2003–04 Belarusian Cup

2003–04 Belarusian Cup
Tournament details
Country Belarus
Teams36
Final positions
ChampionsShakhtyor Soligorsk
(1st title)
Runner-upGomel
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored109 (2.95 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Artsyom Hancharyk
Dmitry Rubnenko
Anatoly Tikhonchik
(4 goals)

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.

4 June 2003 Kommunalnik Zhlobin (III)1 – 2 Smorgon (II) Zhlobin
Gaev 22' Khymanych 19' (pen.)
Grabazdin 80'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Nikita Pyreyev (Minsk)
4 June 2003 Gomel-2 (III) 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Bereza (II) Gomel
Shved 100' Attendance: 100
Referee: Dmitry Abushkevich (Mogilev)
4 June 2003 Livadiya Dzerzhinsk (III)0 – 2 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa (II) Dzerzhinsk
Zabolotsky 23'
Eramchuk 42'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Vladimir Misyuchenko (Minsk)
4 June 2003 Baranovichi (III) 2 – 1Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev (II)Baranovichi
Malyavko 34', 47' An.Adamitsky 75' Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Viktor Chernik (Mosty)
4 June 2003 Veras Nesvizh (III)1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) Nesvizh
Lagutko 71' Jafarov 30'
Zhdanovich 110'
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Gennadiy Yarets (Minsk)
4 June 2003 Zabudova Chist (III) 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)
Kommunalnik Slonim (II)Chist
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitry Yevnevich (Minsk)
4 June 2003 Sozh Krichev (III)0 – 4 Granit Mikashevichi (II) Krichev
Shushkevich 53'
Rapeika 58'
Komkov 86'
V.Bakhno 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aleksandr Skrob (Stolbtsy)
4 June 2003 Osipovichi (III) 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)
Neman Mosty (II) Osipovichi
Ivchenko 75' Kiturko 15' Attendance: 500
Referee: Igor Kruk (Molodechno)

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.

9 August 2003 Lokomotiv Vitebsk (II) 1 – 0Slavia MozyrVitebsk
17:00 UTC+3 Kolodin 77' Stadium: Vitebsky CSK
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Oleg Chikun (Stolbtsy)
9 August 2003 Baranovichi (III)0 – 2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk Baranovichi
17:00 UTC+3 Novik 72'
Bespansky 85'
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)
9 August 2003 Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev (II)1 – 2 Naftan Novopolotsk Mogilev
17:00 UTC+3 Mozolovsky 8' Kakabadze 4'
Vekhtev 76'
Stadium: Torpedo Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mikhail Arkhipov (Zhodino)
9 August 2003 MTZ-RIPO Minsk (II) 3 – 2 (a.e.t.)Torpedo-SKA MinskMinsk
17:00 UTC+3 Kuzmenok 70', 93'
Yevseychik 73'
Makar 45'
Kozak 90'
Stadium: Traktor Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Aleksandr Chebykin (Minsk)
9 August 2003 Bereza (II)0 – 2 Dinamo Minsk Bereza
17:00 UTC+3 Baba Adamu 20'
U.Makowski 87'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Yuriy Maistrov (Fanipol)
9 August 2003 Khimik Svetlogorsk (II) 4 – 2Zvezda-VA-BGU MinskSvetlogorsk
17:00 UTC+3 Sidorenko 18'
Zhdanovich 21'
Shelukhin 57'
Razmyslovich 89'
Levitsky 37'
Shushkevich 77'
Stadium: Bumazhnik Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Valeriy Yazevich (Lida)
9 August 2003 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa (II)1 – 2 Neman Grodno Rechitsa
18:00 UTC+3 Zabolotsky 59' Nadziewski 47'
Boriseiko 49'
Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nikolay Metelskiy (Minsk)
9 August 2003 Pinsk-900 (II)0 – 4 Belshina Bobruisk Pinsk
18:00 UTC+3 Hancharyk 34', 88'
Bychuk 52'
Borisik 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Pripyat Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Yuriy Kuntsevich (Grodno)
9 August 2003 Smorgon (II)1 – 4 Molodechno-2000 Smorgon
18:00 UTC+3 Karasev 68' Vyshinsky 13'
Afanasevich 15'
Alhavik 26'
Vrublevsky 69'
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Valery Vyalichka (Minsk)
9 August 2003 Granit Mikashevichi (II) 2 – 1Dinamo BrestLuninets
18:00 UTC+3 Starkow 76'
Myasnikovich 90'
Kavalyuk 37' (pen.) Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Vladimir Sukhovarov (Orsha)
9 August 2003 Osipovichi (III)0 – 4 Torpedo Zhodino Osipovichi
18:00 UTC+3 Sashcheka 50'
Markhel 89'
Vetoshkin 90'
Truhaw 90'
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Gomel)
10 August 2003 Zabudova Chist (III)0 – 4 BATE Borisov Chist
18:00 UTC+3 Shkabara 50'
Kamarowski 58', 72'
Rubnenko 75'
Stadium: School Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Aleksandr Ryomin (Minsk)

Round of 16

The games were played on 8 October 2003.

8 October 2003 Lokomotiv Minsk 1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Granit Mikashevichi (II)Minsk
15:00 UTC+3 Shumanov 104' Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Oleg Chikun (Stolbtsy)
8 October 2003 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5 – 1Molodechno-2000Soligorsk
15:00 UTC+3 Sļesarčuks 19'
Boyka 30'
Syarohin 49'
Tikhonchik 88' (pen.), 90'
Khamutowski 43' Stadium: Stroitel Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nikolay Metelskiy (Minsk)
8 October 2003 Lokomotiv Vitebsk (II) 1 – 0Darida Minsk RaionVitebsk
15:45 UTC+3 Patsko 72' Stadium: CSK Vitebsky
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Valeriy Petrovich (Minsk)
8 October 2003 BATE Borisov 3 – 0Belshina BobruiskBorisov
16:00 UTC+3 Byahanski 7'
Rubnenko 63'
Shkabara 64'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Vladimir Sukhovarov (Orsha)
8 October 2003 Khimik Svetlogorsk (II)0 – 1 Gomel Svetlogorsk
16:00 UTC+3 Nikitenko 90' Stadium: Bumazhnik Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)
8 October 2003 Neman Grodno 2 – 0MTZ-RIPO Minsk (II)Grodno
16:30 UTC+3 Kavalyonak 47', 63' Stadium: Neman Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Brest)
8 October 2003 Dinamo Minsk 5 – 1Dnepr-Transmash MogilevMinsk
18:00 UTC+3 Valadzyankow 8'
Baba Adamu 42'
Kornilenko 72', 77'
Kavalchuk 78' (pen.)
Pyschur 90' Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Mikhail Arkhipov (Zhodino)

Quarterfinals

The games were played on 3 April 2004.

3 April 2004 Gomel 3 – 1Lokomotiv Minsk (II)Gomel
15:00 UTC+3 Khusyainov 6'
Zinovyev 16'
Bliznyuk 83'
Denisyuk 33' Stadium: Luch Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Yuriy Maistrov (Fanipol)
3 April 2004 Naftan Novopolotsk 1 – 0Dinamo MinskNovopolotsk
15:00 UTC+3 Strypeykis 40' Stadium: Atlant Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Oleg Chikun (Stolbtsy)
3 April 2004 Neman Grodno1 – 2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk Grodno
16:00 UTC+3 Kavalyonak 22' Hancharyk 52'
Tikhonchik 79'
Stadium: Neman Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Aleksandr Chebykin (Minsk)
3 April 2004 BATE Borisov 3 – 0 Lokomotiv Vitebsk Borisov
16:00 UTC+3 Rubnenko 4', 28'
Lashankow 58'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Gomel)

Semifinals

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5–2 Naftan Novopolotsk 2–1 3–1
BATE Borisov 3–5 Gomel 1–2 2–3

First leg

7 April 2004 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2 – 1 Naftan Novopolotsk Soligorsk
17:00 UTC+3 Bespansky 14'
Tikhonchik 40'
Strypeykis 72' Stadium: Stroitel Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Yuriy Kuntsevich (Grodno)
7 April 2004 BATE Borisov 1 – 2 Gomel Borisov
17:30 UTC+3 Ryndzyuk 45' (pen.) Usaw 2'
Razumaw 27'
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Valery Vyalichka (Minsk)

Second leg

11 April 2004 Naftan Novopolotsk1 – 3
(2 – 5 agg.)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Novopolotsk
15:00 UTC+3 Strypeykis 52' Hancharyk 33'
Borel 67', 69'
Stadium: Atlant Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Brest)
11 April 2004 Gomel 3 – 2
(5 – 3 agg.)
BATE BorisovGomel
15:00 UTC+3 Razumaw 25'
Bliznyuk 38', 76'
Byahanski 49', 79' Stadium: Luch Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Andrey Zhukov (Minsk)

Final

Gomel0 – 1 (a.e.t.)Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Report Trepachkin 112'
Attendance: 8,500

GOMEL:
GK 1 Belarus Yury Afanasenko
SW 4 Belarus Oleg Cherepnev (c)
RB 2 Belarus Alyaksandr Shahoyka
CB 3 Belarus Aleh Popel downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 5 Belarus Alyaksey Pankavets
DM 7 Belarus Fedor Lukashenko Yellow card 59'
RM 10 Belarus Maksim Razumaw
LM 11 Belarus Alyaksandr Danilaw
AM 15 Russia Yevgeni Zinovyev Yellow card 95' downward-facing red arrow 110'
RF 8 Belarus Ruslan Usaw Yellow card 53' downward-facing red arrow 68'
LF 9 Belarus Gennadi Bliznyuk
Substitutes:
GK 16 Ukraine Oleh Venchak
FW 6 Bulgaria Stanimir Georgiev
FW 12 Belarus Sergey Zabolotsky upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 14 Ukraine Ruslan Burdeinyi
DF 18 Belarus Andrey Harawtsow upward-facing green arrow 110'
MF 20 Russia Yuri Khusyainov upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 21 Belarus Andrey Arhiptsaw
Manager:
Russia Sergei Podpaly

SHAKHTYOR:
GK 1 Belarus Aleksandr Gerasimovich
RB 18 Belarus Vadzim Lasowski downward-facing red arrow 88'
CB 3 Belarus Anatoly Budayev (c)
CB 6 Belarus Alyaksey Belavusaw
LB 5 Belarus Alyaksandr Yurevich
DM 7 Belarus Andrey Lyavonchyk
RM 2 Belarus Roman Trepachkin
LM 13 Belarus Alyaksandr Novik downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 10 Belarus Syarhey Nikifarenka
RF 4 Belarus Artsyom Hancharyk downward-facing red arrow 72'
LF 11 Belarus Anatoly Tikhonchik
Substitutes:
GK 16 Belarus Vitaly Varivonchik
MF 8 Belarus Alyaksandr Grenkow upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 9 Belarus Maksim Hukayla
MF 12 Belarus Dmitry Podrez
FW 14 Belarus Vadzim Boyka
FW 15 Belarus Viktor Borel upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 17 Belarus Andrey Paryvayew upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Belarus Yury Vyarheychyk