After the collapse of the Soviet Union the Russian Cup replaced the Soviet Cup as Russia’s knockout competition. From the first edition in 1993 until 2007 it was open only to professional clubs, after which amateur clubs were allowed to enter providing they passed Professional Football League certification.
Lokomotiv Moscow are the most successful side in the competition’s history with eight wins from nine appearances in the final. In fact in all but seven of the 27 Russian Cup campaigns the trophy has been won by a Moscow club. Twenty-two different teams have competed in the final of the competition, although only seven have made more than one appearance.
All finals before 2010 were held in Moscow (in 2009 Khimki Arena in the outskirts of the capital hosted the showpiece event) with the Luzhniki, RZD Arena, Dynamo Stadium and Torpedo Stadium sharing the honour. Since then the final has been hosted across the country.
The competition is in a straight knockout system with around 100 entrants each season. Amateur and third-tier PFL professional clubs enter in the first, second and third rounds, while second-tier Football National League (FNL) teams enter in the fourth round. In the fifth round the RPL sides enter, and just like FNL sides in the previous round, they are always drawn away from home in their first tie.
Other than minor temporary alterations the format hasn’t changed much over the years. All ties up to the semi-finals are single-leg encounters, although in between 2005 and 2007 the fifth round onwards were held over two legs. There are no replays, with extra-time and penalties used to decide winners if scores are level after 90 minutes. A brief experiment with the golden goal rule (which meant the first team to score in extra time was declared the winner) was scrapped after one season in 2003.
The winner of the Russian Cup qualifies directly to the group stages of the Europa League as well as keeping the trophy temporarily until the following campaign. If the Cup winner has already qualified through their league placement, the highest ranked side in the RPL not to have already qualified for the Europa League earns the spot instead.
Akhmat Grozny remain the only side from outside the top flight to have won the Russian Cup after their last-minute extra-time win in 2004 over Krylia Sovetov Samara. Any side that wins the competition five times - or three times in a row - is granted the honour of keeping the original trophy permanently. To date, only Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow have achieved this feat.
Russian Cup Finals
Year |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Stadium & City |
Crowd |
2020 |
Zenit St. Petersburg
84' Dzyuba |
1-0 |
FC Khimki
|
Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg |
3,408 |
2019 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
27' Barinov |
1-0 |
Ural Ekaterinburg
|
Samara Arena, Samara |
38,018 |
2018 |
FC Tosno
11' Skvortsov
80' Mirzov |
2-1 |
Avangard Kursk
16' Kireev
|
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd |
40,373 |
2017 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
76' I. Denisov
90' Al. Miranchuk |
2-0 |
Ural Ekaterinburg
|
Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi |
24,500 |
2016 |
Zenit St. Petersburg
34', 63' Hulk
55' Kokorin
69' Yusupov |
4-1 |
CSKA Moscow
36' Olanare
|
Kazan Arena, Kazan |
36,600 |
2015 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
73' Niasse
104' Boussoufa
111' Al. Miranchuk |
3-1 aet |
Kuban Krasnodar
28' Ignatyev
|
Centralniy Stadium, Astrakhan |
16,000 |
2014 |
FC Rostov |
0-0 aet
6-5 pens |
FC Krasnodar |
Anzhi Arena, Kaspiysk |
19,500 |
2013 |
CSKA Moscow
11' Musa |
1-1 aet
4-3 pens |
Anzhi Makhachkala
74' Diarra |
Akhmat Arena, Grozny |
28,000 |
2012 |
Rubin Kazan
78' Eremenko |
1-0 |
Dynamo Moscow
|
Centralniy Stadium, Ekaterinburg |
27,000 |
2011 |
CSKA Moscow
13', 69' Doumbia |
2-1 |
Alania Vladikavka
23' Neco |
Shinnik Stadium, Yaroslavl |
12,900 |
2010 |
Zenit St. Petersburg
60' Shirokov |
1-0 |
Sibir Novosibirsk
|
Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don |
15,000 |
2009 |
CSKA Moscow
90+2' Aldonin |
1-0 |
Rubin Kazan
|
Khimki Arena, Khimki |
13,000 |
2008 |
CSKA Moscow
65' Vagner Love
75' Jo |
2-2 aet
4-1 pens |
Amkar Perm
57' Drincic
64' Dujmovic |
RZD Arena, Moscow |
24,000 |
2007 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
102' O'Connor |
1-0 aet |
FC Moscow
|
Luzhniki, Moscow |
45,000 |
2006 |
CSKA Moscow
43', 90+3' Vagner Love
90' Jo |
3-0 |
Spartak Moscow
|
Luzhniki, Moscow |
67,000 |
2005 |
CSKA Moscow
68' Zhirkov |
1-0 |
FC Khimki
|
RZD Arena, Moscow |
25,000 |
2004 |
Terek Grozny
90+2' Fedkov |
1-0 |
Krylia Sovetov Samara
|
RZD Arena, Moscow |
17,000 |
2003 |
Spartak Moscow
28' Titov |
1-0 |
FC Rostov
|
RZD Arena |
22,000 |
2002 |
CSKA Moscow
30' Solomatin
52' Yanovskiy |
2-0 |
Zenit St. Petersburg
|
Luzhniki, Moscow |
48,000 |
2001 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
90' Janashia |
1-1 aet
4-3 pens |
Anzhi Makhachkala
90' Sirkhaev |
Dynamo Stadium, Moscow |
8,500 |
2000 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
41' Evseev
96' Bulykin
113' Tsymbalar |
3-2 aet |
CSKA Moscow
32' Semak
120' Kornaukhov
|
Dynamo Stadium, Moscow |
26,000 |
1999 |
Zenit St' Petersburg
57', 59' Panov
65' Maksimyuk |
3-1 |
Dynamo Moscow
26' Pisarev
|
Luzhniki, Moscow |
22,000 |
1998 |
Spartak Moscow
86' Tikhonov |
1-0 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
|
Luzhniki, Moscow |
36,800 |
1997 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
25' Smirnov
78' Kharlachev |
2-0 |
Dynamo Moscow
|
Torpedo Stadium, Moscow |
13,800 |
1996 |
Lokomotiv Moscow
10', 43' Kosolapov
85' Drozdov |
3-2 |
Spartak Moscow
22' Lipko
30' Nikiforov |
Dynamo Stadium, Moscow |
20,000 |
1995 |
Dynamo Moscow
|
0-0 aet
8-7 pens |
Rotor Volgograd
|
Luzhniki, Moscow |
20,000 |
1994 |
Spartak Moscow
6' Lediakov
11' Karpin |
2-2 aet
4-2 pens |
CSKA Moscow
39' Radimov
58' Bystrov |
Luzhniki, Moscow |
30,000 |
1993 |
Torpedo Moscow
8' Savichev |
1-1 aet
5-3 pens |
CSKA Moscow
20' Faizullin |
Luzhniki, Moscow |
20,000 |
Russian Cup Final performance by club
Club |
Winners |
Runners-up |
Winning years |
Runner-up years |
Lokomotiv Moscow |
8 |
1 |
1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
1998 |
CSKA Moscow |
7 |
4 |
2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 |
1993, 1994, 2000, 2016 |
Zenit St. Petersburg |
4 |
1 |
1999, 2010, 2016, 2020 |
2002 |
Spartak Moscow |
3 |
2 |
1994, 1998, 2003 |
1996, 2006 |
Dynamo Moscow |
1 |
3 |
1995 |
1997, 1999, 2012 |
FC Rostov |
1 |
1 |
2014 |
2003 |
Rubin Kazan |
1 |
1 |
2012 |
2009 |
Torpedo Moscow |
1 |
|
1993 |
|
Akhmat Grozny |
1 |
|
2004 |
|
FC Tosno |
1 |
|
2018 |
|
Ural Ekaterinburg |
|
2 |
|
2017, 2019 |
Anzhi Makhachkala |
|
2 |
|
2001, 2013 |
Rotor Volgograd |
|
1 |
|
1995 |
Krylia Sovetov Samara |
|
1 |
|
2004 |
FC Khimki |
|
1 |
|
2005 |
FC Moscow |
|
1 |
|
2007 |
Amkar Perm |
|
1 |
|
2008 |
Sibir Novosibirsk |
|
1 |
|
2010 |
Alania Vladikavkaz |
|
1 |
|
2011 |
FC Krasnodar |
|
1 |
|
2014 |
Kuban Krasnodar |
|
1 |
|
2015 |
Avangard Kursk |
|
1 |
|
2018 |
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