2018–19 Ukrainian Cup

The 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup was the 28th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 18 July 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019.[1]

2018–19 Ukrainian Cup
Tournament details
CountryUkraine
Dates18 July 2018 – 15 May 2019
18 July 2018 – 22 August 2018 (qualification rounds)
26 September 2018 – 15 May 2019 (main event)[1]
Teams50
Defending championsShakhtar Donetsk
Final positions
ChampionsShakhtar Donetsk
Runner-upInhulets Petrove
Semifinalists
UEFA Europa Leaguenone[a]
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored120 (2.55 per match)
Attendance141,065 (3,001 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)4 – Robert Hehedosh (FC Mynai)

All statistics correct as of 15 May 2019.

All competition rounds consist of a single game with a home field advantage granted to a team from lower league.[2] Qualification for the competition is granted to all professional clubs and finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup as long as those clubs will be able to pass the season's attestation (licensing).

FC Shakhtar Donetsk is the defending winner for the last two seasons. The Donetsk club has reached the competition finals in the last eight years winning six of them.[2] There were around 300 clubs over the history of competition.[2]

Team allocation and schedule

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Distribution

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First round
(20 teams)
18 entrants from the Second League

2 entrants from the Amateur Cup

Second round
(28 teams)
16 entrants from the First League

2 entrants from the Second League

10 winners from the first round
Third round
(20 teams)
6 entrants from the Premier League 14 winners from the second round
Main phase
(16 teams)
6 entrants from the Premier League 10 winners from the Round of 32

Rounds schedule

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Phase Round Fractional Draw date Game date(1)
Preliminary Round 1 164 finals 10 July 2018 18 July 2018
Round 2 132 finals 20 July 2018 22 August 2018
Round 3 116 finals 31 August 2018 26 September 2018
Main event Round of 16 18 finals 28 September 2018 31 October 2018
Quarter-finals 14 finals 2 November 2018 3 April 2019
Semi-finals 12 finals 8 April 2019 24 April 2019
Final 15 May 2019
Notes:
  • ^(1) Main date, when most of the games scheduled to play; an auxiliary date might be granted in case of emergencies

Competition schedule

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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)

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In this round sixteen clubs from the Second League and both finalists of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Amateur Cup played. The draw for this round was held on 10 July 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were played on 18 July 2018.

17 July 2018 Tavriya Simferopol (2L) 1 – 0(2L) Chaika Petropavlivska-BorshchahivkaBeryslav, Kherson Oblast
18:00
  • Fetisov   13'
Report Stadium: Mashynobudivnyk[b]
Attendance: 250
Referee: Dmytro Kuzovlev (Zaporizhia)
18 July 2018 Viktoriya Mykolaivka (AM) 2 – 1(2L) Nyva TernopilMykolaivka, Sumy Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Viktoriya
Attendance: 100
Referee: Andriy Kovalenko (Poltava)
18 July 2018 LNZ-Lebedyn (AM) 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
(2L) Polissya ZhytomyrLebedyn, Cherkasy Oblast
17:00 Report Stadium: LNZ-Arena
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ihor Bych (Kyiv)
Penalties
18 July 2018 FC Kalush (2L) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
(2L) Bukovyna ChernivtsiKalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Khimik
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mykhailo Raida (Zakarpattia)
Penalties
18 July 2018 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka (2L)0 – 1 (2L) Krystal Kherson Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast
17:30 Report
Stadium: Enerhiya
Attendance: 100
Referee: Hennadiy Serputko (Odesa)
18 July 2018 Real Pharma Odesa (2L)0 – 2 (2L) Nyva Vinnytsia Odesa
17:30 Report
Stadium: Ivan
Referee: Vladyslav Bakulin (Nova Kakhovka)
18 July 2018 Podillya Khmelnytskyi (2L)0 – 2 (2L) Metalurh Zaporizhya Khmelnytskyi
18:00 Report
Stadium: Podillia
Attendance: 100
Referee: Pavlo Dubrovets (Zhytomyr)
18 July 2018 Veres Rivne (2L)1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(9–10 p)
(2L) FC Mynai Mlyniv, Rivne Oblast
18:00
Report
Stadium: Kolos
Attendance: 100
Referee: Andriy Kholyavko (Lviv)
Penalties
18 July 2018 FC Nikopol (2L)1 – 4 (2L) Myr Hornostayivka Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
17:30
Report
Stadium: Elektrometalurh
Attendance: 100
Referee: Oleksandr Tytov (Donetsk)
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Second Preliminary round (1/32)

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In this round all the 16 clubs will enter from the First League, two other recently relegated clubs of the Second League, nine winners of the previous round and one team which received a bye. The draw for this round was held 20 July 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were played on 22 August 2018.

22 August 2018 Nyva Vinnytsia (2L)2–1(1L) Hirnyk-Sport Horishni PlavniVinnytsia
17:00
Report
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Miskyi
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Anastasia Romanyuk (Ivano-Frankivsk)
22 August 2018 Viktoriya Mykolaivka (AM)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
(2L) Myr Hornostayivka Mykolaivka, Sumy Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Viktoriya
Attendance: 500
Referee: Oleh Buyashov (Dnipro)
Penalties
22 August 2018 LNZ-Lebedyn (AM)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
(2L) Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih Lebedyn, Cherkasy Oblast
17:00
Report Stadium: LNZ Arena
Attendance: 700
Referee: Klym Zabroda (Kyiv)
Penalties
22 August 2018 FC Mynai (2L) 3–1(1L) Prykarpattia Ivano-FrankivskMinaj, Zakarpattia Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Mynai Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Andriy Koshura (Chernivtsi)
22 August 2018 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya Bilozirya (2L) 3–1(1L) Rukh VynnykyBilozirya, Cherkasy Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Zorya
Attendance: 214
Referee: Denys Reznikov (Kamianske)
22 August 2018 FC Kalush (2L) 2–1 (a.e.t.)(1L) Avanhard KramatorskKalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Khimik
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Vadym Zaprutnyak (Uzhhorod)
22 August 2018 Tavriya Simferopol (2L)2–3 (a.e.t.) (1L) Volyn Lutsk Beryslav, Kherson Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Mashynobudivnyk
Attendance: 640
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn (Kharkiv)
22 August 2018 Kremin Kremenchuk (2L)1–2 (1L) Zirka Kropyvnytskyi Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast
17:00
Report
Stadium: Kremin Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Oleksandr Tytov (Donetsk)
22 August 2018 Balkany Zorya (1L)0–1 (1L) MFC Mykolaiv Zorya, Odesa Oblast
17:00 Report
Stadium: imeni Borysa Tropantsia
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Pavlo Dubrovets (Zhytomyr)
22 August 2018 Krystal Kherson (2L) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
(1L) Ahrobiznes VolochyskKherson
17:00
Report
Stadium: Krystal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vladyslav Dorosh (Kyiv)
Penalties
22 August 2018 Inhulets Petrove (1L) 1–0(1L) Kolos KovalivkaPetrove, Kirovohrad Oblast
19:00
Report Stadium: Inhulets
Attendance: 680
Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev (Kharkiv)
22 August 2018 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (1L) 2–0(1L) Obolon-Brovar KyivKharkiv
19:00
Report Stadium: Metalist
Attendance: 5,638
Referee: Andriy Kovalenko (Poltava)
20 September 2018 Metalurh Zaporizhya (2L)0–2(6) (1L) SC Dnipro-1 Zaporizhia
19:00 Report
Stadium: Slavutych Arena
Attendance: 5,770
Referee: Vladyslav Dorosh (Kyiv)
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Third Preliminary round (1/16)

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In this round lower placed 6 clubs from the Premier League will enter along with 14 winners of the previous round including 7 clubs from the First League and 7 clubs from the Second League. The draw for this round was held 31 August 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv.[6] The round matches were played on 26 September 2018.[7]

25 September 2018 PFC Sumy (1L)0–3 (PL) Karpaty Lviv Sumy
18:30 Report Holodyuk   32'
Vargas   57'
Hutsulyak   73'
Stadium: Yuvileiny
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: D.Kryvushkin (Kharkiv)
26 September 2018 Krystal Kherson (2L)2–3 (PL) Desna Chernihiv Kherson
15:00 Barladym   76'
Bryzhchuk   90+3'
Report D. Favorov   52'
Volkov   60'
Khlyobas   81'
Stadium: Krystal
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: I.Bondar (Kyiv)
26 September 2018 Myr Hornostayivka (2L)0–3 (1L) Inhulets Petrove Hornostaivka, Kherson Oblast
15:30 Report Kovalenko   20'
Sichinava   75'
Khuchbarov   90+4'
Stadium: Zatys
Attendance: 155
Referee: O.Afanasyev (Kharkiv)
26 September 2018 Nyva Vinnytsia (2L)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
(2L) Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih Vinnytsia
16:00 Report Stadium: Tsentralnyi Miskyi
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oleksandr Titov (Donetsk)
Penalties
26 September 2018 FC Kalush (2L) 1–0 (a.e.t.)(1L) Metalist 1925 KharkivKalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
16:00 Knysh   116' Report Stadium: Khimik
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: A.Kovalenko (Poltava)
26 September 2018 FC Mynai (2L) 3–1(1L) MFC MykolaivMynai, Zakarpattia Oblast
17:00 Kobin   36' (pen.)
Hehedosh   68'
Pynyashko   71'
Report Stadium: Mynai Arena
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: I.Bych (Kyiv)
26 September 2018 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya Bilozirya (2L) 3–2 (a.e.t.)(PL) Arsenal KyivBilozirya, Cherkasy Oblast
17:00 Tymofiyenko   83', 87'
Tarasenko   115'
Report Semotyuk   26'
Sukhoruchko   66'
Stadium: Zorya
Attendance: 670
Referee: K.Trukhanov (Kharkiv)
26 September 2018 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (1L)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
(PL) Olimpik Donetsk Kropyvnytskyi
17:00 Kondrakov   87' (pen.) Report Politylo   38' Stadium: Zirka
Attendance: 694
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn (Kharkiv)
Penalties
26 September 2018 SC Dnipro-1 (1L) 2–1(1L) Volyn LutskDnipro
18:30 Kravchenko   20'
Chychykov   64'
Report Zinkevych   85' Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Attendance: 2,641
Referee: Y. Ivanov (Donetsk Oblast)
26 September 2018 Chornomorets Odesa (PL) 3–0(PL) FC OleksandriyaOdesa
19:00 Chorniy   43' (pen.), 83'
Koval   75'
Report Stadium: Chornomorets
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: O.Omelchenko (Slovyansk)
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Round of 16 (⅛)

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In this round the other 6 clubs from the Premier League will enter along with 10 winners of the previous round including 4 more clubs from the Premier League, 2 clubs from the First League and 4 clubs from the Second League. The draw for this round was held 28 September 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv.[8][9] The round matches was played on 31 October 2018.[8]

31 October 2018 FC Kalush (2L)0–3 (1L) SC Dnipro-1 Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
14:00 Report Mihunov   22'
Kulish   33'
Nazarenko   41'
Stadium: Khimik
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: D.Kryvushkin
31 October 2018 FC Mynai (2L)1–3 (PL) Dynamo Kyiv Mynai, Zakarpattia Oblast
14:00 Hehedosh   21' Report Shaparenko   50', 54'
Harmash   58'
Stadium: Mynai Arena
Attendance: 2,630
Referee: Y. Ivanov
31 October 2018 Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih (2L)0–1 (PL) FC Lviv Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
14:00 Report Araujo   81' Stadium: Shakhta Zhovtneva
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: D.Panchyshyn
31 October 2018 Inhulets Petrove (1L) 3–1(PL) FC MariupolPetrove, Kirovohrad Oblast
15:00 Kozlov   24' (pen.)
Khuchbarov   45'
Kobuladze   61'
Report Polehenko   83' (pen.) Stadium: Inhulets
Attendance: 600
Referee: V. Novokhatniy
31 October 2018 Chornomorets Odesa (PL)1–2 (PL) Vorskla Poltava Odesa
17:00 Hrachov   69' Report Sakiv   60'
Careca   63' (pen.)
Stadium: Chornomorets
Attendance: 2,639
Referee: V. Kopiyevskyi
31 October 2018 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya Bilozirya (2L)0–1 (PL) Karpaty Lviv Cherkasy
18:00 Report Ponde   80' Stadium: Tsentralnyi(7)
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: A.Kovalenko
31 October 2018 Shakhtar Donetsk (PL) 3–2(PL) Olimpik DonetskKharkiv
19:00 Moraes   63' (pen.)
Totovytskyi   66'
Danchenko   83'
Report Bilonoh   55' (pen.)
Hai   81'
Stadium: Metalist
Attendance: 3,505
Referee: M. Balakin
31 October 2018 Desna Chernihiv (PL)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
(PL) Zorya Luhansk Chernihiv
19:30 Bezborodko   37' Report Lyednyev   84' Stadium: imeni Yuriya Gagarina
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: I. Bondar
Penalties
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  • ^(7) Match moved to the oblast centre of Cherkasy to accommodate a larger attendance[10]

Quarterfinals (¼)

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In this round advanced 6 representatives from the Premier League and 2 teams from the First League. The draw for this round was held on 2 November 2018 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches will be played on 3 April 2019. Due to the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, quarterfinal games of tournament were changed to 7 April 2019.[11]

7 April 2019 Inhulets Petrove (1L) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
(PL) Karpaty LvivOleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast
14:00 Shchedryi   50' Report Shved   90+7' Stadium: Nika
Attendance: 850
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi (Kyiv)
Penalties
7 April 2019 SC Dnipro-1 (1L) 2–0(PL) Vorskla PoltavaDnipro
17:00 Kulish   78'
Kohut   83'
Report Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Attendance: 9,148
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi (Lviv)
7 April 2019 Shakhtar Donetsk (PL) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
(PL) Dynamo KyivKharkiv
17:00 Júnior Moraes   57' Report Harmash   9' Stadium: Metalist
Attendance: 29,112
Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi (Zaporizhia)
Penalties
7 April 2019 FC Lviv (PL)0–1 (PL) Zorya Luhansk Lviv
14:00 Report Lyednyev   48' Stadium: Ukrayina
Attendance: 2,645
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Mukachevo)

Semifinals (½)

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In this round advanced 2 representatives from the Premier League and 2 teams from the First League. The draw for this round was held on 8 April 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv.[12] The round matches were originally expected to be played on 24 April 2019, but due to the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, were scheduled to 17 April 2019.[13]

17 April 2019 Inhulets Petrove (1L) 2–1(PL) Zorya LuhanskPetrove, Kirovohrad Oblast
Zaporozhets   15'
Schedryi   38'
Report Cheberko   45+1' Stadium: Inhulets[14][15]
Attendance: 1563[16]
Referee: Dmytro Kutakov
17 April 2019 SC Dnipro-1 (1L)0–2 (PL) Shakhtar Donetsk Dnipro
Report Dentinho   86'
Solomon   90+4'
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Attendance: 18,462
Referee: Ihor Paskhal

Final

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Bracket

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The following is the bracket which the Ukrainian Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

 
Round of 16
31 October 2018
Quarter-finals
7 April 2019
Semi-finals
17 April 2019
Final
15 May 2019
 
              
 
 
 
 
FC Kalush0
 
 
 
SC Dnipro-13
 
SC Dnipro-12
 
 
 
Vorskla Poltava0
 
Chornomorets Odesa1
 
 
 
Vorskla Poltava2
 
SC Dnipro-10
 
 
 
Shakhtar Donetsk2
 
Shakhtar Donetsk3
 
 
 
Olimpik Donetsk2
 
Shakhtar Donetsk (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
Dynamo Kyiv1 (3)
 
FC Mynai1
 
 
 
Dynamo Kyiv3
 
Shakhtar Donetsk4
 
 
 
Inhulets Petrove0
 
Inhulets Petrove3
 
 
 
FC Mariupol1
 
Inhulets Petrove (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
Karpaty Lviv1 (4)
 
Cherkashchyna-Akademiya0
 
 
 
Karpaty Lviv1
 
Inhulets Petrove2
 
 
 
Zorya Luhansk1
 
Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih0
 
 
 
FC Lviv1
 
FC Lviv0
 
 
 
Zorya Luhansk1
 
Desna Chernihiv1 (4)
 
 
Zorya Luhansk (p)1 (5)
 

Top goalscorers

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The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds.

As of 15 May 2019

Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1   Robert Hehedosh FC Mynai 4
2   Stanislav Kulish SC Dnipro-1 3
  Júnior Moraes Shakhtar Donetsk 3 (1)
4 16 players 2

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Notes

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  1. ^ the winner qualified for the UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Game was played at Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Beryslav as Tavriya Simferopol is forced to play away from Simferopol due to the 2014 Russian occupation of Crimea.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b There became known preliminary schedule of Ukrainian Cup for the next season (Стало известно предварительное расписание Кубка Украины на следующий сезон). UA-Football. 23 May 2018
  2. ^ a b c The 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup: ten facts about the tournament (Кубок Украины-2017/18. Десять фактов о турнире). UA-Football. 8 July 2017
  3. ^ Нафтовик-Укрнафта знявся з чемпіонату Другої ліги і втратив професійний статус [Naftovyk-Ukrnafta withdrew from the Second League championship and lost their professional status]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b Зміни щодо проведення матчів другого попереднього етапу розіграшу Кубка України-2018/2019 [Changes for the matches of the second preliminary stage of the draw of the Cup of Ukraine-2018/2019]. Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ Металург З тимчасово змушений покинути Славутич-Арену [Metalurh is temporarily forced to leave Slavutych-Arena]. UA-Football.com (in Ukrainian). 19 August 2018.
  6. ^ Кубок України: жеребкування третього попереднього етапу відбудеться 31 серпня [Ukrainian Cup: the draw of the third preliminary stage will take place on 31 August] (in Ukrainian). Football Federation of Ukraine. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ^ The 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup. Games of the third preliminary stage (renewing) (Кубок України-2018/2019. Матчі третього попереднього етапу (оновлюється)) Archived 2018-12-14 at the Wayback Machine. Football Federation of Ukraine. 25 September 2018
  8. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) "Известны все участники 1/8 финала Кубка Украины" [There are all known participants of the Ukrainian Cup 1/8 finals]. UA-Football. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  9. ^ Донецкое дерби и Динамо против второлиговского клуба. Результаты жеребьевки Кубка Украины [Donetsk derby and Dynamo against the Second League club. Results of the Ukrainian Cup draw] (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  10. ^ Матч, який увійде в історію футболу Черкащини не залежно від результату [Match that will go down in history of football in Cherkashchyna irrespective of what the result will be] (in Ukrainian). Cherkashchyna Akademiya Official Website. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  11. ^ FFU identified dates to conduct quarterfinal games. Sport Arena. 20 March 2019
  12. ^ a b c There became known semifinal pairs of the Ukrainian Cup (Стали известны полуфинальные пары Кубка Украины). UA-Football. 8 April 2019
  13. ^ FFU identified dates to conduct semifinal games. Sport Arena. 19 March 2019
  14. ^ The cup game Inhulets – Zorya will take place in Petrove (Кубковый матч Ингулец – Заря пройдет в Петрово). UA-Football. 12 April 2019
  15. ^ The FFU allowed for the game Inhulets – Zorya to take place in Petrove (ФФУ разрешила провести матч Ингулец — Заря в Петрово). Sport Arena. 15 April 2019
  16. ^ Inhulets is the first in the history of Ukrainian Cup a finalist from the second tier! («Інгулець» — перший в історії фіналіст Кубку України із другого дивізіону!). Football Federation of Ukraine. 17 April 2019
  17. ^ There was identified a stadium which will host the Ukrainian Cup Final (Определился стадион, который примет финал Кубка Украины). UA-Football. 13 October 2018
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