The mini-tournament was conducted on the initiative of the
Komsomolskaya Pravda editor's administration out of
Moscow. The tournament was unofficial and never was part of the
Football Federation of the Soviet Union. It was played seven times in the last 15 years of Soviet football. It was not until 1983 that the Super Cup was played every year. The Super Cup was made to take place during midseason and further complicated clubs' schedules. In 1987, with
Spartak Moscow winning league honors and
Dynamo Kyiv winning the USSR Cup, the Super Cup match was scheduled to take place in
Chişinău, Moldova. However, the match never took place because of inadequate facilities in Chişinău. The last USSR Super Cup took place in
Sochi, Russia, where the match was played in front of 1,500 fans. ==Finals by year==