# 1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

The 1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the seventh edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Spartak Moscow for the fourth time.

## Format change

Starting with this edition of the tournament, all participating nations were split into two divisions. Eight nations which were represented in 1998 Cup quarterfinals were included in the Top Division, while the other seven nations included in the First Division. This format lasted for three years (1999–2001), before being reverted to the previous format (used from 1996 till 1998). The change was implemented to reduce the number of non-competitive games between opponents with big strength gap, such as 1998 match between Spartak Moscow and Vakhsh Qurghonteppa, which was won by the Russian side with a record-setting score 19–0.
* Top Division: In the first round, eight participants are split into two groups (A and B). Nations, whose representatives finish last in their groups, are being relegated to the First Division for the next season. Two best-placed clubs from each group will advance to the semifinal round, with two games between the clubs advanced from the same group being carried over from the first round. In the semifinal round, clubs will play two games against two teams which qualified from the opposing First Round group. Two best clubs of the semifinal round table advance to the final match.
* First Division: Seven nations of the First Division are split into two groups (C and D). Unofficial participant Russia U21 national team is added to one of the groups, but their games are not counted for the official table. Nations, whose representatives win their groups, are being promoted to the Top Division for the next season.

## Participants

| Team | Qualification | Participation |
| Top Division |||
| Spartak Moscow | 1998 Russian Top Division champions | 6th |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1997–98 Vyshcha Liha champions | 4th |
| Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 1998 Belarusian Premier League champions | 1st |
| FBK Kaunas | 1998–99 A Lyga 2nd team as of the winter break $^1$ | 1st |
| Skonto Riga | 1998 Latvian Higher League champions | 7th |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1997–98 Umaglesi Liga champions $^2$ | 7th |
| Kapaz Ganja | 1997–98 Azerbaijan Top League champions | 3rd |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1997–98 Ýokary Liga champions | 7th |
| First Division |||
| Tulevik Viljandi | 1998 Meistriliiga 5th team $^3$ | 2nd |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 1997–98 Moldovan National Division champions | 6th |
| Tsement Ararat | 1998 Armenian Premier League champions | 1st |
| Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 1998 Kazakhstan Premier League champions | 3rd |
| Varzob Dushanbe | 1998 Tajik League champions | 1st |
| CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek | 1998 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 2nd |
| Russia U21 | Unofficial entry, not eligible for promotion | 5th |
| Spartak-2 Moscow | Unofficial entry, not eligible for promotion $^4$ | 1st |
* $^1$ FBK Kaunas replaced Žalgiris Vilnius (league's top team at the winter break), who withdrew after delegating most of its players to the national youth teams during tournament's time frame.
* $^2$ Dinamo Tbilisi were represented by youth/reserve players.
* $^3$ Tulevik Viljandi participated as a farm club of Flora Tallinn (1998 Estonian champions).
* $^4$ Spartak-2 Moscow replaced Pakhtakor Tashkent (1998 Uzbek champions), who withdrew along with other Uzbek teams.

## First Division
### Group C

* Unofficial table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Russia U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Tulevik Viljandi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
* Official table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Tulevik Viljandi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
* Moldova promoted to the Top Division

#### Results
### Group D

* Unofficial table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spartak-2 Moscow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Tsement Ararat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Varzob Dushanbe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
* Official table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tsement Ararat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Varzob Dushanbe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
* Armenia promoted to the Top Division

#### Results
## Top Division
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spartak Moscow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| FBK Kaunas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
* Georgia relegated to First Division

#### Results
### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Skonto Riga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 |
| Kapaz Ganja | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
* Turkmenistan relegated to First Division

#### Results
## Final rounds
### Semifinal

* Two results carried over from the first round: Dynamo v Skonto 4–3 and Spartak v Kaunas 2–0
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spartak Moscow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Skonto Riga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| FBK Kaunas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |

#### Results
### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Mihails Miholaps | Skonto Riga | 7 |
| 2 | Imants Bleidelis | Skonto Riga | 4 |
| 3 | Andrey Tikhonov | Spartak Moscow | 3 |
| 3 | Artyom Bezrodny | Spartak Moscow | 3 |
| 3 | Marians Pahars | Skonto Riga | 3 |
| 3 | Artur Voskanyan | Tsement Ararat | 3 |