The 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup was the 33rd annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 3 August 2024 and concluded on 14 May 2025 with the final. Champions qualified for the first qualifying round 2025-26 UEFA Europa League.
As in the previous season, due to security concerns, certain limitations of attendance were recommended by the government.
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.
Team allocation and schedule The competition includes all professional first teams from the Premier League (16/16 teams of the league), First League (18/18), Second League (13/20) and 2 best performer from the previous year's Amateur Cup. Seven clubs' second teams all from the Second League are not eligible for the tournament.
DistributionTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundFirst preliminary round(32 teams)17 entrants from the First League13 entrants of the Second League2 entrants of the 2023–24 Amateur CupSecond preliminary round(18 teams)2 entrants from the mini tournament finals16 winners from the First preliminary roundThird preliminary round(16 teams)7 entrants from the Premier League9 winners from the Second preliminary roundRound of 16(16 teams)8 entrants from the Premier League8 winners from the Third preliminary round
Rounds schedule Phase Round Number of fixtures Clubs remaining Draw date Game date Preliminary First round 16 32 → 16 26 July 2024Прикарпаття зустрінеться з Ужгородом, Металіст зіграє з Вільхівцями на першому попередньому етапі Кубка України-2024/25. sportarena.com. 26 July 2024 3 and 4 August 2024 Second round 9 18 → 9 5 August 2024Лівий Берег вирушить до Кудрівки, Металіст 1925 зіграє з Полтавою у другому попередньому етапі Кубка України 2024/25. sportarena.com. 5 August 2024 11-13 August 2024 Third round 8 16 → 8 14 August 2024 21-22 August 2024 Main event Round of 16 8 16 → 8 28 August 2024 30 October 2024 Quarter-finals 4 8 → 4 8 November 2024 2 April 2025 Semi-finals 2 4 → 2 April 2025 23 April 2025 Final 1 2 → 1 14 May 2025
Teams
Enter in First Round Enter in Second Round Enter in Third Round Enter in Round of 16 AAFU2 teams PFL League 213/20 teams PFL League 117/18 teams "Mini tournament final"2 teams UPL 7/16 teams UPL 8/16 teams FC Mykolaiv Olympia Savyntsi* Chaika Petropavlivska B FC Chernihiv Hirnyk-Sport FC Kulykiv* Lokomotyv Kyiv Nyva Vinnytsia Probiy Horodenka* Real Pharma Odesa Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk* Skala Stryi FC Trostianets FC Uzhhorod SC Vilkhivtsi* Ahrobiznes Volochysk Bukovyna Chernivtsi Dinaz Vyshhorod Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi FC Khust Kremin Kremenchuk FC Kudrivka FSC Mariupol Metalist Kharkiv Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Metalurh Zaporizhia Nyva Ternopil Podillya Khmelnytskyi SC Poltava Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk UCSA Tarasivka Viktoriya SumyUPL Livyi Bereh Kyiv
PFL League 1 FC Mynai Chornomorets Odesa Inhulets Petrove Karpaty Lviv Kolos Kovalivka Obolon Kyiv Veres Rivne Zorya Luhansk Dynamo Kyiv Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih LNZ Cherkasy FC Oleksandriya Polissya Zhytomyr Rukh Lviv Shakhtar Donetsk Vorskla Poltava
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). For the AAFU qualification, Mykolaiv and Shturm Ivankiv were eligible. However, Shturm Ivankiv merged with Kolos Kovalivka as the latter's reserve team. The place of Shturm was filled by one of semifinalists Olympia Savyntsi. Seven reserve teams from the PFL League 2 were not eligible to participate. Mini tournament was organized during the summer break due to abrupt withdrawal of SC Dnipro-1. Teams that were making their first appearance (4): Kulykiv-Bilka, Probiy Horodenka, Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk, Vilkhivtsi.
Bracket The following is the tournament bracket that 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 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 (1/64) In this round, 17 clubs from the First League, 13 clubs from the Second League and 2 participants of the 2023–24 Amateur Cup.Прикарпаття зустрінеться з Ужгородом, Металіст зіграє з Вільхівцями на першому попередньому етапі Кубка України-2024/25. sportarena.com. 26 July 2024
The draw was held on 26 July 2024 with participation of Andriy Vorobey and Vitaliy Danylchenko.Vbet Кубок України-2024/2025. Відбулося жеребкування першого попереднього етапу турніру. uaf.ua. 26 July 2024
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Second preliminary round (1/32) In this round, a club from the Premier League and a club from the First League entered the competition and joined the 16 winners of the First preliminary round (9 clubs from First League, 5 clubs from Second League, 2 – amateurs).
The draw was held on 5 August 2024 with participation of Dmytro Mykhailenko and Serhiy Annenko.Vbet Кубок України-2024/2025. Відбулося жеребкування другого попереднього етапу турніру. uaf.ua. 5 August 2024
Third preliminary round (1/16) In this round, another 7 out of remaining 15 clubs from the Premier League entered the competition and joined the 9 winners of the Second preliminary round (6 clubs from First League, a club from Second League, 2 – amateurs).
The draw was held on 14 August 2024 with participation of Vyacheslav Shevchuk and Aliaksandr Khatskevich.Vbet Кубок України-2024/2025. Відбулося жеребкування третього попереднього етапу турніру. uaf.ua. 14 August 2024
Round of 16 (1/8) In this round, the remaining 8 clubs from the Premier League entered the competition and joined the 8 winners of the Third preliminary round (4 clubs from Premier League, 3 clubs from First League, a club from Second League).
The draw was held on 28 August 2024 with participation of Vladyslav Vashchuk and Oleh Luzhnyi.Vbet Кубок України-2024/2025. Відбулося жеребкування 1/8 фіналу турніру. uaf.ua. 28 August 2024
Quarter-finals (1/4) This round includes 6 clubs from the Premier League and two teams from the First League.
The draw was held on 8 November 2024 with participation of Oleh Luzhny among notable football celebrities.Vbet Кубок України-2024/2025. Відбулося жеребкування 1/4 фіналу турніру. uaf.ua. 8 November 2024
Semi-finals (1/2) This round will include three clubs from the Premier League and a team from the First League.
Final
Top goalscorers The competition's top three goalscorers including preliminary rounds. Scorers. FootBoom. RankScorerTeamGoals(Pen.)1 Bohdan OrynchakProbiy Horodenka42 Bohdan BoychukBukovyna Chernivtsi3 Roman DebelkoUCSA Tarasivka3 Ari MouraMetalist 1925 Kharkiv3 Ihor KoshmanOlimpiya Savyntsi3 (1)
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See also 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League 2024–25 Ukrainian First League 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League 2024–25 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
References
External links . uaf.ua