2025–26 Russian Cup

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== Group stage (RPL path) ==

The draw for group stage was held on 29 June 2025.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/cup/news/222640|title=Состоялась жеребьёвка FONBET Кубка России сезона 2025/26|date=29 June 2025}}</ref>

16 teams of the Russian Premier League (RPL) will start the tournament from the group stage (4 teams in each group). The teams will play 6 matches in the group stage:

* 1st day — 29–31 July;

* 2nd day — 12–14 August;

* 3rd day — 26–28 August;

* 4th day — TBD September;

* 5th day — TBD October;

* 6th day — TBD October.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/cup/news/222663|title=Определено расписание первых трёх туров Пути РПЛ FONBET Кубка России 2025/26|date=5 July 2025}}</ref>

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! width="25%"|Pot 1 !! width="25%"|Pot 2 !! width="25%"|Pot 3 !! width="25%"|Pot 4

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* [[FC Krasnodar|Krasnodar]]

* [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]]

* [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]]

* [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]

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* [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]

* [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]

* [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]

* [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]

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* [[FC Akron Tolyatti|Akron Tolyatti]]

* [[PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|Krylia Sovetov Samara]]

* [[FC Dynamo Makhachkala|Dynamo Makhachkala]]

* [[FC Akhmat Grozny|Akhmat Grozny]]

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* [[FC Baltika Kaliningrad|Baltika Kaliningrad]]

* [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]]

* [[PFC Sochi|Sochi]]

* [[FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod|Pari Nizhny Novgorod]]

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Composition of the pots is based on results of the [[2024–25 Russian Premier League]] and [[2024–25 Russian First League]]. In the same group there can't be more than 2 teams from Moscow, also [[FC Krasnodar]] and [[FC Rostov]] can't be in the same group due to logistics restrictions in this cities.

Times are [[Moscow Time|MSK]] ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]), as listed by [[Russian Football Union|RFU]] (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

==References==

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