Soviet Super Cup
# Soviet Super Cup

The USSR Super Cup, also known as the Season's Cup, was an unofficial exhibition game (or game series) not sanctioned by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union and 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.

## History

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 by year

1977 Season's Cup

1981 Season's Cup

1984 Season's Cup, consisted out of two games

Shakhtar won the Cup play-off 3-2

1985 Season's Cup, consisted out of two games

Zenit won the Cup play-off 3-1

1986 USSR Super Cup

1987 USSR Super Cup

1988 USSR Super Cup

1989 USSR Super Cup

## Winners 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 | | ppd | |
| 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 | |
| Total | | 7 | 7 | |

## 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) |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
