1980 Soviet Cup
The 1980 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Shakhter Donetsk qualified for the continental tournament.
Participating teams
Source:;Notes
- Dinamo Moscow received bye through the Round of 16.
Competition schedule
Group stage
Games took place between February 25 – March 12, 1980.Group 1
1.Fakel Voronezh 5 2 2 1 5- 3 6 Qualified2.Spartak Moskva 5 2 2 1 5- 4 6 Qualified
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3.Metallist Kharkov 5 1 4 0 2- 1 6
4.Zenit Leningrad 5 1 3 1 5- 3 5
5.Kuban Krasnodar 5 1 2 2 4- 5 4
6.Krylya Sovetov Kuibyshev 5 1 1 3 1- 6 3
Group 2
1.Shakhtyor Donetsk 5 5 0 0 9- 2 10 Qualified2.Tavria Simferopol 5 3 1 1 11- 6 7 Qualified
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3.Chernomorets Odessa 5 1 3 1 5- 6 5
4.Zarya Voroshilovgrad 5 1 2 2 6- 8 4
5.Spartak Nalchik 5 1 2 2 3- 5 4
6.Kuzbass Kemerovo 5 0 0 5 3-10 0
Group 3
1.Dinamo Kiev 5 5 0 0 13- 1 10 Qualified2.Nistru Kishinev 5 3 1 1 13-10 7 Qualified
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3.Karpaty Lvov 5 3 0 2 8- 6 6
4.Lokomotiv Moskva 5 1 1 3 3- 8 3
5.Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 5 1 0 4 3- 9 2
6.Spartak Ivano-Frankovsk 5 0 2 3 2- 8 2
Group 4
1.Dinamo Tbilisi 5 5 0 0 13- 4 10 Qualified2.Kayrat Alma-Ata 5 4 0 1 8- 2 8 Qualified
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3.Torpedo Kutaisi 5 2 0 3 6- 8 4
4.Spartak Orjonikidze 5 1 1 3 2- 4 3
5.SKA Khabarovsk 5 1 1 3 3- 8 3
6.SKA Odessa 5 1 0 4 2- 8 2
Group 5
1.Neftchi Baku 5 5 0 0 13- 2 10 Qualified2.Dinamo Minsk 5 3 1 1 10- 1 7 Qualified
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3.Žalgiris Vilnius 5 2 1 2 7- 6 5
4.Zvezda Perm 5 1 3 1 2- 2 5
5.Dinamo Leningrad 5 0 2 3 1- 8 2
6.Terek Grozny 5 0 1 4 0-14 1
Group 6
1.Ararat Yerevan 5 4 1 0 9- 3 9 Qualified2.Torpedo Moskva 5 3 1 1 4- 3 7 Qualified
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3.Kolos Nikopol 5 2 1 2 6- 7 5
4.Metallurg Zaporozhye 5 1 1 3 5- 5 3
5.Shinnik Yaroslavl 5 1 1 3 4- 7 3
6.Iskra Smolensk 5 1 1 3 3- 6 3
Group 7
1.CSKA Moskva 5 4 1 0 10- 0 9 Qualified2.SKA Rostov-na-Donu 5 3 2 0 5- 1 8 Qualified
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3.Pamir Dushanbe 5 3 1 1 7- 3 7
4.Kolhozchi Ashkhabad 5 1 1 3 3- 5 3
5.UralMash Sverdlovsk 5 1 1 3 2- 4 3
6.Guria Lanchkhuti 5 0 0 5 2-16 0
Group 8
1.Pahtakor Tashkent 4 3 0 1 7- 5 6 Qualified--------------------------------------------------
2.Traktor Pavlodar 4 2 2 0 6- 3 6
3.Buston Jizak 4 1 1 2 4- 3 3
4.Dinamo Stavropol 4 1 1 2 2- 4 3
5.Alga Frunze 4 1 0 3 3- 7 2
Play-off stage
Round of 16
ARARAT Yerevan 3-2 Nistru KishinevDINAMO Kiev 2-0 Kayrat Alma-Ata
DINAMO Moskva 2-0 Dinamo Minsk
PAHTAKOR Tashkent 2-1 Neftchi Baku
SKA Rostov-na-Donu 1-2 SHAKHTYOR Donetsk
SPARTAK Moskva 2-0 CSKA Moskva
Tavria Simferopol 0-4 DINAMO Tbilisi
TORPEDO Moskva 5-0 Fakel Voronezh
Quarterfinals
DINAMO Kiev 2-0 Dinamo MoskvaDINAMO Tbilisi 2-1 Pahtakor Tashkent
SHAKHTYOR Donetsk 2-0 Torpedo Moskva
SPARTAK Moskva 1-0 Ararat Yerevan
Semifinals
2-1 Dynamo KyivSpartak Moscow 0-1 Shakhtar Donetsk