The 1981 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union.
The winner of the competition, SKA Rostov qualified for the continental tournament.
Y Dinamo Kiev Y Dinamo Moscow Y Torpedo Moscow Y CSKA Moscow Y Shakhter Donetsk Y Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk Y Dinamo Minsk Y Neftchi Baku Y Chernomorets Odessa Y Kairat Alma-Ata Y Kuban Krasnodar Y Ararat Erevan Y Zenit Leningrad Y SKA Rostov-na-Donu Y Tavria Simferopol Y Pakhtakor Tashkent Y Metallist Kharkov Y FC Torpedo Kutaisi Y Lokomotiv Moscow Y Shinnik Yaroslavl Y Kolos Nikopol Y Zalgiris Vilnius Y Iskra Smolensk Y Nistru Kishenev Y Pamir Dushambe Y Fakel Voronezh Y Karpaty Lvov Y Spartak Kostroma Y Metallurg Zaporozhye Y Guria Lanchkhuti Y Zaria Voroshilovgrad Y SKA Odessa Y SKA Kiev Y Buston Dzhizak Y SKA Khabarovsk Y Prikarpatie Ivano-Frankovsk Y Spartak Ordzhonikidze Y Kuzbass Kemerovo Y Dinamo Stavropol Y Traktor Pavlodar Y Khimik Grodno Y Lokomotiv Samtredia Y Torpedo Togliatti Y Dinamo Samarkand Y Dinamo Barnaul Y Rotor Volgograd Source: [] Games took place between February 20 – March 5, 1981.