Soviet Cup
{{Short description|Soviet football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2024}}
{{About||the rugby union competition of the same name|Soviet Cup (rugby)|the ice hockey competition of the same name|Soviet Cup (ice hockey)|the bandy competition of the same name|Russian Cup (bandy)}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Soviet Cup
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| organiser = Football Federation of the USSR
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1936}}
| abolished = 1992
| region = Soviet Union
| number of teams = 80 (1991–92)
| current champions = Spartak Moscow (10th title)
| most successful club = Spartak Moscow (10 titles)
|qualifier for=European Cup Winners' Cup {{small|(from 1965)}}}}
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup ({{langx|ru|Кубок СССР}}),{{refn|group=nb|{{langx|uk|Кубок СРСР}}, {{langx|be|Кубак СССР}}, {{langx|uz|СССР Кубоги}}, {{langx|kk|КСРО Кубогы}}, {{lang-ka|სსრკ თასი}}, {{langx|az|ССРИ кубоку}}, {{langx|lt|TSRS taurė}}, {{langx|ro|Cupa URSS}} (Moldovan Cyrillic: Купа УРСС), {{langx|lv|PSRS kauss}}, {{langx|hy|ԽՍՀՄ Գավաթ}}, {{langx|et|NSVL Karikas}}.}} was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union conducted by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. The 1991–92 season of the tournament was known as Soviet/CIS Cup ({{langx|ru|Кубок СССР—СНГ}}). As a knockout tournament it was conducted parallel to the All-Union league competitions in double round-robin format.
The winner of the competition was awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, unless it already qualified for the European Cup, in turn passed the qualification to the finalist. In case if a team would win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and not win its national league cup titles the next year, it qualified to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup along with the new cup holder. The first participation in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup took place in 1965–66 when Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the European competition for winning the 1964 Soviet Cup.
On initiative of Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper starting from 1977, the Soviet Cup winner was invited to contest the Soviet Top League winner in a single match competition known as the Season's Cup which served as the Soviet Super Cup but was not considered official.
Format
Format of competitions was constantly changing.
The very first edition of the competition in 1936 was a single-elimination tournament (more precisely sudden-death tournament) throughout all rounds. It was played during the season's summer intermission of the 1936 split season. The tournament consisted of seven rounds starting with the Round of 128.
The first changes took place in the 1938 Soviet Cup when there was introduced a preliminary (qualification) stage as the number of participants grew. The competition still was a single-elimination tournament with only more added rounds (up to 9). The Soviet Cup also featured the 1938 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR. All teams of masters (All-Union league teams) started from the final stage. The competition rounds were in-mixed within the league's playing calendar for the first time. The final stage contained 6 rounds.
In 1939 the competition was expanded as number of participants grew over 6 times. Starting from 1939 the preliminary stage was expanded and included republican football cup for each union republic, winners of which would qualify for the Soviet Cup finals.
In 1940 the competition was split. The league teams (Groups A and B) were scheduled to play for the All-Union Sports Committee Cup, while non-league teams (republican level) were competing in a separate bracket, winner of which would play the All-Union Sports Committee Cup holder. However, due to scheduling issues the All-Union Sports Committee Cup was postponed and never took place.
Involvement of the republican cup winners was suspended after the World War II and reintroduced in 1949. Those winners continued to qualify for the Soviet Cup until 1955 and starting from 1957 they were rerouted to the Soviet Amateur Cup. There is a legend that during that period the competition was nicknamed as the "Cup of Millions".
Until 1984 the Soviet Cup corresponded to the calendar of the whole Soviet football "spring"-"fall", however after that it changed to "fall"-"spring" calendar which synchronized it with the most of Europe.
In 1959-1960 the competition was conducted for two years. From 1965 to 1968 seasons were overlapping each other.
Until 1957, in the tournament participated "teams of physical culture" (Soviet "newspeak" (phraseology) for non-professional, amateur teams). After 1957 teams of physical culture competed in a separate competition known as the Soviet Amateur Cup.{{refn|group=nb|broadly and officially known as the Football Cup of the Soviet Union among teams of physical culture collectives}} Since then, the tournament was restricted to professional clubs (teams of masters) of the All-Union competition (tiers 1 through 3).
In 1979 to 1982 there was a group stage better teams of which would continue in a traditional single-game elimination format.
The 1992 Soviet Cup Final took place after the fall of the Soviet Union in the independent Russia.[https://dzen.ru/a/ZOIDQRSNhW429RV_ Последний кубок СССР-СНГ по футболу 1991/1992]. dzen.ru. 20 August 2023 (in Russian)[https://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/30-let-poslednemu-finalu-kubka-sssr-spartak-vyigral-trofey-kotoryy-ne-khotel-otdavat-sadyrin 30 лет последнему финалу Кубка СССР. «Спартак» выиграл трофей, который не хотел отдавать Садырин]. www.sportsdaily.ru. 10 May 2022 (in Russian)[https://www.championat.com/football/article-4344545-spartak-cska-2-0-kubok-sssr-sng-1992-goda-zaminirovannye-luzhniki-goly-beschastnyh-10-j-trofej-krasno-belyh.html Последний финал Кубка СССР пытался сорвать телефонный террорист. «Спартак» это не смутило]. www.championat.com. 10 May 2021 (in Russian)[https://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/ultras_action/3136947.html Заминированные «Лужники», дубль Бесчастных, пенальти Харина. 31 год назад состоялся финал последнего Кубка СССР]. www.sports.ru. 10 May 2023 (in Russian)
All tournaments final were played in a single game in Moscow, but until introduction of penalty kicks in early 1970s as a tiebreaker some finals that ended in tie were replayed. Introduction of the penalty shoot-out was adopted for tiebreaker took place in 1972 after such procedure was adopted by FIFA in 1970.
Until 1955 the tournament finals were played at Central Stadium "Dynamo", after being transferred to Central Stadium of Lenin (today Luzhniki Stadium).{{fact|date=March 2022}}
Trophy
The cup itself is an artistically crafted crystal vase in a silver frame. The cup is crowned with a bronze figurine of a football player with a ball. The names of the teams that won the cup are engraved on the lid and base.
The trophy's height is {{convert|57|cm|inch|abbr=on}}, weight is {{convert|6|kg|lbs|abbr=on}}. In 1992, after Spartak Moscow won the last USSR Cup, the trophy was given to the club forever.
The cup itself was bought in an ordinary Moscow thrift store. The first chairman of the All-Union Football Section, Aleksei Sokolov, took a liking to the small pitcher, which it was decided to make a transferable trophy.[https://www.xfile.ru/x-files/sport/istorii_iz_khrustalnykh_kubkov/?sphrase_id=7567975 Истории из хрустальных кубков]. www.xfile.ru. 9 May 2017. accessed 27 February 2024[https://sport.sevastopol.su/kubkom-sssr-po-futbolu-byla-obychnaya-vaza/ Кубком СССР по футболу была обычная ваза]. sport.sevastopol.su. 30 October 2023 Few people knew about the Davis Cup in the Soviet Union at that time, and accusations of plagiarism could not follow by definition.
Together with the All-Union Council on Physical Culture and Sport inspector Morar, Aleksei Sokolov created a sketch of the future prize.[https://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2003-10-10/10_1/ ГОД 1936. ЧАСТЬ ПЯТАЯ. ПАТЕНТ НА "ВНЕЗАПНУЮ СМЕРТЬ"]. www.sport-express.ru (Sport-Express). 10 October 2003 The jewelers attached silver legs to the base and built a lid with a small hole on top. There they mounted a figurine of a football player, donated by Raspevin, a great fan of this game. The crystal chest of the trophy was decorated with the coat of arms of the USSR.
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Venues of the final match
All finals were played in the Soviet Union capital, Moscow. In 1936 to 1955 it was Central Dynamo Stadium, while since 1957 it was Luzhniki Stadium which was known then as Lenin Central Stadium. There were also exceptions such as the venue of the final in 1977 and 1987/88 was Dynamo, while in 1978 it was the only time when Torpedo Stadium hosted the final match. The last final match in 1992 at Luzhniki was played following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
While Spartak Moscow is the absolute leader in total number of trophies won, Dinamo Kiev won the most Soviet Cup in those finals played in Luzhniki Stadium. Also, Luzhniki were even favorable to the Western Ukrainian team of Karpaty.
=Venues by the number of final matches=
- 32 – Lenin Central Stadium, Moscow
- 18 – Dynamo Central Stadium, Moscow
- 1 – Torpedo Stadium, Moscow
Seasons and final games
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+{{sronly|List of Soviet Cup winners}} ! scope="col" |Season ! scope="col" |Dates ! scope="col" |{{abbr|Teams|Number of participants}} ! scope="col" |Winners ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Runners–up |
| align=center|1936
|align=center|July 18 – August 28 |align=center|94{{refn|group=nb|Initially it was announced that the competition will have 87 participants.[https://dzen.ru/a/ZNndl51kTAIom2tc Все финалы кубка СССР по футболу (1936-1991): как это было, фотоархивы, статистика]. dzen.ru. 15 August 2023 (in Russian)}} ! scope="row" |Lokomotiv Moscow |align=center|2–0 |
| align=center|1937
|align=center|May 23 – July 16 |align=center|125 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Moscow |align=center|5–2 |
| align=center|1938
|align=center|May 5 – September 14 |align=center|64*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1938 including preliminary rounds was 275.}} ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|3–2 |
| align=center|1939
|align=center|July 29 – September 12 |align=center|49 ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|3–1 |
| align=center|1940
|align=center|September 22 – November 10 |align=center colspan=4|canceled, only its qualification stage had been completed{{refn|group=nb|After appearance of the Soviet Amateur Cup in 1957, the 1940 Soviet Cup results were associated with the new competition.[https://vla-glubokov.narod.ru/km40.htm Кубок СССР среди команд коллективов физической культуры 1940 год]. vla-glubokov.narod.ru. (in Russian)}} |
| align=center|1941
|align=center colspan="5" rowspan="3"|no competition due to the Nazi Germany aggression against the Soviet Union |
| align=center|1942 |
| align=center|1943 |
| align=center|1944
|align=center|July 30 – August 27 |align=center|24 ! scope="row" |Zenit Leningrad |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1945
|align=center|September 9 – October 14 |align=center|32 ! scope="row" |CDKA Moscow |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1946
|align=center|October 6 – 20 |align=center|16 ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|3–2 {{aet}} |
| align=center|1947
|align=center|June 1 – July 21 |align=center|19*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1939 including preliminary rounds was 80.}} ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|2–0 |
| align=center|1948
|align=center|September 25 – October 24 |align=center|20 ! scope="row" |CDKA Moscow |align=center|3–0 |
| align=center|1949
|align=center|June 16 – November 4 |align=center|54*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1949 including preliminary rounds was 120.}} ! scope="row" |Torpedo Moscow |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1950
|align=center|September 10 – November 6 |align=center|69 ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|3–0 |
| align=center|1951
|align=center|August 11 – October 14 |align=center|51 ! scope="row" |CDSA Moscow |align=center|2–1 {{aet}} |Kalinin team{{efn|The team of the Moscow Military District that represented the city of Kalinin and was literally known as the team of the Kalinin City ({{langx|ru|команда г. Калинина}}).}} |
| align=center|1952
|align=center|August 21 – November 2 |align=center|50 ! scope="row" |Torpedo Moscow |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1953
|align=center|September 2 – October 10 |align=center|56 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Moscow |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1954
|align=center|August 15 – October 20 |align=center|67 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1955
|align=center|May 25 – October 16 |align=center|16*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1955 including preliminary rounds was 67.}} ! scope="row" |CDSA Moscow |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1956
|align=center colspan="5"|no competition |
| align=center|1957
|align=center|April 28 – October 26 |align=center|24*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1957 including preliminary rounds was 74.}} ! scope="row" |Lokomotiv Moscow |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1958
|align=center|June 9 – November 2 |align=center|16*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1958 including preliminary rounds was 106.}} ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|1–0 {{aet}} |
| align=center|1959–60
|align=center|June 11, 1959 – October 31, 1960 |align=center|32*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1959–60 including preliminary rounds was 113.}} ! scope="row" |Torpedo Moscow |align=center|4–3 {{aet}} |
| align=center|1961
|align=center|May 9 – October 29 |align=center|64*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1961 including preliminary rounds was 169.}} ! scope="row" |Shakhtyor Stalino |align=center|3–1 |
| align=center|1962
|align=center|April 22 – August 11 |align=center|32*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1962 including preliminary rounds was 168.}} ! scope="row" |Shakhtyor Donetsk{{efn|In November of 1961 the city of Stalino was renamed Donetsk after river Siversky Donets following the so-called de-Stalinization process.}} |align=center|2–0 |
| align=center|1963
|align=center|April 7 – August 10 |align=center|48*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1963 including preliminary rounds was 186.}} ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|2–0 |
| align=center|1964
|align=center|April 16 – September 27 |align=center|52*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1964 including preliminary rounds was 194.}} ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|1–0 |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |1965
|align=center rowspan="2"|April 4 – August 15 |align=center rowspan="2"|56*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1965 including preliminary rounds was 102.}} ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|0–0 | rowspan="2" |Dynamo Minsk |
| align=center|2–1 {{aet}} {{small|(replay)}} |
| align=center|1965–66
|align=center|April 2, 1965 – November 8, 1966 |align=center|79*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1965–66 including preliminary rounds was 203.}} ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|2–0 |
| align=center|1966–67
|align=center|April 23, 1966 – November 8, 1967 |align=center|85*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1966–67 including preliminary rounds was 242.}} ! scope="row" |Dynamo Moscow |align=center|3–0 |
| align=center|1967–68
|align=center|March 16, 1967 – November 8, 1968 |align=center|107*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1967–68 including preliminary rounds was 255.}} ! scope="row" |Torpedo Moscow |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1969
|align=center|March 23 – August 17 |align=center|32*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1969 including preliminary rounds was 104.}} ! scope="row" |Karpaty Lviv |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1970
|align=center|March 31 – August 8 |align=center|32*{{refn|group=nb|Total number of participants in 1970 including preliminary rounds was 105.}} ! scope="row" |Dynamo Moscow |align=center|2–1 |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |1971
|align=center rowspan="2"|March 6 – August 8 |align=center rowspan="2"|38 ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|2–2 | rowspan="2" |SKA Rostov-on-Don |
| align=center|1–0 {{small|(replay)}} |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |1972
|align=center rowspan="2"|February 20 – August 13 |align=center rowspan="2"|36 ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Torpedo Moscow | align="center" |0–0 | rowspan="2" |Spartak Moscow |
| align=center|1–1 {{pso|5–1}} {{small|(replay)}} |
| align="center" |1973
|align=center|March 4 – October 10 |align=center|36 ! scope="row" |Ararat Yerevan | align="center" |2–1 {{aet}} |
| align="center" |1974
|align=center|March 6 – August 10 |align=center|36 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv | align="center" |3–0 {{aet}} |
| align=center|1975
|align=center|March 16 – August 9 |align=center|36 ! scope="row" |Ararat Yerevan |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1976
|align=center|March 21 – September 3 |align=center|42 ! scope="row" |Dinamo Tbilisi |align=center|3–0 |
| align=center|1977
|align=center|March 27 – August 13 |align=center|48 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Moscow |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1978
|align=center|March 3 – August 12 |align=center|48 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|2–1 {{aet}} |
| align=center|1979
|align=center|February 28 – August 11 |align=center|48 ! scope="row" |Dinamo Tbilisi |align=center|0–0 {{pso|5–4}} |
| align=center|1980
|align=center|February 25 – August 9 |align=center|48 ! scope="row" |Shakhtar Donetsk |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1981
|align=center|February 20 – May 9 |align=center|48 ! scope="row" |SKA Rostov-on-Don |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1982
|align=center|February 19 – May 9 |align=center|40 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1983
|align=center|February 19 – May 8 |align=center|40 ! scope="row" |Shakhtar Donetsk |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1984
|align=center|February 18 – June 24 |align=center|48 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Moscow |align=center|2–0 {{aet}} |
| align=center|1984–85
|align=center|31 July 1984 – 23 June 1985 |align=center|50 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|2–1 |
| align=center|1985–86
|align=center|June 24, 1985 – May 2, 1986 |align=center|74 ! scope="row" |Torpedo Moscow |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1986–87
|align=center|May 2, 1986 – June 14, 1987 |align=center|80 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|3–3 {{pso|4–2}} |
| align=center|1987–88
|align=center|June 6, 1987 – May 28, 1988 |align=center|80 ! scope="row" |Metalist Kharkiv |align=center|2–0 |
| align=center|1988–89
|align=center|May 2, 1988 – June 25, 1989 |align=center|80 ! scope="row" |Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |align=center|1–0 |
| align=center|1989–90
|align=center|May 2, 1989 – May 2, 1990 |align=center|80 ! scope="row" |Dynamo Kyiv |align=center|6–1 |
| align=center|1990–91
|align=center|April 14, 1990 – June 23, 1991 |align=center|78 ! scope="row" |CSKA Moscow |align=center|3–2 |
| align=center|1991–92
|align=center|April 17, 1991 – May 10, 1992 |align=center|80 ! scope="row" |Spartak Moscow |align=center|2–0[https://www.sport-express.ru/football/rfpl/reviews/spartak-cska-kak-arbitr-andrey-butenko-sudil-derbi-v-1992-i-2001-godah-kakie-skandaly-proizoshli-1984989/ «Стою голым в судейской. Вдруг бросается овчарка — хорошо, ничего не оторвала». Матчи ЦСКА со «Спартаком» навсегда запомнились этому арбитру]. www.sport-express.ru. 14 October 2022 (in Russian) |
Notes:
- The "teams" column includes number of participants in the final stage (tournament proper). Those with asterisk (x*) indicates that there was a preliminary (qualification) stage with additional number of participants.
{{Notelist}}
Overall statistics
Until 1959-1960 season, the competition was dominated by Muscovite clubs, particularly Spartak and CSKA. Unlike the round-robin competitions, Dinamo Kiev was not as successful yet managed to get as close as possible to Spartak surpassing all other clubs out of Moscow and other Soviet cities. The first non-Moscow team that won the trophy was Zenit Leningrad which won it in the first post war season of 1944. It became the single achievement for the team out of the "northern capital". In 1961 and 1962, the competition was won back-to-back by Shakhter Donetsk which became a unique achievement. In 1969, Karpaty Lvov won the competition while playing in the second tier (Pervaya Liga) by beating SKA Rostov-na-Donu in Moscow. In 1970s teams from the Caucasus region (Dinamo Tbilisi and Ararat Yerevan) have shown good performance winning 4 trophies with 2 for each.
The only other than Moscow or Leningrad teams from Russian SFSR that won the Soviet Cup was SKA Rostov-na-Donu in 1981. Twice reached the finals but did not manage to win it were Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev, Dinamo Minsk, Zaria Voroshilovgrad.
=Performance by club=
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| Club
!Winners !Runners-Up !Semi-finalists !Years Won |
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| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Spartak Moscow
|align=center|10* |align=center|5 |align=center|7 |1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1992* |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dinamo Kiev
|align=center|9 |align=center|1 |align=center|4 |1954, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990 |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Torpedo Moscow
|align=center|6 |align=center|9 |align=center|5 |1949, 1952, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1986 |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Dinamo Moscow
|align=center|6 |align=center|5 |align=center|10 |1937, 1953, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1984 |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} CSKA Moscow
|align=center|5 |align=center|3 |align=center|11 |1945, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1991 |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Shakhter Donetsk
|align=center|4 |align=center|4 |align=center|6 |1961, 1962, 1980, 1983 |
| {{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} Dinamo Tbilisi
|align=center|2 |align=center|6 |align=center|7 |1976, 1979 |
| {{flagicon|Armenian SSR}} Ararat Yerevan
|align=center|2 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |1973, 1975 |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Lokomotiv Moscow
|align=center|2 |align=center|1 |align=center|7 |1936, 1957 |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Zenit Leningrad
|align=center|1 |align=center|2 |align=center|7 |1944 |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} SKA Rostov-na-Donu
|align=center|1 |align=center|2 |align=center|0 |1981 |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Metallist Kharkov
|align=center|1 |align=center|1 |align=center|1 |1988 |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Karpaty Lvov
|align=center|1 |align=center|0 |align=center|2 |1969 |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
|align=center|1 |align=center|0 |align=center|5 |1989 |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev
|align=center|0 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 | |
| {{flagicon|Byelorussian SSR}} Dinamo Minsk
|align=center|0 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 | |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Zaria Voroshilovgrad
|align=center|0 |align=center|2 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Elektrik Leningrad
|align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Kalinin city team
|align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|0 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Znamia Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
|align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|0 | |
| {{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Pakhtakor Tashkent
|align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|0 | |
| {{flagicon|Azerbaijan SSR}} Neftchi Baku
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|4 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Dinamo Leningrad
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|3 | |
| {{flagicon|Uzbek SSR}} Dinamo Tashkent
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Rotor Volgograd
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} VSS Moscow
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} SKA Kiev
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} SKA Odessa
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Admiralteyets Leningrad
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Kazakh SSR}} Qairat Almaty
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Chernomorets Odessa
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Sokol Saratov
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| |{{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Sudostroitel Nikolayev
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Iskra Smolensk
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} Tavriya Simferopol
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} Žalgiris Vilnius
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Tajik SSR}} Pamir Dushanbe
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flagicon|Russian SFSR}} Fakel Voronezh
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| Total
!51 !51 !102 ! |
- 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.
=Performance by republic=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: left;" |
| width=15%|Republic
! Winners ! Runners-up ! Semi-finals ! Winning clubs |
|---|
| {{flag|Russian SFSR}}
|align=center|31 |align=center|32 |align=center|59 |Spartak Moscow (10), Dinamo Moscow (6), Torpedo Moscow (6), CSKA Moscow (5), Lokomotiv Moscow (2), Zenit Leningrad (1), SKA Rostov-na-Donu (1) |
| {{flag|Ukrainian SSR}}
|align=center|16 |align=center|8 |align=center|24 |Dinamo Kiev (9), Shakhter Donetsk (4), Metallist Kharkov (1), Karpaty Lvov (1), Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk (1) |
| {{flag|Georgian SSR}}
|align=center|2 |align=center|6 |align=center|7 |Dinamo Tbilisi (2) |
| {{flag|Armenian SSR}}
|align=center|2 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |Ararat Yerevan (2) |
| {{flag|Byelorussian SSR}}
|align=center|0 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 | |
| {{flag|Uzbek SSR}}
|align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flag|Azerbaijan SSR}}
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|4 | |
| {{flag|Kazakh SSR}}
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flag|Lithuanian SSR}}
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| {{flag|Tajik SSR}}
|align=center|0 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 | |
| Total
!51 !51 !102 ! |
Best coaches
{{multiple image|perrow=2
| align = right
| width = 125
| image1 = Valeri Lobanovsky.jpg
| caption1 = Valeriy Lobanovsky (1939-2002).
| image2 = Arkadyev.jpg
| caption2 = Boris Arkadiev (1899-1986).
| image3 = Nikita Simonyan.jpg
| caption3 = Nikita Simonyan (1926).
| image4 = Valentin Kozmich Ivanov.jpg
| caption4 = Valentin Ivanov (1934-2011).
}}
| style="margin:auto;" class="wikitable"
|+ !rowspan=2 |Place !rowspan=2 |Name !colspan=2|Medals !rowspan=2 |Champion clubs |
| style="background:gold;"| gold
| style="background:silver;"| silver |
| 1
| 6 | 3 | Torpedo Moscow (3), Dynamo Kyiv (2), Ararat Yerevan (1) |
| 2
| 6 | - |
| rowspan=2|3
| 4 | 1 | CDKA Moscow (3), Lokomotiv Moscow (1) |
| Nikita Simonyan
| 4 | 1 | Spartak Moscow (3), Ararat Yerevan (1) |
| 5
| 3 | 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (2), Dynamo Kyiv (1) |
| 6
| 2 | 5 |
| 7
| 2 | 2 |
| rowspan="4"|8-11
| 2 | 1 |
| Konstantin Beskov
| 2 | 1 |
| Konstantin Kvashnin
| 2 | 1 |
| Viktor Nosov
| 2 | 1 |
Another coach Albert Vollrat won two cups in 1946 and 1947.
Notes
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussrcuphist.html USSR (Soviet Union) – List of Cup Finals] on the RSSSF
- [https://metalist-kh-stat.net.ua/history/ ХПЗ, "Дзержинец", "Авангард" и "Металлист" – Вехи истории клуба!].
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