Ukrainian Cup 2025/2026 among women's teams: matches of the first preliminary stage took place
On August 16-17, matches of the 2025/2026 Ukrainian Cup took place among women's teams.
The team from Kostopol has advanced to the second round of the Ukrainian Cup. Photo by FC "Pogorina"
First Preliminary Round
Participants from the first league are divided into four groups based on their regional distribution for the first stage.
Group «A»
August 17, 2025
«Rukh» (Lviv) — «Prikarpattya-DYSS No. 3» (Ivano-Frankivsk) — 1:1 (0:1), on penalties — 4:5
Goals: Gorodetsyna (79) — Drozhdova (36).
August 20, 2025
«Yantarochka» (Novyi Yavoriv) — «Minay»
Group «B»
August 16, 2025
«Pohorina» (Kostopil) — DYSS No. 1 (Khmelnytskyi) — 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: Nyzdyr (21), Bolvancevych (70).
August 17, 2025
«Nadbugyyia» (Busk) — «Volymskyi lyceum» (Volodymyr) — 1:2 (0:0)
Goals: Boy (70) — Sheinska (83), Nechitaylo (87).
Group «C»
August 16, 2025
«Atex» (Kyiv) — «Mariupol» — 1:1 (1:1), on penalties — 3:5
Goals: Kalytynska (27) — Djagaryan (18).
August 17, 2025
«Zhytomyrskyi lyceum» (Zhytomyr) — «DYSS Podil» (Kyiv) — 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Mokbel (34), Savina (90+1).
Group «D»
«Leader» (Poltava oblast) — «Yunyist» (Chernihiv) — 3:0 (no-show)
«Zhyvir» advances directly to the next stage.
Each group will conduct internal matches in a knockout format to determine two teams that will proceed further.
Second Preliminary Round
«Yantarochka»/«Minay» — «Prikarpattya-DYSS No. 3»
«Pohorina» — «Volymskyi lyceum»
«DYSS Podil» — «Mariupol»
«Leader» — «Zhyvir»
Third Preliminary Round
Semifinal 1
Winner of Group «B» — Winner of Group «A»
Semifinal 2
Winner of Group «C» — Winner of Group «D»
Fourth Preliminary Round
In this stage of the tournament, two teams that have passed all qualifying rounds and six teams from a higher league occupying 5–10 positions at the end of the last season will participate: «Shakhtar», «Ladomir», «Kryvbas», «Polsia», «Panthers», and «EMS-Podillya».
Four pairs will be formed, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals along with the top four teams from the higher league of the 2024/2025 season: «Vorsklo», «Metalist 1925», «Kolos», and «Sisters».
Final Stage: Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final
Schedule of the 2025/2026 Ukrainian Cup for women's teams (basic dates)
First Preliminary Round: August 16, 2025.
Second Preliminary Round: August 23, 2025.
Third Preliminary Round: September 2, 2025.
Fourth Preliminary Round: September 14, 2025.
Quarterfinals: November 18, 2025.
Semifinals: 2026.
Final: 2026.
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