The 1995–96 Ukrainian Cup is the fifth annual edition of Ukraine's football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. The Cup started with the round of 32, but it also had couple of preliminaries. This season two legs rounds were discontinued and all rounds consisted of only one game. Also the extra tier was merged with the Second League. The competition kicked off on 1 August 1995 with 24 games. Five games were announced as a forfeit on 1 August, while one more on 1 October 1995. The cup holder Shakhtar Donetsk was eliminated in away game against Nyva Vinnytsia on penalties in semifinals.

Team allocation

One hundred ten teams entered the competition

Distribution

First qualifying round entrants

Second qualifying round entrants

Competition schedule

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

First Elimination Round

Second Elimination Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

The final was held at the Republican Stadium on May 26, 1996, in Kyiv.

Top goalscorers

Attendances

Top attendances