2007–08 Belarusian Cup

The 2007–08 Belarusian Cup was the 17th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus.

2007–08 Belarusian Cup
Tournament details
Country Belarus
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsMTZ-RIPO Minsk (2nd title)
Runner-upShakhtyor Soligorsk
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored151 (2.56 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Valery Strypeykis
(7 goals)

Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 28 July 2007 and the final on 18 May 2008. MTZ-RIPO Minsk won the Cup.

First round

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12 teams from the First League (out of 14, excluding Belshina Bobruisk and Lokomotiv Minsk who relegated from the Premier League after 2006 season), 13 teams from the Second League (out of 16, excluding three teams which were reserve squads for Premier and First League teams) and 7 amateur clubs started in this round. The games were played on 28 and 30 July 2007.

28 July 2007 Khimik Grodno (A)1 – 4 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa (II) Grodno
Savonyako   65' (pen.) Krawchanka   4'
Kotsur   40'
Tsimashenka   44'
V.Krot   84' (o.g.)
28 July 2007 Polesye Kozenki (III)0 – 2 Lida (III) Kozenki
Grinyuk   45+1', 87'
28 July 2007 DUSSh Kirovsk (A)0 – 4 Veras Nesvizh (II) Kirovsk
Rylinski   31'
Sarasek   40'
Kiriyevich   43'
Aharodnik   59' (pen.)
28 July 2007 Gorodeya (A)0 – 2 Mozyr (II) Gorodeya
Korotkevich   72' (pen.)
Novak   83'
28 July 2007 Nalogovik Minsk (A)0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 3 p)
Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) Minsk
28 July 2007 PMK-7 Gantsevichi (A) 3 – 1Polotsk (II)Gantsevichi
Gomza   31', 47'
Lesyuk   53'
Poteryakhin   81'
28 July 2007 Kobrin (A)0 – 9 Savit Mogilev (II) Kobrin
Volkaw   28'
Ryzhankov   44', 51', 71', 89'
Shakaw   63', 82', 86'
Gavryutin   69'
28 July 2007 Osipovichi (III)0 – 1 Kommunalnik Slonim (II) Osipovichi
Luzhankov   81'
28 July 2007 Neman Mosty (III)1 – 4 Kommunalnik Zhlobin (III) Mosty
Baleyko   53' Yefremov   3'
Aniskevich   18', 70'
Prokopyuk   35'
28 July 2007 Myasokombinat Vitebsk (III) 2 – 1Granit-Mikashevichi (II)Vitebsk
Ushinsky   12', 82' A.Bakhno   90' (pen.)
28 July 2007 Orsha (III)0 – 3 Dinamo-Belcard Grodno (II) Orsha
Leshanyuk   21'
Balyuk   18', 70'
Prokopyuk   35'
28 July 2007 Bereza (III)0 – 1 Volna Pinsk (II) Bereza
Balanovich   79'
28 July 2007 Molodechno (III)1 – 5 Baranovichi (II) Molodechno
Stetskiy   17' Shumeyko   3', 4', 7', 61'
Kukhley   66'
28 July 2007 Spartak Shklov (III) 3 – 1PMC Postavy (III)Shklov
Baltrushevich   53' (pen.)
Prontishev   57'
Bubelev   82'
Plechistik   72'
30 July 2007 Neftyanik Rechitsa (A)0 – 1 Zvezda-BGU Minsk (II) Rechitsa
Sugako   70' (pen.)

Round of 32

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16 winners of previous round were joined by 14 clubs from Premier League and two First League clubs which relegated from the Premier League after 2006 season. The games were played in August and September 2007.

16 August 2007 Zvezda-BGU Minsk (II)1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Lokomotiv Minsk (II) Minsk
15:00 UTC+3 Kuzmenko   90+1' Shmigero   66'
Markhel   112' (pen.)
Stadium: RCOP-BGU Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Antuan Mayorov (Minsk)
16 August 2007 Vertikal Kalinkovichi (III)0 – 3 Darida Minsk Raion Kalinkovichi
17:00 UTC+3 Misyuk   10' (pen.)
U.Makowski   77'
Vagner   86'
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vyacheslav Kolochinsky (Mogilev)
16 August 2007 Lida (III)1 – 2 Dnepr Mogilev Lida
17:00 UTC+3 Romanovskiy   55' Hawrushka   66', 90+3' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Sergey Tsybulskiy (Smolevichi)
16 August 2007 PMK-7 Gantsevichi (A)2 – 3 MTZ-RIPO Minsk Gantsevichi
17:30 UTC+3 Simonovich   56', 75' Kontsevoy   30'
Strakhanovich   66' (pen.)
Mamić   79'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Valeriy Yazevich (Lida)
16 August 2007 Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) 1 – 0Naftan NovopolotskSvetlogorsk
17:30 UTC+3 Zhdanovich   69' Stadium: Bumazhnik Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Andrey Soroka (Smolevichi)
16 August 2007 Kommunalnik Slonim (III)0 – 5 Gomel Slonim
17:30 UTC+3 Strypeykis   25', 33', 54', 55'
Vasilyuk   90+3'
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dmitry Yevnevich (Minsk)
16 August 2007 Baranovichi (II)0 – 3 Neman Grodno Baranovichi
17:30 UTC+3 Kryvobok   82', 84', 89' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Anatoly Sednev (Mogilev)
16 August 2007 Kommunalnik Zhlobin (III) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 1 p)
SmorgonRogachev
18:00 UTC+3 Simonenko   35' Bobovych   9' Stadium: DYuSSh Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Dmitry Abushkevich (Mogilev)
16 August 2007 Volna Pinsk (II)0 – 1 Dinamo Brest Pinsk
18:00 UTC+3 Trotsyuk   64' Stadium: Volna Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Viktor Chernik (Mosty)
16 August 2007 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa (II)0 – 1 Minsk Rechitsa
18:00 UTC+3 Krawchanka   59' (o.g.) Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Aleksandr Skrob (Stolbtsy)
16 August 2007 Dinamo-Belcard Grodno (II)1 – 2 Vitebsk Grodno
18:00 UTC+3 Mikhalyuk   90+2' Usaw   15'
Sitko   53'
Stadium: Neman Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nikita Pyreyev (Minsk)
16 August 2007 Veras Nesvizh (II) 2 – 0Belshina Bobruisk (II)Nesvizh
18:00 UTC+3 Rylinski   71' (pen.)
Yatskevich   84'
Stadium: Urozhay Stadium
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Valery Vyalichka (Minsk)
19 August 2007 Spartak Shklov (III)0 – 2 BATE Borisov Shklov
17:00 UTC+3 Bliznyuk   32'
Sivakow   61'
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik (Grodno)
5 September 2007 Savit Mogilev (II)0 – 2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk Mogilev
17:00 UTC+3 Krot   22'
Nikifarenka   60'
Stadium: Torpedo Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik (Grodno)
6 September 2007 Myasokombinat Vitebsk (III) 2 – 0Torpedo ZhodinoVitebsk
17:00 UTC+3 Putkin   33'
Sigov   55'
Stadium: CSK Vitebsky
Attendance: 500
Referee: Viktor Verbitsky (Kobrin)
11 September 2007 Mozyr (II)1 – 4 Dinamo Minsk Mozyr
17:00 UTC+3 Korotkevich   45+1' Rák   22' (pen.), 62'
Edu   71'
Putsila   73'
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Osipovichi)

Round of 16

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The first legs were played on 15 and 16 March 2008. The second legs were played on 21 and 22 March 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lokomotiv Minsk 1–2 Dinamo Minsk 0–2 1–0
Dinamo Brest 2–3 Gomel 0–2 2–1
Minsk (II) 2–4 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–1 2–3
Dnepr Mogilev 2–0 Vitebsk 1–0 1–0
Darida Minsk Raion 2–0 Neman Grodno 1–0 1–0
Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) 2–0 Myasokombinat Vitebsk (III) 1–0 1–0
BATE Borisov 2–0 Veras Nesvizh (II) 1–0 1–0
Kommunalnik Zhlobin (III) w/o1 MTZ-RIPO Minsk

1 Kommunalnik Zhlobin withdrew from the Cup due to bankruptcy.

First leg

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15 March 2008 Lokomotiv Minsk 0 – 2 Dinamo Minsk Minsk
15:00 UTC+3 Kislyak   63'
Hihevich   65'
Stadium: KFP Minsk
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Valery Vyalichka (Minsk)
15 March 2008 Dinamo Brest 0 – 2 Gomel Brest
16:00 UTC+3 Kobets   33'
Drahun   65'
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sergey Sakharevich (Grodno)
15 March 2008 Minsk (II) 0 – 1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk Minsk
18:00 UTC+3 Hukayla   37' Stadium: KFP Minsk
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik (Grodno)
16 March 2008 Dnepr Mogilev 1 – 0 Vitebsk Minsk
14:00 UTC+3 Hawrushka   62' Stadium: Football Manege
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Brest)
16 March 2008 Darida Minsk Raion 1 – 0 Neman Grodno Minsk
14:00 UTC+3 Yatskevich   46' Stadium: RCOP-BGU Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Gomel)
16 March 2008 Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) 1 – 0 Myasokombinat Vitebsk (III) Svetlogorsk
15:00 UTC+3 Novitskiy   62' Stadium: Bumazhnik Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Osipovichi)
16 March 2008 BATE Borisov 1 – 0 Veras Nesvizh (II) Minsk
17:00 UTC+3 Rodionov   56' Stadium: Football Manege
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Yuriy Maistrov (Fanipol)

Second leg

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21 March 2008 Veras Nesvizh (II)0 – 1
(0 – 2 agg.)
BATE Borisov Minsk
12:00 UTC+3 Bliznyuk   23' Stadium: KFP Minsk
Attendance: 400
Referee: Aleksandr Chebykin (Minsk)
21 March 2008 Vitebsk0 – 1
(0 – 2 agg.)
Dnepr Mogilev Vitebsk
14:00 UTC+3 Hawrushka   60' Stadium: CSK Vitebsky
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)
21 March 2008 Dinamo Minsk 0 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)
Lokomotiv MinskMinsk
15:00 UTC+3 Shvydakow   43' Stadium: KFP Minsk
Attendance: 700
Referee: Georgiy Verbitsky (Slonim)
22 March 2008 Myasokombinat Vitebsk (III)0 – 1
(0 – 2 agg.)
Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) Vitebsk
12:00 UTC+3 Gavrilovich   90+1' Stadium: CSK Vitebsky
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Igor Kruk (Molodechno)
22 March 2008 Gomel 1 – 2
(3 – 2 agg.)
Dinamo BrestGomel
15:00 UTC+3 Živković   7' Kozak   43'
Ryzhevski   65'
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Nikita Pyreyev (Minsk)
22 March 2008 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3 – 2
(4 – 2 agg.)
Minsk (II)Soligorsk
15:00 UTC+3 Zhukowski   14'
Gatiyev   31' (pen.)
Bychanok   70'
Asipenka   11'
Pyatrawskas   69'
Stadium: Stroitel Stadium
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Brest)
22 March 2008 Neman Grodno0 – 1
(0 – 2 agg.)
Darida Minsk Raion Grodno
15:00 UTC+3 Shapyatowski   2' Stadium: GrGU Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Gomel)

Quarterfinals

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The first legs were played on 29 March 2008. The second legs were played on 2 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dnepr Mogilev 0–1 Dinamo Minsk 0–0 0–1 (aet)
Darida Minsk Raion 1–3 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–2 0–1
Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) 1–3 BATE Borisov 1–3 0–0
MTZ-RIPO Minsk 4–2 Gomel 4–0 0–2

First leg

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29 March 2008 Dnepr Mogilev 0 – 0 Dinamo Minsk Vitebsk
12:00 UTC+3 Stadium: CSK Vitebsky
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sergey Sakharevich (Grodno)
29 March 2008 Darida Minsk Raion 1 – 2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk Minsk
14:00 UTC+3 Shapyatowski   60' Strypeykis   46', 77' Stadium: KFP Minsk
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aleksandr Chebykin (Minsk)
29 March 2008 Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) 1 – 3 BATE Borisov Svetlogorsk
15:00 UTC+3 Gavrilovich   60' Bliznyuk   4', 64'
D.Platonaw   74'
Stadium: Bumazhnik Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Valery Vyalichka (Minsk)
29 March 2008 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 4 – 0 Gomel Minsk
17:00 UTC+3 V.Hleb   32' (pen.)
Sashcheka   53'
Ceolin   66' (pen.)
Strakhanovich   89'
Stadium: KFP Minsk
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Igor Kruk (Molodechno)

Second leg

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2 April 2008 BATE Borisov 0 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Khimik Svetlogorsk (II)Minsk
13:00 UTC+3 Stadium: KFP Minsk
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dmitry Yevnevich (Minsk)
2 April 2008 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Darida Minsk RaionSoligorsk
15:30 UTC+3 Bychanok   80' Stadium: Stroitel Stadium
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)
2 April 2008 Dinamo Minsk 1 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(1 – 0 agg.)
Dnepr Mogilev Minsk
18:00 UTC+3 Lebedzew   103' Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Yuriy Maistrov (Fanipol)
2 April 2008 Gomel2 – 0
(2 – 4 agg.)
MTZ-RIPO Minsk Gomel
18:00 UTC+3 Drahun   40'
Bressan   85'
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Osipovichi)

Semifinals

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The first legs were played on 16 April 2008. The second legs were played on 30 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 4–2 Dinamo Minsk 1–0 3–2
BATE Borisov 3–6 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 2–4 1–2

First leg

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16 April 2008 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1 – 0 Dinamo Minsk Soligorsk
17:00 UTC+3 Lyavonchyk   38' Stadium: Stroitel Stadium
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)
16 April 2008 BATE Borisov 2 – 4 MTZ-RIPO Minsk Borisov
18:00 UTC+3 Nyakhaychyk   11'
Likhtarovich   31'
Eramchuk   24', 90+4'
Kontsevoy   37'
V.Hleb   69'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Gomel)

Second leg

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30 April 2008 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 3 agg.)
BATE BorisovMinsk
17:00 UTC+3 Camara   29'
V.Hleb   44'
Bliznyuk   81' (pen.) Stadium: Traktor Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Gomel)
30 April 2008 Dinamo Minsk2 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 agg.)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Minsk
19:00 UTC+3 Shkabara   56'
Rák   61' (pen.)
Zhukowski   38' (pen.)
Bychanok   48'
Hukayla   54'
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)

Final

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Shakhtyor Soligorsk1 – 2MTZ-RIPO Minsk
Strypeykis   82' Report V.Hleb   5'
Strakhanovich   83'
Attendance: 8,500

SHAKHTYOR:
GK 16   Uladzimir Haew
DF 2   Alyaksandr Bylina
DF 20   Syarhey Kavalchuk
DF 30   Mikalay Branfilaw
DF 12   Maksim Hukayla   45'
MF 7   Andrey Lyavonchyk (c)
MF 8   Mikita Bukatkin   46'
MF 11   Mihail Martsinovich   52'
MF 21   Syarhey Balanovich   74'
MF 5   Valery Zhukowski   75'
FW 10   Syarhey Nikifarenka
Substitutes:
GK 33   Ihar Hamlyak
FW 15   Valery Strypeykis   74'
MF 17   Alyaksey Ryas
FW 18   Ihar Zyulew   52'
DF 22   Alyaksandr Bychanok   46'
FW 27   Syarhey Krot
DF 29   Eduard Gatiyev
Manager:
  Yury Vyarheychyk

MTZ-RIPO:
GK 1   Alyaksandr Sulima (c)
DF 3   Alyaksandr Stashchanyuk
DF 4   Dilaver Zrnanović
DF 16   Mikalay Asipovich
DF 25   Mihail Eramchuk
MF 6   Aboubacar Camara   31'   59'
MF 11   Dzmitry Shchagrykovich   68'
MF 8   Oleg Strakhanovich   54'   84'
MF 10   Dzyanis Sashcheka   78'
FW 9   Vyacheslav Hleb
FW 7   Artem Kontsevoy
Substitutes:
GK 12   Yahor Hatkevich
DF 2   Alyaksandr Skshynetski
MF 13   Alyaksandr Talkanitsa   78'
DF 14   Aleh Popel
MF 17   Nicolas Ceolin   59'
MF 19   Anton Bubnow   68'
MF 23   Elmar Xeyirov
Manager:
  Yuri Puntus
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