| 2025–26 Fonbet Russian Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Russia |
| Teams | 104 |
All statistics correct as of 4 July 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Russian Cup was the 34th season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1] The competition started on 29 July 2025 and concluded on 24 May 2026.
The winner of the cup would normally gain entry into the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League; however, on 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs were suspended from FIFA & UEFA international competitions until further notice due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
Representation of clubs by league
[edit]- Russian Premier League (1): 16 clubs
- Russian First League (2): 18 clubs
- Division A of Russian Second League (3): 16 clubs (without 2 farm teams)
- Division B of Russian Second League (4): 39 clubs (without 17 farm teams and 2 Crimean teams)
- Amateur leagues:
- Third division (5): 12 clubs
- Fourth division (regional leagues) (6): 0 clubs
- Media amateur clubs (7): 3 clubs
- Total: 104 clubs.[3]
Distribution
[edit]The teams of Premier League and the other teams will qualify to knockout phase in two different paths. Premier league teams will play in the RPL path group stage with a double round-robin tournament, divided into 4 groups with 4 teams in each group, while the other teams will play in the regions path qualification, starting with 1/256 round until 1/8 round with 1 match in each stage.[4]
Round dates
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows:[5]
| Phase | Round | Match date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying rounds (regions path) | Round 1 | 5–7 August 2025 | ||
| Round 2 | 19–21 August 2025 | |||
| Round 3 | 9–11 September 2025 | |||
| Round 4 | 23–25 September 2025 | |||
| Round 5 | 14–16 October 2025 | |||
| Round 6 | 28–30 October 2025 | |||
| Group stage (RPL path) | Matchday 1 | 29–31 July 2025 | ||
| Matchday 2 | 12–14 August 2025 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 26–28 August 2025 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 16–18 September 2025 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 30 September – 2 October 2025 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 21–23 October 2025 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 4–6 November 2025 |
| Match 2 | 25–27 November 2025 | |||
| Regions path | Stage 1 | TBD November 2025 | ||
| Stage 2 | TBD March 2026 | |||
| Semi-finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 3–5 March 2026 | |
| Match 2 | 17–19 March 2026 | |||
| Regions path | Stage 1 | TBD April 2026 | ||
| Stage 2 | TBD April – TBD May 2026 | |||
| Path finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 9 April 2026 | |
| Match 2 | 7 May 2026 | |||
| Regions path | TBD May 2026 | |||
| Final | 24 May 2026 | |||
Qualifying round (regions path)
[edit]The draw for all rounds in regions path was held on 29 June 2025.[6]
Round 1
[edit]Entered clubs:
- 15 clubs from Amateur leagues
- 13 lowest clubs from Russian Second League Division B
Date of matches was determined on 5–7 August 2025.[7]
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| 5 August 2025 | RWChallenge Saint Petersburg (5) | 1–4 | Zvezda Saint Petersburg (4) | Saint-Petersburg |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Nova Arena Stadium Attendance: 190 Referee: Roman Marnavskiy |
| 5 August 2025 | Amkal Moscow (7) | 3–1 | Kvant Obninsk (4) | Krasnogorsk |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: Zorky Stadium Attendance: 1,545 Referee: Daniil Logvinov |
| 5 August 2025 | Shumbrat Saransk (5) | 1–3 | Kristall-MEZT Borisoglebsk (5) | Saransk |
| 20:15 |
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Stadium: Mordovia Arena Attendance: 17,338 Referee: Pavel Klipikov |
| 6 August 2025 | Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk (5) | 3–0 | Kolomna (4) | Noginsk |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Znamya Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Dmitriy Matveev |
| 6 August 2025 | Ilpar Perm Krai (5) | 3–2 | Nosta Novotroitsk (4) | Perm |
| 16:00 (18:00 YEKT) |
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Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 526 Referee: Vladislav Demyanchuk |
| 6 August 2025 | PSK Dinskaya (5) | 1–1 (10–9 p) | Druzhba Maykop (4) | Dinskaya |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Kuban Central Stadium Attendance: 1,007 Referee: Oleg Gusakov |
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| 6 August 2025 | SSH-Leningradets Leningrad Oblast (5) | 0–3 | Cherepovets (4) | Roshchino |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: Roshchino Arena Stadium Attendance: 231 Referee: Evgeniy Sedov |
| 6 August 2025 | Broke Boys Moscow (7) | 3–2 | Oryol (4) | Orekhovo-Zuyevo |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Znamya Truda Stadium Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Ivan Gerasimov |
| 6 August 2025 | 2DROTS Moscow (7) | 1–0 | Torpedo Vladimir (4) | Moscow |
| 20:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Moskvich Stadium Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Stanislav Brashchin |
| 7 August 2025 | Anri Vladivostok (5) | 0–4 | KDV Tomsk (4) | Vladivostok |
| 12:30 (19:30 VLAT) |
Report | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 897 Referee: Maksim Skorochkin |
| 7 August 2025 | Buryatia Ulan-Ude (5) | 0–8 | Irkutsk (4) | Ulan-Ude |
| 13:30 (18:30 IRKT) |
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Stadium: Zabaikalets Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Vitali Evdokimov |
| 7 August 2025 | Temp Barnaul (5) | 2–2 (3–1 p) | Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil (4) | Barnaul |
| 15:00 (19:00 KRAT) |
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Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 3,001 Referee: Artem Petrenko | |
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| 7 August 2025 | SSHOR 1-Kristall Saint Petersburg (5) | 1–3 | Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki (4) | Saint-Petersburg |
| 17:15 |
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Stadium: Nova Arena Stadium Attendance: 440 Referee: Nikita Morozov |
| Fankom Kirov (5) | Cancelled[8] | Sokol Kazan (4) [a][9][10] |
- ^ Sokol's sports director Ilyas Minnevaliyev stated that due to financial problems, the team will play its last match in the Second League Division B on July 6 against Krylia Sovetov-2, after which the club will be dissolved. On 15 July, the club was confirmed that it was withdraw from cup competition.
Round 2
[edit]Entered clubs:
- 14 winners of Round 1
- 26 highest clubs from Russian Second League Division B
- 16 clubs from Russian Second League Division A
Date of matches was determined on 19–21 August 2025.[11]
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| 19 August 2025 | Irtysh Omsk (3) | – | Temp Barnaul (5) | |
| 15:00 (18:00 OMST) |
| 19 August 2025 | Salyut Belgorod (4) | – | Ryazan (4) | |
| 16:00 |
| 19 August 2025 | Kaluga (3) | 0–1 | Amkal Moscow (7) | Kaluga |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Sputnik Stadium Attendance: 698 Referee: Sergey Fedotov |
| 19 August 2025 | Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya (4) | – | Nart Cherkessk (4) | |
| 17:00 |
| 19 August 2025 | Kuban Krasnodar (3) | – | PSK Dinskaya (5) | |
| 18:30 |
| 19 August 2025 | Dynamo Stavropol (4) | – | Angusht Nazran (4) | |
| 19:15 |
| 19 August 2025 | Spartak Tambov (4) | – | Metallurg Lipetsk (4) | |
| 19:15 |
| 20 August 2025 | KDV Tomsk (4) | – | Dynamo Vladivostok (3) | |
| 13:00 (17:00 KRAT) |
| 20 August 2025 | Legion Makhachkala (4) | – | Alania Vladikavkaz (3) | |
| 16:00 |
| 20 August 2025 | Zenit Penza (4) | 1–0 | Strogino Moscow (4) | Penza |
| 16:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Zenit Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: Dmitriy Prokopov |
| 20 August 2025 | Astrakhan (4) | 1–0 | Pobeda Khasavyurt (4) | Astrakhan |
| 16:00 (17:00 SAMT) |
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Stadium: Aleksandr Kolosov Stadium Attendance: 565 Referee: Georgiy Musienko |
| 20 August 2025 | Torpedo Miass (3) | – | Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (4) | |
| 16:00 (18:00 YEKT) |
| 20 August 2025 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny (4) | 1–0 | 2DROTS Moscow (7) | Dolgoprudny |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Salyut Stadium Attendance: 1,984 Referee: Egor Kurakin |
| 20 August 2025 | Cherepovets (4) | – | Zvezda Saint Petersburg (4) | |
| 17:00 |
| 20 August 2025 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk (4) | – | Amkar Perm (4) | |
| 17:00 |
| 20 August 2025 | Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki (4) | – | Leningradets Leningrad Oblast (3) | |
| 17:00 |
| 20 August 2025 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk (3) | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Spartak Nalchik (4) | Pyatigorsk |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 780 Referee: Oleg Gusakov | ||
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| 20 August 2025 | Veles Moscow (3) | 2–0 | Krasnoye Znamya Noginsk (5) | Podolsk |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Danila Tsurkov |
| 20 August 2025 | Dynamo Bryansk (4) | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Saturn Ramenskoye (4) | Bryansk |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Andrey Meshkov | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 20 August 2025 | Dynamo Kirov (3) | – | Fankom Kirov (5) | |
| 18:30 |
| 20 August 2025 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo (4) | – | Dynamo Barnaul (4) | |
| 18:30 |
| 20 August 2025 | Kristall-MEZT Borisoglebsk (5) | – | Murom (3) | |
| 19:00 |
| 20 August 2025 | Volgar Astrakhan (3) | – | Chertanovo Moscow (4) | |
| 19:15 (20:15 SAMT) |
| 20 August 2025 | Dynamo Vologda (4) | – | Dynamo Saint Petersburg (4) | |
| 19:15 |
| 21 August 2025 | Irkutsk (4) | – | Sibir Novosibirsk (3) | |
| 12:30 (17:30 IRKT) |
| 21 August 2025 | Avangard Kursk (3) | – | Broke Boys Moscow (7) | |
| 17:00 |
| 21 August 2025 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo (3) | – | Tver (4) | |
| 19:15 |
Round 3
[edit]Entered clubs:
- 28 winners of Round 2
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| 9–11 September 2025 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny (4) | – | Veles Moscow (3) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Salyut Belgorod (4) or Ryazan (4) | – | Amkal Moscow (7) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Spartak Tambov (4) or Metallurg Lipetsk (4) | – | Kristall-MEZT Borisoglebsk (5) or Murom (3) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Saturn Ramenskoye (4) | – | Avangard Kursk (3) or Broke Boys Moscow (7) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Zenit Penza (4) | – | Volgar Astrakhan (3) or Chertanovo Moscow (4) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki (4) or Leningradets Leningrad Oblast (3) | – | Cherepovets (4) or Zvezda Saint Petersburg (4) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo (3) or Tver (4) | – | Dynamo Vologda (4) or Dynamo Saint Petersburg (4) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Dynamo Kirov (3) or Fankom Kirov (5) | – | Khimik Dzerzhinsk (4) or Amkar Perm (4) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Tyumen (3) or Ilpar Perm Krai (5) | – | Torpedo Miass (3) or Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (4) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Irkutsk (4) or Sibir Novosibirsk (3) | – | KDV Tomsk (4) or Dynamo Vladivostok (3) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo (4) or Dynamo Barnaul (4) | – | Irtysh Omsk (3) or Temp Barnaul (5) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Astrakhan (4) | – | Legion Makhachkala (4) or Alania Vladikavkaz (3) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk (3) | – | Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya (4) or Nart Cherkessk (4) |
| 9–11 September 2025 | Dynamo Stavropol (4) or Angusht Nazran (4) | – | Kuban Krasnodar (3) or PSK Dinskaya (5) |
Round 4
[edit]Entered clubs:
- 14 winners of Round 3
- 18 clubs from Russian First League
The draw was consisted of 2 phases. On the first phase, 2 random balls with First League team from pot 2 was relocated to pot 1, then on the second phase usual draw procedure started.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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The team from pot 2 that was relocated to pot 1 is written in italics. The team was unknown until it will be drawn from pot 1.
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
| 23–25 September 2025 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (2) | – | Spartak Kostroma (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Chayka Peschanokopskoye (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Chelyabinsk (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | SKA-Khabarovsk (2) | – | Rodina Moscow (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Ural Yekaterinburg (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Fakel Voronezh (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Arsenal Tula (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Sokol Saratov (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Volga Ulyanovsk (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Chernomorets Novorossiysk (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Torpedo Moscow (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny (4) or Veles Moscow (3) | – | Rotor Volgograd (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Shinnik Yaroslavl (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (2) |
| 23–25 September 2025 | – | Ufa (2) |
Group stage (RPL path)
[edit]The draw for group stage was held on 29 June 2025.[12]
16 teams of the Russian Premier League (RPL) will start the tournament from the group stage (4 teams in each group). The teams will play 6 matches in the group stage:
- 1st day — 29–31 July;
- 2nd day — 12–14 August;
- 3rd day — 26–28 August;
- 4th day — 16–18 September;
- 5th day — 30 September – 2 October;
- 6th day — 21–23 October.[13][14]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Composition of the pots is based on results of the 2024–25 Russian Premier League and 2024–25 Russian First League. In the same group there can't be more than 2 teams from Moscow, also FC Krasnodar and FC Rostov can't be in the same group due to logistics restrictions in this cities.
On 10 July 2025, as a result of the decisions made at the meeting of the Russian Football Union's Control and Disciplinary Committee, Torpedo Moscow was excluded from the 2025-26 season, and was replaced by Orenburg.[15]
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZEN | RUB | ORE | AKH | |
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| 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | 3–0 | |||
| 2 | Rubin Kazan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | — | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | Orenburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Akhmat Grozny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 1–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. Source: Russian Football Union (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
| 30 July 2025 Matchday 1 | Akhmat Grozny | 1–2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Grozny |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 6,872 Referee: Mikhail Cheremnykh |
| 31 July 2025 Matchday 1 | Rubin Kazan | 2–0 | Orenburg | Kazan |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Ak Bars Arena Attendance: 13,048 Referee: Yuriy Karpov |
| 12 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–0 | Rubin Kazan | Saint-Petersburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Gazprom Arena Attendance: 35,161 Referee: Sergey Cheban |
| 13 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Orenburg | 2–1 | Akhmat Grozny | Orenburg |
| 16:15 (18:15 YEKT) |
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Report | Stadium: Gazovik Stadium Attendance: 3,029 Referee: Vasiliy Kazartsev |
| 26 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Orenburg | – | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| 18:30 (20:30 YEKT) |
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| 26 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Akhmat Grozny | – | Rubin Kazan | |
| 20:45 |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KRY | KRA | DMO | SOC | |
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| 1 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | ||||
| 2 | Krasnodar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 1–2 | — | ||||
| 3 | Dynamo Moscow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Sochi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 1–1[b] | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. Source: Russian Football Union (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
Notes:
| 29 July 2025 Matchday 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 3–2 | Sochi | Moscow |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Ivan Saraev |
| 29 July 2025 Matchday 1 | Krasnodar | 1–2 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Krasnodar |
| 20:45 |
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Stadium: Ozon Arena Attendance: 15,737 Referee: Sergey Tsyganok |
| 13 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Sochi | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Sochi |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Maksim Perezva | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 13 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Dynamo Moscow | 0–4 | Krasnodar | Moscow |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 21,978 Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 27 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | – | Dynamo Moscow | |
| 16:15 (17:15 SAMT) |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DMA | SPA | PNN | ROS | |
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| 1 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | 1–0 | |||
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 1–1[a] | — | ||||
| 3 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | — | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | Rostov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 August 2025. Source: Russian Football Union (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
Notes:
| 30 July 2025 Matchday 1 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 1–0 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | Kaspiysk |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Anzhi Arena Attendance: 5,476 Referee: Anton Frolov |
| 30 July 2025 Matchday 1 | Rostov | 0–2 | Spartak Moscow | Rostov-on-Don |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Rostov Arena Attendance: 20,922 Referee: Evgeniy Bulanov |
| 12 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Spartak Moscow | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Dynamo Makhachkala | Moscow |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Lukoil Arena Attendance: 16,930 Referee: Vladislav Tselovalnikov | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 14 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 1–0 | Rostov | Saransk[a][16] |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Mordovia Arena Attendance: 12,137 Referee: Vera Opeykina |
| 26 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Spartak Moscow | – | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | |
| 20:45 |
| 27 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Rostov | – | Dynamo Makhachkala | |
| 20:45 |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSK | LOK | BAL | AKR | |
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| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | 2–1 | |||
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | — | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | — | ||||
| 4 | Akron Tolyatti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 1–1[b] | 1–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. Source: Russian Football Union (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Penalty shoot-out goal difference; 10) Draw.
Notes:
- ^ Pari NN played their Russian Cup home match at the Mordovia Arena, in Saransk, instead of their regular venue, the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, in Nizhny Novgorod, in accordance with the decision of the RFU Executive Committee Bureau (paragraph 7.9) of the competition regulations, and also taking into account the request of Pari NN and the consent of the club from Rostov-on-Don
- ^ Akron Tolyatti won 5–4 on penalties.
| 29 July 2025 Matchday 1 | Akron Tolyatti | 2–1 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Samara |
| 18:30 (19:30 SAMT) |
Report |
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Stadium: Solidarnost Samara Arena [Akron] Attendance: 3,635 Referee: Maksim Perezva |
| 30 July 2025 Matchday 1 | CSKA Moscow | 2–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 24,256 Referee: Rafael Shafeev |
| 12 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Akron Tolyatti | 1–1 (5–4 p) | CSKA Moscow | Samara |
| 16:15 (17:15 SAMT) |
Report |
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Stadium: Solidarnost Samara Arena [Akron] Attendance: 4,852 Referee: Pavel Shadykhanov | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 13 August 2025 Matchday 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Moscow |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 11,045 Referee: Ivan Saraev |
| 27 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Baltika Kaliningrad | – | CSKA Moscow | |
| 20:45 (19:45 KALT) |
| 28 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | – | Akron Tolyatti | |
| 19:30 |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 4 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 5 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
| Matchday 6 | – |
- Notes
^ Akron: Akron Tolyatti played their Russian Cup home matches at the Solidarnost Samara Arena, in Samara, instead of their regular venue, the Kristall Stadium, in Zhigulevsk
[17].
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