Donetsk is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river.
Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin (Donbass) region. The city was founded in 1869 by a Welsh businessman, John Hughes, who constructed a steel plant and several coal mines around the region. Hence the original name Yuzovka (Юзовка)

During Soviet times, the city's steel industry was expanded and it was renamed Stalino (Сталино). Although there is an opinion that city was named after Joseph Stalin, and hence renamed during the De-Stalinisation to its modern name after the Seversky Donets river.
Today, the city still remains an important industrial centre for coal and steel in Ukraine, and houses the "Donetsk" special economic zone, established in 1998.
The city is currently home to two major professional football teams in Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalurh Donetsk, both of which currently play in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Important attractions of the city include the Cathedral Transfiguration of Jesus, the Donetsk National University, and others. Donetsk currently has a population of over 1,100,000 inhabitants (2007) and has a metropolitan area of over 1,566,000 inhabitants (2004). According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, Donetsk is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.
Sports

Sailboats on the Kalmius river, with Donetsk's slag heaps in the background. Three major professional football clubs play in the city, which include two in the Ukrainian Premier League and one in the Ukrainian Second League: Shakhtar Donetsk, which plays at the RSK Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Metalurh Donetsk, which plays at the Shakhtar Stadium, and FC Olimpik Donetsk The MFC Shakhtar Donetsk won the Ukrainian futsal championship five times.
The VC Shakhtar Donetsk were the last team to win the Soviet Volleyball Championship, in 1992. The city also has a team in the Ukrainian Basketball Super League, BC Donetsk. In Donetsk, the USSR Tennis Championship took place within the city in 1978, 1979, and 1980 near the Donetsk Railroad tennis courts. Some tennis matches of the Davis Cup took place in Donetsk in 2005. In Donetsk, the Soviet Championship on Light Athletics in Youth took place in 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1984.
A monument to famous pole vault athlete Serhiy Bubka is installed in the city. In the city, sailboat championships take place on the city's Kalmius river. When the joint bid for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship was won by Poland and Ukraine, Donetsk's future Shakhtar Stadium was chosen as the location for 3 Group Matches, Quarter-Final, and Semi-Final matches.
The RSK Olimpiyskyi Stadium was chosen as a reserve stadium.

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