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 countryRussia
Dates25–31 January 1993
Teams15
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spartak Moscow (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored103 (4.48 per match)
Attendance29,900 (1,300 per match)
Top scorer(s) Shota Arveladze
(5 goals)

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, 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.[1]

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:

Results
Neftchi Baku 0 – 1 Skonto Riga
Astafjevs 75'
Attendance: 1,000
Spartak Moscow 7 – 0 Skonto Riga
Bestchastnykh 14'
Tsymbalar 15'
Radchenko 43' (pen.)
Pisarev 52'
Cherenkov 85' (pen.)
Tikhonov 90'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Spartak Moscow 8 – 0 Neftchi Baku
Khelstov 6'
Karpin 22', 76', 81'
Lediakhov 42'
Azimov 53' (o.g.)
Pyatnitsky 78'
Pisarev 83'
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:

Results
Dinamo Tbilisi 5 – 2 Pakhtakor Tashkent
Sh.Arveladze 15', 73'
Kinkladze 39'
Kavelashvili 60'
Rekhviashvili 74'		 Kechinov 75'
Khodiyev 89'
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'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Yuri Chebotarev (Russia)
Pakhtakor Tashkent 3 – 1 Köpetdag Aşgabat
Qosimov 54', 61'
Kechinov 66' (pen.)		 Nurmyradow 23'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (Russia)
Dinamo Tbilisi 3 – 1 Zimbru Chișinău
Sh.Arveladze 7', 48'
Inalishvili 52'		 Nani 29'
Attendance: 500
Dinamo Tbilisi 2 – 2 Köpetdag Aşgabat
Kavelashvili 11'
Sh.Arveladze 82'		 Nurmyradow 30'
A.Meredow 72'
Attendance: 2,000
Pakhtakor Tashkent 3 – 3 Zimbru Chișinău
Kechinov 12', 24'
Qosimov 36'		 Cleșcenco 22', 65', 80'
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:
  • 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:

Results
Ekranas Panevėžys 2 – 1 Russia U19
Poderis 2'
Vainoras 42' (pen.)		 Chudin 49'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nikolay Obyedkov (Kazakhstan)
Kairat Almaty 3 – 2 Alga Bishkek
Abildayev 16'
Aubakirov 29'
Naidovsky 43'		 Makhmutov 88'
Izrailov 90'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nicolai Stuleni (Moldova)
Alga Bishkek 1 – 5 Ekranas Panevėžys
Šuliauskas 85' (o.g.) Šlekys 47', 54'
Poderis 62', 77', 86'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 200
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
Kairat Almaty 0 – 3
(awarded)		 Russia U19

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

Ekranas Panevėžys 0 – 0 Kairat Almaty
Attendance: 300
Referee: Viktor Filippov (Russia)
Alga Bishkek 1 – 4 Russia U19
Izrailov 21' Kharlachev 56'
Chudin 74'
Zazulin 76'
Zernov 90'
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:

Results
Homenetmen Yerevan 0 – 2 Belarus Minsk
Shtanyuk 11'
Kachura 82'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (Russia)
Regar Tursunzoda 0 – 5 Norma Tallinn
Borissov 28'
Pushtov 30', 48', 52'
Bragin 61'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 150
Referee: Sergei Anokhin (Russia)
Belarus Minsk 1 – 0 Norma Tallinn
Shirokiy 67'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sardar Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Homenetmen Yerevan 2 – 1 Regar Tursunzoda
Markarian 42'
A.Avetisyan 76' (pk)		 Tirkia 60'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sergiejus Slyva (Lithuania)
Belarus Minsk 6 – 2 Regar Tursunzoda
Kachura 21'
Shirokiy 59', 85'
Shtanyuk 75'
Putilo 78'
Lukin 84'		 Gubaydulin 35'
Tolibov 73'
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'
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'
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
Attendance: 1,500

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

References
  1. «Sport Express Football» № 3 (43), 25 January 2000, page 9
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