1954 Cupa României final
| Event | 1954 Cupa României | ||||||
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| Date | 5 December 1954 | ||||||
| Venue | Republicii, Bucharest | ||||||
| Referee | Dumitru Schulder (Bucharest) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
The 1954 Cupa României Final was the 17th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
FC Dinamo București attacked furiously in the first half-hour but missed many chances before Metalul Reșița's striker Ștefan Szeleș scored twice ('30, '40), following two fast counterattacks. Dinamo tried to come back, but were unable as Metalul's players held their ground and marched to a legendary victory.
Republicii Stadium was the place of the final which was later demolished by Nicolae Ceaușescu to make room for the Palace of the Parliament.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Metalul Reșița become the first club representing Divizia B which won the Romanian Cup final.[5][6]
Match details
[edit]| Metalul Reșița | 2–0 | Dinamo București |
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Szeleș  30', 40' | Report |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mircea Rusnac – În 1954, Metalul Reşiţa a cucerit Cupa României la fotbal". 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Metalul Reşiţa, 60 de ani de la câştigarea Cupei României la fotbal".
- ^ "Regele Fotbal | Cupa României: Istoria". www.regelefotbal.ro. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României". 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Performanţă istorică! Hermannstadt e prima echipă din Liga 2 calificată în finala Cupei României, după 36 de ani" [Historical performance! Hermannstadt is the first team in Liga 2 to qualify for the Romanian Cup final, after 36 years] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "80 de ani de suprize. O istorie a echipelor din ligile inferioare care au jucat finala Cupei României" [80 years of surprises. A history of the teams from the lower leagues that played the Romanian Cup final] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.