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The 1936 Soviet Cup was the first season of the Soviet Union.

Competition background

The first message about a new tournament, unknown in the Soviet Union, came in mid-March. Answering a question from a Krasnyi Sport correspondent, the All-Union Council of Physical Culture chairman Vasiliy Mantsev said: "During the break between the championship halves, the USSR Cup will be played with the participation of 40 teams playing according to the Olympic system (elimination tournament)."

On May 11, on the first page of "Krasnyi Sport" a medium-sized article appeared under a large heading: "FOR THE USSR CUP." It spoke in detail about... the upcoming championship. In the final lines, the newspaper reported that "the composition of the autumn championship of the Soviet Union will be determined depending on the results of the spring championship and the USSR Football Cup." Only a week later, the main sports body, realizing what was happening, separated the Cup from the championship. However, unrest among colleagues continued. On May 22, on the eve of the opening of the first union championship, one Leningrad newspaper stated: "Football games for the national championship will be held according to the Olympic system. The losing team is eliminated. All teams are divided into three groups - "A", "B" and "C".

Leading football specialist Mikhail Romm had to carry out explanatory work among the population those who were writing and reading. On June 1, on the pages of "Krasnyi Sport", he conducted a lesson on educational training and figuratively, in an accessible form, explained to the listeners that "championship in the "everyone with everyone" system (round-robin) is like a 5,000 meters race. It requires a "full lungs breathing", the ability to a stubborn and long-term tension, taking into account all chances. It allows even losses and draws but presupposes a high moral and sports form of the team throughout the long battle path." Romm compared the competitions of the Olympic system (elimination) to the 100 meters race, where "you can't stall at the start line, that is, one or two meters in the middle of the distance. There are no draws here. Here there is either a defeat that knocks the team out of action, or a victory that allows you to advance one step towards the finish line." In the Olympic system, a team's ability to make a short, concentrated effort is revealed... The "everyone against everyone" (round-robin) competition reveals the truly strongest team. In the "Olympic" (elimination) sometimes the weaker team wins but is able to compensate for the lack of class with temperament, tenacity, and the will to win over the course of several meetings."

The regulations developed were strict and grueling. In the event of a draw, half an hour was added to regular time: two halves of 15 minutes each. If there was no winner, another 15 minute was added until the first goal. Well, if the balls flew past the goal post, a replay was scheduled. And so on until one would turn blue in the face.

The starter fired on July 18, 1936. About two dozen matches took place that day. Due to the paucity of information, it is impossible to identify who scored the first Soviet cup goal.

Participating teams

For a long time, the authorities could not decide on the number of participants. In March, they were talking about forty teams: to the two dozen teams of masters they were going to add about the same number from the outside. Later the conditions were specified and announced in mid-May: "128 teams will fight for the Soviet Cup: 23 of them are participants in the Soviet football championship calendar (Soviet League competitions) and no more than 105 other teams from among those who have declared their desire join the Cup draw." The exact numbers of those who applied and played have never been established. During the tournament, right up to the final, they varied from 84 to 97... 93 teams promised to play, but 82 kept their word.

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Notes

• Withdrawn teams (no games played): CDKA-2 Moscow, Krasny Oktyabr Stalingrad, Krasnoye Znamia Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Gornyak Krivoi Rog, Dinamo Kuibyshev, Spartak Kuibyshev, Spartak Kalinin, Dinamo Baku, Dinamo Kiev, Dinamo Moscow, Avtozavod imeni Molotova Gorkiy, Dinamo Dnepropetrovsk (total 12)
• Dinamo Kiev squad was involved in creating the 1936 film Goalkeeper (Vratar).

Competition schedule

First round

Arsenal Kiev (KFK)           3-3 (KFK) Krasnoye Znamya Yegoryevsk        
BOLSHEVIK Kiev (KFK)         w/o (KFK) CDKA-2 Moskva 
Burevestnik Leningrad (KFK)  2-6 (KFK) DINAMO-2 Moskva 
Burevestnik Rostov-na-Donu (KFK) 0-3 (KFK) INFIZKULT Moskva 
DZERZHINETS Bezhitsa (KFK)   2-1 (KFK) Lokomotiv Voronezh 
DINAMO Batumi (KFK)          7-1 (KFK) MedKombinat Alaverdi 
DINAMO Chelyabinsk (KFK)     3-1 (KFK) Spartak Omsk 
DINAMO Krasnodar (KFK)       w/o (KFK) Krasny Oktyabr Stalingrad 
DINAMO Krivoi Rog (KFK)      5-0 (KFK) ZiI Mariupol  
Dinamo Minsk (KFK)           1-5 (KFK) PROLETARSKAYA POBEDA Moskva 
DINAMO Voronezh (KFK)        w/o (KFK) Krasnoye Znamya Orekhovo-Zuyevo 
DINAMO-TRUDKOMMUNA Bolshevo (KFK) 5-0 (KFK) Lokomotiv Leningrad 
DZERZHINETS Bezhitsa (KFK)   2-1 (KFK) Lokomotiv Voronezh (repeated information)
KhPZ Kharkov (KFK)           3-1 (KFK) Sniper Podolsk 
KRASNOYE ZNAMYA Noginsk (KFK) w/o (KFK) Gornyak Krivoi Rog 
Krylya Sovetov Zaporozhye (KFK) 1-1 (KFK) Lokomotiv Kharkov              
MORSKOI ZAVOD Sevastopol (KFK) 1-0 (KFK) Lokomotiv Dnepropetrovsk 
RECORD Moskva (KFK)          3-2 (KFK) Rodina Moskva  
SERP I MOLOT Kharkov (KFK)   3-1 (KFK) Dinamo-TrudKommuna Lyubertsy 
Spartak Ivanovo (KFK)        1-6 (KFK) LOKOMOTIV-2 Moskva 
STAL Konstantinovka (KFK)    3-1 (KFK) Burevestnik Moskva 
Zenit Izhevsk (KFK)          1-11 (KFK) DINAMO Sverdlovsk 
ZiD Dneprodzerzhinsk (KFK)   0-1 (KFK) PRAVDA Moskva                     
ZiK Makeyevka (KFK)          0-3 (KFK) ELEKTROMASHZAVOD Kharkov 
ZIM Nikolayev (KFK)          3-0 (KFK) Spartak Kiev 
ZIP Dnepropetrovsk (KFK)    10-0 (KFK) Farforovy Zavod Baranovka   
ZIF Konstantinovka (KFK)     3-1 (KFK) Burevestnik Moskva (repeated information)
DKA BVO Smolensk (KFK)       4-1 (KFK) Energiya Moskva 
DINAMO Aktyubinsk (KFK)      w/o (KFK) Dinamo Kuibyshev 
DZERZHINETS Kolomna (KFK)    w/o (KFK) Spartak Kuibyshev 
TRUDOVAYA KOMMUNA Kungur (KFK) w/o (KFK) Spartak Kalinin  
DZERZHINETS-STZ Stalingrad (KFK) 4-0 (KFK) DonGosTabFabrika Rostov-na-Donu 

First round replays

 
Arsenal Kiev (KFK)           0-3 (KFK) KRASNOYE ZNAMYA Yegoryevsk 
Krylya Sovetov Zaporozhye (KFK) 1-1 (KFK) Lokomotiv Kharkov                 
Krylya Sovetov Zaporozhye (KFK) 0-5 (KFK) LOKOMOTIV Kharkov

Second round (Round of 64)

 
Bolshevik Kiev                2-6  DINAMO Odessa 
DINAMO Gorkiy                 4-3  Record Moskva  
DINAMO Pyatigorsk             w/o  Pravda Moskva 
DINAMO Rostov-na-Donu         6-2  Proletarskaya Pobeda Moskva 
Dinamo Voronezh               0-2  SPARTAK Moskva 
DINAMO-TRUDKOMMUNA Bolshevo   6-1  Lokomotiv Kiev 
DZERZHINETS Bezhitsa          3-2  Krylya Sovetov Moskva 
Dzerzhinets Kolomna           0-9  SPARTAK Leningrad 
ELEKTROMASHZAVOD Kharkov      1-0  Stal Dnepropetrovsk 
KRASNOYE ZNAMYA Noginsk       3-0  Ugolshchiki Stalino 
KRASNOYE ZNAMYA Yegoryevsk    w/o  Dinamo Kiev 
Morskoi Zavod Sevastopol      2-3  TRAKTORNY ZAVOD Kharkov 
STAKHANOVETS Kadiyevka        w/o  Dinamo Moskva 
Trudovaya Kommuna Kungur      0-7  LOKOMOTIV Moskva  
ZIM Nikolayev                 1-0  KinAp Odesa  
DINAMO-2 Moskva               3-0  Vympel Kiev  
Serp i Molot Kharkov          1-1  Stalinets Moskva 
Dinamo Aktyubinsk             0-4  CDKA Moskva 
HPZ Kharkov                   0-2  ZIS Moskva 
Kolkhoz Chapayeva Zolotonosha 0-15 SERP I MOLOT Moskva 
Lokomotiv-2 Moskva            1-7  STALINETS Leningrad 
ZiP Dnepropetrovsk            0-5  DINAMO Kharkov 
DINAMO Kazan                  w/o  Dinamo Chelyabinsk 
DINAMO Sverdlovsk             w/o  GAZ Gorkiy 
DKA Smolensk                  2-3  KRASNAYA ZARYA Leningrad 
INFIZKULT Moskva              w/o  Dinamo Baku 
Dinamo Batumi                 0-2  DINAMO Tbilisi 
Dinamo Krasnodar              0-3  LOKOMOTIV Tbilisi 
Dinamo Krivoi Rog             2-5  STROITELI Baku 
DZERZHINETS-STZ Stalingrad    w/o  Dinamo Dnepropetrovsk 
Stal Konstantinovka           2-3  SPARTAK Kharkov 
Lokomotiv Kharkov             2-2  Dinamo Leningrad              

Second round replays

 
SERP I MOLOT Kharkov          2-1  Stalinets Moskva 
Lokomotiv Kharkov             1-1  Dinamo Leningrad 
Lokomotiv Kharkov             0-1  DINAMO Leningrad 

Third round (Round of 32)

 
Dinamo Gorkiy (KFK)           0-2 (II) STALINETS Leningrad 
Dinamo-TrudKommuna Bolshevo (KFK) 0-2 (I) KRASNAYA ZARYA Leningrad 
SERP I MOLOT Kharkov (KFK)    5-1 (IV) Traktorny Zavod Kharkov 
SERP I MOLOT Moskva (II)      3-2 (KFK) Dinamo-2 Moskva 
Stakhanovets Kadiyevka (KFK)  0-2 (KFK) ELEKTROMASHZAVOD Kharkov      
ZiM Nikolayev (KFK)           0-3 (II) SPARTAK Leningrad 
Dinamo Kharkov (II)           0-1 (I) LOKOMOTIV Moskva 
Dinamo Kazan (III)            1-2 (II) ZIS Moskva 
Krasnoye Znamya Yegoryevsk (KFK) 0-4 (KFK) KRASNOYE ZNAMYA Noginsk       
DINAMO Tbilisi (II)           3-2 (III) Stroiteli Baku                
Dzerzhinets Bezhitsa (KFK)    0-3 (KFK) DZERZHINETS-STZ Stalingrad  
SPARTAK Moskva (I)           4-0 (III) Spartak Kharkov 
Dinamo Sverdlovsk (KFK)      0-6 (III) DINAMO Rostov-na-Donu 
CDKA Moskva (I)               1-2 (IV) DINAMO Pyatigorsk 
Lokomotiv Tbilisi (III)       2-2 (III) Dinamo Odessa 
InFizKult Moskva (KFK)        1-4 (I) DINAMO Leningrad 

Third round replays

 
Lokomotiv Tbilisi (III)       3-4 (III) DINAMO Odessa 

Fourth round (Round of 16)

LOKOMOTIV Moskva (I)          3-0 (II) Spartak Leningrad 
SERP I MOLOT Kharkov (KFK)   3-1 (KFK) ElektroMashZavod Kharkov 
Stalinets Leningrad (II)     0-3 (I) SPARTAK Moskva 
Dzerzhinets-STZ Stalingrad (KFK) 1-3 (II) DINAMO Tbilisi 
KRASNAYA ZARYA Leningrad (I)  2-1 (III) Dinamo Rostov-na-Donu 
ZIS Moskva (II)               4-2 (IV) Dinamo Pyatigorsk 
DINAMO Leningrad (I)          3-2  (II) Serp i Molot Moskva 
KRASNOYE ZNAMYA Noginsk (KFK) w/o (III) Dinamo Odessa

Quarterfinals

14 August 1936	Lokomotiv Moscow (I)	2–1	(KFK) Serp i Molot Kharkov	Moscow
	Lavrov ?' ? ?'	Report	Morgunov 38'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Referee: Georgiy Feponov (Leningrad)

• The Kharkiv team tried to protest the match result due to poor refereeing, but their appeal was declined. While not refereeing for this match, one of referees Viktor Ryabokon was the president of the Lokomotiv sports society.

16 August 1936	Spartak Moscow (I)	3–3	(II) Dinamo Tiflis	Moscow
18:00	Glazkov 5' (pen.), 43', 45' (pen.)	Report	Aslamazov 26' Paichadze 76' Berdzenishvili 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Stadium "Dynamo" Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Raymund Gofman (Leningrad)

• The match was interrupted due to lack of lighting and its extra time never played. It was decided to replay the match on 20 August and this match was annulled.

19 August 1936	Krasnaya Zarya Leningrad (I)	1–0	(II) ZiS Moscow	Leningrad
18:00	Yartsev 30'	Report		Stadium: imeni Lenina Attendance: ? Referee: Lev Chernobylskiy (Kyiv)

21 August 1936	Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk (KFK)	1–0	(I) Dynamo Leningrad	Glukhovo
	Kuganov 73'	Report		Stadium: Krasnoye Znamia Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aleksandr Schelchkov (Moscow)

Quarterfinals replays

20 August 1936	Spartak Moscow (I)	3–6 (a.e.t.)	(II) Dinamo Tiflis	Moscow
17:07	Glazkov 21' (pen.) Stepanov 81', 83' Ryzhov 108' (o.g.)	Report	Somov 23', 113' Paichadze 27', 98' Aslamazov 64'	Stadium: Central Stadium "Dynamo" Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nikolay Usov (Leningrad)

• On 20 August 1936 officially in the Soviet Union, there was adopted a Georgian name for Tiflis, Tbilisi.

Semifinals

23 August 1936	Lokomotiv Moscow (I)	5–0	(I) Krasnaya Zarya Leningrad	Moscow
17:05	Lavrov 20', 49' (pen.), 89' Sokolov 52' Semyonov 71'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Vladimir Strepikheyev (Moscow)

25 August 1936	Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk (KFK)	1–5	(II) Dinamo Tbilisi	Moscow
17:00	Zharkov 31'	Report	Aslamazov 20', 74' Somov 22' Panin 87' Dzhorbenadze 88'	Stadium: Central Stadium "Dynamo" Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Viktor Ryabokon (Moscow)

Final

Lokomotiv Moscow (I)	2 – 0	(II) Dinamo Tbilisi
Sokolov 18' Lavrov 24'	Report

Bracket

Number of teams by union republic

Rank	Union republic	Number of teams
1	RSFSR	6 (A) 5 (B) 2 (V) 3 (G) 39 (KFK) 55 (Total)
2	Ukrainian SSR	1 (A) 2 (B) 4 (V) 2 (G) 22 (KFK) 31 (Total)
3	Georgian SSR	1 (B) 1 (V) 1 (KFK) 3 (Total)
4	Azerbaijan SSR	1 (V) 1 (KFK) 2 (Total)
5	Kazakh SSR	1 (KFK) 1 (Total)
	Armenian SSR	1 (KFK) 1 (Total)
	Belarusian SSR	1 (KFK) 1 (Total)

Notes

• In the world of the Soviet football the teams from the RSFSR often were split into two/three categories: Moscow, Leningrad and the rest of RSFSR or Capital cities and the rest of RSFSR.
  • The Moscow-based teams: 4 (A), 3 (B), 1 (G), 10 (KFK), 18 (total)
  • The Leningrad-based teams: 2 (A), 2 (B), 2 (KFK), 6 (total)
  • The rest of RSFSR teams: 2 (V), 2 (G), 27 (KFK), 31 (total)

See also

• 1936 Cup of the Ukrainian SSR

Notes

1. In his "Annals" Aksel Vartanyan stated that there were 11 withdrawn teams.

References

1. ^ ГОД 1936. ЧАСТЬ ПЯТАЯ. ПАТЕНТ НА "ВНЕЗАПНУЮ СМЕРТЬ". www.sport-express.ru (Sport-Express). 10 October 2003

External links

• Complete calendar. helmsoccer.narod.ru
• 1936 Soviet Cup. Footballfacts.ru
• 1936 Soviet football season. RSSSF
• Протоколы кубка СССР 1936 года. fc-dynamo.ru.

• Soviet Cup seasons
• 1936 in Soviet football
• 1936 domestic association football cups