2024–25 Russian Cup
| 2024–25 Fonbet Russian Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Russia |
| Teams | 107 |
All statistics correct as of 26 July 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Russian Cup is the 33rd season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1] The competition started on 30 July 2024 and will conclude on 1 June 2025.
The winner of the cup would normally gain entry into the 2025–26 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): 18 clubs (without 2 farm teams)
- Division B of Russian Second League (4): 42 clubs (without 17 farm teams and 2 Crimean teams)
- Amateur leagues:
- Third division (5): 8 clubs
- Fourth division (regional leagues) (6): 2 clubs
- Media amateur clubs (7): 3 clubs
- Total: 107 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][6]
| Phase | Round | Match date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying rounds (regions path) | Round 1 | 30 July – 1 August 2024 | ||
| Round 2 | 20–22 August 2024 | |||
| Round 3 | 3–5 September 2024 | |||
| Round 4 | 24–26 September 2024 | |||
| Round 5 | 15–17 October 2024 | |||
| Round 6 | 29–31 October 2024 | |||
| Group stage (RPL path) | Matchday 1 | 30 July – 1 August 2024 | ||
| Matchday 2 | 13–15 August 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 27–28 August 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 17–19 September 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 1–3 October 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 22–24 October 2024 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 5–7 November 2024 |
| Match 2 | 26–28 November 2024 | |||
| Regions path | Stage 1 | 26–28 November 2024 | ||
| Stage 2 | 11–13 March 2025 | |||
| Semi-finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 11–13 March 2025 | |
| Match 2 | 15–17 April 2025 | |||
| Regions path | Stage 1 | 15–17 April 2025 | ||
| Stage 2 | 30 April – 2 May 2025 | |||
| Path finals | RPL path | Match 1 | 30 April – 2 May 2025 | |
| Match 2 | 13–15 May 2025 | |||
| Regions path | 13–15 May 2025 | |||
| Final | 1 June 2025 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "About the Russian Cup".
- ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". UEFA. 2 May 2022.
- ^ "107 клубов сыграет в новом сезоне FONBET Кубка России 2024/2025". rfs.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "ВСЕ О НОВОМ ФОРМАТЕ КУБКА РОССИИ". rfs.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ «МАТЧ ТВ» СТАЛИ ИЗВЕСТНЫ СРОКИ ПРОВЕДЕНИЯ КУБКА РОССИИ ПО ФУТБОЛУ В НОВОМ ФОРМАТЕ
- ^ "Расписание матчей" (in Russian). РФС. Retrieved 2024-07-17.