title: 1998 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
text: # 1998 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
  
  The 1998 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the sixth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Dynamo Kyiv for the third time in a row.
  
  ## Participants
  
  | Team | Qualification | Participation |
  | - | - | - |
  | Spartak Moscow | 1997 Russian Top League champions | 5th |
  | Dynamo Kyiv | 1996–97 Vyshcha Liha champions | 3rd |
  | Dinamo Minsk | 1997 Belarusian Premier League champions | 4th |
  | Kareda Šiauliai | 1996–97 A Lyga champions | 2nd |
  | Skonto Riga | 1997 Latvian Higher League champions | 6th |
  | Tulevik Viljandi | 1997–98 Meistriliiga 3rd team as of winter break $^1$ | 1st |
  | Constructorul Chișinău | 1996–97 Moldovan National Division champions | 1st |
  | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1996–97 Umaglesi Liga champions | 6th |
  | Kapaz Ganja | 1997–98 Azerbaijan Top League 1st team as of winter break $^2$ | 2nd |
  | Yerevan | 1997 Armenian Premier League champions | 1st |
  | Irtysh Pavlodar | 1997 Kazakhstan Premier League champions | 2nd |
  | MHSK Tashkent | 1997 Uzbek League champions | 1st |
  | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 1997 Tajik League champions | 1st |
  | Dinamo Bishkek | 1997 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 1st |
  | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1997–98 Ýokary Liga 1st team as of winter break | 6th |
  | Russia U21 | Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage | 4th |
  
  * $^1$ Tulevik Viljandi participated as a farm club of Flora Tallinn (1997–98 season 1st team as of the winter break), after both Flora and Lantana Tallinn (1996–97 Estonian champions) withdrew.
  * $^2$ Kapaz Ganja replaced Neftchi Baku (1996–97 Azerbaijan champions).
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spartak Moscow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 9 |
  | Dinamo Minsk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
  | Yerevan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
  | Vakhsh Qurghonteppa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  * Unofficial table
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
  | Russia U21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
  | Kareda Šiauliai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
  | Constructorul Chișinău | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
  
  * Official table
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
  | Kareda Šiauliai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Constructorul Chișinău | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
  
  ### Group С
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
  | Kapaz Ganja | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
  | MHSK Tashkent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
  | Tulevik Viljandi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Skonto Riga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 |
  | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
  | Irtysh Pavlodar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
  | Dinamo Bishkek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
  
  ## Final rounds
  
  | Quarter-finals (28 Jan) | Quarter-finals (28 Jan) | Semi-finals (30 Jan) | Semi-finals (30 Jan) | Final (1 Feb) | Final (1 Feb) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | | | | |
  | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | | | | |
  | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | | |
  | | | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 0 | | |
  | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 7 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 0 | | |
  | Dinamo Minsk | 1 | | | | |
  | Dinamo Minsk | 1 | | | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 |
  | | | | | Spartak Moscow | 0 |
  | Spartak Moscow | 3 | | | | | Spartak Moscow | 0 |
  | Kareda Šiauliai | 0 | | | | |
  | Kareda Šiauliai | 0 | Spartak Moscow | 2 | | |
  | | | Skonto Riga | 1 | | |
  | Skonto Riga | 3 | Skonto Riga | 1 | | |
  | Kapaz Ganja | 2 | | | | |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Anatoli Kanishchev | Spartak Moscow | 9 |
  | 2 | Valery Kechinov | Spartak Moscow | 6 |
  | 3 | Yegor Titov | Spartak Moscow | 5 |
  | 3 | Luis Robson | Spartak Moscow | 5 |
  | 3 | Andrejs Štolcers | Skonto Riga | 5 |
  | 6 | Badri Kvaratskhelia | Kapaz Ganja | 4 |
  | 6 | Marians Pahars | Skonto Riga | 4 |
  