The 2007–08 Ukrainian Cup was the 17th annual edition of

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knockout competition, the

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. The Cup started with the round of 32, but it also had couple of preliminaries. In the

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, neither

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nor FC Nyva-Svitanok Vinnytsia submitted their licenses to take part in this year's competition.

Team allocation

Fifty-four teams entered the competition

Distribution

Round and draw dates

All draws held at FFU headquarters (Building of Football) in

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unless stated otherwise.

Competition schedule

First preliminary round

The matches of the First Preliminary Round took place on July 20, 2007.

Second preliminary round

The matches of the Second Preliminary Round took place on August 8, 2007, except the match of FC Halychyna Lviv and

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which took place on August 5. The teams

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and

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made it straight to the First Elimination Round, because the Alchevsk and Mariupol clubs rank the highest among the other First League participants.Second preliminary round draw.

Bracket

Round of 32

In this round entered all 16 teams from

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. They were drawn against the 16 winners from the previous round, who played home in this round. The matches were played on September 24–26, 2007. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Round of 16

The Second Elimination Round of the Ukrainian Cup consisted of 16 competitors and took place on October 31, 2007. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

First leg

The Quarterfinals consist of two matches per pair of club. The games took place from November 17 to January 15, 2007. ---- ---- ----

Second leg

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won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''

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won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''

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won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''

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won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''

won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Final

Top goalscorers

The top scorers in the 2007–08 Ukrainian Cup are as follows:

References

External links

Calendar of Matches
��Schedule of the Ukrainian Cup on Professional Football League of Ukraine Website. {{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Ukrainian Cup Ukrainian Cup seasons

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