2013–14 Belarusian Cup was the twenty third season of the

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ian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games played on 29 May 2013. Shakhtyor Soligorsk, winner of the Cup, qualified for the

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of the

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Participating clubs

The following teams took part in the competition:

Preliminary round

In this round six winners of regional cups (amateur teams) played against six teams from the Second League. The draw was conducted on 21 May 2013. The matches were played on 29 May 2013.

First round

In this round six winners of preliminary round are joined by another six teams from Second League and 10 clubs from the First League. Another five First League clubs were given a bye to the next round: Gorodeya, Volna Pinsk,

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(top four clubs in the league table as of the draw date) and SKVICH Minsk (by drawing of lots). The reserve teams ( Minsk-2 and Vitebsk-2) were not allowed to participate. The draw was conducted on 30 May 2013. The matches were played on 12 June 2013.

Second round

In this round eleven winners of the First Round are joined by another five teams from First League and 8 clubs from the

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. The four Premier League clubs that qualified for 2013–14 European Cups ( BATE Borisov,

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, Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Dinamo Minsk) were given a bye to the next round. The draw was conducted on 17 June 2013. The matches were played on 27 and 28 July 2013.

Round of 16

The draw was conducted on 29 July 2013. The matches will be played on 24 and 25 August 2013. The match involving

was moved to 7 September due to team's participation in

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play-off round.

Quarterfinal

The draw was conducted on 16 September 2013. The matches were played on 22 March 2014.

Semifinal

The draw was conducted on 24 March 2014. The matches were played 15 April 2014.

Final

The match was played on 3 May 2014. It was the first official match at the newly built

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References

External links

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