The 1989–90

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was the 49th cup competition of the

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. The winner of the competition Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the continental tournament.

Competition overview

There were 80 teams of masters will that took part, including 16 teams of the Top league, 22 of the First and 42 of the Second league. The teams of the First and Second leagues began their games of the 1/64 finals on May 2 using a system with elimination after the first defeat. If the match ends in a draw, then extra time is assigned, two halves of 15 minutes each. If extra time does not reveal the winner, then, in accordance with FIFA Regulations, the best team is determined using penalty kicks. In competitions for the USSR Cup, no more than three players are allowed to be replaced during the game. All teams in the 1/64 finals are distributed by lot and the home team received odd numbers, and in the 1/32 finals, the venues for the games are determined by the difference in receptions and departures of the meeting teams. Teams that have traveled in the previous round have an advantage. In case of equality of receptions and departures, the venues for the next games are determined by lot. The games of this round take place on June 1. In the 1/16 finals, according to the Cup grid, 16 teams of the major league will meet with the winners of the 1/32 final pairs (June 29–30), and in the first games of the 1/16 finals, the home team in all 16 pairs are the teams that win the pairs 1/ There are 32 finals, and in the return matches (July 17–18), major league teams will play on their home fields. The 1/16 and 1/8 final stages are played out of two games - on your own field and the opponent's field. For the first games of the 1/8 finals, the home team is determined by lot. The matches of this stage will take place on November 12 and 16. The winners of the 1/16 and 1/8 final pairs are determined by the overall result of the games according to the UEFA rules approved for European cup tournaments of club teams. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place next year.

Participating teams

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Competition schedule

First preliminary round

All games took place on May 2, 1989. , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", April 14 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", May 2

Second preliminary round

Games took place on June 1, 1989. , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", June 1

Bracket

Round of 32

First leg games took place on June 29–30, 1989, while second leg games were scheduled on July 17–18. , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – June 29, Second leg – July 17 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – June 29, Second leg – July 18 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – June 30, Second leg – July 17 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – June 30, Second leg – July 18 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – July 14, Second leg – July 17

Round of 16

First leg games took place on November 8–12, 1989, while most second leg games were played on November 16–18. Three more second leg games were played on March 1, 1990. , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – November 8, Second leg – November 18 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – November 8, Second leg – March 1 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – November 9, Second leg – November 16 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – November 11, Second leg – November 16 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – November 12, Second leg – November 16 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – November 12, Second leg – November 17 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", First leg – November 12, Second leg – March 1 In the beginning of 1990, the

Georgian Football Federation The Georgian Football Federation ( GFF; ka, საქართველოს ფეხბურთის ფედერაცია, ''sakartvelos pekhburtis pederatsia'') was founded in 1936. Based in Tbilisi, it was part of the Football Fede ...

has officially left the Football Federation of the Soviet Union and all its clubs left the All-Union competitions. Dinamo Tbilisi which was renamed as Iberia Tbilisi (with reference to the

christianization of Iberia The Christianization of Iberia ( ka, ქართლის გაქრისტიანება, tr) refers to the spread of Christianity in the early 4th century as a result of the preaching of Saint Nino in the ancient Georgian kingdom of ...

) withdrew from the Soviet Union competitions and competed in Georgian competitions only.

Quarter-finals

All games were scheduled on 20 March 1990, while the game between CSKA and Krylya Sovietov Samara was played a day earlier on 19 March. , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", March 19 , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", March 20

Semi-finals

Both games took place on 17 April 1990. , - ! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;", April 17

Final

References

External links

Complete calendar
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