The Russian Football Union confirmed the Group Stage schedule in RPL Path of Russian Cup.

The first matchday fixtures will take place on 30 & 31 August. The detailed schedule of following matchdays will be published additionally.

The kick-off times are given in Moscow time.

Matchday 1

Tuesday 30 August

Group B
19:00 Spartak Moscow vs Krylia Sovetov Samara

Wednesday 31 August

Group A
16:30 FC Khimki vs FC Krasnodar
18:30 FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Group B
19:00 Zenit St. Petersburg vs Fakel Voronezh

Group C
20:30 Akhmat Grozny vs FC Orenburg
21:00 FC Rostov vs Dynamo Moscow

Group D
15:00 Ural Ekaterinburg vs FC Sochi
17:00 Torpedo Moscow vs CSKA Moscow

Matchday 2

Tuesday 13 September

Group А
15:00 FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod vs FC Khimki

Group С
17:30 Dynamo Moscow vs Akhmat Grozny

Wednesday 14 September

Group А
15:00 Lokomotiv Moscow vs FC Krasnodar

Group В
17:30 Krylia Sovetov Samara vs Zenit St. Petersburg

Group С
17:30 FC Rostov vs FC Orenburg

Group D
15:00 FC Sochi vs Torpedo Moscow
17:30 CSKA Moscow vs Ural Ekaterinburg

Thursday 15 September

Group В
17:30 Spartak Moscow vs Fakel Voronezh

Matchday 3

28–30 September

Group A
FC Krasnodar vs FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
FC Khimki vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Group B
Spartak Moscow vs Zenit St. Petersburg
Fakel Voronezh vs Krylia Sovetov Samara

Group C
Akhmat Grozny vs FC Rostov
FC Orenburg vs Dynamo Moscow

Group D
CSKA Moscow vs FC Sochi
Ural Ekaterinburg vs Torpedo Moscow

Matchday 4

18–20 October

Group A
FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod vs FC Krasnodar
Lokomotiv Moscow vs FC Khimki

Group B
Fakel Voronezh vs Spartak Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Krylia Sovetov Samara

Group C
Dynamo Moscow vs FC Rostov
FC Orenburg vs Akhmat Grozny

Group D
FC Sochi vs Ural Ekaterinburg
CSKA Moscow vs Torpedo Moscow

Matchday 5

8–10 November

Group A
FC Krasnodar vs Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Khimki vs FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod

Group B
Fakel Voronezh vs Zenit St. Petersburg
Krylia Sovetov Samara vs Spartak Moscow

Group C
FC Orenburg vs FC Rostov
Akhmat Grozny vs Dynamo Moscow

Group D
Torpedo Moscow vs FC Sochi
Ural Ekaterinburg vs CSKA Moscow

Matchday 6

18–20 November

Group A
Lokomotiv Moscow vs FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
FC Krasnodar vs FC Khimki

Group B
Zenit St. Petersburg vs Spartak Moscow
Krylia Sovetov Samara vs Fakel Voronezh

Group C
FC Rostov vs Akhmat Grozny
Dynamo Moscow vs FC Orenburg

Group D
FC Sochi vs CSKA Moscow
Torpedo Moscow vs Ural Ekaterinburg

Group Stage Regulations

The regular time will be classic two 45-minute halves. If teams end in draw, the penalty shootout will be held to determine the winner.

The points are given following these rules:

- win in the regular time – 3 points;
- win in the penalty shootout – 2 points;
- loss in the penalty shootout – 1 point;
- loss in the regular time – 0 points.

If two or more teams are tied on points, the standings will be confirmed following next rules:

- head-to-head meetings (points earned, wins, goal difference, goals scored);
- wins in the regular time;
- goal difference;
- goals scored in the regular time;
- goal difference in the head-to-head penalty shootout;
- cards’ coefficient, which is points collected for all teams’ bookings (yellow card – 1 point, red card – 3 points).

If all criteria are tied, the teams’ standings will be decided through draw procedure.

Teams finished first and second will move to RPL Path play-off, while those, who will be third, will go to Regions Path play-off. Last-placed participants will be knocked out.