1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

The 1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the seventh edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Spartak Moscow for the fourth time.

1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 1999
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Dates	23–31 January 1999
Teams	16
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Spartak Moscow (4th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	90 (3.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mihails Miholaps (7 goals)
← 1998 2000 →

Format change

Starting with this edition of the tournament, all participating nations were split into two divisions. Eight nations which were represented in 1998 Cup quarterfinals were included in the Top Division, while the other seven nations included in the First Division. This format lasted for three years (1999–2001), before being reverted to the previous format (used from 1996 till 1998). The change was implemented to reduce the number of non-competitive games between opponents with big strength gap, such as 1998 match between Spartak Moscow and Vakhsh Qurghonteppa, which was won by the Russian side with a record-setting score 19–0.^[1]

• Top Division: In the first round, eight participants are split into two groups (A and B). Nations, whose representatives finish last in their groups, are being relegated to the First Division for the next season. Two best-placed clubs from each group will advance to the semifinal round, with two games between the clubs advanced from the same group being carried over from the first round. In the semifinal round, clubs will play two games against two teams which qualified from the opposing First Round group. Two best clubs of the semifinal round table advance to the final match.
• First Division: Seven nations of the First Division are split into two groups (C and D). Unofficial participant Russia U21 national team is added to one of the groups, but their games are not counted for the official table. Nations, whose representatives win their groups, are being promoted to the Top Division for the next season.

Participants

Team	Qualification	Participation
Top Division
Spartak Moscow	1998 Russian Top Division champions	6th
Dynamo Kyiv	1997–98 Vyshcha Liha champions	4th
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev	1998 Belarusian Premier League champions	1st
FBK Kaunas	1998–99 A Lyga 2nd team as of the winter break 1	1st
Skonto Riga	1998 Latvian Higher League champions	7th
Dinamo Tbilisi	1997–98 Umaglesi Liga champions 2	7th
Kapaz Ganja	1997–98 Azerbaijan Top League champions	3rd
Köpetdag Aşgabat	1997–98 Ýokary Liga champions	7th
First Division
Tulevik Viljandi	1998 Meistriliiga 5th team 3	2nd
Zimbru Chișinău	1997–98 Moldovan National Division champions	6th
Tsement Ararat	1998 Armenian Premier League champions	1st
Yelimay Semipalatinsk	1998 Kazakhstan Premier League champions	3rd
Varzob Dushanbe	1998 Tajik League champions	1st
CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek	1998 Kyrgyzstan League champions	2nd
Russia U21	Unofficial entry, not eligible for promotion	5th
Spartak-2 Moscow	Unofficial entry, not eligible for promotion 4	1st

• ¹ FBK Kaunas replaced Žalgiris Vilnius (league's top team at the winter break), who withdrew after delegating most of its players to the national youth teams during tournament's time frame.
• ² Dinamo Tbilisi were represented by youth/reserve players.
• ³ Tulevik Viljandi participated as a farm club of Flora Tallinn (1998 Estonian champions).
• ⁴ Spartak-2 Moscow replaced Pakhtakor Tashkent (1998 Uzbek champions), who withdrew along with other Uzbek teams.

First Division

Group C

• Unofficial table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zimbru Chișinău	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Russia U21	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	7
Tulevik Viljandi	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Official table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zimbru Chișinău	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Tulevik Viljandi	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Moldova promoted to the Top Division

Results

23 January 1999

13:00

Zimbru Chișinău	0 – 0	Russia U21

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 100

Referee: Rahmon Murtazayev (Tajikistan)

23 January 1999

15:00

CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek	1 – 2	Tulevik Viljandi
Salo 38' (pen.)		Dovydėnas 45' Musayev 83'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Slavik Kazaryan (Armenia)

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24 January 1999

13:00

Russia U21	3 – 0	CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek
Adiyev 25' Fishman 62' Borisov 76'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 100

Referee: Sergei Frantsuzov (Russia)

24 January 1999

15:00

Tulevik Viljandi	1 – 4	Zimbru Chișinău
Dovydėnas 4'		Cleșcenco 6', 86' Hilazyev 44' Catînsus 90'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 400

Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)

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26 January 1999

13:00

Tulevik Viljandi	0 – 2	Russia U21
		Kantonistov 27' (pen.) Vishnevskiy 62'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 100

Referee: Allabergen Sapaev (Turkmenistan)

26 January 1999

15:00

Zimbru Chișinău	2 – 0	CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek
Butelschi 30' Boreț 89'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Slavik Kazaryan (Armenia)

Group D

• Unofficial table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spartak-2 Moscow	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
Tsement Ararat	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Yelimay Semipalatinsk	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1
Varzob Dushanbe	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Official table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tsement Ararat	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
Yelimay Semipalatinsk	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
Varzob Dushanbe	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Armenia promoted to the Top Division

Results

23 January 1999

17:00

Spartak-2 Moscow	1 – 0	Tsement Ararat
Perednya 81'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Khagani Mamedov (Azerbaijan)

23 January 1999

19:00

Varzob Dushanbe	1 – 1	Yelimay Semipalatinsk
Norkulov 58'		Vishnyakov 88'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 500

Referee: Yuri Chebotaryov (Russia)

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24 January 1999

17:00

Tsement Ararat	2 – 1	Varzob Dushanbe
Voskanyan 56' Sarikyan 75'		Volkov 25'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 250

Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

24 January 1999

19:00

Yelimay Semipalatinsk	1 – 2	Spartak-2 Moscow
Lunyov 31'		Murushkin 37' Kuzmichyov 38'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Ihor Horozhankin (Ukraine)

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26 January 1999

17:00

Yelimay Semipalatinsk	1 – 2	Tsement Ararat
Abildaev 42'		Voskanyan 35', 72'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 500

Referee: Andrei Butenko (Russia)

26 January 1999

19:00

Spartak-2 Moscow	2 – 0	Varzob Dushanbe
Alyakrinsky 38' Sosulin 72'

Spartak Manege, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabaev (Kazakhstan)

Top Division

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spartak Moscow	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
FBK Kaunas	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
Dinamo Tbilisi	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Georgia relegated to First Division

Results

23 January 1999

13:00

FBK Kaunas	2 – 0	Dinamo Tbilisi
Petrenko 3' (pen.) Trakys 34'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

23 January 1999

15:00

Spartak Moscow	3 – 0	Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev
Khlestov 18' Tikhonov 65' (pen.) Titov 82'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Oleg Timofejev (Estonia)

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24 January 1999

15:00

Dinamo Tbilisi	1 – 4	Spartak Moscow
Shengelia 18'		Tikhonov 3' Yuran 44' Bezrodny 67' Robson 90'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 4,300

Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas (Lithuania)

24 January 1999

19:00

Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev	1 – 2	FBK Kaunas
Lukashov 15'		Laurišas 3' Trakys 65'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 150

Referee: Kadyrbek Chynybekov (Kyrgyzstan)

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26 January 1999

15:00

Dinamo Tbilisi	3 – 5	Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev
Asatiani 12' Mikadze 23' Shengelia 35'		Lanko 14' Aharodnik 17', 44' Chumachenko 36', 90'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 300

Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

26 January 1999

19:00

Spartak Moscow	2 – 0	FBK Kaunas
Baranov 26' Tikhonov 30' (pen.)

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 3,800

Referee: Rahmon Murtazayev (Tajikistan)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dynamo Kyiv	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Skonto Riga	3	2	0	1	16	5	+11	6
Kapaz Ganja	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	4
Köpetdag Aşgabat	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

• Turkmenistan relegated to First Division

Results

23 January 1999

17:00

Dynamo Kyiv	4 – 3	Skonto Riga
Serebrennikov 39', 59' Kormiltsev 47' Mykhaylenko 52'		Miholaps 12', 27' Bleidelis 78'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Oleg Chikun (Belarus)

23 January 1999

19:00

Köpetdag Aşgabat	0 – 2	Kapaz Ganja
		Mardanov 29' Sadigov 69'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Andrei Iacovlev (Moldova)

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24 January 1999

13:00

Skonto Riga	9 – 1	Köpetdag Aşgabat
Rekhviashvili 22', 55' Pahars 27', 63' Bleidelis 39', 52' Miholaps 61', 72' Melnyk 77'		Agaýew 45'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Andrei Butenko (Russia)

24 January 1999

17:00

Kapaz Ganja	0 – 0	Dynamo Kyiv

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

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26 January 1999

13:00

Skonto Riga	4 – 0	Kapaz Ganja
Pahars 51' Astafjevs 56', 76' Solovyov 86'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)

26 January 1999

17:00

Dynamo Kyiv	3 – 0	Köpetdag Aşgabat
U.Makowski 12', 45' Kosyrin 81'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Oleg Timofejev (Estonia)

Final rounds

Semifinal

• Two results carried over from the first round: Dynamo v Skonto 4–3 and Spartak v Kaunas 2–0

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spartak Moscow	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Dynamo Kyiv	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Skonto Riga	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3
FBK Kaunas	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

27 January 1999

16:30

FBK Kaunas	0 – 0	Dynamo Kyiv

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabaev (Kazakhstan)

27 January 1999

19:00

Spartak Moscow	3 – 1	Skonto Riga
Bezrodny 18', 89' Robson 54'		Bleidelis 57'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Khagani Mamedov (Azerbaijan)

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29 January 1999

16:30

Skonto Riga	4 – 1	FBK Kaunas
Dedura 17' (o.g.) Miholaps 21', 38', 80'		Karvelis 84'

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 750

Referee: Sergo Kvaratskhelia (Georgia)

29 January 1999

19:00

Dynamo Kyiv	0 – 0	Spartak Moscow

CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

Final

31 January 1999

16:00

Spartak Moscow	2 – 1	Dynamo Kyiv
Melyoshin 61' Titov 89'		Byalkevich 48'

Olympic Sport Complex, Moscow

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Andrei Iacovlev (Moldova)

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Mihails Miholaps	Skonto Riga	7
2	Imants Bleidelis	Skonto Riga	4
3	Andrey Tikhonov	Spartak Moscow	3
	Artyom Bezrodny	Spartak Moscow	3
	Marians Pahars	Skonto Riga	3
	Artur Voskanyan	Tsement Ararat	3