2020 Cupa României final

The 2020 Cupa României Final is the final match of the 2019–20 Cupa României and the 82nd final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 22 July 2020 between Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FCSB.[1]

2020 Cupa României Final
Event2019–20 Cupa României
Date22 July 2020
VenueIlie Oană, Ploiești
Man of the MatchDennis Man
RefereeSebastian Colțescu
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherCloudy
2019
2021

Sepsi reached their first cup final in the club's existence. The club from Sfântu Gheorghe was founded in 2011, this being the biggest achievement in their 9 years of club history.[2] On the other hand, FCSB were playing their 32nd Cupa României final, having won the trophy 22 times.

The winner qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. They also earned the right to play against 2019–20 Liga I champions for the 2020 Supercupa României.

FCSB won the game thanks to a goal scored by Dennis Man in the 65th minute.

The game was hosted by the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played behind closed doors.

Route to the Final

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Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe Round FCSB
Opponent Results Opponent Results
Ripensia Timișoara 4–1 (A) Last 32 Metaloglobus București 2–0 (A)
Astra Giurgiu 4–2 (H) Last 16 Universitatea Cluj 1-0 (A)
Petrolul Ploiești 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Hermannstadt 2–1 (A)
Politehnica Iași 5–1 (H) and 3-0 (A) Semi-finals Dinamo București 3–0 (A) and 1–0 (H)

Match

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Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (1)0–1FCSB (1)
Dennis Man   65'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sepsi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FCSB
GK 33   Roland Niczuly
RB 19   Radoslav Dimitrov   75'
CB 29   Rachid Bouhenna (c)   77'   80'
CB 04   Răzvan Tincu
LB 96   Florin Ștefan
MF 08   Gabriel Vașvari
MF 13   Ronaldo Deaconu
MF 23   Anass Achahbar   83'
RW 27   Nicolae Carnat   46'
FW 25   Goran Karanović   46'
LW 11   Marius Ștefănescu   75'
Substitutes:
GK 95   Béla Fejér
MF 05   Lóránt Kovács
DF 06   Daniel Celea   83'
MF 07   George Dragomir
MF 10   Lóránd Fülöp   46'
FW 14   Tomás Díaz   75'
FW 18   Pavol Šafranko   46'
MF 21   Peter Gál-Andrezly
MF 99   Balázs Csiszér   75'
Manager:
  Leontin Grozavu
GK 99   Andrei Vlad
RB 02   Valentin Crețu
CB 04   Andrei Miron
CB 17   Iulian Cristea
LB 03   Ionuț Panțîru   89'
CM 20   Ionuț Vînă   46'
CM 27   Darius Olaru   46'
CM 23   Ovidiu Popescu
RW 98   Dennis Man   65'
LW 07   Florinel Coman   93'
FW 10   Florin Tănase (c)   58'
Substitutes:
GK 33   Mihai Udrea
FW 92   Romeo Niță
FW 31   Andrei Istrate
MF 29   Andrei Pandele
DF 28   Alexandru Pantea   89'
MF 25   Ovidiu Perianu   93'
FW 19   Adrian Petre   46'
FW 22   Cristian Dumitru
MF 11   Olimpiu Moruțan   46'
Manager:
  Anton Petrea

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Ovidiu Artene
    • George Neacșu
  • Fourth official:
    • Andrei Chivulete
  • Additional assistant referees:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

Notes

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  1. ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.

References

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  1. ^ "FCSB a câștigat Cupa României 2020, învingând-o în finală pe Sepsi. Meciul, dedicat eroilor din pandemie" [FCSB won the Cupa Romaniei 2020, beating Sepsi in the final]. digi24.ro. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "FCSB a câștigat Cupa României 2020, învingând-o în finală pe Sepsi. Meciul, dedicat eroilor din pandemie" [FCSB won the Cupa Romaniei 2020, beating Sepsi in the final]. digi24.ro. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Poli Iași - Sepsi 0-3. Performanță istorică a oaspeților, după 8-1 la general. Vor întâlni FCSB în finala Cupei României" [Poli Iași - Sepsi 0-3. Historical performance of the guests after 8-1 on aggregate. They will meet FCSB in the Cupa României final]. digisport.ro. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Dennis Man aduce Cupa României în București! Finala a fost decisă de o gafă uriașă!" [Dennis man brings the Romanian Cup to Bucharest! The final was decided by a huge blunder!] (in Romanian). DigiSport.ro. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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