The 2021 Ukrainian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup, the 30th season of the annual Ukrainian football cup competition. It was played on 13 May 2021 at the Ternopil City Stadium between Dynamo Kyiv and Zorya Luhansk.[1] It was the first time the cup final was held in Ternopil. On 4 March 2021, it was decided that the nominal host of the final would be Dynamo.[2]
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| Event | 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 13 May 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Ternopil City Stadium, Ternopil | ||||||
| Referee | Yuriy Ivanov | ||||||
| Attendance | 3,000 | ||||||
The Ukrainian Association of Football assured that the stadium would host the 2021 Ukrainian Cup Final after the 2020 final, originally planned to be held on 13 May 2020 at Ternopil City Stadium, was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic and moved to Arena Lviv,[3] and then Metalist Stadium.[3] On 5 March 2021, the Ternopil City Council adopted its decision to honor the stadium with a controversial historical Ukrainian Roman Shukhevych.[4] The Ukrainian Association of Football initially did not adopt the new name, originally referring to it by its previous name.[5]
On 30 April 2021 it was announced that UA:First would be main broadcaster of the game.[6] Before the start of the game, teams commemorated Valeriy Lobanovsky, who died on 13 May 2002, with a minute of silence.[7]
Road to the final edit
Zorya started its campaign in the Round of 16, while Dynamo in the Quarterfinals.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Dynamo Kyiv | Round | Zorya Luhansk | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup | Opponent | Result |
| bye | Round of 16 | Desna Chernihiv | 1–0 (A) | |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 0–0 (H) (a.e.t.), (4–3 p) | Quarter-finals | Veres Rivne | 1–2 (A) |
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 3–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Oleksandriya | 1–1 (A) (a.e.t.), (4–3 p) |
Dynamo Kyiv edit
As a Ukrainian Premier League team, Dynamo entered the competition in the quarter-finals with a home match against fellow Ukrainian Premier League side Kolos Kovalivka. Dynamo won on penalties 4–3 after tying at 0.[8][9] In the semi-finals at Ternopil City Stadium, they played Ukrainian First League team Ahrobiznes Volochysk which was a conditional host. Dynamo won 3–0 with goals from Bohdan Lyednyev, Artem Besyedin, Vitaliy Buyalskyi and reached their fourth final in five years.[10][11]
Zorya Luhansk edit
As a Premier League team, Zorya Luhansk started in the Round of 16, away at Ukrainian Premier League side Desna Chernihiv. At the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Zorya Luhansk won 1–0 with a penalty goal from Vladlen Yurchenko.[12][13] In the quarter-finals, they were drawn away at Ukrainian First League team Veres Rivne and won 2–1 at the Avanhard Stadium in Lutsk due to goals from Dmytro Ivanisenia and Vladyslav Kocherhin.[14][15] In the semi-finals at away CSC Nika Stadium, they played fellow Ukrainian Premier League FC Oleksandriya and reached their second final with a 4–3 penalty shootout win after tying at 1 in regulation time with a Kocherhin goal.[16][17][18]
Previous encounters edit
In overall, games between teams started during the Soviet epoch, Dynamo Kyiv and Zorya Luhansk have previously met 81 times, from which 51 were won by Dynamo, 22 were drawn and 8 won by Zorya.[19][20][21][22] In domestic cup competitions they first met back in 1970. Including games of the Soviet Cup and Ukrainian Cup both teams met 7 times, from which 6 were won by Dynamo and 1 won by Zorya. This final is the second meeting of two clubs at this stage, which previously met in 1974[23] as part of the Soviet Cup when Dynamo beat Zorya in extra time.
As part of Ukrainian Cup competitions (since 1992), both clubs met four times all of which were won by Dynamo. The first time they met only in 2008, twice in 2015 and again in 2016.[24]
For Dynamo Kyiv, this final was the 18th[25] overall, with 12 wins in the previous 17 final appearances. Zorya is playing in their second[25] Ukrainian Cup Final after 2016, when they lost to Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2.
Teams at the competition's finals edit
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 17 (1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) |
| Zorya Luhansk | 1 (2016) |
Beside the Ukrainian Cup, both teams also competed at the Soviet Cup before 1992 and have reached finals on several occasions. Once in 1974 both teams met in the Soviet Cup Final at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow (today in the Russian Federation). In total Dynamo and Zorya met three times including one final game.[21]
Match edit
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Zorya Luhansk |
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Tsyhankov  98' |
Report (in Ukrainian) Report (in English) |
         Dynamo Kyiv
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   Zorya Luhansk
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MAN OF THE MATCH MATCH OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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- Note: position and roster number is per the Ukrainian Premier League (and Footboom)
References edit
- ^ Cup of Ukraine-2020/2021. Dynamo and Zorya to play in Ternopil final. (in English) Ukrainian Association of Football.
- ^ The 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup semifinal draw: "Ahribiznes" is playing with "Dynamo", "Oleksandriya" will contest "Zorya" (ЖЕРЕБКУВАННЯ 1/2 ФІНАЛУ КУБКУ УКРАЇНИ-2020/2021: «АГРОБІЗНЕС» ЗІГРАЄ З «ДИНАМО», «ОЛЕКСАНДРІЯ» ПРОТИСТОЯТИМЕ «ЗОРІ»). Ukrainian Association of Football. 4 March 2021
- ^ a b Official. Ukrainian Cup final 2019/2020 will be held on 8 July in Lviv. Ukrainian Association of Football. 26 May 2020
- ^ Тернопільський міський стадіон імені Романа Шухевича, Ternopil City Council, March 5, 2021.
- ^ The Ukrainian Cup: there were disclosed start time and place of holding semifinals games (КУБОК УКРАЇНИ: ВІДОМІ ЧАС ПОЧАТКУ ТА МІСЦЕ ПРОВЕДЕННЯ МАТЧІВ 1/2 ФІНАЛУ). Ukrainian Association of Football. 8 April 2021
- ^ Vladyslav Ch. The Ukrainian Cup Final in football will be shown on UA:First (Финал Кубка Украины по футболу покажет UA: ПЕРШИЙ). (in Russian) sportarena.com. 30 April 2021
- ^ Serhei Oleksiuk. Before the match Dynamo – Zorya with a minute of silence will be honored a memory of Lobanovsky (Перед матчем Динамо – Зоря хвилиною мовчання вшанують пам’ять Лобановського). Sport Arena. 13 May 2021
- ^ They breached the wall. Dynamo – Kolos 0:0 / 4:3 pen. (Пробили стену. Динамо - Колос 0:0 / 4:3 пен.). (in Russian) UA-Football.
- ^ Dynamo in a dramatic penalty shootout beat Kolos and proceeded to the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals (Динамо в драматической серии пенальти победило Колос и вышло в полуфинал Кубка Украины). (in Russian) Sport Arena.
- ^ Despite Ultras. Ahrobiznes – Dynamo 0:3 (Назло ультре. Агробизнес - Динамо 0:3). (in Russian) UA-Football.
- ^ Dynamo routed Ahrobiznes in the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals (Динамо разгромило Агробизнес в полуфинале Кубка Украины). (in Russian) Sport Arena.
- ^ The Ukrainian Cup. There are always VAR-iations, Desna 0:1 Zorya (Кубок Украины. VAR-ианты есть всегда, Десна 0:1 Заря). (in Russian) UA-Football.
- ^ Zorya minimally beat Desna and proceeded to the Ukrainian Cup quarter-finals (Заря минимально победила Десну и вышла в четвертьфинал Кубка Украины). (in Russian) Sport Arena.
- ^ The Ukrainian Cup. Veres 1:2 Zorya, well timed class against the super-desire (Кубок Украины. Верес 1:2 Заря, своевременный класс против сверхжелания). (in Russian) UA-Football.
- ^ Zorya minimally beat Veres and proceeded to the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals (Заря минимально обыграла Верес и вышла в 1/2 финала Кубка Украины). (in Russian) Sport Arena.
- ^ The Ukrainian Cup. Oleksandriya – Zorya 1:1; pen.: 3:4. Kick-and-run will not reach the final (Кубок Украины. Александрия - Заря 1:1; пен.: 3:4. Бей-беги до финала не добежит). (in Russian) UA-Football.
- ^ Cup of Ukraine. The second finalist was "Zorya", which beat "Alexandria" in a penalty shootout. (in English) Ukrainian Association of Football.
- ^ In penalty shootout Zorya beat Oleksandriya and proceeded to the Ukrainian Cup final (Заря в серии пенальти победила Александрию и вышла в финал Кубка Украины). (in Russian) Sport Arena.
- ^ The statistics of meetings Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine – Zorya Luhansk, Ukraine (Статистика встреч Динамо (Киев), Украина – Заря (Луганск), Украина). (in Russian) wildstat.ru.
- ^ The statistics of meetings Dinamo Kiev, USSR – Zaria Voroshilovgrad, USSR (Статистика встреч Динамо (Киев), СССР – Заря (Ворошиловград), СССР). (in Russian) wildstat.ru.
- ^ a b "Dinamo" – "Zaria": the statistics of individual meetings («Динамо» - «Заря»: статистика личных встреч). (in Russian) www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua.
- ^ The statistics of individual meetings (Статистика личных встреч). (in Russian) soccer365.ru.
- ^ Dynamo – Zorya: Cup history. (in English) www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua.
- ^ The Ukrainian Cup. "Dynamo" – "Zorya": history of stand off in the tournament (КУБОК УКРАЇНИ. «ДИНАМО» — «ЗОРЯ»: ІСТОРІЯ ПРОТИСТОЯНЬ У ТУРНІРІ). Ukrainian Association of Football. 13 May 2021
- ^ a b There were identified the Ukrainian Cup finalists. The match is taking place on 13 May (Определились финалисты Кубка Украины. Матч состоится 13 мая). (in Russian) sport.ua.
External links edit
- Ukrainian Cup. UEFA.
- Ukrainian Cup (English version) / Ukrainian Cup (Ukrainian version). Ukrainian Association of Football.
- Ukrainian Cup. Soccerway.
- Dynamo – Zorya H2H stats. Soccerway.