1985 Soviet Cup final

The 1985 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on June 23, 1985. The match was the 44th Soviet Cup Final and it was contested by FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The Soviet Cup winner Dinamo won the cup for the seventh time. The last year defending holders Dinamo Moscow were eliminated in the round of 16 of the competition by Dinamo Kiev on penalties.

It was fourth and the last all-Ukrainian Soviet Cup final.

Road to Moscow
All sixteen Soviet Top League clubs did not have to go through qualification to get into the competition, so Dinamo and Shakhter 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)
 * A.Mushkovets (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.