1983 Soviet Cup final

1983 Soviet Cup Final
Event1983 Soviet Cup
Shakhter Donetsk Metallist Kharkov
1 0
Date8 May 1983
VenueTsentralny Stadion imeni Lenina, Moscow
RefereeValeri Butenko (Moscow)
Attendance30,000
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The 1983 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on May 8, 1983. The match was the 42nd Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Metalist Kharkiv. The Soviet Cup winner Shakhter won the cup for the fourth time. The last year defending holders Dinamo Kiev were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the competition by Zenit Leningrad.

Road to Moscow

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

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

Shakhter Donetsk Round Metallist Kharkov
Opponent Result 1984–85 Soviet Cup Opponent Result
Zalgiris Vilnius (H) 3–0 Round of 32 Kairat Alma-Ata (H) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)
Spartak Moscow (A) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Round of 16 Ararat Yerevan (A) 4–2
Dinamo Moscow (N) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Quarter-finals Torpedo Kutaisi (H) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Zenit Leningrad (H) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Semi-finals CSKA Moscow (A) 1–0 (a.e.t.)

Previous Encounters

Match details

Shakhter Donetsk1 – 0Metallist Kharkov
Yashchenko 23' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Soviet Cup 1983 Winners
Shakhtar Donetsk
Fourth title

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