RPL fans’ tournament draw: Spartak vs Dynamo and CSKA vs Zenit

On 24 January, the draw for the Russian Premier Liga fans’ tournament was held in Dagomys. Teams representing each RPL club were divided into groups of four, with the top two in each group progressing to a knockout phase.

Group A: FC Tambov, Rubin Kazan, Spartak Moscow, Dynamo Moscow
Group B: FC Rostov, Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Ufa, PFC Sochi
Group C: Zenit St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow, FC Ural Ekaterinburg, FC Orenburg
Group D: Akhmat Grozny, FC Krasnodar, Arsenal Tula, Krylia Sovetov Samara

Matches will last 40 minutes (two 20-minute halves) with eight players on each team. The group schedule is as follows:

Round 1
Group A: FC Tambov vs Dynamo / Rubin vs Spartak
Group B: FC Rostov vs PFC Sochi / Lokomotiv vs FC Ufa
Group C: Zenit vs FC Orenburg / CSKA vs FC Ural
Group D: Akhmat vs Krylia Sovetov / FC Krasnodar vs Arsenal

Round 2
Group A: Dynamo vs Rubin / Spartak vs FC Tambov
Group B: PFC Sochi vs Lokomotiv / FC Ufa vs FC Rostov
Group C: FC Orenburg vs CSKA / FC Ural vs Zenit
Group D: Krylia Sovetov vs FC Krasnodar / Arsenal vs Akhmat

Round 3
Group A: FC Tambov vs Rubin / Spartak vs Dynamo
Group B: FC Rostov vs Lokomotiv / FC Ufa vs PFC Sochi
Group C: Zenit vs CSKA / FC Ural vs FC Orenburg
Group D: Akhmat vs FC Krasnodar / Arsenal vs Krylia Sovetov

FIFA-qualified referee Roman Usachev was appointed the chief referee of the tournament. This season, Usachev has refereed nine RPL matches.

On Sunday, after the final part of the tournament, the next round table will be held. The Russian Football Union management, the RPL and representatives of fan associations will discuss current issues.