The 1997–98 Ukrainian Cup was the seventh annual edition of Ukraine's football knockout competition since the country's independence.
This edition of the Cup started with a preliminary round of few pairs and three qualification knockout rounds before the first round of the competition. Two legs rounds were extended to the main portion of competition as well as some qualification rounds. Amateur clubs were represented by the winner of Ukrainian Amateur Cup only.
The cup holder Shakhtar Donetsk was eliminated on away goal rule by Metalurh Donetsk in Round of 16.
Qualification into European Competitions for the 1998–1999 season The winner of this competition qualified as Ukraine's Cup Winner representative in the Cup Winners' Cup and was allowed to enter the competition in the first round.
Competition schedule Preliminary round At this stage in the competition, 20 teams from the Druha Liha and Ukrainian Football Amateur Association entered the competition.
Paperovyk Malyn(2L)1–2 AET (2L)Dynamo-3 Kyiv Tsementnyk Mykolaiv(2L)3–1 (2L)Naftovyk Dolyna Pivdenstal Yenakieve(2L)3–1 (2L)Metalurh Komsomolske Hazovyk Komarne(2L)3–1 (2L)Karpaty-2 Lviv Fortuna Sharhorod(2L)1–0 (2L)SKA-LOTTO Odesa Chornomorets Sevastopol(2L)-:+ (2L)Dynamo Odesa Domobudivnyk Chernihiv(Am)1–1 AET, 7–6 (Pen.) (2L)Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk Avers Bakhmach(2L)1–0 (2L)Slovyanets Konotop Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih(2L)1–2 AET (2L)Zirka-NIBAS-2 Kirovohrad Borysfen Boryspil(2L)3–0 (2L)Ryhonda Bila Tserkva
First qualification round At this stage in the competition, the rest clubs of the Druha Lihaentered the competition.
Dynamo-3 Kyiv(D2)3–1 Obolon-PPO Kyiv(D2) Cementnyk Mykolaiv(D2)1–0 AET Systema-BOREKS Borodianka(D2) Pivdenstal Yenekieve(D2) 1–0 Shakhtar Stakhanov(D2) Nerefa Slavutych(D2)-:+ Karpaty Mukacheve(D2) Hazovyk Komarne(D2)1–0 Halychyna Drohobych(D2) Krystal Kherson(D2)3–1 Olimpiya-AES Yuzhnoukrainsk(D2) Fortuna Sharhorod(D2)2–1 Lokomotyv Smila(D2) Pokuttia Kolomyia(D2)-:+ Kalush(D2) Haray Zhovkva(D2)2–1 Nyva Bershad(D2) Dynamo Odesa(D2)+:- Portovyk Illichivsk(D2) Viktor Zaporizhzhia(D2)1–2 AET Torpedo Melitopol Domobudivnyk Chernihiv(Am) +:- Vorskla-2 Poltava(D2) Shakhtar-2 Donetsk(D2)3–0 Metalist-2 Kharkiv(D2) Avers Bakhmach(Am)1–0 Elektron Romny(D2) Zirka-NIBAS-2 Kirovohrad(D2) 3–2 Metalurh-2 Donetsk(D2) Borysfen Boryspil(D2)0–0 AET, 3–4 (Pen.) Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk(D2)
Second qualification round At this stage in the competition, teams play two games, at home and away. Also, clubs of the First League has entered the competition.
Third qualification round
Round of 32 The Vyshcha Liha clubs entered the competition.
Round of 16
First leg
Second leg
Chornomorets won 5–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Kryvbas won 4–3 on penalty kicks.
Vorskla won 1–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Dynamo won 7–1 on aggregate.
Kryvbas won 2–1 on aggregate.
CSKA won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Metalurh won on away goal rule.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Dynamo won 5–2 on aggregate.
CSKA won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
See also 1997–98 Vyshcha Liha
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