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Ukraine. It was first played during the 1939. It is organized by Football Association of Poltava Oblast. Olympia Savyntsi is the current holder. They have won the cup eight times.

History

On 12 June 1939 first season of the cup competition began. Final was played fifteen days later in Kremenchuk. Dynamo Kremenchuk became the first winner. Dynamo player Sikharulidze became the first player to score a hat-trick in the final. Next year the more teams took part in the competition. In 1941 a week before the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany three matches of the cup took place. Season was abandoned with no winner. Cup resumed in 1946 with summer and fall competitions. Cup winner took part in the

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. Three clubs have won the cup fifve time consecutively. Lokomotyv Poltava in 1950–54, Avanhard Kremenchuk in 1961–65 and Olympia Savyntsi 2014–18.

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