The Ukrainian Cup 1995–96 is the fifth annual edition of Ukraine's

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knockout competition, known as the

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. The Cup started with the round of 32, but it also had couple of preliminaries. This season two legs rounds were discontinued and all rounds consisted of only one game. Also the extra tier was merged with the Second League. The competition kicked off on 1 August 1995 with 24 games. Five games were announced as a forfeit on 1 August, while one more on 1 October 1995. The cup holder

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was eliminated in away game against

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on penalties in semifinals.

Team allocation

One hundred ten teams entered the competition

Distribution

First qualifying round entrants

* 26 regional representatives * 34 Second League (Avanhard-Industria Rovenky, Avanhard Zhydachiv, Azovets Mariupol, Chaika Sevastopol, CSKA Kyiv, Dnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Druzhba Berdiansk, Dynamo-Flesh Odesa, Dynamo Sloviansk, Harai Zhovkva, Keramik Baranivka, Khimik Kalush, Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia, Kosmos Pavlohrad, Meliorator Kakhovka, Metalurh Novomoskovsk, Nyva Myronivka, Obolon Kyiv, Olimpia Yuzhnoukrainsk, Oskil Kupiansk, Portovyk Illichivsk, Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ros-Transimpeks Bila Tserkva, Shakhtar Stakhanov, Shakhtar-2 Donetsk, Skhid Slavutych, Skify Lviv, Sportinvest Kryivyi Rih, Systema-Boreks Borodianka, Temp-Advis-2 Shepetivka, Torpedo Melitopol, Vahonobudivnyk Kremenchuk, Viktor Zaporizhzhia, Vodnyk Kherson)

Second qualifying round entrants

* 30 winners of the previous round * 10 Second League (Avtomobilist Sumy, Desna Chernihiv, Dynamo Saky, Halychyna Drohobych, Hazovyk Komarne, Karpaty Mukacheve, Okean Kerch, Shakhtar Shakhtarsk, Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, Tytan Armiansk) * 22 First League in whole * 2 Top League (CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv, Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad)

Competition schedule

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

First Elimination Round

Second Elimination Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

* Note:

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caught all three Shakhtar's penalty shots allowing Nyva to advance to the finals.

Final

The final was held at the Republican Stadium on May 26, 1996, in

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Top goalscorers

Attendances

Top attendances

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References

External links

Calendar of Matches
��Schedule of the Ukrainian Cup.
Info on the final
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