The format of this competition flactuates annually. Mainly the competition is limited to the professional level clubs. Currently the Premier division clubs are granted a bye all the way to the 1/16 of the final. At one point for couple of years this competition included a subcompetiion which was called as the Ukrainian Second League Cup. During that time only the clubs of the Ukraine Premier League and Ukrainian First League along with the finalists of the Ukrainian Second League Cup competed in this Cup competition. In the 90's amateur clubs were allowed to compete on the volunteer bases. Recently out of amateur clubs usually the winner of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup is allowed to compete.