# 1989–90 Soviet Cup

The 1989–90 Soviet Cup was the 49th cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the continental tournament.

## Competition overview

There were 80 teams of masters will that took part, including 16 teams of the Top league, 22 of the First and 42 of the Second league.
The teams of the First and Second leagues began their games of the 1/64 finals on May 2 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 received odd numbers, and in the 1/32 finals, the venues for the games are determined by the difference in receptions and departures of 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 take place on June 1.
In the 1/16 finals, according to the Cup grid, 16 teams of the major league will meet with the winners of the 1/32 final pairs (June 29–30), and in the first games of the 1/16 finals, the home team in all 16 pairs are the teams that win the pairs 1/ There are 32 finals, and in the return matches (July 17–18), major league teams will play on their home fields. The 1/16 and 1/8 final stages are played out of two games - on your own field and the opponent's field. For the first games of the 1/8 finals, the home team is determined by lot. The matches of this stage will take place on November 12 and 16.
The winners of the 1/16 and 1/8 final pairs are determined by the overall result of the games according to the UEFA rules approved for European cup tournaments of club teams. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place next year.

## Participating teams

| Enter in Round of 32 | Enter in First Preliminary Round | Enter in First Preliminary Round | Enter in First Preliminary Round | Enter in First Preliminary Round |
| 1989 Vysshaya Liga 16/16 teams | 1989 Pervaya Liga 22/22 teams | 1989 Vtoraya Liga 42/195 teams | 1989 Vtoraya Liga 42/195 teams | 1989 Vtoraya Liga 42/195 teams |
| Y Spartak Moscow Y Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk Y Dinamo Kiev Y Zalgiris Vilnius Y Torpedo Moscow Y Chernomorets Odessa Y Metallist Kharkov Y Dinamo Moscow Y Dinamo Minsk Y Rotor Volgograd Y Iberia Tbilisi Y Ararat Erevan Y Pamir Dushambe Y Shakhter Donetsk Y Lokomotiv Moscow (v) Y Zenit Leningrad (v) | Y CSKA Moscow (^) Y Guria Lanchkhuti (^) Y Kairat Alma-Ata Y Dinamo Stavropol Y Fakel Voronezh Y Tavria Simferopol Y Metallurg Zaporozhye Y Neftchi Baku Y Kotaik Abovian Y Zimbrul Kishenev Y Geolog Tyumen Y Pakhtakor Tashkent Y FC Kutaisi Y Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu Y Kuzbass Kemerovo Y Shinnik Yaroslavl Y Spartak Ordzhonikidze Y FC Batumi Y Kuban Krasnodar Y SKA Rostov-na-Donu (v) Y Daugava Riga (v) Y SKA Karpaty Lvov (v) | Y Krylya Sovietov Kuibyshev Y Sokol Saratov Y Torpedo Ryazan Y Zaria Kaluga Y Saturn Ramenskoye Y Dinamo Vologda | Y Uralmash Sverdlovsk Y Zenit Izhevsk Y Gastello Ufa Y Zvezda Perm | Y Tsement Novorossiysk Y Druzhba Maikop Y Spartak Nalchik Y Torpedo Taganrog |
| Y Spartak Moscow Y Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk Y Dinamo Kiev Y Zalgiris Vilnius Y Torpedo Moscow Y Chernomorets Odessa Y Metallist Kharkov Y Dinamo Moscow Y Dinamo Minsk Y Rotor Volgograd Y Iberia Tbilisi Y Ararat Erevan Y Pamir Dushambe Y Shakhter Donetsk Y Lokomotiv Moscow (v) Y Zenit Leningrad (v) | Y CSKA Moscow (^) Y Guria Lanchkhuti (^) Y Kairat Alma-Ata Y Dinamo Stavropol Y Fakel Voronezh Y Tavria Simferopol Y Metallurg Zaporozhye Y Neftchi Baku Y Kotaik Abovian Y Zimbrul Kishenev Y Geolog Tyumen Y Pakhtakor Tashkent Y FC Kutaisi Y Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu Y Kuzbass Kemerovo Y Shinnik Yaroslavl Y Spartak Ordzhonikidze Y FC Batumi Y Kuban Krasnodar Y SKA Rostov-na-Donu (v) Y Daugava Riga (v) Y SKA Karpaty Lvov (v) | Y Irtysh Omsk Y Amur Blagoveshchensk Y Lokomotiv Chita Y Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Y Tiligul Tiraspol (^) Y Atlantas Klapeida Y Dnepr Mogilev Y Khimik Grodno | Y Bukovina Chernovtsy Y Zaria Voroshilovgrad Y SKA Odessa Y Vorskla Poltava Y Krivbass Krivoi Rog Y Podolie Khmelnitsiy Y Kolos Nikopol Y Chaika Sevastopol Y Okean Kerch |
| Y Spartak Moscow Y Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk Y Dinamo Kiev Y Zalgiris Vilnius Y Torpedo Moscow Y Chernomorets Odessa Y Metallist Kharkov Y Dinamo Moscow Y Dinamo Minsk Y Rotor Volgograd Y Iberia Tbilisi Y Ararat Erevan Y Pamir Dushambe Y Shakhter Donetsk Y Lokomotiv Moscow (v) Y Zenit Leningrad (v) | Y CSKA Moscow (^) Y Guria Lanchkhuti (^) Y Kairat Alma-Ata Y Dinamo Stavropol Y Fakel Voronezh Y Tavria Simferopol Y Metallurg Zaporozhye Y Neftchi Baku Y Kotaik Abovian Y Zimbrul Kishenev Y Geolog Tyumen Y Pakhtakor Tashkent Y FC Kutaisi Y Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu Y Kuzbass Kemerovo Y Shinnik Yaroslavl Y Spartak Ordzhonikidze Y FC Batumi Y Kuban Krasnodar Y SKA Rostov-na-Donu (v) Y Daugava Riga (v) Y SKA Karpaty Lvov (v) | Y Neftyanik Fergana Y Novbakhor Namangan Y Kasansaets Kasansai Y Sokhibkor Khalkabad | Y Traktor Pavlodar Y Alga Frunze Y Meliorator Chimkent Y Energetik Kustanai | Y Goyazan Kazakh Y Kyapaz Gyandzha Y Metallurg Rustavi |
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### Notes
## Competition schedule
### First preliminary round

All games took place on May 2, 1989.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| April 14 |||
| Alga Frunze (III) | 3–0 | (III) Metallurg Novokuznetsk |
| May 2 |||
| Khimik Grodno (III) | 1–0 | (II) SKA Karpaty Lvov |
| Tekstilschik Tiraspol (III) | 1–1 (5–3 p) | (II) Nistru Kishenev |
| Atlantas Klapeida (III) | 1–2 | (II) Metalurh Zaporizhia |
| Podollia Khmelnytskyi (III) | 0–2 | (III) Okean Kerch |
| Vorskla Poltava (III) | 3–0 | (II) Tavriya Simferopol |
| SKA Odessa (III) | 2–1 | (III) Chaika Sevastopol |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (III) | 2–1 | (II) Daugava Riga |
| Dnepr Mogilev (III) | 1–0 | (III) Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| Zorya Luhansk (III) | 1–0 | (II) Kuban Krasnodar |
| Torpedo Taganrog (III) | 1–2 | (II) Shinnik Yaroslavl |
| Tsement Novorossiysk (III) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (II) Kotayk Abovian |
| Torpedo Ryazan (III) | 1–3 | (III) Spartak Nalchik |
| Kolos Nikopol (III) | 1–0 | (II) Fakel Voronezh |
| Dynamo Stavropol (II) | 3–0 | (III) Zaria Kaluga |
| Druzhba Maikop (III) | 1–2 | (II) Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu |
| Dynamo Vologda (III) | 1–0 | (III) Saturn Ramenskoye |
| Traktor Pavlodar (III) | 0–2 | (II) Kairat Alma-Ata |
| Meliorator Chimkent (III) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | (II) SKA Rostov-na-Donu |
| Sokhibkor Khalkabad (III) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | (II) Geolog Tyumen |
| Novbakhor Namangan (III) | 3–0 | (III) Energetik Kustanai |
| Kasansaets Kasansai (III) | 1–4 | (II) Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| Lokomotiv Chita (III) | 1–0 | (II) Kuzbass Kemerevo |
| Amur Blagoveschensk (III) | 2–0 | (III) Neftyanik Fergana |
| Kyapaz Ganja (III) | 0–1 | (II) CSKA Moscow |
| Sokol Saratov (III) | 6–3 | (II) Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Zenit Izhevsk (III) | 0–1 | (II) Neftchi Baku |
| Gastello Ufa (III) | 1–2 | (III) Goyazan Kazakh |
| Metallurg Rustavi (III) | 3–2 | (II) Dinamo Batumi |
| Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev (III) | 1–0 | (II) Spartak Ordzhonikidze |
| Zvezda Perm (III) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | (III) Guria Lanchkhuti |
| Irtysh Omsk (III) | 1–0 | (III) Uralmash Sverdlovsk |

### Second preliminary round

Games took place on June 1, 1989.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| June 1 |||
| Tekstilshchik Tiraspol (III) | 3–0 | (III) Khimik Grodno |
| Okean Kerch (III) | 0–4 | (II) Metalurh Zaporizhia |
| Vorskla Poltava (III) | 1–0 | (III) SKA Odessa |
| Dnepr Mogilev (III) | 1–4 | (II) Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl (II) | 1–0 | (III) Zorya Luhansk |
| Spartak Nalchik (III) | w/o | (III) Tsement Novorossiysk |
| Dynamo Stavropol (II) | 1–0 | (III) Kolos Nikopol |
| Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu (II) | 1–2 | (III) Dinamo Vologda |
| Kairat Alma-Ata (II) | 2–0 | (III) Meliorator Chimkent |
| Novbakhor Namangan (III) | 3–0 | (III) Sokhibkor Khalkabad |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent (II) | 1–0 | (III) Alga Frunze |
| Amur Blagoveschensk (III) | 2–0 | (III) Lokomotiv Chita |
| CSKA Moscow (II) | 4–2 | (III) Sokol Saratov |
| Goyazan Kazakh (III) | 1–2 | (II) Neftchi Baku |
| Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev (III) | 4–0 | (III) Metallurg Rustavi |
| Guria Lanchkhuti (II) | w/o | (III) Irtysh Omsk |

### Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spartak Moscow | 1 | 2 | 3 | Spartak Moscow | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Tsement Novorossiysk | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo Minsk (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Dinamo Minsk | 0(4) | | | | |
| Dinamo Stavropol | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Dinamo Moscow (p) | 0(5) | | | | |
| Dinamo Moscow | 3 | 2 | 5 | Dinamo Moscow | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Vologda | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ararat Yerevan (a) | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | Dinamo Moscow | 0(2) | | |
| Vorskla Poltava | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Lokomotiv Moscow (p) | 0(4) | | |
| Zalgiris Vilnius | 0 | 5 | 5 | Zalgiris Vilnius | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Krivbass Krivoi Rog | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2 | | | | |
| Metallurg Zaporozhye | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Torpedo Moscow | 0 | | | | |
| Chernomorets Odessa | 1 | 1 | 2 | Chernomorets Odessa | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Tekstilschik Tiraspol | 2 | 0 | 2 | Torpedo Moscow | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Dinamo Kiev | 6 |
| Pamir Dushanbe | 2 | 0 | 2 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Amur Blagoveschensk | 2 | - | - | Metallist Kharkov | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Metallist Kharkov | 3 | + | + | | | | | Metallist Kharkov | 0 | | | | |
| Kairat Alma-Ata | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Dinamo Kiev | 1 | | | | |
| Dinamo Kiev | 1 | 3 | 4 | Dinamo Kiev | 1 | + | + | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 | 2 | 7 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | - | - | | | | | | |
| Novbakhor Namangan | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | Dinamo Kiev | 4 | | |
| Neftchi Baku | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | CSKA Moscow | 2 | | |
| Rotor Volgograd | 1 | 3 | 4 | Rotor Volgograd | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| CSKA Moscow (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | CSKA Moscow | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | CSKA Moscow | 3 | | | | |
| Guria Lanchkhuti | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 1 | | | | |
| Shakhter Donetsk | 0 | 4 | 4 | Shakhter Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Zenit Leningrad | 2 | 0 | 2 | Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 32

First leg games took place on June 29–30, 1989, while second leg games were scheduled on July 17–18.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First leg – June 29, Second leg – July 17 |||||
| Vorskla Poltava (III) | 2–5 | (I) Zalgiris Vilnius | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| Guria Lanchkhuti (II) | 3–4 | (I) Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Dynamo Stavropol (II) | 3–5 | (I) Dynamo Moscow | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Neftçi Baku (II) | 2–4 | (I) Rotor Volgograd | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| CSKA Moscow (II) | 3–3 (a) | (I) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| First leg – June 29, Second leg – July 18 |||||
| Amur Blagoveschensk (III) | -/+ | (I) Metalist Kharkiv | 2–3 | -/+ |
| Metalurh Zaporizhia (II) | 1–2 | (I) Chornomorets Odesa | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Tekstilschik Tiraspol (III) | 2–6 | (I) Torpedo Moscow | 2–2 | 0–4 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl (II) | 1–3 | (I) Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| First leg – June 30, Second leg – July 17 |||||
| Kairat Alma-Ata (II) | 1–4 | (I) Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (III) | 1–8 | (I) Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–3 | 0–5 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent (II) | 6–2 | (I) Pamir Dushanbe | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Tsement Novorossiysk (III) | 0–2 | (I) Dinamo Minsk | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| First leg – June 30, Second leg – July 18 |||||
| Dinamo Vologda (III) | 4–4 (a) | (I) Ararat Yerevan | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Zenit Leningrad (I) | 2–9 | (III) Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 2–5 | 0–4 |
| First leg – July 14, Second leg – July 17 |||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi (I) | 7–0 | (III) Novbakhor Namangan | 5–0 | 2–0 |

### Round of 16

First leg games took place on November 8–12, 1989, while most second leg games were played on November 16–18. Three more second leg games were played on March 1, 1990.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| First leg – November 8, Second leg – November 18 |||||
| Spartak Moscow (I) | 2–2 (a) | (I) Dinamo Minsk | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| First leg – November 8, Second leg – March 1 |||||
| Dynamo Moscow (I) | 2–0 | (I) Ararat Yerevan | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv (I) | +/- | (I) Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–0 | +/- |
| First leg – November 9, Second leg – November 16 |||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk (I) | 0–1 | (III) Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| First leg – November 11, Second leg – November 16 |||||
| Rotor Volgograd (I) | 3–4 | (II) CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| First leg – November 12, Second leg – November 16 |||||
| Pakhtakor Tashkent (II) | 2–3 | (I) Metalist Kharkiv | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| First leg – November 12, Second leg – November 17 |||||
| Zalgiris Vilnius (I) | 1–4 | (I) Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| First leg – November 12, Second leg – March 1 |||||
| Chornomorets Odesa (I) | 1–3 | (I) Torpedo Moscow | 1–0 | 0–3 |
In the beginning of 1990, the Georgian Football Federation has officially left the Football Federation of the Soviet Union and all its clubs left the All-Union competitions. Dinamo Tbilisi which was renamed as Iberia Tbilisi (with reference to the christianization of Iberia) withdrew from the Soviet Union competitions and competed in Georgian competitions only.

### Quarter-finals

All games were scheduled on 20 March 1990, while the game between CSKA and Krylya Sovietov Samara was played a day earlier on 19 March.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| March 19 |||
| CSKA Moscow (II→I) | 3–1 | (III) Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev |
| March 20 |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow (I→II) | 2–0 | (I) Torpedo Moscow |
| Dinamo Minsk (I) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | (I) Dinamo Moscow |
| Metallist Kharkov (I) | 0–1 | (I) Dinamo Kiev |

### Semi-finals

Both games took place on 17 April 1990.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| April 17 |||
| Dinamo Moscow (I) | 0–0 (2–4 p) | (II) Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Dinamo Kiev (I) | 4–2 | (I) CSKA Moscow |