The 1983 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on May 8, 1983. The match was the 42nd Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Metalist Kharkiv. The Soviet Cup winner Shakhter won the cup for the fourth time. The last year defending holders Dinamo Kiev were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the competition by Zenit Leningrad.
Road to Moscow
All sixteen Soviet Top League clubs did not have to go through qualification to get into the competition, so Shakhter and Metallist both qualified for the competition automatically.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Previous Encounters
Match details
See also
- 1983 Soviet Top League
- 1983 Soviet First League
- 1983 Soviet Second League
References
External links
- The competition calendar
- 1983. Украинский финал Кубка СССР «Шахтер» - «Металлист», старт «Днепра» в чемпионате. ua.tribuna.com
- Шахтер (Донецк) - Металлист (Харьков). metallurg.pp.ua
- И вновь о том, как Металлист в 1983 заставили сдать финал Кубка СССР Шахтёру. www.sports.ru
