Founded 1977 (introduced) Most successful club(s) Dynamo Kyiv
(3 titles) Region Soviet Union | Current champions defunct Number of teams 2 | |
The USSR Super Cup, or Season's Cup, was an exhibition game (or game series) that featured the winners of the previous season's Soviet Top League and USSR Cup in a one- or two-legged playoff for the trophy.
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History
The mini-tournament was conducted on the initiative of the Komsomolskaya Pravda editor's administration out of Moscow. The tournament was unofficial and never was part of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. It was played seven times in the last 15 years of Soviet football. It was not until 1983 that the Super Cup was played every year. The Super Cup was made to take place during midseason and further complicated clubs' schedules.
In 1987, with Spartak Moscow winning league honors and Dynamo Kyiv winning the USSR Cup, the Super Cup match was scheduled to take place in Chişinău, Moldova. However, the match never took place because of inadequate facilities in Chişinău. The last USSR Super Cup took place in Sochi, Russia, where the match was played in front of 1,500 fans.
Finals by year
1977 USSR Super Cup
1981 USSR Super Cup
1984 USSR Super Cup, consisted out of two games
Shakhtar won the Cup play-off 3-2
1985 USSR Super Cup, consisted out of two games
Zenit won the Cup play-off 3-1