On Wednesday, May 14, the 2024/2025 Ukrainian Cup final will take place.
FC Dynamo Kyiv will face FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The game will be played at the Central Stadium in Zhytomyr, kick-off – 18:30.
Officials
Referee – M. Balakin (Kyiv region)
Assistant referees – O. Berkut (Sumy), D. Zaporozhenko (Zaporizhzhia)
4th official – D. Panchyshyn (Kharkiv)
Reserve assistant referee – V. Dumenko (Kharkiv)
Referee observer – I. Khiblin (Khmelnytskyi)
VAR – D. Shurman (Kyiv region)
Assistant VAR – O. Derevinskyi (Khmelnytskyi)
VAR observer – A. Abdula (Kharkiv)
2024/2025 Ukrainian Cup campaign
Both sides started their Cup campaign with the round of 16. Dynamo outplayed Vorskla 2:1 in extra time while Shakhtar beat Zoria 1:0.
In the quarterfinals both Dynamo and Shakhtar succeeded 1:0. Kyivans won by narrow margin against Rukh while Donetsk side – against Oleksandria.
In the semifinal Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s men flattened the First League side Bukovyna 4:1 while Shakhtar grabbed the winner against Polissia in extra time (1:0).
SHAKHTAR
UPL position – 3 (28 matches, 17 wins, 7 draws, 4 defeats, goal difference – 64:24, 58 points).
Current season
After two titles in a row Shakhtar frankly failed this season. For the first time since 1996 they risk finishing lower than the second place in the league table being five points behind Oleksandria with two games remaining. Thus winning the Cup is probably their last chance to save the season.
Besides, if Shakhtar win the Cup they’ll qualify for the Europa League. In case they don’t and finish third in the UPL, they’ll perform in the Conference League.
5 previous games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat
May 9. UPL. Zoria – Shakhtar – 0:0
May 3. UPL. Chornomorets – Shakhtar – 0:3
April 27. UPL. Shakhtar – Dynamo – 2:2
April 23. UC. Polissia – Shakhtar – 0:1
April 19. UPL. Shakhtar – Kolos – 2:4
Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics
Most appearances: 27 – Bondarenko, 26 – Bondar, 25 – Eguinaldo, 24 – Sudakov, Bondar.
Most starting lineup appearances: 26 – Bondar, 24 – Riznyk, Sudakov, Bondarenko, 22 – Matviyenko.
Most time played (minutes): 2314 – Bondar, 2119 – Riznyk, 2031 – Bondarenko, 2023 – Sudakov, 1952 – Matviyenko.
Goalscorers: 11 – Sudakov, 10 – Bondarenko, 6 – Kevin, 5 – Eguinaldo, 4 – Traore, Newerton, 3 – Matviyenko, Marlon Gomes, 1 – Hlushchenko, Kryskiv, Pedrinho, Shved.
DYNAMO
UPL position – 1 (28 matches: 20 wins, 8 draws, goal difference – 59:17, 68 points).
Current season
In the previous game Dynamo drew against Polissia in Zhytomyr – 0:0. Yet with two games remaining in the UPL Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s men are five points ahead of Oleksandria. Thus Kyivans need one more point to win the title.
5 previous games: 3 wins, 2 draws
May 9. UPL. Polissia – Dynamo – 0:0
May 3. UPL. Inhulets – Dynamo – 0:4
April 27. UPL. Shakhtar – Dynamo – 2:2
April 23. UC. Bukovyna – Dynamo – 1:4
April 18. UPL. Dynamo – Obolon – 3:0
Players’ 2024/2025 UPL statistics
Most appearances: 28 – Kabayev, 27 – Buialskyi, 26 –Vanat, 25 – Mykhavko, 22 – Voloshyn.
Most starting lineup appearances: 25 – Buialskyi, 24 – Kabayev, 23 – Vanat, 22 – Mykhavko, 19 – Popov, Tymchyk.
Most time played (minutes): 2018 – Buialskyi, 1984 – Mykhavko, 1966 – Vanat, 1961 – Kabayev, 1683 – Tymchyk.
Goalscorers: 17 – Vanat, 7 – Buialskyi, 6 – Yarmolenko, 6 – Shaparenko, 3 – Brazhko, Karavayev, Rubchynskyi, 2 – Kabayev, Pikhalionok, Mykhailenko, 1 – Braharu, Mykhavko, Popov, Vivcharenko, Ponomarenko.
