Sixteen teams participated in this round — nine winners from the second preliminary round and seven teams from the UPL with the lowest rankings from last season.

The draw ceremony featured former Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukrainian national team player Vyacheslav Shevchuk, and former assistant coach of the Ukraine national team, Oleksandr Khatskevych.

Vbet Ukrainian Cup 2024/2025. Third preliminary round draw results

Probiy (Horodenka) vs. Inhulets (Petrove)

Mynai (Mynai) vs. Viktoriya (Sumy)

Karpaty (Lviv) vs. Chornomorets (Odesa)

Kolos (Kovalivka) vs. Obolon (Kyiv)

Metalist 1925 (Kharkiv) vs. Veres (Rivne)

Olympiya (Savyntsi) vs. Zorya (Luhansk)

Mykolaiv (Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast) vs. Bukovyna (Chernivtsi)

Kudrivka (Kudrivka) vs. UKSA (Tarasivka)

The base date for the third qualifying round matches is August 21.

The final of the Ukrainian Cup 2024/2025 is scheduled for May 14, 2025. The venue for the final will be determined by the UAF Executive Committee.