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
Tournament details
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
Final positions
ChampionsShakhtar Donetsk
Runner-upInhulets Petrove
Semifinalists
UEFA Europa Leaguenone[a]
Tournament statistics
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 edit

Distribution edit

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 edit

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 edit

First Preliminary round (1/64) edit

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)[b] (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) edit

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[c] (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[d] (1L) Rukh Vynnyky
FC Kalush (2L) 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) (1L) Avanhard Kramatorsk
Tavriya Simferopol (2L) 2 – 3 (a.e.t.)[b] (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) edit

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) edit

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
31 October 2018 Desna Chernihiv (PL)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
(PL) Zorya Luhansk Chernihiv
19:30 Bezborodko   37' Report Lyednyev   84' Stadium: Yuriy Gagarin Stadium
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: I. Bondar
Penalties
Notes:
  • ^(7) Match moved to the oblast centre of Cherkasy to accommodate a larger attendance[10]

Quarterfinals (¼) edit

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 Inhulets Petrove (1L) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
(PL) Karpaty LvivOleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast
14:00 Shchedryi   50' Report Shved   90+7' Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Kyiv)
Penalties
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 Shakhtar Donetsk (PL) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
(PL) Dynamo KyivKharkiv
17:00 Júnior Moraes   57' Report Harmash   9' Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Attendance: 29,112
Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi (Zaporizhia)
Penalties
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) edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

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 edit

The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds.

As of 15 May 2019

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

Notes:

Notes edit

  1. ^ the winner qualified for the UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b There became known preliminary schedule of Ukrainian Cup for the next season (Стало известно предварительное расписание Кубка Украины на следующий сезон). UA-Football. 23 May 2018
  2. ^ a b c The 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup: ten facts about the tournament (Кубок Украины-2017/18. Десять фактов о турнире). UA-Football. 8 July 2017
  3. ^ Нафтовик-Укрнафта знявся з чемпіонату Другої ліги і втратив професійний статус [Naftovyk-Ukrnafta withdrew from the Second League championship and lost their professional status]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b Зміни щодо проведення матчів другого попереднього етапу розіграшу Кубка України-2018/2019 [Changes for the matches of the second preliminary stage of the draw of the Cup of Ukraine-2018/2019]. Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ Металург З тимчасово змушений покинути Славутич-Арену [Metalurh is temporarily forced to leave Slavutych-Arena]. UA-Football.com (in Ukrainian). 19 August 2018.
  6. ^ Кубок України: жеребкування третього попереднього етапу відбудеться 31 серпня [Ukrainian Cup: the draw of the third preliminary stage will take place on 31 August] (in Ukrainian). Football Federation of Ukraine. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ^ The 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup. Games of the third preliminary stage (renewing) (Кубок України-2018/2019. Матчі третього попереднього етапу (оновлюється)) Archived 2018-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. Football Federation of Ukraine. 25 September 2018
  8. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) "Известны все участники 1/8 финала Кубка Украины" [There are all known participants of the Ukrainian Cup 1/8 finals]. UA-Football. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  9. ^ Донецкое дерби и Динамо против второлиговского клуба. Результаты жеребьевки Кубка Украины [Donetsk derby and Dynamo against the Second League club. Results of the Ukrainian Cup draw] (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  10. ^ Матч, який увійде в історію футболу Черкащини не залежно від результату [Match that will go down in history of football in Cherkashchyna irrespective of what the result will be] (in Ukrainian). Cherkashchyna Akademiya Official Website. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  11. ^ FFU identified dates to conduct quarterfinal games. Sport Arena. 20 March 2019
  12. ^ a b c There became known semifinal pairs of the Ukrainian Cup (Стали известны полуфинальные пары Кубка Украины). UA-Football. 8 April 2019
  13. ^ FFU identified dates to conduct semifinal games. Sport Arena. 19 March 2019
  14. ^ The cup game Inhulets – Zorya will take place in Petrove (Кубковый матч Ингулец – Заря пройдет в Петрово). UA-Football. 12 April 2019
  15. ^ The FFU allowed for the game Inhulets – Zorya to take place in Petrove (ФФУ разрешила провести матч Ингулец — Заря в Петрово). Sport Arena. 15 April 2019
  16. ^ Inhulets is the first in the history of Ukrainian Cup a finalist from the second tier! («Інгулець» — перший в історії фіналіст Кубку України із другого дивізіону!). Football Federation of Ukraine. 17 April 2019
  17. ^ There was identified a stadium which will host the Ukrainian Cup Final (Определился стадион, который примет финал Кубка Украины). UA-Football. 13 October 2018

External links edit