Metalurg has its roots in the team FC Antratsyt Kirovske. After a disappointing first season in the independent Ukraine, in the 1993 season Antratsyt placed third in the Third League and was promoted to the Second League. Once in the Second League the club relocated to Shahtarsk and changed its name to FC Medita Shahtarsk. A couple of years later the club was reorganized and renamed FC Metalurg Donetsk. After placing second in its league the club gained the promotion to First League, which Metalurg won in 1997.
Squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of 28 March2008.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.