2018–19 Ukrainian Cup

The 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup was the 28th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 18 July 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019.[1]

2018–19 Ukrainian Cup
Country Ukraine
Dates18 July 2018 – 15 May 2019
18 July 2018 – 22 August 2018 (qualification rounds)
26 September 2018 – 15 May 2019 (main event)[1]
Teams50
Defending championsShakhtar Donetsk
ChampionsShakhtar Donetsk
Runners-upInhulets Petrove
Semi-finalists
UEFA Europe Leaguenone[lower-alpha 1]
Matches played47
Goals scored120 (2.55 per match)
Attendance141,065 (3,001 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)4 – Robert Hehedosh (FC Mynai)
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2019.

All competition rounds consist of a single game with a home field advantage granted to a team from lower league.[2] Qualification for the competition is granted to all professional clubs and finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup as long as those clubs will be able to pass the season's attestation (licensing).

FC Shakhtar Donetsk is the defending winner for the last two seasons. The Donetsk club has reached the competition finals in the last eight years winning six of them.[2] There were around 300 clubs over the history of competition.[2]

Team allocation and schedule

Distribution

First round
(20 teams)
18 entrants from the Second League

2 entrants from the Amateur Cup

Second round
(28 teams)
16 entrants from the First League

2 entrants from the Second League

10 winners from the first round
Third round
(20 teams)
6 entrants from the Premier League 14 winners from the second round
Main phase
(16 teams)
6 entrants from the Premier League 10 winners from the Round of 32

Rounds schedule

Phase Round Fractional Draw date Game date(1)
Preliminary Round 1 164 finals 10 July 2018 18 July 2018
Round 2 132 finals 20 July 2018 22 August 2018
Round 3 116 finals 31 August 2018 26 September 2018
Main event Round of 16 18 finals 28 September 2018 31 October 2018
Quarter-finals 14 finals 2 November 2018 3 April 2019
Semi-finals 12 finals 8 April 2019 24 April 2019
Final 15 May 2019
Notes:
  • ^(1) Main date, when most of the games scheduled to play; an auxiliary date might be granted in case of emergencies

Competition schedule

First Preliminary round (1/64)

In this round sixteen clubs from the Second League and both finalists of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Amateur Cup played. The draw for this round was held on 10 July 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were played on 18 July 2018.

Tavriya Simferopol (2L) 1 – 0(2)[lower-alpha 2] (2L) Chaika Petropavlivska-Borshchahivka
Viktoriya Mykolaivka (AM) 2 – 1 (2L) Nyva Ternopil
LNZ-Lebedyn (AM) 0 – 0 (a.e.t.), (4–2 p) (2L) Polissya Zhytomyr
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (2L) walkover(3) (2L) Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih
FC Kalush (2L) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.), (4–3 p) (2L) Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka (2L) 0 – 1 (2L) Krystal Kherson
Real Pharma Odesa (2L) 0 – 2 (2L) Nyva Vinnytsia
Podillya Khmelnytskyi (2L) 0 – 2 (2L) Metalurh Zaporizhya
Veres Rivne (2L) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.), (9–10 p)(4) (2L) FC Mynai
FC Nikopol (2L) 1 – 4 (2L) Myr Hornostayivka
Notes:

Second Preliminary round (1/32)

In this round all the 16 clubs will enter from the First League, two other recently relegated clubs of the Second League, nine winners of the previous round and one team which received a bye. The draw for this round was held 20 July 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were played on 22 August 2018.

Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) 2 – 1[lower-alpha 3] (1L) Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni
Viktoriya Mykolaivka (AM) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.), (1–3 p) (2L) Myr Hornostayivka
LNZ-Lebedyn (AM) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.), (2–4 p) (2L) Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih
FC Mynai (2L) 3 – 1 (1L) Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
Cherkashchyna-Akademiya Bilozirya (2L) 3 – 1[lower-alpha 4] (1L) Rukh Vynnyky
FC Kalush (2L) 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1L) Avanhard Kramatorsk
Tavriya Simferopol (2L) 2 – 3 (a.e.t.)[lower-alpha 2] (1L) Volyn Lutsk
Kremin Kremenchuk (2L) 1 – 2 (1L) Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
Balkany Zorya (1L) 0 – 1 (1L) MFC Mykolaiv
Krystal Kherson (2L) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.), (4–2 p) (1L) Ahrobiznes Volochysk
Inhulets Petrove (1L) 1 – 0 (1L) Kolos Kovalivka
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (1L) 2 – 0 (1L) Obolon-Brovar Kyiv
PFC Sumy (1L) walkover(5) (1L) Kobra Kharkiv
Metalurh Zaporizhya (2L) 0 – 2(6) (1L) SC Dnipro-1
Notes:

Third Preliminary round (1/16)

In this round lower placed 6 clubs from the Premier League will enter along with 14 winners of the previous round including 7 clubs from the First League and 7 clubs from the Second League. The draw for this round was held 31 August 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv.[6] The round matches were played on 26 September 2018.[7]

25 September 2018 PFC Sumy (1L)0–3 (PL) Karpaty Lviv Sumy
18:30 Report Holodyuk 32'
Vargas 57'
Hutsulyak 73'
Stadium: Yuvileiny Stadium
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: D.Kryvushkin (Kharkiv)
26 September 2018 Krystal Kherson (2L)2–3 (PL) Desna Chernihiv Kherson
15:00 Barladym 76'
Bryzhchuk 90+3'
Report D. Favorov 52'
Volkov 60'
Khlyobas 81'
Stadium: Krystal Stadium
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: I.Bondar (Kyiv)
26 September 2018 Myr Hornostayivka (2L)0–3 (1L) Inhulets Petrove Hornostayivka, Novotroitske Raion
15:30 Report Kovalenko 20'
Sichinava 75'
Khuchbarov 90+4'
Stadium: Zatys Stadium
Attendance: 155
Referee: O.Afanasyev (Kharkiv)
26 September 2018 Nyva Vinnytsia (2L)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
(2L) Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih Vinnytsia
16:00 Report Stadium: Tsentralnyi Miskyi Stadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: O.Titov (Donetsk)
26 September 2018 FC Kalush (2L) 1–0 (a.e.t.)(1L) Metalist 1925 KharkivKalush
16:00 Knysh 116' Report Stadium: Khimik Stadion
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: A.Kovalenko (Poltava)
26 September 2018 FC Mynai (2L) 3–1(1L) MFC MykolaivMynai, Uzhhorod Raion
17:00 Kobin 36' (pen.)
Hehedosh 68'
Pynyashko 71'
Report Stadium: Mynai Arena
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: I.Bych (Kyiv)
26 September 2018 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya Bilozirya (2L) 3–2 (a.e.t.)(PL) Arsenal KyivBilozirya, Cherkasy Raion
17:00 Tymofiyenko 83', 87'
Tarasenko 115'
Report Semotyuk 26'
Sukhoruchko 66'
Stadium: Zorya Stadium
Attendance: 670
Referee: K.Trukhanov (Kharkiv)
26 September 2018 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (1L)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
(PL) Olimpik Donetsk Kropyvnytskyi
17:00 Kondrakov 87' (pen.) Report Politylo 38' Stadium: Zirka Stadium
Attendance: 694
Referee: D.Panchyshyn (Kharkiv)
26 September 2018 SC Dnipro-1 (1L) 2–1(1L) Volyn LutskDnipro
18:30 Kravchenko 20'
Chychykov 64'
Report Zinkevych 85' Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Attendance: 2,641
Referee: Y. Ivanov (Donetsk Oblast)
26 September 2018 Chornomorets Odesa (PL) 3–0(PL) FC OleksandriyaOdesa
19:00 Chorniy 43' (pen.), 83'
Koval 75'
Report Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: O.Omelchenko (Slovyansk)
Notes:

Round of 16 (⅛)

In this round the other 6 clubs from the Premier League will enter along with 10 winners of the previous round including 4 more clubs from the Premier League, 2 clubs from the First League and 4 clubs from the Second League. The draw for this round was held 28 September 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv.[8][9] The round matches was played on 31 October 2018.[8]

31 October 2018 FC Kalush (2L)0–3 (1L) SC Dnipro-1 Kalush
14:00 Report Mihunov 22'
Kulish 33'
Nazarenko 41'
Stadium: Khimik Stadium
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: D.Kryvushkin
31 October 2018 FC Mynai (2L)1–3 (PL) Dynamo Kyiv Mynai, Uzhhorod Raion
14:00 Hehedosh 21' Report Shaparenko 50', 54'
Harmash 58'
Stadium: Mynai Arena
Attendance: 2,630
Referee: Y. Ivanov
31 October 2018 Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih (2L)0–1 (PL) FC Lviv Kryvyi Rih
14:00 Report Araujo 81' Stadium: Shakhta Zhovtneva Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: D.Panchyshyn
31 October 2018 Inhulets Petrove (1L) 3–1(PL) FC MariupolPetrove
15:00 Kozlov 24' (pen.)
Khuchbarov 45'
Kobuladze 61'
Report Polehenko 83' (pen.) Stadium: Inhulets Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: V. Novokhatniy
31 October 2018 Chornomorets Odesa (PL)1–2 (PL) Vorskla Poltava Odesa
17:00 Hrachov 69' Report Sakiv 60'
Careca 63' (pen.)
Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 2,639
Referee: V. Kopiyevskyi
31 October 2018 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya Bilozirya (2L)0–1 (PL) Karpaty Lviv Cherkasy
18:00 Report Ponde 80' Stadium: Central Stadium(7)
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: A.Kovalenko
31 October 2018 Shakhtar Donetsk (PL) 3–2(PL) Olimpik DonetskKharkiv
19:00 Moraes 63' (pen.)
Totovytskyi 66'
Danchenko 83'
Report Bilonoh 55' (pen.)
Hai 81'
Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Attendance: 3,505
Referee: M. Balakin
Notes:
  • ^(7) Match moved to the oblast centre of Cherkasy to accommodate a larger attendance[10]

Quarterfinals (¼)

In this round advanced 6 representatives from the Premier League and 2 teams from the First League. The draw for this round was held on 2 November 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches will be played on 3 April 2019. Due to the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, quarterfinal games of tournament were changed to 7 April 2019.[11]

7 April 2019 SC Dnipro-1 (1L) 2–0(PL) Vorskla PoltavaDnipro
17:00 Kulish 78'
Kohut 83'
Report Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Attendance: 9,148
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi (Lviv)
7 April 2019 FC Lviv (PL)0–1 (PL) Zorya Luhansk Lviv
14:00 Report Lyednyev 48' Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 2,645
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Mukachevo)

Semifinals (½)

In this round advanced 2 representatives from the Premier League and 2 teams from the First League. The draw for this round was held on 8 April 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv.[12] The round matches were originally expected to be played on 24 April 2019, but due to the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, were scheduled to 17 April 2019.[13]

17 April 2019 Inhulets Petrove (1L) 2–1(PL) Zorya LuhanskPetrove, Kirovohrad Oblast
Zaporozhets 15'
Schedryi 38'
Report Cheberko 45+1' Stadium: Inhulets Stadium,[14][15]
Attendance: 1563[16]
Referee: Dmytro Kutakov
17 April 2019 SC Dnipro-1 (1L)0–2 (PL) Shakhtar Donetsk Dnipro
Report Dentinho 86'
Solomon 90+4'
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Attendance: 18,462
Referee: Ihor Paskhal

Final

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the Ukrainian Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

 
Round of 16
31 October 2018
Quarter-finals
7 April 2019
Semi-finals
17 April 2019
Final
15 May 2019
 
              
 
 
 
 
FC Kalush0
 
 
 
SC Dnipro-13
 
SC Dnipro-12
 
 
 
Vorskla Poltava0
 
Chornomorets Odesa1
 
 
 
Vorskla Poltava2
 
SC Dnipro-10
 
 
 
Shakhtar Donetsk2
 
Shakhtar Donetsk3
 
 
 
Olimpik Donetsk2
 
Shakhtar Donetsk (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Dynamo Kyiv1 (3)
 
FC Mynai1
 
 
 
Dynamo Kyiv3
 
Shakhtar Donetsk4
 
 
 
Inhulets Petrove0
 
Inhulets Petrove3
 
 
 
FC Mariupol1
 
Inhulets Petrove (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
Karpaty Lviv1 (4)
 
Cherkashchyna-Akademiya0
 
 
 
Karpaty Lviv1
 
Inhulets Petrove2
 
 
 
Zorya Luhansk1
 
Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih0
 
 
 
FC Lviv1
 
FC Lviv0
 
 
 
Zorya Luhansk1
 
Desna Chernihiv1 (4)
 
 
Zorya Luhansk (p)1 (5)
 

Top goalscorers

The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds.

As of 15 May 2019

Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1 Ukraine Robert Hehedosh FC Mynai 4
2 Ukraine Stanislav Kulish SC Dnipro-1 3
Ukraine Júnior Moraes Shakhtar Donetsk 3 (1)
4 16 players 2

Notes:

Notes

  1. the winner qualified for the UEFA Champions League
  2. Game was played at Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Beryslav as Tavriya Simferopol is forced to play away from Simferopol due to the 2014 Russian occupation of Crimea.
  3. Game was played at SC Nyva, Vinnytsia
  4. Game was played at Zorya Stadium, Bilozirya

See also

References

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