The 1991 season was the last season in the top Soviet football league for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Players

Main squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in
Goalkeepers
	Andriy Kovtun		GK	(1968-02-28)28 February 1968 (aged 23)	Dynamo Kyiv	1990
	Dmytro Shutkov		GK	(1972-04-03)3 April 1972 (aged 19)	Academy	1989
	Volodymyr Vasyutyk		GK	(1970-03-24)24 March 1970 (aged 21)	Zakarpattia Uzhhorod	1991
Defenders
	Stanislav Bondarev		DF	(1968-06-29)29 June 1968 (aged 23)	SKA Rostov-na-Donu	1991
	Yevhen Drahunov		DF	(1964-02-13)13 February 1964 (aged 27)	Kolos Pavlohrad	1985
	Oleksandr Martiuk		DF	(1972-07-24)24 July 1972 (aged 19)	Bazhanovets Makiivka	1990
	Vasyl Mazur		DF	(1970-05-23)23 May 1970 (aged 21)	Sports College Luhansk	1987
	Serhiy Onopko		DF	(1973-10-26)26 October 1973 (aged 18)	Sports College Luhansk	1990
	Viktor Onopko		DF	(1969-10-14)14 October 1969 (aged 22)	Dynamo Kyiv	1990
	Vasyl Yevseyev		DF	(1962-08-30)30 August 1962 (aged 29)	Dynamo Kyiv	1988
Midfielders
	Oleksandr Barabash		MF	(1971-01-18)18 January 1971 (aged 20)	Academy	1988
	Andrei Kanchelskis		MF	(1969-01-23)23 January 1969 (aged 22)	Dynamo Kyiv	1990
	Ihor Korniyets		MF	(1967-07-14)14 July 1967 (aged 24)	Metalurh Zaporizhia	1991
	Ihor Leonov		MF	(1967-09-14)14 September 1967 (aged 24)	Tavriya Simferopol	1988
	Ihor Petrov		MF	(1964-01-30)30 January 1964 (aged 27)	Shakhtar Horlivka	1981
	Mykhailo Stelmakh		MF	(1966-04-29)29 April 1966 (aged 25)	Halychyna Drohobych	1991
	Ihor Stolovytskyi		MF	(1969-08-29)29 August 1969 (aged 22)	Spartak Ryazan	1990
	Serhiy Yashchenko		MF	(1959-06-25)25 June 1959 (aged 32)	CSKA Moscow	1982
Forwards
	Serhiy Atelkin		FW	(1972-01-08)8 January 1972 (aged 19)	Antratsyt Kirovske academy	1989
	Aleksei Kobozyev		FW	(1967-04-13)13 April 1967 (aged 24)	Dynamo Stavropol	1988
	Serhiy Pohodin		FW	(1968-04-29)29 April 1968 (aged 23)	Zorya Luhansk	1990
	Serhii Rebrov		FW	(1974-06-03)3 June 1974 (aged 17)	UOR Donetsk	1990
	Serhiy Scherbakov		FW	(1971-08-15)15 August 1971 (aged 20)	Academy	1988

Reserve squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in
Goalkeepers
	Oleksandr Kovalenko		GK	(1974-08-17)17 August 1974 (aged 17)	—	1991
Defenders
	Mykola Chesnokov		DF	(1972-11-17)17 November 1972 (aged 18)	Novator Mariupol	1991
	Oleksandr Dorokhov		DF	(1969-01-27)27 January 1969 (aged 22)	—	1991
	Oleh Ivanov		DF	(1966-06-07)7 June 1966 (aged 25)	—	1991
	Oleksandr Koval		DF	(1974-05-03)3 May 1974 (aged 17)	Academy	1991
	Vadym Krasnikov		DF	(1969-01-21)21 January 1969 (aged 22)	Antratsyt Kirovske	1991
	Andriy Kuptsov		DF	(1971-01-23)23 January 1971 (aged 20)	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	1989
	Andrei Kvashnev		DF	(1974-09-19)19 September 1974 (aged 17)	UOR Donetsk	1991
	Oleksandr Malevanov		DF	(1974-02-13)13 February 1974 (aged 17)	UOR Donetsk	1991
	Serhiy Mazur		DF	(1970-05-23)23 May 1970 (aged 21)	Sports College Luhansk	1987
	Oleh Muravyov		DF	(1971-06-27)27 June 1971 (aged 20)	Novator Mariupol	1991
	Sergei Rastegayev		DF	(1972-01-29)29 January 1972 (aged 19)	Vuhlyk Krasnoarmiysk	1990
	Sergei Zainulin		DF	(1974-10-05)5 October 1974 (aged 17)	—	1991
Midfielders
	Valeriy Kryventsov		MF	(1973-07-31)31 July 1973 (aged 18)	Antratsyt Kirovske	1991
	Hennadiy Orbu		MF	(1970-07-23)23 July 1970 (aged 21)	Vuhlyk Makiivka	1991
	Oleksandr Stolyarov		MF	(1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 18)	—	1990
	Rais Terkulov		MF	(1972-06-01)1 June 1972 (aged 19)	—	1991
	Eduard Tsykhmeystruk		MF	(1973-06-24)24 June 1973 (aged 18)	Shakhtar Makiivka academy	1989
	Spartak Zhyhulin		MF	(1971-05-25)25 May 1971 (aged 20)	—	1989
Forwards
	Viktor Khursa		FW	(1973-05-07)7 May 1973 (aged 18)	Novator Mariupol	1991
	Andriy Popandopulo		FW	(1972-05-10)10 May 1972 (aged 19)	Novator Mariupol	1991

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overall

Top League