1976 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR

The 1976 Ukrainian Cup was the 24th edition of the Ukrainian SSR football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. The competition started on May 28, 1976.

1976 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
Tournament details
CountryUkrainian SSR
Teams21
Final positions
ChampionsSKA Kiev
Runner-upShakhtar Horlivka
← 1975
1990 →

The last year cup holder Zirka Kirovohrad was knocked out of the competition by Metalist Kharkiv in the quarterfinals.

Teams

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Tournament distribution

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The competition was conducted among all 20 clubs of the 1976 Soviet Second League, Zone 6 and Bliuminh Kramatorsk.

First round
(10 teams)
Second round
(16 teams)
  • 5 winners from the First round

Other professional teams

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Many Ukrainian professional teams (9) in higher tiers of the Soviet football league pyramid did not take part in the competition.

Competition schedule

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First round (1/16)

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Games were played on 28 May 1976.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Khvylia Khmelnytskyi 0–2 w/o Krystal Kherson
Bukovyna Chernivtsi 4–0 Avanhard Rivne
Kolos Nikopol 1–1 (5–3 p) Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
Frunzenets Sumy 2–1 Lokomotyv Vinnytsia
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 0–2 Hoverla Uzhhorod
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Second round

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Most games were played on 19 July 1976.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Metalist Kharkiv 4–1 (a.e.t.) Kolos Poltava
Zirka Kirovohrad w/o Blyuminh Kramatorsk
Kolos Nikopol 1–2 Shakhtar Horlivka
Hoverla Uzhhorod 1–0 Frunzenets Sumy
Bukovyna Chernivtsi 2–0 Khvylia Khmelnytskyi
Avtomobilist Zhytomyr 1–0 SKA Odessa
Atlantyka Sevastopol 2–1 Novator Zhdanov
SKA Kiev 3–1 SC Lutsk

Quarterfinals

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Games were played on 29 September 1976.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Metalist Kharkiv 3–2 Zirka Kirovohrad
Avtomobilist Zhytomyr 2–0 Bukovyna Chernivtsi
SKA Kiev 2–0 Atlantyka Sevastopol
Shakhtar Horlivka 2–0 Hoverla Uzhhorod

Semifinals

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Games were played on 31 October 1976.[1]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Shakhtar Horlivka 2–2 (5–4 p) Metalist Kharkiv
SKA Kiev 1–0 Avtomobilist Zhytomyr

Final

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6 November 1976 (1976-11-06) FC Shakhtar Horlivka 0–2 SKA Kiev Horlivka
  38' Kudia
  88' Pinchuk
Stadium: Shakhtar Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mykhailo Kusen (Lviv)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 1976 Ukrainian Cup at the Luhansk football portal
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