2007 Cupa României final

The 2007 Cupa României Final was the 69th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu in Timișoara on 26 May 2007 and was contested between Liga I sides FCU Politehnica Timișoara and Rapid București. The cup was won by Rapid after goals from Buga and Zicu with the latter winning the Man Of The Match Award.

2007 Cupa României Final
EventCupa României 2006–07
Date26 May 2007
VenueStadionul Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara
Man of the MatchIanis Zicu (Rapid București)
RefereeAugustus Constantin (Romania)
Attendance40,000
2006
2008

Route to the final

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Politehnica Timișoara

Round of 32 Politehnica II Timișoara 1–3 Politehnica Timișoara
Round of 16 Politehnica Timișoara 2–0 CFR Cluj
Quarter-finals Politehnica Timișoara 2–1 Politehnica Iaşi
Semi-finals Politehnica Timișoara 1–0 Steaua București

Rapid București

Round of 32 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea 0–4 Rapid București
Round of 16 Rapid București 1–0 Universitatea Craiova
Quarter-finals Rapid București 2–0 Argeş Piteşti
Semi-finals Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0–2 Rapid București

Match details

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Politehnica Timișoara0–2Rapid București
Report Buga   15'
Zicu   48'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Politehnica Timișoara
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rapid București
Politehnica Timișoara:
GK 29   Costel Pantilimon
DF 14   Sorin Rădoi
DF 4   Jonathan McKain
DF 23   Gabriel Cânu   66'
DF 13   Ifeanyi Emeghara
MF 31   Abiodun Agunbiade
MF 5   Dan Alexa (c)   83'
MF 10   Mihăiţă Pleşan   26'   58'
MF 25   Gabriel Torje
FW 24   Gueye Mansour   51'   55'
FW 18   Gheorghe Bucur
Substitutes:
GK 12   Marius Popa
DF 6   Silviu Izvoranu
MF 7   Ştefan Grigorie
MF 17   Peter Omoduemuke   61'   58'
MF 30   Wayne Srhoj
FW 15   Andrei Cristea   55'
FW 77   Artavazd Karamyan
Manager:
  Valentin Velcea
Rapid București:
GK 1   Dănuţ Coman
DF 23   Marius Constantin   9'
DF 24   Vasile Maftei (c)   60'
DF 6   Ionuţ Rada   51'
MF 9   Valentin Bădoi   70'
MF 17   Marius Măldărăşanu   28'
MF 18   Nicolae Grigore   74'
DF 14   Dănuț Perjă
FW 7   Ianis Zicu
FW 29   Mugurel Buga   76'
FW 27   Ionuţ Mazilu   82'
Substitutes:
GK 32   Mihai Mincă
DF 5   Ionuţ Stancu
DF 21   Cristian Săpunaru
MF 10   Emil Dică   76'
MF 15   Costin Lazăr   70'
FW 19   Ionel Ganea
FW 99   Viorel Moldovan   82'
Manager:
  Răzvan Lucescu

Match Officials

Man of the match

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes extra-time (15 minute intervals)
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

References

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