2009–10 Ukrainian League Cup
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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 main purpose of this tournament was to supplement the 2009–2010 playing calendar of the Second League clubs whose number 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 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 |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the second round |
Group A
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- Notes:
Group B
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- Notes:
- Rivne Oblast clubs (Veres and Volyn) withdrew from the competition during the winter break.
- Volyn-Tsement Zdolbuniv (simply as Volyn Zdolbuniv) is from the small city of Zdolbuniv.
Group C
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- Notes:
- Dnister was fielding its junior team (double) as its main team was competing in the First League.
- On March 1, 2010, Dnister withdrew form the competition, while Teplovyk withdrew earlier during the winter break.
- Teplovyk Yuzhnoukrainsk is from the small city of Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv Oblast.
Group D
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- Notes:
- Spartak Molodizhne is from the village of Molodizhne, an adjacent suburb of Simferopol, Crimea.
- Myr Hornostaivka is from the village of Hornostaivka, Novotroitske Raion, Kherson Oblast.
Group E
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- Notes:
- Olexandria was fielding its junior team (double) as its main team participates in the competitions of the First League.
- On March 1, 2010, Olexandria and Khodak withdrew from the competition. Hirnyk-Sport was offered and accepted a placed in the next round.
- Khodak Cherkasy is an amateur club from Cherkasy.
Group F
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- Notes:
- Arsenal Bila Tserkva was fielding its junior team (double) as its main team was not playing in the Second League any longer.
- The game Ros – Zenit originally finished 0:1 (Zenit's victory), however due to the fact that Zenit fielded an unregistered player 'Zaza Tsotskhalashvili' the Bila Tserkva's club was awarded a technical victory (3:0) by the decision of the Disciplinary Committee of PFL on October 22, 2009.[3]
- Game Ros – Arsenal-d 2:2 took place at the training ground of FC Arsenal Bila Tserkva in the town of Shkarivka.[4] Shkarivka is a suburb of Bila Tserkvacity, which is located six miles west of it.
Group G
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Group H
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- 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2B | bye | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Nyva Vinnytsia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Lviv-2
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1B | Nyva Vinnytsia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Karpaty-2 Lviv | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Nyva Vinnytsia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| AM | Myr Hornostaivka
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1C | Bastion Illichivsk
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2D | Spartak Molodizhne | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| AM | Myr Hornostaivka
| 0p | |||||||||||||||||
| AM | Spartak Molodizhne | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1D | Myr Hornostaivka
| x | |||||||||||||||||
| 2C | bye | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Nyva Vinnytsia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Hirnyk-Sport
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| 3E | Hirnyk-Sport
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2F | Arsenal-d Bila Tserkva
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Hirnyk-Sport
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Ros Bila Tserkva | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1F | Ros Bila Tserkva | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 2E | bye | x | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Hirnyk-Sport
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1G | Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3H | Olympik Kirovohrad
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2L | Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 0p | |||||||||||||||||
| 1H | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2G | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Second Round (round of 16)
Bastion Illichivsk (2L) | 0 – 1 | (AM) Spartak Molodizhne |
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| Report | Novotriasov  40' |
Olympique Stadium,
Illichivsk
Attendance: 600
Referee: R.Kalyta (Mykolaiv
)Olimpik Kirovohrad | ||
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| Dotsenko 50' |
Report |
Arsenal-d Bila Tserkva | ||
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| Skliarenko 50' Kravchenko 58' |
Report |
Yunist Stadium,
Kirovohrad
)| Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) | 3 – 0 | (2L) Karpaty-2 Lviv |
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| Kozban 11', 70' Kachur 15' |
Report |
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (2L) | 2 – 1 | (2L) Shakhtar-3 Donetsk |
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| Skarlosh 84' Berezhny 90+3' |
Report | Akulinin 56' |
Metalurh Stadium,
Dniprodzerzhynsk
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: V.Zhylin (Sumy
)- Notes:
Quarterfinals
aet pen. 5–4 | (AM) Spartak Molodizhne | |
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| Report |
Zatys Stadium,
Kirovohrad
)aet pen. 2–3 | (2L) Illichivets-2 Mariupol | |
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| Report |
Metalurh Stadium,
Dniprodzerzhynsk
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: H.Litvinov (Luhansk
)Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk (2L) | 2 – 0 | (2L) Ros Bila Tserkva |
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| Zabula 17' Poltavets 86' |
Report |
Yunist Stadium,
Komsomolsk
Attendance: 70
Referee: Ya.Piesotsky (Sumy
)| Nyva Vinnytsia (2L) | 5 – 0 | (2L) Lviv-2 |
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| Kozban 23' Varchenko 27' Kachur 29' Herheliuk 55' Kuba 65' |
Report |
Municipal City Stadium,
Khmelnytskyi
)Notes:
- In the game Hirnyk-Sport – Ros Dorohan (Ros) was not able to score a penalty in the 61st minute. In the same game Skliarenko (Hirnyk-Sport) was sent off in the 43rd minute for his second caution.
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
Myr Hornostaivka | ||
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| Report |
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk (2L) | 0 – 0 | (2L) Illichivets-2 Mariupol |
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| Report |
Komsomolsk
Attendance: 100
Referee: O.Moskalenko (Kryvyi Rih
)Second leg
Illichivets-2 1–1 Hirnyk-Sport on aggregate. Hirnyk-Sport won on away goals.
Myr Hornostaivka (AM) | 0 – 2 | (2L) Nyva Vinnytsia |
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Dotsenko  15' |
Report | Kozban 45+1' Kachur 55' |
Myr Hornostaivka 0–2 Nyva Vinnytsia on aggregate.
Notes:
- In the game Myr – Nyva Dotsenko was not able to convert his penalty kick opportunity in the 15th minute, due to an excellent save on the part of Nyva's goalie Skybenko.
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.
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | ||
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| Voronin 19' Kachur 48', 63' Kozban 65' |
Report |
Kirovohrad
)        Nyva Vinnytsia
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   Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
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MATCH OFFICIALS[14]
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MATCH RULES
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| Ukrainian League Cup 2010 Winners |
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Nyva Vinnytsia First title |
Top goalscorers
In parentheses are goals scored from a penalty spot.
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
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| Kachur | 5 | Nyva Vinnytsia |
| Kozban | 5 | Nyva Vinnytsia |
| Polishchuk | 5 | Veres Rivne
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| Bredis | 3 | Bastion Illichivsk
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| Liubar | 3 | Veres Rivne
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| Petruk | 3 (2) | Zenit Boyarka |
Note:
- Petruk scored three goals in the tournament, with one of his scored in the game Ros – Zenit which was later recognized void. That goal is included in this record as the result's cancellation is a mere administrative formality.
- Polusmak (Zenit) managed to score two goals in four games (one was recognized void).
- Please, note that Bredis (Bastion Illichivsk) is a veteran of Odesa football. He used to compete for the predecessor of Bastion, FC Portovyk Illichivsk in the Second League as well as various national cup competitions.
See also
- Ukrainian Second League 2009–10
- Ukrainian First League 2009–10
- 2009–10 Ukrainian Cup
- Ukrainian Second League Cup
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
- Competition Statute (in Ukrainian)
References
- ^ The groups were formed as well as the dates of the competition Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
- ^ The seventh declaration of the PFL Central Council (March 1) Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Protocol #16 of October 22, 2009 (pdf) (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Draw in Bila Tserkva derby Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
- ^ The League Cup semifinals draw took place Archived 2016-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Fan-site of Nyva Vinnytsia
- ^ According to the Nyva Vinnytsia fan website.
- ^ The Nyva Vinnytsia fan website was claiming that 1,200 attended the game.
- ^ According to the Nyva Vinnytsia fan website.
- ^ Note that Illichivets-2 vs. Hirnyk-Sport game was officiated by a female referee.
- ^ Kateryna Monzul is from the town of Babayi in Kharkiv Raion.
- ^ 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 [1][permanent dead link])
- PFC Olexandria.
- ^ Protocol of the final[permanent dead link]