Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk have met six times previously in the Ukrainian Cup history. In those encounters, both teams have scored almost same number of goals – 7:8 to Shakhtar’s favour. It will be the two teams’ first meeting at this stage of the competition. So far the White-Blues have recorded three victories and three defeats, including a 3-2 extra-time loss to the Pitmen in the 2001/2002 season.
The teams' highest scoring players are former Dynamo striker Diogo Rincón and former Shakhtar forward Andriy Borobey. Both footballers have struck two times for their sides.
2001/2002
Final
Dynamo – Shakhtar – 2:3
Dynamo: SHOVKOVSKYY, Vashchuk, Fedorov, Bodnar, NESMACHNYY, Husyn, Gavrančić, GHIOANE (Idahor, 91), Peev (Cernat, 77), Shatskikh (Melashchenko, 107), Belkevich.
Shakhtar: Kowalewski (Shutkov, 15), Starostyak, Gleveckas (Aliuta, 70), Florea, Ndiaye, Tymoshchuk, Popov, LEWANDOWSKI, Zubov, Bielik (Atelkin, 73), Vorobey.
Goals: Belkevich (31), Shatskikh (50) – Popov (10), Atelkin (81), Vorobey (99).
2002/2003
Final
Dynamo – Shakhtar – 2:1
Dynamo: Reva, SABLIC (Khatskevich, 19), Fedorov, Gavrančić, NESMACHNYY, Holovko, Husyn, Leko (Diogo Rincón, 46), Peev, Belkevich, Shatskikh.
Shakhtar: Shutkov, Starostyak (Ndiaye, 39), Okoronkwo, Pazhin, LEWANDOWSKI (Gleveckas, 79), Lalatović, Popov, Bakharev, Pukanych, Vorobey, Bielik (Brandao, 58).
Goals: Vorobey (18) – Khatskevich (56), Diogo Rincón (90+1).
2004/2005
Final
Shakhtar – Dynamo – 0:1
Shakhtar: Laštuvka, SRNA (Stoican, 82), LEWANDOWSKI, Barcauan, RAT, Tymoshchuk, Matuzalem, DULJAJ (Vorobey, 80), Vukić (JADSON, 59), Marica, Brandao.
Dynamo: SHOVKOVSKYY, Gavrančić (Fedorov, 46), Rodolfo, Rodrigo, NESMACHNYY, YUSSUF, HUSYEV, Diogo Rincón, Cernat (Leko, 54), Shatskikh (Belkevich, 71), Verpakovskis.
Goal: Diogo Rincón (11, pen).
2006/2007
Shakhtar – Dynamo – 1:2
Final
Shakhtar: Shust, SRNA, Chygrynskyy, HUBSCHMAN, RAT (GAI, 62), LEWANDOWSKI, DULJAJ, FERNANDINHO, JADSON (Elano, 61), Brandao, Vorobey (Marica, 64).
Dynamo: SHOVKOVSKYY, HUSYEV, Vashchuk, Rodrigo, NESMACHNYY, MYKHALYK, GHIOANE, Correa (MANDZYUK, 74), NINKOVIC, Diogo Rincón (Belkevich, 69), Kleber (Shatskikh, 84).
Goals: Elano (89) – Kleber (60), Husyev (81).
2007/2008
Final
Shakhtar – Dynamo – 2:0
Shakhtar: PYATOV, SRNA, Chygrynskyy, KUCHER (YEZERSKYY, 55), RAT, FERNANDINHO, ILSINHO (WILLIAN, 84), HUBSCHMAN, DULJAJ (GAI, 74), Brandao, GLADKYY.
Dynamo: SHOVKOVSKYY, DIAKHATE, GHIOANE, Correa, ALIYEV (MILEVSKYY, 81), KRAVETS, MANDZYUK, EL KADDOURI, YUSSUF, Bangoura, Marković (NINKOVIC, 46).
Goals: Gladkyy (44), Gai (77).
2008/2009
Semi-final
Shakhtar – Dynamo – 1:0
Shakhtar: PYATOV, SRNA, KUCHER, Chygrynskyy, RAT, HUBSCHMAN, GAI (WILLIAN, 58), JADSON (LEWANDOWSKI, 74), FERNANDINHO, ILSINHO, LUIZ ADRIANO (GLADKYY, 58).
Dynamo: BOGUSH, BETAO, SABLIC (EREMENKO, 16), Asatiani, NESMACHNYY, VUKOJEVIC, EL KADDOURI, NINKOVIC, ALIYEV, Bangoura, MILEVSKYY.
Goal: Lewandowski (83).
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