The 1988 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on May 28, 1988.
The last year defending holders Dynamo Kyiv were eliminated in the second round of the competition by FC Rotor Volgograd (3:2, 0:2).
Previously they only met six times with Torpedo winning four and Metalist once, the goals were 6 to 2 respectively.
The very first time they met each other on July 26, 1936, at the Round of 16 when Torpedo (then - ZiS) playing home was victorious 2:0 (Metalist was called as KhPZ).
The last encounter was three seasons ago when in the first round Torpedo once again defeated Metalist in overtime playing at home.