# 2018 FFU Regions' Cup

2018 FFU Regions' Cup (Ukrainian: Кубок регіонів ФФУ 2018, Kubok rehioniv FFU) was the second season of the Football Federation of Ukraine renewed competition at regional level. The competition was conducted among football teams of Oblasts (regions) composed of players who compete at oblast championships (regional competitions).
The winner of the competition represented Ukraine at the 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup.

## Tournament structure

The 2018 FFU Regions' Cup competition changed its tournament structure compare to its previous season two year ago.
This season competition was arranged in three stages. The first stage (April 24–26) had 24 participants and organized into a mini-tournament in six groups of four with two teams that played in the 2016 final receiving a bye for the stage along with the mini tournament group winners. The second stage (May 15–17) was a group stage had eight participants split into two groups of four with winners of each group advancing to the final game. The third stage was the final that took place on 20 June 2018.

## Competition schedule
### First stage

composition

#### Group1

in Ivano-Frankivsk, Khet-Tryk Stadium

##### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ternopil Oblast | 2–1 | Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 4–0 | Chernivtsi Oblast |

##### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 6–1 | Ternopil Oblast |

#### Group 2
##### Semifinals

in Rafalivka, RAF-BRUK Stadium
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Rivne Oblast | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Volyn Oblast |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 4–1 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |

##### Final

in Vinnytsia, Olimp Stadium
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 4–0 | Rivne Oblast |

#### Group 3

in Lyutizh, Dinaz Stadium

##### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kyiv Oblast | +:– | Kyiv |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | 3–1 | Chernihiv Oblast |

##### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kyiv Oblast | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Zhytomyr Oblast |

#### Group 4

in Mykolaiv, Park Peremohy Stadium (Match 1) and Kherson, Combined Sports School (KDYuSSh) Stadium (Match 2)

##### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | 0–1 | Kherson Oblast |
| Odesa Oblast | 7–0 | Crimea |

##### Finals

in Kherson, Combined Sports School (KDYuSSh) Stadium
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kherson Oblast | 0–1 | Odesa Oblast |

#### Group 5

in Kramatorsk, Pole u sadu Bernatskoho

##### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Donetsk Oblast | 6–2 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Luhansk Oblast | +:– | Zaporizhia Oblast |

##### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Donetsk Oblast | 3–0 | Luhansk Oblast |

#### Group 6

in Kharkiv, stadium of the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

##### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Cherkasy Oblast |
| Poltava Oblast | 1–4 | Sumy Oblast |

##### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 2–4 | Sumy Oblast |

###### Notes
### Second stage

All games were played on 15 and 16 May. For the stage qualified football teams of following regions Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Donetsk.

#### Group A

in Ivano-Frankivsk, Khet-Tryk Stadium

##### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Lviv Oblast | 0–0 (7–6 p) | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 0–3 | Zhytomyr Oblast |

##### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Lviv Oblast | 2–1 | Zhytomyr Oblast |

###### Notes
#### Group B

in Mykolaivka, Sumy

##### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sumy Oblast | 2–1 | Donetsk Oblast |
| Odesa Oblast | w/o | Kirovohrad Oblast |

##### Finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sumy Oblast | 3–0 | Odesa Oblast |

###### Notes
### Final

Final was played on 23 June 2018.

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Chernivtsi Oblast | 0 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 6 | | | | | | |
| Ternopil Oblast | 2 | Ternopil Oblast | 1 | | | | | | |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | 1 | | | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 0(6) | | | | |
| Lviv Oblast | | | | Lviv Oblast (p) | 0(7) | | | | |
| bye (no team) | | Lviv Oblast | | | | | | | |
| bye (no team) | | bye (no team) | | | | | | | |
| bye (no team) | | | | | | Lviv Oblast | 2 | | |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | 4 | | | | | Zhytomyr Oblast | 1 | | |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 1 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 4 | | | | | | |
| Volyn Oblast | 1 | Rivne Oblast | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rivne Oblast (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | Vinnytsia Oblast | 0 | | | | |
| Kyiv Oblast | + | | | Zhytomyr Oblast | 3 | | | | |
| Kyiv City | – | Kyiv Oblast | 1 | | | | | | |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | 3 | Zhytomyr Oblast (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chernihiv Oblast | 1 | | | | | | | Lviv Oblast (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Kharkiv Oblast (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | Sumy Oblast | 1 |
| Cherkasy Oblast | 0 | Kharkiv Oblast | 2 | | | | | | |
| Poltava Oblast | 1 | Sumy Oblast | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sumy Oblast | 4 | | | Sumy Oblast | 2 | | | | |
| Donetsk Oblast | 6 | | | Donetsk Oblast | 1 | | | | |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 2 | Donetsk Oblast | 3 | | | | | | |
| Luhansk Oblast | + | Luhansk Oblast | 0 | | | | | | |
| Zaporizhia Oblast | – | | | | | Sumy Oblast | 3 | | |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | 0 | | | | | Odesa Oblast | 0 | | |
| Kherson Oblast | 1 | Kherson Oblast | 0 | | | | | | |
| Odesa Oblast | 7 | Odesa Oblast | 3 | | | | | | |
| AR Crimea | 0 | | | Odesa Oblast | + | | | | |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | | | | Kirovohrad Oblast | – | | | | |
| bye (no team) | | Kirovohrad Oblast | | | | | | | |
| bye (no team) | | no (team) | | | | | | | |
| bye (no team) | | | | | | | | | |