2008–09_Ukrainian_Cup
2008–09 Ukrainian Cup
Football tournament season
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Cup is the 18th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition, currently known as DATAGROUP – Football Ukraine Cup, or Kubok of Ukraine. The defending champion of this edition is Shakhtar Donetsk.
| Kubok Ukrainy | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Teams | 62 |
| Defending champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Vorskla Poltava |
| Runner-up | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Andriy Yarmolenko (5) |
The Ukrainian Cup began with a preliminary round where teams from Druha Liha and Amateur Cup champions participated. In the second preliminary round, teams from Persha Liha were drawn into the competition and then in the round of 32 teams from Premier League entered the competition.
The winners of this competition will enter as Ukraine's cup winner representative in the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Since one of the finalists, Shakhtar Donetsk, has already qualified for European competitions for 2009–10 by virtue of their position in the Premier League, Vorskla Poltava automatically qualifies for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
Sixty-two teams participated in the competition.
Distribution
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | ||
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| First qualifying round (26 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (32 teams) |
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| Tournament proper (32 teams) |
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Round and draw dates
All draws held at FFU headquarters (Building of Football) in Kyiv unless stated otherwise.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Game date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 8 July 2008 | 16 July 2008 |
| Second qualifying round | 22 July 2008 | 4,6 August 2008 | |
| Main event | Round of 32 | 15 August 2008 | 12–14 September 2008 |
| Round of 16 | 24 September 2008 | 28–29 October 2008 | |
| Quarter-finals | 31 October 2008 | 11–12 November 2008 | |
| Semi-finals | 19 November 2008 | 22 April – 13 May 2009 | |
| Final | 31 May 2009 at Dnipro Arena, Dnipropetrovsk | ||
First Preliminary Round
In this round entered 25 teams from Druha Liha and winners of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The draw for the First Preliminary Round was held on July 8, 2008[1] while the matches took place on July 16, 2008.[2]
- Notes
- ^1 Qualify as Amateur Cup Champions of Ukraine 2007
- ^2 The match was played in Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast
- ^3 Since Bukovyna did not arrive for their game, Kremin advanced to the next round[3][4]
- ^4 The match was played in Borodianka because Bila Tserkva's home ground Trudovi Reserve was under reconstruction
Second Preliminary Round
In this round entered all 18 teams from Persha Liha. They were drawn against the 14 winners of the First Preliminary Round, with two matches containing only Persha Liha teams. The draw was held on July 22, 2008, while the matches were played on August 6, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
- Notes
Bracket
Round of 32
In this round entered all 16 teams from Premier League. They were drawn against the 16 winners from the previous round, who played home in this round. The draw was held on August 15, 2008, while the matches were played on September 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
| Illichivets Mariupol (PL) | 0–3 | (PL) Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jádson  40'Ilsinho 69'Luiz Adriano 81' |
| Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine (1L) | 2–1 | (PL) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
|---|---|---|
| Patula 31' Prokopchenko 79' |
Report | Hrytsuk 75' |
| Helios Kharkiv (1L) | 0–1 | (1L) Zakarpattia Uzhhorod |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yarosh 47' (pen.) |
| Komunalnyk Luhansk (1L) | 0–3 | (PL) Arsenal Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lysenko 28' Benio 44'Mandziuk 89' |
| Zirka Kirovohrad (2L) | 0–1 | (PL) Vorskla Poltava |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yarmash 43' |
| Dnister Ovidiopol (1L) | 1–4 | (PL) Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Zalevskyi 83' |
Report | Dević 21', 80' Jajá 24', 30' |
| Olkom Melitopol (2L) | 0–5 | (PL) Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Shudrik 63' (o.g.) |
Report | Yarmolenko 8', 71' Asatiani 14'Kravets 45' |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya (PL) | 2–3 | (PL) Metalurh Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Vernydub 5' Alozi 16' |
Report | Berezovchuk 7' Sytnik 31'Tymchenko 90' |
| Krymteplitsia Molodizhne (1L) | 1 – 3 aet | (PL) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
|---|---|---|
| Saranchukov 89' (pen.) |
Report | Bielik 9', 105' Ferreira 93' (pen.) |
| Desna Chernihiv (1L) | 1–4 | (PL) FC Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Kucherenko 69' |
Report | Ribeiro 24' Platon 66'Batista 67'Boychenko 83' |
| PFC Oleksandriya (1L) | 1–0 | (PL) Karpaty Lviv |
|---|---|---|
| Shupik 39' |
Report |
| Obolon Kyiv (1L) | 1 – 0 aet | (PL) Chornomorets Odesa |
|---|---|---|
| Klymenko 114' |
Report | Shandruk  113' |
| Ihroservice Simferopol (1L) | 0–2 | (PL) Zorya Luhansk |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Godoi 81' Kameniuka 90' |
| Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) | 1–4 | (1L) Stal Alchevsk |
|---|---|---|
| Paskiv 76' |
Report | Akymenko 33', 40' Mishchenko 59'Shavrin 79' |
Notes:
Round of 16
In this round entered winners from the previous round (11 Premier League and 5 Persha Liha teams). The draw was random and was held on September 24, 2008. The matches were played on October 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
| Obolon Kyiv (1L) | 1–4 | (PL) Vorskla Poltava |
|---|---|---|
| Onysko 14' Karmalita 24' Lozinsky 78' (o.g.) |
Report | Kulakov 18' Kravchenko 81' Sachko 90+2' |
| Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (1L) | 1–4 | (PL) Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Kostiuk 71' |
Report | Selezniov 14' Willian 48'Moreno 63'Raț 87' (pen.) |
| Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine (1L) | 0–2 | (PL) Tavriya Simferopol |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zborovsky 51' Homeniuk 75' |
| PFC Oleksandriya (1L) | 1 – 1 aet p. 6–5 7 | (PL) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
|---|---|---|
| Postolatyev 38' |
Report | Karnoza 4' |
| FC Kharkiv (PL) | 0–2 | (PL) Metalurh Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fabinho 22' Kingsley 62' |
| Dynamo Kyiv (PL) | 2–0 | (PL) Zorya Luhansk |
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| Yarmolenko 16' Sablić 21' |
Report | Korotetsky  77' 82' |
| Metalist Kharkiv (PL) | 3–1 | (PL) Arsenal Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Koval 6' Obradović 28' (pen.)Zézé 90+3' |
Report | Starhorodsky 69' (pen.) |
Notes:
- ^7 Penalty missed for Oleksandria – Andriy Hitchenko, for Dnipro – Vitaliy Denisov and Andriy Vorobey.
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on October 31, 2008, and was random. The matches were played November 12, 2008.
| PFC Oleksandriya (1L) | 1–2 | (PL) Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Kazaniuk 41' |
Report | Selezniov 34' (pen.) Hladkyy 90+2' |
| Stal Alchevsk (1L) | 1–4 | (PL) Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Nazarenko 63' |
Report | Cernat 14', 28' Yarmolenko 36', 90+2'Sablić 56' (o.g.) |
| Tavriya Simferopol (PL) | 1–2 | (PL) Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Kovpak 85' |
Report | Zézé 55' Trišović 80' |
| Metalurh Donetsk (PL) | 0–1 | (PL) Vorskla Poltava |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kravchenko 2' |
Notes:
Semifinals
The draw was held on November 19, 2008, and was random. The games were scheduled to be played on April 22, 2009.
| Vorskla Poltava (PL) | 2–0 | (PL) Metalist Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Sachko 12', 31' |
Report |
| Shakhtar Donetsk (PL) | 1–0 | (PL) Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Lewandowski 83' |
Report |
Notes:
Final
The Ukrainian Cup Final was played in Dnipro Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk on May 31, 2009.
| Vorskla Poltava (PL) | 1–0 | (PL) Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Sachko 50' |
Report | Fernandinho 57' |
Status on June 1, 2009
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Andriy Yarmolenko |
5 |
Dynamo Kyiv |
| Vasyl Sachko |
4 |
Vorskla Poltava |
| Oleksandr Akymenko |
3 |
Stal Alchevsk |
| Ruslan Yarosh |
3 |
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod |
| Kostiantyn Dudchenko |
3 |
OLKOM/Dynamo |
| Volodymyr Homenyuk |
3 |
Tavriya/Dnipro |
In bold are the players that are still in the competition. Statistics can be found at RSSSF web-site.[6]
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
- На старті – Кубок України (in Ukrainian)
- Кубок України, перший попередній етап (in Ukrainian)