The 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup was the 26th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The decision on a schedule of competitions for clubs from the First and Second League in composition was confirmed by the Central Council of the Professional Football League of Ukraine and the competition held from 20 July 2016 to 17 May 2017.

The defending champions were Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Zorya Luhansk 2–0 in the previous final. They retained the trophy after beating Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 in the final as part of the season's main feature game.

Team allocation The competition included all professional first teams from the Premier League (12/12 teams of the league), First League (18/18), Second League (13/17) and two best teams from the previous year's Amateur Cup. Beside two reserve teams from the Second League that did not compete, there were two more other clubs from the Second League that were not included in the draw as well.

Distribution First preliminary round (10 teams)8 entrants from the Second League 2 entrants from the Amateur CupSecond preliminary round (28 teams)18 entrants from the First League 5 entrants from the Second League5 winners from the First preliminary roundRound of 32 (20 teams)6 entrants from the Premier League14 winners from the Second preliminary roundRound of 16 (16 teams)6 entrants from the Premier League10 winners from the Round 1

Teams

Enter in First Round Enter in Second Round Enter in Round of 32 Enter in Round of 16 AAFU2 teams PFL League 28/17 teams PFL League 25/17 teams PFL League 118/18 teams UPL 6/12 teams UPL 6/12 teams Ahrobiznes TSK Romny* Hirnyk Sosnivka Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Balkany Zorya* Metalurh Zaporizhia* FC Nikopol Nyva-V Vinnytsia* Podillya Khmelnytskyi* Rukh Vynnyky* Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv* Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk* Zhemchuzhyna Odesa* Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka Kremin Kremenchuk Krystal Kherson Myr Hornostayivka Real Pharma Odesa Arsenal Kyiv Avanhard Kramatorsk Bukovyna Chernivtsi Cherkaskyi Dnipro Desna Chernihiv Helios Kharkiv Hirnyk-Sport Illichivets Mariupol Inhulets Petrove Kolos Kovalivka MFC Mykolaiv Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Obolon-Brovar Kyiv FC Poltava Skala Stryi PFC Sumy FC Ternopil Veres Rivne Chornomorets Odesa Karpaty Lviv Olimpik Donetsk Stal Kamianske Volyn Lutsk Zirka Kropyvnytskyi FC Dnipro Dynamo Kyiv FC Oleksandriya Shakhtar Donetsk Vorskla Poltava Zorya Luhansk

Notes:

With the asterisk (*) are noted the Second League teams that were recently admitted to the league from amateurs and the AAFU (amateur) team(s) that qualified in place of the Amateur Cup finalist(s). The reserve teams are not allowed to compete and two members of the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League: Illichivets-2 Mariupol and Inhulets-2 Petrove were not included in the premier cup competition. In addition, two more teams from the Second League that were just admitted to the league, Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv and Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, were not included in the draw for the competition.

Bracket The following is the bracket which the Ukrainian Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

Notes: Quarter-final games did not take place on the same day as originally planned. The match between Shakhtar and Poltava was determined administratively.

Competition schedule

First Preliminary round (1/64)

In this round entered 8 clubs from the Second League and two representatives from the 2015 Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The round matches will be played on 20 July 2016.

Notes: Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva informed the PFL that due to the financial situation that they would not play the match. Balkany Zorya advance to the next round. The competition allows for the finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup. However the finalist of the 2015 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Balkany Zorya joined the PFL. Hence the PFL replaced their vacated spot with the highest-ranked team from the semi-finals of the Amateur Cup (Ahrobiznes TSK Romny).

Second Preliminary round (1/32)

In this round, 18 clubs from First League and the higher-seeded clubs from the Second League entered. They were drawn against the five winners of the First Preliminary Round. The round matches were played on 10 August 2016.

Round of 32 (1/16)

In this round six teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League (bottom placed) and 14 winners from the Second Preliminary round enter this stage of the competition which also includes 10 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League, 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League. While only 20 teams participated in the round, officially it was identified as the Round of 32 or the 1/16 finals. (see Single-elimination tournament#nomenclature) The draw for this round was held on 17 August 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.Notes Due to reconstruction of the pitch at Chernihiv Stadium, match moved to Sonyachny Training Center.

Round of 16 (1/8)

In this round, six teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League (top placed) and 10 winners from the Round of 20 enter this stage of the competition which also includes 3 more teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, 7 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 23 September 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.Notes: Due to reconstruction of the pitch at Chernihiv Stadium, match moved to Obolon Arena.

Quarterfinals

In this round will participate 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League and 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 27 October 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.Notes: Originally the match was scheduled for November 30 but was postponed due to the frozen pitch at Naftovyk Stadium being unplayable. Originally the match was scheduled for November 30 but was postponed due to the frozen pitch at Lokomotyv Stadium being unplayable. Control-Disciplinary Committee of the FFU awards a 3–0 technical victory to Shakhtar due to the state of the pitch at Lokomotyv Stadium'''''

Semifinals

In this round will participate 3 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League and 1 team from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 6 April 2017 at the Hilton hotel in Kyiv. During the draw there was identified a host for the final whom will be the winner of Shakhtar-Dnipro pair.

Final

Top goalscorers The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds.

RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1 Andriy YarmolenkoDynamo Kyiv3 (1)2 Viktor BerkoMFC Mykolaiv2 Derlis GonzálezDynamo Kyiv2 Artem KorolchukObolon-Brovar Kyiv2 Oleksiy KovtunFC Poltava2 MarlosShakhtar Donetsk2 Volodymyr PolishchukNyva-V Vinnytsia2 Oleh SheptytskyiRukh Vynnyky2 Júnior MoraesDynamo Kyiv2 (1) Oleksandr VechtomovNaftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka2 (1)

See also 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 2016–17 Ukrainian First League 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

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