Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003 ...
was the 29th annual season of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
's football knockout competition. The competition started on 20 August 2019 and concluded on 8 July 2020 with the
final
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Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Ukrainian Amateur Cup as long as those clubs are able to pass the season's attestation (licensing).
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...
was the defending winner for the last two seasons, but was eliminated by
Dynamo Kyiv
Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...
Dynamo Kyiv
Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...
won their 12th Ukrainian Cup title after beating Vorskla Poltava 8–7 on penalties in the final with the game ending in the 1–1 draw. They therefore qualified to the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, however they can still qualify for the Champions League through league season.
Some changes were introduced. Unlike the last season starting with the third round of the competition there was a seeded draw, while for the first two rounds the draw remained blind. This was the first Ukrainian Cup season to implement the
Video assistant referee
The video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official in association football who reviews decisions made by the referee.
The assistant video assistant referee (AVAR) is a current or former referee appointed to assist the VAR in the video ope ...
(VAR) system on some matches, the first game to use VAR was the quarter-final match between
Dynamo Kyiv
Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...
Ukrainian Association of Football
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
made a decision to pause all football competitions in the country on 18 March 2020 for an unspecified period of time (until the decision to resume competitions) due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Ukraine when the country's first case was confirmed to be hospitalized in Chernivtsi Oblast on 3 March 2020, a ...
The competition included all professional first teams from the
Premier League
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(12/12 teams of the league), First League (16/16), Second League (18/22) and two best teams from the previous year's
Amateur Cup
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History
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. Four second club teams from the Second League are not eligible for the tournament.
One more team, Arsenal Kyiv, withdrew right after approval of the tournament structure, but before the draw of the second preliminary round, to which it qualified as a member of the First League.
Rounds schedule
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All draws were held at the
Ukrainian Association of Football
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
In this round eighteen clubs from the Second League and both finalists of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Amateur Cup are scheduled to play. The draw for this round was to be held on 26 July 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches initially were to be played on 7 August 2019. However, on 26 July 2019 it was announced that draw was postponed due to recent changes in leagues composition (withdrawal of Arsenal Kyiv) and conflict with FC Peremoha, the draw was postponed. The draw was finally held on 14 August 2019 with the matches played on 20 August 2019.
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Simferopol
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due to ongoing the 2014
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since February 2014. Following Ukraine's Rev ...
.
* Other teams of
NK Veres Rivne
Narodnyy Klub Veres Rivne ( uk, РНК «Верес») is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Rivne. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football, after winning the 2020–21 Ukrainian First ...
,
FC Alians Lypova Dolyna
Football Club Alians is a Ukrainian football club based in Lypova Dolyna, Sumy Oblast, in north-eastern Ukraine, founded in 2016. The club is competing in the Ukrainian First League following promotion from the 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League. ...
, and
FC Avanhard Bziv
FC Avangard Bziv ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Авангард» (Бзів)) is an amateur Ukrainian football from Bziv, Brovary Raion
Brovary Raion () is a raion (district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is t ...
were hosting their opponents on neutral fields as their home turf for various reasons are not available.
Second Preliminary round (1/32)
In this round 15 clubs will enter from the First League and 10 winners of the previous round (9 clubs from the Second League and 1 amateur club). Due to odd number of teams, one of them received a bye. The draw for this round was held 21 August 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were played on 27 August 2019.
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* Ahrobiznes was drawn with a bye berth that became available as a result of withdrawal of Arsenal Kyiv (the Kyivan club officially withdrew on 22 July 2019, a month before the draw, yet was considered for the Ukrainian cup competition by the
Ukrainian Association of Football
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
.). After its withdrawal, Arsenal Kyiv was replaced with Metalurh Zaporizhya that during the draw recognized as part of the First League.
* Match played at Central City Stadium (upper field),
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver brid ...
* Match played at Sonyachnyi Stadium,
Kharkiv
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Sumy ( uk, Суми ) is a city of regional significance in Ukraine, and the capital of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River in northeastern Ukraine with a population of according to the 2021 census, making it the 23 ...
(Alians uses the stadium as home field for the season instead of own Alians Arena in
Romny Raion
Romny Raion ( uk, Роменський район) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Romny. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the n ...
)
* Tavriya Simferopol is forced to play away from Simferopol due to the 2014 Russian occupation of Crimea. The match was played at Mashynobudivnyk Stadium,
Beryslav
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* Match played at Kolos Stadium, Mlyniv
* Match played at Avanhard Stadium (Bernadsky Garden),
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk ( uk, Краматорськ, translit=Kramatorsk ) is a city and the administrative centre of Kramatorsk Raion in the northern portion of Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Prior to 2020, Kramatorsk was a city of oblast significan ...
Third Preliminary round (1/16 finals)
In this round 6 clubs will enter from the
Premier League
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, 1 club from the First League (Chornomorets Odesa) and 13 winners of the previous round (10 clubs from the First League including one club with bye and 3 clubs from the Second League). The draw for this round was held 28 August 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches will be played on 25 September 2019.
;''Notes:''
* Match played at Lokomotyv Stadium, Poltava which is used as a home stadium by Kremin.
* Match played at Park Peremohy,
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver brid ...
* Match rescheduled to 2 October since Mariupol plays its rescheduled Round 4
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...
game against
Dynamo Kyiv
Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...
.
Round of 16 (1/8 finals)
In this round the remaining six clubs from the
Premier League
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entered, and the ten winners of the previous round (five clubs from the
Premier League
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, four clubs from the First League and one club from the Second League). The draw for this round was held on 3 October 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches will be played on 30 October 2019.
Professional Football League of Ukraine
Professional Football League of Ukraine ( uk, Професіональна футбольна ліга України, translit=Profesionalna futbolna liha Ukrayiny; also known as PFL) is a sport organization and collective member of the Footb ...
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...
. 14 February 2020 The quarterfinals games were shifted to 11 March 2020.
Semi-finals
This round consisted of 3 representatives from the Premier League and a team from the First League. Originally the round matches were to be played on 22 April 2020, but later shifted to 15 April 2020. The draw for this round was held as announced on 13 March 2020 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The nominal host for final was identified at the draw for the Ukrainian Cup semifinals as the Mynai/Dynamo pair. The matches were later postponed due to the pause in all competitions in relation to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Ukraine when the country's first case was confirmed to be hospitalized in Chernivtsi Oblast on 3 March 2020, a ...
.
Final
The city of
Ternopil
Ternópil ( uk, Тернопіль, Ternopil' ; pl, Tarnopol; yi, טאַרנאָפּל, Tarnopl, or ; he, טארנופול (טַרְנוֹפּוֹל), Tarnopol; german: Tarnopol) is a city in the west of Ukraine. Administratively, Ternopi ...
(
Ternopilsky Misky Stadion
Roman Shukhevych Ternopil City Stadium ( uk, Тернопільський міський стадіон імені Романа Шухевича) is a multi-use stadium in Ternopil, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and i ...
) was set to host its first Ukrainian Cup final and first major competition final overall. The match was originally planned to be held on 13 May 2020, but was later postponed due to the pause in all competitions in relation to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
The COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus was confirmed to have spread to Ukraine when the country's first case was confirmed to be hospitalized in Chernivtsi Oblast on 3 March 2020, a ...
.
Bracket
The following is the bracket which the main stage of the Ukrainian Cup resembles. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a
penalty shoot-out
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2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 29th top-level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 12th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.
The tournament has been set to start on 28 J ...
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2019–20 Ukrainian First League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian First League is the 29th since its establishment.
The competition began on 27 July 2019 with eight matches of Round 1, and went into recess for a winter break which started after the completion of Round 19 on 24 November 2 ...
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2019–20 Ukrainian Second League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League is the 29th since its establishment. On 6 June 2019 the PFL council of leagues presented its plan draft ("contours") for the next season for both its First and its Second leagues. The final decision for the se ...
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2019–20 UEFA Europa League
The 2019–20 UEFA Europa League was the 49th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 11th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
Sevilla defeated Inter Milan in the fin ...
Ukrainian Association of Football
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) ( uk, Українська асоціяція футболу, Ukrayins'ka Asotsiyatsiya Futbolu) is the governing body of football in Ukraine. Before 2019 it was known as the Football Federation of Ukr ...
. 20 August 2019. (tournament main page with hyperlinks to each round, in Ukrainian)
* Th 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup
RSSSF
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* Th 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup FootballFacts.ru
* Th UA Football.net.ua (by Dmitriy Troschiy in Russian)
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Cup
Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003 ...