Belarusian Cup


The Belarusian Cup is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Belarus. The tournament is organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.
Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies for the UEFA Europa League.

History and format

The cup is a traditional single-elimination tournament. Usually, the cup involves all clubs participating in Belarusian Premier League, First League and Second League, as well a small number of amateur clubs that can qualify through local amateur Cup competitions. Unlike the league season, Belarusian Cup is still played using a fall/spring schedule.
The most frequently used format of the cup included six rounds. The First Round involves clubs from the Second League and amateur clubs paired against First League clubs, with lower league clubs having a home advantage in a single-legged tie. Winners of the First Round proceed to the Round of 32 where they are paired against Premier League clubs, with lower league clubs once again having a home advantage. Sixteen winners of Round of 32 progress to the Round of 16. From this point on, there is no seeding, and pairings and hove advantages are decided by an open draw. Typically, the quarterfinals and semifinals are played after the winter break and consist of two-legged ties. However, both the schedule and the number of matches in each round can be adjusted depending on the availability of domestic match dates.
The final match is traditionally played in May. Until 2012, the final was typically played at Dinamo Stadium in Minsk, country's biggest venue, which hosted the final 19 times out of 21. Since 2013, the final is played at various venues across the country.

Finals

Soviet time winners

Finals before independence were:
Performance since independence.
ClubWinsWinning yearsRunners-upRunners-up years
BATE Borisov42006, 2010, 2015, 202052002, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018
Shakhtyor Soligorsk32004, 2014, 201952006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017
Dinamo Minsk31992, 1994, 200331996, 1998, 2013
Dynamo Brest32007, 2017, 201812020
Belshina Bobruisk31997, 1999, 20010
Slavia Mozyr21996, 200021999, 2001
Gomel22002, 201112004
MTZ-RIPO Minsk22005, 20080
Naftan Novopolotsk22009, 20120
Neman Grodno1199322011, 2014
Dinamo-93 Minsk1199511997
Minsk1201312012
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino1201612010
Vitebsk1199812019
Dnepr Mogilev011992
Vedrich Rechitsa011993
Fandok Bobruisk011994
Torpedo Mogilev011995
Torpedo-MAZ Minsk012000
Lokomotiv Minsk012003