The Russian Cup 2009–10 was the eighteenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on April 20, 2009 and finished with the Final held on 16 May 2010. First round This round featured 7 Second Division teams and 1 amateur team. The games were played April 20 and 3 May 2009. Section South Section Ural-Povolzhye Second round In this round entered 4 winners from the First Round and the 58 Second Division teams and 2 amateur teams. The matches were played from April 24 to May 14, 2009. Section West Section Center Section East Section South Section Ural-Povolzhye Third round In this round entered 32 winners from the Second Round and the 16 remaining Second Division teams. The matches were played from May 14 to June 7, 2009. Section West Section Center Section South Section Ural-Povolzhye Section East Fourth round In this round entered 24 winners from the Third Round teams. The matches were played from June 5 to June 18, 2009. Section West Section Center Section South Section Ural-Povolzhye Section East Fifth round In this round entered 12 winners from the Fourth Round teams and the 20 First Division teams. The matches were played on July 1, 2009. |} Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009 season. Round of 32 In this round entered 16 winners from the Fifth Round teams and the all Premier League teams. The matches were played on July 15, 2009. Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009 season. Round of 16 The matches were played on August 5, 2009. Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2009 season. Quarter-finals The matches were played on April 7, 2010. Amkar Perm was awarded a walkover after FC Moscow were relegated to the amateur league. Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2010 season. Semi-finals The matches were played on April 21, 2010. Final The match was played on 16 May 2010. Played in the earlier stages, but were not on the final game squad: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg: Kamil Čontofalský (GK), Kim Dong-Jin (DF), Radek Šírl (MF), Aleksei Ionov (MF), Igor Semshov (MF), Syarhey Karnilenka (FW), Danko Lazović (FW), Pavel Pogrebnyak (FW). FC