2008–09 Belarusian Cup

2008–09 Belarusian Cup
Country  Belarus
Teams 51
Champions Naftan Novopolotsk (1st title)
Runners-up Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Matches played 63
Goals scored 223 (3.54 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Syarhey Nikifarenka
(7 goals)

2008–09 Belarusian Cup was the eighteenth season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it was conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 30 July 2008. Winners of the Cup qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Preliminary round

A preliminary round was held in order to reduce the number of teams in the First Round to 32. The matches were played on 30 July 2008.

First round

All fourteen teams of the First League and most of Second League teams plus three more amateur teams started in this round. They were joined by three winners of Preliminary Round. The games were played on July 30, except two games with Preliminary Round winners, which were held on August 3 and August 6.

Round of 32

Sixteen winners of the First Round were paired against the sixteen teams of the Premier League. The games were played on 3, 4 and 7 September 2008.

Round of 16

The games were played as two-legged ties. The first legs were played on October 11, 12, 29 and November 4, 2008. The second legs were played on November 2 and 20, 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BATE Borisov (p) 5–5 Minsk (II) 1–4 4–1 (aet, p. 4–3)
MTZ-RIPO Minsk 6–2 Smorgon 4–0 2–2
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 10–0 Kommunalnik Slonim (II) 5–0 5–0
Belshina Bobruisk (II) 1–5 Granit Mikashevichi 1–4 0–1
Naftan Novopolotsk 7–0 Lokomotiv Minsk 3–0 4–0
Volna Pinsk (II) 2–6 Gomel 0–2 2–4
Dinamo-Belcard Grodno (II) 1–7 Neman Grodno 0–4 1–3
Vitebsk 3–2 Torpedo Zhodino 0–1 3–1 (aet)

First leg

Second leg

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on March 15, 2009. The second legs were played on March 21, 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5–0 Granit Mikashevichi 2–0 3–0
BATE Borisov 2–1 Vitebsk 1–0 1–1
Gomel 2–2 (a) Naftan Novopolotsk 1–2 1–0
MTZ-RIPO Minsk 0–3 Neman Grodno 0–0 0–3

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 9 April 2009. The second legs were played on 22 April 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Neman Grodno 2–3 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–1 1–2 (aet)
Naftan Novopolotsk 3–0 BATE Borisov 1–0 2–0

First leg

Second leg

Final

Naftan Novopolotsk 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Strypeykis  42'
Verkhovtsov  95'
Kavalchuk  88'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)

NAFTAN:
GK1Belarus Mikalay Ramanyuk
RB4Belarus Mihail Harbachow
CB18Belarus Dmitry Verkhovtsov
CB15Belarus Alyaksey Belavusaw (c)
LB14Belarus Maksim Karpovich
RM10Belarus Maksim Razumaw
CM21Belarus Ihar Truhaw
CM7Belarus Filip RudzikYellow card 24'
LM17Belarus Vital Valadzyankow 29'
RF13Belarus Valery Strypeykis 62'
LF11Belarus Dzmitry Kamarowski 85'
Substitutes:
GK71Belarus Anton Kavalewski
DF3Belarus Uladzislaw Kasmynin
MF5Belarus Mikalay Yazerski
FW9Belarus Alyaksandr YatskevichYellow card 117' 85'
MF12Belarus Alyaksandr Dzegtseraw 29'
FW20Belarus Yawhen Zuew 62'
MF28Belarus Dzmitry Hintaw
Manager:
Belarus Igor Kovalevich

SHAKHTYOR:
GK16Latvia Andrejs Pavlovs
RB4Ukraine Serhiy Ponomarenko 62'
CB30Belarus Raman Kirenkin 46'
CB21Belarus Pavel Plaskonny
LB20Belarus Syarhey KavalchukYellow card 100'
RM22Belarus Syarhey Balanovich
CM7Belarus Andrey Lyavonchyk (c)
CM28Belarus Ihar Razhkow
LM5Belarus Valery ZhukowskiYellow card 119'
RM26Belarus Dzmitry Platonaw 79'
CF18Belarus Ihar ZyulewYellow card 89'
Substitutes:
GK1Belarus Vital Makawchyk
MF9Belarus Alyaksandr Grenkow 46'
FW10Belarus Syarhey Nikifarenka 62'
MF11Belarus Mihail Martsinovich 79'
DF12Belarus Maksim Hukayla
DF15Belarus Alyaksey Yanushkevich
MF17Belarus Alyaksey Ryas
Manager:
Ukraine Anatoly Bogovik (caretaker)

See also

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