The 2014 Russian Cup final decided the winner of the 2013–14 Russian Cup, the 22nd season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 8 May 2014 at the Anzhi Arena in Kaspiysk, between Russian Premier League sides Krasnodar and Rostov.
After drawing the game 0–0 through added extra time, Rostov won 6–5 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out that saw both sides miss penalty kicks.
The shoot-out win brought relief for Rostov, winning their first major trophy having lost the 2003 Russian Cup final to FC Spartak Moscow 0–1.
As winners, FC Rostov qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and also faced CSKA Moscow, champions of the 2013–14 Russian Premier League, in the Russian Super Cup on 26 July 2014.
Road to the final KrasnodarRoundRostovOpponentResult2013–14 Russian CupOpponentResultDolgoprudny1–4Round of 32Angusht0–1FC Ryazan3–2Round of 16FC Spartak Vladikavkaz3–0FC Tosno3–0Quarter-finalsFC Rotor Volgograd3–0CSKA Moscow0–1Semi-finalsFC Luch Vladivostok3–1
Match details
GK 88 Andrei SinitsynDF 5 Artur JędrzejczykDF 27 Ragnar SigurðssonDF 8 Yury GazinskyDF 6 Andreas Granqvist (c)DF 17 Vitali KaleshinMF 25 Yevgeni ShipitsinMF 33 Mauricio PereyraMF 14 WandersonMF 22 JoãozinhoFW 9 AriSubstitutes:GK 23 Aleksandr FiltsovDF 4 Alyaksandr MartynovichDF 2 Nikolay MarkovDF 98 Sergei PetrovMF 26 Márcio AbreuMF 16 Aleksei PomerkoFW 21 Ricardo LabordeManager: Oleg Kononov GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa (c)DF 25 Arseny LogashovDF 5 Vitali DyakovDF 15 BastosDF 19 Hrvoje MilićMF 84 Alexandru GațcanMF 18 Azim FatullayevMF 2 Timofei KalachevMF 49 Jano AnanidzeFW 9 Guélor KangaFW 10 Artem DzyubaSubstitutes:GK 16 Anton AmelchenkoDF 27 Igor LoloDF 33 Roman YemelyanovMF 7 Georgy GabulovMF 24 Florent Sinama PongolleFW 14 Dmitry PolozFW 11 Yoo Byung-sooManager: Miodrag Božović
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
References
External links Russian Cup on the website of the Russian Football Union Department of professional football of the Russian Football Union
Russia - Cup Finals, RSSSF.com