The 2011–12 Russian Cup, known as the 2011–12 Pirelli–Russian Football Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the twentieth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on 20 April 2011 and finished with the final held on 9 May 2012.^[1][2][3] The cup winner was won a spot in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage.^[4]

This round featured 6 Second Division teams. The game was played on 22 April and 30 April 2011.

In this round entered 3 winners from the first round, 48 Second Division teams and 3 amateur teams. The matches were played between 22 April and 11 May 2011.

In this round entered 27 winners from the second round and the remaining 21 Second Division teams. The matches were played between 10 and 23 May 2011.

In this round entered 24 winners the third round. The matches were played between 4 and 16 June 2011.

The 12 winners from the fourth round and the 20 FNL teams entered this round. The matches were played on 4 and 5 July 2011.

The 16 winners from the fifth round hosted the Russian Premier League teams in this round. The matches were played on 17 July 2011.

FC Istra v Spartak Moscow

17 July 2011	FC Istra	0–1	Spartak Moscow	Moscow
16:00		Report	Welliton 45+'	Stadium: Eduard Streltsov Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Aleksandr Gonchar

Shinnik Yaroslavl v Volga Nizhny Novgorod

17 July 2011	Shinnik Yaroslavl	0–1	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	Yaroslavl
18:00		Report	Salukvadze 68'	Stadium: Shinnik Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin

Torpedo Vladimir v Spartak Nalchik

17 July 2011	Torpedo Vladimir	3–0	Spartak Nalchik	Vladimir
19:00	Delkin 8', 65' Zinin 44'	Report	Kazharov  89'	Stadium: Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina

FC Nizhny Novgorod v Terek Grozny

17 July 2011	FC Nizhny Novgorod	0–2	Terek Grozny	Grozny
19:30		Report	Katsayev 60' (pen.) Sadayev 72'	Stadium: Akhmat-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

FC Khimki v Zenit Saint Petersburg

17 July 2011	FC Khimki	2–3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Khimki
18:00	Navalovski 39' Voronkin 81' (pen.)	Report	Danny 7' Fayzulin 16' Bukharov 68'	Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Almir Kayumov

Dynamo Bryansk v Kuban Krasnodar

17 July 2011	Dynamo Bryansk	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Kuban Krasnodar	Bryansk
19:00	Sorokin 90+3' (pen.) Junuzović 94' Temnikov 96'	Report	Davydov 83'	Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 7,932 Referee: Maksim Layushkin

Mordovia Saransk v Dynamo Moscow

17 July 2011	Mordovia Saransk	0–5	Dynamo Moscow	Saransk
18:00		Report	Semshov 37' Voronin 66' Kokorin 72' Karyaka 79', 90'	Stadium: Start Stadium Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Igor Egorov

Volga Ulyanovsk v Anzhi Makhachkala

17 July 2011	Volga Ulyanovsk	0–3	Anzhi Makhachkala	Ulyanovsk
19:00		Report	Gadzhibekov 30' Ahmedov 41' Roberto Carlos 58'	Stadium: Trud Stadium Attendance: 8,712 Referee: Sergei Kuznetsov

Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan v CSKA Moscow

17 July 2011	Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan	1–0	CSKA Moscow	Astrakhan
19:00	Chochiyev 88'	Report	V. Berezutski  90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Aleksandr Yegorov

Fakel Voronezh v FC Krasnodar

17 July 2011	Fakel Voronezh	2–1	FC Krasnodar	Voronezh
20:00	Mikhalyov 13' Abroskin 24'	Report	Erokhin 55'	Stadium: Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Vladimir Rogulev

Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol v Tom Tomsk

17 July 2011	Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol	0–1	Tom Tomsk	Stary Oskol
17:00		Report	Kovalchuk 25'	Stadium: PromAgro Stadium Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Timur Arslanbekov

Zhemchuzhina-Sochi v FC Rostov

17 July 2011	Zhemchuzhina-Sochi	1–2	FC Rostov	Sochi
19:00	Papadopulos 86' (pen.)	Report	Grigoryev 58' Ivanov 69'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Vyacheslav Kharlamov

Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast v Rubin Kazan

17 July 2011	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Rubin Kazan	Yekaterinburg
15:00		Report		Stadium: Uralmash Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Aleksei Reznikov
	Penalties
	Tumasyan Zabolotny Safronidi Semakin Shatov Lungu Novikov		Medvedev Dzhalilov Ansaldi Karadeniz Nemov Kislyak Makhmutov

Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk v Amkar Perm

17 July 2011	Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk	0–1	Amkar Perm	Novokuznetsk
15:00		Report	Kolomeytsev 32'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Igor Nizovtsev

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk v Lokomotiv Moscow

17 July 2011	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	0–2	Lokomotiv Moscow	Krasnoyarsk
13:00		Report	Ignatyev 3' Maicon 14'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Vasili Miroshnichenko

Luch-Energiya Vladivostok v Krylia Sovetov Samara

17 July 2011	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Krylia Sovetov Samara	Vladivostok
12:00	Slavnov 109'	Report		Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 7,800 Referee: German Kravchenko

In this round the 16 winners from the round of 32 round enter. The matches was played on 20 and 21 September 2011.

Spartak Moscow v Volga Nizhny Novgorod

21 September 2011	Spartak Moscow	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	Moscow
20:45	McGeady 4'	Report	Bibilov 86'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Sergei Kuznetsov
	Penalties
	D. Kombarov Pareja de Zeeuw Sheshukov Rodri Carioca Welliton		Crosas Javadov Bibilov Grigalava Buivolov Pashtov Bondar

Terek Grozny v Torpedo Vladimir

21 September 2011	Terek Grozny	2–0	Torpedo Vladimir	Grozny
16:30	Pavlenko 49' Mguni 57'	Report		Stadium: Terek Stadium Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Vyacheslav Kharlamov

Zenit Saint Petersburg v Dynamo Bryansk

21 September 2011	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2–0	Dynamo Bryansk	Saint Petersburg
20:00	Bukharov 8' Mukhutdinov 44' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Vitali Meshkov

Dynamo Moscow v Anzhi Makhachkala

21 September 2011	Dynamo Moscow	1–0	Anzhi Makhachkala	Khimki
19:00	Kokorin 103'	Report		Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 11,262 Referee: Eduard Malyi

Fakel Voronezh v Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan

20 September 2011	Fakel Voronezh	2–0	Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan	Voronezh
18:00	Abroskin 26' Akopyants 65'	Report		Stadium: Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Vyacheslav Popov

FC Rostov v Tom Tomsk

21 September 2011	FC Rostov	3–1	Tom Tomsk	Rostov-on-Don
19:00	Saláta 22' Bracamonte 42' Grigoryev 81'	Report	Savin 48'	Stadium: Olimp - 2 Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Vladimir Rogulyov

Amkar Perm v Rubin Kazan

21 September 2011	Amkar Perm	0–2	Rubin Kazan	Perm
17:00		Report	Lebedenko 10' Kasaev 25'	Stadium: Zvezda Stadium Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Igor Fedotov

Lokomotiv Moscow v Luch-Energiya Vladivostok

21 September 2011	Lokomotiv Moscow	1–0	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	Moscow
19:30	A. Ivanov 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 10,082 Referee: Aleksei Reznikov

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GK 1 Anton Shunin DF 4 Igor Shitov  63' DF 6 Leandro Fernández DF 13 Vladimir Granat DF 33 Vladimir Rykov MF 7 Balázs Dzsudzsák MF 8 Zvjezdan Misimović  82' MF 19 Aleksandr Samedov MF 21 Igor Semshov  38' FW 10 Andriy Voronin (c) FW 22 Kevin Kurányi Substitutes: GK 16 Yevgeni Frolov DF 5 Alexandru Epureanu  63' MF 12 Pavel Nyakhaychyk MF 26 Christian Noboa MF 41 Aleksandr Sapeta FW 9 Aleksandr Kokorin  82' FW 27 Fyodor Smolov Manager: Sergei Silkin Assistant referees: Igor Lapidus (Elista) Oleg Polgazov (Yoshkar-Ola)

GK 1 Sergey Ryzhikov DF 2 Oleg Kuzmin DF 3 Cristian Ansaldi DF 4 César Navas  45' DF 76 Roman Sharonov  44' MF 8 Aleksandr Ryazantsev MF 23 Roman Eremenko  78' MF 61 Gökdeniz Karadeniz  90+' MF 66 Bibras Natcho FW 18 Nelson Haedo Valdez  90' FW 25 Vladimir Dyadyun  87' Substitutes: GK 88 Alireza Haghighi DF 19 Vitali Kaleshin DF 27 Salvatore Bocchetti  87' MF 7 Pyotr Bystrov  90+' MF 9 Pyotr Nemov MF 77 Nikita Bocharov FW 28 Sergei Davydov  90' Manager: Kurban Berdyev

Played in the earlier stages, but were not on the final game squad:

FC Dynamo Moscow: Marko Lomić (DF), Luke Wilkshire (DF), Andrei Karyaka (MF), Artur Yusupov (MF).

FC Rubin Kazan: Solomon Kvirkvelia (DF), Jonatan Valle (MF), Alisher Dzhalilov (MF), Aleksei Eremenko (MF), Alan Kasaev (MF), Syarhey Kislyak (MF), Ruslan Makhmutov (MF), Christian Noboa (MF), Alexandru Antoniuc (FW), Igor Lebedenko (FW), Obafemi Martins (FW), Aleksei Medvedev (FW).