Will Spartak win the 2025/26 Russian Cup?

This market resolves after the 2025/26 Russian Cup Superfinal, scheduled for May 24, 2026 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. 📋 Background FC Spartak Moscow advanced to the Superfinal by beating CSKA 1-0 in the «Regions Path» final on May 6, 2026 (Litvinov goal). Their opponent will be the winner of the Krasnodar vs Dynamo Moscow tie (second leg May 7, first leg in Moscow ended 0-0). Current bookmaker odds (as of May 7, 2026): Spartak is a slight underdog against Krasnodar (~2.55 on Spartak in regulation) and favorite vs Dynamo (~2.10). Sportsbook margin is typically 105-107%. Our market opens at 51% Yes / 49% No with zero margin (sum 100%). This gives arbitrage traders ~4% edge when buying either side and hedging at a sportsbook. 📋 Resolution criteria • **Yes** - Spartak lifts the 2025/26 Russian Cup as Superfinal winner (regulation, extra time, or penalties all count) • **No** - Spartak's Superfinal opponent wins the Cup ✅ Spartak winning by any means counts: regulation win, ET win, or penalty shootout win. ❌ Technical/disciplinary trophy awards (mass withdrawals, disqualifications) resolve per official RFS decision: trophy awarded to Spartak = «Yes», to opponent = «No». 📰 Verification Primary source: official RFS site (rfs.ru/cup), Sports.ru, Championat.com with final score and trophy ceremony. Minimum 2 independent confirmations. 🔧 Process The market resolves within 3 hours of the Superfinal ending. Dispute window: 6 hours after the resolution is published.