FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk

It was preceded by Shakhter-D Donetsk (where D stood for double) which since 1949 participated in the Soviet football championship for reserve teams.

With the fall of the Soviet Union the team was preserved, reorganized as Shkhtar-2 Donetsk and was admitted to the 1992 Ukrainian First League.

In 1994–95 the team carried name of Garant Donetsk, but later changed back to Shakhtar-2.

The team represented the city of Komsomolske, Donetsk Oblast playing at Metalurh Stadium.

The club served as a training spot for young prospects, but under the management of new Shakhtar youth coaches, the club did not register to play in the Persha Liha for the 2006-07 season, and many of its regulars were cut.