1972 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Cup 1972 was a football knockout competition conducting by the Football Federation of Ukrainian SSR and was known as the Ukrainian Cup.
The Cup started with the preliminary round on November 4, 1972, and involved the republican level non-amateur clubs. The main event started from the round of 16 on November 8, 1972, when other clubs joined the competition such as Shakhtar, Chornomorets, Metalist, and others, while some of them represented by their second squad. Dynamo Kyiv has chosen not to participate in it since its last winning season in 1948. The competition concluded in just over two weeks in Kiev on November 19. Note that the tournament took place after the Soviet football season was over and was conducted in rather unsupported weather conditions as the cold period in Ukraine starts usually in September or October, depending on location.
Teams
Tournament distribution
The competition was conducted among 21 Ukrainian clubs of the 1972 Soviet Second League, Zone 1 and all 5 Ukrainian clubs of the 1972 Soviet First League and FC Khimik Zhytomyr. Three more Ukrainian clubs of the Second League Lokomotyv Donetsk, Khimik Severodonetsk and Mayak Kharkiv did not participate.
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Other professional teams
The four Ukrainian professional teams in the Soviet Top League did not take part in the competition.
Competition schedule
First Elimination Round
November 4, 1972
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Lokomotyv Vinnytsia |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 3–1 | Hoverla Uzhhorod |
| SC Lutsk | 0–1 | Tavriya Simferopol |
| Avanhard Sevastopol | 2–1 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv |
| Shakhtar Horlivka | 5–3 | Shakhtar Makiivka |
| Dynamo Khmelnytsky | 1–3 | Budivelnyk Ternopil |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | 1–2 | Metalurh Zhdanov |
| Frunzenets Sumy | 3–1 | Shakhtar Kadiivka |
| Budivelnyk Poltava | 1–0 | Khimik Zhytomyr |
| SC Chernihiv | 4–3 | Lokomotyv Kherson |
| Avanhard Rivne | 1–3 | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr |
- Replay (November 5)
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 0–1 | Lokomotyv Vinnytsia |
Second Elimination Round
November 8, 1972
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Lokomotyv Vinnytsia | 3–0 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 2–0 | Avanhard Sevastopol |
| Shakhtar Horlivka | 3–4 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Budivelnyk Ternopil | 0–3 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
| Frunzenets Sumy | 5–0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| Budivelnyk Poltava | 2–0 | Metalurh Zaporizhia |
| Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | SC Chernihiv |
| Metalurh Zhdanov | 0–1 | Chornomorets Odessa |
Quarterfinals
November 12, 1972
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk | 5–2 | Tavriya Simferopol |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 0–1 | Lokomotyv Vinnytsia |
| Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | 1–0 | Budivelnyk Poltava |
| Chornomorets Odessa | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Frunzenets Sumy |
- Replay (November 13)
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Chornomorets Odessa | 2–1 | Frunzenets Sumy |
Semifinals
November 16, 1972
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Lokomotyv Vinnytsia | 0–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Chornomorets Odessa | 1–2 | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
The final was held on November 19, 1972, in Kiev. Remarkable is the fact that the final involved participation of such players as Vyacheslav Chanov, Valeriy Yaremchenko, Viktor Prokopenko, Anatoliy Konkov, and others well known players of that time.
| Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Kotov  91' |
Report |
See also
References
External links
- Information source (in Ukrainian)
- The 1972 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR (1972. Кубок Української РСР). Luhansk Our Football.