od ar . ▁Lok om ot iv ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁behind ▁and ▁emer ged ▁vict orious ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 - 1 ▁win ▁in ▁extra ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Europa ▁League ▁and ▁also ▁faced ▁the ▁champions ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁Russian ▁Premier ▁League , ▁Z en it ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Super ▁Cup ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Ven ue ▁ ▁The ▁Russian ▁Cup ▁final ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever ▁at ▁Central ▁Stadium ▁in ▁A stra k han . ▁Kub an ▁Stadium ▁in ▁K ras n od ar ▁and ▁Ot k ry t ie ▁Arena ▁in ▁Moscow ▁were ▁tout ed ▁to ▁be ▁other ▁potential ▁alternatives ▁but ▁ultimately ▁the ▁stad ium ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Football ▁Union ▁as ▁the ▁ven ue ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁through ▁an ▁official ▁statement ▁on ▁Twitter ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Central ▁Stadium ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁stad ium ▁of ▁Vol gar ▁A stra k han ▁and ▁it ▁holds ▁ 1 7 , 5 0 0 ▁people , ▁all ▁se ated . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁but ▁it ▁under w ent ▁a ▁total ▁reconst ruction ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁has ▁been ▁ear mark ed ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Background