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Shakhtar’s golden doubles

Monday, May 14, 2018

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In the Premier League round 31, the Miners won the league title early

Since 2008, the club has not finished a single season without a trophy (including the UEFA Cup 2009).
 
7 golden doubles
 
Shakhtar claimed the golden double for the 7th time in their history. The Donetsk team achieved that result (the domestic league and Cup triumph) in 2002, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018.
 
Decorated coaches
 
The Italian Nevio Scala secured the first golden double at the helm of Shakhtar, with the Romanian Mircea Lucescu claiming four doubles and the Portuguese Paulo Fonseca celebrating two doubles.
 
2 doubles away from home
 
The Miners won 5 sets of gold medals playing in Donetsk, with three consecutive sets (from 2011 to 2013) being won at the Donbass Arena.
 
Opponents and contenders
 
Shakhtar defeated Dynamo Kyiv in the Cup final 5 times and simultaneously left the major challengers in the second spot in the league (2002, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018). In 2012, Metalurh Donetsk were the Miners’ opponents in the UC decider in 2012. In the 2012/13 season, the league silver medals went to Metalist, with Chornomorets being the Cup finalists.
 
Deserved treble
 
Three times in their history now, Shakhtar claimed all 3 titles in a season, starting with the Super Cup win, and then adding to that the gold medals and the Cup (2010/11, 2012/13, 2017/18).