The 1996–97 Ukrainian Amateur Cup was the inaugural annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition for amateur football teams. The competition started on 29 September 1996 and concluded on 8 June 1997.
The creation of the tournament was part of the 1996 Ukrainian Cup reform which restricted participation of clubs that are not part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine (created earlier in May of 1996) such as those representing regions. After this reform only winners of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup were allowed to compete in the Ukrainian Cup in the following season considering that they remain at non-professional status.
The tournament winner FC Domobudivnyk Chernihiv qualified for the 1997–98 Ukrainian Cup.
Participated clubs In bold are clubs that are active at the same season AAFU championship (parallel round-robin competition).
Chernihiv Oblast (1): Domobudivnyk Chernihiv Chernivtsi Oblast (1): Kolos Luzhany Donetsk Oblast (1): Silur-Trubnyk Khartsyzk Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (1): Druzhba-Elevator Mahdalynivka Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (1): Probiy Horodenka Kharkiv Oblast (1): Krystal Parkhomivka Khmelnytskyi Oblast (1): Advis Khmelnytskyi Kyiv Oblast (1): Refryzherator Fastiv Kyiv (1): Interkas
Kirovohrad Oblast (1): Burevisnyk Kirovohrad Lviv Oblast (1): Budivelnyk Pustomyty Mykolaiv Oblast (1): Hidroliznyk Olshanske Odesa Oblast (1): Monolit Illichivsk Sumy Oblast (1): Slovyanets Konotop Ternopil Oblast (1): Nyva Terebovlya Volyn Oblast (1): Dynamo Manevychi Zakarpattia Oblast (1): Vyzhybu Berehove Zhytomyr Oblast (1): Zvyahel-93 Novohrad-Volynskyi
Notes Teams that previously competed at the 1995–96 Ukrainian Cup: Druzhba-Elevator Mahdalynivka, Burevisnyk Kirovohrad, Krystal Parkhomivka, Nyva Terebovlya. Eight regions did not provide any teams for the tournament, among which were Crimea and the oblasts of Cherkasy, Kherson, Luhansk, Poltava, Rivne, Vinnytsia, and Zaporizhia.
Bracket The following is the bracket which demonstrates the last four rounds of the Ukrainian Cup including the final match. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.
Competition schedule
First round
Notes: Byes: Budivelnyk Pustomyty, Burevisnyk-Elbrus Kirovohrad, Druzhba-Elevator Mahdalynivka, Dynamo Manevychi, Hidroliznyk Olshanske, Monolit Illichivsk, Probiy Horodenka, Silur-Trubnyk Khartsyzk
Round of 16
Notes:
Quarterfinals (1/4)
Semifinals (1/2)
Final
Winner of the 1996–97 Ukrainian Football Cup among amateur teamsDomobudivnyk Chernihiv (Chernihiv Oblast)1st time
Final standings Team 1 Domobudivnyk Chernihiv 8 4 4 0 10 4 +6 16 2 Krystal Kharkiv 8 2 3 3 7 9 -2 9 Eliminated in the semi-finals 3 Interkas Kyiv 8 4 3 1 13 8 +5 15 4 Druzhba-Elevator Dnipropetrovsk 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 6 Eliminated in the quarter-finals 5 Nyva Ternopil 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 11 6 Silur-Dynamo Donetsk 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 7 Hidroliznyk Mykolaiv 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 8 Probiy Ivano-Frankivsk 4 1 1 2 4 4 +0 4 Eliminated in the second preliminary round 9 Vyzhybu Zakarpattia 4 2 1 1 2 3 +1 7 10 Monolit Odesa 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 1 11 Budivelnyk Lviv 2 0 0 2 4 6 -2 0 12 Burevisnyk-Elbrus Kirovohrad 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0 13 Dynamo Volyn 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0 Eliminated in the first preliminary round 14 Slovianets Sumy 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 2 15 Refryzherator Kyiv 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 16 Zviahel-93 Zhytomyr 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1 withdrew 17 Advis-Khutrovyk Khmelnytskyi 2 0 1 1 0 0 +0 1 18 Kolos Chernivtsi 2 0 1 1 1 1 +0 1
See also 1996–97 Ukrainian Football Amateur League 1996–97 Ukrainian Cup
External links 1996–97 Ukrainian Amateur Cup at the Footpass (Football Federation of Ukraine) Table and calendar. ffu.org.ua