HC Donbas Donetsk Oblast
| HC Donbas Donetsk Oblast | |
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| Full name | Handbolnyj Klub Donbas / Handball Club Donbas Donetsk Oblast |
| Short name | Donbas |
| Founded | 1983, as Shakhtar-Academiia |
| League | Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League |
| 2021-22 | 2nd |
| Club colours | |
| Departments of Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||||||||||||||
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Handball Club Donbas Donetsk Oblast (Ukrainian: ГК Донбас)[1][2] (previous name Shakhtar-Academiia until June 2017) is a handball club from Donetsk. The club was formed in 1983 on the base of a previous handball club called Spartak Donetsk.
History
[edit]In 1985 they were promoted to the Soviet Union Handball League.[3]
Through the 90's the club one of the leading forces in the Ukrainian Men's Handball Super League, winning the local league 3 times, and between seasons 1994/95-2005/06 the club never finished outside the top 3.[4] The club also had success on the international arena, reaching the final of the EHF Cup in 1995/96, losing to Spanish BM Granollers in the final 56-45 on aggregate.[5]
After season 2005/06, the club started experiencing financial difficulties, and in season 2011/12 the club finished last in the league and was relegated. In the second league, in season 2012/13, the club managed to finish first and returned to the top tier.[6] In 2017 they changed the name of the club to HK Donbas.[7]
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 several players fled the region, where the team is based.[8]
Honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]
Ukrainian Handball Super League
Winners (3): 1996, 1997, 2002
Runner-Up (1): 2004
International
[edit]
EHF Cup
- Runner-Up (1): 1995/96
References
[edit]- ^ HC Donbas. Ukrainian Super League
- ^ https://xsport.ua/handball_s/news/shakhter-smenil-nazvanie-na-donbass-i-zayavil-o-novykh-tselyakh_321678/ Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ "Уроженец Болградского района назначен главным тренером сборной Украины по гандболу" (in Ukrainian). bessarabiainform.com. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Иван Фучеджи: Гандбольной пирамиде Украины нужна достойная верхушка."" (in Ukrainian). reporter-ua.com. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "1995/96 Men's EHF Cup". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ gc-donbass.com.ua Archived 2020-12-03 at the Wayback Machine, „История клуба“
- ^ "Гандбол. Олег СЫЧ: «Самое главное для «Портовика» – прочно закрепиться в Суперлиге!»" (in Ukrainian). odessa-sport.info. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ hvniederrhein-handball.liga.nu, retrieved 5 September 2022