On 9 July, there were four friendly matches, where RPL teams participated.

Dynamo Moscow 6-3 CSKA Moscow
Goals: Dynamo – Grulev (48, 50), Smolov (69), Mazurin (90) + two goals counted from winning challenges; CSKA – Gaich (29, 36), Ermakov (31)

Lokomotiv Moscow 3-0 SKA Khabarovsk
Lokomotiv goals: Glushenkov (23), Sarveli (74), Silyanov (90)

FC Rostov 3-0 Fakel Voronezh
Rostov goals: Mironov (44), Komlichenko (97), Osipenko (pen 113)

Zenit St. Petersburg 0-0 (4-3 pen) Fenerbahce SK
Zenit penalty shootout scorers: Malcom, Arsen Adamov, Andrey Mostovoy, Aleksey Sutormin

Next friendly matches: Monday 10 July – Zenit vs Dynamo St. Petersburg; Friday 14 July – Dynamo vs Pari NN, Lokomotiv vs Kvant; Saturday 15 July – Fakel vs Rostov