Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
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The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (Russian: Кубок чемпионов Содружества) is a tournament for football clubs which was set up after the split of the Soviet Union. It is open to all the national champions of the successor states of the Union, i.e., the Commonwealth of Independent States member states, as well as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Among tournament notables, Ukraine initially boycotted the first two competitions. Since there are 15 champions annually from the USSR successor states, Russia's national youth squad usually partakes in the tournament as the 16th team; in 2007, that place was taken by Serbian team OFK Beograd. In recent years, top teams from Russia and Ukraine have been hesitant to send their first teams to play on the artificial turf of the Olympiyskyi Sport Complex, resulting in decreased popularity of the tournament.
[edit] Finals
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Details |
Pakhtakor Tashkent | 0-0 on penalties |
FK Ventspils | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow  |
| 2006 Details |
Neftchi Baku | 4 - 2 | FBK Kaunas | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 2005 Details |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2 - 1 | Neftchi Baku | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow |
| 2004 Details |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 - 1 | Skonto Riga | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 2003 Details |
Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 - 1 | Skonto Riga | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 2002 Details |
 Dynamo Kyiv |
4 - 3 | Spartak Moscow | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 2001 Details |
Spartak Moscow | 2 - 1 ((aet)) |
Skonto Riga | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 2000 Details |
Spartak Moscow | 3 - 0 | Zimbru Chişinău | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 1999 Details |
Spartak Moscow | 2 - 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 1998 Details |
Dynamo Kyiv |
1 - 0 | Spartak Moscow | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 1997 Details |
Dynamo Kyiv |
3 - 2 | Spartak Moscow | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 1996 Details |
Dynamo Kyiv |
1 - 0 | Alania Vladikavkaz | CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow |
| 1995 Details |
Spartak Moscow | 5 - 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow |
| 1994 Details |
Spartak Moscow | 7 - 0 | Neftchi Fergana | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
| 1993 Details |
Spartak Moscow | 8 - 0 | Belarus Minsk | Olimpiyskyi Sport Complex, Moscow |
