1993 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

The 1993 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the first edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Spartak Moscow who defeated Belarusian side Belarus Minsk in the final.

1993 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 1993
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	25–31 January 1993
Teams	15
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Spartak Moscow (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	103 (4.48 per match)
Attendance	29,900 (1,300 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shota Arveladze (5 goals)
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Participants

Team	Qualification	Participation
Spartak Moscow	1992 Russian Top League champions	1st
Belarus Minsk	1992–93 Belarusian Premier League 2nd team as of the winter break1	1st
Ekranas Panevėžys	1992–93 LFF Lyga 1st team as of the winter break	1st
Skonto Riga	1992 Latvian Higher League champions	1st
Norma Tallinn	1992 Meistriliiga champions	1st
Zimbru Chișinău	1992 Moldovan National Division champions	1st
Dinamo Tbilisi	1991–92 Umaglesi Liga champions	1st
Neftchi Baku	1992 Azerbaijan Top League champions	1st
Homenetmen Yerevan	1992 Armenian Premier League champions2	1st
Kairat Almaty	1992 Kazakhstan Premier League champions	1st
Pakhtakor Tashkent	1992 Uzbek League champions3	1st
Regar Tursunzoda	1992 Tajik League runners-up4	1st
Alga Bishkek	1992 Kyrgyzstan League champions	1st
Köpetdag Aşgabat	1992 Ýokary Liga champions	1st
Russia U19 national team	Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage.5	1st

¹ Belarus Minsk (formerly a reserve team for Dinamo Minsk) replaced 1992 champions Dinamo Minsk, whose almost entire squad at the same time traveled to play friendly matches in South America as a part of Belarus national football team.
² Homenetmen Yerevan were one of two teams equally declared 1992 Armenian champions along with Shirak.
³ Pakhtakor Tashkent were one of two teams equally declared 1992 Uzbekistan champions along with Neftchi Fergana.
⁴ Regar Tursunzoda replaced champions Pamir Dushanbe, who refused to participate.
⁵ Due to political situation in Crimea and Black Sea area,^[1][2][3][4] Tavriya Simferopol (1992 Ukrainian champions) were originally drawn into Group C. They were not allowed to compete by Football Federation of Ukraine and were replaced by unofficial participants Russia U19 national team.^[5]

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spartak Moscow	2	2	0	0	15	0	+15	4
Skonto Riga	2	1	0	1	1	7	−6	2
Neftchi Baku	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Neftchi Baku	0 – 1	Skonto Riga
		Astafjevs 75'

25 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Valeri Butenko (Russia)

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Spartak Moscow	7 – 0	Skonto Riga
Bestchastnykh 14' Tsymbalar 15' Radchenko 43' (pen.), 57' Pisarev 52' Cherenkov 85' (pen.) Tikhonov 90'

26 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

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Spartak Moscow	8 – 0	Neftchi Baku
Khelstov 6' Karpin 22', 76', 81' Lediakhov 42' Azimov 53' (o.g.) Pyatnitsky 78' Pisarev 83'

27 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 4,300

Referee: Vladimir Direktorenko (Latvia)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dinamo Tbilisi	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	5
Köpetdag Aşgabat	3	1	1	1	9	6	+3	3
Pakhtakor Tashkent	3	1	1	1	8	9	−1	3
Zimbru Chișinău	3	0	1	2	5	12	−7	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Dinamo Tbilisi	5 – 2	Pakhtakor Tashkent
Sh.Arveladze 15', 73' Kinkladze 39' Kavelashvili 60' Rekhviashvili 74'		Kechinov 75' Khodiyev 89'

25 January 1993

Dynamo Manage, Moscow

Attendance: 500

Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Zimbru Chișinău	1 – 6	Köpetdag Aşgabat
Nani 66'		Muhadow 6', 26' Mingazow 40' Kirillov 44' Nurmyradow 79' (pen.) Korzh 89'

25 January 1993

Dynamo Manage, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Yuri Chebotarev (Russia)

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Pakhtakor Tashkent	3 – 1	Köpetdag Aşgabat
Qosimov 54', 61' Kechinov 66' (pen.)		Nurmyradow 23'

26 January 1993

Dynamo Manage, Moscow

Attendance: 400

Referee: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (Russia)

Dinamo Tbilisi	3 – 1	Zimbru Chișinău
Sh.Arveladze 7', 48' Inalishvili 52'		Nani 29'

26 January 1993

Dynamo Manage, Moscow

Attendance: 500

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

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Dinamo Tbilisi	2 – 2	Köpetdag Aşgabat
Kavelashvili 11' Sh.Arveladze 82'		Nurmyradow 30' A.Meredow 72'

27 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Valeri Butenko (Russia)

Pakhtakor Tashkent	3 – 3	Zimbru Chișinău
Kechinov 12', 24' Qosimov 36'		Cleșcenco 22', 65', 80'

27 January 1993

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 150

Referee: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Group C

• Unofficial table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ekranas Panevėžys	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
Russia U19	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4
Kairat Almaty	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	3
Alga Bishkek	3	0	0	3	4	12	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Official table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ekranas Panevėžys	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	3
Kairat Almaty	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3
Alga Bishkek	2	0	0	2	3	8	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Ekranas Panevėžys	2 – 1	Russia U19
Poderis 2' Vainoras 42' (pen.)		Chudin 49'

25 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Nikolay Obyedkov (Kazakhstan)

Kairat Almaty	3 – 2	Alga Bishkek
Abildayev 16' Aubakirov 29' Naidovsky 43'		Makhmutov 88' Izrailov 90'

25 January 1993

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 150

Referee: Nicolai Stuleni (Moldova)

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Alga Bishkek	1 – 5	Ekranas Panevėžys
Šuliauskas 85' (o.g.)		Šlekys 47', 54' Poderis 62', 77', 86'

26 January 1993

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 200

Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Kairat Almaty	0 – 3 (awarded)	Russia U19

26 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

The match was awarded as 3–0 win for Russia as Kairat refused to play against unofficial participant.

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Ekranas Panevėžys	0 – 0	Kairat Almaty

27 January 1993

Dynamo Manage, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Viktor Filippov (Russia)

Alga Bishkek	1 – 4	Russia U19
Izrailov 21'		Kharlachev 56' Chudin 74' Zazulin 76' Zernov 90'

27 January 1993

Dynamo Manage, Moscow

Attendance: 150

Referee: A.Aslanov (Azerbaijan)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belarus Minsk	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	6
Norma Tallinn	3	1	1	1	8	4	+4	3
Homenetmen Yerevan	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	3
Regar Tursunzoda	3	0	0	3	3	13	−10	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Homenetmen Yerevan	0 – 2	Belarus Minsk
		Shtanyuk 11' Kachura 82'

25 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (Russia)

Regar Tursunzoda	0 – 5	Norma Tallinn
		Borissov 28' Pushtov 30', 48', 52' Bragin 61'

25 January 1993

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 150

Referee: Sergei Anokhin (Russia)

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Belarus Minsk	1 – 0	Norma Tallinn
Shirokiy 67'

26 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Sardar Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)

Homenetmen Yerevan	2 – 1	Regar Tursunzoda
Markarian 42' A.Avetisyan 76' (pen.)		Tirkia 60'

26 January 1993

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 100

Referee: Sergiejus Slyva (Lithuania)

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Belarus Minsk	6 – 2	Regar Tursunzoda
Kachura 21' Shirokiy 59', 85' Shtanyuk 75' Putilo 78' Lukin 84'		Gubaydulin 35' Tolibov 73'

27 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 100

Referee: Malkhaz Kobiashvili (Georgia)

Norma Tallinn	3 – 3	Homenetmen Yerevan
Pushtov 1' Bragin 28' Tšmil 87'		Markarian 2' Oganesyan 9' A.Avetsyan 35'

27 January 1993

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 100

Referee: Yuri Chebotarev (Russia)

Final rounds

	Semi-finals (29 Jan)					Final (31 Jan)
		Spartak Moscow	2
		Dinamo Tbilisi	1
							Spartak Moscow	8
							Belarus Minsk	0
		Ekranas Panevėžys	0
		Belarus Minsk (p)	0

Semi-finals

Spartak Moscow	2 – 1	Dinamo Tbilisi
Karpin 53' Onopko 85'		Shelia 40'

29 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Ekranas Panevėžys	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Belarus Minsk
Penalties
Gražiūnas Bubliauskas Mika Poderis	2–4	Putilo Shiroky Shtanyuk Pavlyuchuk

29 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

Final

Spartak Moscow	8 – 0	Belarus Minsk
Pisarev 10' Pyatnitsky 27', 56' Onopko 29', 54' Beschastnykh 65', 84' Radchenko 79' (pen.)

31 January 1993

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Nikolay Obyedkov (Kazakhstan)

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Shota Arveladze	Dinamo Tbilisi	5
2	Valeri Karpin	Spartak Moscow	4
	Eimantas Poderis	Ekranas Panevėžys	4
	Aleksandr Pushtov	Norma Tallinn	4
	Valery Kechinov	Pakhtakor Tashkent	4

See also

• 1991–92 Soviet Cup