Soviet Super Cup
| Founded | 1977 (introduced) |
|---|---|
| Region | Soviet Union |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | defunct |
| Most successful club(s) |
Dynamo Kyiv (3 titles) |
The USSR Super Cup, or Season's Cup, was an exhibition game (or game series) that featured the winners of the previous season's Soviet Top League and USSR Cup in a one- or two-legged playoff for the trophy.
The mini-tournament was conducted on the initiative of the Komsomolskaya Pravda editor's administration out of Moscow. The tournament was unofficial and never was part of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. It was played seven times in the last 15 years of Soviet football. It was not until 1983 that the Super Cup was played every year. The Super Cup was made to take place during midseason and further complicated clubs' schedules.
In 1987, with Spartak Moscow winning league honors and Dynamo Kyiv winning the USSR Cup, the Super Cup match was scheduled to take place in Chişinău, Moldova. However, the match never took place because of inadequate facilities in Chişinău. The last USSR Super Cup took place in Sochi, Russia, where the match was played in front of 1,500 fans.
Finals
1977 USSR Super Cup
1981 USSR Super Cup
1981-03-10 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1 – 1 5 – 4 (pen.) |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
Boiko  41'Penalties:
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Report | Kravchenko 52' Penalties:
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1984 USSR Super Cup, consisted out of two games
1984-07-05 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 – 1 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
|---|---|---|
| Vyshnevskyi 54' (o.g.) Morozov 54' |
Report | Lytovchenko 40' |
1984-07-08 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1 – 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Fedorenko 70' Lytovchenko  |
Report | Sokolovsky 89' Pokidyn |
Shakhtar won the Cup play-off 3-2
1985 USSR Super Cup, consisted out of two games
Zenit won the Cup play-off 3-1
List by year
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Tbilisi,  Georgia |
 Dynamo Moscow(qualified as cup winner) |
1 – 0 |  Dynamo Kyiv(qualified as league winner) |
| 1981 | Simferopol, Ukraine |
Dynamo Kyiv (qualified as league winner) |
1 – 1 (aet) 5 – 4 (penalties) |
Shakhtar Donetsk (qualified as cup winner) |
| 1984 | Leg 1: Donetsk, Ukraine Leg 2: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
Shakhtar Donetsk (qualified as cup winner) |
Leg 1: 2 – 1 Leg 2: 1 – 1 |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (qualified as league winner) |
| 1985 | Leg 1: Leningrad, Russia Leg 2: Moscow, Russia |
Zenit Leningrad (qualified as league winner) |
Leg 1: 2 – 1 Leg 2: 1 – 0 |
Dynamo Moscow (qualified as cup winner) |
| 1986 | Kiev, Ukraine |
Dynamo Kyiv (qualified as league winner) |
2 – 2 (aet) 3 – 1 (penalties) |
Shakhtar Donetsk (qualified as losing cup finalist) |
| 1987 | Moscow, Russia |
Dynamo Kyiv (qualified as league winner) |
1 – 1 (aet) 5 – 4 (penalties) |
Torpedo Moscow (qualified as cup winner) |
| 1988 | Chisinau,  Moldavia |
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| 1989 | Sochi, Russia |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (qualified as league winner) |
3 – 1 (aet) | Metalist Kharkiv (qualified as cup winner) |
Performance by club
| Club | Republic | Winners | Runners-Up | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Kyiv | UKR | 3 | 1 | 1981, 1986, 1987 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | UKR | 1 | 2 | 1984 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | UKR | 1 | 1 | 1988 |
| Dynamo Moscow | RUS | 1 | 1 | 1977 |
| Zenit Leningrad | RUS | 1 | 0 | 1985 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | UKR | 0 | 1 | |
| Torpedo Moscow | RUS | 0 | 1 |
Performance by republic
| Republic | Winners | Runners-Up | Winning Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian SSR |
5 | 5 | Dynamo Kyiv (3), Shakhtar Donetsk (1), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (1) |
| Russian SFSR |
2 | 2 | Dynamo Moscow (1), Zenit Leningrad (1) |
See also
National super cups of former Soviet republics
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Moldova
Russia
Ukraine- Super Cup of Champions
References
- USSR (Soviet Union) - List of Super Cup Finals, rsssf.com. Accessed on June 9, 2006.
- Well Forgotten Past, nevskoevremya.spb.ru. Accessed on June 9, 2006.
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