# 1995 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

The 1995 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the third edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won third time in a row by Spartak Moscow who defeated Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi in the final. This was the first time Ukraine was represented at the tournament, as well as the first time when three points were awarded for a win.

## Participants

| Team | Qualification | Participation |
| Spartak Moscow | 1994 Russian Top League champions | 3rd |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1993–94 Vyshcha Liha runners-up $^1$ | 1st |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1993–94 Belarusian Premier League champions | 2nd |
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 1994–95 A Lyga 1st team as of the winter break | 1st |
| Skonto Riga | 1994 Latvian Higher League champions | 3rd |
| Flora Tallinn | 1993–94 Meistriliiga champions | 1st |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 1993–94 Moldovan National Division champions | 3rd |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1993–94 Umaglesi Liga champions | 3rd |
| Neftchi Baku | 1994–95 Azerbaijan Top League 1st team as of the winter break $^2$ | 2nd |
| Shirak Gyumri | 1994 Armenian Premier League champions | 1st |
| Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 1994 Kazakhstan Premier League champions | 1st |
| Nuravshon Bukhara | 1994 Uzbek League runners-up $^3$ | 1st |
| Sitora Dushanbe | 1994 Tajik League champions | 2nd |
| Kant-Oil | 1994 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 1st |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1994 Ýokary Liga champions | 3rd |
| Russia U21 national team | Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage. | 2nd |
* $^1$ Shakhtar Donetsk replaced Dynamo Kyiv (1993–94 Ukrainian champions), who refused to participate citing unwillingness to play at the traumatic artificial pitch.
* $^2$ Neftchi Baku replaced Turan Tovuz (1993–94 Azerbaijan champions).
* $^3$ Nuravshon Bukhara replaced Neftchi Fergana (1994 Uzbekistan champions).

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spartak Moscow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 |
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Neftchi Baku | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 |
| Sitora Dushanbe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Skonto Riga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| Kant-Oil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group C

* Unofficial table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| Russia U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
* Official table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

#### Results
### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| Shirak Gyumri | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Nuravshon Bukhara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
| Flora Tallinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |

#### Results
## Final rounds

| Semi-finals (2 Feb) | Semi-finals (2 Feb) | Final (4 Feb) | Final (4 Feb) |
| Spartak Moscow | 3 | | |
| Skonto Riga | 0 | | |
| Skonto Riga | 0 | Spartak Moscow | 5 |
| | | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | | |

### Final
## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Ilya Tsymbalar | Spartak Moscow | 6 |
| 2 | Mikheil Kavelashvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 |
| 3 | Valery Kechinov | Spartak Moscow | 3 |
| 3 | Mukhsin Mukhamadiev | Spartak Moscow | 3 |
| 3 | Nikolai Pisarev | Spartak Moscow | 3 |
| 3 | Georgi Kinkladze | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 |