FC Shakhtar Luhansk
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Shakhtar Luhansk was a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 football club from the city of Luhansk
Luhansk
Luhansk also known as Lugansk is a city in southeastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Luhansk Oblast . The city itself is also designated as its own separate municipality within the oblast...

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The club was formed in 1977. After Ukrainian Independence, in the early 1990s the club played in the provincial league of Luhansk oblast
Luhansk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast ) is the easternmost oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast in honor of Kliment Voroshilov....

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As the club improved the club began taking part in the Ukrainian Amateur Competitions starting in 1999. In 2001 the club won the Ukrainian Football Amateur League championship
Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2001
Ukrainian Football Amateur League 2001 was the sixth season of the national amateur football competition in Ukraine since their reorganization in 1997.-Overview and format:This season competition consisted of four stages with 35 teams participating...

 which earned them the right to enter the Professional leagues.

In the next season Shakhtar Luhansk entered the Druha Liha
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...

 Group C and had a successful initial season finishing second. Unfortunately, prior to the start of the next season the club's administration withdrew the club from the PFL and the club subsequently dissolved.

Honors

  • Ukrainian Druha Liha
    Ukrainian Second League
    The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...

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Runners Up: 1

2002/03 Group C

  • Ukrainian Football Amateur Association
    Ukrainian Football Amateur Association
    The Amateur Football Association of Ukraine was established March 2, 1998. Under the agreement between the Football Federation of Ukraine and the Association, it is authorized to organize the All-Ukrainian National Championship and Cup tournaments amongst amateur football teams...

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2001 Champions

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...

Europe Notes
2002-03
Ukrainian Second League 2002-03
-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:Legend:...

3rd "C" 2 28 25 5 3 49 15 65 1/32 finals
2003-04
Ukrainian Second League 2003-04
-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:Legend:...

Prior to the start of season the club folds
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