1983 Soviet Cup final
| Event | 1983 Soviet Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 8 May 1983 | ||||||
| Venue | 1984 → | ||||||
The 1983 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 | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 1984–85 Soviet Cup | Opponent | Result |
Zalgiris Vilnius (H)
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3–0 | Round of 32 | Kairat Alma-Ata (H) | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) (6–5 p )
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| Spartak Moscow (A) | 3–2 ( a.e.t. )
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Round of 16 | Ararat Yerevan (A)
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4–2 |
| Dinamo Moscow (N) | 3–1 ( a.e.t. )
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Quarter-finals | Torpedo Kutaisi (H) | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) (4–3 p )
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Zenit Leningrad (H)
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1–1 ( a.e.t.) (4–2 p )
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Semi-finals | CSKA Moscow (A) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. )
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Previous Encounters
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Match details
| Shakhter Donetsk | 1 – 0 | Metallist Kharkov |
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Yashchenko  23' |
Report |
Valeriy Butenko (Moscow
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MATCH OFFICIALS |
MATCH RULES
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| Soviet Cup 1983 Winners |
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Shakhtar Donetsk Fourth title |