Football Cup of the Georgian SSR
Georgian SSR football cup
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The Football Cup of the Georgian SSR (Georgian: საქართველოს სსრ საფეხბურთო თასი) was a playoff republican competition in association football which was held in the Georgian SSR from 1944 to 1989.[1]
| Organiser(s) | Football Federation of the Georgian SSR |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 |
| Abolished | 1989 (reformed into Georgian Cup) |
| Region | Georgian SSR (Soviet Union) |
| Teams | Various |
| Related competitions | Football Championship of the Georgian SSR |
| Last champions | Shadrevani-83 (2nd title) |
| Most championships | TTU Tbilisi (4 titles) |
Tbilisi tram and trolleybus department team known as TTU were the only four-time winners of the competition.[2] Guria and the Makharadze team under three different names lifted the cup three times each.[3] The latter managed to reach the finals eleven times in total.
Shadrevani-83 were the last winners before Georgia broke away from the Soviet Football Federation and formed its own competitions. Starting from 1990, the Football Federation annually organizes the national cup.
The tournament did not include those clubs who played in first three tiers of Soviet Football and participated in the Soviet Cup, most notably Dinamo Tbilisi, who twice won the main cup competition of the Soviet Union in the late 1970s.[4]
Winners
- 1944: Dinamo Sokhumi
- 1945: Dinamo Sokhumi
- 1946: Petrel Tbilisi
- 1947: Dinamo Batumi
- 1948: Dinamo Sokhumi
- 1949: Factory of Dimitrov
- 1950: TODO Tbilisi
- 1951: Trud Tbilisi
- 1952: TTU Tbilisi
- 1953: Dinamo Kutaisi
- 1954: TTU Tbilisi
- 1955: Dinamo Kutaisi
- 1956: Locomotive Tbilisi
- 1957: TTU Tbilisi
- 1958: Dinamo Batumi
- 1959: Kolmeurne Makharadze
- 1960: Kolmeurne Makharadze
- 1961: SKIF Tbilisi
- 1962: Metalurgi Zestaponi
- 1963: Imereti Kutaisi
- 1964: Meshakhte Tkibuli
- 1965: Guria Lanchkhuti
- 1966: Guria Lanchkhuti
- 1968: Sinatle Tbilisi
- 1969: Senate Tbilisi
- 1970: Egrisi Tskhakaya
- 1971: Guria Lanchkhuti
- 1972: Kakheti Telavi
- 1973: Dinamo Zugdidi
- 1974: Metalurgi Rustavi
- 1975: SKIF Tbilisi
- 1976: Meshakhte Tkibuli
- 1977: Nadikvari Telavi
- 1978: Magaroeli Chiatura
- 1979: Magaroeli Chiatura
- 1980: Sulori Vani
- 1981: Sulori Vani
- 1982: Mertskhali Makharadze
- 1983: Zooveti Tbilisi
- 1984: Dinamo Zugdidi
- 1985: Imedi Tbilisi
- 1986: Madneuli Bolnisi
- 1987: Spartak Tskhinvali
- 1988: Shadrevani–83 Tskaltubo
- 1989: Shadrevani–83 Tskaltubo
Finals
| Year | Team1 | Result | Team2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Dinamo Sokhumi | 1–0 | Dinamo Kutaisi |
| 1945 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 1–0 | Dinamo Kutaisi |
| 1946 | Petrel Tbilisi | 2–0 | Dinamo Kutaisi |
| 1947 | Dinamo Batumi | 2–0 | Dinamo Sokhumi |
| 1948 | Dinamo Sokhumi | 5–3 | Dinamo Batumi |
| 1949 | Factory of Dimitrov | 2–1 | Dinamo Kutaisi |
| 1950 | TODO Tbilisi | 5–1 | Makharadze XI |
| 1951 | Trud Tbilisi | 4–3 | Dinamo Kutaisi |
| 1952 | TTU Tbilisi | 2–0 | Dinamo Batumi |
| 1953 | Dinamo Kutaisi | 2–1 | Metalurgi Rustavi |
| 1954 | TTU Tbilisi | 3–0 | Votnik Poti |
| 1955 | Dinamo Kutaisi | 3–2 | Kolmeurne Makharadze |
| 1956 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 3–2 | Dinamo Batumi |
| 1957 | TTU Tbilisi | 1–0 | Kolmeurne Makharadze |
| 1958 | Dinamo Batumi | 1–0 | Gantiadi Poti |
| 1959 | Kolmeurne Makharadze | 1–1, 2–1 | TTU Tbilisi |
| 1960 | Sikharuli Makharadze | 4–0 | Guria Lanchkhuti |
| 1961 | Infizkult Tbilisi | 5–2 | Imereti Kutaisi |
| 1962 | Metalurgi Zestafoni | 1–1, 2–2, 2–1 | Infizkult Tbilisi |
| 1963 | Imereti Kutaisi | 2–1 | Infizkult Tbilisi |
| 1964 | Meshakhte Tkibuli | 2–0 | Mertskhali Makharadze |
| 1965 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 0–1, 3–0 | Meskheti Akhaltsikhe |
| 1966 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 1–0 | Metalurgi Zestafoni |
| 1967 | Sinatle Tbilisi | n/a | Mertskhali Makharadze |
| 1968 | Sinatle Tbilisi | 6–2 | Peykari Tsulukidze |
| 1969 | Sinatle Tbilisi | 2–1 | Infizkult Tbilisi |
| 1970 | Egrisi Tskhakaya | 3–1 | Lokomotivi Samtredia |
| 1971 | Guria Lanchkhuti | 3–3, 1–0 | Metalurgi Zestafoni |
| 1972 | Kakheti Telavi | 4–1 | Dinamo Zugdidi |
| 1973 | Dinamo Zugdidi | 4–0 | Iveria Khashuri |
| 1974 | Metalurgi Rustavi | 2–1 | SKIF Tbilisi |
| 1975 | SKIF Tbilisi | 3–1 | Salkhino Gegechkori |
| 1976 | Meshakhte Tkibuli | 1–0 | Mertskhali Makharadze |
| 1977 | Nadikvari Telavi | 2–1 | SKIF Tbilisi |
| 1978 | Magaroeli Chiatura | 3–1 | Mziuri Gali |
| 1979 | Magaroeli Chiatura | 3–1 | SKIF Tbilisi |
| 1980 | Sulori Vani | 2–0 | Kakheti Telavi |
| 1981 | Sulori Vani | 1–0 | Mertskhali Makharadze |
| 1982 | Mertskhali Makharadze | 4–1 | Zooveti Tbilisi |
| 1983 | Zooveti Tbilisi | 1–0 | Samgurali Tskaltubo |
| 1984 | Dinamo Zugdidi | 2–0 | Mziuri Gali |
| 1985 | Imedi Tbilisi | 1–0 | Samegrelo Chkhorotsku |
| 1986 | Madneuli Bolnisi | 2–0 | Samegrelo Chkhorotsku |
| 1987 | Spartak Tskhinvali | 1–0 | Mertskhali Makharadze |
| 1988 | Shadrevani-83 Tskaltubo | 1–0 | Madneuli Bolnisi |
| 1989 | Shadrevani-83 Tskaltubo | 1–0 | Spartak Tskhinvali |