Progress Cup
The Progress Cup is a football prize (not a tournament) that was awarded by the Russophone "Rabochaya Gazeta" (
Kiev) from 1971 until 1991, the collapse of the Soviet Union
.
The prize was given to the Soviet Top League club which made the biggest progress in points from the previous season based on mathematical calculations.
Award holders
- FC Dynamo Kiev
- FC Zorya Voroshilovgrad
- 1973 – FC Dynamo Moscow
- FC Chernomorets Odessa
- 1975 – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- FC Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
- 1976 (autumn) – FC Torpedo Moscow
- 1977 – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- 1978 – FC Spartak Moscow
- 1979 – FC Dinamo Minsk
- FC Zenit Leningrad
- 1981 – FC Dynamo Moscow
- 1982 – FC Dinamo Minsk
- FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
- FC Dynamo Tbilisi
- FC Dynamo Kiev
- 1986 – FC Dynamo Moscow
- FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
- FC Dynamo Kiev
- FC Chernomorets Odessa
- FC CSKA Moscow
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Years won |
|---|---|---|
Dynamo Kiev
|
3 | 1971, 1985, 1988 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 3 | 1973, 1981, 1986 |
Chernomorets Odessa
|
3 | 1974, 1989, 1991 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1975, 1977 |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
|
2 | 1983, 1987 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 2 | 1979, 1982 |
Zorya Voroshilovgrad
|
1 | 1972 |
Krylia Sovetov Kuybyshev
|
1 | 1976 (a) |
| Torpedo Moscow | 1 | 1976 (b) |
| Spartak Moscow | 1 | 1978 |
Zenit Leningrad
|
1 | 1980 |
Dynamo Tbilisi
|
1 | 1984 |
CSKA Moscow
|
1 | 1990 |
External links
- Holders of the cup (in Russian)