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| Event | 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup | ||||||
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| Afterextra time Dynamo Kyiv won 8–7 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 8 July 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | OSC Metalist[1],Kharkiv | ||||||
| Referee | Kateryna Monzul[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
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The2020 Ukrainian Cup final decided the winner of the2019–20 Ukrainian Cup, the 29th season of the annual Ukrainianfootball cup competition. It was played on 8 July 2020 at theOSC Metalist Stadium inKharkiv betweenDynamo Kyiv andVorskla Poltava. This was the fifth time the cup final would be held inKharkiv after2008,2010,2013 and2017 finals.[3]
Originally planned to be held on 13 May 2020 atTernopilsky Misky Stadion inTernopil, the final was later postponed to 8 July due toCOVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and first moved toArena Lviv in Lviv,[4] and then, considering the better epidemiological situation, to Kharkiv.[1] Ternopil was granted the right to host the 2021 edition of the final instead. The match was playedbehind closed doors.[4]
The winner Dynamo initially qualified to participate in thegroup stage of2020–21 UEFA Europa League, however, it later qualified for2020–21 UEFA Champions League after finishing as the league runners-up. The winner Dynamo Kyiv also qualified for the2020 Ukrainian Super Cup, where it faced the champions of2019–20 Ukrainian Premier LeagueShakhtar Donetsk.[5]
Both teams started their campaign in the Round of 16.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Dynamo Kyiv | Round | Vorskla Poltava | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup | Opponent | Result |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 (H) (a.e.t.) | Round of 16 | Kolos Kovalivka | 1–0 (A) |
| Oleksandriya | 1–0 (H) (a.e.t.) | Quarter-finals | Desna Chernihiv | 1–0 (A) |
| Mynai | 2–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Mariupol | 1–1 (A) (a.e.t.),(3–2p) |
In overall, games among which started back in 1996, Dynamo Kyiv and Vorskla Poltava have previously met 53 times, from which 40 were won by Dynamo, 9 were drawn and 4 won by Vorskla.[6][7][8] In the matches on the highest level the only previous meeting of the clubs was in the2009 Ukrainian Super Cup, which was won by Dynamo in the penalty shoot-out 4–2 after 0–0 draw after the regular and extra time. It is going to be third meeting of the clubs in competitions ofUkrainian Cup where two previous played as part of the2002–03 Ukrainian Cup was won by Dynamo (1–0, 4–0).[9]
For Dynamo Kyiv, this final was the 17th overall, with 11 wins in the previous 16 final appearances. Vorskla played in their second Ukrainian Cup Final after2009, when they defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 and won their only Ukrainian Cup to the date.
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