2024–25 Ukrainian Cup

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2024–25 Ukrainian Cup
Tournament details
CountryUkraine
Dates3 August 2024–14 May 2025 [1]
3 August 2024–22 August 2024
(preliminary rounds)

October 2024–14 May 2025
(main event)
Teams49
Defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored96 (2.91 per match)
Attendance8,684 (263 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Bohdan Orynchak (4 goals)
  2023–24
2025–26  

All statistics correct as of 22 August 2024.

The 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup is the 33rd annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 3 August 2024 and will be concluded on 14 May 2025 with the final. Champions qualify for the Second qualifying round 2025-26 UEFA Europa League.

Contents

All competition rounds consisted of a single game with a home field advantage granted to a team from lower league. Draw for all the rounds was blind.

Team allocation and schedule

The competition includes all professional first teams from the Premier League (16/16 teams of the league), First League (18/18), Second League (13/20) and 2 best performer from the previous year's Amateur Cup. Seven clubs' second teams all from the Second League are not eligible for the tournament.

Distribution [1]
Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous round
First preliminary round
(32 teams)
17 entrants from the First League
13 entrants of the Second League
2 entrants of the 2023–24 Amateur Cup
Second preliminary round
(18 teams)
2 entrants from the mini tournament finals16 winners from the First preliminary round
Third preliminary round
(16 teams)
7 entrants from the Premier League 9 winners from the Second preliminary round
Round of 16
(16 teams)
8 entrants from the Premier League 8 winners from the Third preliminary round

Rounds schedule

PhaseRoundNumber of
fixtures
Clubs
remaining
Draw dateGame date [1]
PreliminaryFirst round1632 → 1626 July 2024 [1] 3 and 4 August 2024
Second round918 → 95 August 2024 [2] 11-13 August 2024
Third round816 → 814 August 202421-22 August 2024
Main eventRound of 16816 → 828 August 202430 October 2024
Quarter-finals48 → 48 November 20242 April 2025
Semi-finals24 → 2April 202523 April 2025
Final12 → 114 May 2025

Competition schedule

Legends: AM – AAFU (amateur) competitions (IV tier), 2L – Second League (III tier), 1L – First League (II tier), PL – Premier League (I tier)

First preliminary round (1/64)

In this round, 17 clubs from the First League, 13 clubs from the Second League and 2 participants of the 2023–24 Amateur Cup. [3]

The draw was held on 26 July 2024 with participation of Andriy Vorobey and Vitaliy Danylchenko. [4]

3 August 2024 Chernihiv (2L) 1–0(2L) Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Chernihiv
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Report
Stadium: Yunist
Referee: O.Harkusha (Zhytomyr)
3 August 2024 Real Pharma Odesa (2L)0–3 (1L) UCSA Tarasivka Odesa
Report Stadium: Ivan
Referee: A.Artemenko (Mykolaiv)
3 August 2024 Dinaz Vyshhorod (1L)1–2 (1L) Kudrivka Bucha
Report Stadium: Yuvileinyi
Referee: R.Halitsyn (Sumy)
3 August 2024 Viktoriya Sumy (1L) 1–0(1L) Metalurh Zaporizhia Sumy
Report Stadium: Yuvileinyi
Referee: V.Orendochka (Poltava)
3 August 2024 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni (2L) 3–1(1L) Mariupol Horishni Plavni
Report
Stadium: Yunist
Referee: A.Voyevoda (Dnipro)
3 August 2024 Lokomotyv Kyiv (2L)1–4 (1L) Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Kyiv
Report
Stadium: imeni Bannikova
Attendance: 203
Referee: A.Hordynskyi (Vinnytsia)
3 August 2024 Kulykiv (2L) 0–0
(4–2 p)
(2L) Nyva Vinnytsia Kulykiv, Lviv Oblast
Report Stadium: Arena Kulykiv
Attendance: 360
Referee: R.Molnar (Uzhhorod)
Penalties
3 August 2024 Trostianets (2L)0–1 (1L) Poltava Trostianets, Sumy Oblast
Report Stadium: imeni Kutsa
Attendance: 96
Referee: S.Dubykivskyi (Kyiv Oblast)
3 August 2024 Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk (2L)2–2
(2–4 p)
(1L) Podillia Khmelnytskyi Ivano-Frankivsk
Report
Stadium: imeni Hemby
Attendance: 296
Referee: Ya.Leskiv (Lviv Oblast)
Penalties
3 August 2024 Skala 1911 Stryi (2L) 2–0(1L) Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Morshyn, Lviv Oblast
Report Stadium: Medyk
Referee: I.Mandzyuk (Ternopil Oblast)
3 August 2024 Uzhhorod (2L)0–4 (1L) Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Uzhhorod
Report
Stadium: Avanhard
Attendance: 300
Referee: M.Baidyuk (Chernivtsi)
3 August 2024 Mykolaiv (AM) 1–0(1L) Ahrobiznes Volochysk Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast
Report Stadium: Miskyi
Attendance: 650
Referee: A.Shevchuk (Volyn Oblast)
3 August 2024 Nyva Ternopil (1L)1–1
(3–4 p)
(1L) Bukovyna Chernivtsi Ternopil
Report
Report (Bukovyna)
Stadium: Miskyi
Attendance: 450
Referee: V.Malyar (Khmelnytskyi)
Penalties
4 August 2024 Olimpiya Savyntsi (AM) 2–0(1L) Kremin Kremenchuk Poltava
Report Stadium: Molodizhnyi
Referee: Yevhenii Makarenko (Sumy)
4 August 2024 Probiy Horodenka (2L) 4–0(1L) Khust Horodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Report Stadium: Kolos
Referee: I.Sadkovskyi (Ternopil Oblast)
Notes

    Second preliminary round (1/32)

    In this round, a club from the Premier League and a club from the First League entered the competition and joined the 16 winners of the First preliminary round (9 clubs from First League, 5 clubs from Second League, 2 – amateurs).

    The draw was held on 5 August 2024 with participation of Dmytro Mykhailenko and Serhiy Annenko. [5]

    11 August 2024 Mykolaiv (AM) 3–1(1L) Metalist Kharkiv Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast
    16:00 Report
    Report (LAF)
    Stadium: Miskyi
    Attendance: 1,100
    Referee: Vadym Zaprutnyak (Vinnytsia)
    12 August 2024 Probiy Horodenka (2L) 2–2
    (4–3 p)
    (2L) Kulykiv Horodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
    12:00
    Report Stadium: Kolos
    Attendance: 220
    Referee: K.Kozoroh (Kyiv Oblast)
    Penalties
    12 August 2024 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (1L) 5–3 (a.e.t.)(1L) Poltava Kyiv
    12:00
    Report Stadium: imeni Bannikova
    Attendance: 87
    Referee: Ye.Tsybulko (Cherkasy Oblast)
    12 August 2024 Chernihiv (2L)0–1 (1L) Viktoriya Sumy Chernihiv
    12:00 Report
    Stadium: Yunist
    Referee: S.Podryhulya (Lutsk)
    12 August 2024 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk (1L)0–1 (1L) Bukovyna Chernivtsi Ivano-Frankivsk
    14:00 Report
    Stadium: Rukh
    Attendance: 437
    Referee: M.Bohatyr (Zaporizhia)
    12 August 2024 Podillia Khmelnytskyi (1L)0–1 (1L) UCSA Tarasivka Khmelnytskyi
    15:00 Report
    Stadium: Podillia
    Attendance: 468
    Referee: M.Lypko (Ivano-Frankivsk)
    12 August 2024 Skala 1911 Stryi (2L)1–3 (1L) Mynai Morshyn, Lviv Oblast
    16:00
    Report
    Stadium: Medyk
    Referee: I.Salash (Kalush)
    13 August 2024 Kudrivka (1L) 3–2(PL) Livyi Bereh Kyiv Bucha, Kyiv Oblast
    12:00 Report
    Stadium: Yuvileinyi
    Referee: O.Kohut (Ternopil)
    13 August 2024 Olimpiya Savyntsi (AM) 4–2(2L) Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Horishni Plavni, Poltava Oblast
    13:00
    Report Stadium: Yunist
    Referee: V.Vasylchenko (Slovyansk)

    Third preliminary round (1/16)

    In this round, another 7 out of remaining 15 clubs from the Premier League entered the competition and joined the 9 winners of the Second preliminary round (6 clubs from First League, a club from Second League, 2 – amateurs).

    The draw was held on 14 August 2024 with participation of Vyacheslav Shevchuk and Aliaksandr Khatskevich. [6]

    21 August 2024 Olimpiya Savyntsi (AM)1–4 (PL) Zorya Luhansk Horishni Plavni, Poltava Oblast
    13:00
    Report
    Stadium: Yunist
    Referee: A.Zaitsev (Donetsk Oblast)
    21 August 2024 Mynai (1L)0–2 (1L) Viktoriya Sumy Mynai, Zakarpattia Oblast
    16:00 Report
    Stadium: Mynai Arena
    Attendance: 230
    Referee: A.Mykhailyuk (Zhytomyr)
    21 August 2024 Kolos Kovalivka (PL)0–0
    (4–5 p)
    (PL) Obolon Kyiv Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast
    17:00 Report Stadium: Kolos
    Attendance: 477
    Referee: D.Reznikov (Kamianske)
    Penalties
    21 August 2024 Mykolaiv (AM)1–2 (1L) Bukovyna Chernivtsi Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast
    17:00
    Report
    Stadium: Miskyi
    Attendance: 860
    Referee: I.Stashuk (Chernihiv)
    21 August 2024 Karpaty Lviv (PL) 3–0(PL) Chornomorets Odesa Lviv
    18:00
    Report Stadium: Ukraina
    Attendance: 1,930
    Referee: N.Gyorgy (Uzhhorod)
    22 August 2024 Kudrivka (1L)0–4 (1L) UCSA Tarasivka Bucha, Kyiv Oblast
    13:00 Report
    Stadium: Yuvileinyi
    Referee: M.Firsov (Rivne)
    22 August 2024 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (1L)0–4 (PL) Veres Rivne Hnidyn, Kyiv Oblast
    17:00 Report Stadium: Livyi Bereh
    Attendance: 320
    Referee: S.Prychyna (Lviv Oblast)

    Round of 16 (1/8)

    In this round, the remaining 8 clubs from the Premier League entered the competition and joined the 8 winners of the Third preliminary round (4 clubs from Premier League, 3 clubs from First League, a club from Second League).

    The draw was held on 28 August 2024 with participation of Vladyslav Vashchuk and Oleh Luzhnyi. [7]

    29 October 2024 Rukh Lviv (PL) 1–0(PL) Karpaty Lviv Lviv
    18:00 Report Stadium: Arena Lviv
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Vitaliy Romanov
    30 October 2024 Probiy Horodenka (2L)0–1 (1L) Bukovyna Chernivtsi Horodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
    12:00 Report
    Stadium: Probiy Arena
    Attendance: 1,500
    Referee: Artem Mykhailyuk
    30 October 2024 UCSA Tarasivka (1L)1–4 (PL) FC Oleksandriya Kyiv
    13:00
    Report
    Stadium: imeni Bannikova
    Attendance: 270
    Referee: Oleksandr Kalyonov
    30 October 2024 Vorskla Poltava (PL)1–2 (a.e.t.) (PL) Dynamo Kyiv Poltava
    15:30
    Report
    Stadium: Vorskla
    Attendance: 2,358
    Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev
    30 October 2024 Polissya Zhytomyr (PL) 2–1(PL) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Zhytomyr
    15:30 Report Stadium: Polissia Tsentralnyi Miskyi
    Attendance: 950
    Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko
    30 October 2024 Veres Rivne (PL) 2–1 (a.e.t.)(PL) Obolon Kyiv Rivne
    18:00
    Report
    Stadium: Avanhard
    Attendance: 993
    Referee: Oleksandr Solovyan
    30 October 2024 Viktoriya Sumy (1L) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
    (3–1 p)
    (PL) LNZ Cherkasy Cherkasy
    18:00
    Report
    Stadium: Cherkasy Arena
    Attendance: 327
    Referee: Nazariy Gyorgy
    Penalties
    30 October 2024 Shakhtar Donetsk (PL) 1–0(PL) Zorya Luhansk Lviv
    18:00
    Report
    Stadium: Arena Lviv
    Attendance: 1,097
    Referee: Denys Shurman

    Quarter-finals (1/4)

    This round includes 6 clubs from the Premier League and two teams from the First League.

    The draw was held on 8 November 2024 with participation of Oleh Luzhny among notable football celebrities. [8]

    2 April 2025(PL) Rukh Lviv v (PL) Dynamo Kyiv Lviv
    [ Report]Stadium: Arena Lviv
    2 April 2025 (PL) Veres Rivne v(PL) Polissya Zhytomyr Rivne
    [ Report]Stadium: Avanhard

    Notes:

    Semi-finals (1/2)

    This round will include three clubs from the Premier League and a team from the First League.

    23 April 2025v
    [ Report]
    23 April 2025v
    [ Report]

    Final

    14 May 2025v
    [ Report]

    Top goalscorers

    The competition's top three goalscorers including preliminary rounds.

    As of 30 October 2024 [11]
    RankScorerTeamGoals
    (Pen.)
    1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Bohdan Orynchak Probiy Horodenka 4
    2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Debelko UCSA Tarasivka 3
    Flag of Brazil.svg Ari Moura Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 3
    Flag of Ukraine.svg Ihor Koshman Olimpiya Savyntsi 3 (1)

    Notes:

    See also

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