The Communications Service of the Russian Football Union (RFU) has published a calendar of matches for the group stage of the FONBET RPL Path of the Russian Cup, in which 16 MIR clubs of the Russian Premier League (RPL) take part.

In the group stage, which will last from August 30 to November 19, RPL teams will play each other in two rounds. The clubs that take the first two places will get into the playoffs of the RPL Path. Teams from the third places will play in the playoffs of the Path of Regions.

1st round:

Group A

August 31

16:30 Khimki – Krasnodar

18:30 PARI NN – Lokomotiv

Group B

August 30

19:00 Spartak — Wings of the Soviets

August 31

19:00 Zenit – Fakel

Group C

August 31

20:30 Akhmat – Orenburg

21:00 Rostov – Dynamo

Group D

August 31

15:00 Ural – Sochi

17:00 Torpedo – CSKA

2nd round:

September 13–15

Group A

Lokomotiv – Krasnodar

PARI NN – Khimki

Group B

Wings of the Soviets – Zenit

Spartak – Fakel

Group C

Dynamo – Akhmat

Rostov – Orenburg

Group D

Sochi – Torpedo

CSKA – Ural

3rd round:

September 28–30

Group A

Krasnodar – PARI NN

Khimki – Lokomotiv

Group B

Spartak – Zenit

“Torch” – “Wings of the Soviets”

Group C

Akhmat – Rostov

Orenburg – Dynamo

Group D

CSKA – Sochi

Ural – Torpedo

4th round:

October 18–20

Group A

PARI NN – Krasnodar

Lokomotiv – Khimki

Group B

Fakel – Spartak

Zenit – Wings of the Soviets

Group C

Dynamo – Rostov

Orenburg – Akhmat

Group D

Sochi – Ural

CSKA – Torpedo

5th round:

November 8–10

Group A

Krasnodar – Lokomotiv

Khimki – PARI NN

Group B

Fakel – Zenit

Wings of the Soviets – Spartak

Group C

Orenburg – Rostov

Akhmat – Dynamo

Group D

Torpedo – Sochi

Ural – CSKA

6th round:

November 18–20

Group A

Lokomotiv – PARI NN

Krasnodar – Khimki

Group B

Zenit – Spartak

“Wings of the Soviets” – “Torch”

Group C

Rostov – Akhmat

Dynamo – Orenburg

Group D

Sochi – CSKA

Torpedo – Ural