2018 FFU Regions' Cup
2018 FFU Regions' Cup (Ukrainian: Кубок регіонів ФФУ, Kubok rehioniv FFU) is the second season of the Football Federation of Ukraine renewed competition at regional level. The competition is conducted among football teams of Oblasts (regions) composed of players who compete at oblast championships (regional competitions).
| Country | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 April 2018 – 20 June 2018 |
| Teams | 26 |
| Defending champions | Kirovohrad Oblast |
| Champions | Lviv Oblast (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sumy Oblast |
| Semi-finalists |
|
| 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup | Lviv Oblast |
← 2015–16 2020 → | |
The winner of the competition will represent Ukraine at the 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup.
Tournament structure
The 2018 FFU Regions' Cup competition changed its tournament structure compare to its previous season two year ago.
This season competition is arranged in three stages. The first stage (April 24-26) will have 24 participants and organized into a mini-tournament in six groups of four with two teams that played in the 2016 final receiving a bye for the stage along with the mini tournament group winners. The second stage (May 15-17) is a group stage will have eight participants split into two groups of four with winners of each group advancing to the final game. The third stage is the final that is scheduled to take place on 20 June 2018.[1]
Competition schedule
Group1
in Ivano-Frankivsk, Khet-Tryk Stadium[4][5]
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Ternopil Oblast  |
2–1[6] |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast  |
4–0[7] |  Chernivtsi Oblast |
Semifinals
in Rafalivka, RAF-BRUK Stadium
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Rivne Oblast  |
3–1 (a.e.t.)[9][10] |  Volyn Oblast |
Vinnytsia Oblast  |
4–1[11][12] |  Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
Group 4
in Mykolaiv, Park Peremohy Stadium (Match 1) and Kherson, Combined Sports School (KDYuSSh) Stadium (Match 2)
Finals
in Kherson, Combined Sports School (KDYuSSh) Stadium
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Kherson Oblast  |
0–1[22] |  Odessa Oblast |
Group 5
in Kramatorsk, Pole u sadu Bernatskoho
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Donetsk Oblast  |
6–2[23] |  Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Luhansk Oblast  |
+:–[23] |  Zaporizhia Oblast |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Kharkiv Oblast  |
1–0 (a.e.t.)[27] |  Cherkasy Oblast |
Poltava Oblast  |
1–4[28] |  Sumy Oblast |
Second stage
All games were scheduled to be played on 15 and 16 May. For the stage qualified football teams of following regions Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Donetsk.
Group A
in Ivano-Frankivsk, Khet-Tryk Stadium[29]
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Lviv Oblast  |
0–0 (7–6 p)[29] | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Vinnytsia Oblast |
0–3[29] |  Zhytomyr Oblast |
Group B
in Mykolaivka, Sumy[29]
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sumy Oblast |
2–1[29] | Donetsk Oblast |
| Odessa Oblast |
w/o[29] |  Kirovohrad Oblast |
Final
Final was played on 23 June 2018.
| 23 June 2018 | Lviv Oblast | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Sumy Oblast | Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv |
Leskiv  37'Fostakovskyi 99' |
Report | Tarabara 65' |
See also
References
- The Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast amateur team will start competition for the "FFU Regions' Cup" (Аматорська збірна Івано-Франківської області розпочне боротьбу за "Кубок регіонів ФФУ"). Halychyna Sportyvna. 24 April 2018
- https://amateur.footboom.com/news/1522782987-zbirna-kyivskoi-oblasti-postupylasia-chaitsi.html
- http://sport.if.ua/football/17739.html
- http://lobda.at.ua/news/kubok_regioniv_ffu_nasha_zbirna_zijdetsja_z_ternopilskoju/2018-04-23-6106
- http://ffz.org.ua/?p=40596
- Ternopil-Zakarpattia. Footboom. 24 April 2018
- IF-Chernivtsi. Footboom. 25 April 2018
- IF-Ternopil. Footboom. 25 April 2018
- Rivne-Volyn. Footboom. 25 April 2018
- Rivne-Volyn. ROFF. 26 April 2018
- in Vinnytsia, Nyva Stadium
- FFU Regions' Cup (Кубок регіонів ФФУ). Vinnytsia Oblast Football Federation. 27 April 2018
- Rivne-Vinnytsia. Footboom. 3 May 2018
- https://amateur.footboom.com/news/1524165216-tovaryskyi-match-zbirna-zhytomyrskoi-oblasti-danhard-teterivka-0-0.html
- Team of Kiev
- http://koff.org.ua/2018/kubok-rehioniv-ffu-2018.html
- Kiev-Kiev. KOFF. 24 April 2018
- Zhytomyr-Chernihiv. Footboom. 25 April 2018
- Kiev-Zhytomyr. Footboom. 26 April 2018
- http://hoff.ks.ua/kubok-regioniv-ffu-2018-roku-match-zbirnyh-mykolayeva-ta-hersonu/
- FFU Regions' Cup. Odessa Oblast with crushing score overwhelms AR Crimea (КУБОК РЕГІОНІВ ФФУ. Збірна Одеської області с розгромним рахунко мпереграє збірну АР КРИМ). Kherson Oblast Football Federation. 1 May 2018
- Kherson Oblast succumbs with a minimal score to Odessa Oblast (Збірна Херсонської області поступається з мінімальним рахунком збірній Одеської області). Kherson Oblast Football Federation. 2 May 2018
- Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk. Footboom. 26 April 2018
- Donetsk-Luhansk. Slavinfo. 27 April 2018
- http://www.hoff.org.ua/khoff/novosti-khoff/1298-kubok-regioniv-ffu-2018-roku-na-starti
- http://cherkassy-sport.com/futbol/14092-sklad-zbirnoji-komandy-cherkaskoji-oblasti-z-futbolu-na-uchast-u-lkubku-regioniv-ffur
- Kharkiv-Cherkasy. Footboom. 26 April 2018
- Sumy-Kharkiv. Sumy Today. 27 April 2018
- http://ifff.if.ua/news/2018-05/1733
- FFU Regions' Cup: Lviv Oblast - Zhytomyr Oblast 2:1 (Кубок регіонів ФФУ: Львівська область - Житомирська область 2:1). Footboom. 16 May 2018
- FFU Regions' Cup: Sumy Oblast - Odesa Oblast 3:0 (Кубок регіонів ФФУ: Сумська область - Одеська область 3:0). Footboom. 16 May 2018