FC Shakhtar Shakhtarsk is a Ukrainian amateur football club from Shakhtarsk, Ukraine. In 1996, the main squad was transformed to FC Metalurh Donetsk and moved to Donetsk. After that, the club continued to play at an amateur level.
History Initially, FC Shakhtar Shakhtarsk was founded in 1984 at the State Production Association "Shakhtarskantratsyt" from the local miners' football teams of Vinnytska Mine and Postnykivska Mine. Until 1989, it competed at regional competitions, and then, after changing its name to Prometei, it entered the Ukrainian amateur competitions, where it competed until 1991. Prometei Shakhtarsk placed second in their group. In 1992, the club was admitted to the Ukrainian Transitional League (third division) from which it was relegated after the first season. In December of 1992, it was registered as the Khozraschet Football Club Prometei belonging to the Shakhtarskvuhillia mining company.ГОСПРОЗРАХУНКОВИЙ ФУТБОЛЬНИЙ КЛУБ «ПРОМЕТЕЙ» ПРИ ВО «ШАХТАРСЬКВУГІЛЛЯ» (укр.) In 1992–93, Prometei, despite finishing sixth, earned promotion to the Second League after FC Antratsyt Kirovske withdrew from competitions. In 1994, the club changed its name to Medita Shakhtarsk after its main sponsor, "Medita" (a local private clinic).ТОВАРИСТВО З ОБМЕЖЕНОЮ ВІДПОВІДАЛЬНІСТЮ СПОРТИВНИЙ КЛУБ «МЕДІТА» (укр.) In 1995, the club changed its name again to Shakhtar after it was returned under the sponsorship of the Shakhtarskantratsyt.
Reorganization
In 1996, based on the senior squad of Shakhtar, a new club,Metalurh Donetsk was created, which became based in Donetsk. The youth squad of Shakhtar Shakhtarsk joined the youth academy of Shakhtar Donetsk, while other players who were not suited for the club formed a new team, FC Fortuna Shakhtarsk and until 1999 were playing in Kontarne, a suburban urban-type settlement of Shakhtarsk.
Amateur period In 2000, Fortuna competed in Ukrainian amateur competitions.Любителі 2000/01 Next year, the club changed its name again to FC Avanhard Shakhtarsk under which it competed until 2011.СПОРТИВНА ГРОМАДСЬКА ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ ФУТБОЛЬНИЙ КЛУБ АВАНГАРД (укр.) From 2012, the team competes under the name Ajax.
Honours Druha Liha: 7th place: 1994/95 Ukrainian Cup: 1/16 finals: 1994/95
Naming History 1984—1989: Shakhtar Shakhtarsk (ukr. «Шахтар» Шахтарськ) 1990—1993: Prometei Shakhtarsk (ukr. «Прометей» Шахтарськ) 1993—1995: Medita Shakhtarsk (ukr. «Медіта» Шахтарськ) 1995—1996: Shakhtar Shakhtarsk (ukr. «Шахтар» Шахтарськ), in its base was created FC Metalurh Donetsk 1997—2001: Fortuna Kontarne (ukr. «Фортуна» Контарне), in 1999 returned to Shakhtarsk 2001—2009: Avanhard Stizhkivske (ukr. «Авангард» Стiжкiвське), in 2009 returned to Shakhtarsk 2011—2012: FC Shakhtarsk (ukr. ФК «Шахтарськ») 2012—present: Ayaks Shakhtarsk (ukr. «Аякс» Шахтарськ)
Notes; Both Kontarne and Stizhkivske are part of Shakhtarsk city municipality.
League and cup history
{|class="wikitable" ! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Domestic Cup !colspan=2|Europe !Notes |-bgcolor=SkyBlue |align=center|1991 |align=center|4th |align=center bgcolor=silver|2 |align=center|30 |align=center|22 |align=center|4 |align=center|4 |align=center|69 |align=center|17 |align=center|48 |align=center|N/A |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|as Prometei Shakhtarsk |-bgcolor=PowderBlue |align=center|1992 |align=center|3rd |align=center|8 |align=center|16 |align=center|8 |align=center|4 |align=center|4 |align=center|27 |align=center|10 |align=center|20 |align=center|N/A |align=center| |align=center| |align=center bgcolor=pink|Relegatedas Prometei Shakhtarsk |-bgcolor=SkyBlue |align=center|1992–93 |align=center|3rd "B" |align=center|6 |align=center|34 |align=center|13 |align=center|16 |align=center|5 |align=center|43 |align=center|21 |align=center|42 |align=center|N/A |align=center| |align=center| |align=center bgcolor=lightgreen|Promotedas Prometei Shakhtarsk |-bgcolor=PowderBlue |align=center|1993–94 |align=center rowspan="3"|3rd |align=center|8 |align=center|42 |align=center|18 |align=center|6 |align=center|18 |align=center|50 |align=center|41 |align=center|42 |align=center|N/A |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|as Medita Shakhtarsk |-bgcolor=PowderBlue |align=center|1994–95 |align=center|7 |align=center|42 |align=center|22 |align=center|8 |align=center|12 |align=center|57 |align=center|36 |align=center|74 |align=center|1/16 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|as Medita Shakhtarsk |-bgcolor=PowderBlue |align=center|1995–96 |align=center bgcolor=silver|2 |align=center|38 |align=center|24 |align=center|7 |align=center|7 |align=center|53 |align=center|27 |align=center|94 |align=center|Q2 round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|(in second half as Metalurh Donetsk) |-bgcolor=SkyBlue |align=center|2000 |align=center|4th |align=center|4 |align=center|8 |align=center|2 |align=center|1 |align=center|5 |align=center|13 |align=center|16 |align=center|7 |align=center|N/A |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Group 8 as Fortuna Shakhtarsk
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