All Russian Cup playoffs competitors are known following the end of RPL Path Group Stage and Regions Path Qualifying Rounds.

The draw of RPL Path quarterfinals and Regions Path quarterfinals first stage will take place on 3 November at 12 pm Moscow time, live at Match TV channel.

12 of 16 RPL teams remained in the tournament; Fakel, Rubin, Krylia Sovetov and Pari NN left the competition, as they all finished fourth in their RPL Path groups. Eight teams, including the last Cup edition winners CSKA, will compete in top bracket, while four joined bottom bracket.

RPL Path (Top Bracket)

First-placed teams: CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg, Spartak Moscow

Second-placed teams: FC Orenburg, FC Rostov, Baltika Kaliningrad, Dynamo Moscow

In the quarterfinals group winners will face runners-up, but teams, faced each other at group stage, can’t be drawn in one pair. First legs will be played at home pitches of second-placed teams. Preliminary dates of matches – 28-30 November (first legs) and 12-14 March (second legs). If aggregate score is tied at the end of second leg, teams will hold penalty shootout.

The quarterfinals winners will move to RPL Path semis, while the eliminated sides will go to second quarterfinals stage of Regions Path. There will be three playoffs rounds in top bracket – quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, teams will play two matches in each one.

Regions Path (Bottom Bracket)

Third-placed teams from RPL Path Group Stage: FC Sochi, Ural Ekaterinburg, Akhmat Grozny, FC Krasnodar

Sixth Round winners: SKA Khabarovsk, Rodina Moscow, FC Khimki, Volgar Astrakhan (all from First League)

At first stage of quarterfinals teams came from RPL Path will visit Regions Path Sixth Round winners. Matches are scheduled to play between 12 and 14 March. If regular time ends in draw, teams will play penalty shootout.

First stage winners will move to second stage and will host teams eliminated from RPL Path quarterfinals. There will be three playoffs round in bottom bracket, competitors will play one match in each. Quarterfinals and semifinals are divided into two stages, while finals have only one.