1983 Soviet Cup final

The 1983 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on May 8, 1983. The match was the 42nd Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Metalist Kharkiv. The Soviet Cup winner Shakhter won the cup for the fourth time. The last year defending holders Dinamo Kiev were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the competition by Zenit Leningrad.

Road to Moscow
All sixteen Soviet Top League clubs did not have to go through qualification to get into the competition, so Shakhter and Metallist both qualified for the competition automatically.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Match details
MATCH OFFICIALS
 * Assistant referees:
 * Yu.Savchenko (Moscow)
 * K.Doronin (Moscow)
 * Fourth official:

MATCH RULES
 * 90 minutes.
 * 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
 * Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
 * Seven named substitutes
 * Maximum of 3 substitutions.