1972 Soviet Cup
The 1972 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Torpedo Moscow qualified for the continental tournament.
Participating teams
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Competition schedule
Preliminary round
ALGA Frunze 1-0 1-0 Stroitel Ashkhabad
Krivbass Krivoi Rog 1-2 1-3 AVTOMOBILIST Nalchik
PAMIR Dushanbe 2-1 1-0 Nistru Kishinev
SHINNIK Yaroslavl 4-1 0-0 Zvezda Perm
First round
TORPEDO Moskva 2-1 1-0 Torpedo Kutaisi
DINAMO Moskva 3-1 0-0 Shakhtyor Donetsk
Dinamo Minsk 1-1 0-1 SHAKHTYOR Karaganda
KARPATY Lvov 1-0 3-1 Pamir Dushanbe
Neftchi Baku 1-0 0-3 METALLURG Zaporozhye
Shinnik Yaroslavl 0-1 w/o KAYRAT Alma-Ata
SKA Rostov-na-Donu 0-0 1-0 Avtomobilist Nalchik
SPARTAK Moskva 5-1 0-0 UralMash Sverdlovsk
Zarya Voroshilovgrad 0-0 0-0 CHERNOMORETS Odessa
Ararat Yerevan 0-2 1-0 DINAMO Leningrad
DINAMO Kiev 2-1 1-1 Textilshchik Ivanovo
Alga Frunze 0-1 0-4 ZENIT Leningrad
CSKA Moskva 1-0 1-1 Avtomobilist Orjonikidze
DNEPR Dnepropetrovsk 2-1 2-3 Pahtakor Tashkent
Metallist Kharkov 2-0 1-4 DINAMO Tbilisi
LOKOMOTIV Moskva 1-1 3-0 Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev
Second round
ZENIT Leningrad 2-0 2-0 Dinamo Leningrad
SPARTAK Moskva 1-0 1-2 Metallurg Zaporozhye
TORPEDO Moskva 2-0 1-0 Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
Chernomorets Odessa 1-0 0-3 KARPATY Lvov
Dinamo Kiev 1-0 0-1 SKA Rostov-na-Donu
DINAMO Tbilisi 3-0 0-0 Shakhtyor Karaganda
CSKA Moskva 1-0 0-0 Dinamo Moskva
Kayrat Alma-Ata 1-1 1-2 LOKOMOTIV Moskva
Quarterfinals
KARPATY Lvov 0-0 1-1 Dinamo Tbilisi
SKA Rostov-na-Donu 1-1 0-3 CSKA Moskva
TORPEDO Moskva 0-0 2-0 Zenit Leningrad
SPARTAK Moskva 2-1 2-1 Lokomotiv Moskva
Semifinals
SPARTAK Moskva 2-0 2-0 Karpaty Lvov
TORPEDO Moskva 0-0 4-1 CSKA Moskva