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

31 May 2009
18:00 UTC+3
Naftan Novopolotsk 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Strypeykis  42'
Verkhovtsov  95'
Kavalchuk  88'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)

NAFTAN:
GK 1 Belarus Mikalay Ramanyuk
RB 4 Belarus Mihail Harbachow
CB 18 Belarus Dmitry Verkhovtsov
CB 15 Belarus Alyaksey Belavusaw (c)
LB 14 Belarus Maksim Karpovich
RM 10 Belarus Maksim Razumaw
CM 21 Belarus Ihar Truhaw
CM 7 Belarus Filip Rudzik  24'
LM 17 Belarus Vital Valadzyankow  29'
RF 13 Belarus Valery Strypeykis  62'
LF 11 Belarus Dzmitry Kamarowski  85'
Substitutes:
GK 71 Belarus Anton Kavalewski
DF 3 Belarus Uladzislaw Kasmynin
MF 5 Belarus Mikalay Yazerski
FW 9 Belarus Alyaksandr Yatskevich  117'  85'
MF 12 Belarus Alyaksandr Dzegtseraw  29'
FW 20 Belarus Yawhen Zuew  62'
MF 28 Belarus Dzmitry Hintaw
Manager:
Belarus Igor Kovalevich

SHAKHTYOR:
GK 16 Latvia Andrejs Pavlovs
RB 4 Ukraine Serhiy Ponomarenko  62'
CB 30 Belarus Raman Kirenkin  46'
CB 21 Belarus Pavel Plaskonny
LB 20 Belarus Syarhey Kavalchuk  100'
RM 22 Belarus Syarhey Balanovich
CM 7 Belarus Andrey Lyavonchyk (c)
CM 28 Belarus Ihar Razhkow
LM 5 Belarus Valery Zhukowski  119'
RM 26 Belarus Dzmitry Platonaw  79'
CF 18 Belarus Ihar Zyulew  89'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Belarus Vital Makawchyk
MF 9 Belarus Alyaksandr Grenkow  46'
FW 10 Belarus Syarhey Nikifarenka  62'
MF 11 Belarus Mihail Martsinovich  79'
DF 12 Belarus Maksim Hukayla
DF 15 Belarus Alyaksey Yanushkevich
MF 17 Belarus Alyaksey Ryas
Manager:
Ukraine Anatoly Bogovik (caretaker)

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