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Opponents
 
The capital-based club Obolon-Brovar was founded in the winter of 2013. As soon as in the summer, it received a professional status and entered the Second League. The team finished their debut year in the seventh spot, and in the 2014/15 season they won silver medals and the First League berth. There, the Brewers finished third, later dropping to a lower position (the 9th, 14th, and 6th position, respectively).
 
The Kyiv outfit started the current season 2019/20 under the leadership of Serhii Kovalets, but by the winter-time they dropped to the fifth spot, with the U21 coach Oleh Mazurenko taking charge of the first team instead. At the training camp, they had 9 friendlies (5 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats; goal difference of 13-6).
 
On May 24, the Obolon-Brovar vs Desna friendly ended in a 1-4 defeat for the Brewers.
 
The team play their home games at the Obolon Arena whose seating capacity is 5,100.
 
Head-to-head
 
On August 23, 2014, Shakhtar and Obolon-Brovar locked horns in the Ukrainian Cup Round of 32. The match took place at the Brewers’ home ground in Kyiv and ended in the Miners’ 1-0 victory (Luiz Adriano netted a spot-kick late in regular time).
  
In October 2019, the teams met in a test game at the Sviatoshyn suburban complex. Shakhtar won 2-0. The goals were scored by Artem Kholod and Andrii Totovytskyi.