Russian Cup (Кубок России) is a

cup competition A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

for Russian

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

teams, held almost every year since 1937. Originally, it was called the Soviet Cup. The cup is now administered by the Russian Bandy Federation. To be eligible to play in the Russian Bandy Super League, a club have to play the cup.

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Bandy competitions in Russia National bandy cups {{bandy-stub