Buy Shakhtar Donetsk tickets for the 2026/27 Season and watch Ukraine's champions in the UEFA Champions League, with their home league-phase matches played at Stamford Bridge in west London. Shakhtar have not played a competitive match in their own city since May 2014, and for the 2026/27 campaign Chelsea's ground becomes their European home, giving supporters in the UK an unusual chance to see a Champions League side play "home" games a few stops from central London on the District line.
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Shakhtar arrive as the 2025/26 Ukrainian Premier League champions, their sixteenth league title, and as a club that has spent more than a decade playing far from Donetsk. Their story runs from a 1936 miners' team to the 2009 UEFA Cup, through the loss of the Donbas Arena and a run of borrowed homes across Ukraine and Europe. The sections below cover how tickets are sold, where to sit at Stamford Bridge, what the away trips involve and the history that makes this one of the more remarkable clubs in European football.
Shakhtar's matches in London are sold through more than one channel, and none of them is simple for a first-time buyer. Before the league-phase draw, Chelsea offered four-game bundles covering all of Shakhtar's home matches to its own season-ticket holders and members. Shakhtar then opened single-match sales through the club's own ticketing site, with prices set by category and subject to dynamic pricing, which means a seat can cost more as a category sells through.
That structure creates two pinch points. The first is the bundle: supporters who only want one match, usually the visit of Real Madrid, cannot buy a single game through that route. The second is dynamic pricing, which can push the most popular categories up sharply as a match approaches. Visiting clubs also receive their own allocation, so the seats left for neutral supporters on a big night can be fewer than the size of the stadium suggests.
A ticket marketplace widens the options when those channels are sold out or do not fit your plans. Listings on 1BoxOffice come from sellers whose plans have changed, and they can cover single matches as well as specific sections. Because ticket rules for matches at an English football ground are strict, read each listing's notes on delivery, transfer and entry conditions carefully before you buy, and keep your confirmation and photo ID with you on the day.
1BoxOffice has operated as a ticket marketplace since 2006 and has handled orders for European club football across the continent for two decades. The value is not that resale always sits below face value, because on the most sought-after Champions League nights it often does not. The value is access when the original allocations are gone, combined with protection if something fails.
For supporters travelling to London from Ukraine, elsewhere in Europe or across the UK, that protection matters more than the ticket price alone. A Champions League trip can involve flights, hotels and visas, so knowing what happens if tickets do not arrive is worth settling before you book anything else.
Demand for Shakhtar's matches in London does not behave like demand for a normal home club. The crowd is a mix of Ukrainian supporters living in the UK, travelling fans from Ukraine and across Europe, Chelsea supporters who bought the four-game bundle, neutrals who want to see the visiting stars and the away club's own following. Each fixture brings a different blend.
The arrangement itself is part of the appeal. Shakhtar have played their European home matches in Warsaw, Hamburg, Gelsenkirchen, Ljubljana and Kraków since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and London is the latest stop on that journey. The factors below are the ones that shape availability.
The practical conclusion is to decide early which match matters to you. For the Real Madrid fixture in particular, waiting for prices to soften close to kick-off is a gamble that often fails.
Shakhtar priced their single-match seats at Stamford Bridge by category, with standard tickets starting from £42 at face value. Concessions for children, teenagers and senior citizens were offered at discounts of between 25% and 50% depending on age, and VIP hospitality started from £250. Dynamic pricing applies, so those starting figures are a floor rather than a guide to what a central seat costs on the night.
On the resale market, prices follow the opponent first and the section second. Snapshots taken around the draw showed starting prices of around £55 for the visits of AEK Athens and Sporting CP, around £75 for Fenerbahçe and around £137 for Real Madrid, with seats in the central longside areas of the ground priced well above those starting points. The away matches follow the pricing of the host club and competition.
Timing matters as well. Kick-off times are confirmed by UEFA, and a match that clashes with another major London event can tighten local supply. Prices can also move once Shakhtar's position in the league phase becomes clear and the remaining fixtures take on extra significance.
| Type of Ticket | Typical Price Range (GBP) |
|---|---|
| Champions League home, standard fixtures at Stamford Bridge | £42 face value; resale from around £55 |
| Champions League home, high-demand fixtures (Real Madrid) | Resale from around £135, rising sharply for central seats |
| Champions League away fixtures | Set by the host club and the seller; varies by ground |
| Hospitality and VIP | From £250 per match through the club; resale packages vary |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift.
Yes. Shakhtar do not require a membership to buy a single-match seat for their Champions League home games in London. Single-match tickets were sold directly through the club's own ticketing site, open to the public, with concessions available for eligible age groups.
Membership matters in one place: the Chelsea bundle. The four-game package priced at £185 was made available to Chelsea season-ticket holders and members, so a supporter without that status could not use that route. If you only want one match, or you missed the bundle window, the single-match sale and the resale market are the remaining options.
The resale market earns its place when single-match categories sell out or dynamic pricing pushes them beyond what you expected to pay. Listings can include sections that were sold as part of bundles, giving access to areas that never reached single-match sale. Concession tickets require the holder to qualify, so if a listing is sold at a reduced rate, make sure the person using it meets the age criteria.
There is no conventional season ticket for Shakhtar's European matches in London. The arrangement covers the four home league-phase matches only, and the closest equivalent is the four-game bundle offered through Chelsea. In Ukraine, Shakhtar's domestic home matches are played at Arena Lviv, where wartime security rules govern attendance and the club's domestic ticketing operates separately.
That makes the decision for most buyers simple: one match or all four. Supporters who want the full league phase in London had the bundle; everyone else buys match by match, either through the club's single-match sale or on the resale market.
| Product | Who Can Buy | Published Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-game bundle | Chelsea season-ticket holders and members | £185 | Covers all four home league-phase matches at Stamford Bridge |
| Single-match ticket | General public, through the club's own ticketing site | From £42 | Category pricing with dynamic pricing applied |
| Concession ticket | Children, teenagers and senior citizens | 25% to 50% off | Discount depends on age category; eligibility applies to the person using the ticket |
| VIP hospitality | General public, on request to the club | From £250 | Package details and availability confirmed by the club |
Prices are those published for the 2026/27 London arrangement and may change.
Stamford Bridge has four stands: the Matthew Harding Stand at the north end, the Shed End at the south end, the East Stand along one touchline and the West Stand, the largest and newest, along the other. For Shakhtar's matches, the club recommended sections ML8 and ML9 in the Matthew Harding Lower for supporters who want to sit with other Ukrainian fans, while visiting supporters are placed in the away section in the south-east corner of the ground.
| Stand or Area | Best For | Price Bracket | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Harding Lower, ML8 and ML9 | Atmosphere with Shakhtar supporters | Entry to mid | Recommended by Shakhtar for Ukrainian fans who want to sit together; flags and singing |
| West Stand, central | Sightlines and comfort | Upper | The main stand, with the television view of the pitch and the stadium's main hospitality areas |
| East Stand | A touchline view at a lower outlay | Mid to upper | Runs the length of the pitch opposite the West Stand |
| Matthew Harding Upper | A higher view from behind the goal | Mid | Good for seeing team shape, above the Shakhtar supporters' sections |
| Shed End, home areas | A goal-end seat away from the busiest sections | Entry to mid | Shares the south end with the away section in the south-east corner |
| Away section, south-east corner | Visiting supporters only | Set by the visiting club | Visiting colours are expected only in this area |
Stamford Bridge is a tight, steep ground with stands close to the pitch, so even the upper tiers keep you connected to the game. For a neutral visitor, a longside seat in the East or West Stand usually offers a strong balance of view and atmosphere. If you are buying for a group, check that the listing confirms the seats are together.
Shakhtar's away matches in the Champions League follow the rules of each host club, and those rules vary widely. Away allocations are distributed through the visiting club, and the host can require supporters to sit only in the away section. Some countries add their own conditions on travelling supporters, particularly for fixtures the authorities judge to be higher risk.
| Away Travel Factor | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Allocation | Set by UEFA rules and the host club, then distributed by the visiting club |
| Away section | A segregated area with its own entrance, the location of which depends on the host stadium |
| Access requirements | Named tickets and photo ID checks are common at Champions League matches; Italian grounds such as San Siro apply named-ticket rules strictly |
| Colours in home areas | Many hosts prohibit visiting colours outside the away section and can remove supporters who ignore the rule |
| Travel documents | Ukrainian passport holders may need visas for some destinations; check requirements well before booking |
For neutral supporters, the home sections at the host ground are often a more realistic route than the away allocation. If you buy in a home area, wear neutral clothing and follow the host club's ground regulations, which can be strict about visiting colours.
The 2026/27 away trips cover three very different grounds. San Siro in Milan is one of the largest stadiums in Europe, with steep tiers and a demanding home crowd, and Italian rules on named tickets mean the name on your ticket and your ID should match. Tehelné pole in Bratislava is a compact modern ground in a city that sits close to Vienna, so many travelling supporters fly into Vienna and complete the journey by road or rail. The Red Bull Arena in Leipzig is a modern bowl within walking distance of the city centre, with good rail links from across Germany.
Ukrainian communities across Europe have grown since 2022, and Shakhtar's away matches can draw supporters who live locally as well as those travelling from Ukraine. If you plan to sit with them, buy in the away allocation through the proper channel; if you are buying a home-area seat, keep your colours out of sight until you are back outside the ground.
Different supporters want different nights from the same fixture. The table pairs each priority with the part of Stamford Bridge that suits it for Shakhtar's home matches.
| Priority | Best Option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Best atmosphere | Matthew Harding Lower, ML8 and ML9 or neighbouring sections | The area Shakhtar recommended for Ukrainian supporters, where the singing and flags are concentrated |
| Best view | West Stand, central | Halfway-line positions in the main stand with the classic broadcast angle |
| Family-friendly | East Stand or Matthew Harding Upper | Away from the most vocal sections, and concessions for children and teenagers were part of the club's pricing |
| Premium experience | VIP hospitality in the West Stand | Shakhtar sell hospitality packages for each match, starting from £250 |
| Lower-priced option | Shed End home areas or upper end tiers | Goal-end positions typically sit at the lower end of the price range |
Stamford Bridge has been Chelsea's home since 1905, and the ground's history goes back to 1877. Its current shape dates from redevelopment between the 1970s and the completion of the West Stand in 2001, and it holds around 40,000. Chelsea agreed to host Shakhtar's league-phase home matches after missing out on European football themselves, and the arrangement was made subject to regulatory approvals. You can compare matchday options on the Stamford Bridge tickets listings before you choose a fixture.
The irony of the setting is hard to miss. Shakhtar sold their most valuable modern export, the winger Mykhailo Mudryk, to Chelsea in January 2023 in a deal reported at up to €100 million, and a decade earlier the club developed Willian before his move to Stamford Bridge via Russia. Now the club plays its Champions League home matches on the same pitch.
For supporters, the practical benefits are significant. Stamford Bridge is a compact, steep stadium where most seats sit close to the pitch, and it is one of the easier Champions League venues to reach in Europe. Use the Stamford Bridge seating plan to check sightlines and section numbers before you buy, particularly if you want to sit near ML8 and ML9.
Getting there is straightforward. Fulham Broadway on the District line is the closest Underground station, a short walk from the ground. West Brompton, on the District line and the Overground, and Imperial Wharf, on the Overground, are useful alternatives that can be quieter after the final whistle. Parking near the stadium is very limited on matchdays, so public transport is the sensible choice.
Chelsea's bag policy applies to Shakhtar's matches at the ground. Bags must be no larger than 30cm by 20cm by 10cm, roughly the size of a small handbag, and every bag is searched. There is no bag storage at the stadium, although an independently run bag drop operates at Fulham Broadway Shopping Centre.
The streets around Fulham Road and the King's Road are full of pubs, restaurants and cafés, and matchday crowds spread across them before kick-off. Many pubs closest to the ground are busy with home supporters on Chelsea matchdays, but Shakhtar's midweek European nights bring a different mix of Ukrainian, visiting and neutral fans. Arriving early lets you take in the build-up without rushing the security queues.
In Ukraine, Shakhtar's domestic home is Arena Lviv, the stadium built for Euro 2012 in the west of the country. The club first played there between 2014 and 2016 and returned in 2023/24. Domestic matches in Ukraine are played under wartime security arrangements, which limit attendance and can see matches paused during air-raid alerts.
Shakhtar sell VIP hospitality for each of their London matches, starting from £250 per person, with requests handled by the club's hospitality team. Stamford Bridge has a wide range of lounges and executive areas, most of them in the West Stand, so hospitality guests at Shakhtar's matches use facilities built for Premier League matchdays.
Package contents and availability are confirmed by the club rather than published as a fixed tariff, and the Real Madrid fixture is likely to sell first. If hospitality is part of a business trip, confirm what the package includes, the dress code and the seat location before you commit.
| Package | What It Includes | Typical Price Range |
|---|---|---|
| Club VIP hospitality | Lounge access and a premium seat, with details confirmed by the club for each match | From £250 per person per match |
| Multi-match hospitality | Hospitality across more than one of the London fixtures, where offered | Quoted on request by the club |
| Resale hospitality listings | Package contents as described in each listing | Set by the seller and may change with demand |
Buying a seat for a Shakhtar match on 1BoxOffice takes a few minutes. The steps below follow the purchase from choosing a fixture to tracking your order.
Step1
Find your fixture
Choose the match from the fixture lists further down, then decide which part of the ground suits you before you filter by price. The Matthew Harding Lower suits supporters who want to be among Ukrainian fans, while the West Stand suits those who want the view.
Step2
Create an account or log in
Set up your details through the 1BoxOffice register process before you start comparing seats. Your contact details and delivery information are then ready when the listing you want appears.
Step3
Select your seats
Compare listings by stand, section and price, and check how many tickets each seller allows you to buy. If you need seats together, look for listings that confirm it rather than assuming any group can be split from a larger block.
Step4
Review the listing details
Read the delivery method, the ticket format and any restrictions before you continue. Check whether the seat is in a home or away area, because visiting colours are only expected in the away section.
Step5
Complete payment
Pay through the encrypted checkout. Your order is covered by the 150% money-back guarantee: if the original tickets are not received and no alternative is offered, you are eligible for a full refund and may also receive a credit voucher worth 50% of the order value, excluding fees and taxes, capped at £125.
Step6
Track your order
Use your order number and email address to track order progress at any time. Mobile tickets for Champions League matches are often released close to the match, so an order that is confirmed but not yet delivered weeks ahead is normal.
Once your seats are secured, confirm the kick-off time before you book any non-refundable travel. If you are travelling from outside the UK, check passport and visa requirements early, as some applications take several weeks.
Some of Shakhtar's matches behave very differently from the rest of the calendar. If your trip depends on one of the fixture types below, plan to buy well ahead.
| Fixture Type | Why It Moves Fast |
|---|---|
| Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge | The most famous name in European football, with a global following in London. Resale starting prices for this match were the highest of the four home fixtures after the draw. |
| Fenerbahçe at Stamford Bridge | A club with a passionate travelling support and a large community of supporters in and around London, which typically adds pressure beyond the away allocation. |
| Sporting CP at Stamford Bridge | A Portuguese giant with a sizeable following in the UK, playing a midweek match in a ground that is easy to reach for London-based supporters. |
| Away nights at major grounds | Matches at San Siro and the other leading grounds draw strong home demand, so the routes in for neutral and Shakhtar supporters are limited. |
| Knockout ties | If Shakhtar progress beyond the league phase, any knockout tie brings a short window between the draw and the match, and demand rises quickly once the opponent is known. |
Every listing states its delivery method, and it is worth reading twice before payment, particularly if you are travelling from abroad. The main formats are:
If your listing says delivery will follow closer to the date, that is standard practice for Champions League matches and does not mean anything has gone wrong.
Champions League matches carry enhanced security, and searches at Stamford Bridge take time on busy nights. Turnstiles typically open well before kick-off, and arriving at least an hour early gives you time to clear the queues and find your seat. The approach from Fulham Broadway can be crowded in the final half hour.
Check your ticket for the entrance and section before you set off, and give yourself extra time if you are unfamiliar with the ground. Stamford Bridge's entrances are spread around a tight site, and walking from the wrong side of the stadium takes longer than the map suggests.
Bring photo ID to every match. Named tickets and ID checks are common at Champions League fixtures, and concession tickets require the holder to meet the age criteria for the discount used. Supporters travelling from abroad should carry the passport they used to enter the UK.
Mobile entry is the norm, so a charged phone is essential rather than optional. If you are attending a fixture with a large visiting support, expect segregation measures around the ground and follow stewards' directions on arrival and departure.
Chelsea's bag policy applies to Shakhtar's matches at Stamford Bridge. Bags must be no larger than 30cm by 20cm by 10cm, and anything larger will not be admitted. Every bag is searched, and exemptions are available for medical and accessibility equipment.
There is no bag storage at the stadium, so if you are arriving from an airport or hotel checkout, leave luggage elsewhere. The independently run bag drop at Fulham Broadway Shopping Centre is an option, but plan for it to be busy before kick-off. Standard UK stadium restrictions on pyrotechnics, alcohol brought from outside and items that could be used as projectiles apply.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Founded | 24 May 1936, as Stakhanovets |
| Nicknames | Hirnyky (The Miners) |
| Colours | Orange and black |
| Domestic home (2026/27) | Arena Lviv, Lviv |
| Champions League home (2026/27) | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Head coach (2026/27) | Arda Turan, appointed in May 2025 |
| President | Rinat Akhmetov, since 1996 |
| League | Ukrainian Premier League, sixteen clubs |
Shakhtar's history is the story of a club built on the identity of a mining city, raised into a European force by investment and a Brazilian recruitment strategy, and then forced to leave home twice. The four eras below explain how the club became Ukraine's most consistent rival to Dynamo Kyiv and why it now plays its Champions League home games in London.
In the Soviet era Shakhtar were a respected provincial club rather than a champion, overshadowed in Ukraine by Dynamo Kyiv. Their identity came from the city's coal industry, and the orange and black colours adopted in 1961 became part of that identity. Four Soviet Cups were the high point, and they gave the club a foundation of cup-winning pedigree it would carry into independence.
Independence gave Shakhtar a clear target, and Akhmetov's arrival gave them the means to chase it. Dynamo Kyiv dominated the 1990s, but Shakhtar finished second again and again while building the structures that would eventually overtake them. The first title in 2002 turned a long-standing rivalry into a genuine contest for supremacy in Ukrainian football.
Lucescu's twelve years transformed the club. His recruitment of players such as Fernandinho, Willian, Luiz Adriano and Douglas Costa earned Shakhtar a reputation as one of the most Brazilian clubs in Europe, and the results matched the style: eight league titles, six Ukrainian Cups, seven Super Cups and the UEFA Cup. The Donbas Arena gave that team a home worthy of its ambitions, and the tragedy is how briefly it was used.
Few clubs in European football have spent so long away from home. Shakhtar lost their stadium, their city and, after 2022, many of their foreign players, yet they have kept winning domestic trophies and kept qualifying for Europe. The academy that produced Mudryk and Heorhiy Sudakov has become as important to the club's survival as any signing, and every season played in a borrowed stadium adds another chapter to one of the more extraordinary stories in modern football.
| Legend | Role | Contribution | Milestones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darijo Srna | Right-back and captain | The defining figure of the Lucescu era and the club's longest-serving captain. The Croatian international led Shakhtar through the UEFA Cup win and a decade of domestic dominance, and later joined the club's management. | 536 appearances, the club record |
| Mykhaylo Sokolovskyi | Midfielder, Soviet era | A stalwart of the Soviet years who set the club's appearance record long before independence. He represents the generation that built Shakhtar's reputation as a cup side. | 485 appearances, second on the all-time list |
| Luiz Adriano | Striker | The most prolific scorer in the club's history and a symbol of the Brazilian era. He scored in the 2009 UEFA Cup final and was a constant threat in the Champions League. | 128 goals, the club record |
| Fernandinho | Midfielder | Arrived from Brazil as a young player and became the engine of Lucescu's midfield. He was part of the UEFA Cup-winning side before moving to the Premier League. | 2009 UEFA Cup winner |
| Mircea Lucescu | Head coach, 2004 to 2016 | The architect of the modern club, combining Brazilian creativity with a disciplined structure. His teams won eight league titles and the UEFA Cup and took Shakhtar into the Champions League knockout rounds, including the quarter-finals in 2011. | 8 league titles, 6 Ukrainian Cups, 7 Super Cups and the UEFA Cup |
| Mykhailo Mudryk | Winger | An academy graduate whose performances in the Champions League after 2022 made him one of the most sought-after young wingers in Europe. His sale to Chelsea in January 2023, reported as the largest in the club's history, helped sustain it through the war years. | Sold to Chelsea for a fee reported at up to €100 million |
| Competition | Titles |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Premier League | 16 (most recently 2025/26) |
| Ukrainian Cup | 15 (most recently 2025) |
| Ukrainian Super Cup | 9 (most recently 2021) |
| UEFA Cup | 1 (2009) |
| Soviet Cup | 4 (1961, 1962, 1980, 1983) |
| USSR Super Cup | 1 (1983) |
| Soviet First League | 1 (1954) |
Shakhtar are the second most successful club in Ukrainian league history, one title behind Dynamo Kyiv, and the 2009 UEFA Cup remains the first major European trophy won by a Ukrainian club since independence. The 2021/22 season, terminated after the invasion, produced no champion and is not counted.
Shakhtar's rivalries reflect both Ukrainian football and the club's long European record. One domestic fixture stands above everything else, and one European opponent keeps returning.
The Klasychne, or classic derby, is the defining fixture in Ukrainian football. Dynamo were the dominant club of the Soviet and early independence years, and Shakhtar's rise under Akhmetov turned the fixture into a straight fight for the title that has lasted more than two decades. The two clubs hold almost every Ukrainian championship between them, with Dynamo's seventeen titles just ahead of Shakhtar's sixteen. Their meetings in cup finals carry particular weight: in May 2025 Shakhtar beat Dynamo 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Zhytomyr to lift their fifteenth Ukrainian Cup. With both clubs now playing in a country at war, the fixture also carries a different meaning, played in front of limited crowds but followed closely across Ukraine.
The Donbas derby against Zorya brings together the two leading clubs of Ukraine's eastern coal region. Like Shakhtar, Zorya were forced to leave their home city in 2014, and the fixture is now played far from the region that gave it its name. It lacks the national weight of the Klasychne, but it carries a shared identity and a shared experience of displacement that few rivalries in Europe can match.
For many years Shakhtar's city rival was Metalurh Donetsk, the club of the region's steel industry. The Donetsk derby was a fixture of the Ukrainian top flight until Metalurh went bankrupt in 2015. It remains part of the club's history and a reminder of how much of Donetsk's football culture was lost after 2014.
Real Madrid have become Shakhtar's most familiar opponent in the Champions League. The clubs have met repeatedly in the group stage, and in 2020/21 Shakhtar beat Real Madrid home and away, winning 3-2 in Madrid and 2-0 in Kyiv. The 2026/27 meeting at Stamford Bridge adds a new chapter, and for neutral supporters in London it is the headline fixture of the league phase.
Barcelona ended Shakhtar's run to the Champions League quarter-finals in 2010/11, still the club's deepest progress in the competition. The tie came at the height of the Lucescu era and set the benchmark that every Shakhtar side since has tried to reach.
| Season | Summary |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | Shakhtar won the Ukrainian Super Cup under Roberto De Zerbi and reached the Champions League group stage. The domestic season was terminated after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, with Shakhtar top of the table but no champion declared. Many foreign players and staff left the club in the months that followed. |
| 2022/23 | Ukrainian champions under Igor Jovićević, despite playing the season under wartime conditions. European home matches were played in Warsaw, and Shakhtar dropped from the Champions League group stage into the Europa League, reaching the round of 16. Mykhailo Mudryk was sold to Chelsea in January. |
| 2023/24 | A domestic double under Marino Pušić, with the league title and the Ukrainian Cup. European home matches moved to Hamburg, and the club reached the Champions League group stage before continuing in the Europa League knockout play-offs. |
| 2024/25 | Third in the league on 62 points, but the Ukrainian Cup was retained after a penalty shoot-out win over Dynamo Kyiv in the final. Champions League home matches were played in Gelsenkirchen, and Shakhtar finished outside the knockout places in the new league phase. |
| 2025/26 | Champions under Arda Turan with 72 points from 30 matches, twelve clear of the runners-up, for the club's sixteenth league title. Shakhtar dropped from Europa League qualifying into the Conference League and reached the semi-finals, losing to Crystal Palace, with European home matches in Ljubljana and Kraków. |
Few clubs have played home matches in as many places as Shakhtar. The table traces every home ground the club has used since leaving the Donbas Arena, which helps explain why supporters across Ukraine and Europe follow the team from city to city.
| Period | Venue | City | Used For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 to May 2014 | Donbas Arena | Donetsk | All home matches; closed to the public since 2014 |
| 2014 to 2016 | Arena Lviv | Lviv | Domestic and European home matches |
| 2016/17 to 2019/20 | Metalist Stadium | Kharkiv | Domestic and European home matches |
| 2020 to 2022 | NSC Olimpiyskiy | Kyiv | Domestic and European home matches |
| 2022/23 | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | Warsaw | European home matches |
| 2023/24 | Volksparkstadion | Hamburg | European home matches |
| 2023/24 onwards | Arena Lviv | Lviv | Domestic home matches |
| 2024/25 | Arena AufSchalke | Gelsenkirchen | European home matches |
| 2025/26 | Stožice Stadium and Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium | Ljubljana and Kraków | European home matches |
| 2026/27 | Stamford Bridge | London | Champions League league-phase home matches |
Venues for European home matches are agreed season by season and are subject to UEFA approval. If Shakhtar progress to the knockout rounds, check the venue for any home tie when it is confirmed.
Choose the fixture, pick your section at Stamford Bridge, compare listings and complete payment through the secure checkout. Read the delivery and entry notes on each listing before you buy, and check whether the seat is in a home or away area.
Shakhtar cannot host European matches in Ukraine because of the war, and their home city of Donetsk has been outside Ukrainian government control since 2014. For 2026/27, Chelsea agreed to host their league-phase home matches at Stamford Bridge, subject to regulatory approvals.
Shakhtar recommended sections ML8 and ML9 in the Matthew Harding Lower for supporters who want to sit together. Visiting supporters are placed in the away section in the south-east corner of the ground.
Bags must be no larger than 30cm by 20cm by 10cm, and all bags are searched on entry. There is no bag storage at the stadium, so leave larger luggage elsewhere before travelling to the ground.
Mircea Lucescu, who led the club from 2004 to 2016. His teams won eight league titles, six Ukrainian Cups, seven Super Cups and the 2009 UEFA Cup.
1BoxOffice has been a verified ticket marketplace since 2006, and orders carry the 150% money-back guarantee, applied in line with our terms. Choose your fixture below, pick the section that suits the night you want and secure your Shakhtar Donetsk tickets for the 2026/27 season before the most popular seats are gone.
Sources: FC Shakhtar Donetsk club website, including its Stamford Bridge announcement, ticket sale notices and match reports; Chelsea FC, including its Shakhtar announcement and Stamford Bridge bag policy; Flashscore; Wikipedia, used as a cross-reference where primary sources were incomplete. 1BoxOffice is an independent ticket marketplace and is not affiliated with FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Chelsea FC or UEFA.
Shakhtar's 2026/27 season also includes the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup, played in Ukraine under wartime arrangements.
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