1991 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR

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1991 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
Kubok Ukrainy
Country Ukrainian SSR
Teams26
Champions Temp Shepetivka
Runners-up Veres Rivne
Matches played48
Goals scored136 (2.83 per match)
1990
1992

The Ukrainian Cup 1991 was the 26th and the last annual edition of the Ukrainian SSR football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup . [1] The competition started on March 30, 1991, and its final took place on November 24, 1991. It was a second edition of the tournament since its revival in 1990. The last year cup holder Polissia Zhytomyr was knocked out of the competition by Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih already in the second round.

Contents

The cup winner Temp Shepetivka was allowed to qualify for the 1992 Vyshcha Liha (Top League).

Teams

Tournament distribution

The competition was conducted by the clubs of 1991 Soviet Lower Second League, Zone 1 only.

First round
(20 teams)
Second round
(16 teams)
  • 10 winners from the First round

Other professional teams

Many Ukrainian professional teams (19) in higher tiers of the Soviet football league pyramid did not take part in the competition.

Competition schedule

First round (1/16)

The first legs were played on 30 March, and the second legs were played on 2 April 1991. [2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
SKA Kiev 3–4 Okean Kerch 2–41–0
Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov 1–0 Podillia Khmelnytsky 0–01–0
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3–2 Khimik Severodonetsk 1–22–0
Polissya Zhytomyr 6–3 Krystal Kherson 5–11–3
Dynamo Bila Tserkva 2–6 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 0–22–4
Stal Kommunarsk 2–3 Zirka Kirovohrad 0–22–1
Mayak Ochakiv 1–6 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 1–10–5
Mayak Kharkiv 2–3 Dnipro Cherkasy 1–01–3
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 2–0 Shakhtar Pavlohrad 0–02–0
Kolos Nikopol 1–2 Desna Chernihiv 1–10–1
Notes

The following clubs received bye for the next round: Veres Rivne, Chaika Sevastopol, Karpaty Kamyanka-Buzka, Pryladyst Mukacheve, FC Temp Shepetivka, Avtomobilist Sumy.

Second round

The first legs were played on 29 April, and the second legs were played on 28 June 1991. [2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Karpaty Kamyanka-Buzka w/o Okean Kerch
Polissia Zhytomyr 2–3 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2–10–2 [A]
Veres Rivne 6–2 Chaika Sevastopol 2–14–1
Desna Chernihiv 7–1 Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov 5–12–0
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 3–4 Zirka Kirovohrad 1–32–1
Naftovyk Okhtyrka 5–2 Dnipro Cherkasy 3–12–1
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 6–3 Pryladyst Mukacheve 2–24–1
Temp Shepetivka 2–1 Avtomobilist Sumy 0–12–0
Notes
  1. ^
    The game between Kryvbas and Polissya took place on July 7.

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 24 July, and the second legs were played on 17 September 1991. [2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Desna Chernihiv 1–1 (a.e.t.) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–1 [B] 0–0
Okean Kerch 0–4 Veres Rivne 0–30–1
Zirka Kirovohrad 2–4 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 2–30–1
Temp Shepetivka 4–3 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 4–20–1
Notes
  1. ^
    The game between Desna and Kryvbas took place on July 22.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 16 November, and the second legs were played on 20 November 1991. [2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Naftovyk Okhtyrka 3–4 Temp Shepetivka 2–11–3
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3–5 Veres Rivne 3–00–5

Final

The first leg was played on 24 November, and the second leg was played on 28 November 1991. [2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Veres Rivne 2–3 Temp Shepetivka 1–21–1

First leg

Veres Rivne 1–2 Temp Shepetivka
Sarnavsky Soccerball shade.svg 22' Dovhalets Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Bondarenko Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Vadym Shevchenko (Kiev)

Second leg

Temp Shepetivka 1–1 Veres Rivne
Bondarenko Soccerball shade.svg 57' Mankuta Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Valeriy Onufer (Uzhhorod)

Temp won 3–2 on aggregate

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