The 2007 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the fifteenth edition of the competition and took place in Moscow beginning January 20. The final took take place in the Olimpiyski Sport Complex on January 28, and was won by Uzbek side Pakhtakor Tashkent 9-8 on a penalty shootout against FK Ventspils, from Latvia, after a goalless game.
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