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2019–20 Ukrainian Cup

The 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup was the 29th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The competition started on 20 August 2019 and concluded on 8 July 2020 with the final at the OSC Metalist in Kharkiv.

Team allocation and schedule
The competition included all professional first teams from the Premier League (12/12 teams of the league), First League (16/16), Second League (18/22) and two best teams from the previous year's Amateur Cup. Four second club teams from the Second League are not eligible for the tournament. One more team, Arsenal Kyiv, withdrew right after approval of the tournament structure, but before the draw of the second preliminary round, to which it qualified as a member of the First League. Rounds schedule ;Notes: All draws were held at the Ukrainian Association of Football House of Football. Teams Notes: • With the asterisk (*) are noted the Second League teams that were recently admitted to the league from amateurs and the AAFU (amateur) team(s) that qualified in place of the Amateur Cup finalist(s). • Four of the Second League second teams (reserves) were not drawn for the competition: Chornomorets-2, Obolon-2, Mykolaiv-2, Avanhard-2. ==Bracket==
Bracket
The following is the bracket which the main stage of the Ukrainian Cup resembles. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out. == Competition schedule ==
Competition schedule
Legends: AM – AAFU (amateur) competitions (IV tier), 2L – Second League (III tier), 1L – First League (II tier), PL – Premier League (I tier) First Preliminary round (1/64) In this round eighteen clubs from the Second League and both finalists of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Amateur Cup are scheduled to play. The draw for this round was to be held on 26 July 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches initially were to be played on 7 August 2019. However, on 26 July 2019 it was announced that draw was postponed due to recent changes in leagues composition (withdrawal of Arsenal Kyiv) and conflict with FC Peremoha, the draw was postponed. The draw was finally held on 14 August 2019 with the matches played on 20 August 2019. ;Notes:SC Tavriya Simferopol is forced to play outside of Simferopol due to ongoing the 2014 Russo-Ukrainian War. • Other teams of NK Veres Rivne, FC Alians Lypova Dolyna, and FC Avanhard Bziv were hosting their opponents on neutral fields as their home turf for various reasons are not available. Second Preliminary round (1/32) In this round 15 clubs will enter from the First League and 10 winners of the previous round (9 clubs from the Second League and 1 amateur club). Due to odd number of teams, one of them received a bye. The draw for this round was held 21 August 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were played on 27 August 2019. ;Notes: • Ahrobiznes was drawn with a bye berth that became available as a result of withdrawal of Arsenal Kyiv (the Kyivan club officially withdrew on 22 July 2019, a month before the draw, yet was considered for the Ukrainian cup competition by the Ukrainian Association of Football.). Third Preliminary round (1/16 finals) In this round 6 clubs will enter from the Premier League, 1 club from the First League (Chornomorets Odesa) and 13 winners of the previous round (10 clubs from the First League including one club with bye and 3 clubs from the Second League). The draw for this round was held 28 August 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches will be played on 25 September 2019. ;Notes: • Match rescheduled to 2 October since Mariupol plays its rescheduled Round 4 Ukrainian Premier League game against Dynamo Kyiv. Round of 16 (1/8 finals) In this round the remaining six clubs from the Premier League entered, and the ten winners of the previous round (five clubs from the Premier League, four clubs from the First League and one club from the Second League). The draw for this round was held on 3 October 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches will be played on 30 October 2019. Quarter-finals This round consisted of 5 representatives from the Premier League, 2 teams from the First League, and one team from the Second League advanced to this round. Originally scheduled for 1 November 2019, the draw for this round was postponed for December. The draw for this round was held on 18 December 2019 at the House of Football in Kyiv. The round matches were scheduled to be played on 4 March 2020. On 14 February 2020 the UAF Executive Committee approved changes to the dates of the cup competition as well the Premier Liha. The quarterfinals games were shifted to 11 March 2020. The nominal host for final was identified at the draw for the Ukrainian Cup semifinals as the Mynai/Dynamo pair. The matches were later postponed due to the pause in all competitions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. was set to host its first Ukrainian Cup final and first major competition final overall. The match was originally planned to be held on 13 May 2020, but was later postponed due to the pause in all competitions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. == Top goalscorers ==
Top goalscorers
The competition's top ten goalscorers including preliminary rounds. Notes: == See also ==
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