunal 4A_320/2009 of 2 June 2010
Zaragoza would also later pay Shakhtar €500,000, on 1 September 2010, as part of the Matuzalém sage.Roy Levy: Swiss Federal Tribunal overrules CAS award in a landmark decision: FIFA vs Matuzalem
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 Dmytro Shutkov GK Youth Team 1991 347 0 30 Andriy Pyatov GK Vorskla Poltava 2007 38 0 35 Yuriy Virt GK Metalurh Donetsk 2007 Defenders 3 Tomáš Hübschman DF Sparta Prague 2004 2009 121 5 4 Igor Duljaj DF Partizan 2004 2008 151 5 5 Oleksandr Kucher DF Metalist Kharkiv 2006 56 2 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk DF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2005 86 0 18 Mariusz Lewandowski DF Dyskobolia Grodzisk 2001 227 27 26 Răzvan Raț DF Rapid București 2003 167 6 27 Dmytro Chyhrynskyi DF Academy 2002 87 8 28 Oleksiy Polyanskyi DF Metalurh Donetsk 2006 10 0 33 Darijo Srna DF Hajduk Split 2003 179 11 55 Volodymyr Yezerskiy DF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2007 24 1 Midfielders 7 Fernandinho MF Paranaense 2005 2010 115 19 8 Jádson MF Paranaense 2005 2009 130 28 10 Zvonimir Vukić MF Partizan 2003 2008 106 20 11 Ilsinho MF São Paulo 2007 2011 33 5 19 Oleksiy Hai MF Illichivets Mariupol 2000 120 13 22 Willian MF Corinthians 2007 2012 28 1 23 Kostyantyn Kravchenko MF Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2008 11 3 Forwards 15 Volodymyr Pryyomov FW Metalurh Donetsk 2007 8 0 17 Luiz Adriano FW Internacional 2007 25 5 21 Oleksandr Hladkyi FW Kharkiv 2007 46 21 25 Brandão FW Iraty 2002 199 85 Away on loan 9 Nery Castillo FW Olympiacos 2007 2012 14 1 14 Yevhen Bredun MF Youth team 2000 20 Oleksiy Byelik FW Youth team 1998 209 65 24 Ruslan Fomin FW Arsenal Kharkiv 2005 13 3 34 Oleh Karamushka DF Borysfen Boryspil 2005 37 Serhiy Tkachenko MF Metalurh Donetsk 2006 Jan Laštůvka GK Baník Ostrava 2004 63 0 Leonardo DF Santos 2005 2010 23 0 Players who left during the season 9 Matuzalém FW Brescia 2004 22 Maksym Trusevych MF Borysfen Boryspil 2005 29 Ciprian Marica FW Dinamo București 2004 2008 119 24 36 Elano MF Santos 2005 2010 77 22 99 Cristiano Lucarelli FW Livorno 2007 2010 21 8
Transfers In Date From Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.13 July 2007FWCristiano LucarelliLivorno€8,000,00028 July 2007MFIlsinhoSão Paulo€10,000,00031 July 2007FWNery CastilloOlympiacos€20,000,00023 August 2007MFWillianCorinthians$19,000,000
Out Date From Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.23 July 2007FWCiprian MaricaVfB StuttgartUndisclosed2 August 2007MFElanoManchester City£8,000,00015 January 2008FWCristiano LucarelliParma€5,700,000
Loans out Date From Position Nationality Name To Date To Ref.19 February 2007DFLeonardoSantos31 December 20071 January 2008FWNery CastilloManchester City31 December 200827 January 2008FWOleksiy ByelikVfL Bochum30 June 200825 March 2008DFLeonardoSão Caetano30 November 2008
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.2 July 2007MFMatuzalémReal Zaragoza18 July 2007
Competitions Overall
Super Cup
Vyshcha Liha
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Ukrainian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="16"|Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:
Goalscorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameVyshcha LihaUkrainian CupSuper CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 FW21Oleksandr Hladkyi17112212 FW25Brandão12205183 MF7 Fernandinho11100124 MF8 Jádson7201105 MF11Ilsinho50005FW17Luiz Adriano410057 FW99Cristiano Lucarelli40044DF27Dmytro Chyhrynskyi31004MF19Oleksiy Hai2200410DF26Răzvan Raț21003MF23Kostyantyn Kravchenko2100312DF4 Igor Duljaj11002 Own goal2000214DF55Volodymyr Yezerskiy10001DF5 Oleksandr Kucher10001DF18Mariusz Lewandowski11001DF3 Tomáš Hübschman01001MF22Willian01001MF37Serhiy Tkachenko00100FW9 Nery Castillo00011TOTALS7516213106
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameVyshcha LihaUkrainian CupSuper CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 GK30Andriy Pyatov9203141 GK1 Bohdan Shust22004TOTALS1140318
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameVyshcha LihaUkrainian CupSuper CupChampions LeagueTotal1 GKBohdan Shust20000000203 DFTomáš Hübschman30300010704 MFIgor Duljaj10100000205 DFOleksandr Kucher00100010207 MFFernandinho611000301018 MFJádson10000000010010MFZvonimir Vukić100000001011MFIlsinho210000204113MFVyacheslav Shevchuk201000003015FWVolodymyr Pryyomov002000002017FWLuiz Adriano300000003018DFMariusz Lewandowski100000102019MFOleksiy Hai200000002021FWOleksandr Hladkyi302100005122MFWillian001000001023MFKostyantyn Kravchenko001000001025FWBrandão6100004010126DFRăzvan Raț101000002027DFDmytro Chyhrynskyi500010208028DFOleksiy Polyanskyi000010001030GKAndriy Pyatov100000001033DFDarijo Srna9100003012155DFVolodymyr Yezerskiy1011100031Players away on loan:9 FWNery Castillo100000203024FWRuslan Fomin1000000010Players who left Shakhtar Donetsk during the season:99FWCristiano Lucarelli1000002030TOTALS624152302001006
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