Reminder, this season the tournament is held under a revised system that includes four preliminary stages and also a final part: quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. All stages consist of one match each. In case of a draw in regular time, the winner will be determined immediately through a penalty shootout without extra time — according to IFAB Laws of the Game.

4th Preliminary Stage

14.09.2025

«Polesia» (Zhytomyr) — «EMS-Podillya» (Vinnytsia) — 8:1 (4:1)

Goals: Stepets' (22, 29, 56), Tryl (25, 28), Sycharenko (47), Tarakanova (63), Derevyanko (90) — Paskarenko (45).

«Mariupol» — «Shakhtar» (Donetsk) — 0:7 (0:4)

Goals: Chayka (13, 62), Myronenko (18), Vegerich (24, 69), Golovach (33), Mohnatch (88).

«Panthers» (Uman) — «Ladomir» (Vladimir) — 1:1 (0:0), p.p. 4:2

Goals: Lascho (54) — Savkina (62).

«Minay» (Zakarpattia Oblast) — «Kryvbas» (Kryvyi Rih) — 0:2 (0:2)

Goals: Neposhivaylenko (7), Zaporozhets' (15).

Thus, advancing to the quarter-finals are:«Polesia», «Shakhtar», «Panthers» and «Kryvbas». At this stage, they will be joined by four of the best teams from the Higher League for the 2024/2025 season: «Vorskla», «Metalist 1925», «Kolos» and «Sisters». The base date for quarter-finals is November 18.

Ukraine Cup-2025/2026 Match Schedule

Quarter-finals: November 18, 2025.

Semi-finals: 2026.

Final: 2026.