1984–85 Soviet Cup

The 1984–85 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Dinamo Kiev qualified for the continental tournament.

Competition overview
The competition was shifted to the European competition calendar (fall-spring) and was "desynchronized" with the rest of the Soviet Union football season (spring-fall). The shift in calendar and other changes of the tournament was announced in the main sports newspaper Sovetskiy Sport on June 20, 1984. 50 teams were allowed to participate: 18 from the Top league, 22 from the First and 10 from the Second. The weaker teams started out in July. The Top League began as usual from the Round of 32, but not all, only 14 of them. The rest, the privileged participants of the European cups (including Dnepr, Spartak, Dynamos Minsk and Moscow) were starting from the next stage, the Round of 16.

Participating teams
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 * Notes
 * The cup competition (fall–spring) was carried out of synchronization with the League season (spring–fall), markings next to teams (^, v) indicate promotions and relegations for the 1985 season.

First preliminary round
All games took place on July 31, 1984.

Second preliminary round
All games took place on August 10 (or 20), 1984.

Round of 32
The base game day was September 17, 1984

Round of 16
The base game day was October 28, 1984.

Quarter-finals
The base game day was May 10, 1985