The draw for the group stage of the Russian Cup, which took place on August 17, gave a powerful poster to quartet B, which included Zenit and Spartak, which means that we will see two matches of the “derby of two capitals” between the leaders of the national championship at once.
The RPL debutant Fakel Voronezh and Samara Wings of the Soviets also ended up in the same group with the St. Petersburg and Moscow clubs.
Matches of the first round will be held from August 30 to September 1. The exact schedule will be announced later. Here’s what the rest of the groups look like:
At the group stage of the RPL path, the teams will play each other in two rounds – each with six matches. The clubs that take the first two places in their groups will get into the playoffs of the RPL path. Teams from the third places will play in the playoffs of the path of the regions.
In the final of the tournament, which will be held in June 2023, the winners of the RPL path and the path of the regions will play.
16 Premier League clubs follow the RPL path, and teams from the first and second leagues, as well as amateur teams, follow the path of the regions. Sensations in the current draw have already happened: the blogging clubs Amkal and 2Drots reached the 1/128 finals of the path of the regions. The first one beat “Zorkiy” on penalties, and the second defeated “Chertanovo” (3:0).