The 2015–16 Belarusian Cup was the 25th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first were played on 23 May 2015. Winners of the Cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs The following teams took part in the competition: 2015 Belarusian Premier Leagueall 14 teams 2015 Belarusian First Leagueall 16 teams 2015 Belarusian Second Leagueall 20 teams Winners of regional cups5 teams BATE Borisov Dinamo Minsk Shakhtyor Soligorsk Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Naftan Novopolotsk Gomel Minsk Neman Grodno Slutsk Belshina Bobruisk Dinamo Brest Granit Mikashevichi Slavia Mozyr Vitebsk Dnepr Mogilev Smorgon Rechitsa-2014 Gorodeya Isloch Minsk Raion Khimik Svetlogorsk Zvezda-BGU Minsk Smolevichi-STI Gomelzheldortrans Bereza-2010 Lida Slonim Baranovichi Krumkachy Minsk Orsha Kobrin Volna Pinsk Belita-Viteks Uzda Zhlobin Luch Minsk AK Zhdanovichi Osipovichi Torpedo Minsk Spartak Shklov Kletsk MKK-Dnepr Rogachev Molodechno-DYuSSh-4 Priozerye Verkhnedvinsk Krutogorye Dzerzhinsk Kolos-Druzhba Baranovichi Raion Vertikal Kalinkovichi Oshmyany UAS-DYuSSh-Zhitkovichi Torpedo Mogilev Viktoriya Maryina Gorka Lyuban Brestzhilstroy(Brest Oblast) FSK Grodnenskiy(Grodno Oblast) Zhodino-2007(Minsk Oblast) Zarya Krugloye(Mogilev Oblast) Gazovik Vitebsk(Vitebsk Oblast)
First round In this round 5 amateur clubs and 9 randomly chosen Second League clubs were drawn into 7 fixtures. The matches were played on 23 and 24 May 2015.
Second round In this round 7 winners of the First Round were joined by 11 remaining Second League clubs and 14 First League clubs to play in 16 fixtures. Two leaders of First League as of the moment of the draw (Isloch Minsk Raion and Smorgon) were given a bye to the Round of 32. The matches were played on 10 June 2015.
Round of 32 In this round 16 winners of the Second Round were joined by 2 remaining First League clubs and 14 Premier League clubs to play in 16 two-legged fixtures. The matches were played on 16–19 July and 1–2 August 2015.
First leg
Second leg
Round of 16 In this round 16 winners of the previous were paired into 8 two-legged fixtures. The draw was conducted on 4 August 2015.
First leg
Second leg
Quarter-finals The first legs were played on 19 and 20 March 2016 and the second legs were played on 6 April 2016.
First leg
Second leg
Semifinals The first legs were played on 20 April 2016 and the second legs will be played on 4 May 2016.
First leg
Second leg
Final The final match was played on 21 May 2016 at OSK Brestsky in Brest.
BATE: GK 16 Syarhey Chernik RB 15 Maksim Zhavnerchik CB 19 Nemanja Milunović CB 4 Kaspars Dubra LB 33 Dzyanis Palyakow DM 77 Yury Kendysh RM 17 Alyaksey Ryas CM 10 Mirko Ivanić CM 5 Yevgeniy Yablonskiy LM 22 Ihar Stasevich (c)FW 62 Mikhail Gordeichuk Substitutes:GK 34 Artem SorokoDF 3 Vital Hayduchyk MF 8 Alyaksandr Valadzko FW 11 Dmitry Antilevsky DF 14 Artur Pikk FW 20 Vitali Rodionov DF 42 Maksim Valadzko Manager: Alyaksandr YermakovichTORPEDO-BELAZ: GK 23 Valery FomichevRB 6 Alyaksey Pankavets (c)CB 21 Valery KarshakevichCB 18 Uladzimir Shcherba CB 2 Artsyom Chelyadzinski LB 30 Pavel Chelyadko RM 13 Maksim Skavysh CM 7 Serhiy Shapoval CM 28 Yevhen Chumak LM 17 Anton Holenkov FW 97 Vadzim Dzemidovich Substitutes:GK 35 Yahor HatkevichDF 4 Yevgeniy Klopotskiy FW 10 Gennadi Bliznyuk DF 22 Aleksandr Pavlovets MF 31 Yury Pavlyukovets MF 77 Vitaliy Kvashuk FW 90 Denis Trapashko Manager: Igor Kriushenko
References
External links Football.by