1975 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR

1975 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
Tournament details
CountryUkrainian SSR
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsFC Zirka Kirovohrad
Runner-upSC Tavriya Simferopol
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The 1975 Ukrainian Cup was the 23rd edition of the Ukrainian SSR football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. The competition started on May 10, and its final took place on November 9, 1975.

The last year cup holder SC Tavriya Simferopol was defeated in the finals by FC Zirka Kirovohrad.

This year involved participation of four teams out of the Soviet First League as well. They entered the competition at quarterfinals.

Teams

Tournament distribution

The competition was conducted among all 16 Ukrainian clubs of the 1975 Soviet Second League, Zone 6 and all 4 Ukrainian clubs of the 1975 Soviet First League.

First round
(16 teams)
Second round
(8 teams)
  • 8 winners from the First round
Quarterfinals
(8 teams)
  • 4 winners from the Second round

Other professional teams

The six Ukrainian professional teams in the Soviet Top League did not take part in the competition.

Competition schedule

First round (1/16)

The first legs were played on 10 June, and the second legs were played on 25 June 1975.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SC Lutsk 2–3 FC Avanhard Rivno 2–1 0–2
FC Zirka Kirovohrad 6–2 FC Lokomotyv Zhdanov 4–0 2–2
FC Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv 2–2 (a) FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi 2–1 0–1
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod 2–3 FC Lokomotyv Vinnytsia 2–0 0–3
FC Lokomotyv Kherson 5–2 FC Khvylia Sevastopol 4–0 1–2
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 5–3 SC Chernigov 4–2 1–1
FC Avtomobilist Zhytomyr 1–2 FC Frunzenets Sumy 1–0 0–2
FC Kolos Poltava 3–5 FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 2–1 1–3

Second round

The first legs were played on 9 July, and the second legs were played on 24 July 1975.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Avanhard Rivno 0–2 FC Zirka Kirovohrad 0–0 0–2
FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi 1–1 (a) FC Lokomotyv Vinnytsia 0–0 1–1
FC Frunzenets Sumy 2–1 FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 1–0 1–1
FC Lokomotyv Kherson 2–3 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–0 1–3

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 1 August, and the second legs were played on 22 August 1975.[1] Also, four clubs of the Soviet First League entered the competition FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk, SC Tavriya Simferopol, FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Metalurh Zaporizhia.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi 3–6 FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk 2–1 1–5
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3–5 SC Tavriya Simferopol 1–2 2–3
FC Frunzenets Sumy 4–2 FC Metalist Kharkiv 4–1 0–1
FC Zirka Kirovohrad 6–4 FC Metalurh Zaporizhia 3–2 3–2

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 12 September, and the second legs were played on 13 October 1975.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk 0–1 FC Zirka Kirovohrad 0–1 0–0
SC Tavriya Simferopol 5–2 FC Frunzenets Sumy 5–1 0–1

Final

Main article: 1975 Ukrainian Cup Final

The first leg was played on 4 November, and the second leg was played on 9 November 1975.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Zirka Kirovohrad 3–2 SC Tavriya Simferopol 2–0 1–2

First leg

FC Zirka Kirovohrad2–0SC Tavriya Simferopol
Zhuravlyov 6'
Snitko 12'

Second leg

SC Tavriya Simferopol2–1FC Zirka Kirovohrad
Prylepskyi
Cheremysin
Adzhem soccer ball with red X		 Moroz

Zirka won 3–2 on aggregate

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 1975 Ukrainian Cup at the Luhansk football portal