2013–14 Ukrainian Cup


The 2013–14 Ukrainian Cup was the 23rd annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition.
The decision on a schedule of competitions for clubs of the First and Second League and leagues composition was confirmed on June 20, 2013, at a session of Central Council of the Professional Football League of Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk are the defending Ukrainian Cup champions for the last three consecutive seasons. As a member of the Premier League enter the competition in the Round of 32.

Team allocation

Fifty one teams will enter into the Ukrainian Cup competition.

Round and draw dates

All draws held at FFU headquarters in Kyiv unless stated otherwise.
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Teams

Notes:
  • With the asterisk are noted the Second League teams that were recently admitted to the league from amateurs and the AAFU team that qualified in place of the Amateur Cup finalist.
  • The last season Poltava-2 Karlivka was reorganized as a separate club FC Karlivka and entered the cup competition.
  • Reserve teams Dynamo-2 from the First League and Shakhtar-3 from the Second League were not included in the draw.

Competition schedule

First Preliminary Round (1/64)

In this round entered 4 clubs from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League and the finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The round matches were played on 24 July 2013.
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Second Preliminary Round (1/32)

In this round 15 clubs from 2013–14 Ukrainian First League and the higher seeded clubs from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League will enter. They will be drawn against the three winners of the First Preliminary Round.
The round matches were played on 7 August 2013.
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Round of 32

In this round all 16 teams from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League entered the competition. They and the 16 winners from the previous round consisting of nine clubs from the 2013–14 Ukrainian First League and seven clubs from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League are drawn in this round. The draw was performed 4 September. The game between Nyva and UkrAhroKom was postponed to the next day due to schedule conflict as two games are scheduled at Ternopil City Stadium.

Round of 16

In this round were drawn the 16 winners from the previous round consisting of 9 teams from the Premier League, four clubs from the 2013–14 Ukrainian First League and three clubs from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League. The draw took place on September 27, 2013.
The match between Nyva and Arsenal Kyiv has been brought forward one day due to schedule conflict as two games are scheduled at Ternopil City Stadium.
Notes:
Match was not played. Arsenal Kyiv informed the Ukrainian Premier League that the club would not arrive for the scheduled cup game against Nyva Ternopil because of Arsenal's financial situation. Nyva advance to the next round of the competition.
Match was not played. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk did not arrive for the match as the plane with the team was not able to land due to fog forcing airport closures. Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine deny Dnipro's request to play the match at a later date and are expelled from the Cup competition. Chornomorets advance to the next round of the competition. ''''

Quarterfinals

In this round entered the eight winners from the previous round consisting of four teams from the Premier League, two clubs from the Persha Liha, and two clubs from the Druha Liha will be drawn in this round. The draw was made on 23 January 2014.

Semifinals

In this round entered the four winners from the previous round consisting of three teams from the Premier League and one club from the Druha Liha will be drawn in this round. By qualifying for the semifinals Slavutych Cherkasy became the first team from the Druha Liha to ever reach this far in the Ukrainian Cup competition. The draw took place 2 April 2014.

Final

The final was originally to be played at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv but was moved to Butovsky Vorskla Stadium in Poltava.

Top goalscorers

The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds.
Over 80 players scored once for their respective teams. Six more players scored against their respective teams.