Spartak Moscow–Dynamo Kyiv rivalry
| Locale | former Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Teams | Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv |
Spartak Moscow–Dynamo Kyiv derby is a major football international rivalry between former Soviet giants, Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Kyiv that has developed in the Soviet Top League.
A classic Moscow-Kiev match up that was often gathered the biggest crowd of all the Soviet Top League games especially after the last league reorganization in 1970. The game in its popularity overcame the big Moscow derby Dynamo-Spartak that was the main event of the league for the longest since its establishment in 1936.
The both clubs were the most successful in Soviet Top League, with Dynamo having won 13 titles to Spartak's 12. Spartak, however, has better head-to-head record and as of 1 August 2008 they won 60 games with 48 lost out of total 132 games played.
The contest emerged as a derby in 1976, when Dynamo beat Spartak, thus relegating them from the top flight.
Besides football competition the derby has some political background as a part of Russian-Ukrainian relations. This is espacially marked since 1991 when Ukraine became an independent state with its own football league.
Biggest wins by Spartak: 5:1 – 1940; 4:0 – 1955, 1958.
Biggest wins by Dynamo: 4:1 – 1950, 1966, 1972, 2008 (twice); 3:0 – 1968, 1978, 2008.
Biggest number of goals scored in a single match: 7 (4:3) – 1957 .
Longest winning streaks of Spartak
June 12, 1941 to June 23, 1946 - 5 wins in 4 league + one cup matches.
October, 1951 to April 16, 1954 - 5 wins in 4 league + one cup matches.
September 20, 1987 to October 23, 1989 - 5 wins in 5 league matches.
Longest lossless streak of Spartak
October 18, 1937 to August 15, 1950 - 14 wins + 9 ties in 18 league + 5 cup matches.
Longest winning streak of Dynamo
August 22, 1975 to October 15, 1978 - 6 wins in 6 league matches.
Longest lossless streak of Dynamo
April 27, 1964 to October 12, 1968 - 9 wins + 5 ties in 14 league + 4 cup matches.
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