2017 Russian Cup final

The 2017 Russian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 Russian Cup, the 25th season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 2 May 2017 at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, between Ural Yekaterinburg and Lokomotiv Moscow. Lokomotiv won the game courtesy of goals from Igor Denisov and Aleksei Miranchuk.[1]

2017 Russian Cup Final
The Fisht Olympic Stadium hosted the final
Event2016–17 Russian Cup
Date2 May 2017 (2017-05-02)
VenueFisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
RefereeAleksei Nikolaev (referee)
Attendance24,500
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2018

The winner qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and also faced the champions of the 2016–17 Russian Premier League, Spartak Moscow in the 2017 Russian Super Cup.

Venue

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The Russian Cup final was held for Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium, which holds 40,000 people, was constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, where it served as the venue for their opening and closing ceremonies. Following the events, the stadium was remodeled into an open-air football stadium and hosted matches as part of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Background

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Lokomotiv played their 8th Russian Cup final, second only to CSKA's 11.[2] Prior to the 2017 final, they have won six, against the seven won by their cross town rivals. Their most recent appearance at the final was in 2015, wherein Lokomotiv ran 3-1 winners against Kuban Krasnodar.

As for Ural, it was their first ever appearance at the Russian Cup final. Indeed, their performance in the Russian Cup has been mediocre at best, as their best outing so far has been a Round of 16 appearance in the 2009–10 Russian Cup and 2015–16 Russian Cup.

It was also the first time that the two clubs met in the Russian Cup final.

Road to the final

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Ural Round Lokomotiv
Opponent Result 2016–17 Russian Cup Opponent Result
Chelyabinsk 3–0 Round of 32 Khimki 2–1
Amkar Perm 1–1 (4–2 pen) Round of 16 Krylia Sovetov Samara 3–1
Krasnodar 3–3 (4–3 pen) Quarter-finals Tosno 1-0
Rubin Kazan 2-1 Semi-finals Ufa 1–0

Match

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Details

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Ural Yekaterinburg0–2Lokomotiv Moscow
Summary Denisov   76'
Al. Miranchuk   90'
Attendance: 24,500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ural Yekaterinburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lokomotiv Moscow
GK 28   Nikolai Zabolotny
DF 7   Aleksandr Dantsev (c)
DF 4   Gregor Balažic
DF 3   Jemal Tabidze
MF 17   Nikolay Dimitrov   88'
MF 12   Aleksandr Novikov
MF 92   Roman Yemelyanov   79'
MF 18   Vladimir Ilyin   69'
MF 6   Eric Bicfalvi
FW 9   Roman Pavlyuchenko   46'
FW 10   Chisamba Lungu   49'
Substitutes:
MF 57   Artyom Fidler   90+'   46'
MF 99   Edgar Manucharyan   90+'   79'
FW 32   Nikita Glushkov   88'
Manager:
  Aleksandr Tarkhanov
GK 1   Guilherme (c)
DF 5   Nemanja Pejčinović   45'
DF 14   Vedran Ćorluka   90'
DF 15   Arseny Logashov
DF 29   Vitaliy Denisov
MF 3   Alan Kasaev   108'
MF 4   Manuel Fernandes   71'
MF 11   Mbark Boussoufa   87'
MF 19   Aleksandr Samedov   82'
MF 49   Roman Shishkin
FW 9   Ari   64'
Substitutes:
GK 41   Miroslav Lobantsev
DF 17   Taras Mykhalyk
DF 55   Renat Yanbayev
MF 7   Maicon   108'
MF 59   Aleksei Miranchuk   71'
FW 21   Baye Oumar Niasse   64'
FW 25   Petar Škuletić
Manager:
  Igor Cherevchenko

References

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  1. ^ "Lokomotiv is the Cup of Russia holder". uefa.com. 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Russian Cup Final winners". RSSSF. 3 May 2017.
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