Both teams started from the first round of the competition (1/16). Shakhtar stormed through the first three rounds beating Vorskla in Donetsk 8:0. In the semi-final it defeated the Cup holder Chornomorets. Dnipro had a little bit of trouble in the first round of competition facing the second team of Dynamo Kyiv. Later the team gained a great momentum defeating Tavria in the semi-final.