| Кубок СССР | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Soviet Union (CIS) |
| Dates | April 17, 1991 – May 10, 1992 |
| Teams | 80 |
| Defending champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spartak Moscow |
| Runner-up | CSKA Moscow |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 92 |
| Goals scored | 271 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Röwşen Muhadow (5 goals) |
The 1991–92 Soviet Cup was the last edition of the knockout football cup of an already non-existing political entity, the Soviet Union.
On December 25, 1991, the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev announced that he resigns as president. On December 26, the Soviet of the Republics, the upper chamber of the Union's Supreme Soviet, voted the Soviet Union out of existence [1] [2] (the lower chamber, the Council of the Union, had been unable to work since December 12, when the recall of the Russian deputies left it without a quorum).
In addition to the already ongoing hostilities instigated by the Moscow government, number of "unfriendly gestures" as well as direct internal interventions into Ukrainian politics were made towards Ukraine starting from January of 1992. [3]
Despite being informed by the Football Federation of Ukraine in November of 1991 that Ukrainian clubs will not take part in the competition, the Football Federation of the Soviet Union ignored the notice and seeded Ukrainian clubs. Ukrainian clubs however were taking place in the 1992 Ukrainian Cup since February of 1992.
Because of that only one game was played during the competition's quarterfinals, while a club from Tajikistan, Pamir Dushanbe, advanced to the semifinals where it was eliminated.
The winner of the competition, Spartak Moscow, qualified for the continental tournament representing Russia in the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup.
Source: []
marks clubs that took part in competitions, note, not all clubs of the First League played
All games took place on April 17, 1991.
Games took place on July 1, 1991.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30 | ||||
| Polissya Zhytomyr (IV) | 4–1 | (III) Khimik Grodno | ||
| July 1 | ||||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara (III) | 2–1 | (III) Torpedo Volzhsky | ||
| Naftovyk Okhtyrka (IV) | 2–1 | (III) Dnepr Mogilev | ||
| Rotor Volgograd (II) | 4–0 | (III) Start Ulianovsk | ||
| Spartak Nalchik (III) | 5–0 | (III) Zorya Luhansk | ||
| July 2 | ||||
| Dynamo Barnaul (III) | 3–0 | (III) FC Ekibastuzets | ||
| Khimik Dzhambul (III) | 1–0 | (III) Avtomobilist Kokand | ||
| July 3 | ||||
| Nyva Ternopil (III) | 3–0 | (III) Nyva Vinnytsia | ||
| Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad (III) | 2–0 | (III) Zenit Izhevsk | ||
| FC Novbakhor (II) | 14–0 | (III) Meliorator Chimkent | ||
| Traktor Pavlodar (III) | 2–0 | (III) Shakhter Karaganda | ||
| July 4 | ||||
| Asmaral Moscow (III) | 1–0 | (III) Torpedo Vladimir | ||
| Gastello Ufa (III) | 2–0 | (III) Göyazan Gazakh | ||
| Metallurg Lipetsk (III) | 1–0 | (III) Torpedo Ryazan | ||
| Tiligul Tiraspol (II) | 2–1 | (III) Karpaty Lviv | ||
| Tsement Novorossiysk (III) | 2–1 | (III) Druzhba Maikop | ||
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First leg – September 3, Second leg – November 11 | ||||
| Dinamo Barnaul (III) | 1–3 | (I) Dinamo Moscow | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Tiligul Tiraspol (II) | 0–5 | (I) Pamir Dushanbe | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| First leg – September 4, Second leg – September 25 | ||||
| Rotor Volgograd (II) | 5–4 | (I) Spartak Vladikavkaz | 4–3 | 1–1 |
| First leg – September 4, Second leg – November 15 | ||||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara (III) | 5–4 | (I) Torpedo Moscow | 2–2 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Naftovyk Okhtyrka (IV) | 1–8 | (I) FC Dynamo Kyiv | 1–4 | 0–4 |
| Polissya Zhytomyr (IV) | 2–2 (a) | (I) Dinamo Minsk | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| First leg – September 4, Second leg – November 16 | ||||
| Traktor Pavlodar (III) | 3–4 | (I) Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| First leg – September 4, Second leg – November 17 | ||||
| Asmaral Moscow (III) | 2–5 | (I) CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Gastello Ufa (III) | 3–6 | (I) Spartak Moscow | 2–4 | 1–2 |
| Kopet-dag Ashkhbad (III) | 6–3 | (I) Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| Metallurg Lipetsk (III) | 1–7 | (I) Pakhtakor Tashkent | 0–0 | 1–7 |
| Nyva Ternopil (III) | withdrew | (I) Ararat Yerevan | 3–1 | DNP |
| Novbahor Namangan (II) | 2–3 | (I) Metalist Kharkiv | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Spartak Nalchik (III) | w/o | (I) Shakhter Donetsk | 1–1 | w/o |
| Khimik Dzhambul (III) | w/o | (I) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1–0 | w/o |
| Tsement Novorossiysk (III) | 0–5 | (I) Chornomorets Odesa | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| 3 September 1991 | Dinamo Barnaul | 1 – 1 | Dinamo Moscow | Barnaul, Soviet Union |
| 18:00 LST | Kashentsev | Report | Simutenkov | Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Anatoliy Gornak (Omsk) |
| 3 September 1991 | Tiligul Tiraspol | 0 – 1 | Pamir Dushanbe | Tiraspol, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Report | Ashurmamadov | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mykhailo Sydor (Lviv) |
| 4 September 1991 | Asmaral Moscow | 0 – 2 | CSKA Moscow | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Report | Korneev Dmitriyev | Stadium: Krasnaia Presnia Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Anatoliy Kiseliov (Moscow) |
| 4 September 1991 | Gastello Ufa | 2 – 4 | Spartak Moscow | Ufa, Soviet Union |
| 18:00 LST | Slobodich | Report | Karpin Kozlov Golovanov Perepadenko | Stadium: Stroitel Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Oleksandr Lytvynenko (Kyiv) |
| 4 September 1991 | Kopetdag Ashkhabat | 5 – 1 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | Aşgabat, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Annadurdyýew Nurmyradow Mingazow Muhadow | Report | Shkapenko | Stadium: Central Stadium= Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Yuriy Chebotariov (Krasnodar) |
| 4 September 1991 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2 – 2 | Torpedo Moscow | Samara, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Fakhrutdinov | Report | Chugainov Agashkov | Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Lom-Ali Ibragimov (Grozny) |
| 4 September 1991 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 0 – 0 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | Lipetsk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Khalzov | Report | Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Anatoliy Aranovskyi (Kyiv) |
| 4 September 1991 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 1 – 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | Okhtyrka, Soviet Union |
| 18:30 LST | Tymchenko | Report | Sharan Salenko Moroz | Stadium: Naftovyk Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: V.Modin (Narva) |
| 4 September 1991 | Nyva Ternopil | 3 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Ternopil, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Biskup Yavorskyi | Report | Melikyan | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ? |
| 4 September 1991 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2 – 2 | Dinamo Minsk | Zhytomyr, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Talko Baran | Report | Kushnir Belkevich | Stadium: imeni Leninskogo Komsomola Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nikolai Stulen (Kishinev) |
| 4 September 1991 | Rotor Volgograd | 4 – 3 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | Volgograd, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Stogov Kalitvintsev Tsarenko Sedykh | Report | Suleymanov Kachmazov Bestayev | Stadium: Central Stadium of Trade Unions Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Yuriy Khlopotnov (Moscow) |
| 4 September 1991 | Spartak Nalchik | 1 – 1 | Shakhter Donetsk | Nalchik, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Kugotov | Report | Yevseyev | Stadium: Republican Stadium Spartak Attendance: 5,000 Referee: G. Oganesian (Yerevan) |
| 4 September 1991 | Traktor Pavlodar | 3 – 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Pavlodar, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Rylov Arifullin Trizna | Report | Alenichev | Stadium: Traktor Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sergei Roschin (Kislovodsk) |
| 4 September 1991 | Khimik Dzhambul | 1 – 0 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Dzhambul, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Shcherbakov | Report | Stadium: Khimik Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yevgeniy Aleksandrov (Yaroslavl) |
| 4 September 1991 | Tsement Novorossiysk | 0 – 3 | Chornomorets Odesa | Novorossiysk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? LST | Report | Hetsko Koshelyuk | Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Yuriy Vergopulo (Moscow) |
| 25 September 1991 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 1–1 | Rotor Volgograd | Vladikavkaz, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Suleimanov Kachmazov | Report | Polstyanov | Stadium: Republican Stadium "Spartak" Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ihor Yarmenchuk (Kyiv) |
| Note: Rotor won 5–4 on aggregate | ||||
| 11 November 1991 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–0 | Dynamo Barnaul | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| 19:00 | Simutenkov But | Report | Stadium: Dynamo Manezh Attendance: 500 Referee: Igor Polukarov (Almaty) | |
| Note: Dinamo Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 11 November 1991 | Pamir Dushanbe | 4–0 | Tiligul Tiraspol | Dushanbe, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Mandreko Mukhamadiev Rakhimov | Report | Vasilyev | Stadium: Frunze Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Yevgeniy Aleksandrov (Yaroslavl) |
| Note: Pamir Dushanbe won 5–0 on aggregate | ||||
| 15 November 1991 | Torpedo Moscow | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| 19:00 | Agashkov Chugainov Matveev | Report | Filippov | Stadium: Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Aleksandr Bogomazov (Biskek) |
| Note: Krylia Sovetov won 5–4 on aggregate | ||||
| 15 November 1991 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | Kyiv, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Salenko Yu.Moroz Hrytsyna | Report | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Aleksandr Borisov (Semipalatinsk) | |
| Note: Dynamo Kyiv won 8–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 15 November 1991 | Dinamo Minsk | 0–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Minsk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Vladimir Direktorenko (Riga) | ||
| Note: 2–2 on aggregate; Dinamo Minsk won on away goals. | ||||
| 16 November 1991 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–0 | Traktor Pavlodar | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Smirnov Podpalyi Gorkov | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Yuriy Chebotaryov (Krasnodar) | |
| Note: Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | Asmaral Moscow | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Dmitriyev Kolesnikov | Report | Gubernskiy Rybakov | Stadium: LFK CSKA Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gariafiy Zhafiarov (Moscow) |
| Note: CSKA Moscow won 5–2 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | Gastello Ufa | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Perepadenko Ivanov | Report | Slabodich | Stadium: Palace of Sports Recreations "Sokolniki" Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aleksandr Savkin (Balashikha) |
| Note: Spartak Moscow won 6–3 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Metalist Kharkiv | 3–0 | Navbahor Namangan | Kharkiv, Soviet Union |
| 15:00 | Pryzetko Shuliatytskyi Skachenko | Report | Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Anatoliy Kiselyov (Moscow) | |
| Note: Metalist Kharki won 3–2 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Chornomorets Odesa | 2–0 | Tsement Novorossiysk | Odesa, Soviet Union |
| 15:00 | Tsymbalar | Report | Pisarev | Stadium: BSS Central Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Genrikh Igitian (Yerevan) |
| Note: Chornomorets Odesa won 5–0 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2–1 | Kopet-Dag Ashkhabat | Zaporizhzhia, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Taran Storchak | Report | Mingazov | Stadium: Metalurh Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aleksei Rumyantsev (Saint Petersburg) |
| Note: Kopet-Dag Ashkhabat won 6–3 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 7–1 | Metallurg Lipetsk | Tashkent, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Kasymov Shkvyrin Khasanov Magometov Nazarov | Report | Milenin | Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mykhailo Sydor (Lviv) |
| Note: Pakhtakor Tashkent won 7–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Ararat Yerevan | DNP | Nyva Ternopil | Yerevan, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: undetermined | ||
| Note: Nyva Ternopil won 3–1 on aggregate. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Shakhter Donetsk | DNP | Spartak Nalchik (no show) | Donetsk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: Shakhtar Stadium | ||
| Note: 1–1 on aggregate; Shakhter Donetsk won due to forfeit. | ||||
| 17 November 1991 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | DNP | Khimik Dzhambul | Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: Meteor Stadium | ||
| Note: 0–1 on aggregate; Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won due to forfeit. | ||||
The round started in one country, but later its postponed games were played in another.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First leg – November 22, Second leg – November 25 | ||||
| Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad (III) | 1–2 | (I) Spartak Moscow | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv (I) | withdrew | (I) Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | DNP |
| Metalist Kharkiv (I) | 4–2 | (I) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Chornomorets Odesa (I) | 2–2 (7–6 p) | (I) Shakhter Donetsk | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| First leg – November 22, Second leg – November 26 | ||||
| Pakhtakor Tashkent (I) | 3–4 | (I) CSKA Moscow | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| First leg – February 20, Second leg – February 24 | ||||
| Krylia Sovyetov Samara (III) | 1–0 | (II) Rotor Volgograd | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| First leg – February 24, Second leg – March 20 | ||||
| Dinamo Moscow (I) | 1–2 | (I) Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Pamir Dushanbe (I) | bye | |||
| 22 November 1991 | Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad | 0–0 | Spartak Moscow | Asgabat, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: A.Kulakov (Almaty) |
| 22 November 1991 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | Dinamo Minsk | Kyiv, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Sharan Salenko | Report | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: I.Timoshenko (Rostov-na-Donu) |
| 22 November 1991 | Metalist Kharkiv | 3–0 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Kharkiv, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Adzhoyev Khomukha Shulyatytsky | Report | Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: A.Budogosskiy (Moscow) |
| 22 November 1991 | Chornomorets Odesa | 2–0 | Shakhtyor Donetsk | Odesa, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Nikiforov Hetsko | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium of ChMP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: V.Tukhovsky (Simferopol) |
| 22 November 1991 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 1–1 | CSKA Moscow | Tashkent, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Maqsudov | Report | Bavykin | Stadium: Central Stadium Pakhtakor Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A.Khokhryakov (Yoshkar-Ola) |
| 20 February 1992 | Krylia Sovyetov Samara | 0–0 | Rotor Volgograd | Leselidze, Georgia |
| ?:? | Report | Stadium: Sports base Attendance: 100 Referee: N.Levnikov (Saint Petersburg) |
| 24 February 1992 | Dinamo Moscow | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow, Russian Federation |
| 18:00 | Kalitvintsev | Report | Stadium: LFK CSKA Attendance: 1,200 Referee: A.Malyarov (Moscow) |
| 25 November 1991 | Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Mostovoi Perepadenko | Report | Muhadow | Stadium: Spartak indoor complex Attendance: 1,000 Referee: L-A.Ibragimov (Grozny) |
| 25 November 1991 | Dinamo Minsk | leg voided | Dynamo Kyiv | Minsk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? |
| 25 November 1991 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–1 | Metalist Kharkiv | Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Lebid Horily | Report | Khomukha | Stadium: Meteor Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: V.Kupryashkin (Moscow) |
| 25 November 1991 | Shakhter Donetsk | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Chornomorets Odesa | Donetsk, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Stolovytsky Rebrov | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Shakhtar Attendance: 1,500 Referee: A.Budogosskiy (Moscow) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 26 November 1991 | CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| ?:? | Sergeyev Broshin Faizulin | Report | Kasymov Maksudov | Stadium: LFK CSKA Attendance: 3,000 Referee: V.Yarygin (Volgograd) |
| 24 February 1992 | Rotor Volgograd | 0–1 | Krylia Sovyetov Samara | Leselidze, Georgia |
| ?:? | Report | Makeyev | Stadium: Asmaral Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: A.Butenko (Moscow) |
| 20 March 1992 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–0 | Dynamo Moscow | Kislovodsk, Russian Federation |
| 17:00 | Podpaly Kiselev | Report | Kalitvintsev | Stadium: Asmaral Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A.Kirillov (Moscow) |
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, clubs from around the fallen Soviet Union refused their further participation among which were Ukrainian clubs who effectively forfeiting their chances at the Cup, Belarusian Dinamo Minsk, Kazakhstani Khimik Dzhambul, and others, leaving only Pamir Dushanbe as the non-Russian club still in the competition.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 20 | ||||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | | ||
| CSKA Moscow | bye | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | bye | |||
| Pamir Dushanbe | bye | |||
| 20 March 1992 | Krylia Sovyetov Samara | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Spartak Moscow | Sochi (Khosta) |
| ?:? | Report | Karpin | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: T.Bezubyak (Saint Petersburg) |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow | 2–0 | | ||
| April 17 | ||||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–2 | | ||
| 16 April 1992 | CSKA Moscow | 2–0 | Pamir Dushanbe | Moscow |
| ?:? | Matveyev Makarov | Report | Stadium: LFK CSKA Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Minsk) |
| 17 April 1992 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–2 | Spartak Moscow | Moscow |
| ?:? | Report | Piatnitski Onopko | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Yu.Savchenko (Moscow) |
| Spartak Moscow | 2–0 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Bestschastnykh | Report | Kharine |
| Soviet Cup 1992 Winners |
|---|
Spartak Moscow 10th title |
| Rank | Union republic | Number of teams |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 (Top League) 10 (First League) 2/13/2 (Second League) 33 (Total) | |
| 2 | 6 (Top League) 2 (First League) 6 (Second League) 2 (Cup) 16 (Total) | |
| 3 | 1 (First League) 6 (Second League) 7 (Total) | |
| 4 | 1 (Top League) 2 (First League) 2 (Second League) 5 (Total) | |
| 5 | 1 (Top League) 3 (Second League) 4 (Total) | |
| 6 | 1 (Top League) 1 (First League) 1 (Second League) 3 (Total) | |
| 7 | 2 (First League) 1 (Second League) 3 (Total) | |
| 8 | 2 (Second League) 1 (Extra) 3 (Total) | |
| 9 | 1 (Top League) 1 (Second League) 2 (Total) | |
| 10 | 1 (First League) 1 (Total) | |
| 1 (First League) 1 (Total) | ||
| 12 | 1 (Second League) 1 (Total) | |
| 1 (Second League) 1 (Total) | ||
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