1986 Soviet Cup Final

The 1986 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on May 2, 1986. The match was the 45th Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Torpedo Moscow and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The Soviet Cup winner Torpedo won the cup for the sixth time. The last year defending holders Dynamo Kyiv were eliminated in the round of 16 of the competition by FC Spartak Moscow on penalties.

1986 Soviet Cup Final
Event1985-86 Soviet Cup
Torpedo Moscow Shakhter Donetsk
1 0
Date2 May 1986
VenueLenin's Central Stadium, Moscow
RefereeIvan Timoshenko (Rostov-on-Don)
Attendance35,000

Road to Moscow

All sixteen Soviet Top League clubs did not have to go through qualification to get into the competition, so Torpedo and Shakhter both qualified for the competition automatically.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Torpedo Moscow Round Shakhter Donetsk
Opponent Result 1985–86 Soviet Cup Opponent Result
Pakhtakor Tashkent (A) 3–2 (a.e.t.) First round Kuban Krasnodar (H) 5–1
SKA Khabarovsk (H) 2–0 Second round Kolos Nikopol (A) 1–0
Chernomorets Odessa (A) 2–0 Quarter-finals Daugava Riga (H) 2–1
Spartak Moscow (H) 3–2 Semi-finals Zenit Leningrad (A) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)

Previous Encounters

Match details
Torpedo Moscow1 – 0Shakhter Donetsk
Kobzev  44' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ivan Timoshenko (Rostov-on-Don)
Soviet Cup 1986 Winners
Torpedo Moscow
Sixth title

See also
  • Soviet Top League 1986
  • Soviet First League 1986
  • Soviet Second League 1986

References
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