2008–09 Belarusian Cup
# 2008–09 Belarusian Cup

2008–09 Belarusian Cup was the eighteenth season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it was conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 30 July 2008. Winners of the Cup qualified for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

## Preliminary round

A preliminary round was held in order to reduce the number of teams in the First Round to 32. The matches were played on 30 July 2008.

## First round

All fourteen teams of the First League and most of Second League teams plus three more amateur teams started in this round. They were joined by three winners of Preliminary Round. The games were played on July 30, except two games with Preliminary Round winners, which were held on August 3 and August 6.

## Round of 32

Sixteen winners of the First Round were paired against the sixteen teams of the Premier League. The games were played on 3, 4 and 7 September 2008.

## Round of 16

The games were played as two-legged ties. The first legs were played on October 11, 12, 29 and November 4, 2008. The second legs were played on November 2 and 20, 2008.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| BATE Borisov | (p) 5–5 | Minsk (II) | 1–4 | 4–1 (aet, p. 4–3) |
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 6–2 | Smorgon | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 10–0 | Kommunalnik Slonim (II) | 5–0 | 5–0 |
| Belshina Bobruisk (II) | 1–5 | Granit Mikashevichi | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 7–0 | Lokomotiv Minsk | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Volna Pinsk (II) | 2–6 | Gomel | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| Dinamo-Belcard Grodno (II) | 1–7 | Neman Grodno | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| Vitebsk | 3–2 | Torpedo Zhodino | 0–1 | 3–1 (aet) |

## Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on March 15, 2009. The second legs were played on March 21, 2009.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 5–0 | Granit Mikashevichi | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| BATE Borisov | 2–1 | Vitebsk | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Gomel | 2–2 (a) | Naftan Novopolotsk | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 0–3 | Neman Grodno | 0–0 | 0–3 |

## Semifinals

The first legs were played on 9 April 2009. The second legs were played on 22 April 2009.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Neman Grodno | 2–3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–1 | 1–2 (aet) |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 3–0 | BATE Borisov | 1–0 | 2–0 |

## Final

NAFTAN: :

| GK | 1 | Mikalay Ramanyuk |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 4 | Mihail Harbachow |
| CB | 18 | Dmitry Verkhovtsov |
| CB | 15 | Alyaksey Belavusaw (c) |
| LB | 14 | Maksim Karpovich |
| RM | 10 | Maksim Razumaw |
| CM | 21 | Ihar Truhaw |
| CM | 7 | Filip Rudzik | 24' |
| LM | 17 | Vital Valadzyankow | | 29' |
| RF | 13 | Valery Strypeykis | | 62' |
| LF | 11 | Dzmitry Kamarowski | | 85' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 71 | Anton Kavalewski |
| DF | 3 | Uladzislaw Kasmynin |
| MF | 5 | Mikalay Yazerski |
| FW | 9 | Alyaksandr Yatskevich | 117' | 85' |
| MF | 12 | Alyaksandr Dzegtseraw | | 29' |
| FW | 20 | Yawhen Zuew | | 62' |
| MF | 28 | Dzmitry Hintaw |
| Manager: |||
| Igor Kovalevich ||||

SHAKHTYOR: :

| GK | 16 | Andrejs Pavlovs |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 4 | Serhiy Ponomarenko | | 62' |
| CB | 30 | Raman Kirenkin | | 46' |
| CB | 21 | Pavel Plaskonny |
| LB | 20 | Syarhey Kavalchuk | 100' |
| RM | 22 | Syarhey Balanovich |
| CM | 7 | Andrey Lyavonchyk (c) |
| CM | 28 | Ihar Razhkow |
| LM | 5 | Valery Zhukowski | 119' |
| RM | 26 | Dzmitry Platonaw | | 79' |
| CF | 18 | Ihar Zyulew | 89' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Vital Makawchyk |
| MF | 9 | Alyaksandr Grenkow | | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Syarhey Nikifarenka | | 62' |
| MF | 11 | Mihail Martsinovich | | 79' |
| DF | 12 | Maksim Hukayla |
| DF | 15 | Alyaksey Yanushkevich |
| MF | 17 | Alyaksey Ryas |
| Manager: |||
| Anatoly Bogovik (caretaker) ||||
