2025 Russian Cup final

The 2025 Russian Cup final (formally 'Superfinal' due to the competition structure) was the 33rd Russian Cup Final, the final match of the 2024–25 Russian Cup. It was played at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 1 June 2025,[3] contested by Rostov and CSKA Moscow.

2025 Russian Cup final
Суперфинал Кубка России 2025
view of Luzhniki Stadium
Event2024–25 Russian Cup
CSKA won 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out
Date1 June 2025 (2025-06-01)
VenueLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow
RefereeKirill Levnikov[1]
Attendance57,176[2]
2024
2026

CSKA Moscow won the match 4–3 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after regular time. As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 Russian Premier League, Krasnodar, in the 2025 Russian Super Cup.

Club competition history

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CSKA won the Soviet Cup 5 times and the Russian Cup 8 times previously, in 1945, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1990–91, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 and 2022–23.

Rostov won the Russian Cup once before, in the 2013–14 season.

Path to the final

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Rostov finished the group stage of the cup in second place in group B. Rostov then eliminated Spartak Moscow in the RPL path quarterfinal and lost to Zenit St. Petersburg in the RPL path semi-final. It then (according to the double-elimination competition structure of the cup) transferred into the Regions path, where they eliminated Lokomotiv Moscow and then Spartak Moscow for the second time to reach the final.

CSKA won Group C at the group stage, then eliminated Rubin Kazan, Dynamo Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg (the latter in the penalty shoot-out) to reach the final.

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Match

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Details

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The formal host was determined by a draw on 15 May 2025. The host club chose the dressing room, the reserves bench, the uniform color and the times for warm-up and pre-game press conference.[4]

Rostov
CSKA Moscow
GK1Tajikistan Rustam Yatimov
RB40Russia Ilya Vakhaniyadownward-facing red arrow 88'
CB3Niger Oumar SakoYellow card 58'
CB4 Russia Viktor MelyokhinYellow card 45+5'
LB55Russia Maksim Osipenko
CM10Russia Kirill ShchetininYellow card 82'downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM58Russia Daniil Shantaly
CM18Russia Konstantin Kuchayevdownward-facing red arrow 73'
RF7Brazil Ronaldo
CF27Russia Nikolay Komlichenko (c)
LF69Russia Yegor Golenkovdownward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK13Bosnia and Herzegovina Hidajet Hankić
GK71Russia Daniil Odoyevsky
DF5Russia Nikolai Poyarkov
DF39Russia Maksim Radchenko
DF57Russia Ilya Zhbanov
DF67Russia German Ignatov
DF87Russia Andrei Langovichupward-facing green arrow 88'
MF11Russia Aleksei Sutorminupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF34Armenia Khoren Bayramyanupward-facing green arrow 88'
MF51Russia Aleksey Koltakov
MF62Russia Ivan Komarovupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW91Russia Anton Shamonin
Manager:
Spain Jonatan Alba
GK35Russia Igor Akinfeev (c)
RB22Serbia Milan Gajić
CB78Russia Igor Diveyev
CB4Brazil Willyan Rocha
LB27Brazil Moisés
DM31Russia Matvey Kislyak
CM10Russia Ivan Oblyakov
CM25Serbia Kristijan Bistrovićdownward-facing red arrow 73'
AM11Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić
CF20Mali Sékou Koïtadownward-facing red arrow 67'
CF9Venezuela Saúl Guarirapadownward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutes:
GK49Russia Vladislav Torop
DF3Russia Danil Krugovoy
DF13Brazil Khellven
DF51Russia Dzhamalutdin Abdulkadyrov
DF90Russia Matvey Lukin
MF6Russia Maksim Mukhin
MF17Russia Kirill Glebovupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF19Russia Rifat Zhemaletdinov
MF21Uzbekistan Abbosbek Fayzullaevupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW7Brazil Alerrandro
FW8Belarus Artyom Shumansky
FW11Russia Tamerlan Musayevupward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Serbia Marko Nikolić

Assistant referees:[1]
Dmitry Ermakov (St. Petersburg)
Andrey Vereteshkin (St. Petersburg)
Fourth official:[1]
Aleksey Sukhoi (Lyubertsy)
Reserve assistant:[1]
Rustam Mukhtarov (Petrozavodsk)
Inspector:[1]
Sergey Zuev (Moscow)
VAR:[1]
Vitali Meshkov (Dmitrov)
AVAR:[1]
Andrey Fisenko (Vladivostok)

Match rules

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Кирилл Левников — главный судья Суперфинала FONBET Кубка России 2024/25" [Kirill Levnikov — referee of the FONBET Russian Cup Superfinal 2024/25]. RFS.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России посетили более 57 тысяч болельщиков" [More than 57 thousand fans attended the FONBET Russian Cup Superfinal]. RFS.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России 2024/25 пройдёт в «Лужниках»" [Superfinal of FONBET Russian Cup 2024–25 will be played at Luzhniki] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 18 April 2024.
  4. ""Ростов" будет хозяином поля в Суперфинале FONBET Кубка России" ["Rostov" will be the home team in the FONBET Russian Cup Superfinal]. RFS.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.