1988–89 Soviet Cup

The 1988–89 Soviet Cup was cup competition of the Soviet Union. The runner-up of the competition Torpedo Moscow qualified for the continental tournament.

Participating teams Enter in Round of 32 Enter in First Preliminary Round 1988 Vysshaya Liga16/16 teams 1988 Pervaya Liga22/22 teams 1988 Vtoraya Liga42/169 teams Dnepr Dinamo Torpedo Spartak Zalgiris Zenit Lokomotiv Shakhter Ararat Dinamo Metallist Dinamo Chernomorets Iberia Neftchi (v) Kairat (v) Pamir (^) Rotor (^) CSKA Guria Pakhtakor Dinamo SKA Karpaty Daugava SKA Rostselmash Shinnik Geolog Spartak Tavria Kuzbass FC Metallurg Kotaik Kuban Zaria (v) Zvezda (v) Kolos (v) Fakel (^) Torpedo Zaria Tekstilschik Uralmash Zenit Krylya Sovietov Gastello Rubin Spartak Druzhba Dinamo Lokomotiv Kolkheti Mashuk Irtysh Metallurg Dinamo SKA Nistru (^) Atlantas Iskra Dinamo Baltika Bukovina SKA Okean Podolie Neftianik Niva Prikarpatie Neftyanik Khanki Dinamo Traktor Alga Meliorator Meliorator Khimik FC Torpedo (^) Sokol Shevardeni Source: [] Notes

Competition schedule

First preliminary round All games took place on May 2, 1988.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 2

Second preliminary round Games took place on May 22, 1988.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 22

Bracket

Round of 32 First leg games took place on June 3–5, 1988, while second leg games were scheduled on July 19–21. Game between Dynamo K and Guria was played on July 16 and September 5.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 3, Second leg – July 19

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 3, Second leg – July 20

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 4, Second leg – July 20

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 4, Second leg – July 21

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 5, Second leg – July 20

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – July 16, Second leg – September 5

Round of 16 First leg games all took place on September 12, 1988, while most second leg games were played on September 30 - October 3. Games between Traktor and Shakhter was played on October 15, between Dynamo K. and Zalgiris on November 8, while game between Neftchi and Dynamo Mn was scheduled for next year on March 7.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 12, Second leg – September 30

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 12, Second leg – October 1

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 12, Second leg – October 3

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 12, Second leg – October 15

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 12, Second leg – November 8

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 12, Second leg – March 7

Quarter-finals All games were scheduled on 29 April 1989, while the match between Spartak and Dynamo Tbilisi was played on 17 May.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|April 29

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 17

Semi-finals The match between Torpedo and Dynamo Kyiv was played on 19 May 1989, while the game between Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk and Dynamo Tbilisi was played on May 21.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 19

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 21

Final

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