2017–18 Cupa României

The 2017–18 Cupa României was the 80th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner, Universitatea Craiova, qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.

2017–18 Cupa României
Cupa României 2017–18
Tournament details
CountryRomania
Teams124
Defending championsVoluntari
Final positions
ChampionsUniversitatea Craiova
Runner-upHermannstadt

Participating clubs

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The following 124 teams qualified for the competition:

2016–17 Liga I
all clubs (14)
2016–17 Liga II
Without dissolved clubs (15)
2016–17 Liga III
Without second teams and some dissolved clubs (53)
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 9 August 2017.[1][2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 August 2017
TransDor Tudora (4) 4–0 Bucovina Rădăuți (3)
Cimentul Bicaz (4) 2–0 Viitorul Curița (4)
Unirea Mircești (4) 2–1 CSM Pașcani (3)
FC Gârceni (4) 1–2 Sportul Chiscani (3)
Voința Cetate (4) 0–7 Universitatea Cluj (3)
Progresul Șomcuța Mare (4) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Rapid Jibou (4)
Luceafărul Decebal (4) 0–2 CS Diosig (4)
Șurianu Sebeș (4) w/o Unirea Alba Iulia (3)
Juvenes Târgu Mureș (4) w/o Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4)
FC Păpăuți (4) 4–2 AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc (3)
Spicul Șeica Mare (4) 1–2 ASF Zărnești (4)
Voința Biled (4) 6–1 Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic (3)
Șoimii Lipova (3) 6–0 Millenium Giarmata (3)
Voința Lupac (4) 3–2 Inter Petrila (4)
Recolta Dănceu (4) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) Știința Turceni (4)
Dunărea Calafat (4) 0–2 FC Milcov (4)
Posada Perișani (4) w/o Șirineasa (3)
AS Colibași (4) 1–2 Urban Titu (3)
Gloria Gaz Metan Cornești (4) 2–0 FC Aninoasa (3)
Astra Plosca (4) 3–2 AS Mihai Bravu (4)
Bărăganul Ciulnița (4) 4–6 Agricola Borcea (3)
Regal Sport Club (4) 1–8 Petrolul Ploiești (3)
CSO Bragadiru (4) 1–6 Înainte Modelu (3)
Victoria Ianca (4) 1–4 CSM Focșani (3)
Viitorul Fântânele (4) 7–0 Pescărușul Sarichioi (4)
Gloria Buzău (4) 2–3 Zimbrul Slobozia Conachi (4)

Second round

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All matches were played on 22 August 2017.[3][4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
22 August 2017
TransDor Tudora (4) 1–4 CSM Roman (3)
Cimentul Bicaz (4) 1–3 FK Miercurea Ciuc (3)
Unirea Mircești (4) w/o Aerostar Bacău (3)
CSM Focșani (3) 5–0 Metalosport Galați (3)
Zimbrul Slobozia Conachi (4) 3–2 Avântul Valea Mărului (3)
Sportul Chiscani (3) 1–3 Sporting Liești (3)
FC Păpăuți (4) 0–1 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat (3)
Viitorul Fântânele (4) w/o Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3)
Agricola Borcea (3) 2–0 Axiopolis Cernavodă (3)
Înainte Modelu (3) 5–1 CSM Oltenița (3)
SC Popești-Leordeni (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) Unirea Slobozia (3)
FCM Alexandria (3) 5–3 CS Tunari (3)
Astra Plosca (4) 1–5 Sporting Roșiori (3)
Petrolul Ploiești (3) 2–0 Urban Titu (3)
Gloria Gaz Metan Cornești (4) 1–2 Flacăra Moreni (3)
FC Milcov (4) w/o CSO Filiași (3)
Știința Turceni (4) 0–3 Șirineasa (3)
Voința Lupac (4) 2–5 (a.e.t.) Cetate Deva (3)
Voința Biled (4) 2–1 CSM Lugoj (3)
Șoimii Lipova (3) 3–0 Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei (3)
CS Diosig (4) 0–3 Național Sebiș (3)
Progresul Șomcuța Mare (4) 2–10 Comuna Recea (3)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 1–0 Unirea Dej (3)
CS Iernut (3) 0–1 Industria Galda (3)
Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) 3–1 Avântul Reghin (3)
ASF Zărnești (4) 1–5 Olimpic Cetate Râșnov (3)
Performanța Ighiu (3) w/o Unirea Jucu (4)
Universitatea Cluj (3) w/o Viitorul Ulmeni (4)
FC Zalău (4) w/o Sănătatea Cluj (3)

Third round

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All matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2017.[5][6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
12 September 2017
Aerostar Bacău (3) 2–0 FK Miercurea Ciuc (3)
FCM Alexandria (3) 4–0 Viitorul Domnești (3)
CSO Filiași (3) 2–1 Sporting Roșiori (3)
Șirineasa (3) 2–0 Atletic Bradu (3)
Cetate Deva (3) 0–1 CSM Școlar Reșița (3)
Șoimii Lipova (3) w/o Național Sebiș (3)
Performanța Ighiu (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) Metalurgistul Cugir (3)
Petrolul Ploiești (3) 3–0 Flacăra Moreni (3)
13 September 2017
CSM Roman (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) Știința Miroslava (2)
Olimpic Cetate Râșnov (3) 1–2 (a.e.t.) AFC Hărman (3)
CSM Focșani (3) 3–1 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat (3)
Zimbrul Slobozia Conachi (4) 1–2 Sporting Liești (3)
Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3) 1–4 Unirea Slobozia (3)
Agricola Borcea (3) 2–1 Înainte Modelu (3)
Voința Biled (4) 1–0 Ripensia Timișoara (2)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) Industria Galda (3)
Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) 1–2 Sănătatea Cluj (3)
Universitatea Cluj (3) 5–1 Comuna Recea (3)

Fourth round

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All matches were played on 3 and 4 October 2017.[7][8]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
3 October 2017
Aerostar Bacău (3) 1–0 Foresta Suceava (2)
CSM Focșani (3) 0–5 Știința Miroslava (2)
Agricola Borcea (3) 1–4 Petrolul Ploiești (3)
Unirea Slobozia (3) 2–1 Dunărea Călărași (2)
FCM Alexandria (3) 1–3 Academica Clinceni (2)
CSO Filiași (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) Argeș Pitești (2)
CSM Școlar Reșița (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) Pandurii Târgu Jiu (2)
Universitatea Cluj (3) 2–0 Olimpia Satu Mare (2)
Sănătatea Cluj (3) 3–1 Luceafărul Oradea (2)
4 October 2017
Sporting Liești (3) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) Dacia Unirea Brăila (2)
Metaloglobus București (2) 2–0 Sportul Snagov (2)
Balotești (2) 0–4 Afumați (2)
AFC Hărman (3) 0–4 Chindia Târgoviște (2)
Șirineasa (3) 0–3 (forfait) Mioveni (2)
Voința Biled (4) 0–1 ASU Politehnica Timișoara (2)
Național Sebiș (3) 1–4 UTA Arad (2)
Performanța Ighiu (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) Târgu Mureș (2)
Industria Galda (3) 1–3 Hermannstadt (2)

Round of 32

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The matches were played on 24, 25 and 26 October 2017.[9][10]

24 October 2017 Argeș Pitești (2)1–2 CSM Politehnica Iași (1) Pitești
16:00 I.Năstăsie   52' (pen.) Report Spătaru   71'
Cissé   86'
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin
Attendance: 250
Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)
24 October 2017 Petrolul Ploiești (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Mioveni (2) Ploiești
18:00 Vintilă   90+2' Report C.Năstăsie   35' Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lucian Rusandu (Sfântu Gheorghe)
Penalties
Tudor  
Ciocâlteu  
Popescu  
Velisar  
Stănescu  
C.Năstăsie  
Gugu  
Negoiță  
E.Stoica  
Neacșu  
24 October 2017 Universitatea Cluj (3) 2–1Știința Miroslava (2)Cluj-Napoca
19:00 Giurgiu   61' (pen.)
Lemac   89'
Report Al.Marin   73' (pen.) Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Adrian Comănescu (Rm.Vâlcea)
24 October 2017 Sepsi OSK (1)0–2 Universitatea Craiova (1) Brașov
20:30 Report Mitriță   27'
Băluță   88'
Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)
25 October 2017 Hermannstadt (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Voluntari (1)Sibiu
14:00 Dâlbea   97' Report Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș)
25 October 2017 Academica Clinceni (2)0–1 Chindia Târgoviște (2) Clinceni
14:30 Report L.Mihai   79' Stadium: Clinceni
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dan Botescu (Bucharest)
25 October 2017 Afumați (2) 5–2UTA Arad (2)Afumați
14:30 Dedu   16' (pen.), 64'
Buduroi   49'
Olariu   73' (pen.), 88'
Report Stahl   39', 42' Stadium: Comunal
Attendance: 100
Referee: Cătălin Buși (Rm.Vâlcea)
25 October 2017 Unirea Slobozia (3) 4–0Târgu Mureș (2)Slobozia
14:30 Bucă   9', 10', 16', 25' Report Stadium: 1 Mai
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eduard Ioniță (Constanța)
25 October 2017 Metaloglobus București (2)1–2 Gaz Metan Mediaș (1) Bucharest
14:30 Bilciurescu   3' Report Baradji   14' (o.g.)
Mitić   71'
Stadium: Metaloglobus
Attendance: 300
Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest)
25 October 2017 Dacia Unirea Brăila (2)1–2 Juventus București (1) Brăila
14:30 Banyoi   84' Report Băjenaru   17'
Al.Zaharia   74'
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mihai Amorăriței (Câmpina)
25 October 2017 CSM Școlar Reșița (3)2–4 Viitorul Constanța (1) Reșița
14:30 Costin   85'
Liuba   90' (pen.)
Report C.Ene   5', 7'
Mățan   13'
Vînă   64'
Stadium: Mircea Chivu
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marian Balaci (Turnu Severin)
25 October 2017 Concordia Chiajna (1)0–3 Astra Giurgiu (1) Chiajna
16:00 Report Moise   40', 74'
V.Gheorghe   82'
Stadium: Concordia
Attendance: 150
Referee: Robert Dumitru (Sfântu Gheorghe)
25 October 2017 ASU Politehnica Timișoara (2)0–1 Poli Timișoara (1) Timișoara
18:00 Report Abraw   52' Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Denis Haidiner (Hunedoara)
25 October 2017 Sănătatea Cluj (3)1–6 FCSB (1) Cluj-Napoca
20:30 Negru   83' Report Man   17', 23' (pen.)
D.Benzar   32'
De Amorim   45'
Achim   58'
I.Stoica   90+2'
Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Florin Andrei (Târgu Mureș)
26 October 2017 Botoșani (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
CFR Cluj (1)Botoșani
18:00 J.Rodríguez   69' Report Omrani   42' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)
Penalties
Târnovan  
Moruțan  
J.Rodríguez  
Bordeianu  
Mureșan  
Nistor  
Omrani  
Păun  
Deac  
26 October 2017 Aerostar Bacău (3)0–1 Dinamo București (1) Piatra Neamț
21:00 Report Nemec   85' Stadium: Ceahlăul
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Florin Mazilu (Satu Mare)

Round of 16

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The matches were played on 28, 29 and 30 November 2017.[11][12]

28 November 2017 Unirea Slobozia (3)0–2 CSM Politehnica Iași (1) Slobozia
14:00 Report Pedro Mendes   10' (pen.)
Ștefănescu   66'
Stadium: 1 Mai
Attendance: 400
Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest)
28 November 2017 Afumați (2)2–3 (a.e.t.) Universitatea Craiova (1) Ploiești
18:00 Burlacu   10'
Vlada   93'
Report Gustavo   66'
Băluță   101', 105'
Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 460
Referee: Florin Andrei (Târgu Mureș)
28 November 2017 Botoșani (1) 3–2Viitorul Constanța (1)Botoșani
21:00 Chitoșcă   50'
Roman   74'
Plămadă   81'
Report Gavra   64'
Drăguș   78'
Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest)
29 November 2017 Mioveni (2)0–1 Gaz Metan Mediaș (1) Mioveni
17:30 Report Romeo   12' Stadium: Orășenesc
Attendance: 500
Referee: Robert Dumitru (Sfântu Gheorghe)
29 November 2017 Universitatea Cluj (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Dinamo București (1) Cluj-Napoca
20:30 Goga   34' Report Corbu   14' Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica)
Penalties
Goga  
Florescu  
Ursu  
Chiș  
Anton  
Filip  
Rivaldinho  
Salomão  
30 November 2017 Hermannstadt (2) 2–0Juventus București (1)Sibiu
14:00 Morariu   59' (o.g.)
Tătar   67'
Report Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești)
30 November 2017 Chindia Târgoviște (2)0–2 (a.e.t.) Astra Giurgiu (1) Giurgiu
18:30 Report Balaure   111'
Chipirliu   115'
Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)
30 November 2017 Poli Timișoara (1)0–3 FCSB (1) Timișoara
21:30 Report Gnohéré   34' (pen.)
Golofca   55'
D. Benzar   90+2'
Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)

Quarter-finals

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The matches were played on 27, 1 March, 6 March and 13 March 2018.[13][14]

27 February 2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș (1) 1–0Astra Giurgiu (1)Mediaș
20:30 Rondón   27' Report Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 70
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)
1 March 2018 Hermannstadt (2) 3–0FCSB (1)Sibiu
14:00 Rusu   11', 62'
Blănaru   29'
Report Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești)
6 March 2018 Universitatea Craiova (1) 1–0Dinamo București (1)Craiova
17:00 Bancu   56' Report Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)
13 March 2018 Botoșani (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.)CSM Politehnica Iași (1)Botoșani
17:30 Golubović   89'
Roman   95' (pen.)
Axente   111' (pen.)
Report Cristea   90', 107' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 500
Referee: George Găman (Craiova)

Semi-finals

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The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 17 and 19 April 2018 and the second legs were played on 9 May 2018.[15]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hermannstadt (2) 4–2 Gaz Metan Mediaș (1) 1–0 3–2
Universitatea Craiova (1) 6–3 Botoșani (1) 5–1 1–2

1st leg

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17 April 2018 Hermannstadt (2) 1–0Gaz Metan Mediaș (1)Sibiu
17:00 Rusu   39' Report Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova)
19 April 2018 Universitatea Craiova (1) 5–1Botoșani (1)Craiova
20:30 Băluță   13', 31', 83'
Gustavo   45+4' (pen.)
Mitriță   65'
Report Acsinte   35' Stadium: Ion Oblemenco
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)

2nd leg

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9 May 2018 Botoșani (1) 2–1Universitatea Craiova (1)Botoșani
17:00 Mircea Axente   13'
Golubović   66'
Report Mitriță   61' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)
10 May 2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș (1)2–3 Hermannstadt (2) Mediaș
20:00 Popovici   6'
Caiado   78'
Report Blănaru   11'
Petrescu   28'
Sîrghi   31' (o.g.)
Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 5,000 (2000 from Sibiu)
Referee: István Kovács (Carei)

Final

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27 May 2018 Hermannstadt (2)0–2 Universitatea Craiova (1) Bucharest
21:00 Report Gustavo   30'
Mitriță   58'
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 30,642
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest)


 Cupa României 2017–18 winners 
Universitatea Craiova
6th title

References

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  1. ^ "First Round matches". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. ^ "First Round results". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  3. ^ "Second Round matches". Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  4. ^ Second Round results
  5. ^ "Third Round matches". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  6. ^ "Third Round results". Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. ^ Fourth Round matches
  8. ^ Fifth Round results
  9. ^ "Round of 32 matches". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  10. ^ "Round of 32 results". Archived from the original on 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  11. ^ "Round of 16 matches". Archived from the original on 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  12. ^ "Round of 16 results". Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  13. ^ "Quarter-finals matches". Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  14. ^ "Quarter-finals results". Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  15. ^ "Semi-finals matches". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.