1972 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
| Football Cup among teams of masters | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR |
| Dates | 4 November – 19 November |
| Teams | 27 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 91 (3.25 per match) |
1973 → | |
The Ukrainian Cup 1972 was a football knockout competition conducting by the Football Federation of Ukrainian SSR and was known as the Ukrainian Cup.
The Football Cup started with the preliminary round on November 4, 1972, and involved the republican level non-amateur clubs. The competition started soon after the conclusion of the 1972 Soviet Second League, Zone 1 on 31 October 1972. The Round of 16 that started on November 8, 1972 had several Soviet First League teams joining the competition, among which were Shakhtar, Chornomorets, Metalist, and others. Some of them were represented by their second (reserve) squads. Teams from the Soviet Top League did not participate.
The competition concluded in just over two weeks in Kyiv on November 19.