The 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup was the 32nd annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition began on 29 July 2023 and concluded on 15 May 2024 with the final. The competition has been resumed after being paused for a season due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and an attempt to resume league competitions.Кубок України наступного сезону не розіграють – журналіст. Sport Arena. 28 May 2022 In the fall of last year (2022), there was information about the possibility of resuming cup competitions in the spring (2023), but the idea was never realized.Кубок України розпочнеться навесні 2023 року – ЗМІ. Sport Arena. 29 October 2022Проведення Кубка України відновлять наступного сезону. isport.ua. 7 June 2023

Due to security concerns on 1 December 2023, the government of Ukraine established recommendations related to allowing spectators at stadiums. As result, attendance was permitted only in the spring of 2024 and was limited.

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. Qualification for the competition was granted to all professional clubs and four better performers of 2 last amateur seasons the 2022–23 Ukrainian Amateur Cup and the 2021–22 Ukrainian Amateur Cup.Найкращі аматорські клуби – на старті Vbet Кубка України. www.aafu.org.ua. 26 July 2023

Team allocation and schedule The competition includes all professional first teams from the Premier League (16/16 teams of the league), First League (20/20), Second League (11/15) and four best performer from the previous year's Amateur Cup. Four second club teams from the Second League are not eligible for the tournament.

DistributionTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundFirst preliminary round(6 teams)2 entrants from the Second League4 entrants of the 2022–23 Amateur CupSecond preliminary round(32 teams)9 entrants from the Second League20 entrants from the First League3 winners from the First preliminary roundThird preliminary round(16 teams)(no new entrants)16 winners from the Second preliminary roundFourth preliminary round(16 teams)8 entrants from the Premier League8 winners from the Third preliminary roundRound of 16(16 teams)8 entrants from the Premier League8 winners from the Fourth preliminary round

Rounds schedule Phase Round Number of fixtures Clubs remaining Draw date Game date Preliminary First round 3 6 → 3 21 July 2023VBET КУБОК УКРАЇНИ-2023/2024: РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ ЖЕРЕБКУВАННЯ ПЕРШОГО ТА ДРУГОГО ПОПЕРЕДНІХ ЕТАПІВ ТУРНІРУ. uaf.ua. 21 July 2023 29 July 2023 Second round 16 32 → 16 2 August 2023 Third round 8 16 → 8 4 August 2023Жеребкування третього попереднього раунду Кубка України відбудеться 4 серпня. sportarena.com. 2 August 2023 15 August 2023 Fourth round 8 16 → 8 17 August 2023Жеребкування четвертого попереднього етапу Кубка України відбудеться 17 серпня. sportarena.com. 16 August 2023 23 August 2023 Main event Round of 16 8 16 → 8 31 August 2023Визначились всі учасники 1/8 фіналу Кубка України. sportarena.com. 23 August 2023 27 September 2023 Quarter-finals 4 8 → 4 13 October 2023Жеребкування чвертьфіналу Кубка України відбудеться 13 жовтня. sportarena.com. 12 October 2023 1 November 2023 Semi-finals 2 4 → 2 29 January 2024 3 April 2024 Final 1 2 → 1 15 May 2024

Teams

Enter in First Round Enter in Second Round Enter in Fourth Round Enter in Round of 16 AAFU4 teams PFL League 22/15 teams PFL League 29/15 teams PFL League 120/20 teams UPL 8/16 teams UPL 8/16 teams Fazenda Chernivtsi* FC Mykolaiv* Olympia Savyntsi Shturm Ivankiv* FC Kudrivka* UCSA Tarasivka* Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka Druzhba Myrivka* Lokomotyv Kyiv* Nyva Vinnytsia Real Pharma Odesa Skala 1911 Stryi* FC Trostianets Vast Mykolaiv PFC Zviahel Ahrobiznes Volochysk Bukovyna Chernivtsi FC Chernihiv Dinaz Vyshhorod Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Hirnyk-Sport Inhulets Petrove Karpaty Lviv FC Khust Kremin Kremenchuk Livyi Bereh Kyiv FSC Mariupol Metalist Kharkiv Metalurh Zaporizhia Nyva Buzova Nyva Ternopil Podillya Khmelnytskyi SC Poltava Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Viktoriya Sumy Chornomorets Odesa Kolos Kovalivka LNZ Cherkasy Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Obolon Kyiv Polissya Zhytomyr Rukh Lviv Veres Rivne SC Dnipro-1 Dynamo Kyiv Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Mynai 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). Since there was no competition held last season due to hostilities, for this season the Ukrainian Association of Football approved qualification of four teams from the Ukrainian Amateur Cup, two from 2021–22 season and two from 2022–23. Now, the 2021–22 season stopped at the semifinal stage. From 2021–22 season qualified Olympia Savyntsi and Mykolaiv (the other two semifinalists were Druzhba Myrivka that already qualified as a professional, and Motor Zaporizhia was dissolved in January 2023), now since both finalists of the 2022–23 season qualified, the 2022–23 spot was filled with losing semifinalists Shturm Ivankiv and Fazenda Chernivtsi.Кубок України відкриють аматори: хто вони. sportarena.com. 29 July 2023Найкращі аматорські клуби – на старті Vbet Кубка України. www.aafu.org.ua. 26 July 2023 Technically, none of the AAFU representatives qualified as the Amateur Cup finalists, although Olympiya Savyntsi reached a final, their awarded quota was for previous season when they stopped at semifinals. Four reserve teams from the PFL League 2 were not eligible to participate.

Bracket The following is the tournament bracket that the main stage of the Ukrainian Cup resembles. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

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, 2 clubs from the Second League and four clubs of the 2022–23 Ukrainian Amateur Cup and the 2021–22 Ukrainian Amateur Cup entered the competition.Кубок України відкриють аматори: хто вони. sportarena.com. 29 July 2023

The draw was held on 21 July 2023.

Notes

Second preliminary round (1/64) In this round, 9 clubs from the Second League and 20 clubs from the First League entered the competition and joined the 3 winners of the First preliminary round (2 clubs from Second League, 1 – amateurs).

Third preliminary round (1/32) In this round, the 16 winners of the Second preliminary round participate (8 clubs from First League, 7 clubs from Second League, 1 – amateurs).

The draw was held on 4 August 2023.

Notes:

Fourth preliminary round (1/16) In this round, 8 clubs from the Premier League will enter the competition and the 8 winners of the Third preliminary round (6 clubs from First League and 2 clubs from Second League).

Notes: LNZ vs Viktoriya had been interrupted due to air alert.

Round of 16 (1/8) In this round, 8 clubs from the Premier League will enter the competition and join the 8 winners of the Fourth preliminary round (6 clubs from Premier League and 2 clubs from First League).

Notes: Rukh vs Oleksandriya kick off time was delayed for 30 minutes due to air alert.

Quarter-finals (1/4) This round includes one team from the First League and 7 clubs from the Premier League. Base date for the matches is 1 November 2023. The draw for the round took place at Epet Arena, Prague with active participation of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ruslan Malinovskyi.VBET КУБОК УКРАЇНИ-2023/2024: РЕЗУЛЬТАТИ ЖЕРЕБКУВАННЯ 1/4 ФІНАЛУ. uaf.ua. 13 October 2023

Notes: Polissia vs Oleksandriya match had been interrupted in the 85th minute for 50 minutes due to air alert.

Semi-finals (1/2)

Notes: Polissia vs Vorskla match had been interrupted in the 80th minute for 40 minutes due to air alert.

Final

Top goalscorers The competition's top three goalscorers including preliminary rounds. Scorers. FootBoom. RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1 Dmytro KulykKudrivka4 Andriy ShtohrinChornomorets Odesa43 Oleksandr BatalskyiMariupol3 Yaroslav KvasovInhulets Petrove3 Artur VashchyshynZviahel3 (1)

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See also 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League 2023–24 Ukrainian First League 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League 2023–24 Ukrainian Amateur Cup

References

External links 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup regulations. uaf.ua