The 2008–09 Russian Cup was the seventeenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on 16 April 2008 and finished with the final held on 31 May 2009.[1][2][3] The defending champions were CSKA Moscow.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CSKA Moscow |
| Runner-up | Rubin Kazan |
Preliminary round
This round featured 20 Second Division teams and 2 amateur teams. The games were played between 16 and 27 April 2008.
Section Center
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zvezda Serpukhov (III) | 4–0 | Nika Moscow (III) |
| Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast (III) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo (III) |
Section South
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zhemchuzhina Sochi (III) | 0–1 | FC Krasnodar (III) |
| Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan (III) | 1–0 | Dagdizel Kaspiysk (III) |
Section Ural-Povolzhye
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Khimik Dzerzhinsk (III) | 1–0 | Energetik Uren (III) |
| Rubin-2 Kazan (III) | 3–1 | FC Nizhny Novgorod (III) |
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2008 season.
First round
In this round entered 11 winners from the previous round as well as 57 other Second Division teams, what made every team competing in this round Second Division one. The matches were played between 29 April and 18 May 2008.
Section Center
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Lukhovitsy | 2–1 | Zvezda Serpukhov |
| FC Ryazan | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast |
| Zenit Penza | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Mordovia Saransk |
| Spartak Tambov | 1–2 | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| Avangard Kursk | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Rusichi Oryol |
| FC Yelets | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | FC Gubkin |
| FCS-73 Voronez | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Dynamo Voronezh |
| Zodiak Stary Oskol | 0–2 | Lokomotiv Liski |
Section South
Section Ural-Povolzhye
Section East
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sibir-2 Novosibirsk | 1–0 | KUZBASS Kemerovo |
| Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Okean Nakhodka |
Second round
In this round entered 34 winners from the First Round and the 6 remaining Second Division teams. The matches were played between 21 and 29 May 2008.
Section Center
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn-2 Moscow Oblast | 0–3 | FC Lukhovitsy |
| Mordovia Saransk | 0–3 | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| FC Gubkin | 1–2 | Avangard Kursk |
| Dynamo Voronezh | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Liski |
Section South
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Krasnodar | 3–1 | FC Krasnodar-2000 |
| FC Taganrog | 4–2 | FC Bataysk-2007 |
| Olimpia Volgograd | 0–1 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan |
| Rotor Volgograd | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Avtodor Vladikavkaz |
Section Ural-Povolzhye
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 3–1 | Dynamo Kirov |
| FC Togliatti | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Lada Togliatti |
| Alnas Almetyevsk | 2–1 | SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk |
| Zenit Chelyabinsk | 0–1 | Gazovik Orenburg |
Section East
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Irtysh-1946 Omsk | 0–3 | Sibir-2 Novosibirsk |
| Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | 1–0 | Sibiryak Bratsk |
| FC Chita | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Amur Blagoveshchensk |
| Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 4–1 | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
Third round
The winners from the previous round entered this round. The matches were played between 7 and 13 June 2008.
Section Center
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Metallurg Lipetsk | 2–0 | FC Lukhovitsy |
| Dynamo Voronezh | 0–2 | Avangard Kursk |
Section South
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FC Taganrog | 4–1 | FC Krasnodar |
| Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Rotor Volgograd |
Section Ural-Povolzhye
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Lada Togliatti | 1–5 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod |
| Gazovik Orenburg | 3–0 | Alnas Almetyevsk |
Section East
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sibir-2 Novosibirsk | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk |
| Amur Blagoveshchensk | 0–1 | Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure |
Fourth round
In this round entered winners from the previous round as well as 22 First Division teams. The matches were played on 30 June and 1 July 2008.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Metallurg Krasnoyarsk (III) | 2–3 | Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure (III) |
| Torpedo Vladimir (III) | 4–0 | Torpedo Moscow (II) |
| Volga Tver (III) | 1–3 | Baltika Kaliningrad (II) |
| Metallurg Lipetsk (III) | 3–0 | Volga Ulyanovsk (II) |
| Vityaz Podolsk (II) | 3–1 | Sportakademklub Moscow (II) |
| Avangard Kursk (III) | 0–1 | Dynamo Bryansk (II) |
| Salyut-Energia Belgorod (II) | 3–0 | FC Rostov (II) |
| Chernomorets Novorossiysk (II) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Kuban Krasnodar (II) |
| FC Taganrog (III) | 0–3 | SKA Rostov-on-Don (II) |
| Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan (III) | 2–3 | Alania Vladikavkaz (II) |
| Anzhi Makhachkala (II) | 3–0 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk (II) |
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod (III) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Nosta Novotroitsk (II) |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (II) | 2–1 | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (II) |
| Sibir Novosibirsk (II) | 4–1 | Dynamo Barnaul (II) |
| Gazovik Orenburg (III) | 1–0 | Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk (II) |
| SKA-Energia Khabarovsk (II) | 4–0 | Zvezda Irkutsk (II) |
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2008 season.
Fifth round
All 16 Premier League teams entered the competition in this round together with 16 winners from the previous round. The matches were played on 5 and 6 August 2008.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure (III) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Rubin Kazan |
| Torpedo Vladimir (III) | 1–4 | CSKA Moscow |
| Baltika Kaliningrad (II) | 3–0 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok |
| Metallurg Lipetsk (III) | 0–2 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Vityaz Podolsk (II) | 2–1 | Spartak Nalchik |
| Dynamo Bryansk (II) | 1–2 | Spartak Moscow |
| Salyut-Energia Belgorod (II) | 0–1 | Shinnik Yaroslavl |
| Kuban Krasnodar (II) | 0–1 | Dynamo Moscow |
| SKA Rostov-on-Don (II) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Khimki |
| Alania Vladikavkaz (II) | 1–3 | FC Moscow |
| Anzhi Makhachkala (II) | 2–3 | Terek Grozny |
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod (III) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Saturn Moscow Oblast |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (II) | 1–5 | Tom Tomsk |
| Sibir Novosibirsk (II) | 1–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Gazovik Orenburg (III) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Krylia Sovetov Samara |
| SKA-Energia Khabarovsk (II) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Amkar Perm |
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2008 season.
Sixth round
The winners from the previous round entered the Sixth Round. The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2008.
| 23 September 2008 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–0 | SKA Rostov-on-Don (II) | Moscow |
| 19:00 | Kowalczyk  11'Kerzhakov 80' | Stadium: Dynamo Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Ildus Biglov (Ufa) |
| 24 September 2008 | Tom Tomsk | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Volga Nizhny Novgorod (III) | Tomsk |
| 15:00 | Tarasov 13' Kornilenko 23' | Malakhov 45' Aydov 75' (pen.) | Stadium: Trud Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sergei Matsyura (Komsomolsk-on-Amur) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Klimov  Kharitonov Jokić Radosavljević |  Aydov Vasilyev Malakhov | |||
| 24 September 2008 | FC Moscow | 3–0 | Terek Grozny | Moscow |
| 18:00 | Kuzmin 27' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Česnauskis 49' | Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 683 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko (Rostov-on-Don) |
| 24 September 2008 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–0 | Vityaz Podolsk (II) | Moscow |
| 18:00 | Traoré 59' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Aleksei Sergeyev (Moscow) |
| 24 September 2008 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 0–2 | Sibir Novosibirsk (II) | Samara |
| 18:00 | Gorbanets 58' Medvedev 80' | Stadium: Metallurg Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Moscow) |
| 24 September 2008 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1–2 | Spartak Moscow | Shinnik, Yaroslavl |
| 18:30 | Kudryashov 57' | Ryzhkov 45' Prudnikov 49' | Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Yuri Klyuchnikov (Rostov-on-Don) |
| 24 September 2008 | Rubin Kazan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Amkar Perm | Kazan |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Central Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Vyacheslav Kharlamov (Moscow) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Milošević Ansaldi Adamov Kobenko | Sirakov Drinčić Cherenchikov | |||
| 24 September 2008 | CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | Baltika Kaliningrad (II) | Moscow |
| 19:00 | Dzagoev 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Luzhniki Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Aleksei Kovalev (Tambov) |
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2008 season.
Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 15 and 22 April 2009.
| 15 April 2009 | Rubin Kazan | 2–0 | Sibir Novosibirsk (II) | Kazan |
| 19:00 | Adamov 33' Gorbanets 86' | Stadium: Central Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Vyacheslav Popov (Degtyarsk) |
| 15 April 2009 | Spartak Moscow | 0–3 | Dynamo Moscow | Moscow |
| 20:00 | Kerzhakov 63' Khokhlov 77'Smolov 89' | Stadium: Luzhniki Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Aleksandr Kolobaev (Moscow) |
| 22 April 2009 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | CSKA Moscow | Moscow |
| 19:00 | Necid 57' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Attendance: 15,840 Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Moscow) |
| 22 April 2009 | FC Moscow | 2–1 | Tom Tomsk | Moscow |
| 20:00 | Epureanu 63' Bracamonte 75' | Michkov 58' | Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Igor Egorov (Nizhny Novgorod) |
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participated in during the 2009 season.
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 6 and 13 May 2009.
| 6 May 2009 | FC Moscow | 0–1 | Rubin Kazan | Moscow |
| 18:30 | Ryazantsev 49' | Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Saint Petersburg) |
| 13 May 2009 | Dynamo Moscow | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | CSKA Moscow | Khimki |
| 19:30 | Khokhlov 86' Kerzhakov 90+3' (pen.) | Vágner Love 40' (pen.) Zhirkov 53' | Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 6,068 Referee: Almir Kayumov (Moscow) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Kerzhakov D.Kombarov Kolodin Wilkshire Khokhlov Smolov Dimidko Kokorin | Daniel Carvalho Vágner Love Zhirkov Ignashevich Necid Schennikov Aldonin V.Berezutskiy | |||
Final
The final was played on 31 May 2009.
| Rubin Kazan | 0–1 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aldonin 90+2' |
     Rubin Kazan |  CSKA |
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Played in the earlier stages, but were not on the final game squad:
FC Rubin Kazan: 
Gabriel (DF), Jefthon (DF), Vitali Kaleshin (DF), 
Dato Kvirkvelia (DF), Igor Klimov (DF), Mikhail Mischenko (DF), Aleksei Popov (DF), Lasha Salukvadze (DF), 
Andrei Fyodorov (DF), Vadim Afonin (MF), Vagiz Galiullin (MF), Andrei Gorbanets (MF), Andrei Kobenko (MF), Aleksei Kotlyarov (MF), Sergei Semak (MF), Ildar Bikchantayev (FW), 
Savo Milošević (FW), Davron Mirzayev (FW), Ruslan Nagayev (FW), Igor Portnyagin (FW).
PFC CSKA Moscow: Anton Grigoryev (DF), 
Luboš Kalouda (MF), 
Elvir Rahimić (MF), Ricardo Jesus (FW), Dmitri Ryzhov (FW), 
Dawid Janczyk (FW).