In the MATCH PREMIER TV channel studio a draw procedure took place of Russian Cup Regions Path semi-finals first stage.

The hosts of the ceremony were two-time Cup winner Ruslan Pimenov and five-time winner Evgeny Aldonin.

The semi-finals pairs are:

FC Krasnodar vs FC Rostov

Dynamo Moscow vs Akron Togliatti

The matches will be scheduled between 4 and 6 April. If teams are tied after 90 minutes, the penalty shootout will be held. Winners will advance to the semi-finals second stage, where they will meet teams eliminated from RPL Path semi-finals, these pairs are Spartak vs Ural (1-1 in the first leg) and Krylia Sovetov vs CSKA Moscow (2-2).