2018–19 Moldovan Cup

2018–19 Moldovan Cup

The Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău hosted the final
Tournament details
Country	Moldova
Dates	12 May 2018 – 22 May 2019
Teams	47
Final positions
Champions	Sheriff Tiraspol
Runner-up	Sfîntul Gheorghe
Tournament statistics
Matches played	59
Goals scored	230 (3.9 per match)
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The 2018–19 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) was the 28th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. It began with the preliminary round on 12 May 2018, and concluded with the final on 22 May 2019. Milsami Orhei were the defending champions.

The preliminary round and the first two rounds proper are regionalised to reduce teams travel costs.^[1]

The following teams are qualified for the competition.

Number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Football in Moldova. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

14 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. 13 clubs from the Divizia B received a bye for the preliminary round. Matches were played on 12 May 2018.^[2][3]

20 clubs from the Divizia B and 12 clubs from the Divizia A entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 25 and 26 May 2018.^[4][5][3]

The 16 winners from the previous round entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 9 June 2018.^[6][7][3][8]

Soroca (3) v Grănicerul Glodeni (2)

9 June 2018	Soroca (3)	3–5	Grănicerul Glodeni (2)	Soroca
17:30 EEST	N. Ursu 16' D. Cananău 78' (pen.) I. Antonov 88'		A. Drab 36', 65' Boghiu 54' V. Noroc 59' V. Grijuc 72'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Referee: Serghei Derenov

Edineț (3) v Florești (2)

9 June 2018	Edineț (3)	0–1	Florești (2)	Edineț
17:30 EEST			G. Ploniș 20'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Referee: Alexandru Stefciuc

Speranța Drochia (3) v Codru Lozova (2)

9 June 2018	Speranța Drochia (3)	0–2	Codru Lozova (2)	Drochia
17:30 EEST			D. Adam 39' Răilean 57'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Referee: Veaceslav Morgun

Tighina (3) v Sparta Chișinău (2)

9 June 2018	Tighina (3)	0–3	Sparta Chișinău (2)	Bender
17:30 EEST			G. Cojocari 45' A. Apostol 65' M. Buruiană 74'	Stadium: Stadionul Șelcovic Referee: Ion Bilea

Flacăra Mingir (3) v Cahul-2005 (2)

9 June 2018	Flacăra Mingir (3)	0–2	Cahul-2005 (2)	Mingir
17:30 EEST			A. Carastoian 30' E. Culivschii 85'	Stadium: Stadionul Sătesc Referee: Denis Ivlev

Spartanii Selemet (3) v Maiak Chirsova (3)

9 June 2018	Spartanii Selemet (3)	3–0	Maiak Chirsova (3)	Selemet
17:30 EEST	V. Iordachi 3', 56' Sofroni 86'			Stadium: Stadionul Sătesc Referee: Andrei Breguța

The 8 winners from the previous round and 8 clubs from the Divizia Națională entered this round. The home teams in the first legs and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 13 June 2018.^[10] The first legs were played on 20 June 2018 and the second legs on 5,6 and 7 July 2018.^{[11][12][13][14][3]}

Grănicerul Glodeni (2) v Milsami Orhei (1)

20 June 2018	Grănicerul Glodeni (2)	0–2	Milsami Orhei (1)	Glodeni
18:30 EEST		Report	M. Antoniuc 36' Bugaiov 76'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Attendance: 400 Referee: Ghenadie Sidenco

Speranța Nisporeni (1) v Codru Lozova (2)

20 June 2018	Speranța Nisporeni (1)	0–1	Codru Lozova (2)	Orhei
18:30 EEST		Report	D. Adam 14'	Stadium: CSR Attendance: 100 Referee: Vladislav Ivancenco

Sfîntul Gheorghe (1) v Sparta Chișinău (2)

20 June 2018	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	7–2	Sparta Chișinău (2)	Suruceni
18:30 EEST	Maxim 24', 45+1' Istrati 31', 84' Ghecev 54' D. Gheiceanu 62' Erhan 90+3'	Report	M. Buruiană 8' A. Apostol 42'	Stadium: Suruceni Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Ruslan Muntean

Cahul-2005 (2) v Dinamo-Auto (1)

20 June 2018	Cahul-2005 (2)	1–0	Dinamo-Auto (1)	Cahul
18:30 EEST	E. Culivschii 14'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Atlant Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrei Breguța

Victoria Bardar (2) v Zaria Bălți (1)

20 June 2018	Victoria Bardar (2)	1–4	Zaria Bălți (1)	Chișinău
18:30 EEST	D. Cemschi 59' (o.g.)	Report	Văluță 4' (o.g.) D. Semirov 21' Yermak 25' (pen.) D. Rogac 57'	Stadium: Real Succes Attendance: 50 Referee: Valerii Minciuna

Sheriff Tiraspol (1) v Iskra Rîbnița (2)

20 June 2018	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	7–0	Iskra Rîbnița (2)	Tiraspol
19:00 EEST	Cobeț 35', 53', 71' Gerson 38' Badibanga 75' Kamara 88', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Sheriff-2 Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Andrei Diordiev

Petrocub-Hîncești (1) v Florești (2)

20 June 2018	Petrocub-Hîncești (1)	10–2	Florești (2)	Hîncești
20:00 EEST	Puntus 12', 59', 79' D. Taras 18' Paireli 20' V. Ambros 49' Mudrac 56' Ivanov 62' Onana 74' A. Macrițchii 89'	Report	Al. Popovici 71' I. Bîcicov 85'	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 400 Referee: Dumitru Muntean

Iskra Rîbnița (2) v Sheriff Tiraspol (1)

5 July 2018	Iskra Rîbnița (2)	1–9 (1–16 agg.)	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	Rîbnița
17:30 EEST	I. Carandașov 50'	Report	Belousov 10', 79' Gerson 12', 27' Jô Santos 55', 56' Boiciuc 63' Kapić 71' Cobeț 90+1'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Attendance: 400 Referee: Ion Bilea

Milsami Orhei (1) v Grănicerul Glodeni (2)

5 July 2018	Milsami Orhei (1)	4–2 (6–2 agg.)	Grănicerul Glodeni (2)	Orhei
20:00 EEST	O. Andronic 13', 37' S. Plătică 21' Ibrian 35'	Report	V. Cheptenari 27' A. Drab 90'	Stadium: CSR Attendance: 500 Referee: Gabriel Tupicica

Florești (2) v Petrocub-Hîncești (1)

6 July 2018	Florești (2)	1–6 (3–16 agg.)	Petrocub-Hîncești (1)	Izvoare
17:30 EEST	G. Ploniș 78'	Report	Pătraș 5' Vremea 17' Cojocaru 35' Melachio 52' Pîslă 59', 89'	Stadium: Stadionul Sătesc Attendance: 200 Referee: Daniel Luca

Zaria Bălți (1) v Victoria Bardar (2)

6 July 2018	Zaria Bălți (1)	4–1 (8–2 agg.)	Victoria Bardar (2)	Bălți
17:30 EEST	Gulceac 74' R. Bostan 76' Conrado 79' Alexeev 85'	Report	I. Bîcicov 38'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrei Breguța

Codru Lozova (2) v Speranța Nisporeni (1)

7 July 2018	Codru Lozova (2)	1–2 (2–2 a agg.)	Speranța Nisporeni (1)	Ghidighici
17:30 EEST	I. Mamaliga 50'	Report	M. Bolun 75' Iurcu 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Ghidighici Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Dumitru Muntean

Sparta Chișinău (2) v Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)

7 July 2018	Sparta Chișinău (2)	3–3 (5–10 agg.)	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	Chișinău
17:30 EEST	F. Cheltuitor 56' V. Mereacre 67' S. Rusu 86'	Report	Suvorov 36' Agnero 75' D. Gheiceanu 77'	Stadium: Real Succes Attendance: 100 Referee: Nicolae Murzac

Dinamo-Auto (1) v Cahul-2005 (2)

7 July 2018	Dinamo-Auto (1)	5–0 (5–1 agg.)	Cahul-2005 (2)	Tîrnauca
17:30 EEST	Truhanov 6' N. Capraru 30' (o.g.) Rebenja 36', 81' Boychuk 69'	Report		Stadium: Dinamo-Auto Attendance: 50 Referee: Alexandru Tean

Spartanii Selemet (3) v Zimbru Chișinău (1)

7 July 2018	Spartanii Selemet (3)	1–4 (1–4 agg.)	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	Selemet
17:30 EEST	S. Cușciac 67' (pen.)	Report	Stînă 33' (pen.) Yaméogo 37', 39' Nicolaescu 50'	Stadium: Stadionul Sătesc Attendance: 500 Referee: Veaceslav Banari

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams in the first legs were determined in a draw held on 16 July 2018.^[15] The first legs were played on 26 September 2018 and the second legs on 31 October 2018.^[16][17][3]

Dinamo-Auto (1) v Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)

26 September 2018	Dinamo-Auto (1)	0–3	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	Tîrnauca
15:30 EEST		Report	Urvanțev 28' Molla 42', 69'	Stadium: Dinamo-Auto Attendance: 50 Referee: Gabriel Tupicica

Zaria Bălți (1) v Zimbru Chișinău (1)

26 September 2018	Zaria Bălți (1)	3–2	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	Orhei
15:30 EEST	Gulceac 73' Ovseanicov 79' Yermak 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Teixeira 14' Cassius 90'	Stadium: CSR Attendance: 100 Referee: Iurie Covtun

Sheriff Tiraspol (1) v Speranța Nisporeni (1)

26 September 2018	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	3–0	Speranța Nisporeni (1)	Tiraspol
18:00 EEST	Balima 21', 45' Anton 56'	Report		Stadium: Sheriff-2 Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andrei Breguța

Petrocub-Hîncești (1) v Milsami Orhei (1)

26 September 2018	Petrocub-Hîncești (1)	0–2	Milsami Orhei (1)	Hîncești
18:30 EEST		Report	V. Jardan 3' M. Plătică 82'	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 700 Referee: Alexandru Tean

Speranța Nisporeni (1) v Sheriff Tiraspol (1)

31 October 2018	Speranța Nisporeni (1)	0–3 (0–6 agg.)	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	Ghidighici
13:00 EET		Report	Balima 56' Kulušić 60' Kovačević 82'	Stadium: Ghidighici Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Daniel Luca

Sfîntul Gheorghe (1) v Dinamo-Auto (1)

31 October 2018	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	1–2 (4–2 agg.)	Dinamo-Auto (1)	Suruceni
13:00 EET	Istrati 21'	Report	Rebenja 25' Cheptine 61'	Stadium: Suruceni Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Petru Stoianov

Zimbru Chișinău (1) v Zaria Bălți (1)

31 October 2018	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	7–1 (9–4 agg.)	Zaria Bălți (1)	Chișinău
13:00 EET	Teixeira 21' (pen.), 74' Țîgîrlaș 26' Obekop 36' Semedo 54' Scoarță 67', 86'	Report	Patric 69'	Stadium: Zimbru-2 Attendance: 300 Referee: Veaceslav Banari

Milsami Orhei (1) v Petrocub-Hîncești (1)

31 October 2018	Milsami Orhei (1)	0–1 (2–1 agg.)	Petrocub-Hîncești (1)	Orhei
18:00 EET		Report	Melachio 68'	Stadium: CSR Attendance: 500 Referee: Vladislav Ivancenco

The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams in the first legs were determined in a draw held on 4 December 2018.^[18] The first legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2019 and the second legs on 7 and 8 May 2019.^{[19][20][21][22][3]}

Sheriff Tiraspol (1) v Milsami Orhei (1)

16 April 2019	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	2–0	Milsami Orhei (1)	Tiraspol
18:00 EEST	Tambe 79', 84'	Report		Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Gabriel Tupicica

Zimbru Chișinău (1) v Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)

17 April 2019	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	0–1	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	Chișinău
19:00 EEST		Report	Istrati 9'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Alexandru Tean

Sfîntul Gheorghe (1) v Zimbru Chișinău (1)

8 May 2019	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	Suruceni
15:00 EEST	Kirakosyan 30' Boiciuc 56' Novicov 84'	Report	Cojocari 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Suruceni Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Dumitru Muntean

The final was played on Wednesday 22 May 2019 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 9 May 2019.^[23]

22 May 2019 (2019-05-22)

20:30 EEST

Sheriff Tiraspol	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sfîntul Gheorghe
Leandro 92'	Report

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 5,250

Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Sheriff

Sf. Gheorghe

GK 20 Zvonimir Mikulić DF 15 Cristiano DF 23 Vladimir Kovačević DF 55 Mateo Sušić DF 90 Veaceslav Posmac (c) MF 8 Mihail Ghecev  77' MF 10 José Ángel  70' MF 17 Alexandr Belousov MF 18 Gheorghe Anton MF 32 Evgheni Oancea  46' FW 24 Evghenii Berco  46' Substitutes: GK 1 Dumitru Celeadnic DF 6 Jarosław Jach  117' DF 14 Benjamin Balima DF 22 Vadim Dijinari MF 19 Antun Palić  46' MF 77 Yury Kendysh  99'  70' FW 70 Leandro  46'  117' Head Coach: Zoran Zekić

GK 28 Nicolai Cebotari DF 3 Maxim Focșa  108' DF 4 Andrei Novicov DF 17 Petru Ojog DF 19 Serghei Svinarenco  45'  90' MF 7 Alexandru Suvorov (c) MF 11 Garegin Kirakosyan  81' MF 21 Eugen Slivca  53' MF 97 Artiom Rozgoniuc  108' FW 9 Alexandru Boiciuc FW 10 Sergiu Istrati  97' Substitutes: GK 25 Dmitrii Burac DF 15 Victor Martin DF 16 Myroslav Mazur DF 24 Vladimir Ghenaitis  90' MF 5 Vitalie Plămădeală  53' MF 22 Dmitri Mandrîcenco  97' MF 99 Artiom Carastoian  81' Head Coach: Serghei Cebotari

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