Russian Cup (football) explained
The Russian Cup 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 ordinarily got a spot in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. However, all Russian clubs, as well as the national team, have been barred from European competition due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[1]
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:
| width=5% | Season | width=22% | Winners | width=10% | Score | width=22% | Runners-up | width=16% | Venue | width=10% | Attendance |
|---|
| 1992–93 | Torpedo Moscow (1)
Savichev
Penalties:
Afanasyev
Novgorodov
Pazyomov
Arefyev
Ulyanov | 1–1
5–3 | CSKA Moscow
Faizulin
Penalties:
Antonovich
Dudnik
Minko
Mamchur
| Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 20,000 |
| 1993–94 | Spartak Moscow (1)
Ledyakhov
Karpin
Penalties:
Ledyakhov
Onopko
Ternavsky
Alenichev | 2–2
4–2 | CSKA Moscow
Radimov
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
8–7 | Rotor Volgograd
Penalties:
Veretennikov
Bondar
Burlachenko
Menshchikov
Troynin
Nechay
Zhunenko
Korniyets | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 20,000 |
| 1995–96 | Lokomotiv Moscow (1)
Kosolapov
Drozdov | 3–2 | Spartak Moscow
Lipko
Nikiforov | Dynamo Stadium,
Moscow | 20,000 |
| 1996–97 | Lokomotiv Moscow (2)
Smirnov
Kharlachyov | 2–0 | Dynamo Moscow | Torpedo Stadium,
Moscow | 13,800 |
| 1997–98 | Spartak Moscow (2)
Tikhonov | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 36,800 |
| 1998–99 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (1)
Panov
Maksymyuk | 3–1 | Dynamo Moscow
Pisarev | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 22,000 |
| 1999–2000 | Lokomotiv Moscow (3)
Yevseyev
Bulykin
Tsymbalar | 3–2 | CSKA Moscow
Semak
Kornaukhov | Dynamo Stadium,
Moscow | 26,000 |
| 2000–01 | Lokomotiv Moscow (4)
Janashia
Penalties:
Izmaylov
Lekgetho
Chugaynov
Maminov
Loskov | 1–1
4–3 | Anzhi Makhachkala
Sirkhayev
Penalties:
Agalarov
Akayev
Sirkhayev
Rahimić
Yaskovich | Dynamo Stadium,
Moscow | 8,500 |
| 2001–02 | CSKA Moscow (1)
Solomatin
Yanovsky | 2–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 48,000 |
| 2002–03 | Spartak Moscow (3)
Titov | 1–0 | Rostov | Lokomotiv Stadium,
Moscow | 22,000 |
| 2003–04 | Terek Grozny (1)
Fedkov | 1–0 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Lokomotiv Stadium,
Moscow | 17,000 |
| 2004–05 | CSKA Moscow (2)
Zhirkov | 1–0 | Khimki | Lokomotiv Stadium,
Moscow[2] | 25,000 |
| 2005–06 | CSKA Moscow (3)
Jô
Vágner Love | 3–0 | Spartak Moscow | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow[3] | 67,000 |
| 2006–07 | Lokomotiv Moscow (5)
O'Connor | 1–0 | FC Moscow | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow[4] | 45,000 |
| 2007–08 | CSKA Moscow (4)
Vágner Love
Jô
Penalties:
Zhirkov
Vágner Love
Jô
Janczyk | 2–2
4–1 | Amkar Perm
Drinčić
Dujmović
Penalties:
Drinčić
Kushev
Dujmović
| Lokomotiv Stadium,
Moscow[5] | 24,000 |
| CSKA Moscow (5)
Aldonin | 1–0 | | Arena Khimki,
Khimki[6] | 13,000 |
| 2009–10 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (2)
Shirokov | 1–0 | Sibir Novosibirsk | Olimp – 2,
Rostov-on-Don[7] | 15,000 |
| 2010–11 | CSKA Moscow (6)
Doumbia | 2–1 | Alania Vladikavkaz
Neco | Shinnik Stadium,
Yaroslavl[8] | 12,900 |
| 2011–12 | Rubin Kazan (1)
R. Yeryomenko | 1–0 | Dynamo Moscow | Central Stadium,
Yekaterinburg[9] | 27,000 |
| 2012–13 | CSKA Moscow (7)
Musa
Penalties:
Mamayev
V. Berezutsky
Musa
Vágner Love
Doumbia | 1–1
4–3 | Anzhi Makhachkala
Diarra
Penalties:
Boussoufa
Zhirkov
Willian
Jucilei
Eto'o | Terek Stadium,
Grozny[10] | 28,000 |
| 2013–14 | Rostov (1)
Penalties:
Milić
Poloz
Dyakov
Sinama Pongolle
Dzyuba
Gațcan
Lolo | 0–0
6–5 | FC Krasnodar
Penalties:
Granqvist
Abreu
Laborde
Joãozinho
Ari
Sigurðsson
Gazinsky | Anzhi-Arena,
Kaspiysk[11] | 19,500 |
| 2014–15 | Lokomotiv Moscow (6)
Niasse
Boussoufa
Al. Miranchuk | 3–1 | Kuban Krasnodar
Ignatyev | Central Stadium,
Astrakhan | 16,000 |
| 2015–16 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (3)
Hulk
Kokorin
Yusupov | 4–1 | CSKA Moscow
Olanare | Kazan Arena,
Kazan | 36,600 |
| 2016–17 | Lokomotiv Moscow (7)
I. Denisov
Al. Miranchuk | 2–0 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Fisht Olympic Stadium,
Olympic Park, Sochi | 24,500 |
| 2017–18 | Tosno (1)
Skvortsov
Mirzov | 2–1 | Avangard Kursk
Kireyev | Volgograd Arena, Volgograd | 40,373 |
| 2018–19 | Lokomotiv Moscow (8)
Barinov | 1–0 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Samara Arena,
Samara | 38,018 |
| 2019–20 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (4)
Dzyuba | 1–0 | Khimki | Central Stadium,
Yekaterinburg | 3,408 |
| 2020–21 | Lokomotiv Moscow (9)
Kamano
Smolov
Murilo | 3–1 | Krylia Sovetov Samara
Sarveli | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium,
Nizhny Novgorod | 20,808 |
| 2021–22 | Spartak Moscow (4)
Sobolev
Promes | 2–1 | Dynamo Moscow
Zakharyan | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 69,306 |
| 2022–23 | CSKA Moscow (8)
Chalov
Penalties:
Chalov
Diveyev
Moisés
Gajić
Medina
Carrascal
Zabolotny | 1–1
6–5 | FC Krasnodar
Córdoba
Penalties:
Spertsyan
Akhmetov
Córdoba
Batxi
Alonso
Ramírez
Olusegun | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 53,425 |
| 2023–24 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (5)
Nino
Alip | 2–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad
Fernandes | Luzhniki Stadium,
Moscow | 41,776 | |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
|---|
| Lokomotiv Moscow | | | 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 | 1998 |
| CSKA Moscow | | | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2023 | 1993, 1994, 2000, 2016 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | | | 1999, 2010, 2016, 2020, 2024 | 2002 |
| Spartak Moscow | | | 1994, 1998, 2003, 2022 | 1996, 2006 |
| Dynamo Moscow | | | 1995 | 1997, 1999, 2012, 2022 |
| Rostov | | | 2014 | 2003 |
| Rubin Kazan | | | 2012 | 2009 |
| Torpedo Moscow | | | 1993 | – |
| Akhmat Grozny | | | 2004 | – |
| Tosno | | | 2018 | – |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | | | – | 2001, 2013 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | | | – | 2017, 2019 |
| Khimki | | | – | 2005, 2020 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | | | – | 2004, 2021 |
| FC Krasnodar | | | – | 2014, 2023 |
| Rotor Volgograd | | | – | 1995 |
| FC Moscow | | | – | 2007 |
| Amkar Perm | | | – | 2008 |
| Sibir Novosibirsk | | | – | 2010 |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | | | – | 2011 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | | | – | 2015 |
| Avangard Kursk | | | – | 2018 |
| Baltika Kaliningrad | | | – | 2024 |
| Total | 32 | 32 | | | |
|---|
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: FIFA and UEFA suspend Russia from international football and clubs from European competition . theathletic.com . 2022-03-24 . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309102727/https://theathletic.com/news/fifa-suspends-russia-from-international-football/Ae9BqnybtSVb/ . live .
- Web site: 2005 Russian Cup final at Soccerway . 2018-02-20 . 2019-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215025804/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2005/05/29/russia/cup/fk-khimki/cska-moskva/261507/?ICID=PL_MS_01 . live .
- Web site: 2006 Russian Cup final at Soccerway . 2018-02-20 . 2019-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190307185424/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2006/05/20/russia/cup/cska-moskva/fk-spartak-moskva/359919/?ICID=PL_MS_01 . live .
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2007/05/27/russia/cup/fk-moskva/fk-lokomotiv-moscow/456243/?ICID=PL_MS_01 2007 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/05/17/russia/cup/cska-moskva/fk-amkar-perm/626733/?ICID=PL_MS_01 2008 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/05/31/russia/cup/cska-moskva/rubin-kazan/777469/?ICID=PL_MS_01 2009 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- Web site: 2010 Russian Cup final at Soccerway . 2018-02-20 . 2017-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170407060831/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/05/16/russia/cup/fk-zenit-sankt-petersburg/sibir-novosibirsk/931185/?ICID=PL_MS_01 . live .
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/05/22/russia/cup/cska-moskva/fc-alaniya-vladikavkaz/1091040/?ICID=PL_MS_01 2011 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- Web site: 2012 Russian Cup final at Soccerway . 2018-02-20 . 2021-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725231244/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/05/09/russia/cup/fk-dinamo-moskva/rubin-kazan/1215766/?ICID=PL_MS_01 . live .
- Web site: 2013 Russian Cup final at Soccerway . 2018-02-20 . 2018-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330225842/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/06/01/russia/cup/cska-moskva/anzhi-makhachkala/1469951/?ICID=PL_MS_01 . live .
- Web site: 2014 Russian Cup final at Soccerway . 2018-02-20 . 2016-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916024558/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/08/russia/cup/fk-krasnodar/fk-rostov-na-donu/1664361/?ICID=PL_MS_01 . live .
