RPL Path Group Stage schedule in the Russian Cup

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.