# 2022–23 Russian Cup

The 2022–23 Russian Cup is the 31st season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The competition started on 16 August 2022 and concluded on 11 June 2023.
The winner of the cup would normally gain entry into the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League; however, on 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs were suspended from FIFA & UEFA international competitions until further notice due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.

## Representation of clubs by league

* Russian Premier League (1): 16 clubs
* Russian First League (2): 17 clubs (without 1 farm team)
* Russian Second League (3): 59 clubs (without 13 farm teams)
* Amateur leagues:
** Third division (4): 5
** Fourth division (regional leagues) (5): 4
** Media amateur clubs (6): 2
* Total: 103 clubs.

## Distribution

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.

## Round dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows:
| Phase | Round | Round | Round | Match date |
| Qualifying rounds (Match 2) | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | 16–18 August 2022 |
| Qualifying rounds (Match 2) | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 30 August – 1 September 2022 |
| Qualifying rounds (Match 2) | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | 13–15 September 2022 |
| Qualifying rounds (Match 2) | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | 4–5 October 2022 |
| Qualifying rounds (Match 2) | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | 1–2 November 2022 |
| Qualifying rounds (Match 2) | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | 15–16 November 2022 |
| Group stage (Match 1) | Matchday 1 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 1 | 30–31 August 2022 |
| Group stage (Match 1) | Matchday 2 | Matchday 2 | Matchday 2 | 13–15 September 2022 |
| Group stage (Match 1) | Matchday 3 | Matchday 3 | Matchday 3 | 28–30 September 2022 |
| Group stage (Match 1) | Matchday 4 | Matchday 4 | Matchday 4 | 18–20 October 2022 |
| Group stage (Match 1) | Matchday 5 | Matchday 5 | Matchday 5 | 16, 22–23 November 2022 |
| Group stage (Match 1) | Matchday 6 | Matchday 6 | Matchday 6 | 26–27 November 2022 |
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 22–23 February 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | RPL path | Match 2 | 27 February – 1 March 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | Regions path | Stage 1 | 25–27 February 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | Regions path | Stage 2 | 14–16 March 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 14–15 March 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | RPL path | Match 2 | 4–5 April 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | Regions path | Stage 1 | 4, 6 April 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | Regions path | Stage 2 | 19 April 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Path finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 19 April 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Path finals | RPL path | Match 2 | 3 May 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Path finals | Regions path | Stage 1 | 3 May 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Path finals | Regions path | Stage 2 | 17 May 2023 |
| Knockout stage | Final | Final | Final | 11 June 2023 |

## Qualifying round (regions path)
### Round 1

The draw for rounds 1, 2 and 3 was held on 11 August 2022, 18:00. Entered clubs:
* 10 clubs from Amateur leagues
* 14 lowest clubs from Russian Second League
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

### Round 2

The draw for round 2 defining home and away team was held on 19 August 2022. Date of matches was determined on 24 August 2022. Entered clubs:
* 12 winners of round 1
* 1 club from Amateur leagues
* 43 remaining clubs from Russian Second League (except Rotor Volgograd and Metallurg Lipetsk)
Times are (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

### Round 3

The draw for round 3 defining home and away team was held on 2 September 2022. Date of matches was determined on 24 August 2022. Entered clubs:
* 28 winners of round 2
* 2 highest clubs from Russian Second League (Rotor Volgograd and Metallurg Lipetsk)
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

### Round 4

The draw was held on 18 September 2022 at 13:00 MSK live on TV-channel «Match! Premier». Date of matches was determined on 27 September 2022.
Entered clubs:
* 15 winners of round 3
* 17 clubs from Russian First League
On 16 September draw procedure was released, that consisted of 2 phases. On the first phase 1 random ball with First League team from pot 2 was relocated to pot 1, then on the second phase usual draw procedure started. The teams from pot 1 played their matches in round 4 at home.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Avangard Kursk (3) Chernomorets Novorossiysk (3) Dynamo Bryansk (3) Dynamo Saint Petersburg (3) Dynamo Vladivostok (3) Kosmos Dolgoprudny (3) Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya (3) Peresvet Domodedovo (3) Rotor Volgograd (3) StavropolAgroSoyuz Nevinnomyssk (5) Tekstilshchik Ivanovo (3) Torpedo Vladimir (3) Tyumen (3) Zenit-Izhevsk (3) Zvezda Saint Petersburg (3) Volga Ulyanovsk (2) | Akron Tolyatti (2) Alania Vladikavkaz (2) Arsenal Tula (2) Baltika Kaliningrad (2) Dynamo Makhachkala (2) KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (2) Kuban Krasnodar (2) Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (2) Rodina Moscow (2) Rubin Kazan (2) Shinnik Yaroslavl (2) SKA-Khabarovsk (2) Ufa (2) Veles Moscow (2) Volga Ulyanovsk (2) → Pot 1 Volgar Astrakhan (2) Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (2) |
The team from pot 2 that was replocated 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).

### Round 5

The draw was held on 7 October 2022 at 20:00 MSK live on TV-channel «Match! Premier». Date of matches was determined on 24 October 2022. Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

### Round 6

The draw was held on 2 November 2022 at 21:00 MSK live on TV-channel «Match! Premier». Date of matches was determined on 8 November 2022.
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

## Group stage (RPL path)

The draw for group stage was held on 17 August 2022 in 20:30 MSK (UTC+3) live on TV-channel «Match TV».
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 – 30–31 August;
* 2nd day – 13–14 September;
* 3rd day – 28–29 September;
* 4th day – 18–20 October;
* 5th day – 16, 22–23 November;
* 6th day – 26–27 November.
On 12 August released composition of the pots. It is based on results of the 2021–22 Russian Premier League and 2021–22 Russian Football National League. In the same group there can't be more than 2 teams from Moscow and Moscow oblast, also FC Krasnodar, FC Rostov and Fakel Voronezh can't be in the same group due to logistics restrictions in this cities.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg Sochi Dynamo Moscow Krasnodar | CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow Akhmat Grozny Krylia Sovetov Samara | Rostov Spartak Moscow Pari Nizhny Novgorod Ural Yekaterinburg | Khimki Torpedo Moscow Fakel Voronezh Orenburg |
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KRA | LOK | PNN | KHI |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | 2–2 (3–1 p) | — | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 (5–3 p) |
| 4 | Khimki | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 2 | | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 (1–3 p) | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SPA | KRY | ZEN | FAK |
| 1 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | 0–0 (4–2 p) | 2–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Fakel Voronezh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DYN | ROS | AKH | ORE |
| 1 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Rostov | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 9 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Orenburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 8 | | 2–2 (4–3 p) | 4–2 | 4–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Rostov +1, Akhmat -1.

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | URA | CSK | TOR | SOC |
| 1 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | — | 0–0 (5–4 p) | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 13 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Torpedo Moscow | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 (2–4 p) |
| 4 | Sochi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — |

## Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, as in the qualification, the teams will be divided into 2 paths (brackets).
The teams in RPL path (upper bracket) will play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The teams that will lose after 2 legs in RPL path will have the second chance in the regions path.
The teams in the regions path (lower bracket) will play against each other in 1 match. Each round consists of 2 phases. In the quarter-finals first phase teams from the regions path qualification will play against the third placed team of RPL path group stage, then on the second stage they will play against RPL path quarter-finals loser. In the semi-finals and finals first phases the teams play with winners of the previous round of the regions path, the second phase is the same as in quarter-finals.
The winners of both paths will play in super final in June 2023 at Luzhniki stadium.
| | | RPL path Quarter-finals | RPL path Quarter-finals | RPL path Quarter-finals | RPL path Quarter-finals | RPL path Semi-finals | RPL path Semi-finals | RPL path Semi-finals | RPL path Semi-finals | | | RPL path Final | RPL path Final | RPL path Final | RPL path Final | | | | | | | | | Final | Final |
| | | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Dynamo Moscow | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Dynamo Moscow | 1 | 1 | 2 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | CSKA Moscow | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 0 | 3 | CSKA Moscow | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Krasnodar | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Krasnodar | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | CSKA Moscow | 1 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Spartak Moscow | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Spartak Moscow | 1 | 4 | 5 | Spartak Moscow | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Rostov | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Rostov | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 11 June 2023 – Luzhniki Stadium | 11 June 2023 – Luzhniki Stadium | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 11 June 2023 – Luzhniki Stadium | 11 June 2023 – Luzhniki Stadium | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Krasnodar | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Krasnodar | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | CSKA Moscow (p) | 1 (6) |
| Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 1 | Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 1 | Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 2 | Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 2 | Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 2 | Regions path Quarter-finals Stage 2 | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 1 | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 1 | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 1 | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 1 | | | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 2 | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 2 | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 2 | Regions path Semi-finals Stage 2 | | | Regions path Final Stage 1 | Regions path Final Stage 1 | | | Regions path Final Stage 2 | Regions path Final Stage 2 | CSKA Moscow (p) | 1 (6) |
| | | Akhmat Grozny | Akhmat Grozny | Akhmat Grozny | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Akhmat Grozny | Akhmat Grozny | Akhmat Grozny | 0 | | | | Krasnodar (p) | Krasnodar (p) | Krasnodar (p) | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ufa | 1 | Krasnodar | Krasnodar | Krasnodar | 3 | | | | Krasnodar (p) | | | 2 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ufa | 1 | Krasnodar | Krasnodar | Krasnodar | 3 | Krasnodar (p) | Krasnodar (p) | Krasnodar (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2 (0) | | | | | | | | |
| Akhmat Grozny | 2 | | | | | Krasnodar (p) | Krasnodar (p) | Krasnodar (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2 (0) | | | | | | | | |
| Akhmat Grozny | 2 | | | | | Rostov | Rostov | Rostov | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Krasnodar | 2 | | |
| | | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | Rostov | Rostov | Rostov | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Krasnodar | 2 | | |
| | | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Krasnodar (p) | 0 (4) | | | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | | |
| Zvezda Saint Petersburg | 0 | Rostov | Rostov | Rostov | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Krasnodar (p) | 0 (4) | | | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1 | | |
| Zvezda Saint Petersburg | 0 | Rostov | Rostov | Rostov | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Akron Tolyatti | 0 (2) | | | | | | |
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Akron Tolyatti | 0 (2) | | | | | | |
| | | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 (4) | | | | Akron Tolyatti | Akron Tolyatti | Akron Tolyatti | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Volga Ulyanovsk | 0 | Dynamo Moscow (p) | Dynamo Moscow (p) | Dynamo Moscow (p) | 1 (5) | | | | Akron Tolyatti | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Volga Ulyanovsk | 0 | Dynamo Moscow (p) | Dynamo Moscow (p) | Dynamo Moscow (p) | 1 (5) | Dynamo Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | 0 (1) | | | | | Spartak Moscow | Spartak Moscow | Spartak Moscow | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3 | | | | | Dynamo Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | Dynamo Moscow | 0 (1) | | | | | Spartak Moscow | Spartak Moscow | Spartak Moscow | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3 | | | | | Akron Tolyatti (p) | Akron Tolyatti (p) | Akron Tolyatti (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Akron Tolyatti (p) | Akron Tolyatti (p) | Akron Tolyatti (p) | 1 (7) | Akron Tolyatti (p) | Akron Tolyatti (p) | Akron Tolyatti (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akron Tolyatti | 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Lokomotiv Moscow | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Torpedo Moscow | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 3 December 2022 at 16:30 MSK live on TV-channel «Match TV».
In the quarter-final matches of RPL path teams from same group can't play with each other. Runners-up of group stage will play first matches at home. Winners of regions path round 6 will play stage 1 matches of regions path at home as well.
Regions path :
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Akron Tolyatti (2) Ufa (2) Volga Ulyanovsk (2) Zvezda Saint Petersburg (3) | Akhmat Grozny (1) Pari Nizhny Novgorod (1) Torpedo Moscow (1) Zenit Saint Petersburg (1) |
Times are MSK (UTC+3), as listed by RFU (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

#### RPL path

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–5 | Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 3–2 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rostov | 2–3 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| CSKA Moscow | 3–1 | Krasnodar | 3–0 | 0–1 |

#### Regions path
##### Stage 2

The draw was held on 2 March 2023 at 14:25 MSK live on TV-channel «Match TV».
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Akhmat Grozny (1) Akron Tolyatti (2) Pari Nizhny Novgorod (1) Zenit Saint Petersburg (1) | Dynamo Moscow (1) Krasnodar (1) Lokomotiv Moscow (1) Rostov (1) |

### Semi-finals
#### RPL path

The draw was held on 2 March 2023 at 14:25 MSK live on TV-channel «Match TV».
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2–3 | CSKA Moscow | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Spartak Moscow | 2–3 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1–1 | 1–2 |

#### Regions path

The draw was held on 17 March 2023 at 13:35 MSK live on TV-channel «Match TV».

##### Stage 2

The draw was held on 6 April 2023 at 22:40 MSK live on TV-channel «Match! Premier».
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Akron Tolyatti (2) Krasnodar (1) | Krylia Sovetov Samara (1) Spartak Moscow (1) |

### Path finals
#### RPL path

The draw was held on 6 April 2023 at 22:40 MSK live on TV-channel «Match! Premier».
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 1–1 | 2–1 |

#### Regions path
##### Stage 1

The draw that determines home team was held on 19 April 2023 at 21:00 MSK live on TV-channel «Match! Premier».