2025–26 Ukrainian Women's Cup
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Dates | 16 August 2025 – 2026 |
| Teams | 25 |
| Defending champions | Vorskla Poltava |
The 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's Cup is the 32nd season of Ukrainian knockout competitions among women's teams.
Twenty-five teams of the Ukrainian Women's Football Championship are contesting the main trophy: 10 representing the Higher League (Vyshcha Liha) and 15 representing the First League (Persha Liha).[1] This is a record number of participants since the inception of the competition back in 1992.
Vorskla Poltava are the defending champions who have won the competition in the last three seasons.
Team allocation and schedule
The competition includes all professional first teams from the Higher League (10/10 teams of the league) and teams with non-professional status from the First League (15/16).
| Distribution | |||
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| Teams entering this round | Teams advancing from the previous round | ||
| First qualification round (14 teams) |
14 entrants of First League | ||
| Second qualification round (8 teams) |
1 entrant of the First League (Zhaivir Shpola) | 7 winners from the First qualification round | |
| Third qualification round (4 teams) |
no new entrants | 4 winners from the Second qualification round | |
| Fourth qualification round (8 teams) |
6 entrants of the Higher League (lower seeded) | 2 winners from the Third qualification round | |
| Quarter-finals (8 teams) |
4 entrants of the Higher League (higher seeded) | 4 winners from the Fourth qualification round | |
Rounds schedule
| Phase | Round | Number of fixtures |
Clubs remaining |
Draw date | Game date |
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| Qualification | First round | 7 | 14 → 7 | 30 July 2025 | 16-20 August 2025 |
| Second round | 4 | 8 → 4 | 23 August 2025 | ||
| Third round | 2 | 4 → 2 | 2 September 2025 | ||
| Fourth round | 4 | 8 → 4 | 14 September 2025 | ||
| Main event | Quarter-finals | 4 | 8 → 4 | 18 November 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | 2 | 4 → 2 | 2026 | ||
| Final | 1 | 2 → 1 | 2026 |
Teams
| Enter in First qualification | Enter in Second qualification | Enter in Fourth qualification | Enter in Quarterfinals |
| First League 14/16 teams |
First League 1/16 team |
Higher League 6/10 teams |
Higher League 4/10 teams |
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Notes:
- One reserve team from the First League was not eligible to participate.
Competition schedule
First qualifying round
The draw for this round was held on 30 July 2025.
| 16 August 2025 | Ateks Kyiv (II) | 1 – 1 (3–5 p) | (II) Mariupol | Kyiv |
| 14:30 |
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Stadium: Rusanivets Referee: Alyona Kvasha (Kyiv Oblast) |
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| 16 August 2025 | Pohoryna Kostopil (II) | 2 – 0 | (II) DYuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi | Kostopil, Rivne Oblast |
| 16:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Kolos Attendance: 70 Referee: Nataliya Mamchur (Rivne) |
| 17 August 2025 | Lider Kobelyaky (II) | 3 – 0[a] | (II) Yunist Chernihiv | Kobelyaky, Poltava Oblast |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: Kolos |
| 17 August 2025 | Rukh Lviv (II) | 1 – 1 (4–5 p) | (II) Prykarpattia-DYuSSh-3 | Vynnyky, Lviv |
| 13:00 |
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Stadium: Rukh training base Referee: Mariya Zobenko |
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| 17 August 2025 | Nadbuzhia Busk (II) | 1 – 2 | (II) Volodymyrskyi Litsei | Busk, Lviv Oblast |
| 13:00 |
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Stadium: Busk DYuSSh Referee: Yana Dutchak (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) |
| 17 August 2025 | Zhytomyrskyi Litsei (II) | 0 – 2 | (II) DYuSSh Podil Kyiv | Zhytomyr |
| 16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Spartak Arena Attendance: 100 Referee: Oleksandra Leshchenko (Zaporizhia) |
| 20 August 2025 | Yantarochka Novoyavorivsk (II) | – | (II) Mynai | Novoyavorivsk, Lviv Oblast |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: imeni Rusyna |
Second qualification round
| 23 August 2025 | Yantarochka/Mynai (II) | – (pair 1) | (II) Prykarpattia-DYuSSh-3 | |
| [ Report] |
| 23 August 2025 | Pohoryna Kostopil (II) | – (pair 2) | (II) Volodymyrskyi Litsei | |
| [ Report] | Referee: Kateryna Usova |
| 23 August 2025 | Mariupol (II) | – (pair 3) | (II) DYuSSh Podil Kyiv | |
| [ Report] |
| 23 August 2025 | Zhaivir Shpola (II) | – (pair 4) | (II) Lider Kobelyaky | |
| [ Report] |
Third qualifying round
| 2 September 2025 | Winner of pair 1 (II) | – (pair A) | (II) Winner of pair 2 | |
| [ Report] |
| 2 September 2025 | Winner of pair 3 (II) | – (pair B) | (II) Winner of pair 4 | |
| [ Report] |
Fourth qualification round
6 teams of the Higher League (lower ranking) will be joined with the winners of pair A and pair B.
See also
Notes
- ^ administrative result
References
- ^ Кубок України 2025/2026: визначилися пари першого попереднього етапу. womensfootball.com.ua. 30 July 2025
External links
- Official website of the All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football
- Кубок України 2025-2026 (Calendar). womensfootball.com.ua
- Ukraine - List of Women Cup Finals. RSSSF