The USSR Super Cup,[a] also known as the Season's Cup,[b] was an unofficial exhibition game (or game series) not sanctioned by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union and that featured the winners of the previous season's Soviet Top League and USSR Cup in a one- or two-legged playoff for the trophy.
| Founded | 1977 (introduced) |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1989 |
| Region | Soviet Union |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Last champions | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| Most successful club(s) | Dynamo Kyiv (3 titles) |
History edit
The mini-tournament was conducted on the initiative of the Komsomolskaya Pravda editor's administration out of Moscow. The tournament was unofficial and never was part of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. It was played seven times in the last 15 years of Soviet football. It was not until 1983 that the Super Cup was played every year. The Super Cup was made to take place during midseason and further complicated clubs' schedules.[citation needed]
In 1987, with Spartak Moscow winning league honors and Dynamo Kyiv winning the USSR Cup, the Super Cup match was scheduled to take place in Chişinău, Moldova. However, the match never took place because of inadequate facilities in Chişinău. The last USSR Super Cup took place in Sochi, Russia, where the match was played in front of 1,500 fans.[citation needed]
Finals by year edit
| Dinamo Moscow | 1 – 0 | Dinamo Kiev |
|---|---|---|
Minayev  54' |
Report |
| Dinamo Kiev | 1 – 1 5 – 4 (pen.) (a.e.t.) | Shakhter Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Boiko 41' Penalties: |
Report | Kravchenko 52' Penalties: |
1984 Season's Cup, consisted out of two games
| Shakhter Donetsk | 2 – 1 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk |
|---|---|---|
| Vyshnevsky 54' (o.g.) Morozov 54' |
Report | Litovchenko 40' |
Shakhtar won the Cup play-off 3-2
1985 Season's Cup, consisted out of two games
| Zenit Leningrad | 2 – 1 | Dinamo Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Pozdnyakov 33' (o.g.) Gerasimov 71' |
Report | Ataulin 5' |
| Dinamo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Zenit Leningrad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Melnikov 20' |
Zenit won the Cup play-off 3-1
1986 USSR Super Cup
| Dinamo Kiev | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Shakhter Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Shcherbakov 73' Yevtushenko 118' |
Report | Sokolovsky 54' Kravchenko 117' |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
1987 USSR Super Cup
| Torpedo Moscow | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo Kiev |
|---|---|---|
| Shirinbekov 47' |
Report | Belanov 81' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
1988 USSR Super Cup
| Spartak Moscow | suspended | Dinamo Kiev |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
1989 USSR Super Cup
| Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Metallist Kharkov |
|---|---|---|
| Shakhov 64' (pen) Son 97'Lyuty 103' |
Report | Adzhoyev 62' |
Winners by year edit
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Tbilisi,  Georgia
|
 Dynamo Moscow(qualified as cup winner) |
1 – 0 |  Dynamo Kyiv(qualified as league winner) |
| 1981 | Simferopol, Ukraine
|
Dynamo Kyiv (qualified as league winner) |
1 – 1 (aet) 5 – 4 (penalties) |
Shakhtar Donetsk (qualified as cup winner) |
| 1984 | Leg 1: Donetsk, Ukraine Leg 2: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
|
Shakhtar Donetsk (qualified as cup winner) |
Leg 1: 2 – 1 Leg 2: 1 – 1 |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (qualified as league winner) |
| 1985 | Leg 1: Leningrad, Russia Leg 2: Moscow, Russia
|
Zenit Leningrad (qualified as league winner) |
Leg 1: 2 – 1 Leg 2: 1 – 0 |
Dynamo Moscow (qualified as cup winner) |
| 1986 | Kiev, Ukraine
|
Dynamo Kyiv (qualified as league winner) |
2 – 2 (aet) 3 – 1 (penalties) |
Shakhtar Donetsk (qualified as losing cup finalist) |
| 1987 | Moscow, Russia
|
Dynamo Kyiv (qualified as league winner) |
1 – 1 (aet) 5 – 4 (penalties) |
Torpedo Moscow (qualified as cup winner) |
| 1988 | Chisinau,  Moldavia
|
ppd | ||
| 1989 | Sochi, Russia
|
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (qualified as league winner) |
3 – 1 (aet) | Metalist Kharkiv (qualified as cup winner) |
Performance by club edit
| Club | Republic | Winners | Runners-up | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Kyiv | UKR | 3 | 1 | 1981, 1986, 1987 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | UKR | 1 | 2 | 1984 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | UKR | 1 | 1 | 1988 |
| Dynamo Moscow | RUS | 1 | 1 | 1977 |
| Zenit Leningrad | RUS | 1 | 0 | 1985 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | UKR | 0 | 1 | |
| Torpedo Moscow | RUS | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 |
Performance by republic edit
| Republic | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian SSR
|
5 | 5 | Dynamo Kyiv (3), Shakhtar Donetsk (1), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (1) |
| Russian SFSR
|
2 | 2 | Dynamo Moscow (1), Zenit Leningrad (1) |
| Total | 7 | 7 |
See also edit
National super cups of former Soviet republics:
References edit
- USSR (Soviet Union) - List of Super Cup Finals, rsssf.com. Accessed on June 9, 2006.
- Well Forgotten Past, nevskoevremya.spb.ru. Accessed on June 9, 2006.[dead link]
Notes edit
- ^ Russian: Суперкубок СССР, romanized: Superkubok SSSR, Azerbaijani: Futbol üzrə SSRİ Superkuboku, Georgian: საბჭოთა კავშირის სუპერთასი, Lithuanian: TSRS Futbolo Supertaurė, Romanian: Supercupa URSS, Ukrainian: Суперкубок СРСР, romanized: Superkubok SRSR
- ^ Russian: Кубок сезона, romanized: Kubok sezona, Ukrainian: Кубок сезону, romanized: Kubok sezonu