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.

FNL Cup

Founded	2012
Region	Russia
Teams	16
Current champions	FC Khimki (1 title)
Most championships	FC Ural Yekaterinburg (3 titles)
Website	1fnl.ru
2019 FNL Cup

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

Year	Date of Final	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Stadium	Att.
2012	20 Feb	FC Ural Yekaterinburg (1) 11' Safronidi	1–0	FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	Paralimni Stadium Paralimni, Cyprus	100
2013	19 Feb	FC Ural Yekaterinburg (2) 46' Petrović 49' Petrović 59' Chukhley	3–1	FC Tom Tomsk 40' Bendz	Pafiako Stadium Paphos, Cyprus	250
2014	20 Feb	FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok (1) 68' Asildarov	1–0	FC Torpedo Moscow	Bellis Sport Center Belek, Turkey	500
2015	23 Feb	FC Volgar Astrakhan (1) 37' Alkhazov 52' Krendelev	2–2 8–7 (p)	FC Tom Tomsk 45+' Bazhenov 48' Nyakhaychyk	Bellis Sport Center Belek, Turkey	500
2016	23 Feb	FC Gazovik Orenburg (1) 78' Koronov	1–0	FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	Ammochostos Stadium Larnaca, Cyprus
2017	24 Feb	FC Fakel Voronezh (1) 82' Nagibin	1–0	FC Chertanovo Moscow	Tsirio Stadium Limassol, Cyprus
2018	23 Feb	FC Ural Yekaterinburg (3) 24' El Kabir	1–1 4–2 (p)	FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok 44' Pavlenko	Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Paphos, Cyprus
2019	20 Feb	Avangard Kursk (1) 80' Zemskov	1–1 4–3 (p)	FC Rotor Volgograd 86' Sanaya	Kouklia Community Stadium Kouklia, Cyprus
2020	27 Feb	FC Khimki (1) 3' Barkov 13' Koryan 32', 26', 54' Polyarus 38' Troshechkin 78' Skvortsov	7–0	FC Tambov	Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Paphos, Cyprus

2020 final ranking

Rank	Team	Record
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	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.	Club	Winner	Runner-up	Winning years	Runner-up years
1	FC Ural Yekaterinburg	3	0	2012, 2013, 2018
2	FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	1	1	2014	2018
3	FC Volgar Astrakhan	1	0	2015
	FC Orenburg	1	0	2016
	FC Fakel Voronezh	1	0	2017
	FC Khimki	1	0	2020
7	FC Tom Tomsk	0	2		2013, 2015
	FC Shinnik Yaroslavl	0	2		2012, 2016
9	FC Torpedo Moscow	0	1		2014
	FC Chertanovo Moscow	0	1		2017
	FC Tambov	0	1		2020