Football
The RFU has published a calendar of the group stage of the Cup of Russia on football
Photo: © RIA Novosti / Alexei Filippov
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
Source: Sportbox
I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.