"Kalinivka" - "Kharkiv": all about the 1/32 final match of the Ukrainian Cup

August 22, 2026. Happy, Arsenal-Arena Stadium. 1/32 finals of the Ukrainian Cup. The match starts at 14:00.

Referee - Denis Reznikov (Kamianske)

Assistant referees - Taras Klymenko (Khmelnytskyi region) and Maksym Levchenko (Kryvyi Rih)

Fourth official - Oleh Olkhovskyi (Luhansk)

UAF arbitration observer - Dmytro Bondarenko (Odesa)

Live broadcast of the match - on the YouTube channel UPL.TB.

Preview: "Kharkiv" approaches the cup match after the first three rounds of the UPL. Mladen Bartulovich's team won against "Veres" - 1:0, then lost to "Polissya" - 1:3, and "Shakhtar" - 0:1. Thus, Kharkiv has three points and a place in the middle of the table.

It is worth noting that the previous season was the most successful for "Kharkiv" in history, as the team reached the semi-finals of the Cup, where they sensationally lost to "Chernihiv" in a penalty shootout series.

For "Kalynivka," this match will be a continuation of a successful cup journey. In the previous stage, Andriy Herasymenko's team confidently defeated "Chaika" from Vyshhorod - 5:1. Mykita Komisar, Stanislav Rokotyanskyi, Artem Hryshchenko, who scored a brace, and Yevhenii Chepurnenko scored goals for Kalynivka.

At the same time, "Kalynivka" approaches the confrontation as one of the strongest amateur teams in the Kyiv region. In the 2024-2025 season, the team became the champion of the Kyiv region for the first time in history, and in May 2026, they also won the Kyiv region Cup, defeating "Denhoff" in the final - 3:2.

Head-to-head history: There have been no previous official meetings between "Kalynivka" and "Kharkiv."

Ukrainian Cup, 1/32 finals

Thursday, August 20

12:00 "Dinaz" - "Phoenix-Mariupol" - 0:6

Friday, August 21

12:00 "Bratslav" - "Oleksandriya" - 0:2

12:00 "Druzhba-Kozaky" - "Bazys" - 3:5

12:00 "Rebel" - "Agrobusiness" - 0:4

14:00 "Lokomotiv" - "Probiy" - 1:3

14:00 "Podillia" - "Viktoria" - 1:3

Saturday, August 22

11:00 "Tochka" - "Epicenter"

12:00 "Avangard" - "Kudrivka"

12:00 "YUKSA" - "Kolos" (Kovalivka)

13:00 "Kolos" (Polonne) - "Trostyanets"

13:00 "Mayak" - "Poltava"

13:00 "Reshetilivka" - "Prykarpattya"

13:00 "Rokita" - "Kryvbas"

13:00 "Skala 1911" - "Zorya"

14:00 "Kalynivka" - "Kharkiv"

15:00 "Dnister" - "Livyi Bereh"

15:00 "Inhulets" - "Veres"

16:00 "Niva" (Vinnytsia) - "Rukh"

16:00 "Niva" (Ternopil) - "Bukovyna"

18:00 "Karpaty" - "Obolon"

Sunday, August 23

12:00 "Agrotekh" - "Vilkhivtsi"

12:00 "Palmira" - "Bilka-Kulykiv"

12:00 "Penuel" - "Metalist"

13:00 "Olimpiya" - "Metalurh"

13:00 "Prokuttia" - "Karbon"

15:00 "Novyi Rozdil" - "Atlet"

16:00 "LSTM" - "Chernihiv"

16:00 "Vilkhivtsi" - "Chornomorets"

"Kalynivka" (Kalynivka). Profile

Year of establishment - 2015

City - Kalynivka, Kyiv region

President - Volodymyr Rudnytskyi

Head coach - Andriy Herasymenko

Home stadium - "Askania Arena"

History: "Kalynivka" is an amateur football club from the Kyiv region, which in recent years has become one of the leading teams in the region. The club was founded in 2015 under the name "Askania-Flora." The team has progressed from district competitions to the highest division of the Kyiv region. In the 2024-2025 season, "Kalynivka" became the champion of the Kyiv region for the first time. In the following season, the team confirmed its status and also won the Kyiv region Cup - in the final, Kalynivka defeated "Denhoff" with a score of - 3:2.

Achievements: Champion of the Kyiv region (2024-2025)

Winner of the Super Cup of the Kyiv region (2025)

Winner of the Kyiv region Cup (2025-2026)

Head coach: Andriy Herasymenko was born on January 10, 1987, in Brovary. As a player, he played as a forward and midfielder, went through the "Knyazha" school in Shchaslyve, and professionally represented "Fakel," "CSKA," "Niva" from Ternopil, "Oleksandriya," "Arsenal" from Bila Tserkva, "Prykarpattya," "Desna," and "Yednist." The most successful period was with "Oleksandriya," with which Herasymenko won bronze medals of the First League of Ukraine in 2009.

Herasymenko started his coaching career in 2015 when he, together with Serhii Kushka and Oleksandr Harbuziuk, founded "Kalynivka." Under his leadership, the team progressed from district competitions to the Premier League of the Kyiv region and later became the champion of the region. In 2025, Herasymenko was recognized as the best coach in Kyiv region and awarded the Viktor Zhilin Prize.

Geography: Kalynivka is an urban-type settlement in Brovary district of the Kyiv region, the administrative center of Kalynivska community. It is located 25 kilometers from Kyiv and 7 kilometers from Brovary, with a population of about 4,000 people.

Team: "Kalynivka" is mainly composed of Ukrainian footballers with experience at regional and national levels. Among the key players of the team are defenders Oleksandr Kasyanenko, Nazar Oliinyk, Illya Liashchuk, midfielders Yevhenii Chepurnenko, Dmytro Yevdokymchyk, Oleksandr Dolhopiatov, Mykita Komisar, and forwards Artem Hryshchenko, Stanislav Rokotyanskyi, and Serhii Kushka.