1997 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
| CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Russia | 
| Dates | 25 January – 3 February 1997 | 
| Teams | 16 | 
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 | 
| Goals scored | 123 (3.97 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (6 goals)  | 
← 1996  1998 →   | |
The 1997 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the fifth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Dynamo Kyiv second time in a row.
Participants
| Team | Qualification | Participation | 
|---|---|---|
| 1996 Russian Top League champions | 4th | |
| 1995–96 Vyshcha Liha champions | 2nd | |
| 1996 Belarusian Premier League champions | 1st | |
| 1995–96 A Lyga champions | 1st | |
| 1996 Latvian Higher League champions | 5th | |
| 1995–96 Meistriliiga champions | 1st | |
| 1995–96 Moldovan National Division champions | 5th | |
| 1995–96 Umaglesi Liga champions | 5th | |
| 1995–96 Azerbaijan Top League champions | 3rd | |
| 1995–96 Armenian Premier League champions | 2nd | |
| 1996 Kazakhstan Premier League champions | 1st | |
| 1996 Uzbek League champions | 1st | |
| 1996 Tajik League champions | 1st | |
| 1996 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 1st | |
| 1996 Ýokary Liga runners-up 1 | 5th | |
| Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage 2 | 1st | 
- 1 Köpetdag Aşgabat invited as a Turkemenistan League title holders and 1996–97 season 2nd team as of the winter break. The spring part of the season was eventually cancelled and Köpetdag became a runners-up of an unfinished championship.
 - 2 Russia XI was a non age-restricted representation of Russian Top League, bringing together candidates for the senior national team.
 
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0 | 
Source: 
Results
| Navbahor Namangan  | 0 – 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Caras  Miterev Curteian Suharev  | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 4 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tikhonov  Golovskoy Titov Tsymbalar  | 
G.Gurbanov  Rzayev  | 
| Neftchi Baku  | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rzayev  | 
Suharev  Testemițanu  | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tikhonov  Tsymbalar  | 
| Navbahor Namangan  | 5 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vinnikov  Musabayev Batynkov  | 
Yadullayev  M.Gurbanov  | 
| Zimbru Chișinău  | 0 – 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tikhonov  Kechinov Shirko Duyun  | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | 
Source: 
Results
| Kareda Šiauliai  | 2 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vardanyan  Stukalinas  | 
Vardanyan  V.Khachatryan  | 
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 9 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mykhaylenko  Antyukhin Byalkevich Bezhenar Samoylov Shevchenko Dmytrulin  | 
Khaitbayev  | 
| Metallurg Kadamjay  | 0 – 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| A.Avetisyan  Minasyan  | 
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 5 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoylov  Shevchenko Antyukhin  | 
Mikalajūnas  | 
| Kareda Šiauliai  | 5 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fomenka  Žvingilas Pocius Baranauskas  | 
Khaitbayev  | 
| Pyunik Yerevan  | 0 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rebrov  Khatskevich  | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | 
Source: 
Results
| Taraz  | 3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vaganov  Mazbaev  | 
Fuzaylov  Kamaletdinov  | 
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 4 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Didava  Demetradze Kiknadze  | 
Bragin  Kulikov  | 
| Lantana Tallinn  | 4 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bragin  Karin  | 
Kulbayev  | 
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Demetradze  Khomeriki  | 
| Taraz  | 0 – 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniličevas  Kulikov Bragin  | 
| Dynamo Dushanbe  | 2 – 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khamidov  Kamaletdinov  | 
Kerdzevadze  Tskitishvili Khomeriki Kudinov Kizilashvili Kaladze  | 
Group D
- Unofficial table
 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 
Source: 
- Official table
 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 
Source: 
Results
| Skonto Riga  | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gogoladze  | 
| MPKC Mozyr  | 2 – 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maks.Romaschenko  | 
Maslov  Semak Bulatov Buznikin  | 
| Russia XI  | 4 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| D.Meredow  Buznikin Silin  | 
| MPKC Mozyr  | 1 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kushnir  | 
Zemļinskis  Blagonadeždins  | 
| Skonto Riga  | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Köpetdag Aşgabat  | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Durdyýew  Tkavadze Gogoladze  | 
Final rounds
| Quarter-finals (29 Jan) | Semi-finals (31 Jan) | Final (3 Feb) | ||||||||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Zimbru Chișinău | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv (p) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Skonto Riga | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Skonto Riga (p) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Spartak Moscow | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Spartak Moscow | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Pyunik Yerevan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spartak Moscow (p) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lantana Tallinn | 0 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Köpetdag Aşgabat  | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Agabaýew  | 
| Dinamo Tbilisi  | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Demetradze  Tskitishvili Zamtaradze Kizilashvili Kerdzevadze Kudinov Kaladze  | 
4 – 5 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Byalkevich  Shevchenko  | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 3 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tikhonov  Titov  | 
Semifinals
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Byalkevich  Rebrov Shevchenko Bezhenar  | 
4 – 1 | |
| Spartak Moscow  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mir.Romaschenko  | 
Gogoladze  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Alenichev  Titov Lipko Mir.Romaschenko Tikhonov  | 
3 – 2 | |
Final
| Dynamo Kyiv  | 3 – 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Byalkevich  Shevchenko  | 
Titov  Tikhonov  | 
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | |||
| 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | |||
| 4 |