Russian Cup
The
Russian Cup (Кубок России) is a
football competition held annually by the
Football Union of Russia for professional
football clubs.
All clubs from the
Russian Premier League,
First Division and
Second Division compete for the Russian Cup. Amateur clubs are not allowed to participate.
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 sides enter the tournament at 1/32 final stage, and Premier League Sides at 1/16 final stage. All ties from 1/512 final to 1/32 final are one-legged and from 1/16 final to semifinal are two-legged. The final tie is played as a single match in
Moscow. 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.
The Russian Cup has been played since
1992. The finals have produced the following results:
To date, Terek Grozny is the only club which has won the cup while playing in the First Division.
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Football in Russia*
Soviet Cup
