Tuesday saw the draw for the Vbet qualification round of the Ukrainian Cup at the House of Football. In the season-2025/2026, a record number of teams—68—are participating in the tournament during wartime conditions. The competition will feature representatives from all levels of Ukrainian football—from elite clubs to regional ones.

The following teams are taking part:

— 16 teams from the VBET Ukrainian Premier League;

— 32 teams from the Professional Football League (16 from the first league, 16 from the second league);

— 4 teams from the Amateur Football Association of Ukraine;

— 16 teams from regional football associations.

The qualification round will feature 16 teams from the regional competitions. Eight winners will advance to the Round of 32. In case of a draw in regular time, the winner will be determined by penalty shootout—without overtime.

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Results of the Vbet Cup Ukraine-2025/2026 qualification round draw

Fazenda (Chernivtsi) — Medea-Nevytsky Castle (Zakarpattia region)

Girnyk (Novoyavorivsk, Lviv region) — Naftovyk-Dolina (Ivano-Frankivsk region)

Kolos (Polonne, Khmelnytskyi region) — Agron (Ternopil region)

Korosten/Agro-Niva (Zhytomyr region) — Lutsksantermontazh No. 536 (Volyn region)

Legia (Kyiv) — Polissya Stavki (Piskyvia, Kyiv region)

Karbon (Cherkasy) — Palmira (Odessa)

Olympia (Savynychi, Poltava region) — NIKA SMK (Bogodukhiv, Kharkiv region)

IRON (Zaporizhzhia) — Novoukraina (Kirovohrad region)

Basic match dates for the qualification round are August 9-10, 2025.

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Round of 32

The following teams will participate in the competition:

— 8 winners of the qualification round;

— 32 teams from the PFL (16 each from the first and second leagues);

— 4 representatives of AAFU: Agrotech (Tishkivka, Kirovohrad region), Denhoff (Denykhivka, Kyiv region), Kormil (Yavoriv, Lviv region), Mayak (Sarny, Rivne region);

— 12 teams from the VBET Ukrainian Premier League.

Basic match dates for the Round of 32 are August 23-24, 2025.