Russian Cup (football)
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.
Organising body | Russian Football Union |
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Founded | 1992 |
Region | Russia |
Number of teams | 98 |
Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
Domestic cup(s) | Russian Super Cup |
Current champions | Zenit Saint Petersburg (4th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Lokomotiv Moscow (8 titles) |
Website | http://rfpl.org |
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:
Performance by club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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Lokomotiv Moscow | 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019 | 1998 | ||
CSKA Moscow | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 | 1993, 1994, 2000, 2016 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1999, 2010, 2016, 2020 | 2002 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 1994, 1998, 2003 | 1996, 2006 | ||
Dynamo Moscow | 1995 | 1997, 1999, 2012 | ||
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 | ||
Rotor Volgograd | – | 1995 | ||
Krylia Sovetov | – | 2004 | ||
FC Moscow | – | 2007 | ||
Amkar Perm | – | 2008 | ||
Sibir Novosibirsk | – | 2010 | ||
Alania Vladikavkaz | – | 2011 | ||
FC Krasnodar | – | 2014 | ||
Kuban Krasnodar | – | 2015 | ||
Avangard Kursk | – | 2018 |
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
References
- 2005 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2006 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2007 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2008 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2009 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2010 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2011 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2012 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2013 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
- 2014 Russian Cup final at Soccerway
External links
- (in Russian) Russian Cup on the website of the Russian Football Union
- (in English) Russia – Cup Finals, RSSSF.com