The 2025 Ukrainian Cup final was the 32nd final match of the annual Ukrainian football cup competition. It was played on 14 May 2025 at the Tsentralnyi Stadion in Zhytomyr.Vbet Кубок України-2024/2025: «Динамо» й «Шахтар» не без проблем дісталися до фіналу. uaf.ua. 23 April 2025 This is the first time the cup final was held in Zhytomyr.Уперше в історії фінал Кубка України з футболу відбудеться в Житомирі. suspilne.media. 4 March 2025
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral). Shakhtar DonetskRoundDynamo KyivOpponentResult2024–25 Ukrainian CupOpponentResultZorya Luhansk1–0 (N)Round of 16Vorskla Poltava2–1 (A) FC Oleksandriya1–0 (A) Quarter-finalsRukh Lviv1–0 (A)Polissya Zhytomyr1–0 (A) Semi-finalsBukovyna Chernivtsi4–1 (N)
Shakhtar Donetsk As a Premier League team, Shakhtar Donetsk started in the Round of 16, they were drawn to Zorya Luhansk and won 1-0 at the Arena Lviv in Lviv thanks to a midway through the first half goal from Traoré. Due to the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, both teams were forced to play away from their home cities with Shakhtar "hosting" Zorya in Lviv. In the Quarterfinals, they were drawn against FC Oleksandriya and won 1-0 in overtime at the Nika Concert and Sports Complex in Oleksandriya with a goal from Kevin. In the Semifinals, they were drawn to Polissya Zhytomyr and won 1-0 in overtime at the Tsentralnyi Miskyi Stadion in Zhytomyr thanks to a late goal from Alisson.
Dynamo Kyiv As a Premier League team, Dynamo Kyiv started in the Round of 16, they were drawn away to the last season cup finalist Vorskla Poltava and won 2-1 in overtime at the Vorskla Stadium in Poltava thanks to goals from Guerrero (penalty) and Vanat. In the Quarter-finals, they were drawn against Rukh Lviv and won 1-0 at the Arena Lviv in Lviv with a late first half goal from Pikhalyonok. In the Semi-Finals, they were drawn to Bukovyna Chernivtsi and won 4-1 at the Ukraina Stadium in Lviv thanks to goals from Voloshyn, Popov, Brazhko (penalty) and Shaparenko.
Previous encounters
The meeting between Dynamo and Shakhtar has been a main rivalry since the 1930s, when both clubs played in the Soviet competitions. As far as domestic cup competitions, the two clubs met each other three times in the Soviet Cup (1968, 1978, 1985)Статистика встреч Динамо (Киев), СССР – Шахтер (Донецк), СССР. wildstat.ru and 16 times in the Ukrainian Cup (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 (twice), 2011 (twice), 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 (twice)).Статистика встреч Динамо (Киев), Украина – Шахтер (Донецк), Украина. wildstat.ru In the finals, Dynamo and Shakhtar met two times in the Soviet Cup and 10 times in the Ukrainian Cup. As part of the Ukrainian Cup, their first final together took place in 2002 in Kyiv with 81,000 spectators attending the match.В считанных финалах КУ не играли оба участника Классического. Шахтер претендовал на трофей чаще всего. www.ua-football.com. 24 April 2025 Six out of 10 finals were won by Dynamo. Out of 32 finals of the Ukrainian Cup, only 3 did not feature either of the clubs.
Teams at the competition's finals TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)Shakhtar Donetsk20 (1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)Dynamo Kyiv18 (1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Match Summary Close to the end of the first half Dynamo Kyiv took a lead in the game with a goal from its seasoned veteran Andriy Yarmolenko who hit a left flank cross from Vladyslav Dubinchak into the box.Андрій Миколайович відкрив рахунок у фіналі Кубка України Шахтар - Динамо. ВІДЕО. www.ua-football.com. 14 May 2025 At 35, Yarmolenko became the oldest player who scored in the Ukrainian Cup finals.Ярмоленко стал самым возрастным бомбардиром финалов Кубка Украины. sport.ua. 15 May 2025 A midway through the second half, a Shakhtar newcomer Kauã Elias who came out on as a substitution for EguinaldoЗ метою обережності чи все-таки травма? Шахтар розпочав другий тайм матчу Кубка України з заміни. www.ua-football.com. 14 May 2025 scored an equalizer after receiving a pass from Alisson Santana.Шахтар зрівнює рахунок у Кубку України. Дебютний гол нападника. www.ua-football.com. 14 May 2025 It was the first goal from Elias for Shakhtar.Шахтар зрівнює рахунок у Кубку України. Дебютний гол нападника. www.ua-football.com. 14 May 2025 Also, Elias became the youngest player who scored goal in the final and 11th Brazilian to do so.Элиас стал 11 бразильцем, забившим гол в финале Кубка Украины. sport.ua. 14 May 2025
Following the extra time, the match score did not change, and the game went to a penalty shootout. The first 5 assigned from each team did not miss their mark, while a Dynamo Oleksandr Karavayev's kick from the 11-meter mark was deflected by a Shakhtar goalkeeper, Dmytro Riznyk, awarding a victory in penalty shootout and the game overall.Кубок України. Шахтар - Динамо 1:1 (пенальті - 6:5). Гірники рятують сезон!. www.ua-football.com. 14 May 2025
Details
Shakhtar Donetsk: GK 31 Dmytro RiznykLB 13 Pedro HenriqueCB 22 Mykola Matviyenko (c)CB 5 Valeriy BondarRB 17 Vinicius TobiasDM 6 Marlon Gomes CM 10 Heorhiy SudakovCM 21 Artem BondarenkoLW 11 KevinST 7 Eguinaldo RW 38 PedrinhoSubstitutions:GK 23 Kiril FesyunFW 2 Lassina TraoréMF 8 Dmytro KryskivMF 9 Maryan ShvedDF 16 Irakli AzaroviDF 18 Alaa GhramFW 19 Kauã EliasMF 24 Viktor TsukanovMF 29 Yehor NazarynaMF 30 Alisson SantanaMF 39 NewertonDF 74 Marian FarynaHead coach: Marino PušićDynamo Kyiv: GK 35 Ruslan NeshcheretLB 44 Vladyslav Dubinchak CB 32 Taras MykhavkoCB 4 Denys PopovRB 18 Oleksandr TymchykLM 22 Vladyslav KabayevCM 10 Mykola ShaparenkoCM 91 Mykola MykhailenkoRM 7 Andriy Yarmolenko CF 11 Vladyslav VanatCF 29 Vitaliy Buyalskyi (c)Substitutions:GK 1 Valentyn MorhunDF 2 Kostyantyn VivcharenkoMF 6 Volodymyr BrazhkoMF 9 Nazar VoloshynMF 15 Valentyn RubchynskyiMF 20 Oleksandr KaravayevDF 25 Maksym DyachukFW 39 Eduardo GuerreroDF 40 Kristian BilovarMF 45 Maksym BraharuMF 76 Oleksandr PikhalyonokFW 99 Matviy PonomarenkoHead coach: Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
Match officials Referee assistants: Oleksandr Berkut (Sumy) Dmytro Zaporozhenko (Zaporizhia) Fourth referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn (Kharkiv) Additional referee assistant: Volodymyr Dumenko (Kharkiv) Refereeing supervisor: Ihor Khiblin (Khmelnytskyi). VAR referee — Denys Shurman (Kyiv Oblast) VAR assistant — Oleksiy Derevinskyi (Khmelnytskyi) VAR supervisor — Anatoliy Abdula (Kharkiv). UAF delegate — Hryhoriy Simonov (Kyiv).Regulation highlightes 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if needed. Penalty kicks if needed. 12 players for substitution. Maximum 5 substitution per match (+1 in case of extra time).
See also 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League Klasychne derby – Ukrainian Classic rivalry
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References
External links Ukrainian Cup. UEFA Official results. uaf.ua (in Ukrainian)