The 1956 Ukrainian Cup was a football knockout competition conducted by the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR and was also known as the Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR.
The competition was held among Ukrainian "collectives of physical culture" (KFK) that competed in the Ukrainian republican competition. The Ukrainian teams of masters that competed in the Soviet league competitions did not participate. The tournament took place at the end of the season from 7 October to 8 November 1956. It was later than usual. The competition was won by Kolhospnyk Poltava for the first time. Unlike the previous season, no teams qualified for the Soviet Cup, which was not held that year.
Teams Non-participating teams The Ukrainian teams of masters did not take part in the competition. 1956 Soviet Class A (2): FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Shakhtar Stalino 1956 Soviet Class B (8): FC Metalurh Zaporizhia, ODO Lvov, ODO Kyiv, FC Avanhard Kharkiv, FC Spartak Stanislav, FC Spartak Uzhhorod, FC Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk, FC Kharchovyk Odesa
Competition schedule
First elimination round FC Shakhtar Bryanka (Rep) 2:0(Rep) FC Avanhard Kramatorsk Chuhuyiv team 1:0(Rep) FC Torpedo Sumy FC Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia (Rep) 3:0(Rep) FC Metalurh Nikopol FC Avanhard Sevastopol (Rep) 2:2 Yevpatoria team2:0 m/u 29917 Chernivtsi 1:3(Rep) FC Avanhard Mykolaiv FC Khimik Kalush (Rep) 1:0 FC Torpedo Odessa FC Spartak Kherson (Rep) 4:1 FC DVRZ Kyiv FC Shakhtar Budyonnovka 2:4(Rep) FC Torpedo Kharkivin Stalino FC Burevisnyk Chernihiv 2:3(Rep) FC Mashynobudivnyk Kyiv FC Burevisnyk Cherkasy (Rep) 3:0 FC Burevisnyk Kamianets-Podilskyi FC Shakhtar Novovolynsk 0:5(Rep) FC Kolhospnyk Poltava FC Kolhospnyk Rivno (Rep) 1:0(Rep) Vinnytsia team FC Naftovyk Drohobych (Rep) 0:1(Rep) FC Dynamo Lviv FC Dynamo Ternopil (Rep) 7:0(Rep) FC Kolhospnyk Berehovo FC Spartak Bila Tserkva (Rep) 1:2(Rep) FC Torpedo Kirovohrad FC Dynamo Zhytomyr 1:6(Rep) FC Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk
Second elimination round FC Shakhtar Bryanka (Rep) 1:1 Chuhuyiv team0:1 FC Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia (Rep) 7:0(Rep) FC Avanhard Sevastopol FC Avanhard Mykolaiv (Rep) 2:0(Rep) FC Khimik Kalush FC Spartak Kherson (Rep) 1:3(Rep) FC Torpedo Kharkiv FC Mashynobudivnyk Kyiv (Rep) 5:0(Rep) FC Burevisnyk Cherkasy FC Kolhospnyk Poltava (Rep) 2:0(Rep) FC Kolhospnyk Rivno FC Dynamo Lviv (Rep) 1:3 (Rep) FC Dynamo Ternopil FC Torpedo Kirovohrad (Rep) 2:1(Rep) FC Khimik Dniprodzerzhynsk
Quarterfinals Chuhuyiv team 0:1(Rep) FC Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia FC Avanhard Mykolaiv (Rep) 3:2(Rep) FC Torpedo Kharkiv FC Mashynobudivnyk Kyiv (Rep) 1:1(Rep) FC Kolhospnyk Poltava 0:2 FC Dynamo Ternopil (Rep) 1:2(Rep) FC Torpedo Kirovohrad
Semifinals FC Mashynobudivnyk Zaporizhia (Rep) 3:0(Rep) FC Avanhard Mykolaiv FC Kolhospnyk Poltava (Rep) 4:0(Rep) FC Torpedo Kirovohrad
Final The final was held in Kyiv.
Note: the final game took place during a snowfall.
Ukrainian Cup 1956 WinnersKolhospnyk PoltavaFirst title
See also 1956 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
Notes
References
External links Information source Кубок УССР 1956. footballfacts.ru 1956. Кубок УССР. www.football.lg.ua