| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spartak Moscow | 
| Runner-up | Lokomotiv Moscow | 
The 1997–98 Russian Cup was the sixth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.[1]
First round
2 May 1997.
4 May 1997.
5 May 1997.
Second round
15 May 1997
16 May 1997.
Third round
Fourth round
Russian Premier League teams FC Fakel Voronezh and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl started at this stage.
6 July 1997.
21 July 1997.
| Home team | Score | Away team | 
|---|---|---|
| FC Luch Vladivostok | 1–3 a.e.t. | FC Lokomotiv Chita | 
Round of 32
All the other Russian Premier League teams started at this stage.
| FC Avtozapchast Baksan | 1–3 | FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 
|---|---|---|
| Golovin  | 
Report | Kuartov  Datdeyev Sikoyev  | 
| FC Tom Tomsk | 3–1 | FC Tyumen | 
|---|---|---|
| Bazhenov  Ageyev Vishnevskiy  | 
Report | Goncharov  | 
| FC Uralan Elista | 1–2 | FC Rotor Volgograd | 
|---|---|---|
| Litvinov  | 
Report | Zernov  Olenikov  | 
| FC Dynamo Stavropol | 3–0 | FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 
|---|---|---|
| Sedykh  Gagiyev Berishvili  | 
Report | 
| FC Oryol | 1–1 | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Sarkisyan  | 
Report | Kosolapov  | 
| Penalties | ||
| Kiryakov  Kostikov Syomin  | 
0–3 | |
| FC Metallurg Lipetsk | 1–3 | FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Menshchikov  | 
Report | Carlos Alberto  Gashkin  | 
| FC Arsenal Tula | 3–0 | FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 
|---|---|---|
| Fuzailov  Klimov  | 
Report | 
| FC CSK VVS-Kristall Smolensk | 2–2 | FC Baltika Kaliningrad | 
|---|---|---|
| Adamyan  | 
Report | Lemish  | 
| Penalties | ||
| Selenkov  Solyanik Aleksandrov Tikhomirov Korolyov  | 
4–5 | |
| FC Volga Ulyanovsk | 1–2 | FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | 
|---|---|---|
| Borisko  | 
Report | Minashvili  Tsiklauri  | 
| FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 1–3 | FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | 
|---|---|---|
| Kolotilko  | 
Report | Preikšaitis  Babenko Jishkariani  | 
| FC Lokomotiv Chita | 0–0 | PFC CSKA Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Ryabukha  Makiyenko  | 
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Bogdanov  Kreisman Seredin Nedorezov Nerovny  | 
– | Bokov  Movsisyan Gerasimov Kuznetsov Ageyev  | 
| FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2–3 | FC Zenit St. Petersburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Filippov  Yenin  | 
Report | Lepyokhin  Vernydub Popovych  | 
Round of 16
| FC Rubin Kazan | 1–0 | FC Arsenal Tula | 
|---|---|---|
| Akhmetgaliyev  | 
Report | 
| FC Dynamo Moscow | 3–1 | FC Dynamo Stavropol | 
|---|---|---|
| Grishin  Kobelev Kosolapov  | 
Report | Tsatskin  | 
| FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | 4–0 | FC Baltika Kaliningrad | 
|---|---|---|
| S. Bulatov  V. Bulatov Safronov  | 
Report | B. Adzhindzhal  | 
| PFC CSKA Moscow | 3–2 | FC Zenit St. Petersburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Semak  Khomukha  | 
Report | Panov  Vernydub  | 
| FC Spartak Moscow | 6–0 | FC Kuban Krasnodar | 
|---|---|---|
| Tsymbalar  Kanishchev Tikhonov Romaschenko Gorlukovich  | 
Report | 
| FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | 3–4 | FC Rotor Volgograd | 
|---|---|---|
| Degtyaryov  Zayarnyi  | 
Report | Berketov  Zubko Zernov Veretennikov  | 
| FC Torpedo Moscow (renamed from FC Torpedo-Luzhniki)  | 0–2 | FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Eguavoen  | 
Report | Haras  Janashia  | 
Quarter-finals
| FC Rotor Volgograd | 5–3 a.e.t. | PFC CSKA Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Veretennikov  Burlachenko Zubko  | 
Report | Kornaukhov  Kulik Varlamov  | 
| FC Alania Vladikavkaz | 3–0 | FC Rubin Kazan | 
|---|---|---|
| Yanovskiy  Chaladze Botsiyev  | 
Report | 
Semi-finals
Final
FC Spartak Moscow 
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FC Lokomotiv Moscow 
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 MATCH RULES 
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Played in the earlier stages, but not in the final game:
FC Spartak Moscow: Vadim Evseev (DF), Ramiz Mamedov (DF), Konstantin Golovskoy (DF), Aleksei Melyoshin (MF), Aleksei Bakharev (MF), Aleksandr Shirko (FW), Sergey Dmitriev (FW), Aleksei Zlydnev (FW), Sergei Lutovinov (FW), Luis Robson 
 (FW).
FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Aleksandr Podshivalov (GK), Aleksei Arifullin (DF), Andrei Lavrik 
 (DF), Oleg Pashinin 
 (DF), Vladimir Maminov 
 (MF), Aleksandr Smirnov (MF), Bakhva Tedeyev (MF), Albert Sarkisyan 
 (MF), Vitali Veselov (FW), Oleh Haras 
 (FW).