1990–91 Soviet Cup

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1990–91 Cup of USSR in Football
Кубок СССР
Tournament details
Country Soviet Union
Defending championsDinamo Kiev
Final positions
ChampionsCSKA Moscow
Runner-upTorpedo Moscow

The 1990–91 Soviet Cup was cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition CSKA Moscow qualified for the continental tournament. Teams from Lithuania and Georgia withdrew from all of the Soviet competitions.

Political background

Although Georgian teams withdrew from the Football Federation of the Soviet Union at the end of 1989, except for FC Dynamo Sukhumi due to the Russian occupation of Abkhazia (Abkhazia conflict), they were included in the cup competition and awarded technical losses.

The Lithuanian clubs, even though they have withdrawn from most of the Soviet Union competitions, competed at the 1990 Baltic League which was a temporary compromise between the Baltic states and the Soviet Union. Nonetheless, Lithuanian Zalgiris without its agreement was included in the competition and was awarded a technical loss.

In addition to Lithuanian and Georgian clubs Neftçi PFK which was eliminated by FC Rotor Volgograd on July 17, 1989, never again participated in the Soviet Cup thereafter.

Beside the Abkhazia conflict and the already ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh War in the Caucasus region, number of other places of the falling apart Soviet Union were engulfed in armed conflicts during the time span of the competition such as the Transnistrian War in late 1990 and the 1991 January Events in Lithuania.

In July of 1990, the New Union Treaty was proposed at the CPSU Congress.

Competition overview

Teams of the first and second leagues will begin the games of the 1/64 finals on April 14 using a system with elimination after the first defeat. If the match ends in a draw, then extra time is assigned - two halves of 15 minutes each. If extra time does not reveal the winner, then, in accordance with FIFA Regulations, the best team is determined using penalty kicks. In competitions for the USSR Cup, no more than three players are allowed to be replaced during the game.

All teams in the 1/64 finals are distributed by lot and the “home team” of the field received odd numbers, and in the 1/32 finals, the venues for the games are determined by the difference in receptions and departures between the meeting teams. Teams that have traveled in the previous round have an advantage. In case of equality of receptions and departures, the venues for the next games are determined by lot. The games of this round are held on May 2.

In the 1/16 finals, according to the Cup grid, 16 teams of the major league meet with the winners of the 1/32 final pairs (May 22), and in the first games of the 1/16 finals, the “hosts” of the field in all 16 pairs are the winning teams of the pairs 1/32 finals, and in the return matches (July 19-20) their rivals, the major league teams, play on their own fields. The stages of 1/16 and 1/8 finals are played in two games - on your own field and on the opponent's field. For the first games of the 1/8 finals, the “home” fields are determined by lot. The matches of this stage will take place on November 17-18 and 23-24.

The winners of the pairs of 1/16 and 1/8 finals are determined by the overall result of both games according to the UEFA rules approved for European cup tournaments of club teams. The quarter-final, semi-final and final games will take place next year.

Participating teams

Enter in Round of 32 Enter in First Preliminary Round
1990 Vysshaya Liga
16/16 teams
1990 Pervaya Liga
22/22 teams
1990 Vtoraya Liga
40/66 teams

Green tickY Dinamo Kiev
Green tickY CSKA Moscow
Green tickY Dinamo Moscow
Green tickY Torpedo Moscow
Green tickY Spartak Moscow
Green tickY Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
Green tickY Ararat Erevan
Green tickY Shakhter Donetsk
Green tickY Chernomorets Odessa
Green tickY Pamir Dushambe
Green tickY Metallist Kharkov
Green tickY Dinamo Minsk
Green tickY Rotor Volgograd (v)
Green tickY Zalgiris Vilnius (v)
Green tickY Iberia Tbilisi (v)
Green tickY Guria Lanchkhuti (v)

Green tickY Spartak Ordzhonikidze (^)
Green tickY Pakhtakor Tashkent (^)
Green tickY Metallurg Zaporozhie (^)
Green tickY Lokomotiv Moscow (^)
Green tickY Dinamo Stavropol
Green tickY Shinnik Yaroslavl
Green tickY Zimbrul Kishenev
Green tickY Neftchi Baku
Green tickY Tavria Simferopol
Green tickY Fakel Voronezh
Green tickY Geolog Tyumen
Green tickY Dinamo Sukhumi
Green tickY Tiligul Tiraspol
Green tickY Kotaik Abovian
Green tickY Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu
Green tickY Lokomotiv Gorky
Green tickY Kairat Alma-Ata
Green tickY Zenit Leningrad
Green tickY Kuban Krasnodar
Green tickY Kuzbass Kemerovo (v)
Green tickY FC Kutaisi (v)
Green tickY FC Batumi (v)

Green tickY Bukovina Chernovtsy (^)
Green tickY Daugava Riga (^)
Green tickY Niva Ternopol
Green tickY Volyn Lutsk
Green tickY Vorskla Poltava
Green tickY Niva Vinnitsa
Green tickY SFC Drogobich
Green tickY Karpaty Lvov
Green tickY Kremen Kremenchug
Green tickY SKA Odessa
Green tickY Zarya Voroshilovgrad

Green tickY Uralmash Yekaterinburg (^)
Green tickY Tekstilschik Kamyshin (^)
Green tickY Volgar Astrakhan
Green tickY Zvezda Perm
Green tickY Zenit Izhevsk
Green tickY Krylia Sovetov Samara
Green tickY Gastello Ufa
Green tickY Mashuk Piatigorsk
Green tickY SKA Rostov-na-Donu
Green tickY Metallurg Lipetsk
Green tickY Terek Grozny
Green tickY Torpedo Vladimir
Green tickY Sokol Saratov
Green tickY Torpedo Ryazan
Green tickY Tsement Novorossiysk

Green tickY Neftianik Fergana (^)
Green tickY Novbakhor Namangan (^)
Green tickY Alga Bishkek
Green tickY Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube
Green tickY Meliorator Chimkent
Green tickY Okean Nakhodka
Green tickY Zvezda Irkutsk
Green tickY Sogdiana Dzhyzak
Green tickY Traktor Pavlodar
Green tickY Tselinnik Tselinograd
Green tickY Dinamo Barnaul

Green tickY Kolkheti Khobi Green tickY Kolkheti 1913 Poti Green tickY Sanavardo Samtredia

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Notes

Competition schedule

First preliminary round

All games took place on April 14, 1990.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
April 14
Alga Frunze (III) 2–1 (III) Vakhsh Kurgan-Tube
Bukovina Chernovtsy (III) 2–0 (III) Niva Ternopol
Volgar Astrakhan (III) +/– (II) FC Kutaisi
Volyn Lutsk (III) 1–2 (II) Tavria Simferopol
Vorskla Poltava (III) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) (III) Niva Vinnitsa
SFC Drogobich (III) 2–1 (II) Metallurg Zaporozhie
Zvezda Perm (III) 5–0 (II) Fakel Voronezh
Zenit Izhevsk (III) 2–0 (II) Kuban Krasnodar
Karpaty Lvov (III) 2–1 (II) Nistru Kishenev
Kolkheti Khobi (III) –/+ (II) Dinamo Stavropol
Kolkheti 1913 Poti (III) +/– (III) Sanavardo Samtredia
Kremen Kremenchug (III) 1–0 (II) Tiras Tiraspol
Krylia Sovetov Samara (III) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) (III) Gastello Ufa
Mashuk Pyatigorsk (III) +/– (II) FC Batumi
Meliorator Chimkent (III) 2–0 (II) Kairat Alma-Ata
Metallurg Lipetsk (III) 3–0 (II) Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don
Neftyanik Fergana (III) 4–0 (II) Geolog Tyumen
Novbakhor Namangan (III) +/– (II) Neftchi Baku
Okean Nakhodka (III) +/– (III) Zvezda Irkutsk
SKA Odessa (III) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) (II) Zenit Leningrad
SKA Rostov-on-Don (III) 3–2 (II) Dinamo Sukhumi
Sogdiana Jizzak (III) +/– (II) Kuzbass Kemerovo
Tekstilshchik Kamyshyn (III) 8–1 (II) Kotaik Abovian
Terek Grozny (III) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) (II) Spartak Vladikavkaz
Torpedo Vladimir (III) 3–0 (III) Sokol Saratov
Torpedo Ryazan (III) 1–2 (II) Shinnik Yaroslavl
Traktor Pavlodar (III) 2–0 (II) Pakhtakor Tashkent
Uralmash Sverdlovsk (III) 1–0 (II) Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod
Tselinnik Tselinograd (III) 3–2 (III) Dinamo Barnaul
Tsement Novorossiysk (III) 2–0 (III) Zaria Lugansk
Daugava Riga (III) bye
Lokomotiv Moscow (II) bye

Second preliminary round

Games took place on May 2, 1990. Daugava Riga and Lokomotiv Moscow received bye to this stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
May 2
Gastello Ufa (III) +/– (III) Zvezda Perm
Daugava Riga (III) 4–1 (III) SFC Drogobich
Dinamo Stavropol (II) +/– (III) Terek Grozny
Zenit Izhevsk (III) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) (III) Uralmash Sverdlovsk
Zenit Leningrad (II) 1–0 (III) Vorskla Poltava
Karpaty Lvov (III) +/– (III) Kremen Kremenchug
Mashuk Pyatigorsk (III) +/– (III) Kolkheti 1913 Poti
Neftyanik Fergana (III) 6–0 (III) Meliorator Chimkent
Novbakhor Namangan (III) 1–2 (III) Alga Frunze
SKA Rostov-on-Don (III) 2–0 (a.e.t.) (III) Tsement Novorossiysk
Tavria Simferopol (II) 3–1 (a.e.t.) (III) Bukovina Chernovtsy
Tekstilshchik Kamyshin (III) 6–0 (III) Volgar Astrakhan
Traktor Pavlodar (III) +/– (III) Okean Nakhodka
Tselinnik Tselinograd (III) +/– (III) Sogdiana Jizzak
Shinnik Yaroslavl (II) 1–0 (III) Metallurg Lipetsk
September 9
Lokomotiv Moscow (II) 3–1 (III) Torpedo Vladimir

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Shinnik Yaroslavl + + +
Guria Lanchkhuti - - - Shinnik Yaroslavl - 0 -
Lokomotiv Moscow + + + Lokomotiv Moscow + 0 +
Zalgiris Vilnius - - - Lokomotiv Moscow 2
Gastello Ufa 3 0 3 Uralmash Sverdlovsk 0
Rotor Volgograd 1 1 2 Gastello Ufa 1 0 1
Uralmash Sverdlovsk 3 2 5 Uralmash Sverdlovsk 2 2 4
Pamir Dushanbe 2 3 5 Lokomotiv Moscow 0
Neftianik Fergana 0 1 1 CSKA Moscow 3
CSKA Moscow 2 3 5 CSKA Moscow 4 2 6
Alga Frunze 2 0 2 Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 1 2 3
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 1 4 5 CSKA Moscow 4
Traktor Pavlodar 2 0 2 Dinamo Minsk 1
Dinamo Minsk 3 4 7 Dinamo Minsk 3 1 4
Tselinnik Tselinograd 0 1 1 Shakhter Donetsk 1 1 2
Shakhter Donetsk 2 2 4 CSKA Moscow 3
Zenit Leningrad 1 0 1 Torpedo Moscow 2
Torpedo Moscow 2 2 4 Torpedo Moscow 2 3 5
Karpaty Lvov (a) 0 2 2 Karpaty Lvov 0 1 1
Metallist Kharkov 1 1 2 Torpedo Moscow (p) 0(3)
Tavria Simferopol 1 0 1 Spartak Moscow 0(1)
Dinamo Moscow 0 4 4 Dinamo Moscow 1 1 2
Daugava Riga 2 0 2 Spartak Moscow 1 2 3
Spartak Moscow 0 5 5 Torpedo Moscow (p) 0(7)
Tekstilschik Kamyshin 0 1 + Ararat Yerevan 0(6)
Dinamo Kiev 0 7 - Tekstilschik Kamyshin 1 - -
SKA Rostov-na-Donu 2 0 2 Ararat Yerevan 1 + +
Ararat Yerevan 1 5 6 Ararat Yerevan 1
Dinamo Stavropol + + + Chernomorets Odessa 0
Iberia Tbilisi - - - Dinamo Stavropol 1 0 1
Mashuk Piatigorsk 1 0 1 Chernomorets Odessa 0 2 2
Chornomorets Odesa 1 3 4

Round of 32

First games took place on May 22, 1990, while second games were initially scheduled on July 18–21. With the Soviet Union falling apart some games were played much later.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First leg – May 22, Second leg – July 18
Uralmash Sverdlovsk (III) 5–5 (I) Pamir Dushanbe 3–2 2–3
First leg – May 22, Second leg – July 19
Tavria Simferopol (II) 1–4 (I) Dinamo Moscow 1–0 0–4
First leg – May 22, Second leg – July 20
Zenit Leningrad (II) 1–4 (I) Torpedo Moscow 1–2 0–2
Mashuk Piatigorsk (III) 1–4 (I) Chernomorets Odessa 1–1 0–3
Tselinnik Tselinograd (III) 1–4 (I) Shakhter Donetsk 1–2 0–2
Gastello Ufa (III) 3–2 (I) Rotor Volgograd 3–1 0–1
Traktor Pavlodar (III) 2–7 (I) Dinamo Minsk 2–3 0–4
Alga Frunze (III) 2–5 (I) Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 2–1 0–4
First leg – May 22, Second leg – July 21
Karpaty Lvov (III) 2–2 (a) (I) Metalist Kharkov 0–1 2–1
Daugava Riga (III) 2–5 (I) Spartak Moscow 2–0 0–5
Neftianik Fergana (III) 1–5 (I) CSKA Moscow 0–2 1–3
First leg – May 22, Second leg – November 3
SKA Rostov-na-Donu (III) 2–6 (I) Ararat Yerevan 2–1 0–5
First leg – May 22, Second leg – DNP
Dinamo Stavropol (II) w/o (I) Iberia Tbilisi +/– DNP
Lokomotiv Moscow (II) w/o (I) Zalgiris Vilnius +/– DNP
Shinnik Yaroslavl (II) w/o (I) Guria Lanchkhuti +/– DNP
First leg – July 20, Second leg – August 3
Tekstilschik Kamyshin (III) w/o (I) Dinamo Kiev 0–0 1–7

Round of 16

First games took place on November 11–13, 1990, while most second games were played on November 17. Both games of Shinnik and Lokomotiv match up were played in March 1991. Lokomotiv Moscow was drawn with Shinnik as a member of the 2nd tier, but played its legs already as a member of the 1st tier.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
First leg – November 11, Second leg – November 17
Gastello Ufa (III) 1–4 (III) Uralmash Sverdlovsk 1–2 0–2
Dinamo Minsk (I) 4–2 (I) Shakhter Donetsk 3–1 1–1
Dynamo Stavropol (II) 1–2 (I) Chernomorets Odessa 1–0 0–2
Tekstilschik Kamyshin (III) -/+ (I) Ararat Yerevan 1–1 -/+
CSKA Moscow (I) 6–3 (I) Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 4–1 2–2
First leg – November 12, Second leg – November 17
Torpedo Moscow (I) 5–1 (III) Karpaty Lvov 2–0 3–1
First leg – November 13, Second leg – November 17
Dynamo Moscow (I) 2–3 (I) Spartak Moscow 1–1 1–2
First leg – March 1, Second leg – March 5
Shinnik Yaroslavl (II) -/+ (II→I) Lokomotiv Moscow -/+ 0–0

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
March 1
Torpedo Moscow (I) 0–0 (3–1 p) (I) Spartak Moscow
March 3
Ararat Yerevan (I) 1–0 (I) Chornomorets Odesa
March 6
CSKA Moscow (I) 4–1 (I) Dinamo Minsk
April 2
Lokomotiv Moscow (I) 2–0 (II) Uralmash Sverdlovsk

Semi-finals

Both games took place on 10 May 1991.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
May 10
Lokomotiv Moscow (I) 0–3 (I) CSKA Moscow
Torpedo Moscow (I) 0–0 (7–6 p) (I) Ararat Yerevan

Final

CSKA Moscow3 – 2Torpedo Moscow
Igor Korneyev 45', 67'
Oleg Sergeyev 80'
Report Yuriy Tishkov 43', 75'
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Valeriy Butenko (Moscow)

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