| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Runners-up | Dynamo Moscow |
The1996–97Russian Cup was the fifth season of the RussianAssociation football knockout tournament since the dissolution ofSoviet Union.[1][2][3]
Russian Premier League teamsZenit Saint Petersburg andLada-Tolyatti started at this stage.
| 30 June 1996 | Lokomotiv-Saturn Saint Petersburg | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg |
| Kulik | Stadium:Kirov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nikolai Obyedkov (Saint Petersburg) |
| 30 June 1996 | Rubin Kazan | 0–2 | Lada-Tolyatti | Kazan |
| Buznikin Serchenkov | Stadium:Central Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Nikolai Fyodorov (Voronezh) |
All the otherRussian Premier League teams started at this stage.
| 3 August 1996 | Druzhba Maykop | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | Maykop |
| Komlichenko Autlev | Maslov Loskov | Stadium:Druzhba Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee:Sergei Khusainov (Moscow) |
| 14 August 1996 | FC Oryol | 1–0 | Zhemchuzhina Sochi | Oryol |
| Bakulin | Stadium:Central Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Feyzudin Erzimanov (Moscow) |
| 14 August 1996 | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | 5–1 | KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | Leninsk-Kuznetsky |
| Kormiltsev Yarkin Tsykin Bazhenov | Panchenko | Stadium:Shakhtyor Stadium, Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Aleksandr Kozhukhov (Moscow) |
| 14 August 1996 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 5–0 | Energiya-Tekstilshchik Kamyshin | Saint Petersburg |
| Dmitriev Khomukha Kulik | Stadium:Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee:Valentin Ivanov (Moscow) |
| 14 August 1996 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0–2 | Alania Vladikavkaz | Makhachkala |
| Qosimov Sergeyev | Stadium:Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Anatoli Malyarov (Moscow) |
| 14 August 1996 | Tom Tomsk | 0–2 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Tomsk |
| Bulatov Makeyev | Stadium:Trud Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee:Nikolai Ivanov (Saint Petersburg) |
| 14 August 1996 | UralAZ Miass | 2–0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | Miass |
| Nidbaykin | Stadium:UralAZ Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee:Yuri Baskakov (Moscow) |
| 20 August 1996 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 1–2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Novotroitsk |
| Rylov | Kosolapov Solomatin | Stadium:Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Gennadi Kulichenkov (Tula) |
| 21 August 1996 | Avtozapchast Baksan | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Baksan |
| Apshev Kugotov | Glukhov | Stadium:Yunost City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andrei Butenko (Moscow) |
| 24 September 1996 | Lada-Tolyatti | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | Tolyatti |
| Kryachik | Stadium:Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aleksandr Kozhukhov (Moscow) |
| 15 October 1996 | Lada Dimitrovgrad | 2–3 | Rotor Volgograd | Dimitrovgrad |
| Zaikin Kuznetsov | Veretennikov Ilyushin | Stadium:Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Garyafi Zhafyarov (Moscow) |
| 15 October 1996 | Fakel Voronezh | 0–1 | Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow | Voronezh |
| Kamnev | Stadium:Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Nikolai Levnikov (Saint Petersburg) |
| 6 November 1996 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 1–3 | Dynamo Moscow | Yaroslavl |
| Yashkin | Cheryshev Shtanyuk Kobelev | Stadium:Shinnik Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Lom-Ali Ibragimov (Grozny) |
| 8 April 1997 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 0–2 | CSKA Moscow | Ramenskoye |
| Kulik | Stadium:Saturn Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Lom-Ali Ibragimov (Grozny) |
| 8 April 1997 | Avtomobilist Noginsk | 0–1 | Spartak Moscow | Noginsk |
| Kechinov | Stadium:Avtomobilist Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sergei Gusev (Tobolsk) |
| 15 April 1997 | Dynamo Moscow | 1–0 | FC Oryol | Moscow |
| Teryokhin | Stadium:Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee:Nikolai Ivanov (Saint Petersburg) |
| 15 April 1997 | Spartak Moscow | 4–1 | Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | Moscow |
| Kechinov Alenichev Melyoshin | Maslov | Stadium:Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Gennadi Kulichenkov (Tula) |
| 15 April 1997 | Rotor Volgograd | 4–0 | Avtozapchast Baksan | Volgograd |
| Tishchenko Krivov Veretennikov | Stadium:Central Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Andrei Butenko (Moscow) |
| 15 April 1997 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 5–0 | UralAZ Miass | Moscow |
| Kharlachyov Kosolapov Janashia Maminov Kamnev | Zlobin | Stadium:Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Nikolai Frolov (Ramenskoye) |
| 16 April 1997 | CSKA Moscow | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–8p) | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Moscow |
| Dzutsev | Stadium:Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Nikolai Levnikov (Saint Petersburg) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Minko Grishin Bokov Khomukha Kulik Gerasimov Tsaplin Lobzhanidze Shustikov | ||||
| 16 April 1997 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | Lokomotiv Chita | Saint Petersburg |
| Vernydub | Stadium:Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (Moscow) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Zazulin Yegunov Panov Vernydub Svystunov | ||||
| 16 April 1997 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 1–0 | Alania Vladikavkaz | Samara |
| Avalyan | Stadium:Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Garyafi Zhafyarov (Moscow) |
| 16 April 1997 | Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow | 6–1 | Lada-Tolyatti | Moscow |
| Khokhlov Kamoltsev Arlowski | Vereshchak | Stadium:Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Lom-Ali Ibragimov (Grozny) |
| 6 May 1997 | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | 0–2 | Dynamo Moscow | Leninsk-Kuznetsky |
| Kobelev Kulchiy | Stadium:Shakhtyor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Taras Bezubyak (Saint Petersburg) |
| 7 May 1997 | Spartak Moscow | 0–1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Moscow |
| Lepyokhin | Stadium:Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Lom-Ali Ibragimov (Grozny) |
| 20 May 1997 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 1–0 | Rotor Volgograd | Samara |
| Popkhadze | Stadium:Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lom-Ali Ibragimov (Grozny) |
| 21 May 1997 | Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow | 1–2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow |
| Bushmanov | Kharlachyov Kosolapov | Stadium:Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (Moscow) |
| 27 May 1997 | Dynamo Moscow | 1–0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Moscow |
| Kovtun | Stadium:Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Gennadi Kulichenkov (Tula) |
| 28 May 1997 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–0 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | Moscow |
| Smirnov | Stadium:Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Nikolai Levnikov (Saint Petersburg) |
FC Lokomotiv Moscow | ![]() ![]() FC Dynamo Moscow |
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MATCH RULES
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Played in the earlier stages, but not in the final game:
FC Lokomotiv Moscow:Khasanbi Bidzhiyev (GK),Oleg Pashinin
(DF),Oleg Elyshev (MF),Vitali Veselov (FW),Dmitri Bulykin (FW),Oleh Haras
(FW),Konstantin Kamnev (FW),Valeriy Yablochkin
(FW).
FC Dynamo Moscow:Aleksei Guschin (DF),Sergei Kolotovkin (DF),Yevgeni Korablyov (DF),Rolan Gusev (MF),Yuri Kuznetsov (MF),Aleksandr Grishin (MF),Vitali Kulyov (MF),Aleksei Kutsenko (FW),Yuri Tishkov (FW),Dmitri Cheryshev (FW).