2018–19 Cupa României

2018–19 Cupa României
Cupa României 2018–19
Tournament details
Country Romania
Teams133
Defending championsUniversitatea Craiova
Final positions
ChampionsViitorul Constanța
Runner-upAstra Giurgiu

The 2018–19 Cupa României was the 81st season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. As winners, Viitorul Constanța, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 were EEST (UTC+3). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 were EET (UTC+2).

Participating clubs

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The following 133 teams qualified for the competition:

2017–18 Liga I
all clubs (14)
2017–18 Liga II
Without dissolved clubs (18)
2017–18 Liga III
Without second teams and some dissolved clubs (59)
42 representatives of regional associations1

Preliminary rounds

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The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.

First round

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All matches were played on 1 and 2 August 2018.[1][2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1 August 2018
Viitorul Albești (4) w/o Sănătatea Darabani (3)
Viitorul Liteni (4) 3–0 Pașcani (3)
Viitorul Curița (4) 0–2 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (3)
Vulturești (4) 0–5 Unirea Mircești (4)
Sportul Ciorăști (4) 1–7 Focșani (3)
Universitatea Galați (4) 2–1 Sportul Chiscani (3)
Viitorul Ianca (4) 0–1 Victoria Traian (4)
Pescărușul Sarichioi (4) 3–1 Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3)
Mihail Kogălniceanu (4) 1–3 Agricola Borcea (3)
Mostiștea Ulmu (4) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) Oltenița (3)
Viitorul Axintele (4) 1–3 Înainte Modelu (3)
Rapid București (3) 3–0 Viitorul Domnești (3)
Argeșul Mihăilești (4) 0–3 Bragadiru (3)
Drăgănești-Vlașca (4) 1–3 Sporting Roșiori (3)
Gloria Cornești (4) 2–1 Pucioasa (3)
FC U Craiova (3) w/o Internațional Bălești (4)
Petrolul Țicleni (4) 1–0 Viitorul Șimian (4)
Slatina (4) 3–2 Cozia Călimănești (4)
Croația Clocotici (4) w/o Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic (4)
Victoria Zăbrani (4) 2–0 Millenium Giarmata (3)
Dacia Gepiu (4) 0–5 Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei (3)
Sportul Petrești (4) 3–1 Hunedoara (3)
Viitorul Șelimbăr (4) 0–2 (a.e.t.) Avrig (3)
Sticla Arieșul Turda (3) 4–2 Iernut (3)
Crasna Moftinu Mic (4) w/o Unirea Tășnad (3)
Rapid Jibou (4) 0–2 Minaur Baia Mare (3)
1. FC Gloria (3) 2–1 Unirea Dej (3)
Mureșul Rușii-Munți (4) 1–5 Avântul Reghin (3)
Nemere Ghelința (4) 1–4 KSE Târgu Secuiesc (3)
Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) 4–3 (a.e.t.) Odorheiu Secuiesc (3)
Precizia Săcele (4) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Păulești (4)
2 August 2018
Voința Lanurile (4) 1–8 Râmnicu Sărat (3)
Unirea Bascov (3) 2–1 Atletic Bradu (3)
Fortuna Becicherecu Mic (4) 1–4 Ghiroda (3)

Second round

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All matches were played on 14, 15 and 16 August 2018.[3][4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
14 August 2018
Croația Clocotici (4) 1–5 Ghiroda (3)
15 August 2018
Sănătatea Darabani (3) 0–1 Bucovina Rădăuți (3)
Industria Galda (3) w/o Performanța Ighiu (4)
Sportul Petrești (4) 0–3 Metalurgistul Cugir (3)
Avrig (3) 0–1 Unirea Alba Iulia (3)
Victoria Zăbrani (4) 1–2 Șoimii Lipova (3)
Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei (3) 2–0 Național Sebiș (3)
Cetate Deva (3) 1–2 Lugoj (3)
Petrolul Țicleni (4) 1–3 Filiași (3)
Slatina (4) 2–0 FC U Craiova (3)
Unirea Bascov (3) 1–2 Sporting Roșiori (3)
Gloria Cornești (4) w/o Flacăra Moreni (3)
Sticla Arieșul Turda (3) 1–3 Sănătatea Cluj (3)
Minaur Baia Mare (3) 3–1 Unirea Tășnad (3)
Viitorul Liteni (4) 2–1 Roman (3)
Unirea Mircești (4) 0–5 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (3)
Universitatea Galați (4) 1–3 Sporting Liești (3)
Pescărușul Sarichioi (4) 0–6 Oțelul Galați (3)
Înainte Modelu (3) 2–5 Axiopolis Cernavodă (3)
Agricola Borcea (3) 2–9 Oltenița (3)
Victoria Traian (4) 1–4 (a.e.t.) Unirea Slobozia (3)
Râmnicu Sărat (3) 1–3 Metalul Buzău (3)
Focșani (3) 3–0 KSE Târgu Secuiesc (3)
Precizia Săcele (4) 0–2 Olimpic Cetate Râșnov (3)
Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) 1–7 Hărman (3)
1. FC Gloria (3) w/o Avântul Reghin (3)
Rapid București (3) 5–0 Bragadiru (3)
16 August 2018
Tunari (3) 3–0 Popești-Leordeni (3)

Third round

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All matches were played on 28 and 29 August 2018.[5][6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
28 August 2018
Focșani (3) 5–2 Metalul Buzău (3)
Progresul Spartac București (3) 2–1 Afumați (3)
Sporting Roșiori (3) 0–3 (a.e.t.) Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3)
Slatina (4) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (12–11 p) Filiași (3)
Flacăra Moreni (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) Olimpic Cetate Râșnov (3)
Hărman (3) 0–2 Miercurea Ciuc (3)
Minaur Baia Mare (3) 0–1 Comuna Recea (3)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 1–0 Sănătatea Cluj (3)
Industria Galda (3) 3–2 Metalurgistul Cugir (3)
Ghiroda (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) Lugoj (3)
29 August 2018
Bucovina Rădăuți (3) 1–0 Foresta Suceava (3)
Viitorul Liteni (4) 0–4 Știința Miroslava (3)
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (3) 1–4 Aerostar Bacău (2)
Sporting Liești (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) Oțelul Galați (3)
Oltenița (3) 2–3 Unirea Slobozia (3)
Axiopolis Cernavodă (3) 3–2 Farul Constanța (2)
1. FC Gloria (3) 1–2 Universitatea Cluj (2)
Tunari (3) 2–1 Petrolul Ploiești (2)
CSMȘ Reșița (3) 0–2 Energeticianul (2)
Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei (3) 2–1 Șoimii Lipova (3)
Rapid București (3) 4–1 Alexandria (3)

Fourth round

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The matches were played between 11 and 13 September 2018. The game between Flacăra Moreni and Chindia Târgoviște was played on the 18th because it clashed with a rescheduled league match of Chindia.[7][8]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
11 September 2018
Focșani (3) 0–3 (a.e.t.) Sporting Liești (3)
Tunari (3) 0–2 Academica Clinceni (2)
Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei (3) 1–4 Luceafărul Oradea (2)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) Industria Galda (3)
Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3) 3–2 Balotești (2)
Rapid București (3) 2–1 Daco-Getica București (2)
12 September 2018
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (2) 1–3 Mioveni (2)
Lugoj (3) 1–2 Energeticianul (2)
UTA Arad (2) 2–1 ACS Poli Timișoara (2)
Slatina (4) 2–0 Argeș Pitești (2)
Progresul Spartac București (3) 2–0 Metaloglobus București (2)
Unirea Slobozia (3) 2–3 Sportul Snagov (2)
Axiopolis Cernavodă (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) Dacia Unirea Brăila (2)
Bucovina Rădăuți (3) 2–0 (a.e.t.) Știința Miroslava (3)
Ripensia Timișoara (2) 1–2 (a.e.t.) ASU Politehnica Timișoara (2)
13 September 2018
Miercurea Ciuc (3) 3–2 Aerostar Bacău (2)
Comuna Recea (3) 1–3 Universitatea Cluj (2)
18 September 2018
Flacăra Moreni (3) 1–2 Chindia Târgoviște (2)

Round of 32

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The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2018.[9][10]

25 September 2018 Voluntari (1) 2–1Botoșani (1)Voluntari
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Belahmeur 38'
Tudorie 41'
Report Chitoșcă 46' Stadium: Anghel Iordănescu
Attendance: 100
Referee: Andrei Antonie (Bucharest)
25 September 2018 Miercurea Ciuc (3) 2–1Energeticianul (2)Miercurea Ciuc
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Mitra 31'
Magyari 73'
Report V. Rusu 71' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 600
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș)
25 September 2018 Sportul Snagov (2)0–2 Universitatea Craiova (1) Craiova
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Gardoș 36'
Marković 74'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest)
25 September 2018 Dacia Unirea Brăila (2)1–3 Dinamo București (1) Galați
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Maxin 21' Report Grigore 6'
Nistor 8', 71'
Stadium: Oțelul
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Florin Andrei (Târgu Mureș)
26 September 2018 UTA Arad (2)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Politehnica Iași (1) Arad
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) C. Rus 3'
Cr. Matei 67'
Al. Pop 116' (pen.)
Report Bekui 45+2'
Aguinaldo 82'
Enoh 97' (pen.)
Stadium: Motorul
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Robert Dumitru (Sfântu Gheorghe)
Penalties
Manea soccer ball with check mark
Cubleșan soccer ball with check mark
D. Popa soccer ball with check mark
Al. Pop soccer ball with red X
Cioinac soccer ball with check mark
Enoh soccer ball with check mark
L. Rus soccer ball with check mark
Al.Zaharia soccer ball with check mark
Gallego soccer ball with check mark
26 September 2018 Sporting Liești (3)0–3 Mioveni (2) Liești
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Al. Neagu 39'
Balint 62' (pen.)
Rădescu 89'
Stadium: Comunal
Attendance: 700
Referee: Bogdan Dumitrache (Bucharest)
26 September 2018 Slatina (4)0–2 Dunărea Călărași (1) Slatina
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report V. Alexandru 7'
Dobrosavlevici 29'
Stadium: 1 Mai
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mihai Amorăriței (Câmpina)
26 September 2018 Progresul Spartac București (3)0–1 Universitatea Cluj (2) Bucharest
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Giurgiu 34' (pen.) Stadium: Progresul Spartac
Attendance: 400
Referee: Robert Avram (Pitești)
26 September 2018 Academica Clinceni (2)0–2 Hermannstadt (1) Clinceni
16:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Tsoumou 53'
Petrescu 66'
Stadium: Clinceni
Attendance: 400
Referee: Eduard Ioniță (Galați)
26 September 2018 Concordia Chiajna (1)0–3 Viitorul Constanța (1) Chiajna
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Ghiță 14'
Leca 65' (o.g.)
A. Ciobanu 90+3'
Stadium: Concordia
Attendance: 500
Referee: George Găman (Craiova)
26 September 2018 Chindia Târgoviște (2)0–1 CFR Cluj (1) Mioveni
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Tambe 33' Stadium: Orășenesc
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)
27 September 2018 Luceafărul Oradea (2)1–5 Astra Giurgiu (1) Sânmartin
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) V. Pop 79' Report Bègue 64'
Zoua 66'
V. Gheorghe 70', 80', 90'
Stadium: Luceafărul
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Lucian Rusandu (Sfântu Gheorghe)
27 September 2018 Rapid București (3)0–2 Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3) Bucharest
18:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dragu 75'
Mihai 90'
Stadium: Giulești-Valentin Stănescu
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Adrian Costreie (Buftea)
27 September 2018 Unirea Alba Iulia (3)0–1 FCSB (1) Zlatna
21:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report Rusescu 85' Stadium: Minaur
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Adrian Comănescu (Rm. Vâlcea)

Round of 16

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The matches were played on 30, 31 October and 1 November 2018.[11][12]

30 October 2018 Hermannstadt (1) 3–0Voluntari (1)Târgu Mureș
16:30 EET (UTC+2) Nkololo 38'
Petrescu 51' (pen.)
Kuca 90'
Report Stadium: Trans-Sil
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica)
30 October 2018 Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele (3)1–4 Universitatea Craiova (1) Turnu Măgurele
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Fotescu 33' Report Donkor 49'
Bancu 51'
Burlacu 79'
Cicâldău 88'
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eduard Ioniță (Galați)
30 October 2018 Politehnica Iași (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Viitorul Constanța (1) Iași
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Sanoh 55'
Frăsinescu 75'
Report I.Hagi 16' (pen.)
Mățan 38'
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
Penalties
Platini soccer ball with check mark
Qaka soccer ball with check mark
Bădic soccer ball with check mark
N'Dongala soccer ball with red X
I.Hagi soccer ball with check mark
A.Ciobanu soccer ball with check mark
V.Achim soccer ball with check mark
Casap soccer ball with check mark
Houri soccer ball with check mark
31 October 2018 Mioveni (2)0–5 Sepsi OSK (1) Mioveni
16:30 EET (UTC+2) Report Prosser 4'
Fl.Ștefan 13'
Simonovski 25'
Nouvier 45'
A.Rus 64'
Stadium: Orășenesc
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest)
31 October 2018 Universitatea Cluj (2)3–4 (a.e.t.) Astra Giurgiu (1) Cluj-Napoca
19:00 EET (UTC+2) Abrudan 2'
Taub 5', 8'
Report Llullaku 14' (pen.), 75'
Cordoș 24' (o.g.)
Sepsi 99' (o.g.)
Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest)
31 October 2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș (1)0–1 CFR Cluj (1) Mediaș
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Report Țucudean 65' Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)
1 November 2018 Dunărea Călărași (1) 2–1FCSB (1)Călărași
21:45 EET (UTC+2) Șeroni 47'
Dobrosavlevici 80'
Report C.Dumitru 82' Stadium: Ion Comșa
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova)

Quarter-finals

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The matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 February 2019.[13]

26 February 2019 Hermannstadt (1)2–3 Viitorul Constanța (1) Pitești
20:00 EET (UTC+2) V.Achim 63' (o.g.)
Tsoumou 72' (pen.)
Report V.Achim 6' (pen.)
Rivaldinho 41'
Eric 77'
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin
Attendance: 100
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)
27 February 2019 Dunărea Călărași (1)1–2 Astra Giurgiu (1) Giurgiu
17:00 EET (UTC+2) V.Munteanu 89' Report Hambo 5', 7' Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 600
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești)
27 February 2019 Sepsi OSK (1)0–1 CFR Cluj (1) Sfântu Gheorghe
20:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Costache 60' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: George Găman (Craiova)
28 February 2019 Miercurea Ciuc (3)0–3 Universitatea Craiova (1) Miercurea Ciuc
20:00 EET (UTC+2) Report Dimitrov 27'
Bărbuț 80'
Koljić 90+2'
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest)

Semi-finals

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The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April 2019 and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 April 2019.[14]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CFR Cluj (1) 3–5 Astra Giurgiu (1) 1–3 2–2
Universitatea Craiova (1) 1–4 Viitorul Constanța (1) 1–2 0–2

1st leg

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3 April 2019 CFR Cluj (1)1–3 Astra Giurgiu (1) Cluj-Napoca
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bud 15' Report V.Gheorghe 4'
Bègue 35'
Butean 52'
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)
4 April 2019 Universitatea Craiova (1)1–2 Viitorul Constanța (1) Craiova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bancu 5' Report Houri 77'
Rivaldinho 89'
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)

2nd leg

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24 April 2019 Astra Giurgiu (1) 2–2CFR Cluj (1)Giurgiu
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Butean 34'
Alibec 37' (pen.)
Report Costache 42', 66' Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
25 April 2019 Viitorul Constanța (1) 2–0Universitatea Craiova (1)Ovidiu
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) I.Hagi 6', 86' Report Stadium: Viitorul
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)

Final

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25 May 2019 Astra Giurgiu (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Viitorul Constanța (1) Ploiești
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Alibec 41' Report Ghiță 76'
Eric 105+2'
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 11,968
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest)


 Cupa României 2018–19 winners 
Viitorul Constanța
1st title

References

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  1. ^ "First Round matches". Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  2. ^ First Round results
  3. ^ "Second Round matches". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  4. ^ "Second Round results". Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  5. ^ Third Round matches
  6. ^ Third Round results
  7. ^ Fourth Round matches
  8. ^ Fourth Round result
  9. ^ Round of 32 matches
  10. ^ Round of 32 results
  11. ^ Round of 16 matches
  12. ^ Round of 16 results
  13. ^ Quarter-finals matches
  14. ^ Semi-finals matches