1997 Ukrainian Cup Final
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The 1997 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy
Olimpiysky National Sports Complex
The Olympic National Sports Complex is a multi-use sports facility in Kiev, Ukraine, located on the slopes of city's central Cherepanov Hill, Pechersk Raion. The stadium is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the world's largest...

 on May 25, 1997. The match was the 6th Ukrainian Cup Final
Ukrainian Cup 1996-97
The Ukrainian Cup 1996–97 is the 6th annual edition of Ukraine's football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup.The Cup started with the round of 32, but it also had couple of preliminaries.-First preliminary round:...

 and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

 and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

. The 1997 Ukrainian Cup Final was the fifth to be held in the Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 capital Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

. Shakhtar won on the single goal netted by Serhiy Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin |Kirovske]], Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.-Playing career:Atelkin made his name playing as a striker for the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk , U.S. Lecce and Boavista FC. Despite success in domestic competitions, Atelkin only played for the Ukrainian national football...

 on the 36th minute.

There also were couple yellow cards issued at this game, all of them to Shakhtar players: Potskhveria and Hennadiy Orbu
Hennadiy Orbu
Hennadiy Hryhorovych Orbu is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 1991 for FC Shakhtar Donetsk...

.

Road to Kiev

The both teams started from the first round of the competition (1/16). Shakhtar, if not considering their first game in Mariupol
Mariupol
Mariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...

, had some difficulties along the way meeting resistance from every team. Especially surprising was the face-off with Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :...

 which alsmost revenged the miners for the face-slap from the two years ago. In the semi-final Shakhtar defeated the Armymen
FC Arsenal Kyiv
FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv...

which, alas, managed to show no teeth in their second game. Dnipro impressed when it easily defeated the two-time winner of the tournament, Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium...

.
Shakhtar
Round 1 Metalurh M.
FC Illychivets Mariupol
FC Illichivets Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Mariupol.-Quick overview:The team was previously called FC Metalurh Mariupol. FC Metalurh Mariupol changed its name to Illichivets during the winter break of the 2002–2003 season...

1–3 Shakhtar
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

Round 2 Zirka-NIBAS
FC Zirka Kirovohrad
FC Zirka Kirovohrad is a Ukrainian professional football team. The team is situated in Kirovohrad, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine and was founded in 1922. Zirka debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95 season, where they finished 6th. In the Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00 season they finished...

0–1 Shakhtar
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

Quarter-final (1st leg) Vorskla
FC Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :...

0–0 Shakhtar
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

Quarter-final (2nd leg) Shakhtar
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

2–1 Vorskla
FC Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :...

  (Shakhtar won 2–1 on aggregate)
Semi-final (1st leg) Shakhtar
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

2–1 CSKA
FC Arsenal Kyiv
FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv...

Semi-final (2nd leg) CSKA
FC Arsenal Kyiv
FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv...

0–3 Shakhtar
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...

  (Shakhtar won 5–1 on aggregate)
Dnipro
Round 1 Lviv
FC Lviv
FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :...

2–3 Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

Round 2 Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

2–0 Torpedo
Quarter-final (1st leg) Chornomorets
FC Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium...

0–1 Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

Quarter-final (2nd leg) Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

3–0 Chornomorets
FC Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium...

  (Dnipro won 4–0 on aggregate)
Semi-final (1st leg) Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

3–0 Metalurh Z.
Semi-final (2nd leg) Metalurh Z. 2–0 Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...

  (Dnipro won 3–2 on aggregate)

Match details


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Shakhtar Donetsk:
GK ?   Shutkov
Dmytro Shutkov
Dmytro Shutkov was an Ukrainian footballer who played in Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk his entire career. Now he is a part of goalkeeper coaching staff of Shakhtar.-Career statistics:*Other - USSR Federation Cup-External links:...

MF ?   Leonov
DF ?   Potskhveria
Mikhail Potskhveria
Mikhail Potskhveria is a retired Georgian professional football player.-External links:*...

 
DF ?   Babiy
Oleksandr Babiy
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Babiy is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1991 for FC Temp Shepetivka. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 1999–2000 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg.-Honours:...

DF ?   Koval 
MF ?   Matveyev
Oleh Matveyev
Oleh Matveyev is a former Ukrainian football player. One of the most successful strikers at the start of the Ukrainian Premier League. In 1997 he won the title of the League top scorer with 21 tallies. Together with Serhiy Atelkin they were the best tandem nationwide. Under the Soviet Union,...

 
DF ?   Orbu
Hennadiy Orbu
Hennadiy Hryhorovych Orbu is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 1991 for FC Shakhtar Donetsk...

 
DF ?   Kovalyov 
MF ?   Zubov 
FW ?   Kriventsov
Valeriy Kriventsov
Valeriy Serhiyovych Kriventsov is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 1991 for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.-Honours:* Ukrainian Premier League runner-up: 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001....

FW ?   Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin |Kirovske]], Donetsk Oblast) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.-Playing career:Atelkin made his name playing as a striker for the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk , U.S. Lecce and Boavista FC. Despite success in domestic competitions, Atelkin only played for the Ukrainian national football...

Substitutes:
DF ?   Shelayev
Oleh Shelayev
Oleh Mykolayovych Shelayev is a professional Ukrainian football player for FC Metalist Kharkiv.- Career :Shelayev plays in a defensive midfield position and was the captain of his club team, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In December 2008 the club loaned him to FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih...

 
MF ?   Kochvar 
MF ?   Spivak 
Manager:
  Valeriy Yaremchenko
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk:
GK ?   Blyzniuk
DF ?   Poklonskiy
MF ?   Sosenko
MF ?   Kozar
MF ?   Pavliukh
FW ?   Kharkovschenko
DF ?   Sharan
Volodymyr Sharan
Volodymyr Bohdanovych Sharan is a Ukrainian football midfielder who represented Ukraine once at the national level and currently is a manager of PFC Oleksandria.He also capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship....

 
DF ?   Nahornyak
Serhiy Nahornyak
Serhiy Mykolayovych Nahornyak is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Ukrainian First League in 1992 for FC Vorskla Poltava...

MF ?   G. Kilasonia 
FW ?   Moroz
Hennadiy Moroz
Hennadiy Moroz is a Ukrainian footballer.-External links:*...

DF ?   V. Kilasonia
Varlam Kilasonia
Varlam Kilasonia is a Georgian professional football coach and player. Currently, he manages FC Olimpi RustaviHis brother Giorgi Kilasonia played for the Georgia national football team.-External links:*...

 
Substitutes:
DF ?   Kovalenko
Oleksandr Kovalenko
Oleksandr Kovalenko was a Ukrainian professional football player and later a football referee.-Career:Kovalenko made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Second League in 1993 for FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka...

 
FW ?   Belkin 
FW ?   Lyutyi 
Manager:
  Vyacheslav Hrozny
Vyacheslav Hrozny
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MATCH OFFICIALS
  • Assistant referees:
    • Anatoliy Oliynyk (Simferopol
      Simferopol
      -Russian Empire and Civil War:The city was renamed Simferopol in 1784 after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire by Catherine II of Russia. The name Simferopol is derived from the Greek, Συμφερόπολις , translated as "the city of usefulness." In 1802, Simferopol became the...

      )
    • Vitaliy Zviahitsev (Odessa
      Odessa
      Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

      )
  • Fourth official: Vasyl Menychuk (Simferopol
    Simferopol
    -Russian Empire and Civil War:The city was renamed Simferopol in 1784 after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire by Catherine II of Russia. The name Simferopol is derived from the Greek, Συμφερόπολις , translated as "the city of usefulness." In 1802, Simferopol became the...

    )

MATCH RULES
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • 3 substitutions, plus two more in extra time.


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Ukrainian Cup 1997 Winners
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...


Second title

Match statistics

Shakhtar Dnipro
Total shots ? ?
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Corner kicks ? ?
Fouls committed ? ?
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Yellow cards ? ?
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External links

  • Calendar of Matches - Schedule of the 1996-97 Ukrainian Cup on the Ukrainian Soccer History web-site (ukrsoccerhistory.com).
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