2003–04 Belarusian Cup Explained

Belarusian Cup
Year:2003–04
Country: Belarus
Num Teams:36
Champions:Shakhtyor Soligorsk
(1st title)
Runner-Up:Gomel
Matches:37
Goals:109
Top Goal Scorer:Artsyom Hancharyk
Dmitry Rubnenko
Anatoly Tikhonchik
(4 goals)
Prevseason:2002–03
Nextseason:2004–05

The 2003–04 Belarusian Cup was the 13th season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 4 June 2003 and the final on 16 May 2004. Shakhtyor Soligorsk won the Cup and qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round.

First round

In this round 8 clubs from Second League were drawn against 8 clubs from First League. Another four First League teams (Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev, Lokomotiv Vitebsk, Pinsk-900 and MTZ-RIPO Minsk) advanced to the next round by drawing of lots. The rest of First and Second League teams (four from each) chose not to participate in this edition of the Cup for financial reasons.

Round of 32

12 winners of previous round were joined by 16 clubs from Premier League. 4 of 16 Premier League clubs (Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev, Darida Minsk Raion, Lokomotiv Minsk, Gomel) advanced to the next round by drawing of lots. The games were played on 9 and 10 August 2003.

Round of 16

The games were played on 8 October 2003.

Quarterfinals

The games were played on 3 April 2004.

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 7 April 2004. The second legs were played on 11 April 2004.

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Second leg

Final


GOMEL:
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GK 1
SW 4 Oleg Cherepnev (c)
RB 2
CB 3
LB 5
DM 7
RM 10 Maksim Razumaw
LM 11
AM 15
RF 8
LF 9
Substitutes:
GK 16
FW 6
FW 12
FW 14
DF 18
MF 20
MF 21
Manager:
Sergei Podpaly

SHAKHTYOR:
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GK 1
RB 18
CB 3 Anatoly Budayev (c)
CB 6
LB 5
DM 7
RM 2
LM 13
AM 10
RF 4
LF 11
Substitutes:
GK 16
MF 8
FW 9
MF 12 Dmitry Podrez
FW 14
FW 15
MF 17
Manager:

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