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. It was played at

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, Russia, on 1 June 2025, contested by

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. CSKA Moscow won the match 4–3 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after regular time. As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the

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, in the 2025 Russian Super Cup.

Club competition history

CSKA won the Soviet Cup 5 times and the Russian Cup 8 times previously, in

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. Rostov won the Russian Cup once before, in the 2013–14 season.

Path to the final

Rostov finished the group stage of the cup in second place in group B. Rostov then eliminated

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in the RPL path quarterfinal and lost to

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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

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and then Spartak Moscow for the second time to reach the final. CSKA won Group C at the group stage, then eliminated

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and

(the latter in the penalty shoot-out) to reach the final.

Gallery

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Match

Details

The formal host was determined by a draw on 15 May 2025. The host club chose the dressing room, the reserves bench, the uniform color and the times for warm-up and pre-game press conference.

References

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