The 1983 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Shakhter Donetsk qualified for the continental tournament.
Competition overview Competitions, as in previous years, from the first round are held according to the elimination system.
40 teams were participating: 18 from the Top league and 22 from the First league. 22 teams of the First league begin the competition from the first round, and 17 teams of the Top league from the Round of 32. The football team of Dynamo Kyiv, that continued to compete in the European Champions Cup, were starting from the quarterfinals.ФУТБОЛ - 1983. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. football.lg.ua
The meeting locations were determined by taking into account the number of visits and game hosting for each team. In case of equality of hosting and visiting, the location of the next game was determined by a draw of lots.
If the game, including the final, would end in a draw, extra time was assigned (two halves of 15 minutes each). If extra time did not reveal the strongest team, the winner was determined by penalty kicks in accordance with FIFA regulations.
In games for the Soviet Cup, three players are allowed to be substituted during the game.
The final was held on May 9, Victory Day, at the Central Stadium named after V.I. Lenin in Moscow.
Participating teams Enter in Second Preliminary Round Enter in First Preliminary Round 1983 Vysshaya Liga17/18 teams 1983 Pervaya Liga22/22 teams Dnepr Spartak Dinamo Zenit Zalgiris Torpedo Chernomorets Shakhter Pakhtakor Metallist CSKA Neftchi Ararat Dinamo Dinamo FC Torpedo Nistru Kairat SKA Fakel Rotor Metallurg Kolos Tavria Kuban Guria Kuzbass SKA Karpaty Pamir Zaria Daugava Lokomotiv Zvezda Iskra Shinnik SKA Dnepr Tekstilschik Dinamo Source: [] Notes Dinamo Kiev received bye all the way through the quarterfinals.
Competition schedule First preliminary round All games took place on February 19, 1983.
Daugava Riga1:2 Dinamo Kirov Guria Lanchkhuti0:0 Fakel Voronezh, Iskra Smolensk2:0 Zaria Voroshilovgrad (in Moscow) Kairat Alma-Ata2:0 Kuzbass Kemerovo Kolos Nikopol1:0 Tekstilschik Ivanovo Kuban Krasnodar3:0 Dnepr Mogilev Pamir Dushanbe0:1 Rotor Volgograd Tavria Simferopol1:0 SKA Karpaty Lvov Zvezda Dzhizzak0:1 Lokomotiv Moscow SKA Khabarovsk+:– Shinnik Yaroslavl SKA Rostov-na-Donu+:– Metallurg Zaporozhie
Second preliminary round The base game day was February 24, 1983 Chernomorets Odessa1:0 Kolos Nikopol Dinamo Kirov0:0 Ararat Yerevan, (in Sochi) Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk2:0 Lokomotiv Moscow Metallist Kharkov0:0 Kairat Alma-Ata, (in Sochi) Neftchi Baku1:1 CSKA Moscow, Pakhtakor Tashkent2:1 SKA Khabarovsk Rotor Volgograd1:0 Dinamo Tbilisi SKA Rostov-na-Donu3:2 Dinamo Minsk Spartak Moscow3:2 Tavria Simferopol Torpedo Moscow1:0 Guria Lanchkhuti (in Adler) Dinamo Moscow1:0 Kuban Krasnodar (February 25, 1983) Nistru Kishinev0:2 Torpedo Kutaisi (February 25, 1983) Shakhter Donetsk3:0 Zhalgiris Vilnius (in Sochi, February 25, 1983) Zenit Leningrad3:0 Iskra Smolensk (February 25, 1983)
Round of 16 The base game day was March 3, 1983 Ararat Yerevan2:4 Metallist Kharkov (in Oktemberyan) Chernomorets Odessa0:2 Zenit Leningrad CSKA Moscow2:1 SKA Rostov-na-Donu Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk3:1 Torpedo Moscow Pakhtakor Tashkent0:1 Dinamo Moscow Spartak Moscow2:3 Shakhter Donetsk Torpedo Kutaisi3:2 Rotor Volgograd (in Samtredia)
Quarterfinals The base game day was March 11, 1983 Metallist Kharkov0:0 Torpedo Kutaisi, Zenit Leningrad3:1 Dinamo Kiev CSKA Moscow2:1 Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk (March 12, 1983) Dinamo Moscow1:3 Shakhter Donetsk (in Tashkent, March 12, 1983)
Semifinals The base game day was March 19, 1983 CSKA Moscow0:1 Metallist Kharkov Shakhter Donetsk1:1 Zenit Leningrad,
Final
References
External links Complete calendar. helmsoccer.narod.ru 1983 Soviet Cup. Footballfacts.ru 1983 Soviet football season. RSSSF Возвращение к истокам (Летопись Акселя Вартаняна.1983 год. Часть четвертая.). www.sport-express.ru