1973 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR

Cup of the Ukrainian SSR 1973 1 - 18 November 1973 Zirka Kirovohrad Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk 1972 1974 The Ukrainian Cup 1973 was a football knockout competition conducted by the Football Federation of Ukrainian SSR and was known as the Ukrainian Cup. The competitions began with the preliminary round on November 1, 1973, and involved republican-level non-amateur clubs. The main event started with the round of 16 on November 6, 1973, when the inter-republican clubs joined the competition, such as Chornomorets, Metalist, and others, while some of them were represented by their second squad. Dynamo Kyiv has chosen not to participate in it since its last winning season in 1948. Also, the last season champions FC Avtomobilist Zhytomyr, which entered the competition at the Round of 16, were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Unlike the previous edition, the tournament introduced a penalty shootout, which replaced the method of a game replay. The competition concluded in two and a half weeks in Kyiv on November 18. 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 usually occurs in September or October, depending on location. Teams Tournament distribution The competition was conducted among all 23 Ukrainian clubs of the 1973 Soviet Second League, Zone 1 and all 4 Ukrainian clubs of the 1973 Soviet First League. First round (22 teams) 22 entrants from the Second League (Zone 1)Second round (16 teams) 4 entrants from the First League 1 entrants from the Second League (Zone 1) (Avtomobilist Zhytomyr) 11 winners from the First round Other professional teams The five Ukrainian professional teams in the Soviet Top League did not take part in the competition. 1973 Soviet Top League (5): FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Karpaty Lviv, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Zorya Voroshylovhrad Competition schedule Preliminary round November 1, 1973 Hoverla Uzhhorod 0–0 5–3 Kolos Poltava Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2–0 Avanhard Sevastopol Budivelnyk Ternopil 1–2 Lokomotyv Vinnytsia Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 7–2 SC Chernihiv SC Lutsk 3–0 Bukovyna Chernivtsi Avanhard Rivne 1–0 Frunzenets Sumy Tavriya Simferopol w/o Shakhtar Kadiivka Lokomotyv Kherson 2–1 Sudnobudivelnyk Mykolaiv Metalurh Zhdanov 0–2 Shakhtar Horlivka Zirka Kirovohrad 3–1 Khimik Severodonetsk Shakhtar Makiivka 2–1 Lokomotyv Donetsk |} First elimination round November 6, 1973 Hoverla Uzhhorod 0–0 2–3 Chornomorets Odessa SC Lutsk 1–2 Metalist Kharkiv Lokomotyv Vinnytsia 4–0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 0–1 Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk Shakhtar Kadiivka 1–3 Avanhard Rivne Shakhtar Horlivka 2–2 4–5 Lokomotyv Kherson Zirka Kirovohrad 2–0 Metalurh Zaporizhia Avtomobilist Zhytomyr w/o Shakhtar Makiivka |} Quarterfinals November 10, 1973 Avtomobilist Zhytomyr 1–2 Zirka Kirovohrad Chornomorets Odessa 1–4 Lokomotyv Vinnytsia Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 Lokomotyv Kherson Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk 1–0 Avanhard Rivne |} Semifinals November 14, 1973 Lokomotyv Vinnytsia 0–1 Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk Zirka Kirovohrad 4–0 Metalist Kharkiv |} Final Zirka Kirovohrad 1–0 Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk |} The final was held on November 18, 1973, in Kiev. Remarkable is the fact that the final involved participation of such players as Taras Shuliatytsky, Oleksandr Ischenko, and others well known players of that time. 18 November 1973 Zirka Kirovohrad 1–0 Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk Deineha Kiev Kostyantyn Vykhrov (Kiev) Top goalscorers ScorerGoalsTeamUkrainian SSR ? Ukrainian Cup 1973 WinnersFC Zirka KirovohradSecond title See also Soviet Cup Ukrainian Cup References External links Information source uk 1973 Cup Category:1973 in domestic association football cups