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2026 Russian Cup final

The 2026 Russian Cup final (formally 'Superfinal' due to the competition structure) was the 34th Russian Cup Final, the final match of the 2025–26 Russian Cup. It was played at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 24 May 2026,[3] contested by Spartak Moscow and Krasnodar.

2026 Russian Cup final
Суперфинал Кубка России 2026
view of Luzhniki Stadium
Event2025–26 Russian Cup
Spartak Moscow Krasnodar
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Spartak Moscow won 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out
Date24 May 2026 (2026-05-24)
VenueLuzhniki Stadium, Moscow
RefereeInal Tanashev[1]
Attendance72,978[2]
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Spartak Moscow won the match 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after regular time. As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2025–26 Russian Premier League, Zenit Saint Petersburg, in the 2026 Russian Super Cup.

Club competition history

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Spartak won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 4 times previously, in 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1992, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2021–22.

Krasnodar has never won the Russian Cup before, reaching the finals twice.

Path to the final

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Spartak won Group C in the group stage of the cup. Then they eliminated Lokomotiv Moscow in the RPL path quarterfinal and lost to Dynamo Moscow 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 Zenit St. Petersburg in a penalty shoot-out and then CSKA Moscow to reach the final.

Krasnodar won Group B at the group stage, then eliminated Orenburg, CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow (the latter in the penalty shoot-out) to reach the final.

Match

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Details

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GK98Russia Aleksandr Maksimenkodownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
RB83Portugal Gedson Fernandes
CB3Cameroon Christopher Wooh
CB4 Ghana Alexander Djikudownward-facing red arrow 44'
LB47Russia Roman Zobnin (c)downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CM68Russia Ruslan Litvinov
CM18Russia Nail UmyarovYellow card 59'
RW7Argentina Pablo Solaridownward-facing red arrow 64'
AM5Argentina Esequiel Barco
LW10Brazil Marquinhos
CF9Costa Rica Manfred Ugaldedownward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
GK1Russia Ilya Pomazunupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
GK56Russia Aleksandr Dovbnya
DF2Moldova Oleg Reabciuk
DF14Russia Ilya Samoshnikov
DF27Russia Igor Dmitriyevupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
DF97Russia Daniil DenisovYellow card 90+2'upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF17Russia Vladislav Saus
MF24Russia Nikita Massalyga
MF28Russia Daniil Zorin
MF35Luxembourg Christopher MartinsYellow card 45'upward-facing green arrow 44'
FW11Trinidad and Tobago Levi Garcíaupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW91Russia Anton Zabolotny
Manager:
Spain Juan Carlos Carcedo
GK1Russia Stanislav Agkatsev
RB20Uruguay Giovanni Gonzálezdownward-facing red arrow 82'
CB3Brazil Vítor TormenaYellow card 45+2'
CB4Brazil Diego CostaYellow card 52'
LB15Uruguay Lucas OlazaYellow card 45+3'
CM6Cape Verde Kevin Pina
CM66Brazil Douglas AugustoYellow card 66'downward-facing red arrow 72'
RW11Angola João BatxiYellow card 52'
AM10Armenia Eduard Spertsyan (c)Yellow card 80'
LW88Russia Nikita Krivtsov
CF9Colombia Jhon Córdobadownward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK16Russia Aleksandr Koryakin
GK34Russia Andrey Karpenko
DF2Russia Vitali Stezhko
DF5Brazil Jubal
DF17Russia Valentin Paltsevupward-facing green arrow 82'
DF59Russia Artyom Khmarin
DF98Russia Sergei Petrov
FW7Brazil Victor Sá
FW23Uruguay Juan Manuel Boselliupward-facing green arrow 72'
FW90Nigeria Moses Cobnanupward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Russia Murad Musayev

Assistant referees:[1]
Rustam Mukhtarov (Petrozavodsk)
Adlan Khatuev (Grozny)
Fourth official:[1]
Evgeny Bulanov (Saransk)
Reserve assistant:[1]
Denis Petrov (Astrakhan)
Inspector:[1]
Nikolai Levnikov (Sochi)
VAR:[1]
Artur Fedorov (Petrozavodsk)
AVAR:[1]
Sergey Tsyganok (Kaliningrad)

Match rules

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Инал Танашев — главный судья Суперфинала FONBET Кубка России 2025/26" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России сезона 2025/26 побил рекорд посещаемости турнира" [The FONBET Russian Cup Supefinal of the 2025/26 season broke the tournament's attendance record]. RFS.ru (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "«Спартак» и «Краснодар» сыграют в Суперфинале FONBET Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 22 May 2026.
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