Ukrainian League Cup

2009–10 League Cup
Country Ukraine
Teams 24
Champions Nyva Vinnytsia
Runners-up Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
Matches played 59
Goals scored 167 (2.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) 5 - Kachur (Nyva)
Kozban (Nyva)
Polishchuk (Veres)
← 2000-01 (in question) →

The 2009–10 Ukrainian League Cup was the only season of Ukraine's football knockout competition designated for the members of the Ukrainian Second League and amateur clubs. The tournament was organized to supplement the 2009-10 Ukrainian Second League season during which number of clubs had declined remarkably triggering some talks of reforming the Ukrainian Second League. Currently amateur clubs are invited at the discretion of their respective regional football associations.

Historical scope

The tournament was organized after a few mini-tournaments of the PFL Cup had taken place in the span of less than a couple of years. The PFL Cup competitions involved united teams of different leagues such as two from the second and one from the first and the students, players of which had earned a few gold medals in several international competitions (see Universiada). At first the League Cup was supposed to be an extension of those PFL tournaments, but later was reorganized as a supplementary competition to the Second League championship of 2009-2010. A chronic problem follows the Second League especially in recent years as several clubs of the league have a difficult time just to finish their season, not even worrying about winning anything. That, of course, reflects negatively on the performance not only of a club, but the whole league. A new working commission was organized in 2010 to offer an alternative for the Second League clubs structure of competitions which was supposed to be presented for the 2010-2011 season. Please, note that the League Cup is not such an authentic tournament as a similar competition involving exclusively the Second League clubs had taken place in 1999-2001 known as the Cup of the Second League.

Organization

Start

The Cup began with a group tournament where teams from Druha Liha and amateur level competitors participated. At this stage all 24 teams were divided into eight groups. The best two teams out of each group advanced to the next round of the competition (Second Round) while all the last placed participants were eliminated. In the Second Round teams were paired with each other with the winners of each group playing at home. The winner of each pair advanced to the next round (Quarter-finals). The Quarter-finals took place in the same manner. The Semi-finals consisted of two home-away matches, while the Final took place at a neutral field.

The winners of this competition were awarded the Cup and the prize money (150,000 Hryvnia) from Umbro, the general sponsor of the event.

Initially FC Luzhany (town of Luzhany, Chernivtsi Oblast) was set to participate in the competition, but was eventually replaced by FC Volyn-Tsement Zdolbuniv.[1] On March 1, 2010 it was decided to suspend the competition due to a lack of funds. The clubs FC Dnister Ovidiopol, PFC Oleksandria, and FC Arsenal Bila Tserkva were represented in the competition by their junior teams (doubles). Several clubs officially quit the competition (FC Khodak Cherkasy, FC Dnister Ovidiopol, PFC Olexandria), while FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk was excluded from the Professional Football League due to unpaid debts.[2] The Rivne Oblast clubs (Veres and Volyn) and Teplovyk Yuzhnoukrainsk informed the PFL during the winter break of their unwillingness to continue in the competition.

After winter break

On March 16 it was decided to resume the competition. The following clubs were given until March 20 to pay off their debts to the referees: Teplovyk, Olexandria, Arsenal, Volyn-Tsement, Veres, Ros, Olympik, Tytan, and Dnipro-75. Umbro became the official partner of the competition and its title sponsor.

When the Second round pairs were formed a few teams that finished last advanced due to numerous withdrawals of other clubs. Three teams (Lviv-2, Ros, and Myr) got a bye straight to the Quarter-finals.

Competition schedule

First round (Group Stage)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Second Round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
LFC 2 421162+47
Karpaty-2 421165+17
Skala Morshyn 410327−53
 K2LLV2SKM
Karpaty-2 – 1–4 3–0
LFC 2 0–0 – 0–1
Skala Morshyn 1–2 0–2 –
Notes:

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nyva Vinnytsia 4400113+812
Veres Rivne 42021110+16
Volyn Zdolbuniv 4004211−90
 NYVVRSVTZ
Nyva Vinnytsia – 4–1 3–0
Veres Rivne 2–4 – 5–0
Volyn Zdolbuniv – : + 2–3 –
Notes:

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bastion Illichivsk 4400152+1312
Dnister-d Ovidiopol 420288+06
Teplovyk 4004013−130
 BSTDSTTPL
Bastion Illichivsk – 5–0 3–0
Dnister-d Ovidiopol 2–3 – 2–0
Teplovyk 0–4 0–4 –
Notes:

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Myr Hornostaivka 421154+17
Spartak 412134−15
Olkom Melitopol 411244+04
 MYROLKSPR
Myr Hornostaivka – 2–0 2–1
Olkom Melitopol 2–0 – 0–1
Spartak 1–1 1–1 –
Notes:

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Khodak Cherkasy 421192+77
Olexandria-d 412145−15
Hirnyk-Sport 411217−64
 HSKKDKOLX
Hirnyk-Sport – + : – 1–2
Khodak Cherkasy 3–1 – 5–0
Olexandria-d 1–1 0–0 –
Notes:

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ros Bila Tserkva 4310124+810
Arsenal-d Bila Tserkva 421196+37
Zenit Boyarka 4004314−110
 ARSROSZNT
Arsenal-d Bila Tserkva – 1–2 4–2
Ros Bila Tserkva 2–2 – + : –
Zenit Boyarka 1–5 0–2 –
Notes:

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Illichivets-2 413043+16
Shakhtar-3 412176+15
Tytan Donetsk 411235−24
 I2MS3DTYT
Illichivets-2 – 2–2 1–0
Shakhtar-3 1–1 – 4–1
Tytan Donetsk 0–0 2–0 –
Notes:

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dniprodzerzhynsk 422073+48
Dnipro-75 412153+25
Olympik Kirovohrad 4022410−62
 D75SDDOLY
Dnipro-75 – – : + 4–2
Dniprodzerzhynsk 1–1 – 5–1
Olympik Kirovohrad 0–0 1–1 –
Notes:

Dnipro-75 were excluded from all competitions organized by the PFL for their unpaid debts. The place of Dnipro-75 was granted to and excepted by Olympik.

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                     
1A  Lviv-2 x x x  
2B  bye x x x  
  2L  Nyva Vinnytsia 5 x 5  
  2L  Lviv-2 0 x 0  
1B  Nyva Vinnytsia 3 x 3
2A  Karpaty-2 Lviv 0 x 0  
  2L  Nyva Vinnytsia 0 2 2  
  AM  Myr Hornostaivka 0 0 0  
1C  Bastion Illichivsk 0 x 0  
2D  Spartak Molodizhne 1 x 1  
  AM  Myr Hornostaivka 0p x 0p
  AM  Spartak Molodizhne 0 x 0  
1D  Myr Hornostaivka x x x
2C  bye x x x  
  2L  Nyva Vinnytsia 4
  2L  Hirnyk-Sport 0
3E  Hirnyk-Sport 2 x 2  
2F  Arsenal-d Bila Tserkva 0 x 0  
  2L  Hirnyk-Sport 2 x 2
  2L  Ros Bila Tserkva 0 x 0  
1F  Ros Bila Tserkva x x x
2E  bye x x x  
  2L  Hirnyk-Sport 0 1 1(a)
  2L  Illichivets-2 Mariupol 0 1 1  
1G  Illichivets-2 Mariupol 1 x 1  
3H  Olympik Kirovohrad 0 x 0  
  2L  Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 0 x 0
  2L  Illichivets-2 Mariupol 0p x 0p  
1H  Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 2 x 2
2G  Shakhtar-3 Donetsk 1 x 1  

Second Round (Round of 16)

31 March 2010
15:00
Bastion Illichivsk (2L) 0 – 1 (AM) Spartak Molodizhne
Report Novotriasov  40'
Olympique Stadium, Illichivsk
Attendance: 600
Referee: R.Kalyta (Mykolaiv)

31 March 2010
?:?
Illichivets-2 Mariupol (2L) 1 – 0 (AM) Olimpik Kirovohrad
Dotsenko  50' Report
Zakhidny Stadium, Mariupol
Attendance: 100
Referee: D.Korabliov (Kerch)

31 March 2010
?:?
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk (2L) 2 – 0 (AM) Arsenal-d Bila Tserkva
Skliarenko  50'
Kravchenko  58' 		Report
Yunist Stadium, Komsomolsk
Attendance: 300
Referee: D.Popelnytsky (Kirovohrad)

7 April 2010
?:?
Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) 3 – 0 (2L) Karpaty-2 Lviv
Kozban  11', 70'
Kachur  15' 		Report
Municipal City Stadium, Vinnytsia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: I.Bondar (Kiev)

7 April 2010
?:?
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (2L) 2 – 1 (2L) Shakhtar-3 Donetsk
Skarlosh  84'
Berezhny  90+3' 		Report Akulinin  56'
Metalurh Stadium, Dniprodzerzhynsk
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: V.Zhylin (Sumy)
Notes:

Quarterfinals

14 April 2010
?:?
Myr Hornostaivka (AM) 0 – 0 aet
pen. 5–4 		(AM) Spartak Molodizhne
Report
Zatys Stadium, Hornostaivka (Kherson)
Attendance: 700
Referee: D.Popelnytsky (Kirovohrad)

14 April 2010
?:?
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (2L) 0 – 0 aet
pen. 2–3 		(2L) Illichivets-2 Mariupol
Report
Metalurh Stadium, Dniprodzerzhynsk
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: H.Litvinov (Luhansk)

14 April 2010
?:?
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk (2L) 2 – 0 (2L) Ros Bila Tserkva
Zabula  17'
Poltavets  86' 		Report
Yunist Stadium, Komsomolsk
Attendance: 70
Referee: Ya.Piesotsky (Sumy)

14 April 2010
?:?
Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) 5 – 0 (2L) Lviv Reserves
Kozban  23'
Varchenko  27'
Kachur  29'
Herheliuk  55'
Kuba  65' 		Report
Municipal City Stadium, Vinnytsia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A.Papirovych (Khmelnytsky)

Notes:

Semifinals

This stage was scheduled to take place in two-leg (home-away) match-ups. The first leg was played on April 28, 2010 and the second leg - May 5, 2010.[5]

First Leg

28 April 2010
17:30
Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) 0 - 0[6] (AM) Myr Hornostaivka
Report
Municipal City Stadium,[7] Vinnytsia
Attendance: 1,500[8]
Referee: Ye.Petrakov (Kiev)[9]

Second Leg

5 May 2010
15:00
Illichivets-2 Mariupol (2L) 1 - 1 (2L) Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
Dotsenko  73' (pen.)
Filatov Red card 50' 		Zabula  62'
Zakhidnyi Stadium, Mariupol
Attendance: 300
Referee: K.Monzul[10] (Kharkiv Raion)[11]

Illichivets-2 1–1 Hirnyk-Sport on aggregate. Hirnyk-Sport won on away goals.

5 May 2010
17:00
Myr Hornostaivka (AM) 0 - 2 (2L) Nyva Vinnytsia
Dotsenko 15' Report Kozban  45+1'
Kachur  55'
Zatys Stadium, Hornostaivka (Kherson)
Attendance: 500[12]
Referee: D.Kozorezov (Serhiivka village)

Myr Hornostaivka 0–2 Nyva Vinnytsia on aggregate.

Notes:

Final

Initially set for May 29, the final took place on a neutral ground on June 6, 2010. Surprisingly the PFL picked Oleksandia's Nika Stadium which is 71 km (~46 mi) or about an hour drive from the city of Komsomolsk and 387 km (~255 mi) from Vinnytsia. As a justification, the main reason can be drawn from the fact that it lies in the heartland of Ukraine, and, thus, such a game could draw a greater audience.

6 June 2010
17:00
Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) 4 - 0[13] (2L) Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
Voronin  19'
Kachur  48', 63'
Kozban  65' 		Report
Nika Stadium, Oleksandriya
Referee: V.Diadenko (Kirovohrad)
Nyva Vinnytsia
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
Nyva Vinnytsia:
GK 12 Ukraine Vasyl Skybenko  77'
DF 22 Ukraine Fedir Prokhorov
DF 4 Ukraine Oleksandr Herhelyuk
DF 10Ukraine Volodymyr Naiko  88'
DF 5 Ukraine Serhiy Voronin  24'  19' 90'+2
MF 13Ukraine Serhiy Herasymets  74'
FW 6Ukraine Bohdan Varchenko  59'
MF 9Ukraine Andriy Pylyavskyi  68'
MF 11Ukraine Vadym Bovtruk  72'
FW 18Ukraine Ruslavn Kachur  48', 63'  66'
FW 21Ukraine Dmytro Kozban  65'  73'
Substitutes:
FW 8Ukraine Andriy Veretynsky  68'
FW 18Ukraine Serhiy Kushka  59'  78'
MF 7Ukraine Pavlo Lukyanets  66'
GK 1Ukraine Oleksandr Haidarzhy  77'
MF 15Ukraine Oleksiy Pyvovar  73'
MF 14Ukraine Bohdan Adamenko  74'
MF 2Ukraine Chaus  72'
Manager:
Ukraine Oleh Fedorchuk
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk:
GK 1Ukraine Denys Machulin  90+1'
DF 17Ukraine Volodymyr Tkachenko  51'
FW 5Ukraine Andriy Kondrashov  44'
DF 22 Ukraine Illya Khodulya
MF 3Ukraine Maksym Poltavets
FW 9Ukraine Ruslan Dekhtyar  62'
DF 2 Ukraine Yaroslav Kalinichenko  54'
DF 8Ukraine Kostyantyn Krutenko
MF 13 Ukraine Yevhen Slyva  75'
MF 11 Ukraine Serhiy Kravchenko
DF 7 Ukraine Roman Malynochka  86'
Substitutes:
GK 18Ukraine Andriy Bakhmetiev  90+1'
MF 23Ukraine Yaroslav Bakhmach  51'
FW 4Ukraine Taras Malyuk  62'  90'
MF 10Ukraine Oleh Fil  54'
DF 14Ukraine Oleksandr Zabula  75'
DF 20 Ukraine Vladyslav Ivashchenko  86'
FW 12Ukraine Dmytrenko  89'
Manager:
Ukraine Serhiy Muradyan

MATCH OFFICIALS[14]

  • Assistant referees:
    • V.Fedan
    • A.Skrypka
  • Fourth official: O.Katsman

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
Ukrainian League Cup 2010 Winners
Nyva Vinnytsia
First title

Top goalscorers

In parentheses are goals scored from a penalty spot.

Scorer Goals Team
Kachur 5 Nyva Vinnytsia
Kozban 5 Nyva Vinnytsia
Polishchuk 5 Veres Rivne
Bredis 3 Bastion Illichivsk
Liubar 3 Veres Rivne
Petruk 3 (2) Zenit Boyarka

Note:

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ The groups were formed as well as the dates of the competition (Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ The seventh declaration of the PFL Central Council (March 1) (Ukrainian)
  3. ↑ Protocol #16 of October 22, 2009 (pdf) (Ukrainian)
  4. ↑ Draw in Bila Tserkva derby (Ukrainian)
  5. ↑ The League Cup semifinals draw took place (Ukrainian)
  6. ↑ Fan-site of Nyva Vinnytsia
  7. ↑ According to the Nyva Vinnytsia fan website.
  8. ↑ The Nyva Vinnytsia fan website was claiming that 1,200 attended the game.
  9. ↑ According to the Nyva Vinnytsia fan website.
  10. ↑ Note that Illichivets-2 vs. Hirnyk-Sport game was officiated by a female referee.
  11. ↑ Kateryna Monzul is from the town of Babayi in Kharkiv Raion.
  12. ↑ According to the PFC Nyva Vinnytsia fan-site the attendance for the match was 1,000 which is 1.6 times greater than the population of Hornostaivka (its population is 603 people )
  13. ↑ [The first who informed about the result was the official website of PFC Olexandria.
  14. ↑ Protocol of the final
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