The 2013–14

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was the 23rd annual season of

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knockout competition. The decision on a schedule of competitions for clubs of the First and Second League and leagues composition was confirmed on June 20, 2013, at a session of Central Council of the

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are the defending

champions for the last three consecutive seasons. As a member of the Premier League enter the competition in the Round of 32.

Team allocation

Fifty one teams will enter into the Ukrainian Cup competition.

Distribution

Round and draw dates

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

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unless stated otherwise. Source
Competition calendar at the Premier League website

Teams

''Notes:'' * With the asterisk (*) are noted the Second League teams that were recently admitted to the league from amateurs and the AAFU (amateur) team(s) that qualified in place of the Amateur Cup finalist(s). * The last season Poltava-2 Karlivka was reorganized as a separate club

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and entered the cup competition. * Reserve teams Dynamo-2 from the First League and Shakhtar-3 from the Second League were not included in the draw.

Competition schedule

First Preliminary Round (1/64)

In this round entered 4 clubs from the

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and the finalists of the

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. The round matches were played on 24 July 2013. ;''Notes:''

Second Preliminary Round (1/32)

In this round 15 clubs from

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(except

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) and the higher seeded clubs from the

will enter. They will be drawn against the three winners of the First Preliminary Round. The round matches were played on 7 August 2013. ;''Notes:''

Round of 32

In this round all 16 teams from the

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entered the competition. They and the 16 winners from the previous round consisting of nine clubs from the

and seven clubs from the

are drawn in this round. The draw was performed 4 September. The game between Nyva and UkrAhroKom was postponed to the next day due to schedule conflict as two games are scheduled at Ternopil City Stadium (the other being between city teams of Ternopil and Poltava).

Round of 16

In this round were drawn the 16 winners from the previous round consisting of 9 teams from the

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, four clubs from the

and three clubs from the

. The draw took place on September 27, 2013. The match between Nyva and Arsenal Kyiv has been brought forward one day due to schedule conflict as two games are scheduled at Ternopil City Stadium (the other being between city teams of Ternopil and Vorskla). ''Notes:'' Match was not played. ''Arsenal Kyiv'' informed the

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that the club would not arrive for the scheduled cup game against Nyva Ternopil because of Arsenal's financial situation. Nyva advance to the next round of the competition. Match was not played. ''Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk'' did not arrive for the match as the plane with the team was not able to land due to fog forcing airport closures. Control Disciplinary Committee of the

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deny Dnipro's request to play the match at a later date and are expelled from the Cup competition. Chornomorets advance to the next round of the competition. ''(21 November 2013)''

Quarterfinals

In this round entered the eight winners from the previous round consisting of four teams from the

, two clubs from the

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, and two clubs from the

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will be drawn in this round. The draw was made on 23 January 2014.

Semifinals

In this round entered the four winners from the previous round consisting of three teams from the

and one club from the

will be drawn in this round. By qualifying for the semifinals Slavutych Cherkasy became the first team from the Druha Liha to ever reach this far in the Ukrainian Cup competition. The draw took place 2 April 2014.

Final

The final was originally to be played at

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but was moved to

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Top goalscorers

The competition's top ten goalscorers including qualification rounds. Over 80 players scored once for their respective teams. Six more players scored against their respective teams.

References

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