The Ukrainian Cup ( Ukrainian : 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 2003–04 season, the Cup winner qualifies to play the Ukrainian Premier League winner for the Ukrainian Super Cup .
25-535: For the competition are eligible first teams of all Ukrainian professional clubs. Beside professional clubs, to the competition is also invited both finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup preceding season. If both finalists obtained professional status (admitted to the Second League (tier 3)), then two better performers of the amateur competition are invited. Beside the initial draw, all the draws are conducted
50-789: Is a former professional football team based in Zaporizhzhia , Ukraine . Founded in 1982, the club played in the Ukrainian Premier League from 1992 through 1998, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 (of 11) Ukrainian teams from the West Division of the Soviet Second League in 1991. Prior to 1982 there were number of the Torpedo predecessors among which "Komunarivets", "Traktor", "Mashynobudivnyk", and others. Torpedo Zaporizhzhia's best achievement in
75-547: The 1997–98 season , Torpedo Zaporizhzhia competed successfully in the Ukrainian First League , taking third place and achieving promotion back to the Ukrainian Premier League . However, despite this finish, the club applied for bankruptcy following the conclusion of the 1998–99 season and were suspended by the Ukrainian Football Association. In early March 2000 in press media appeared information that
100-482: The 2017–18 season. Ukrainian Amateur Cup The Ukrainian Amateur Cup ( Ukrainian : Кубок України з футболу серед аматорських команд ) or AAFU Cup ( Ukrainian : Кубок ААФУ ) is a national cup competition in Ukraine for amateur clubs. The nationwide competition among amateur teams in cup format (Olympic system) was revived in the 1996–97 season and related to similar competition that existed during
125-818: The Cup of the Ukrainian SSR ( Ukrainian : Кубок УРСР , Kubok URSR). The official change was adopted by the Republican Football Conference only in April 1938. To commemorate the event, in 1979 the Soviet Ministry of Communication released an envelope with depiction of the trophy (see the picture). The streamer on top of a picture reads in Russian language "The first Cup of Ukraine in football" ( Russian : Первый кубок Украины по футболу , Pervyi kubok Ukrainy po futbolu), while
150-680: The Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR which was integrated into the Soviet Cup competitions in late 1930s as its qualification stage (first time in 1938 ). Soon after the World War II the top Ukrainian clubs stopped to participate in the Ukrainian Cup as it has become only a qualification stage of the main tournament. The 1955 Soviet Cup was the last competition, to which winners of the republican level cup competition were qualifying. Starting from
175-552: The UEFA Euro 2012 , the final had been played at other venues temporarily. After that this tradition has ceased. Past variations of the competition involved a home-away type of elimination, but the Ukrainian Cup has since changed to a single game per round format. In recent years, a conditional replay game was introduced to avoid penalty shootouts. Cup draws may be conducted for two consecutive rounds, but usually occur before each following round. The lower division teams are usually awarded
200-489: The Ukrainian Premier League was 7th place (thrice, in 1992 (prorated), 1994–95 , and 1995–96 ). The club has successfully competing in the domestic cup competition in early years being eliminated only in semi-finals twice in a row and reaching the best of eight the next year. In April 1996 the club's creator (Stepan Kravchun) and the factory general director was removed from governing of the club which had reflected in further club's performance. Following relegation during
225-481: The 1957 all "collectives of physical culture" (KFK, a Soviet terminology for lower grade clubs) were competition in the newly established Soviet Amateur Cup without being able to qualify for the Soviet Cup at all. In this way the Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR was degraded to a regional competition, the best teams of which would qualify for the Soviet Amateur Cup. In 1970s beside the regular Football Cup of
250-700: The Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR was conducting among the non-amateur Ukrainian teams, while there is no record of the KFK level competitions. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union , the first edition of the current competition was organised by the Ukrainian Football Federation for 1996–97. The first Ukrainian Amateur Cup final was played in the spring of 1997 with Domobudivnyk Chernihiv which defeated Krystal Parkhomivka 3–1 on aggregate (results for
275-467: The Soviet Top League clubs from Ukraine chose not to participate in the Ukrainian Cup competition. In 1959 the tournament was cancelled completely and replaced with Football Cup among collective of physical culture (a predecessor to Ukrainian Amateur Cup ). In 1970s the Ukrainian Cup competitions were revived and conducted parallel to Ukrainian Amateur Cup for several seasons. In second half of 1970
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#1732852718855300-558: The Soviet period in 1957 – 1989. The Cup is intended to be organised between the Cup holders of the regional tournaments, but in reality, it is an optional invitational tournament among teams that are delegated by selected regions ( oblasts of Ukraine and autonomous republic of Crimea ). Regions are not obligated to present their teams or fill their competition berths, there is no limitation on amount of teams from each region. All teams are applying for
325-443: The Ukrainian SSR, there was established additional (parallel) tournament for the non-amateur Ukrainian teams. Until 1981 all matchups were conducting in a single leg format including the final. Starting from 1981 there was introduced the two-leg format (home and away) which was also included for the final matches. This format was first tested out in the Cup competition for the non-amateur Ukrainian teams in 1974 and 1975 seasons. In 1990s
350-473: The biggest number of hosted finals Ukrainian Cup (prize of the "Radyanska Ukrayina" newspaper) Note: since the information of teams' participation during the Soviet period is not complete and scarce, only the post-Soviet period is included in the table. Some teams may have participated in such competition before the 1992 season. Underlined are current teams in the region with the most seasons played. FC Torpedo Zaporizhia FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia
375-549: The club may cease its operations because the Professional Football League of Ukraine received a letter from the club's president Serhiy Kharhenko which informed that the team is withdrawing from the 1999–2000 season due to lack of financing. The club returned to the Ukrainian Second League in 2002 and 2003, but was relegated to the amateur league thereafter. FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia played its games at
400-581: The competition once the AAFU provides its "registration window" and, if approved by the AAFU, then compete for the competition's trophy. Traditionally, every play-off (match up) round consists of two legs including the final. The winner of the competition qualifies for the Ukrainian Cup . Most of seasons consist of at least four rounds usually starting with the Round of 16. Originally the competitions were stemmed out of
425-544: The home-field advantage (or the first leg at home in case of a two-leg round). Ukrainian Cup competitions have been conducted since at least 1936. The first of season in 1936 was officially known as Spring Championship , the decision about which was adopted by the All-Ukrainian football Section. Initially called also as the Spring Championship, sometime during the 1937 season the tournament was renamed by mass media as
450-486: The next day after all the matches of the round is played. The format of this competition consists of two phases: a qualification phase with two rounds followed by the competition proper (four rounds and the final game) when all Premier League (tier 1) clubs enter the competition. The Ukrainian Association of Football organizes the draw in qualification phase by geographic principles, so to accommodate "smaller" clubs (in lower tiers) by reducing their travel time. Often times
475-638: The same thing is written at the picture's footer in Ukrainian language ( Ukrainian : Перший кубок України з футболу , Perhyi kubok Ukrayiny z futbolu). In 1944 as compensation for the canceled republican championship there was conducted next tournament in September. The decision to conduct the tournament was adopted on 6 September 1944 by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. The tournament
500-434: The tournament was discontinued once again until 1990. The first Cup competition in independent Ukraine had an unlikely winner, similar to the championship of 1992 . The main contender, Dynamo Kyiv , settled for a draw in its first game at home against a team that was an amateur club in Soviet times, Skala Stryi . In the following quarter-finals round, the team faced defeat by Torpedo Zaporizhia . Eventually that competition
525-1976: The two-leg play-off were 1–1 and 2–0). From the 1997–98 season the competition has been managed by the Ukrainian Football Amateur Association acting on behalf of the Ukrainian Football Federation . An autumn-spring competition period was used until 1998–99 and since then a spring-autumn system has been adopted over the calendar year. The club in bold is the winner. 8 May 2024, Mykolaiv - Stadion Miskyi , Attendance: 31 May 2023, Kaharlyk - Stadion Kolos , Attendance: 19 May 2021, Lebedyn ( Shpola Raion ) - LNZ Arena , Attendance: 160 29 July 2020, Mykolaivka ( Bilopillia Raion ) - Viktoriya Stadium , Attendance: 0 8 June 2019, Vovchansk - Aggregate Factory Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 10 June 2018, Lebedyn ( Shpola Raion ) - LNZ Arena , Attendance: 1,000 25 June 2017, Demnia ( Mykolaiv Raion ) - Kuziv Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 8 November 2015, Zoria ( Sarata Raion ) - Tropanets Stadium , Attendance: 1,900 9 November 2014, Demnya ( Mykolaiv Raion ) - Kuziv Stadium , Attendance: 700 2 November 2013, Plysky - Yednist Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 4 November 2012 13:00 (LST), Orzhiv - ODEK Stadium , Attendance: 2,000 12 November 2011, Bucha - Yuvileinyi Stadium , Attendance: 500 31 October 2010 13:00 (LST), Slov'yansk - Khimik Stadium , Attendance: 2,000 25 October 2009, Yaremche - Stadium "Karpaty" , Attendance: 3,000 8 November 2008, Bucha - Yuvileyny Stadium , Attendance: 500 21 October 2007, Plysky - Yednist Stadium , Attendance: 500 8 October 2006 15:00 (LST), Chkalove ( Nikopol Raion ) - Kolos Stadium , Attendance: 400 22 October 2005 13:00 (LST), Yenakieve - Metalurh Stadium , Attendance: 1,000 2 October 2004, Kakhovka - Olimpiysky Stadium , Attendance: 1,200 Notes: List of stadiums with
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#1732852718855550-492: The very first qualification round involves matches between the amateur teams and either the newly admitted professional clubs or clubs that struggled in prior season. For the next couple of qualification rounds enter clubs of the Second League (tier 3) and First League (tier 2). The final is usually taken place at the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex , however due reconstruction of the stadium to prepare to
575-610: Was active for only a couple of months. The Ukrainian Cup finals are played most often at the main countries association football venue, Olympiyskiy National Sports Complex . Since 2008 and establishing of the Ukrainian Premier League , the final games started to be conducted at alternative stadiums among which most often was used the Metalist Oblast Sports Complex and the Dnipro Arena . Source: Achievements of clubs since 1992 Top-10. All figures are correct through
600-443: Was also known as Ukrainian Cup or Ukrainian Bowl ( Ukrainian : Келих УРСР , Kelykh URSR). After World War II, subsequent editions of the national Cup were downgraded to a republican cup competition that was limited to lower league clubs and teams participating in the KFK competitions (amateurs). The timeframe of the tournament also shifted from spring time to fall (end of calendar year). Already in 1948 FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv as one of
625-467: Was won by Chornomorets Odesa . In 2008, the Football Federation of Ukraine signed a contract with the company Datagroup, naming the company as the main sponsor of the tournament for the next four years. Datagroup introduced its new version of the cup trophy, the first winner of which became Shakhtar Donetsk . In 2010, there was an attempt to launch an independent website for the competition, which
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