1995 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

The 1995 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the third edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won third time in a row by Spartak Moscow who defeated Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi in the final. This was the first time Ukraine was represented at the tournament, as well as the first time when three points were awarded for a win.

1995 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 1995
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
Dates29 January – 4 February 1995
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsRussia Spartak Moscow (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored103 (3.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Ilya Tsymbalar
(6 goals)
1994
1996

Participants edit

Team Qualification Participation
  Spartak Moscow 1994 Russian Top League champions 3rd
  Shakhtar Donetsk 1993–94 Vyshcha Liha runners-up 1 1st
  Dinamo Minsk 1993–94 Belarusian Premier League champions 2nd
  Žalgiris Vilnius 1994–95 A Lyga 1st team as of the winter break 1st
  Skonto Riga 1994 Latvian Higher League champions 3rd
  Flora Tallinn 1993–94 Meistriliiga champions 1st
  Zimbru Chișinău 1993–94 Moldovan National Division champions 3rd
  Dinamo Tbilisi 1993–94 Umaglesi Liga champions 3rd
  Neftchi Baku 1994–95 Azerbaijan Top League 1st team as of the winter break 2 2nd
  Shirak Gyumri 1994 Armenian Premier League champions 1st
  Yelimay Semipalatinsk 1994 Kazakhstan Premier League champions 1st
  Nuravshon Bukhara 1994 Uzbek League runners-up 3 1st
  Sitora Dushanbe 1994 Tajik League champions 2nd
  Kant-Oil 1994 Kyrgyzstan League champions 1st
  Köpetdag Aşgabat 1994 Ýokary Liga champions 3rd
  Russia U21 national team Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage. 2nd

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spartak Moscow 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9
  Žalgiris Vilnius 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
  Neftchi Baku 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
  Sitora Dushanbe 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Neftchi Baku  0 – 1  Žalgiris Vilnius
Vencevičius   54'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 1,000
Spartak Moscow  4 – 0  Sitora Dushanbe
Mukhamadiev   18'
Tsymbalar   26', 87'
V.Onopko   47'

Sitora Dushanbe  0 – 6  Žalgiris Vilnius
Jankauskas   1', 44'
Mikulėnas   25', 65'
Balsevičius   80'
Preikšaitis   88'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 500
Spartak Moscow  5 – 0  Neftchi Baku
Vyalichka   20'
Tsymbalar   31', 75'
Mukhamadiev   50'
Kechinov   55'

Neftchi Baku  1 – 0  Sitora Dushanbe
Vahabzade   17'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 150
Žalgiris Vilnius  1 – 4  Spartak Moscow
Urbonas   20' Kechinov   30'
Pisarev   56'
Tsymbalar   58'
Nikiforov   80' (pen.)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Skonto Riga 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7
  Köpetdag Aşgabat 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
  Dinamo Minsk 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
  Kant-Oil 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Köpetdag Aşgabat  4 – 0  Kant-Oil
Seydiev   13' (pen.)
Annadurdiyew   35'
K.Meredow   54'
Nurmyradow   82'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 500
Skonto Riga  6 – 0  Dinamo Minsk
Zemļinskis   2' (pen.)
Semjonovs   41'
Astafjevs   53'
Štolcers   55'
Jeļisejevs   72', 88'
Attendance: 2,000

Köpetdag Aşgabat  0 – 0  Skonto Riga
Attendance: 800
Kant-Oil  0 – 9  Dinamo Minsk
Putilo   10'
Mayorov   37'
Kachura   62', 74'
Demenkovets   64'
Zhuravel   67'
Astrowski   70'
Charnyawski   79', 83'

Dinamo Minsk  1 – 1  Köpetdag Aşgabat
Zhuravel   27' Seydiev   56' (pen.)
Skonto Riga  4 – 1  Kant-Oil
Štolcers   37'
Zemļinskis   52' (pen.)
Klishin   70'
Sļesarčuks   78'
Izrailov   53'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 100

Group C edit

  • Unofficial table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Dinamo Tbilisi 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9
  Russia U21 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6
  Zimbru Chișinău 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
  Yelimay Semipalatinsk 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: [citation needed]
  • Official table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Dinamo Tbilisi 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
  Zimbru Chișinău 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
  Yelimay Semipalatinsk 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Zimbru Chișinău  0 – 0  Yelimay Semipalatinsk
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 500
Dinamo Tbilisi  4 – 2  Russia U21
Kavelashvili   3', 38'
Kinkladze   9'
Jamarauli   77'
Nekrasov   15'
Klyuyev   19'

Russia U21  6 – 2  Yelimay Semipalatinsk
Mashkarin   21' (pen.)
Gerasimov   30'
Nekrasov   32'
Konovalov   49'
Berketov   54'
Fayzulin   73'
Sidorov   10'
Gasanov   78'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 150
Dinamo Tbilisi  2 – 0  Zimbru Chișinău
Kavelashvili   46', 59'
Attendance: 2,800

Zimbru Chișinău  1 – 2  Russia U21
Miterev   43' Movsisyan   25'
Mashkarin   60' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Yelimay Semipalatinsk  1 – 4  Dinamo Tbilisi
Litvinenko   36' Beradze   34'
Kavelashvili   63'
Iashvili   78', 84'
Attendance: 3,500

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Shakhtar Donetsk 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9
  Shirak Gyumri 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
  Nuravshon Bukhara 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3
  Flora Tallinn 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Nuravshon Bukhara  2 – 1  Flora Tallinn
Kovshov   12'
Ishmirzaev   31' (pen.)
Kristal   4'
Attendance: 1,500
Shakhtar Donetsk  2 – 1  Shirak Gyumri
Atelkin   53'
Petrov   62'
Petrosyan   9'
Attendance: 1,000

Nuravshon Bukhara  2 – 5  Shakhtar Donetsk
Ageev   38'
Tillyaev   81' (pen.)
Pohodin   23'
Matveyev   25'
Stolovytskyi   50'
Shyshchenko   82'
S.Onopko   87'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
Flora Tallinn  0 – 1  Shirak Gyumri
Grigoryan   23'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 500

Shakhtar Donetsk  1 – 0  Flora Tallinn
Shyshchenko   61'
Spartak Manege, Moscow
Attendance: 200
Shirak Gyumri  4 – 2  Nuravshon Bukhara
Grigoryan   12'
Vardanyan   29', 43' (pen.)
Markaryan   35'
Ageev   32'
Sharipov   59' (pen.)

Final rounds edit

Semi-finals (2 Feb) Final (4 Feb)
      
  Spartak Moscow 3
  Skonto Riga 0
  Spartak Moscow 5
  Dinamo Tbilisi 1
  Dinamo Tbilisi 1
  Shakhtar Donetsk 0

Semi-finals edit

Dinamo Tbilisi  1 – 0  Shakhtar Donetsk
Kinkladze   86' (pen.)
Spartak Moscow  3 – 0  Skonto Riga
Tsymbalar   40'
Nikiforov   60' (pen.)
Pisarev   90'

Final edit

Spartak Moscow  5 – 1  Dinamo Tbilisi
Pisarev   13'
Alenichev   58'
Mukhamadiev   61'
Kechinov   83'
Tikhonov   85'
Kinkladze   63'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Ilya Tsymbalar   Spartak Moscow 6
2   Mikheil Kavelashvili   Dinamo Tbilisi 5
3   Valery Kechinov   Spartak Moscow 3
  Mukhsin Mukhamadiev   Spartak Moscow 3
  Nikolai Pisarev   Spartak Moscow 3
  Georgi Kinkladze   Dinamo Tbilisi 3

External links edit