On 2 April, two RPL teams met First League sides at second stage of Regions Path quarterfinals in Russian Cup playoffs.

SKA Khabarovsk 1-2 Dynamo Moscow
Goals: SKA – Gongapshev (69); Dynamo – Grulev (12), Balbuena (74)
Played at Kirovets Stadium, St. Petersburg, due to pitch issues in Khabarovsk

FC Khimki 0-0 (6-7 on penalties) FC Rostov
Penalty shootout: Khimki – Netfullin (1-1), Yuzepchuk (1-2, missed shot), Zhuravlev (2-3), Terekhov (3-3), Koryan (4-4), Kasimov (5-5), Volkov (6-6), Isaenko (6-7, saved shot); Rostov – Ronaldo (0-1), Golenkov (1-2), Komarov (1-3), Osipenko (2-3, saved shot), Mohebi (3-4), Sako (4-5), Elaskalany (5-6), Langovich (6-7).

Dynamo and Rostov will play in Regions Path semifinals in second straight season. After SKA and Khimki elimination there are only RPL teams left in the Russian Cup playoffs.

Who will play on 3 April

Ural Ekaterinburg vs Lokomotiv Moscow (Regions Path quarterfinals, 2nd stage)
Baltika Kaliningrad vs CSKA Moscow (RPL Path semifinals, 1st leg)
Spartak Moscow vs Zenit St. Petersburg (RPL Path semifinals, 1st leg)