The 2012 Ukrainian Cup Final was a

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match that was played at the Olimpiysky NSC,

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, on 6 May 2012. The match was the 21st Ukrainian Cup Final and was contested by

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and

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. This was the first time since 2007 that the Cup final had returned to Kyiv. Since Shakhtar had qualified for the

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, Metalurh would qualify for the

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. In the draw, Metalurh was selected as the home team.

Road to Kyiv

As Ukrainian Premier League members, Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalurh Donetsk did not have to go through the qualification phase of the competition.

Previous encounters

This was the first Ukrainian Cup final between the two teams. The two teams had also met in a semi-final in 2009–10 and in the Round of 16 in 1997–98 season in which Metalurh was able to overcome Shakhtar. Metalurh had appeared only once in a Cup final without winning any trophies and their opponents Shakhtar had appeared in 11 Cup finals, winning seven.

Television

The match was broadcast on ICTV in Ukraine.

Match

Details

Post-match

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, the

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will feature Shakhtar Donetsk and

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References

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