1995 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup explained

Tourney Name:Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Year:1995
Other Titles:CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 1995
Country:Russia
Dates:29 January – 4 February 1995
Num Teams:16
Venues:3
Cities:1
Champion Other: Spartak Moscow
Count:3
Matches:27
Goals:103
Top Scorer: Ilya Tsymbalar
(6 goals)
Prevseason:1994
Nextseason:1996

The 1995 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the third edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won third time in a row by Spartak Moscow who defeated Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi in the final. This was the first time Ukraine was represented at the tournament, as well as the first time when three points were awarded for a win.

Participants

TeamQualificationParticipation
Spartak Moscow1994 Russian Top League champions3rd
Shakhtar Donetsk1993–94 Vyshcha Liha runners-up 11st
Dinamo Minsk1993–94 Belarusian Premier League champions2nd
Žalgiris Vilnius1994–95 A Lyga 1st team as of the winter break 1st
Skonto Riga1994 Latvian Higher League champions3rd
Flora Tallinn1993–94 Meistriliiga champions1st
Zimbru Chișinău1993–94 Moldovan National Division champions3rd
Dinamo Tbilisi1993–94 Umaglesi Liga champions3rd
Neftchi Baku1994–95 Azerbaijan Top League 1st team as of the winter break 22nd
Shirak Gyumri1994 Armenian Premier League champions1st
Yelimay Semipalatinsk1994 Kazakhstan Premier League champions1st
Nuravshon Bukhara1994 Uzbek League runners-up 31st
Sitora Dushanbe1994 Tajik League champions2nd
Kant-Oil1994 Kyrgyzstan League champions1st
Köpetdag Aşgabat1994 Ýokary Liga champions3rd
Russia U21 national teamUnofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage.2nd

Group stage

Group A

Results

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Group B

Results

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Group C

Results

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Group D

Results

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Final rounds

Final

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Ilya Tsymbalar Spartak Moscow6
2 Mikheil Kavelashvili Dinamo Tbilisi5
align=center rowspan="4"3 Valery Kechinov Spartak Moscow3
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev3
Nikolai Pisarev Spartak Moscow3
Georgi Kinkladze Dinamo Tbilisi3

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