1984 Soviet Cup final

The 1984 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on June 24, 1984. The match was the 43rd Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Leningrad). The Soviet Cup winner Dinamo won the cup for the sixth time. The last year defending holders Shakhter Donetsk were eliminated in the round of 16 of the competition by Chernomorets Odessa.

1984 Soviet Cup Final
Event1984 Soviet Cup
Dinamo Moscow Zenit Leningrad
2 0
Date24 June 1984
VenueTsentralny Stadion imeni Lenina, Moscow
RefereeRomualdas Juška (Vilnius)
Attendance43,500

Road to Moscow

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

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

Dinamo Moscow Round Zenit Leningrad
Opponent Result 1984–85 Soviet Cup Opponent Result
Nistru Kishinev (H) 1–0 Round of 32 Daugava Riga (A) 3–0
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk (A) 2–1 Round of 16 Ararat Yerevan (H) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Chernomorets Odessa (H) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Quarter-finals Torpedo Moscow (A) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)
Dinamo Minsk (A) 4–0 Semi-finals Fakel Voronezh (H) 1–0 (a.e.t.)

Previous Encounters

Match details
Dinamo Moscow2 – 0 (a.e.t.)Zenit Leningrad
Gazzaev 97'
Borodiuk 116'		 Report
Attendance: 43,500
Soviet Cup 1984 Winners
Dynamo Moscow
Sixth title

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