The Russian Cup 2008–09 was the seventeenth season of the Russian

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knockout tournament since the dissolution of

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. The competition started on April 16, 2008 and finished with the Final held in spring 2009. The defending champions were

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Preliminary round

This round featured 20

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teams and 2 amateur teams. The games were played from April 16 – 27, 2008.

Section West

Section Center

Section South

Section Ural-Povolzhye

Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2008 season.

First round

In this round entered 11 winners from the previous round as well as 57 other

teams, what made every team competing in this round Second Division one. The matches were played from April 29 – May 18, 2008.

Section West

Section Center

Section South

Section Ural-Povolzhye

Section East

Second round

In this round entered 34 winners from the First Round and the 6 remaining

teams. The matches were played from May 21 – 29, 2008.

Section West

Section Center

Section South

Section Ural-Povolzhye

Section East

Third round

The winners from the previous round entered this round. The matches were played from June 7 – 13, 2008.

Section West

Section Center

Section South

Section Ural-Povolzhye

Section East

Fourth round

In this round entered winners from the previous round as well as 22 First Division teams. The matches were played on June 30 and July 1, 2008. Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2008 season.

Fifth round

All 16

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teams entered the competition in this round together with 16 winners from the previous round. The matches were played on August 5 and 6, 2008. Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2008 season.

Sixth Round

The winners from the previous round entered the Sixth Round. The matches were played on September 23 and 24, 2008. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2008 season.

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on April 15 and 22, 2009. ---- ---- ---- Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2009 season.

Semi-finals

The matches were played on May 6 and 13, 2009. ----

Final

The final was played on May 31, 2009. Played in the earlier stages, but were not on the final game squad: FC Rubin Kazan:

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(DF), Jefthon (DF), Vitali Kaleshin (DF), Dato Kvirkvelia (DF),

Igor Klimov Igor Konstantinovich Klimov (russian: Игорь Константинович Климов; born 1 November 1989) is a Russian football defender. He plays for FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo. Career Klimov made his professional debut for FC Rubin K ...

(DF), Mikhail Mischenko (DF), Aleksei Popov (DF), Lasha Salukvadze (DF), Andrei Fyodorov (DF),

Vadim Afonin Vadim Afonin (russian: Вадим Афонин, born 29 September 1987) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek-Russian association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Career Club In February 2014 Afonin signed for FC Orenburg, Gazovik Ore ...

(MF), Vagiz Galiullin (MF), Andrei Gorbanets (MF),

Andrei Kobenko Andrei Vasilyevich Kobenko (russian: Андрей Васильевич Кобенко; born 25 June 1982) is a former Russian footballer. Club career He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Amkar Perm on 1 May 2004 in a game against FC ...

(MF), Aleksei Kotlyarov (MF),

Sergei Semak Sergei Bogdanovich Semak (russian: Серге́й Богда́нович Сема́к ; uk, Сергій Богданович Семак; born 27 February 1976) is a Russian football manager and a former international midfielder who currently ...

(MF), Ildar Bikchantayev (FW),

Savo Milošević Savo Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Саво Милошевић, ; born 2 September 1973) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. A former forward, he signed for English club Aston Villa after making a name for himself at Partiza ...

(FW), Davron Mirzayev (FW), Ruslan Nagayev (FW),

Igor Portnyagin Igor Igorevich Portnyagin (russian: Игорь Игоревич Портнягин; born 7 January 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career He made his debut for the senior squad of FC Rubin Kazan o ...

(FW). PFC CSKA Moscow: Anton Grigoryev (DF), Luboš Kalouda (MF),

Elvir Rahimić Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football coach and former professional player who spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow. He is currently a coach for the Bosnia and Herzegovina nation ...

(MF),

Ricardo Jesus Ricardo Jesus da Silva (born May 16, 1985) is a Brazilian striker, who currently plays for Tombense. Career Da Silva has played for Sport Club Internacional, PFC Spartak Nalchik and PFC CSKA Moscow. Several enquiries were made by Italian c ...

(FW), Dmitri Ryzhov (FW), Dawid Janczyk (FW).

External links

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