The 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's Cup was the 32nd season of Ukrainian knockout competitions among women's teams.
Twenty-five teams of the Ukrainian Women's Football Championship were contesting the main trophy: 10 representing the Higher League (Vyshcha Liha) and 15 representing the First League (Persha Liha).Кубок України 2025/2026: визначилися пари першого попереднього етапу. womensfootball.com.ua. 30 July 2025 This was a record number of participants since the inception of the competition back in 1992.
Vorskla Poltava were the defending champions who had won the competition in the last three seasons. They were routed in the semi-finals by Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0:5.
Team allocation and schedule The competition includes all professional first teams from the Higher League (10/10 teams of the league) and teams with non-professional status from the First League (15/16).
DistributionTeams entering this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundFirst qualification round(14 teams)14 entrants of First LeagueSecond qualification round(8 teams)1 entrant of the First League (Zhaivir Shpola)7 winners from the First qualification roundThird qualification round(4 teams)no new entrants4 winners from the Second qualification roundFourth qualification round(8 teams)6 entrants of the Higher League (lower seeded)2 winners from the Third qualification roundQuarter-finals(8 teams)4 entrants of the Higher League (higher seeded)4 winners from the Fourth qualification round
Rounds schedule Phase Round Number of fixtures Clubs remaining Draw date Game date Qualification First round 7 14 → 730 July 2025 16-20 August 2025 Second round 4 8 → 4 23 August 2025 Third round 2 4 → 2 2 September 2025 Fourth round 4 8 → 4 4 September 2025Кубок України 2025/2026: жеребкування четвертого етапу. womensfootball.com.ua. 3 September 2025 14 September 2025 Main event Quarter-finals 4 8 → 4 22 October 2025Кубок України 2025/2026: історичне жеребкування 1/4 фіналу. womensfootball.com.ua. 22 October 2025 19 November 2025 Semi-finals 2 4 → 2 1 March 2026Людмила Лузан допомогла визначити пари 1/2 фіналу Кубка України 2025/2026. womensfootball.com.ua. 2 March 2026 4 April 2026 Final 1 2 → 1 27 May 2026
Teams Enter in First qualification Enter in Second qualification Enter in Fourth qualification Enter in Quarterfinals First League14/16 teams First League1/16 team Higher League6/10 teams Higher League4/10 teams Ateks Kyiv Mariupol Pohoryna Kostopil DYuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi Lider Kobelyaky Yunist Chernihiv Rukh Lviv Prykarpattia-DYuSSh 3 Nadbuzhia Busk Volodymyrskyi Litsei Zhytomyrskyi Litsei DYuSSh Podil Kyiv Yantarochka Novoyavorivsk Mynai Zhaivir Shpola Shakhtar Donetsk Ladomyr Volodymyr Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Polissya Zhytomyr Pantery Uman EMS-Podillya Vinnytsia Vorskla Poltava Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Kolos Kovalivka Seasters Odesa
Notes: One reserve team from the First League was not eligible to participate.
Bracket
Competition schedule First qualifying round The draw for this round was held on 30 July 2025.
Second qualification round
Third qualifying round
Fourth qualification round 6 teams of the Higher League (lower ranking) were joined with the winners of the third qualification round.
Quarter-finals 4 teams of the Higher League (upper ranking) were joined with the winners of the fourth qualification round. The draw for the round took place during the training session of the Ukraine national team in the Slovak city of Trnava.
Semi-finals
Finals
See also 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's League 2025–26 Ukrainian Cup
Notes
References
External links Official website of the All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football Кубок України 2025-2026 (Calendar). womensfootball.com.ua Ukraine - List of Women Cup Finals. RSSSF