The 1997–98 Russian Cup was the sixth season of the Russian

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knockout tournament since the dissolution of

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First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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teams

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and Shinnik Yaroslavl started at this stage. , colspan="3" style="background:#99CCCC;", , colspan="3" style="background:#99CCCC;",

Round of 32

All the other

teams started at this stage.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Played in the earlier stages, but not in the final game: FC Spartak Moscow:

Vadim Evseev Vadim Valentinovich Yevseyev ( rus, Вади́м Валенти́нович Евсе́ев, p=vɐˈdʲim vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ jɪfˈsʲe(j)ɪf; born 8 January 1976) is a Russian association football, football coach and a former player. H ...

(DF),

Ramiz Mamedov Ramiz Mamedov (; ; born 21 August 1972) is a retired Soviet and Russian football player of Azerbaijani descent, best known as a defender for Spartak Moscow in the 1990s. Club career Mamedov's career as player started in 1991 and finished in 2 ...

(DF), Konstantin Golovskoy (DF), Aleksei Melyoshin (MF), Aleksei Bakharev (MF),

Aleksandr Shirko Aleksandr Petrovich Shirko (; born 24 November 1976) is a Russian football scout and a former player. Playing career Shirko started his professional career with Spartak Moscow, with whom he won six Russian Premier League titles, from 1996 to ...

(FW), Sergey Dmitriev (FW), Aleksei Zlydnev (FW), Sergei Lutovinov (FW), Luis Robson (FW). FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Aleksandr Podshivalov (GK), Aleksei Arifullin (DF),

Andrei Lavrik Andrei Ivanavich Lavrik (; ; born 7 December 1974) is a Belarusian football official, coach and a former player. Career statistics Honours Dinamo-93 Minsk *Belarusian Cup: 1994–95 Dinamo Minsk * Belarusian Premier League: 1997 Lokomoti ...

(DF), Oleg Pashinin (DF), Vladimir Maminov (MF), Aleksandr Smirnov (MF), Bakhva Tedeyev (MF), Albert Sarkisyan (MF), Vitali Veselov (FW), Oleh Haras (FW).

Notes

References

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