2005 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2005 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on May 29, 2005. The match was the 14th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Dynamo Kyiv. The Olympic stadium is the traditional arena for the Cup final. The game was remembered for involving the most foreign players in the Ukrainian Cup finals. Out of 36 players on the rosters from both teams, 28 were from outside of Ukraine. On the starting line-ups there were five Brazilians, four Ukrainians, four Romanians, and others. Refereeing the match was a Norway team of referees.
Road to Kiev
All sixteen Ukrainian Premier League clubs do not have to go through qualification to get into the competition, so Dynamo and Shakhtar both qualified for the competition automatically.
Previous Encounters
Match details
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MATCH OFFICIALS
- Assistant referees:
- Fourth official: Brage Sandmon (Norway)
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
- Seven named substitutes
- Maximum of 3 substitutions.
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Match statistics
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