On Friday, 18 March, the FUR ExCo Board meeting took place in the House of Football. It was decided to hold the Cup of  Russia Final 2016 on 2 May 2016 in Kazan. As the FUR website informs,  after the Cup of Russia semifinal matches for the teams qualified to the final ROSGOSSTRAKH Russian Football Championship MD 26 matches will be moved to 28 April 2016.