1979 Soviet Cup


The 1979 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Dinamo Tbilisi qualified for the continental tournament.

Competition schedule

Group stage

Games took place between February 28 – March 14, 1979.

Group 1

1.Dinamo Tbilisi 5 5 0 0 14- 2 10 Qualified
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2.Torpedo Kutaisi 5 4 0 1 7- 5 8
3.SKA Rostov-na-Donu 5 3 0 2 9- 8 6
4.UralMash Sverdlovsk 5 2 0 3 4- 4 4
5.Dinamo Leningrad 5 0 1 4 2- 6 1
6.Zarya Voroshilovgrad 5 0 1 4 5-16 1

Group 2

1.Dinamo Kiev 5 3 2 0 7- 1 8 Qualified
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2.Iskra Smolensk 5 3 0 2 5- 4 6
3.Dinamo Minsk 5 2 1 2 6- 3 5
4.Spartak Orjonikidze 5 2 1 2 4- 3 5
5.Zenit Leningrad 5 2 1 2 2- 5 5
6.Nistru Kishinev 5 0 1 4 0- 8 1

Group 3

1.Pamir Dushanbe 5 5 0 0 10- 2 10 Qualified
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2.Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 5 3 1 1 10- 4 7
3.Pahtakor Tashkent 5 2 2 1 4- 2 6
4.Shakhtyor Donetsk 5 2 1 2 5- 5 5
5.Alga Frunze 5 0 1 4 0- 7 1
6.Traktor Pavlodar 5 0 1 4 1-10 1

Group 4

1.Dinamo Moskva 5 5 0 0 11- 0 10 Qualified
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2.Kayrat Alma-Ata 5 3 0 2 11- 5 6
3.Shinnik Yaroslavl 5 3 0 2 8- 7 6
4.Metallist Kharkov 5 1 1 3 3- 4 3
5.Avtomobilist Termez 5 1 1 3 3-12 3
6.Kolhozchi Ashkhabad 5 0 2 3 1- 9 2

Group 5

1.Spartak Moskva 5 4 1 0 8- 2 9 Qualified
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2.Neftchi Baku 5 4 0 1 7- 3 8
3.Zvezda Perm 5 2 0 3 6- 6 4
4.SKA Odessa 5 2 0 3 3- 5 4
5.Terek Grozny 5 1 1 3 4- 7 3
6.Mashuk Pyatigorsk 5 1 0 4 2- 7 2

Group 6

1.CSKA Moskva 5 4 1 0 9- 0 9 Qualified
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2.Lokomotiv Moskva 5 3 1 1 7- 1 7
3.Kuban Krasnodar 5 1 3 1 3- 2 5
4.Guria Lanchkhuti 5 1 2 2 3- 6 4
5.Metallurg Zaporozhye 5 1 1 3 2- 6 3
6.Spartak Nalchik 5 0 2 3 2-11 2

Group 7

1.Karpaty Lvov 5 4 1 0 8- 3 9 Qualified
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2.Chernomorets Odessa 5 3 2 0 5- 2 8
3.Ararat Yerevan 5 3 0 2 6- 2 6
4.Kolos Nikopol 5 1 1 3 4- 5 3
5.Spartak Ivano-Frankovsk 5 1 1 3 3- 6 3
6.Žalgiris Vilnius 5 0 1 4 2-10 1

Group 8

1.Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 5 3 1 1 6- 4 7 Qualified
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2.Tavria Simferopol 5 3 1 1 7- 4 7
3.Torpedo Moskva 5 2 1 2 4- 3 5
4.Fakel Voronezh 5 2 0 3 6- 6 4
5.Shakhtyor Karaganda 5 2 0 3 5- 9 4
6.Kuzbass Kemerovo 5 1 1 3 3- 5 3

Play-off stage

Quarterfinals

Dinamo Kiev 0-1 CSKA Moskva

DINAMO Moskva 3-0 Spartak Moskva

DINAMO Tbilisi 2-0 Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev

KARPATY Lvov 3-1 Pamir Dushanbe

Semifinals

CSKA Moskva 1-2 DINAMO Tbilisi


DINAMO Moskva 2-1 Karpaty Lvov

Final