1976 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR

The 1976 Ukrainian Cup was the 24th edition of the Ukrainian SSR football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. The competition started on May 28, 1976.

1976 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR

Tournament details
Country	Ukrainian SSR
Teams	21
Final positions
Champions	SKA Kiev
Runner-up	Shakhtar Horlivka

The last year cup holder Zirka Kirovohrad was knocked out of the competition by Metalist Kharkiv in the quarterfinals.

Teams

Tournament distribution

The competition was conducted among all 20 clubs of the 1976 Soviet Second League, Zone 6 and Bliuminh Kramatorsk.

First round (10 teams)		10 entrants from the Second League (Zone 6)
Second round (16 teams)		11 entrants from the Second League (Zone 6)	5 winners from the First round

Other professional teams

Many Ukrainian professional teams (9) in higher tiers of the Soviet football league pyramid did not take part in the competition.

• 1976 Soviet Top League (6): FC Chornomorets Odesa, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Karpaty Lviv, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Zorya Voroshylovhrad
• 1976 Soviet First League (3): FC Metalurh Zaporizhia, FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk, SC Tavriya Simferopol

Competition schedule

First round (1/16)

Games were played on 28 May 1976.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Khvylia Khmelnytskyi	0–2 w/o	Krystal Kherson
Bukovyna Chernivtsi	4–0	Avanhard Rivne
Kolos Nikopol	1–1 (5–3 p)	Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
Frunzenets Sumy	2–1	Lokomotyv Vinnytsia
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	0–2	Hoverla Uzhhorod

Notes

• The following clubs received bye for the next round: FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Kolos Poltava, FC Zirka Kirovohrad, Blyuminh Kramatorsk, FC Shakhtar Horlivka, FC Avtomobilist Zhytomyr, SKA Odessa, FC Atlantyka Sevastopol, FC Novator Zhdanov, SC Lutsk, SKA Kiev (earlier this year SC Chernigov).
• Originally the game Khvylia – Krystal ended in 0:2 win of Kherson team, but the result was annulled and the win awarded to the Khmelnytskyi team due to the fact that Krystal fielded ineligible player.

Second round

Most games were played on 19 July 1976.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Metalist Kharkiv	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Kolos Poltava
Zirka Kirovohrad	w/o	Blyuminh Kramatorsk
Kolos Nikopol	1–2	Shakhtar Horlivka
Hoverla Uzhhorod	1–0	Frunzenets Sumy
Bukovyna Chernivtsi	2–0	Khvylia Khmelnytskyi
Avtomobilist Zhytomyr	1–0	SKA Odessa
Atlantyka Sevastopol	2–1	Novator Zhdanov
SKA Kiev	3–1	SC Lutsk

Quarterfinals

Games were played on 29 September 1976.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Metalist Kharkiv	3–2	Zirka Kirovohrad
Avtomobilist Zhytomyr	2–0	Bukovyna Chernivtsi
SKA Kiev	2–0	Atlantyka Sevastopol
Shakhtar Horlivka	2–0	Hoverla Uzhhorod

Semifinals

Games were played on 31 October 1976.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Shakhtar Horlivka	2–2 (5–4 p)	Metalist Kharkiv
SKA Kiev	1–0	Avtomobilist Zhytomyr

Final

Main article: 1976 Ukrainian Cup Final

FC Shakhtar Horlivka v SKA Kiev

6 November 1976 (1976-11-06)	FC Shakhtar Horlivka	0–2	SKA Kiev	Horlivka
			38' Kudia 88' Pinchuk	Stadium: Shakhtar Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mykhailo Kusen (Lviv)

External links

• 1976 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
• Cup holders of the Ukrainian SSR