# 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup

The 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup was the 26th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The decision on a schedule of competitions for clubs from the First and Second League in composition was confirmed by the Central Council of the Professional Football League of Ukraine and the competition held from 20 July 2016 to 17 May 2017.

## Team allocation
### Distribution

| First preliminary round (10 teams) | First preliminary round (10 teams) | 8 entrants from the Second League 2 entrants from the Amateur Cup | |
| Second preliminary round (28 teams) | Second preliminary round (28 teams) | 18 entrants from the First League 5 entrants from the Second League | 5 winners from the First preliminary round |
| Round 1 (20 teams) | Round 1 (20 teams) | 6 entrants from the Premier League | 14 winners from the Second preliminary round |
| Round 2 (16 teams) | Round 2 (16 teams) | 6 entrants from the Premier League | 10 winners from the Round 1 |

## Competition schedule
### First Preliminary round (1/64)

In this round entered 8 clubs from the Second League and two representatives from the 2015 Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The round matches will be played on 20 July 2016.
| Nyva-V Vinnytsia (2L) | 3 – 1 | (2L) Podillya Khmelnytskyi |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya (2L) | 1 – 2 | (2L) Zhemchuzhyna Odesa |
| Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva (2L) | -:+ | (2L) Balkany Zorya |
| Ahrobiznes TSK Romny (AM) | 3 – 1 | (2L) FC Nikopol-NPHU |
| Hirnyk Sosnivka (AM) | 0 – 3 | (2L) Rukh Vynnyky |

#### Notes:'

* ^(1) Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva informed the PFL that due to the financial situation that they would not play the match. Balkany Zorya advance to the next round.
* ^(2) The competition allows for the finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup. However the finalist of the 2015 Ukrainian Amateur Cup, Balkany Zorya joined the PFL. Hence the PFL replaced their vacated spot with the highest-ranked team from the semi-finals of the Amateur Cup (Ahrobiznes TSK Romny).

### Second Preliminary round (1/32)

In this round, 18 clubs from First League and the higher-seeded clubs from the Second League entered. They were drawn against the five winners of the First Preliminary Round. The round matches were played on 10 August 2016.
| Balkany Zorya (2L) | 0 – 1 | (1L) Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
| Myr Hornostayivka (2L) | 1 – 0 | (1L) Avanhard Kramatorsk |
| Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka (2L) | 0 – 2 | (2L) Zhemchuzhyna Odesa |
| Krystal Kherson (2L) | 1 – 4 | (1L) Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka |
| FC Poltava (1L) | 1 – 0 | (1L) Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| FC Ternopil (1L) | 1 – 0 | (1L) Skala Stryi |
| Rukh Vynnyky (2L) | 2 – 3 | (1L) Arsenal Kyiv |
| Ahrobiznes TSK Romny (AM) | 0 – 2 | (2L) Nyva-V Vinnytsia |
| Kremin Kremenchuk (2L) | 1 – 2 | (2L) Real Pharma Odesa |
| Kolos Kovalivka (1L) | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | (1L) Veres Rivne |
| FC Sumy (1L) | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | (1L) Illichivets Mariupol |
| Inhulets Petrove (1L) | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.), p. 1–3 | (1L) MFC Mykolaiv |
| Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (1L) | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | (1L) Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
| Helios Kharkiv (1L) | 0 – 1 | (1L) Desna Chernihiv |

### Round of 20 (1/16)

In this round six teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League (bottom placed) and 14 winners from the Second Preliminary round enter this stage of the competition which also includes 10 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League, 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League. The draw for this round was held on 17 August 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.
Notes:
* ^(3) Due to reconstruction of the pitch at Chernihiv Stadium, match moved to Sonyachny Training Center.

### Round of 16 (1/8)

In this round, six teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League (top placed) and 10 winners from the Round of 20 enter this stage of the competition which also includes 3 more teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League, 7 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 23 September 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.
Notes:
* ^(4) Due to reconstruction of the pitch at Chernihiv Stadium, match moved to Obolon Arena.

### Quarterfinals

In this round will participate 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League and 4 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 27 October 2016 at the House of Football in Kyiv.
Notes:
* ^(5) Originally the match was scheduled for November 30 but was postponed due to the frozen pitch at Naftovyk Stadium being unplayable.
* ^(6) Originally the match was scheduled for November 30 but was postponed due to the frozen pitch at Lokomotyv Stadium being unplayable.
* ^(7) Control-Disciplinary Committee of the FFU awards a 3–0 technical victory to Shakhtar due to the state of the pitch at Lokomotyv Stadium

### Semifinals

In this round will participate 3 teams from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League and 1 team from the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The draw was held on 6 April 2017 at the Hilton hotel in Kyiv. During the draw there was identified a host for the final whom will be the winner of Shakhtar-Dnipro pair.

### Final
## Top goalscorers

The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds.
As of 17 May 2017
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Andriy Yarmolenko | Dynamo Kyiv | 3 (1) |
| 2 | Viktor Berko | MFC Mykolaiv | 2 |
| 2 | Derlis González | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 |
| 2 | Artem Korolchuk | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 2 |
| 2 | Oleksiy Kovtun | FC Poltava | 2 |
| 2 | Marlos | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 |
| 2 | Volodymyr Polishchuk | Nyva-V Vinnytsia | 2 |
| 2 | Oleh Sheptytskyi | Rukh Vynnyky | 2 |
| 2 | Júnior Moraes | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 (1) |
| 2 | Oleksandr Vechtomov | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 2 (1) |

## Bracket

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 26 October 2017 | Round of 16 26 October 2017 | Quarter-finals 30 November 2017 | Quarter-finals 30 November 2017 | Semi-finals 26 April 2018 | Semi-finals 26 April 2018 | Final 17 May 2018 | Final 17 May 2018 |
| FC Poltava | 2 | | | | |
| Karpaty Lviv | 1 | | | | |
| Karpaty Lviv | 1 | FC Poltava | - (0) | | |
| | | Shakhtar Donetsk | + (3) | | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | + (3) | | |
| FC Oleksandriya | 1 | | | | |
| FC Oleksandriya | 1 | | | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 |
| | | | | FC Dnipro | 0 |
| Desna Chernihiv | 0 (6) | | | FC Dnipro | 0 |
| FC Dnipro (p) | 0 (7) | | | | |
| FC Dnipro (p) | 0 (7) | FC Dnipro | 1 | | |
| | | Vorskla Poltava | 0 | | |
| Veres Rivne | 0 | Vorskla Poltava | 0 | | |
| Vorskla Poltava | 1 | | | | | | |
| Vorskla Poltava | 1 | | | | | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 |
| | | | | | | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 |
| Naftovyk-Ukrnafta | 2 | | | | | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 1 | | | | | | |
| Volyn Lutsk | 1 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta | 0 | | | | |
| | | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | | | | |
| Dynamo Kyiv (a.e.t.) | 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | | | | |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zorya Luhansk | 2 | | | MFC Mykolaiv | 0 | | |
| | | | | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 |
| MFC Mykolaiv (p) | 0 (5) | | | Dynamo Kyiv | 4 |
| Obolon Kyiv | 0 (4) | | | | |
| Obolon Kyiv | 0 (4) | MFC Mykolaiv (p) | 0 (4) | | |
| | | Illichivets Mariupol | 0 (2) | | |
| Illichivets Mariupol (p) | 1 (4) | Illichivets Mariupol | 0 (2) | | |
| Stal Kamianske | 1 (2) | | | | |
Notes:
* Quarter-final games did not take place on the same day as originally planned.
* The match between Shakhtar and Poltava was determined administratively.