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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.

1981 Cup of USSR in Football
Кубок СССР
Tournament details
Country Soviet Union
DatesFebruary 20 – May 9
Teams48
Defending championsShakhter Donetsk
Final positions
ChampionsSKA Rostov
Runner-upSpartak Moscow
← 1980
1982 →

Participating teams

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Enter in Grouped stage
1981 Vysshaya Liga
16/18 teams 		1981 Pervaya Liga
24/24 teams 		1981 Vtoraya Liga
6/161 teams

 Y Dinamo Kiev
 Y Dinamo Moscow
 Y Torpedo Moscow
 Y CSKA Moscow
 Y Shakhter Donetsk
 Y Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk
 Y Dinamo Minsk
 Y Neftchi Baku
 Y Chernomorets Odessa
 Y Kairat Alma-Ata
 Y Kuban Krasnodar
 Y Ararat Erevan
 Y Zenit Leningrad
 Y SKA Rostov-na-Donu
 Y Tavria Simferopol
 Y Pakhtakor Tashkent

 Y Metallist Kharkov
 Y FC Torpedo Kutaisi
 Y Lokomotiv Moscow
 Y Shinnik Yaroslavl
 Y Kolos Nikopol
 Y Zalgiris Vilnius
 Y Iskra Smolensk
 Y Nistru Kishenev
 Y Pamir Dushambe
 Y Fakel Voronezh
 Y Karpaty Lvov
 Y Spartak Kostroma
 Y Metallurg Zaporozhye
 Y Guria Lanchkhuti
 Y Zaria Voroshilovgrad
 Y SKA Odessa
 Y SKA Kiev
 Y Buston Dzhizak
 Y SKA Khabarovsk
 Y Prikarpatie Ivano-Frankovsk
 Y Spartak Ordzhonikidze
 Y Kuzbass Kemerovo
 Y Dinamo Stavropol
 Y Traktor Pavlodar

 Y Khimik Grodno
 Y Lokomotiv Samtredia
 Y Torpedo Togliatti
 Y Dinamo Samarkand
 Y Dinamo Barnaul
 Y Rotor Volgograd

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Notes
  • Spartak Moscow and Dinamo Tbilisi received byes through the Round of 16.

Competition schedule

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Group stage

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

Group 1

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[Uzhgorod, Mukachevo]
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

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[Sochi, Adler]
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

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[Leningrad]
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

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[Kislovodsk, Lermontov]
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

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[Moskva]
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

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[Dushanbe, Nurek, Kurgan-Tyube]
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

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[Sevastopol, Yalta]
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

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[Yerevan, Oktemberyan]
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

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Round of 16

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[Mar 12] 
ARARAT Yerevan          2-1  Dinamo Tbilisi      [aet] 
  [Andranik Khachatryan 2, Ashot Saakyan 95 – Ramaz Shengelia 22. Att: 37,000] 
CHERNOMORETS Odessa     1-0  CSKA Moskva 
  [Vasiliy Ishchak 39. Att: 18,000] 
DINAMO Kiev             3-0  Kayrat Alma-Ata     [in Uzhgorod] 
  [Vladimir Bessonov 17, Oleg Blokhin 37 pen, Alexandr Kokorev (K) 80 og. Att: 5,500] 
DINAMO Minsk            1-0  Pamir Dushanbe      [in Leningrad] 
  [Yuriy Kurnenin 24 pen. Att: 2,000] 
SKA Rostov-na-Donu      3-1  Iskra Smolensk 
  [Alexandr Vorobyov 53, Alexandr Zavarov 57, Viktor Kuznetsov 64 – 
   Vladimir Nikonov 7. Att: 10,000] 
SPARTAK Moskva          1-0  Shakhtyor Donetsk 
  [Sergei Shvetsov 61. Att: 25,000] 
Zenit Leningrad         0-2  DINAMO Moskva 
  [Alexandr Minayev 62, Nikolai Latysh 64] 
[Mar 13] 
Lokomotiv Moskva        2-2  METALLIST Kharkov   [pen 0-3] 
  [Vladimir Mukhanov 20, Yevgeniy Drozzhin 107 – Stanislav Bernikov 79, 
   Vladimir Linke 93. Att: 5,000]

Quarterfinals

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[Mar 21] 
DINAMO Moskva           1-1  Chernomorets Odessa  [pen 4-2] 
  [Nikolai Latysh 48 – Vladimir Ustimchik 41. Att: 10,000] 
METALLIST Kharkov       1-0  Dinamo Minsk         [aet] 
  [Stanislav Bernikov 94. Att: 36,000] 
SKA Rostov-na-Donu      2-1  Ararat Yerevan       [aet] 
  [Viktor Kuznetsov 80, Igor Gamula 104 – Samvel Kasaboglyan 84. Att: 25,000] 
[Mar 22] 
SPARTAK Moskva          3-0  Dinamo Kiev 
  [Fyodor Cherenkov 22, Yevgeniy Sidorov 28, 36. Att: 35,000]

Semifinals

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All games played on April 27
Dinamo Moskva           0-1  SKA Rostov-na-Donu 
  [Igor Gamula 8. Att: 5,200] 
Metallist Kharkov       0-0  SPARTAK Moskva      [pen 2-4] 
  [Att: 37,000]

Final

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Main article: 1981 Soviet Cup Final
Spartak Moscow0 – 1SKA Rostov-on-Don
Report Andreyev   84'
Attendance: 81,250
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