USSR Basketball Cup
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1949 |
| Ceased | 1987 |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Last champion(s) | Spartak Leningrad (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Dinamo Tbilisi (3 titles) CSKA Moscow (3 titles) |
| Related competitions | USSR Premier League |
The USSR Basketball Cup, or Soviet Union Basketball Cup, was the national basketball cup competition of the former Soviet Union. The first USSR Cup was held in the year 1949, and the last one was held in the year 1987. The competition was not held every year, as it was only contested 11 times between the years 1949 and 1987. However, it was initially held every year between 1949 and 1953.
The last team to win the cup was Spartak Leningrad, in 1987.[1]
Finals
For finals not played on a single match, * precedes the score of the team playing at home.
| Year | Host City | Champion | Runner Up | 1st match / Final | 2nd match | 3rd match |
| 1948–49 Details |
Tbilisi |  Dinamo Tbilisi |
 Dinamo Riga |
24–19 | – | |
| 1949–50 Details |
Moscow | Dinamo Tbilisi |
 Dynamo Moscow |
49–36 | – | |
| 1950–51 Details |
Leningrad | Georgian SSR Team |
VVS Moscow |
37–28 | – | |
| 1951–52 Details |
Kuybyshev | Dinamo Riga |
VVS Moscow |
53–44 | – | |
| 1952–53 Details |
Moscow |  Žalgiris |
Dinamo Tbilisi |
55–41 | – | |
| 1968–69 Details |
Dinamo Tbilisi |
 Stroitel |
88–78 | – | ||
| 1971–72 Details |
Kiev & Moscow | CSKA Moscow |
Stroitel |
79–*81 | *100–72 | 98–76 |
| 1972–73 Details |
Moscow & Tbilisi | CSKA Moscow |
Dinamo Tbilisi |
*75–67 | 77–*78 | – |
| 1977–78 Details |
Spartak Leningrad [2] |
 Tallinna Kalev |
00–00 | – | ||
| 1981–82 Details |
CSKA Moscow |
– | – | |||
| 1986–87 Details |
Spartak Leningrad |
– | – | |||
Titles per team
| Team | Champion | Finalist | Years Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1949, 1950, 1969 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 1972, 1973, 1982 | ||
| Spartak Leningrad | 1978, 1987 | ||
| Dynamo Riga | 1952 | ||
| Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Team | 1951 | ||
| Žalgiris | 1953 | ||
| VVS Moscow | |||
| Stroitel | |||
| Dynamo Moscow | |||
| Tallinna Kalev |
See also
- Russian Professional Championship
- VTB United League
- Russian Professional League
- Russian Super League 1
- Russian Cup
- USSR Premier League
References
- ^ Официальный источник
- ^ В 1978 году финальный матч не проводился. Проводился финальный турнир из 4 команд в один круг и Спартак, одержав 3 победы в 3 матчах, опередил таллинский Калев (2 победы), киевский Строитель (1) и рижский ВЭФ (0)