MOSCOW, Aug 16 Group stage draw for the Russian Premier League (RPL) ) The Russian Football Cup will take place on August 17, according to the website of the Russian Football Union (RFU). The draw will take place among all 16 RPL teams, which will be divided into four groups according to the results. St. Petersburg), Sochi, Dynamo (Moscow), Krasnodar; second pot — CSKA, Lokomotiv (Moscow), Akhmat (Grozny), Wings of the Soviets (Samara); the third basket — «Rostov», «Spartak» (Moscow), «Nizhny Novgorod», «Ural» (Yekaterinburg); Pot 4 — Khimki (Moscow Region), Torpedo (Moscow), Fakel (Voronezh), Orenburg. At the group stage, the teams will play each other in two rounds, in total each club will play six matches. The teams that take the first two places in their groups will advance to the playoffs of the RPL path; those who took third place — in the playoffs of the path of the regions. The first round of the group round of the RPL path will be held on August 30 and 31.
