USSR Basketball Cup

The USSR Basketball Cup, or Soviet Union Basketball Cup, was the national basketball cup competition of the former Soviet Union. The first USSR Cup was held in the year 1949, and the last one was held in the year 1987. The competition was not held every year, as it was only contested 11 times between 1949 and 1987. However, it was initially held every year between 1949 and 1953.

The last team to win the cup was Spartak Leningrad, in 1987.Официальный источник

Title holders

1948–49 Dinamo Tbilisi 1949–50 Dinamo Tbilisi 1950–51 Georgian SSR Team 1951–52 Dinamo Riga 1952–53 Žalgiris 1953–68 Not held 1968–69 Dinamo Tbilisi 1969–71 Not held 1971–72 CSKA Moscow 1972–73 CSKA Moscow 1973–77 Not held 1977–78 Spartak Leningrad 1978–81 Not held 1981–82 CSKA Moscow 1982–84 Not held 1984–85 Shakhtar Donetsk.Красная Книга. "Шахтер" Донецк. 1985–86 1986–87 Spartak Leningrad 1987–92 Not held

The finals For finals not played on a single match, * precedes the score of the team playing at home.

SeasonChampionsScoreRunners-upVenueLocationMVP USSR Basketball Cup1948–49Dinamo Tbilisi24–19Dinamo RigaTbilisiN/A1949–50Dinamo Tbilisi49–36Dynamo MoscowMoscowN/A1950–51Georgian SSR Team37–28VVS MoscowLeningradN/A1951–52Dinamo Riga53–44VVS MoscowKuybyshevN/A1952–53Žalgiris55–41Dinamo TbilisiMoscowN/A1953–68 Not held1968–69Dinamo Tbilisi88–78StroitelN/A1969–71 Not held1971–72CSKA MoscowStroitelKiev & MoscowN/A1972–73CSKA MoscowDinamo TbilisiMoscow & TbilisiN/A1973–77 Not held1977–78Spartak LeningradВ 1978 году финальный матч не проводился. Проводился финальный турнир из 4 команд в один круг и Спартак, одержав 3 победы в 3 матчах, опередил таллинский Калев (2 победы), киевский Строитель (1) и рижский ВЭФ (0)KalevN/A1978–81 Not held1981–82CSKA MoscowN/A1982–86 Not held1986–87Spartak LeningradN/A

Performance by club RankClubTitlesRunner-upChampion Years 1.Dinamo Tbilisi 3 31948–49, 1949–50, 1968–69 2.CSKA Moscow 3 01971–72, 1972–73, 1981–82 3.Spartak Leningrad 2 01977–78, 1986–87 4.Dinamo Riga 1 11951–52 5.Georgian SSR Team 1 01950–51 6.Žalgiris 1 01952–53 7.VVS Moscow 0 2 8.Stroitel 0 2 9.Dynamo Moscow 0 1 10.Kalev 0 1

Successor competition Russian Cup: (1999–present)

See also Russian Professional Championship: (1991–present) Russian Super League 1: (1992–present) Russian Professional League: (2010–2013) Russian Cup (1999–present) VTB United League: (2008–present) USSR Premier League: (1923–1992) Russian basketball league system Basketball in Russia

References

External links Sport-Express.ru SlamDunk.ru