Chernihiv will face Dynamo in the Ukrainian Cup final: where to watch the match
On Wednesday, May 20, the Arena Lviv stadium will host the final of the 2025/2026 Ukrainian Cup, featuring First League side Chernihiv and 13-time champions Dynamo Kyiv.
The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m., and will be broadcast live on UPL TV.
Under the leadership of Valeriy Chorny, Chernihiv defeated a number of opponents on its way to the decisive match:
- "Atlet" (1-0)
- "Kryvbas" (3-0 technical victory)
- "Lisne" (1:1, penalty shootout — 4:3)
- "Phoenix-Mariupol" (0:0, penalty shootout — 5:4)
- "Metalist 1925" (0:0, penalty shootout — 6:5)
Kyiv’s “Dynamo,” led by Ihor Kostyuk, defeated:
- Oleksandriya (2–1)
- Shakhtar (2:1)
- Ingulets (2–0)
- Bukovyna (3:0)
The last time the Kyiv team won the Ukrainian Cup was five years ago.
Oleksandr Shandor from Lviv has been appointed as the head referee for the final.
Assistant referees: Viktor Nizhnik and Stanislav Marulin
Fourth official: Oleksandr Afanasyev
VAR: Volodymyr Novokhatniy
VAR assistant: Dmytro Panchyshyn
Referee observer: Yuriy Moseychuk
Donetsk’s Shakhtar has won the most Ukrainian Cups—15 trophies—followed by Kyiv’s Dynamo with 13 victories.
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Last season, the Ukrainian Cup was won by Shakhtar, which defeated Dynamo in a penalty shootout (6–5 after a 1–1 draw in regulation) in the final in Zhytomyr.
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