Ukrainian Second League Cup
Encyclopedia
The Ukrainian Second League Cup was a knockout cup competition in Ukrainian
football
, run by the Professional Football League of Ukraine
. The winner and runner-up of the competition were awarded a qualification to the Ukrainian Cup
.
. Also later semifinalists were allowed to enter the Ukrainian Cup
also.
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...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, run by the Professional Football League of Ukraine
Professional Football League of Ukraine
Professional Football League of Ukraine is a sport organization that represents the Union of all professional level clubs in Ukraine. The League organizes the football competition for football clubs in the second and the third level of the Ukrainian league system...
. The winner and runner-up of the competition were awarded a qualification to the Ukrainian Cup
Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...
.
Format
The format of this competition fluctuated insignificantly. It consisted of a qualification round that was followed by the first round, 1/16 of final. initially all rounds from the first to semi-finals consisted of two games, home-away basis, later it changed with only one game played from the randomly chosen field of the participated clubs. Mainly the competition was limited to clubs that were competing in the Second LeagueUkrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
. Also later semifinalists were allowed to enter the Ukrainian Cup
Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...
also.
History
The competition was discontinued after only couple of season as it showed to be lacking the true strive for victory from the clubs that participated. It was lacking popularization and was also considered to be more costly as almost no spectators were attending the games of that competition.Finals
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.- Brief history :In Soviet times the club carried the name Avtomobilist , then it changed to Polissya... |
4 - 0 | Tytan Armyansk | |
| 1999-00 Ukrainian Second League Cup 1999-00 The Ukrainian Second League Cup 1999–00 was the first edition of Second League Cup competition designated exclusively for clubs of the Second League. It was organized as a qualification tournament for the Ukrainian Cup with only the finalist advancing to the national cup competition.The Cup... |
Borysfen Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil was a Ukrainian football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. It was founded in February 1993.In 1993 the club was merged with FC Nyva Myronivka under name Nyva-Borysfen. In 1994, after the winter break, the club was renamed into FC Boryspil while another team from village Karapyshi,... |
2 - 0 | Kherson FC Krystal Kherson Krystal Kherson is a professional football club from Kherson in Ukraine that has a long history in the Soviet and then the Ukrainian Leagues.- History :It was formed in 1961 as Krystal.... |
Performance by Club
| Club | Winners | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borysfen Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil was a Ukrainian football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. It was founded in February 1993.In 1993 the club was merged with FC Nyva Myronivka under name Nyva-Borysfen. In 1994, after the winter break, the club was renamed into FC Boryspil while another team from village Karapyshi,... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1999-00 |
| Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.- Brief history :In Soviet times the club carried the name Avtomobilist , then it changed to Polissya... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2000-01 |
| Kherson FC Krystal Kherson Krystal Kherson is a professional football club from Kherson in Ukraine that has a long history in the Soviet and then the Ukrainian Leagues.- History :It was formed in 1961 as Krystal.... |
0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tytan Armyansk | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi was a former Ukrainian football team that was based in Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. They played in Podillya Stadium which has 10,000 seats... |
0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Metalist-2 Kharkiv | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sokil Zolochiv FC Sokil Zolochiv FC Sokil Zolochiv is a Ukrainian football club from Zolochiv, Lvivska oblast that currently competes at the Amateur level. The club entered the Ukrainian Amateur Championships in 2008.Also they compete in the Lvivska Oblast competition.... |
0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mashbud Druzhkivka | 0 | 0 | 1 |
See also
- Football in Ukraine
- Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkrainian Premier LeagueThe Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
- 2009–10 Ukrainian League Cup2009–10 Ukrainian League CupThe 2009-10 League Cup was the only season of Ukraine's football knockout competition designated for the members of the Ukrainian Second League and amateur clubs. The main purpose of this tournament was to supplement the 2009-2010 playing calendar of the Second League clubs whose number had...