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.
Participating teams
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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--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------
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