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The 2021–22 Russian Cup was the 30th season of the Russian
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knockout tournament since the dissolution of the
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. The competition qualification started on 14 July 2021 and it concluded on 29 May 2022. The
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was attended by almost 70,000 fans at the
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. The winner of the cup would normally win entry into the
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; however, on 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs were suspended from FIFA & UEFA international competitions until further notice. The
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was cited as the reason. Nevertheless, the winners do qualify for the 2022 Russian Super Cup.


Round dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.


Teams


Qualifying round


Round 1


Round 2


Round 3


Elite group round (1/32 and 1/16 finals)

At this stage, 11 RPL teams enter the tournament, not playing in European competition. They are joined by 11 FNL teams and 11 PFL teams, winners of the last stage of the cup. The selection takes place in 11 groups. Each group contains one team from RPL, FNL and PFL. The group stage will be held in 3 rounds. Teams from the lower leagues will play matches at home: * 1st round. August 25–26. PFL v FNL. * 2nd round. September 22–23. PFL v RPL. * 3rd round. October 27. FNL v RPL. The system of scoring and determining the winners in the group round based on the results of each match: * for winning in regulation time - 3 points. * for a draw in regulation time and a victory on penalties - 2 points. * for a draw in regulation time and defeat on penalties - 1 point. * points are not awarded for a defeat in regular time.


Group 1


Group 2


Group 3


Group 4


Group 5


Group 6


Group 7


Group 8


Group 9


Group 10


Group 11


Knockout phase


Round of 16


Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 4 March 2022 in 16:00 MSK (
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) live on russian sports channel «Match TV» and media portal «Sportbox.ru». Rules for the draw: * Each team able to play against each team; * If the team played their last game (round of 16) at home, in quarter-final stage the game will be played at away; * If the 2 teams on round of 16 played their game at home (or away), in quarter-final «home team» was determined by first team that was ball out. On 30 March make available dates of the matches.


Semi-finals

The draw will be held on 21 April 2022 in 21:00 MSK (
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) live on russian sports channel «
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Final


References


External links


Official page
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