The 2021–22 Ukrainian Cup was the 31st annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition began on 4 August 2021 and was expected to conclude on 11 May 2022 with the final. Just before the start, the Ukrainian Association of Football announced that the new competition sponsor is a betting company, VBet, the same as for the Ukrainian Premier League.VBET КУБОК УКРАЇНИ: НОВІ ЛОГОТИП ТА СТИЛЬ. Ukrainian Association of Football. 27 July 2021VBET СТАЄ ТИТУЛЬНИМ ПАРТНЕРОМ КУБКУ УКРАЇНИ З ФУТБОЛУ. Ukrainian Association of Football. 26 July 2021 Dynamo Kyiv were the two-time defending winners.

All competition rounds consist of a single game, with home-field advantage granted to a team from a lower league. The draw for all the rounds was blind. Qualification for the competition was granted to all professional clubs and two better of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Amateur Cup. Higher-tier teams enter the competition later (gain bye) than lower-tier teams.

Due to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February of 2022, the quarterfinals games were suspended at first. At an extraordinary general meeting on 26 April 2022, the competition was abandoned due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Team allocation and schedule

The competition includes all professional first teams from the Premier League (16/16 teams of the league), First League (16/16), Second League (31/31) and two semifinal teams from the previous year's Amateur Cup since two other semifinal teams joined ranks of the Second League including the winner LNZ Cherkasy.

DistributionTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundFirst preliminary round (10 teams)КУБОК УКРАЇНИ-2021/2022. СЬОГОДНІ ВІДБУДЕТЬСЯ ЖЕРЕБКУВАННЯ ПЕРШОГО ЕТАПУ (НАЖИВО — З 12.00 НА YOUTUBE-КАНАЛІ УАФ). Ukrainian Association of Football. 27 July 20218 entrants from the Second League2 semifinalists of the 2020–21 Amateur CupSecond preliminary round (44 teams)16 entrants from the First League23 entrants from the Second League5 winners from the First preliminary roundThird preliminary round (22 teams)22 winners from the Second preliminary roundRound of 32 (22 teams)11 entrants from the Premier League11 winners from the Third preliminary roundRound of 16 (16 teams)5 entrants from the Premier League11 winners from the Round of 32

Rounds schedule Phase Round Draw date Game date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining New entries this round Preliminary First round finals 27 July 2021 4 August 2021 5 65 → 60 10 Second round finals 6 August 2021 17–18 August 2021 22 60 → 38 39 Third round finals 19 August 2021 31 August 2021VBET КУБОК УКРАЇНИ-2021/2022. ЖЕРЕБКУВАННЯ ТРЕТЬОГО ПОПЕРЕДНЬОГО ЕТАПУ ВІДБУДЕТЬСЯ 19 СЕРПНЯ. Ukrainian Association of Football. 18 August 2021 11 38 → 27 None Main event Round of 32 finals 3 September 2021 21–23 September 2021 11 27 → 16 11 Round of 16 finals 24 September 2021 26–28 October 2021 8 16 → 8 5 Quarter-finals finals 28 October 2021 2 March 2022 4 8 → 4 None Semi-finals finals3 March 2022 20 April 2022 2 4 → 2 None Final at TBA 11 May 2022КУБОК УКРАЇНИ-2021/2022. ВОЛОДАР ТРОФЕЯ ВИЗНАЧИТЬСЯ 11 ТРАВНЯ 2022 РОКУ. Ukrainian Association of Football. 3 June 2021 1 2 → 1 None

Teams

Enter in First Round Enter in Second Round Enter in Fourth Round Enter in Round of 16 AAFU2/2 teams PFL League 28/31 teams PFL League 223/31 teams PFL League116/16 teams UPL 11/16 teams UPL 5/16 teams Feniks Pidmonastyr* Olympia Savyntsi AFSC Kyiv* Karpaty Lviv* Livyi Bereh Kyiv* Lyubomyr Stavyshche* MFA Mukachevo* SC Poltava* Skoruk Tomakivka* FC Trostianets* Balkany Zorya Bukovyna Chernivtsi Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka FC Chernihiv Dinaz Vyshhorod Dnipro Cherkasy Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka Epitsentr Dunaivtsi Karpaty Halych Krystal Kherson LNZ Cherkasy* Metalurh Zaporizhia MFC Mykolaiv FC Nikopol Nyva Vinnytsia Peremoha Dnipro Real Pharma Odesa Rubikon Kyiv FC Sumy* Tavriya Simferopol Viktoriya Mykolaivka* FC Vovchansk* Yarud Mariupol Ahrobiznes Volochysk Alians Lypova Dolyna Hirnyk-Sport FC Kramatorsk Kremin Kremenchuk Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Metalist Kharkiv Nyva Ternopil Obolon Kyiv Olimpik Donetsk Podillya Khmelnytskyi Polissya Zhytomyr Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk FC Uzhhorod Volyn Lutsk VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka Chornomorets Odesa Desna Chernihiv SC Dnipro-1 Inhulets Petrove FC Lviv FC Mariupol Metalist 1925 Kharkiv FC Mynai FC Oleksandriya Rukh Lviv Veres Rivne Dynamo Kyiv Kolos Kovalivka 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). Since the winner of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Amateur Cup LNZ Cherkasy was admitted to the 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League becoming professional, it qualified for the Ukrainian Cup as the professional club, so its qualification spot through Ukrainian Amateur Cup quota was filled by one of semi-finalists of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Feniks Pidmonastyr.

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 (1/128) In this round, 8 clubs from the Second League and 2 semifinalists of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Amateur Cup entered the competition.

The draw was held on 27 July 2021.

Second preliminary round (1/64) In this round, 16 clubs from the First League and 23 clubs from the Second League enter the competition and join the 5 winners of the First preliminary round (3 clubs from Second League, 2 – amateurs).

The draw was held on 6 August 2021.Карпати, Кривбас і Металіст дізналися суперників. Відбулося жеребкування другого раунду Кубка України. UA-Football. 6 August 2021

Third preliminary round (1/32) In this round participate the 22 winners of the Second preliminary round (10 clubs from First League, 12 – Second League).

The draw was held on 19 August 2021.

Round of 32 In this round, 11 clubs from the Premier League (lower ranked) enter the competition and join the 11 winners of the Third preliminary round (7 clubs from First League, 4 – Second League).

The draw was held on 3 September 2021.Vyacheslav Ch. Десна зіграє з Металістом та інші пари 1/16 фіналу Кубка України. sportarena.com. 3 September 2021

Round of 16 In this round, rest of 5 clubs from the Premier League (upper ranked) enter the competition and join the 11 winners of the Round of 32 (8 clubs from Premier League, 2 – First League, 1 – Second League).

The draw for round of 16 was held on 24 September 2021.Відбулося жеребкування 1/8 фіналу Кубка України. Ukrainian Premier League. 24 September 2021

Quarter-finals This round includes one team from the First League (Metalist Kharkiv) and 7 clubs from the Premier League. Base date for the matches is 1–2–3 March 2022.

The draw for quarter-finals was held on 15 December 2021.VBET CUP OF UKRAINE-2021/2022. PAIRS OF RIVALS IN THE QUARTERFINALS WERE DETERMINED . Ukrainian Association of Football. 15 December 2021

Semi-finals The draw for semi-finals and final was meant be held on 3 March 2022.

Final

Top goalscorers The competition's top ten goalscorers including preliminary rounds. Scorers. FootBoom. RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1 Serhiy KravchenkoMykolaiv3 Stanislav KulishVPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka3 Danylo KondrakovRukh Lviv3 (2)

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See also 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 2021–22 Ukrainian First League 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League 2021–22 Ukrainian Amateur Cup

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References

External links The season's calendar planner. Ukrainian Premier League. (pdf format)