2026–27 Ukrainian Cup

The 2026–27 Ukrainian Cup was the 35th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. It is sponsored by the betting company BETON. The Ukrainian Cup is the main domestic cup competition for men's football teams in Ukraine.

Dynamo Kyiv are the defending champions.

With the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, many teams are forced to play away, while life in the rear is interrupted by continuous air raids.

Highlights of the format The competition has kept the new format that was established last season. In total, the competition consists of seven stages - from the qualification to the final match. The tournament starts with the qualifying round, in which representatives of regional associations play with one another. In the Round of 64, AAFU teams, other amateur teams from the qualification round, PFL clubs from the Second and First leagues, as well as most clubs from the UPL will join the trophy challenge. Finally, the last entrants are the European competition participants that enter the competition in the Round of 32.

All matches at each stage of the Ukrainian Cup consist of one match. Pairings are determined by blind draw, without dividing teams into seeded and unseeded teams. It has also been noted that in all matches, except the final, if a draw occurs after regular time, no extra time will be played. The winner is determined immediately in a post-match penalty shootout.

Compared with the previous season, the number of participants has changed insignificantly, to 69, an increase of 1. Additionally, the number of amateur teams that entered the competition has increased noticeably to 25, compared to 21 previously. This compensated for the withdrawal of several clubs from the professional competitions. Due to the Russian occupation, at least five regions cannot compete in the tournament, except for a few clubs that were evacuated and survived the relocation.

Team allocation and schedule

DistributionTeams entering this roundTeams advancing from the previous roundQualification round(18 teams)18 entrants from regional associationsRound of 64(56 teams)12 entrants of the Premier League14 entrants of the First League15 entrants of the Second League6 entrants of the Amateur Cup9 winners from the Qualification roundRound of 32(16 teams)4 entrants from the Premier League28 winners from the Round of 64

Rounds schedule Phase Round Number of fixtures Clubs remaining Draw date Game date Qualification 9 18 → 931 July 2026 9–11 August 2026 Main event Round of 64 28 56 → 28 21–23 August 2026 Round of 32 16 32 → 16 27 August 20268-10 September 2026 Round of 16 8 16 → 8 18 September 202627-29 October 2026 Quarter-finals 4 8 → 42-4 March 2027 Semi-finals 2 4 → 220-22 April 2027 Final 1 2 → 1 19 May 2027

Teams

Enter in Qualification Enter in Round of 64 Enter in Round of 32 Regional associations18 teams AAFU6 teams PFL League 215/18 teams PFL League 114/16 teams UPL 12/16 teams UPL 4/16 teams Ahron Velyki Hayi () Bazys Kochubiyivka () Chaika Vyshhorod () Dovbush Chernivtsi () Druzhba-Kozaky Nizhyn () Inhul Pervozvanivka () IRON Zaporizhzhia () FC Kalynivka () Kolos Polonne () LSTM 536 Lutsk () FC Mykolaiv () FC Novozhukiv () Palmira Odesa () Pokuttia Kolomyia () FC Reshetylivka () Ukrainian Team Dnipro () VIVAD Romaniv ()

FC Novyi Rozdil () Mayak Sarny Olympiya Savyntsi* FC Vilkhivtsi* To4ka Odesa* FC Rokyta* Ahrotekh Tyshkivka* Atlet Kyiv Avanhard Lozova* Bratslav Vinnytsia* Carbon Cherkasy* Dinaz Vyshhorod Dnister Zalishchyky* Metalurh Zaporizhia Nyva Vinnytsia Penuel Kryvyi Rih Podillya Khmelnytskyi Rebel Kyiv Rukh Lviv Skala 1911 Stryi FC Trostianets SC Vilkhivtsi Ahrobiznes Volochysk FC Chernihiv Feniks-Mariupol Inhulets Petrove Kulykiv-Bilka Lokomotyv Kyiv Metalist Kharkiv Nyva Ternopil FC Oleksandriya SC Poltava Probiy Horodenka Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk UCSA Tarasivka Viktoriya Sumy Bukovyna Chernivtsi Chornomorets Odesa

Karpaty Lviv Kolos Kovalivka Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Kudrivka Livyi Bereh Kyiv Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Obolon Kyiv Veres Rivne Zorya Luhansk Dynamo Kyiv LNZ Cherkasy Polissya Zhytomyr Shakhtar Donetsk

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 addition to the Amateur Cup finalist(s). Five reserve teams from the PFL League 1 (2) and League 2 (3) were not eligible to participate. The AAFU quota was increased from 4 to 6. Initially, Mayak Sarny, Avanhard Lozova, Olympia Savyntsi, and Dnister Zalishchyky were eligible for the tournament. Due to an increase in quota and Avanhard and Dnister obtaining professional status, all four quarter-finalists were added to the competition. Lviv Oblast was allowed 2 teams for the regional representative quota, with FC Mykolaiv competing as the Lviv Region Cup holder and FC Novyi Rozdil as the extra. Chaika Vyshhorod represents Kyiv city as the 2026 Kyiv City Cup winners. Dovbush Chernivtsi replaced Fazenda Chernivtsi. Teams that are making their first appearance (15): Bazys Kochubiyivka, Bratslav Vinnytsia, Chaika Vyshhorod, Dovbush Chernivtsi, Druzhba-Kozaky Nizhyn, Inhul Pervozvanivka, Kalynivka, Novozhukiv, Novyi Rozdil, Reshetylivka, Rokyta, To4ka Odesa, Ukrainian Team Dnipro, FC Vilkhivtsi, VIVAD Romaniv. Please note that there are two clubs with a similar name, Vilkhivtsi. They both represent villages of Vilkhivtsi, but in two different regions: SC Vilkhivtsi (PFL League 2) located in the Zakarpattia Oblast, FC Vilkhivtsi (AAFU quota) located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

Competition schedule Legends: AM – AAFU (amateur) competitions (IV or lower tiers), 2L – Second League (III tier), 1L – First League (II tier), PL – Premier League (I tier)

Qualification round (1/64) In this round, 18 clubs from the regional associations play each other to determine 9 winners who will proceed to the Round of 64.Vbet Кубок України-2025/2026. Відбулося жеребкування кваліфікаційного раунду. uaf.ua. 17 July 2025

The draw for the qualification and the round of 64 was held on 31 July 2026 with the participation of Oleh Luzhny.Определились пары квалификации Кубка Украины. www.ua-football.com. 17 July 2025 Right before the draw, all participants of the qualification round were placed in three regional groups of six (A, B, C).ЖИТТЯКубок України гратимуть по-новому: популяризація у регіонах, оновлені трофей та формат турніру. kalush.informator.ua. 18 July 2025

Group AGroup BGroup C

+ Number of teams per tier remaining in the competitions in this round Ukrainian Premier League (1) Ukrainian First League (2) Ukrainian Second League (3) Ukrainian Association of Amateur Football (4) Regional football associations of Ukraine (5) Total

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Round of 64 (1/32) In this round, 12 clubs from the Premier League, 14 clubs from the First League, 15 clubs from the Second League, and 6 teams from the last season's Amateur Cup entered the competition and joined the 9 winners of the Qualification round (all amateurs).

+ Number of teams per tier remaining in the competition in this round Ukrainian Premier League (1) Ukrainian First League (2) Ukrainian Second League (3) Ukrainian Association of Amateur Football (4) Regional football associations of Ukraine (5) Total

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Round of 32 (1/16) In this round, 4 clubs from the Premier League: Dynamo Kyiv, LNZ Cherkasy, Polissya Zhytomyr and Shakhtar Donetsk joined the 28 winners of the Round of 64 (10 clubs from Premier League, 9 clubs from First League, 4 clubs from Second League, and 5 clubs from amateurs). The draw for the round of 32 was held on 27 August 2026 with the participation of Oleksandr Holovko. The Round of 32 (1/16) matches will be held in a span of two weeks, from September 8-10 to September 15-17, 2026.

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Round of 16 (1/8) This round includes 16 clubs. The draw was held 18 September 2026. + Number of teams per tier remaining in the competition in this round Ukrainian Premier League (1) Ukrainian First League (2) Ukrainian Second League (3) Ukrainian Association of Amateur Football (4) Regional football associations of Ukraine (5) Total

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Quarter-finals (1/4)

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Semi-finals (1/2)

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Final

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Matches affected by air raid alerts Qualification round Chaika vs Kalynivka. Originally, the match was scheduled to be played on 8 August 2026, but had to be postponed to 11 August 2026 due to the missile strike on Kyiv.

Round of 64 To4ka vs Epitsentr. The match was scheduled to start on 21 August 2026 at 11:00 local time at Lyustdorf training center, but due to the Russian missile attack, it had to be rearranged to 22 August 2026 at 13:00 and moved to Ivan Stadium. UCSA vs Kolos (K). The match was postponed for a few hours due to the Russian missile attack. Avanhard (L) vs Kudrivka. The match was postponed on numerous occasions due to prolonged air raid alerts. Rokyta vs Kryvbas. The match was postponed for a while due to a Russian missile attack. Penuel vs Metalist. The match was postponed several times due to successive air raid alerts in Kryvyi Rih.

Round of 32 Bazys vs Mayak. The match was interrupted in the 66th minute for 3 hours and finished in near darkness. Viktoriya vs Metalist. The match has been interrupted for some time due to air raid alerts. Polissya vs Kudrivka. The match was interrupted in the 22nd minute and in the 66th minute due to an air raid alert in Zhytomyr. Because of that, the match ended after 10 p.m. Trostianets vs Chernihiv. The match did not start and could not be held at all because of extended air raid alerts. It was postponed to a later date.

Statistics Top goalscorers The competition's top goalscorers, including those from the preliminary rounds.

Scorers. sport.ua.

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