The 2008–09

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is the 18th annual season of

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knockout competition, currently known as ''DATAGROUP – Football Ukraine Cup'', or ''Kubok of Ukraine''. The defending champion of this edition is

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. The Ukrainian Cup began with a preliminary round where teams from Druha Liha and Amateur Cup champions participated. In the second preliminary round, teams from

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were drawn into the competition and then in the round of 32 teams from

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entered the competition. The winners of this competition will enter as Ukraine's cup winner representative in the

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of the

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. Since one of the finalists, Shakhtar Donetsk, has already qualified for European competitions for 2009–10 by virtue of their position in the

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automatically qualifies for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Team allocation

Sixty-two teams participated in the competition.

Distribution

Round and draw dates

All draws held at FFU headquarters (Building of Football) in

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unless stated otherwise.

Competition schedule

First Preliminary Round

In this round entered 25 teams from Druha Liha and winners of the

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. The draw for the First Preliminary Round was held on July 8, 2008 while the matches took place on July 16, 2008. ;''Notes'' * Qualify as Amateur Cup Champions of Ukraine 2007 * The match was played in

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* Since Bukovyna did not arrive for their game, Kremin advanced to the next round * The match was played in

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because Bila Tserkva's home ground ''Trudovi Reserve'' was under reconstruction

Second Preliminary Round

In this round entered all 18 teams from

. They were drawn against the 14 winners of the First Preliminary Round, with two matches containing only Persha Liha teams. The draw was held on July 22, 2008 while the matches were played on August 6, 2008, unless otherwise noted. ;''Notes'' * The match was played on August 4, 2008 * The match was played in

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Bracket

Round of 32

In this round entered all 16 teams from

. They were drawn against the 16 winners from the previous round, who played home in this round. The draw was held on August 15, 2008 while the matches were played on September 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Notes:''

Round of 16

In this round entered winners from the previous round (11 Premier League and 5 Persha Liha teams). The draw was random and was held on September 24, 2008. The matches were played on October 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Notes:'' * Penalty missed for Oleksandria –

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, for Dnipro –

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and

Andriy Vorobey Andriy Oleksiyovych Vorobey ( uk, Андрій Олексійович Воробей; born 29 November 1978) is a Ukrainian retired football striker. He was a three times national champion while playing for FC Shakhtar Donetsk. In 2000 the ma ...

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on October 31, 2008 and was random. The matches were played November 12, 2008. ---- ---- ---- ''Notes:''

Semifinals

The draw was held on November 19, 2008 and was random. The games were scheduled to be played on April 22, 2009. ---- ---- ''Notes:''

Final

The Ukrainian Cup Final was played in

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on May 31, 2009.

Top goalscorers

Status on June 1, 2009 In bold are the players that are still in the competition. Statistics can be found at RSSSF web-site.RSSSF web-site
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External links

Official website

References

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