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| Event | 1984 Soviet Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 June 1984 | ||||||
| Venue | Tsentralny Stadion imeni Lenina, Moscow | ||||||
| Referee | Romualdas Juška (Vilnius) | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,500 | ||||||
The 1984 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on June 24, 1984. The match was the 43rd Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Leningrad). The Soviet Cup winner Dinamo won the cup for the sixth time. The last year defending holders Shakhter Donetsk were eliminated in the round of 16 of the competition by Chernomorets Odessa.
All sixteen Soviet Top League clubs did not have to go through qualification to get into the competition, so Dinamo and Zenit both qualified for the competition automatically.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Dinamo Moscow | Round | Zenit Leningrad | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 1984–85 Soviet Cup | Opponent | Result |
| Nistru Kishinev (H) | 1–0 | Round of 32 | Daugava Riga (A) | 3–0 |
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk (A) | 2–1 | Round of 16 | Ararat Yerevan (H) | 3–3 ( a.e.t. )(4–3 p ) |
| Chernomorets Odessa (H) | 3–1 ( a.e.t. ) | Quarter-finals | Torpedo Moscow (A) | 0–0 ( a.e.t. )(7–6 p ) |
| Dinamo Minsk (A) | 4–0 | Semi-finals | Fakel Voronezh (H) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) |
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| Dinamo Moscow | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Zenit Leningrad |
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| Dynamo Moscow Sixth title |
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