| Cup of USSR in Football | |
| Year: | 1989–90 |
| Other Titles: | Кубок СССР |
| Num Teams: | 80[1] |
| Defending Champions: | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| Winners: | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Second: | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Prev Season: | 1988–89 |
| Next Season: | 1990–91 |
The 1989–90 Soviet Cup was the 49th cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the continental tournament.
There were 80 teams of masters will that took part, including 16 teams of the Top league, 22 of the First and 42 of the Second league.
The teams of the First and Second leagues began their games of the 1/64 finals on May 2 using a system with elimination after the first defeat. If the match ends in a draw, then extra time is assigned, two halves of 15 minutes each. If extra time does not reveal the winner, then, in accordance with FIFA Regulations, the best team is determined using penalty kicks. In competitions for the USSR Cup, no more than three players are allowed to be replaced during the game.
All teams in the 1/64 finals are distributed by lot and the home team received odd numbers, and in the 1/32 finals, the venues for the games are determined by the difference in receptions and departures of the meeting teams. Teams that have traveled in the previous round have an advantage. In case of equality of receptions and departures, the venues for the next games are determined by lot. The games of this round take place on June 1.
In the 1/16 finals, according to the Cup grid, 16 teams of the major league will meet with the winners of the 1/32 final pairs (June 29–30), and in the first games of the 1/16 finals, the home team in all 16 pairs are the teams that win the pairs 1/ There are 32 finals, and in the return matches (July 17–18), major league teams will play on their home fields. The 1/16 and 1/8 final stages are played out of two games - on your own field and the opponent's field. For the first games of the 1/8 finals, the home team is determined by lot. The matches of this stage will take place on November 12 and 16.
The winners of the 1/16 and 1/8 final pairs are determined by the overall result of the games according to the UEFA rules approved for European cup tournaments of club teams. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place next year.
| Enter in Round of 32 | Enter in First Preliminary Round | |||
| 1989 Vysshaya Liga 16/16 teams | 1989 Pervaya Liga 22/22 teams | 1989 Vtoraya Liga 42/195 teams | ||
| Spartak Dnepr Dinamo Zalgiris Torpedo Chernomorets Metallist Dinamo Dinamo Rotor Iberia Ararat Pamir Shakhter Lokomotiv (v) Zenit (v) | CSKA (^) Guria (^) Kairat Dinamo Fakel Tavria Metallurg Neftchi Kotaik Zimbrul Geolog Pakhtakor FC Rostselmash Kuzbass Shinnik Spartak FC Kuban SKA (v) Daugava (v) SKA Karpaty (v) | Krylya Sovietov Sokol Torpedo Zaria Saturn Dinamo | Uralmash Zenit Gastello Zvezda | Tsement Druzhba Spartak Torpedo |
| Irtysh Amur Lokomotiv Metallurg | Tiligul (^) Atlantas Dnepr Khimik | Bukovina Zaria SKA Vorskla Krivbass Podolie Kolos Chaika Okean | ||
| Neftyanik Novbakhor Kasansaets Sokhibkor | Traktor Alga Meliorator Energetik | Goyazan Kyapaz Metallurg | ||
All games took place on May 2, 1989.|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|April 14|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 2|}
Games took place on June 1, 1989.|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|June 1|}
First leg games took place on June 29–30, 1989, while second leg games were scheduled on July 17–18.|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 29, Second leg – July 17|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 29, Second leg – July 18|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 30, Second leg – July 17|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – June 30, Second leg – July 18|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – July 14, Second leg – July 17
First leg games took place on November 8–12, 1989, while most second leg games were played on November 16–18. Three more second leg games were played on March 1, 1990.|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 8, Second leg – November 18|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 8, Second leg – March 1|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 9, Second leg – November 16|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 11, Second leg – November 16|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 12, Second leg – November 16|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 12, Second leg – November 17|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 12, Second leg – March 1
In the beginning of 1990, the Georgian Football Federation has officially left the Football Federation of the Soviet Union and all its clubs left the All-Union competitions. Dinamo Tbilisi which was renamed as Iberia Tbilisi (with reference to the christianization of Iberia) withdrew from the Soviet Union competitions and competed in Georgian competitions only.
All games were scheduled on 20 March 1990, while the game between CSKA and Krylya Sovietov Samara was played a day earlier on 19 March.
|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|March 19|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|March 20|}
Both games took place on 17 April 1990.
|-! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|April 17|}
See main article: 1990 Soviet Cup Final.