1979 Soviet Cup Final
Event1979 Soviet Cup
Date11 August 1979
VenueLenin's Central Stadium, Moscow
RefereeMyroslav Stupar (Stanislav)
Attendance60,000

The 1979 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on 11 August 1979. The match was the 38th soviet cup final and was contested between Dynamo Moscow and Dinamo Tbilisi. Previous cup holders Dynamo Kyiv were eliminated in Quarter-finals by CSKA Moscow. Dinamo Tbilisi defeated the opponent on penalties and won the cup for the second time.

Road to Final

Dynamo Moscow

Zone 4Dynamo Moscow2–0Kairat
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow1–0Shinnik Yaroslavl
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow4–0Kolhozchi
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow1–0Metalist Kharkiv
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow3–0Automobilist Termez
Quarter-finalDynamo Moscow3–0Spartak Moscow
Semi-finalDynamo Moscow2–1 aetKarpaty Lviv

Dinamo Tbilisi

Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–1Dynamo Leningrad
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi5–0Zorya Voroshilovgrad
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–1SKA Rostov-on-Don
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi3–0Torpedo Kutaisi
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–0Uralmash
Quarter-finalDinamo Tbilisi2–0Krylia Sovetov
Semi-finalCSKA Moscow1–2 aetDinamo Tbilisi

Previous encounters

Previously these two teams met each other eight times in the competition[1] with Dynamo from Moscow being victorious five times and Dinamo from Tbilisi three times. Two of these encounters were cup finals, both won by Dynamo Moscow in 1937 and 1970.

Match details

Dynamo Moscow:
GKRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Nikolai Gontar
DFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Evgeny Lovchev
DFTajik Soviet Socialist Republic Sergei Nikulin
DFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Aleksandr Makhovikov (c)
DFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Aleksandr Bubnov
MFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Aleksei Petrushin
MFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Nikolai Kolesov downward-facing red arrow 80'
MFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Aleksandr Minayev
MFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Nikolai Tolstykh
MFRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Aleksandr Maksimenkov
FWRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Valery Gazzaev
Substitutes:
FWRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Vadim Pavlenko upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Viktor Tsaryov
Dinamo Tbilisi:
GKGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Otar Gabelia
DFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Tengiz Sulakvelidze
DFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Aleksandre Chivadze
DFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Shota Khinchagashvili
DFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic David Mujiri downward-facing red arrow 61'
MFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Vitaly Daraselia
MFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Manuchar Machaidze (c)
MFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Vakhtang Koridze downward-facing red arrow 46'
MFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Vladimir Gutsaev
MFGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Gocha Machaidze
FWGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Ramaz Shengelia
Substitutes:
FWGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic David Kipiani upward-facing green arrow 46'
FWGeorgian Soviet Socialist Republic Nugzar Kakilashvili upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Nodar Akhalkatsi

Soviet Cup 1979 Winners
Dinamo Tbilisi
Second title

See also

References

  1. "USSR Cup, Dynamo (Tbilisi) – Dynamo (Moscow)". wildstat.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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