1978–79 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)

The 1978–79 Soviet Cup was the 19th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. CSKA Moscow won the cup for the 11th time in their history. The cup was divided into four groups, with the top team in each group advancing to the playoffs. CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow received byes until the playoff semifinals.

Group phase edit

Group 1 edit

	Club	GP	Pts
1.	Spartak Moscow	3	5
2.	Khimik Voskresensk	3	4
3.	Lokomotiv Moscow	3	3
4.	Shinnik Omsk	3	0

Group 2 edit

	Club	GP	Pts
1.	Sokol Kiev	3	6
2.	Traktor Chelyabinsk	3	4
3.	Dinamo Minsk	3	2
4.	Izhstal Izhevsk	3	0

Group 3 edit

	Club	GP	Pts
1.	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	3	5
2.	Krylya Sovetov Moscow	3	5
3.	Binokor Tashkent	3	2
4.	Molot Perm	3	0

Group 4 edit

	Club	GP	Pts
1.	Dinamo Riga	3	6
2.	SK Uritskogo Kazan	3	3
3.	Torpedo Gorky	3	2
4.	Dizelist Penza	3	1

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals edit

Sokol Kiev	2:0	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
Dinamo Riga	6:3	Spartak Moscows

Semifinals edit

CSKA Moscow	5:1	Sokol Kiev
Dynamo Moscow	4:3	Dinamo Riga

Final edit

CSKA Moscow	4:2	Dynamo Moscow