2018–19 Ukrainian Cup
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The 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup was the 28th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 18 July 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Country | Ukraine |
Dates | 18 July 2018 – 15 May 2019 18 July 2018 – 22 August 2018 (qualification rounds) 26 September 2018 – 15 May 2019 (main event)[1] |
Teams | 50 |
Defending champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Final positions | |
Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Runner-up | Inhulets Petrove |
Semifinalists | |
UEFA Europa League | none[lower-alpha 1] |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 120 (2.55 per match) |
Attendance | 141,065 (3,001 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | 4 – Robert Hehedosh (FC Mynai) |
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2019. | |
All competition rounds consist of a single game with a home field advantage granted to a team from lower league.[2] Qualification for the competition is granted to all professional clubs and finalists of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup as long as those clubs will be able to pass the season's attestation (licensing).
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is the defending winner for the last two seasons. The Donetsk club has reached the competition finals in the last eight years winning six of them.[2] There were around 300 clubs over the history of competition.[2]