2017–18 Russian Cup

2017–18 Russian Cup
Country Russia
Teams 98
Champions Tosno (1st title)
Runners-up Avangard Kursk
Matches played 95
Goals scored 259 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Aleksandr Sobolev (4 goals)
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The 2017–18 Russian Cup was the 26th season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.

The competition started on 14 July 2017 and finished on 9 May 2018. The winners, FC Tosno, could have earned a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, but did not obtain the UEFA license.

Representation of clubs in leagues

First Round

West and Centre
Ural-Povolzhye
South

Second Round

East
West and Centre
Ural-Povolzhye
South

Third Round

East
West and Center
Ural–Povolzhye
South

Fourth Round

FNL clubs entered at this stage (except for FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg and FC Spartak-2 Moscow).

Round of 32

Teams from the Premier League entered the competition at this round. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2017.[1]

Round of 16

The matches were played on 25 October 2017.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 27 February, 28 February and 4 April 2018.

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 18 April 2018.

Final

The final match was played on 9 May 2018.

References

  1. "Даты матчей 1/16 финала ОЛИМП-Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 8 September 2017.
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