1981 Soviet Cup


The 1981 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, SKA Rostov qualified for the continental tournament.

Participating teams

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Group stage

Games took place between February 20 – March 5, 1981.

Group 1

1.Dinamo Kiev 5 4 1 0 9- 1 9 Qualified
2.Kayrat Alma-Ata 5 3 0 2 8- 4 6 Qualified
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3.Karpaty Lvov 5 2 2 1 8- 4 6
4.Prikarpatye Ivano-Frankovsk 5 1 3 1 1- 1 5
5.Nistru Kishinev 5 1 2 2 3- 6 4
6.Khimik Grodno 5 0 0 5 1-14 0

Group 2

1.Shakhtar Donetsk 4 3 1 0 6- 2 7 Qualified
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2.Metallurg Zaporozhye 4 2 1 1 6- 2 5
3.Kuzbass Kemerovo 4 2 1 1 2- 2 5
4.Kuban Krasnodar 4 1 1 2 4- 5 3
5.Lokomotiv Samtredia 4 0 0 4 0- 7 0

Group 3

1.Zenit Leningrad 5 3 1 1 18- 9 7 Qualified
2.Iskra Smolensk 5 3 1 1 9- 5 7 Qualified
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3.Neftchi Baku 5 2 2 1 9- 8 6
4.Torpedo Kutaisi 5 1 3 1 5-11 5
5.Zarya Voroshilovgrad 5 1 2 2 6- 7 4
6.SKA Khabarovsk 5 0 1 4 3-10 1

Group 4

1.Dinamo Minsk 4 2 2 0 4- 1 6 Qualified
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2.Spartak Orjonikidze 4 1 3 0 4- 2 5
3. Guria Lanchkhuti 4 0 4 0 4- 4 4
4.Dinamo Stavropol 4 0 3 1 2- 3 3
5.Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 4 0 2 2 3- 7 2

Group 5

1.Dinamo Moskva 5 4 1 0 9- 2 9 Qualified
2.CSKA Moskva 5 4 0 1 13- 4 8 Qualified
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3.Žalgiris Vilnius 5 3 1 1 10- 7 7
4.Shinnik Yaroslavl 5 2 0 3 7- 6 4
5.Torpedo Togliatti 5 1 0 4 4-12 2
6.SKA Kiev 5 0 0 5 1-13 0

Group 6

1.Pamir Dushanbe 5 4 1 0 8- 1 9 Qualified
2.SKA Rostov-na-Donu 5 3 0 2 4- 4 6 Qualified
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3.Pahtakor Tashkent 5 2 2 1 3- 2 6
4.Dinamo Samarkand 5 1 2 2 4- 6 4
5.Buston Jizak 5 1 1 3 2- 5 3
6.Traktor Pavlodar 5 1 0 4 4- 7 2

Group 7

1.Chernomorets Odessa 5 4 0 1 10- 5 8 Qualified
2.Lokomotiv Moskva 5 3 1 1 9- 5 7 Qualified
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3.Tavria Simferopol 5 3 0 2 8- 5 6
4.Kolos Nikopol 5 3 0 2 9- 7 6
5.Fakel Voronezh 5 1 1 3 5- 9 3
6.Dinamo Barnaul 5 0 0 5 4-14 0

Group 8

1.Metallist Kharkov 5 4 0 1 8- 2 8 Qualified
2.Ararat Yerevan 5 3 1 1 9- 5 7 Qualified
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3.SKA Odessa 5 3 0 2 6- 6 6
4.Torpedo Moskva 5 2 1 2 6- 5 5
5.Spartak Kostroma 5 1 0 4 1- 5 2
6.Rotor Volgograd 5 1 0 4 4-11 2

Play-off stage

Round of 16

ARARAT Yerevan 2-1 Dinamo Tbilisi

CHERNOMORETS Odessa 1-0 CSKA Moskva

DINAMO Kiev 3-0 Kayrat Alma-Ata

DINAMO Minsk 1-0 Pamir Dushanbe

SKA Rostov-na-Donu 3-1 Iskra Smolensk

SPARTAK Moskva 1-0 Shakhtyor Donetsk

Zenit Leningrad 0-2 DINAMO Moskva


Lokomotiv Moskva 2-2 METALLIST Kharkov

Quarterfinals

DINAMO Moskva 1-1 Chernomorets Odessa

METALLIST Kharkov 1-0 Dinamo Minsk

SKA Rostov-na-Donu 2-1 Ararat Yerevan


SPARTAK Moskva 3-0 Dinamo Kiev

Semifinals

All games played on April 27
Dinamo Moskva 0-1 SKA Rostov-na-Donu

Metallist Kharkov 0-0 SPARTAK Moskva

Final