Lev Yashin Cup
Lev Yashin Cup (Russian: ВТБ Кубок Льва Яшина) is an annual summer international football tournament held in memory of former goalkeeper of the USSR national football team and FC Dynamo Moscow: Lev Yashin. The rights to the tournament name are owned by the VTB bank. FC Dynamo Moscow, is a permanent participant, as it is the club Yashin spent his entire club career at. Since 2011, the tournament includes youth teams.
8 teams play in the tournament, and are divided into 2 groups of 4. The teams play 3 round-robin 90-minute matches. Winners of both groups play in the final. Runners-up from the groups play in the match for third place, and third place teams in the match for fifth place. In the case of a draw after 90 minutes, was an extra time and if it did not indicate the winner is determined after a series of penalty shootout.
The first edition of the tournament took place in 1994. Three teams played 2 round-robin 45-minute matches. Brazilian club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras won the tournament as the highest point. The next edition was only after 16 years of absence in 2010.
Finals[edit]
| Year | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | |
| 1994 |  Palmeiras
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* |  Spartak Moscow
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Dynamo Moscow
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| 2010 | Dynamo Moscow
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2–0 |  Dynamo Kyiv
|
 Dinamo Minsk
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| 2011 |  Freiburg U-21
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6–0 |  OFK Beograd U-21
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 Everton F.C. U-21
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2–0 | Dynamo Moscow U-21
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| 2012 |  Mexico U-20
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2–1 | Dynamo Moscow U-21
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Freiburg U-21
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1–0 |  Málaga CF U-21
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- Key:
- aet — after extra time
- ps — penalty shootout
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