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PARTICIPANTS

All clubs from the Russian Premier League , First Division and Second Division compete for the Russian Cup. Amateur clubs are not allowed to participate.


COMPETITION SYSTEM

The competition is held under knockout format. Second Division teams start from 1/512, 1/256, or 1/128 final stage, depending on the number of teams in the corresponding Second Division zone. First Division sides enter the tournament at 1/32 final stage, and Premier League Sides at 1/16 final stage. All ties from 1/512 final to 1/32 final are one-legged and from 1/16 final to semifinal are two-legged. The final tie is played as a single match in Moscow . First round matches are usually played in April, with the final being played the following year in May, so each Russian Cup competition lasts for more than a year.


FINALS

The Russian Cup has been played since 1992 . The finals have produced the following results:


PERFORMANCE BY CLUB



TRIVIA

To date, Terek Grozny is the only club which has won the cup while playing in the First Division.


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