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2015–2016 Ukrainian Cup

Kubok Ukrainy
Tournament details
Country	Ukraine
Venue(s)	Arena Lviv, Lviv
Teams	45
Final positions
Champions	Shakhtar Donetsk (10th title)
Runner-up	Zorya Luhansk
Semifinalists	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk FC Oleksandriya
UEFA Europa League	none
Tournament statistics
Matches played	58
Goals scored	163 (2.81 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	4–Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo) & Oleksandr Karavayev (Zorya)
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The 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup was the 25th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The schedule of games for clubs from the First and Second League was confirmed on 3 July 2015 at a session of the Central Council of the Professional Football League of Ukraine.

Format

Starting with Round of 32 teams were divided equally on seeded and unseeded in relation to the current rating of teams before the start of each stage. Seeded teams are teams that are located in the upper half of the rating, unseeded–in the lower.

Round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals consist of two legs.

Starting with the Round of 16 and to semifinals, the host teams in the first leg is unseeded team, while in the second leg–seeded.

Team allocation

Distribution

Round and draw dates

Competition schedule

Preliminary round (1/32)

In this round entered 10 clubs from the First League, 14 clubs from the Second League and two representatives from the 2014 Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The round matches were played on 22 July 2015.

Notes:

• ^(1) The competition allows for the finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup. However the winner of the 2014 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, AF Piatykhatska Volodymyrivka (renamed as FC Inhulets Petrove) joined the PFL. Hence the PFL replaced their vacated spot with the highest ranked team. Since both of the semi-finalists of the Amateur Cup also joined the PFL, of the remaining quarter-finalists, Balkany Zorya was the highest ranked team.

Round of 32

In this round all 14 teams from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League, 5 highest ranking clubs from 2014–15 Ukrainian First League and 13 winners from the Preliminary round enter this stage of the competition which also includes 8 teams from the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League, 4 teams from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League and last season's Ukrainian Amateur Cup quarter-finalist. The draw for this round was held on 29 July 2015 at the House of Football in Kyiv.

21 August 2015	Cherkaskyi Dnipro (1L)	1–3	(PL) Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk	Tsentralnyi Stadion, Cherkasy
18:00	Batalskyi 83'	Report	Kozak 21' Burlin 53' (o.g.) Kulach 69'	Attendance: 3,650 Referee: Serhiy Dankovskyi

22 August 2015	Balkany Zorya (AM)	0–1	(PL) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	B. Y. Tropanets Stadium, Zorya
14:00		Report	Rotan 84'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Volodymyr Milanych

22 August 2015	Zirka Kirovohrad (1L)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	(PL) Karpaty Lviv	Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad
16:00	Zahalskyi 70' (pen.)	Report	Chachua 50'	Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Mykhailo Mytrovskyi
	Penalties
	Loktionov Kucherenko Kovalyov Dopilka Kavatsiv		Karnoza Daushvili Holodyuk Khudobyak Kravets

22 August 2015	Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk (1L)	0–6	(PL) Dynamo Kyiv	Yunist Stadium, Komsomolsk
17:00		Report	Kravets 26' Yarmolenko 39', 65', 76' Veloso 56' Antunes 67'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Andriy Yabonskyi

22 August 2015	Inhulets Petrove (2L)	0–2	(PL) Volyn Lutsk	Inhulets Stadium, Petrove
17:00		Report	Matei 26', 80' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Oleksandr Pavlyuk

22 August 2015	Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih (1L)	3–0	(1L) Illichivets Mariupol	Metalurh Stadium, Kryvyi Rih
17:00	Sitalo 2' Borovskyi 69', 81'	Report		Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Roman Kalyta

22 August 2015	Arsenal Kyiv (2L)	0–3	(PL) Shakhtar Donetsk	V. Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv
17:00		Report	Malyshev 23' Eduardo 41' Hryn 75'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andriy Kuzmin

22 August 2015	MFC Mykolaiv (1L)	2–1	(PL) Metalist Kharkiv	Tsentralnyi Stadion, Mykolaiv
17:00	Batyushyn 28', 79'	Report	Lyopa 30'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Vadym Sayik

22 August 2015	FC Sumy (1L)	0–1	(1L) Obolon-Brovar Kyiv	Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy
17:00		Report	Shevchuk 46'	Attendance: 1,789 Referee: Dmytro Kryvushkin

22 August 2015	Myr Hornostayivka (2L)	0–2	(PL) Chornomorets Odesa	Zatys Stadium, Horonostayivka
17:00		Report	Slinkin 29' Kovalets 74'	Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Yuriy Ivanov

22 August 2015	Desna Chernihiv (1L)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	(PL) Vorskla Poltava	Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv
17:00	Kondratyuk 57'	Report	Shynder 18'	Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Maksym Kozyriatskyi
	Penalties
	Chepurnenko Kondratyuk Chulanov Kravchenko		Tkachuk Chesnakov Dytyatev Sklyar

22 August 2015	Avanhard Kramatorsk (1L)	1–3	(PL) FC Oleksandriya	Avanhard Stadium, Kramatorsk
17:30	Filippov 35'	Report	Polyarus 25' Stepanyuk 32' Chaus 47' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Serhiy Skrypak

22 August 2015	FC Ternopil (1L)	3–1	(PL) Metalurh Zaporizhya	City Stadium, Ternopil
18:00	Polyanchuk 3' Kurylo 62' Bohdanov 67'	Report	Zhurakhovskyi 45'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pavlo Chyzhevskyi

22 August 2015	Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (1L)	0–2	(PL) Olimpik Donetsk	Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka
18:30		Report	Drachenko 6' Postupalenko 90+2'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Denys Shurman

22 August 2015	Helios Kharkiv (1L)	1–0	(PL) Hoverla Uzhhorod	Sonyachny Training Center, Kharkiv
19:00	Cherednichenko 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yuriy Foshchiy

23 August 2015	Krystal Kherson (2L)	0–5	(PL) Zorya Luhansk	Krystal Stadium, Kherson
17:00		Report	Khomchenovskyi 21' Petryak 41' Hrechyshkin 54' Tankovskyi 63' Lipartia 88'	Attendance: 5,155 Referee: Volodymyr Novokhatniy

Round of 16

Ten teams from the Ukrainian Premier League and six teams from the Ukrainian First League qualified for the round. The draw for this round was held on 28 August 2015 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were played on 23 September and 27, 28 October 2015.

First leg

23 September 2015	MFC Mykolaiv (1L)	0–2	(PL) Volyn Lutsk	Tsentralnyi Stadion, Mykolaiv
16:00		Report	Kozban 75' Memeshev 90'	Attendance: 8,907 Referee: Serhiy Dankovskyi

23 September 2015	Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih (1L)	1–1	(PL) Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk	Metalurh Stadium, Kryvyi Rih
16:00	Hryhoryk 22'	Report	Kravchenko 68'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mykola Kryvonosov

23 September 2015	Olimpik Donetsk (PL)	0–2	(PL) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv
17:00		Report	Selezniov 16' Babatunde 90+2'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Ihor Paskhal

23 September 2015	FC Ternopil (1L)	0–5	(PL) Shakhtar Donetsk	City Stadium, Ternopil
18:00		Report	Malyshev 35' Bernard 47', 61' Boryachuk 76' Kovalenko 77'	Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Yuriy Foshchiy

23 September 2015	Zirka Kirovohrad (1L)	1–1	(PL) FC Oleksandriya	Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad
18:00	Kucherenko 12' (pen.)	Report	Targamadze 43'	Attendance: 7,230 Referee: Mykhailo Mytrovskyi

23 September 2015	Chornomorets Odesa (PL)	0–1	(PL) Vorskla Poltava	Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa
19:00		Report	Bartulović 39'	Attendance: 3,820 Referee: Oleksandr Ivanov

23 September 2015	Helios Kharkiv (1L)	0–2	(PL) Zorya Luhansk	OSC Metalist, Kharkiv
19:00		Report	Budkivskyi 34', 37'	Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Andriy Kuzmin

23 September 2015	Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (1L)	0–2	(PL) Dynamo Kyiv	Obolon Arena, Kyiv
19:30		Report	Kovalenko 27' (o.g.) Moraes 73'	Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Serhiy Skrypak

Notes:

• ^(2) Football Federation of Ukraine allows Helios Kharkiv to move their match venue to the larger OSC Metalist stadium.

Second leg

The dates for the second leg matches were announced on October 13.

27 October 2015	Shakhtar Donetsk (PL)	4–0	(1L) FC Ternopil	Obolon Arena, Kyiv
14:00	Ferreyra 5' (pen.) Kobin 33' Boryachuk 67' Taison 89' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Denys Shurman

Shakhtar won 9–0 on aggregate.

27 October 2015	Zorya Luhansk (PL)	3–1	(1L) Helios Kharkiv	Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhya
17:00	Budkivskyi 7' Karavayev 57', 68'	Report	Kravchenko 71'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Mykhailo Mytrovskyi

Zorya won 5–1 on aggregate.

27 October 2015	Dynamo Kyiv (PL)	5–0	(1L) Obolon-Brovar Kyiv	NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
19:00	Harmash 5', 32' Husiev 66', 69' Teodorczyk 80'	Report		Attendance: 6,758 Referee: Mykola Balakin

Dynamo won 7–0 on aggregate.

Vorskla won 1–0 on aggregate.

28 October 2015	Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (PL)	2–1	(1L) Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih	Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk
14:00	Adamyuk 25' Kotlyar 80' (pen.)	Report	Ryabov 64'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Andriy Kuzmin

Stal won 3–2 on aggregate.

28 October 2015	Volyn Lutsk (PL)	5–0	(1L) MFC Mykolaiv	Avanhard Stadium, Lutsk
17:00	Kobakhidze 27', 82' Kravchenko 34' Kozban 46' Didenko 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Mykola Kryvonosov

Volyn won 7–0 on aggregate.

28 October 2015	FC Oleksandriya (PL)	2–0	(1L) Zirka Kirovohrad	CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandriya
17:00	Kozak 12', 38'	Report		Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Yuriy Foshchiy

FC Oleksandriya won 3–1 on aggregate.

28 October 2015	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (PL)	3–2	(PL) Olimpik Donetsk	Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk
19:00	Gama 33' Babatunde 88' Zozulya 90+4'	Report	Lysenko 74' Shestakov 75'	Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Andriy Yabolonskyi

Dnipro won 5–2 on aggregate.

Notes:

• ^(3) Originally the match was to be held at Bannikov Stadium but the FFU moved the match to Obolon Arena.

Quarterfinals

Eight teams from the Ukrainian Premier League qualified for the round. The draw for this round was held on 30 October 2015 at the Premier-Liha office. Originally the First Leg matches were scheduled for 3 December but the Premier League rescheduled the matches to be played in the spring (2016).

First leg

1 March 2016	Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (PL)	0–3	(PL) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk
17:00		Report	Matheus 32' (pen.) Gama 70' Léo Matos 90+2'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi

1 March 2016	FC Oleksandriya (PL)	1–1	(PL) Dynamo Kyiv	NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv
19:00	Basov 30'	Report	Yarmolenko 67'	Attendance: 3,554 Referee: Yuriy Morzhanovskyi

2 March 2016	Volyn Lutsk (PL)	1–1	(PL) Zorya Luhansk	Avanhard Stadium, Lutsk
19:00	Bohdanov 18'	Report	Totovytskyi 25'	Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk

2 March 2016	Vorskla Poltava (PL)	0–4	(PL) Shakhtar Donetsk	Butovsky Vorskla Stadium, Poltava
19:30		Report	Kovalenko 4' Ferreyra 55' Kucher 58' Nem 80'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula

Second leg

The dates for the second leg matches were announced on March 18.

27 March 2016	Shakhtar Donetsk (PL)	1–2	(PL) Vorskla Poltava	Obolon Stadium, Kyiv
17:00	Bernard 67' (pen.)	Report	Khlyobas 28', 88'	Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Yuriy Vaks

Shakhtar won 5–2 on aggregate.

6 April 2016	Zorya Luhansk (PL)	5–0	(PL) Volyn Lutsk	Slavutych Arena, Zaporizhia
14:00	Hordiyenko 21' Petryak 50' Karavayev 77', 87' Opanasenko 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kostiantyn Trukhanov

Zorya won 6–1 on aggregate.

6 April 2016	Dynamo Kyiv (PL)	0–1	(PL) FC Oleksandriya	CSC Nika, Oleksandriya
17:00		Report	Chorniy 24'	Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Oleksandr Derdo

Oleksandriya won 2–1 on aggregate.

6 April 2016	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (PL)	4–1	(PL) Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk	Dnipro Arena, Dnipropetrovsk
19:00	Leo Matos 29' Matheus 48', 61' Luchkevych 64'	Report	Vasin 86'	Attendance: 5,216 Referee: Ihor Paskhal

Dnipro won 7–1 on aggregate.

Notes:

• ^(4) Change of venue for the first leg as management of both sides agreed to play the first leg in Kyiv.

Semifinals

All four teams that qualified for the round are from the Ukrainian Premier League. The draw for this round was held on 8 April 2016 at the House of Football. During the draw there was identified a host for the final whom will be the winner of Dnipro-Zorya pair.

First leg

20 April 2016	FC Oleksandriya (PL)	1–1	(PL) Shakhtar Donetsk	CSC Nika, Oleksandriya
19:00	Hrytsuk 36'	Report	Eduardo 54'	Attendance: 6,735 Referee: Anatoliy Zhabchenko

20 April 2016	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (PL)	1–0	(PL) Zorya Luhansk	Dnipro Arena, Dnipropetrovsk
19:00	Zozulya 17'	Report		Attendance: 10,065 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi

Second leg

11 May 2016	Zorya Luhansk (PL)	2–0	(PL) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Slavutych Arena, Zaporizhia
17:00	Lipartia 8' Totovytsky 90+5'	Report		Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula

Zorya won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 May 2016	Shakhtar Donetsk (PL)	2–0	(PL) FC Oleksandriya	Arena Lviv, Lviv
19:30	Malyshev 15' Nem 90+2'	Report		Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Kostyantyn Trukhanov

Shakhtar won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

21 May 2016	Zorya Luhansk (PL)	0–2	(PL) Shakhtar Donetsk	Arena Lviv, Lviv
17:00 LST		Report	Hladkyy 42', 57'	Attendance: 21,720 Referee: Yevhen Aranovskiy

Top goalscorers

The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds.

As of 11 May 2016

Rank	Scorer	Goals (Pen.)	Team
1	Oleksandr Karavayev	4	Zorya Luhansk
	Andriy Yarmolenko	4	Dynamo Kyiv
3	Bernard	3	Shakhtar Donetsk
	Pylyp Budkivskyi	3	Zorya Luhansk
	Yuriy Komyahin	3	Myr Hornostayivka
	Maksym Malyshev	3	Shakhtar Donetsk
	Andriy Totovytskyi	3	Zorya Luhansk
	Matheus Leite Nascimento	3 (1)	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Notes

1. the winner qualified for the UEFA Champions League
2. Game was played at Kolos Stadium, Boryspil

See also

• 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League
• 2015–16 Ukrainian First League
• 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League
• 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

References

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External links

• Season planner for 2015–16. Ukrainian Premier League.
• 2015–16 season Regulations. Ukrainian Premier League.

• 2015–16 in Ukrainian football
• 2015–16 European domestic association football cups
• Ukrainian Cup seasons