Russian Cup (football)

Russian Cup

Organising body	Russian Football Union
Founded	1992; 30 years ago (1992)
Region	Russia
Number of teams	98
Qualifier for	UEFA Europa League
Domestic cup(s)	Russian Super Cup
Current champions	Lokomotiv Moscow (9th title)
Most successful club(s)	Lokomotiv Moscow (9 titles)
Website	http://rfpl.org
2021–22 Russian Cup

The Russian Cup (Russian: Кубок России) is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional and some amateur (only after a special permission and licensing by Russian Football Union) football clubs.

The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Participants[]

All clubs from the Russian Premier League, First Division and Second Division as well as amateur clubs compete for the Russian Cup.

Competition system[]

The competition is held under knockout format. Second Division teams start from 1/512, 1/256, or 1/128 final stage, depending on the number of teams in the corresponding Second Division zone. First Division teams enter the tournament at 1/32 final stage, and Premier League teams at 1/16 final stage. All ties are one-legged. The final tie is played as a single match; traditionally, it had been held in Moscow, but since 2009 has moved around the country. First round matches are usually played in April, with the final being played the following year in May, so each Russian Cup competition lasts for more than a year.

Finals[]

The Russian Cup has been played since 1992. The finals have produced the following results:

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance
1992–93	Torpedo Moscow (1) 8' Savichev Penalties: Afanasyev Novgorodov Pazyomov Arefyev Ulyanov	1–1 (a.e.t.) 5–3 (p)	CSKA Moscow 20' Faizulin Penalties: Antonovich Dudnik Minko Mamchur	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	20,000
1993–94	Spartak Moscow (1) 6' Ledyakhov 11' Karpin Penalties: Ledyakhov Onopko Ternavsky Alenichev	2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)	CSKA Moscow 39' Radimov 58' Bystrov Penalties: Grishin Bushmanov Kupriyanov Bystrov	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	30,000
1994–95	Dynamo Moscow (1) Penalties: Nekrasov Ishkinin Samatov Kutsenko Yakhimovich Bogomolov Safronov Shulgin	0–0 (a.e.t.) 8–7 (p)	Rotor Volgograd Penalties: Veretennikov Bondar Burlachenko Menshchikov Troynin Nechay Zhunenko Korniyets	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	20,000
1995–96	Lokomotiv Moscow (1) 10', 43' Kosolapov 85' Drozdov	3–2	Spartak Moscow 22' Lipko 30' Nikiforov	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow	20,000
1996–97	Lokomotiv Moscow (2) 25' Smirnov 78' Kharlachyov	2–0	Dynamo Moscow	Torpedo Stadium, Moscow	13,800
1997–98	Spartak Moscow (2) 86' Tikhonov	1–0	Lokomotiv Moscow	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	36,800
1998–99	Zenit Saint Petersburg (1) 57', 59' Panov 65' Maksymyuk	3–1	Dynamo Moscow 26' Pisarev	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	22,000
	Lokomotiv Moscow (3) 41' Yevseyev 96' Bulykin 113' Tsymbalar	3–2 (a.e.t.)	CSKA Moscow 32' Semak 120' Kornaukhov	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow	26,000
2000–01	Lokomotiv Moscow (4) 90' Janashia Penalties: Izmaylov Lekgetho Chugaynov Maminov Loskov	1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p)	Anzhi Makhachkala 90' Sirkhayev Penalties: Agalarov Akayev Sirkhayev Rahimić Yaskovich	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow	8,500
	CSKA Moscow (1) 30' Solomatin 52' Yanovsky	2–0	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow	48,000
	Spartak Moscow (3) 28' Titov	1–0	Rostov	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow	22,000
	Terek Grozny (1) 90+2' Fedkov	1–0	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow	17,000
	CSKA Moscow (2) 68' Zhirkov	1–0	Khimki	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow[1]	25,000
	CSKA Moscow (3) 43', 90+3' Jô 90' Vágner Love	3–0	Spartak Moscow	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow[2]	67,000
2006–07	Lokomotiv Moscow (5) 102' O'Connor	1–0 (a.e.t.)	FC Moscow	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow[3]	45,000
2007–08	CSKA Moscow (4) 65' Vágner Love 75' Jô Penalties: Zhirkov Vágner Love Jô Janczyk	2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–1 (p)	Amkar Perm 57' Drinčić 64' Dujmović Penalties: Drinčić Kushev Dujmović	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow[4]	24,000
2008–09	CSKA Moscow (5) 90+2' Aldonin	1–0	Rubin Kazan	Arena Khimki, Khimki[5]	13,000
2009–10	Zenit Saint Petersburg (2) 60' (pen.) Shirokov	1–0	Sibir Novosibirsk	Olimp – 2, Rostov-on-Don[6]	15,000
2010–11	CSKA Moscow (6) 13', 69' Doumbia	2–1	Alania Vladikavkaz 23' Neco	Shinnik Stadium, Yaroslavl[7]	12,900
2011–12	Rubin Kazan (1) 78' R. Yeryomenko	1–0	Dynamo Moscow	Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg[8]	27,000
2012–13	CSKA Moscow (7) 11' Musa Penalties: Mamayev V. Berezutsky Musa Vágner Love Doumbia	1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (p)	Anzhi Makhachkala 74' Diarra Penalties: Boussoufa Zhirkov Willian Jucilei Eto'o	Terek Stadium, Grozny[9]	28,000
2013–14	Rostov (1) Penalties: Milić Poloz Dyakov Sinama Pongolle Dzyuba Gațcan Lolo	0–0 (a.e.t.) 6–5 (p)	FC Krasnodar Penalties: Granqvist Abreu Laborde Joãozinho Ari Sigurðsson Gazinsky	Anzhi-Arena, Kaspiysk[10]	19,500
2014–15	Lokomotiv Moscow (6) 73' Niasse 104' Boussoufa 111' Al. Miranchuk	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Kuban Krasnodar 28' Ignatyev	Central Stadium, Astrakhan	16,000
2015–16	Zenit Saint Petersburg (3) 34, 63 ' Hulk 55' Kokorin 69' Yusupov	4–1	CSKA Moscow 36' Olanare	Kazan Arena, Kazan	36,600
2016–17	Lokomotiv Moscow (7) 76' I. Denisov 90' Al. Miranchuk	2–0	Ural Yekaterinburg	Fisht Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sochi	24,500
2017–18	Tosno (1) 11' Skvortsov 80' Mirzov	2–1	Avangard Kursk 16' Kireyev	Volgograd Arena, Volgograd	40,373
2018–19	Lokomotiv Moscow (8) 27' Barinov	1–0	Ural Yekaterinburg	Samara Arena, Samara	38,018
2019–20	Zenit Saint Petersburg (4) 84' (pen.) Dzyuba	1–0	Khimki	Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg	3,408
2020–21	Lokomotiv Moscow (9) 18' Kamano 48' (pen.) Smolov 84' Murilo	3–1	Krylia Sovetov Samara 22' Sarveli	Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod	20,808

Performance by club[]

Trivia[]

To date, Terek Grozny is the only club which has won the Russian Cup while playing in the Russian Football National League, the second league of Russian football.

See also[]

• Football in Russia
• Soviet Cup

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russian Cup (football).

• (in Russian) Russian Cup on the website of the Russian Football Union
• (in English) Russia – Cup Finals, RSSSF.com
• Russian Cup summary - Soccerway