2003–04 Belarusian Cup

2003–04 Belarusian Cup
Country  Belarus
Teams 36
Champions Shakhtyor Soligorsk
(1st title)
Runners-up Gomel
Matches played 37
Goals scored 109 (2.95 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Artsyom Hancharyk
Dmitry Rubnenko
Anatoly Tikhonchik
(4 goals)

2003–04 Belarusian Cup was the thirteenth season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 4 June 2003. Winners of the Cup qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round.

First round

In this round 8 clubs from Second League were drawn against 8 clubs from First League. Another four First League teams (Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev, Lokomotiv Vitebsk, Pinsk-900 and MTZ-RIPO Minsk) advanced to the next round by drawing of lots. The rest of First and Second League teams (four from each) chose not to participate in this edition of the Cup for financial reasons.

Round of 32

12 winners of previous round were joined by 16 clubs from Premier League. 4 of 16 Premier League clubs (Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev, Darida Minsk Raion, Lokomotiv Minsk, Gomel) advanced to the next round by drawing of lots. The games were played on 9 and 10 August 2003.

Round of 16

The games were played on 8 October 2003.

Quarterfinals

The games were played on 3 April 2004.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 7 April 2004. The second legs were played on 11 April 2004.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5–2 Naftan Novopolotsk 2–1 3–1
BATE Borisov 3–5 Gomel 1–2 2–3

First leg

Second leg

Final

Gomel 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Report Trepachkin  112'
Attendance: 8,500

GOMEL:
GK1Belarus Yury Afanasenko
SW4Belarus Oleg Cherepnev (c)
RB2Belarus Alyaksandr Shahoyka
CB3Belarus Aleh Popel 46'
LB5Belarus Alyaksey Pankavets
DM7Belarus Fedor LukashenkoYellow card 59'
RM10Belarus Maksim Razumaw
LM11Belarus Alyaksandr Danilaw
AM15Russia Yevgeni ZinovyevYellow card 95' 110'
RF8Belarus Ruslan UsawYellow card 53' 68'
LF9Belarus Gennadi Bliznyuk
Substitutes:
GK16Ukraine Oleh Venchak
FW6Bulgaria Stanimir Georgiev
FW12Belarus Sergey Zabolotsky 68'
FW14Ukraine Ruslan Burdeinyi
DF18Belarus Andrey Harawtsow 110'
MF20Russia Yuri Khusyainov 46'
MF21Belarus Andrey Arhiptsaw
Manager:
Russia Sergei Podpaly

SHAKHTYOR:
GK1Belarus Aleksandr Gerasimovich
RB18Belarus Vadzim Lasowski 88'
CB3Belarus Anatoly Budayev (c)
CB6Belarus Alyaksey Belavusaw
LB5Belarus Alyaksandr Yurevich
DM7Belarus Andrey Lyavonchyk
RM2Belarus Roman Trepachkin
LM13Belarus Alyaksandr Novik 75'
AM10Belarus Syarhey Nikifarenka
RF4Belarus Artsyom Hancharyk 72'
LF11Belarus Anatoly Tikhonchik
Substitutes:
GK16Belarus Vitaly Varivonchik
MF8Belarus Alyaksandr Grenkow 75'
FW9Belarus Maksim Hukayla
MF12Belarus Dmitry Podrez
FW14Belarus Vadzim Boyka
FW15Belarus Viktor Borel 72'
MF17Belarus Andrey Paryvayew 88'
Manager:
Belarus Yury Vyarheychyk
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