The 2017–18
Russian Cup was the 26th season of the Russian
football knockout tournament since the dissolution of
Soviet Union
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.
The competition started on 14 July 2017 and finished on 9 May 2018. The winners,
FC Tosno, could have earned a spot in the
2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, but did not obtain the UEFA license and was closed a month later due to financial problems.
Representation of clubs in leagues
*
Russian Premier League: 16 clubs;
*
Russian Football National League: 18 clubs;
*
Russian Professional Football League: 57 clubs;
*
Russian Amateur Football League: 3 clubs:
Dynamo Kostroma,
Zvezda Saint Petersburg,
Metallurg Asha;
* Russian Regional League: 2 clubs:
FC Belogorsk,
FC Delin Izhevsk;
* Total: 96 clubs.
First round
;West and Centre
;Ural-Povolzhye
;South
Second round
;East
;West and Centre
;Ural-Povolzhye
;South
Third round
;East
;West and Center
;Ural–Povolzhye
;South
Fourth round
FNL clubs entered at this stage (except for
FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg and
FC Spartak-2 Moscow).
Round of 32
Teams from the
Premier League
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entered the competition at this round. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2017.
Round of 16
The matches were played on 25 October 2017.
Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 27 February, 28 February and 4 April 2018.
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 18 April 2018.
Final
References
External links
Official page
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Russian Cup
Russian Cup seasons
Cup
Russian Cup