2026–27 Ukrainian Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2026–27 Ukrainian Cup was the 35th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. It is sponsored by the betting company VBET. The Ukrainian Cup is the main domestic cup competition for men's football teams in Ukraine. The competition starts on 24 July 2026 and is scheduled to finish on 19 May 2027.[1]
24 July-11 August 2026
(qualification round)
21 August 2026–19 May 2027
(main event)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ukraine |
| Dates | 24 July 2026–19 May 2027 24 July-11 August 2026 (qualification round) 21 August 2026–19 May 2027 (main event) |
Dynamo Kyi are the defending champions.
With the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, teams from cities in occupied or bordering regions of the Russian Federation, such as Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, and Sumy, were forced to play in other locations.[2] Many games had to be postponed or rescheduled due to continuous air raids from the Russian Federation.
Highlights to the format
The new tournament will start with the first qualifying round, in which representatives of regional associations will play at the initial stage. In total, the competition will consist of eight stages - from the qualification to the final match. At the Round of 64, AAFU teams, clubs from the Second and First Leagues, as well as 12 representatives from the UPL will join the trophy challenge.[1]
All matches at each stage of the Ukrainian Cup will consist of one match. Pairings will be determined by blind draw, without dividing teams into seeded and unseeded teams. It is also noted that in all matches, except the final, in the event of a draw after the end of regular time, no extra time will be played. The winner will be determined immediately in a post-match penalty shootout.[1]
Team allocation and schedule
Rounds schedule
| Phase | Round | Number of fixtures |
Clubs remaining |
Draw date | Game date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | Qualification round 1 | ? | ? | 24-26 July 2026[1][3] | |
| Qualification round 2 | ? | ? | 5-11 August 2026[1][3] | ||
| Main event | Round of 64 | ? | ? | 21-23 August 2026[1][3] | |
| Round of 32 | ? | ? | 8-10 September 2026[1][3] | ||
| Round of 16 | ? | ? | 27-29 October 2026[1][3] | ||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | ? | 2-4 March 2027[1][3] | ||
| Semi-finals | 2 | ? | 20-22 April 2027[1][3] | ||
| Final | 1 | 2 → 1 | 19 May 2027[1][3] |
Teams
See also
- 2026–27 Ukrainian Premier League
- 2026–27 Ukrainian Second League
- 2026–27 Ukrainian First League
- 2026–27 Ukrainian Amateur Cup
- List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2026
- List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2026–27