1976 Soviet Cup final

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1976 Soviet Cup Final
Event 1976 Soviet Cup
Date3 September 1976
Venue Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow
Referee Pavel Kazakov (Moscow)
Attendance45,000
1975
1977

The 1976 Soviet Cup final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on 3 September 1976. The match was the 35th Soviet Cup final and it was contested by defending champions Ararat Yerevan and Dinamo Tbilisi.

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Goals from David Kipiani, Piruz Kanteladze and Revaz Chelebadze helped Dinamo Tbilisi to a 3–0 as the won the cup for the first time. It was the first time that a team from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic had won the cup and the fourth successive season in which a team from outside the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic won the competition.

Background

Ararat Yerevan had reached the Soviet Cup final twice before, defeating Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 after extra time in 1973 and Zaria Voroshilovgrad 2–1 in 1975. They were the defending champions and the only team from the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic to reach a final. [1]

Dinamo Tbilisi had reached the final on four previous occasions but had never won the competition before. The were the only team from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic to reach the final. [1]

The proceeding three tournaments had been won by Ararat (2) and Dynamo Kyiv (1) meaning this would be the fourth season in a row that a team from outside the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic won the competition. [1]

Previous encounters

Previously these two teams met each other three times in the competition. Dinamo knocked–out opponents two times, while Ararat have done it once. The club from Tbilisi progressed in 1937, winning the game 4–1 and in 1971 competition 0–0, 2–1, while the club from Yerevan eliminated the opponent in 1975 winning the game 3–1. [2]

Road to Final

All sixteen Soviet Top League clubs including Dinamo and Ararat entered the competition in the second round. [3]

Dinamo Tbilisi

In the second round Dinamo defeated Metalurh Zaporizhya 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time. They then defeated Zenit Leningrad 3–0 to advance to the quarter-finals. A 2–1 win against Karpaty Lviv saw them into the semi-finals where they defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0. [3]

Ararat Yerevan

After defeating SKA Rostov-on-Don 1–0 in the second round, Ararat required extra time to over come Lokomotiv Moscow by the same score line in the third round. In the quarter-finals they defeated CSKA Moscow 2–1 before defeating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk by the same score line in the semi-final and advancing to the final. [3]

Dinamo Tbilisi

Round 2 Metalurh Zaporizhya 1–1 a.e.t.
4–5 pen.
Dinamo Tbilisi
Round 3 Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 FC Zenit Leningrad
Quarter-final Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 Karpaty Lviv
Semi-final Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 Dinamo Tbilisi

Ararat Yerevan

Round 2 SKA Rostov-on-Don 0–1 Ararat Yerevan
Round 3 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–1 aet Ararat Yerevan
Quarter-final Ararat Yerevan 2–1 CSKA Moscow
Semi-final Ararat Yerevan 2–1 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Match details

Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Ararat Yerevan
Kipiani Soccerball shade.svg27'
Kanteladze Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Chelebadze Soccerball shade.svg68'
[4]
Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Moscow)
Dinamo Tbilisi:
GK Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg David Gogia
DF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Nodar Khizanishvili
DF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Piruz Kanteladze
DF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Shota Khinchagashvili
DF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Zorbeg Ebralidze
DF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Aleksandre Chivadze
MF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Manuchar Machaidze (c)
MF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Revaz Chelebadze
MF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Vladimir Gutsaev
MF Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg David Kipiani Sub off.svg 75'
FW Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Vakhtang Kopaleishvili
Substitutes:
FW Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Zurab Tsereteli Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Nodar Akhalkatsi
Ararat Yerevan:
GK Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Avetis Hovsepyan
DF Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Sanasar Gevorgyan
DF Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Armenak Sargsyan (c)
DF Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Alexander Mirzoyan
DF Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Norayr Mesropyan
MF Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Samvel Petrosyan
MF Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Artyom Parsadanyan
MF Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Khoren Oganesian Sub off.svg 89'
FW Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Alexander Keropyan
MF Flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Nazar Petrosyan
FW Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Robert Halaydzhyan Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutes:
FW Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Nikolay Ghazaryan Sub on.svg 46'
MF Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Armen Azaryan Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Eduard Markarov

Soviet Cup 1976 Winners
Dinamo Tbilisi
First title

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stokkermans, Karel (24 January 2013). "USSR (Soviet Union) - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. "USSR Cup, Dynamo (Tbilisi) – Ararat (Yerevan)". WildStat. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Balitskiy, Andrei; Dreiman, Theodore (11 July 2013). "Soviet Union 1976". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  4. "Кубок СССР 1976" [USSR Cup 1976] (in Russian). FC Dynamo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2025.