FNL Cup

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FNL Cup
Founded2012
Region Russia
Number of teams16
Current champions FC Khimki (1 title)
Most successful club(s) FC Ural Yekaterinburg (3 titles)
Website 1fnl.ru
Soccerball current event.svg 2019 FNL Cup

National Football League Cup is a Russian football competition, held among the best teams of Russian Football National League in the winter break.

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History

The first cup was held in 2012. On 1 December 2011, it was reported that the cup rules were approved. [1] According to those rules, the teams are divided into two groups. In 2015 FNL Cup the clubs was divided into four groups.[ citation needed ]

It is not mandatory for FNL clubs to participate, and in cases when some do refuse to, Russian Professional Football League or Russian Premier League teams are invited to fill the spots. In the 2016 edition, FC Volgar Astrakhan fielded two squads.[ citation needed ]

Winners

YearDate of FinalWinnerScoreRunner-upStadiumAtt.
2012 20 Feb FC Ural Yekaterinburg (1)
Soccerball shade.svg11' Safronidi
1–0 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl Paralimni Stadium
Paralimni, Cyprus
100
2013 19 Feb FC Ural Yekaterinburg (2)
Soccerball shade.svg46' Petrović Soccerball shade.svg49' Petrović Soccerball shade.svg59' Chukhley
3–1 FC Tom Tomsk
Soccerball shade.svg40' Bendz
Pafiako Stadium
Paphos, Cyprus
250
2014 20 Feb FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (1)
Soccerball shade.svg68' Asildarov
1–0 FC Torpedo Moscow Bellis Sport Center
Belek, Turkey
500
2015 23 Feb FC Volgar Astrakhan (1)
Soccerball shade.svg37' Alkhazov Soccerball shade.svg52' Krendelev
2–2
8–7 ( p )
FC Tom Tomsk
Soccerball shade.svg45+' Bazhenov Soccerball shade.svg48' Nyakhaychyk
Bellis Sport Center
Belek, Turkey
500
2016 23 Feb FC Gazovik Orenburg (1)
Soccerball shade.svg78' Koronov
1–0 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl Ammochostos Stadium
Larnaca, Cyprus
2017 24 Feb FC Fakel Voronezh (1)
Soccerball shade.svg82' Nagibin
1–0 FC Chertanovo Moscow Tsirio Stadium
Limassol, Cyprus
2018 23 Feb FC Ural Yekaterinburg (3)
Soccerball shade.svg24' El Kabir
1–1
4–2 ( p )
FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok
Soccerball shade.svg44' Pavlenko
Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
Paphos, Cyprus
2019 20 Feb Avangard Kursk (1)
Soccerball shade.svg80' Zemskov
1–1
4–3 ( p )
FC Rotor Volgograd
Soccerball shade.svg86' Sanaya
Kouklia Community Stadium
Kouklia, Cyprus
2020 27 Feb FC Khimki (1)
Soccerball shade.svg3' Barkov Soccerball shade.svg13' Koryan Soccerball shade.svg32', 26', 54' Polyarus Soccerball shade.svg38' Troshechkin Soccerball shade.svg78' Skvortsov
7–0 FC Tambov Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
Paphos, Cyprus

2020 final ranking

RankTeamRecord
1 FC Khimki 3–2–0
2 FC Tambov*2–2–1
3 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl**3–1–1
4 FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny**1–2–2
5 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga FC 4–0–1
6 FC Ural Yekaterinburg/FC Ural-2 Yekaterinburg 2–1–2
7 FC Chertanovo Moscow 2–1–2
8 Russia national under-20 football team 1–1–3
9 FC Fakel Voronezh 2–2–1
10 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 1–2–2
11 PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (young team)2–2–1
12 FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 1–2–2
13 FC Rotor Volgograd 2–2–1
14 FC Mordovia Saransk 0–1–4
15 FC Rodina Moscow 2–0–3
16 FC Tom Tomsk 0–3–2

* In the final match, FC Tambov did not play in the main team (the main squad of FC Tambov left the tournament early).

** FC Shinnik Yaroslavl was awarded walkover in match for 3rd place (FC KAMAZ left the tournament early).

Performance by club

Pl.ClubWinnerRunner-upWinning yearsRunner-up years
1 FC Ural Yekaterinburg 302012, 2013, 2018
2 FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 1120142018
3 FC Volgar Astrakhan 102015
FC Orenburg 102016
FC Fakel Voronezh 102017
FC Khimki 102020
7 FC Tom Tomsk 022013, 2015
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl 022012, 2016
9 FC Torpedo Moscow 012014
FC Chertanovo Moscow 012017
FC Tambov 012020

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References

  1. "Утверждён регламент кубка ФНЛ" (in Russian). www.rusfootball.info. 2011-12-01. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2012-02-20.