2016 Russian Cup final
 The Kazan Arena hosted the final | |||||||
| Event | 2015–16 Russian Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 2 May 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Kazan Arena, Kazan | ||||||
| Referee | Alexander Yegorov | ||||||
| Attendance | 36,500 | ||||||
The 2016 Russian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2015–16 Russian Cup, the 24th season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 2 May 2016 at the Kazan Arena in Kazan, between CSKA Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg.
After being level 1—1 at halftime, Zenit scored three second half goals to emerge victorious with a 4-1 win.[1]
As winners, Zenit qualified for the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League and also faced off against CSKA in a rematch of the cup final in the Russian Super Cup held on 23 July 2016.
Match details
[edit]| CSKA Moscow | 1−4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
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Olanare  36' |
RPFL Report | Hulk 34' (pen.), 63' (pen.) Kokorin 55'Yusupov 69' |
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Match rules
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References
[edit]External links
[edit]- (in Russian) Russian Cup on the website of the Russian Football Union
- (in Russian) Department of professional football of the Russian Football Union
- (in English) Russian Cup at the RFPL website
- (in English) Russia - Cup Finals, RSSSF.com