| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ukraine |
| Dates | 8 August 2025–20 May 2026 8-10 August 2025 (qualification round) 22 August 2025–20 May 2026 (main event) |
| Teams | 68 |
| Defending champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Kyrylo Dihtyar Serhiy Lomaka (2 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 22 August 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Ukrainian Cup is the 34th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 9 August 2025 and will be concluded in May of 2026. Champions qualify for the First qualifying round of 2026-27 UEFA Europa League.
All competition stages consisted of a single game with a home field advantage granted to a team from lower league in first two rounds. Draw was blind for all stages except qualification round.
Changes to the format
[edit]Changes to the competition format were announced during the last season. Intent was to allow more amateur-level teams to participate in the competition.[1] The major change for this season is that teams from the regional associations (in addition to AAFU members) are participating for the first time since 1996.
Four teams will represent the Ukrainian Association of Amateur Football, the Ukrainian Amateur Cup's best performers (all semifinalists), instead of two.
On 7 May 2025,[2] the Ukrainian Association of Football agreed with the Ukrainian Premier League teams on their participation in this season's competition in a new format.[3]
Among other changes, there is expected to be no extra time after a match is tied; instead, the only tiebreaker is a penalty shootout.
Compared to the previous season, the prize awarding fund was increased by 25%. It was planned to pay 70% to the hosting teams and 30% to the visiting teams.[4]
Team allocation and schedule
[edit]The competition includes all professional first teams from the Premier League (16/16 teams of the league), First League (16/16), Second League (16/23) as well as 20 amateur teams including 4 best performers from the previous year's Amateur Cup and 16 from regional associations.
| Distribution | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams entering this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | ||
| Qualification round (16 teams) |
16 entrants from regional associations[5] | ||
| Round of 64 (56 teams) |
12 entrants of the Premier League[5] 16 entrants of the First League[5] 15 entrants of the Second League[5] 5 entrants of the 2024–25 Amateur Cup[5] |
8 winners from the Qualification round | |
| Round of 32 (16 teams) |
4 entrants from the Premier League[5] | 28 winners from the Round of 64 | |
Rounds schedule
[edit]| Phase | Round | Number of fixtures |
Clubs remaining |
Winner's prize money |
Loser's prize money |
Draw date | Game date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | 8 | 16 → 8 | ₴ 100,000[6] | 17 July 2025[5][7] | 9-10 August 2025[8] | ||
| Main event | Round of 64 | 28 | 56 → 28 | ₴ 150,000[6] | 13 August 2025 | 23-24 August 2025[9] | |
| Round of 32 | 16 | 32 → 16 | ₴ 200,000[6] | ||||
| Round of 16 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |||||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 → 4 | |||||
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 → 2 | ₴ 800,000[6] | ₴ 600,000[6] | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 → 1 | ₴ 2,500,000[6] | ₴ 1,500,000[6] | 20 May 2026[10] | ||
Teams
[edit]| Enter in Qualification | Enter in Round of 64 | Enter in Round of 32 | |||
| Regional associations 16 teams[5] |
AAFU 4 teams[5] |
PFL League 2 16/23 teams[5] |
PFL League 1 16/16 teams[5] |
UPL 12/16 teams[5] |
UPL 4/16 teams[5] |
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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).
- Seven reserve teams from the PFL League 2 were not eligible to participate.
- Right before the first draw, there were some changes to the pool of participants. Palmira Odesa replaced Atletyk Odesa, Iron Zaporizhia replaced Metalurh Zaporizhia football school.
- During the Round of 64 draw on August 13, 2025, the Ukrainian Association of Football announced that there will be 5 teams from the 2024–25 Ukrainian Amateur Cup instead of 4. Due to the withdrawal of FC Mynai, there was added Avanhard Lozova instead.
Competition schedule
[edit]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)
[edit]In this round, 16 clubs from the regional associations play each other to determine 8 winners who will proceed to the Round of 64.[11]
The draw was held on 17 July 2025 with the participation of Dmytro Mykhailenko.[12] Right before the draw, all participants of the qualification round were placed in four regional groups of four (A, B, C, D).[13] On 7 August 2025, there were confirmed locations and referees for the qualification round.[14]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 8 August 2025 | Iron Zaporizhia (AM) | 5 – 1 | (AM) FC Novoukrainka | Zaporizhia |
| 12:30 | Report[15] |
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Stadium: Slavutych Arena Referee: Andriy Voyevoda (Dnipro) |
| 8 August 2025 | Lehiya Kyiv (AM) | 0 – 4 | (AM) Polissya Stavky | Kyiv |
| 18:00 | Report[16] | Stadium: Zmina Referee: Pavlo Detsyuk (Chernihiv) |
| 9 August 2025 | Olympiya Savyntsi (AM) | 4 – 0 | (AM) Nika SMK Bohodukhiv | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Start Referee: Serhiy Dubykivskyi (Kyiv Oblast) |
| 9 August 2025 | Hirnyk Novoyavorivsk (AM) | 1 – 1 (3–4 p) | (AM) Naftovyk Dolyna | Novoyavorivsk, Lviv Oblast |
| 13:00 |
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Report[17] |
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Stadium: Miskyi Referee: Ivan Mandzyuk (Ternopil Oblast) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 9 August 2025 | Karbon Cherkasy (AM) | 2 – 1 | (AM) Palmira Odesa | Heronymivka, Cherkasy Oblast |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: LNZ training field Referee: Oleksiy Harkusha (Kyiv) |
| 9 August 2025 | Korosten Ahro/Nyva (AM) | 1 – 0 | (AM) LSTM 536 Lutsk | Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Spartak Referee: Oleh Olkhovskyi (Luhansk) |
| 10 August 2025 | Fazenda Chernivtsi (AM) | 1 – 1 (4–3 p) | (AM) Medeya-Nevytskyi Zamok | Chernivtsi |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Olimpiya Attendance: 208 Referee: Myroslav Lypko (Ivano-Frankivsk) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 10 August 2025 | Kolos Polonne (AM) | 0 – 0 (5–3 p) | (AM) Ahron Velyki Hayi | Polonne, Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Polon Attendance: 300 Referee: Mykola Baidyuk (Chernivtsi) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
- Notes
- During the match Korosten/Ahro-Nyva versus LSTM No.536 Artem Fedetskyi who was playing for LSTM was ejected on the 73rd minutes.[19] That was not recorded in the UAF report.
Round of 64 (1/32)
[edit]In this round, 12 clubs from the Premier League, 16 clubs from the First League, 15 clubs from the Second League, and 5 teams of the last season Amateur Cup entered the competition and joined the 8 winners of the Qualification round (all amateurs).
The draw was held on 13 August 2025 with the participation of Oleh Luzhny among others.[20] On 20 August 2025, the UAF approved and confirmed all times and locations of the upcoming matches of the Round of 64.[21]
| 22 August 2025 | Mayak Sarny (AM) | 0 – 2 | (1L) Metalist Kharkiv | Sarny, Rivne Oblast |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Mriya Attendance: 2,200 Referee: S.Lapko (Lviv) |
| 22 August 2025 | Viktoriya Sumy (1L) | 1 – 0 | (1L) Vorskla Poltava | Trostianets, Sumy Oblast |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: imeni Kutsa Referee: M.Skrypnyk (Kyiv Oblast) |
| 22 August 2025 | Karbon Cherkasy (AM) | 1 – 2 | (1L) Inhulets Petrove | Heronymivka, Cherkasy Oblast |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: LNZ training field Referee: P.Plieshko (Kremenchuk) |
| 22 August 2025 | Lokomotyv Kyiv (2L) | 2 – 2 (4–2 p) | (PL) Kolos Kovalivka | Kyiv |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: imeni Bannikova Attendance: 480 Referee: A.Zaitsev (Donetsk Oblast) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 August 2025 | Iron Zaporizhia (AM) | 1 – 5 | (PL) SC Poltava | Zaporizhia |
| 12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Slavutych Arena Attendance: 278 Referee: D.Reznikov (Kamianske) |
| 23 August 2025 | Olympiya Savyntsi (AM) | 1 – 1 (3–1 p) | (2L) SC Vilkhivtsi | Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast |
| 12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Start Attendance: 275 Referee: S.Dubykivskyi (Kyiv Oblast) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 August 2025 | Denhoff Denykhivka (AM) | 2 – 2 (11–10 p) | (1L) Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Denykhivka, Kyiv Oblast |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Denykhivka Arena Referee: V.Faida (Lviv) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 August 2025 | Ahrotekh Tyshkivka (AM) | 1 – 1 (7–6 p) | (PL) Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | Tyshkivka, Kirovohrad Oblast |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tyshkivskyi Litsei Referee: P.Detsyuk (Chernihiv) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 August 2025 | Chornomorets Odesa (1L) | 2 – 1 | (PL) Zorya Luhansk | Odesa |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chornomorets Attendance: 1,700 Referee: D.Osaulenko (Kyiv) |
| 23 August 2025 | Fazenda Chernivtsi (AM) | 0 – 1 | (1L) Metalurh Zaporizhia | Chernivtsi |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bukovyna Attendance: 900 Referee: I.Sadkovskyi (Ternopil Oblast) |
| 23 August 2025 | Avanhard Lozova (AM) | 0 – 3 | (1L) Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Poltava |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Molodizhnyi Referee: A.Ukhov (Kryvyi Rih) |
| 23 August 2025 | Probiy Horodenka (1L) | 0 – 1 | (PL) LNZ Cherkasy | Horodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Probiy Arena Attendance: 1,770 Referee: I.Stashuk (Chernihiv) |
| 23 August 2025 | Korosten/Ahro-Nyva (AM) | 0 – 4 | (PL) Veres Rivne | Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Spartak Attendance: 1,155 Referee: I.Salash (Kalush) |
| 23 August 2025 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni (2L) | 0 – 0 (4–3 p) | (2L) FC Trostianets | Horishni Plavni, Poltava Oblast |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Yunist Referee: R.Dubyna (Dnipro) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 August 2025 | Skala 1911 Stryi (2L) | 0 – 0 (4–5 p) | (1L) Podillya Khmelnytskyi | Stryi, Lviv Oblast |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Sokil Attendance: 653 Referee: M.Baydyuk (Chernivtsi) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 August 2025 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv (1L) | 0 – 0 (3–0 p) | (PL) FC Kudrivka | Hnidyn, Kyiv Oblast |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Livyi Bereh[c] Attendance: 712 Referee: R.Blavatskyi (Lviv) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 24 August 2025 | Kolos Polonne (AM) | 0 – 0 (4–1 p) | (AM) Naftovyk Dolyna | Polonne, Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| 13:00 | Report[24] | Stadium: Polon Referee: I.Mandzyuk (Ternopil Oblast) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 24 August 2025 | Penuel Kryvyi Rih (2L) | 0 – 8 | (PL) Karpaty Lviv | Lviv |
| 13:00 | Report[25] | Stadium: Ukraina Attendance: 2,500 Referee: D.Kubryak (Odesa) |
| 24 August 2025 | Kulykiv-Bilka (2L) | 0 – 3 | (PL) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Kulykiv, Lviv Oblast |
| 14:00 | Report[26] |
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Stadium: Kulykiv Arena Attendance: 550 Referee: O.Kalyonov (Khmelnytskyi) |
| 24 August 2025 | Kormil Yavoriv (AM) | 1 – 2 | (PL) Rukh Lviv | Yavoriv, Lviv Oblast |
| 15:00 | Report[27] | Stadium: imeni Smuka Attendance: 800 Referee: A.Mykhailyuk (Kyiv) |
| 24 August 2025 | FC Uzhhorod (2L) | 1 – 2 | (1L) Feniks-Mariupol | Uzhhorod |
| 15:30 |
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Report[28] |
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Stadium: Avanhard Attendance: 390 Referee: T.Kozak (Lviv Oblast) |
| 24 August 2025 | Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) | 1 – 3 | (1L) UCSA Tarasivka | Vinnytsia |
| 15:30 |
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Report[29] |
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Stadium: Nyva training field Attendance: 100 Referee: O.Tytov (Donetsk) |
| 24 August 2025 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (PL) | 2 – 0 | (PL) Obolon Kyiv | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 | Report[30] | Stadium: Tsentralnyi Attendance: 500 Referee: M.Raida (Zakarpattia Oblast) |
| 25 August 2025 | Real Pharma Odesa (2L) | 0 – 3 | (1L) Nyva Ternopil | Odesa |
| 13:00 | [ Report][31] | Stadium: Ivan Referee: O.Harkusha (Kyiv) |
| 25 August 2025 | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka (2L) | 0 – 4 | (2L) FC Lisne | Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv Oblast |
| 14:00 | [ Report][32] | Stadium: Kolos training field Referee: Ye.Makarenko (Sumy) |
| 25 August 2025 | Dinaz Vyshhorod (2L) | 0 – 3 | (1L) Ahrobiznes Volochysk | Demydiv, Kyiv Oblast |
| 15:30 | [ Report][33] | Stadium: Dinaz Referee: Ye.Kievlich (Kropyvnytskyi) |
| 25 August 2025 | Atlet Kyiv (2L) | 0 – 1 | (1L) FC Chernihiv | Kyiv |
| 15:30 |
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[ Report][34] |
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Stadium: Atlet Referee: M.Lypko (Ivano-Frankivsk) |
| 25 August 2025 | Polissya Stavky (AM) | 3 – 0 | (2L) Rebel Kyiv | Kyiv |
| 15:30 | [ Report][35] |
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Stadium: Temp Referee: A.Hordynskyi (Vinnytsia) |
Notes:
- ^ In the official report by UAF, Bohdan Porokh was ejected a minute before he was cautioned (Mayak v Metalist).
- ^ In other sources, the goal was scored by Yuriy Klymchuk, second in the match (Lokomotyv v Kolos).[22]
- ^ In other sources, it was indicated that the match took place at Arena Livyi Bereh (Livyi Bereh v Kudrivka).[23]
- ^ In other sources, the second goal was an own goal from Obolon player, Valeriy Dubko (Metalist 1925 v Obolon).[30]
Round of 32 (1/16)
[edit]In this round, 4 clubs from the Premier League joined the 28 winners of the Round of 64 (7 clubs from Premier League, 13 clubs from First League, 3 clubs from Second League, and 5 clubs from amateurs).[36]
Matches affected by air alerts
[edit]Round of 64
Livyi Bereh vs Kudrivka. The match had been interrupted during the game break for 11 minutes.[37]
Polissya vs Rebel. The start of the match had been postponed for 15 minutes.[38]
Top goalscorers
[edit]The competition's top three goal scorers, including preliminary rounds.
- As of 24 August 2025[39]
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volodymyr Adamyuk | Karpaty Lviv | 2 (0) |
| Bohdan Boychuk | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 2 (0) | |
| Kyrylo Dihtyar | Metalist Kharkiv | 2 (0) | |
 Bar Lin
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2 (0) | |
| Serhiy Lomaka | Iron Zaporizhia | 2 (0) | |
| Viktor Okatyi | Iron Zaporizhia | 2 (0) | |
| Artem Onishchenko | SC Poltava | 2 (0) | |
 Matheus Pagliarini
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UCSA Tarasivka | 2 (0) | |
| Vladyslav Sydorenko | Feniks-Mariupol | 2 (0) | |
| 10 | 62 player(s) | 1 | |
| 0 | own goal(s) | 1 | |
Notes:
- Own goals scored: Mykhailo Abramov (SC Vilkhivtsi for Olympiya Savyntsi)
See also
[edit]- 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League
- 2025–26 Ukrainian First League
- 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League
- 2025–26 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
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External links
[edit]- Season's regulations. uaf.ua
- КУБОК УКРАЇНИ 2025\2026 .НОВЕ ЖИТТЯ ТУРНІРУ. ua.tribuna.com. 4 July 2025
- Акценти. Про плюси та мінуси нового формату Кубка України. www.ua-football.com. 21 May 2025
- Klymenko, P. (8 August 2025) Анонс кваліфікаційного раунду Кубка України 2025/26: представлення аматорських клубів цього етапу турніру. ukrfootball.ua
- Кубок України-2025/26. IRON переміг Новоукраїнку, Полісся Ставки пройшло Легію у кваліфікаційному раунді. sportarena.com. 8 August 2025