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2003–04 Belarusian Cup

2003–04 Belarusian Cup
Country  Belarus
Teams 36
Champions Shakhtyor Soligorsk
(1st title)
Runners-up Gomel
Matches played 37
Goals scored 109 (2.95 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Artsyom Hancharyk
Dmitry Rubnenko
Anatoly Tikhonchik
(4 goals)

2003–04 Belarusian Cup was the thirteenth season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 4 June 2003. Winners of the Cup qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying 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.









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.













The games were played on 8 October 2003.








The games were played on 3 April 2004.





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






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