2017–18 Cupa României

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2017–18 Cupa României
Cupa României 2017–18
Stadionul National - National Arena 3.jpg
Country Romania
Teams124
Defending championsVoluntari
ChampionsUniversitatea Craiova
Runners-upHermannstadt

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.

Participating clubs[]

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[]

Main article:

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

First Round[]

All matches were played on 9 August 2017.[1][2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 August 2017
(4) 4–0 Bucovina Rădăuți (3)
(4) 2–0 (4)
(4) 2–1 CSM Pașcani (3)
(4) 1–2 (3)
(4) 0–7 Universitatea Cluj (3)
(4) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) (4)
(4) 0–2 (4)
(4) w/o Unirea Alba Iulia (3)
(4) w/o (4)
(4) 4–2 AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc (3)
(4) 1–2 (4)
(4) 6–1 Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic (3)
Șoimii Lipova (3) 6–0 (3)
(4) 3–2 (4)
(4) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) (4)
(4) 0–2 (4)
(4) w/o Șirineasa (3)
(4) 1–2 (3)
(4) 2–0 FC Aninoasa (3)
(4) 3–2 (4)
(4) 4–6 (3)
(4) 1–8 Petrolul Ploiești (3)
(4) 1–6 Înainte Modelu (3)
(4) 1–4 CSM Focșani (3)
(4) 7–0 (4)
Gloria Buzău (4) 2–3 (4)

Second Round[]

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
22 August 2017
(4) 1–4 CSM Roman (3)
(4) 1–3 FK Miercurea Ciuc (3)
(4) w/o Aerostar Bacău (3)
CSM Focșani (3) 5–0 Metalosport Galați (3)
(4) 3–2 Avântul Valea Mărului (3)
(3) 1–3 Sporting Liești (3)
(4) 0–1 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat (3)
(4) w/o Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3)
(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)
(4) 1–5 Sporting Roșiori (3)
Petrolul Ploiești (3) 2–0 (3)
(4) 1–2 Flacăra Moreni (3)
(4) w/o CSO Filiași (3)
(4) 0–3 Șirineasa (3)
(4) 2–5 (a.e.t.) Cetate Deva (3)
(4) 2–1 CSM Lugoj (3)
Șoimii Lipova (3) 3–0 (3)
(4) 0–3 Național Sebiș (3)
(4) 2–10 Comuna Recea (3)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 1–0 Unirea Dej (3)
(3) 0–1 (3)
(4) 3–1 Avântul Reghin (3)
(4) 1–5 Olimpic Cetate Râșnov (3)
(3) w/o Unirea Jucu (4)
Universitatea Cluj (3) w/o (4)
FC Zalău (4) w/o Sănătatea Cluj (3)

Third Round[]

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 (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)
(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.) (3)
CSM Focșani (3) 3–1 Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat (3)
(4) 1–2 Sporting Liești (3)
Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3) 1–4 Unirea Slobozia (3)
(3) 2–1 Înainte Modelu (3)
(4) 1–0 Ripensia Timișoara (2)
Unirea Alba Iulia (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) (3)
(4) 1–2 Sănătatea Cluj (3)
Universitatea Cluj (3) 5–1 Comuna Recea (3)

Fourth Round[]

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)
(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)
(3) 0–4 Chindia Târgoviște (2)
Șirineasa (3) 0–3 (forfait) Mioveni (2)
(4) 0–1 ASU Politehnica Timișoara (2)
Național Sebiș (3) 1–4 UTA Arad (2)
(3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) Târgu Mureș (2)
(3) 1–3 Hermannstadt (2)

Round of 32[]

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 Goal 52' (pen.) Report Spătaru Goal 71'
Cissé Goal 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 Goal 90+2' Report C.Năstăsie Goal 35' Stadium: Ilie Oană
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lucian Rusandu (Sfântu Gheorghe)
Penalties
Tudor Penalty scored
Ciocâlteu Penalty missed
Popescu Penalty scored
Velisar Penalty missed
Penalty scored		 C.Năstăsie Penalty scored
Gugu Penalty missed
Negoiță Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
24 October 2017 Universitatea Cluj (3) 2–1Știința Miroslava (2)Cluj-Napoca
19:00 Giurgiu Goal 61' (pen.)
Goal 89'		 Report Goal 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 Goal 27'
Băluță Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 79' Stadium: Clinceni
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dan Botescu (Bucharest)
25 October 2017 Afumați (2) 5–2UTA Arad (2)Afumați
14:30 Dedu Goal 16' (pen.), 64'
Goal 49'
Olariu Goal 73' (pen.), 88'		 Report Stahl Goal 39', 42' Stadium: Comunal
Attendance: 100
Referee: Cătălin Buși (Rm.Vâlcea)
25 October 2017 Unirea Slobozia (3) 4–0Târgu Mureș (2)Slobozia
14:30 Goal 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 Goal 3' Report Goal 14' (o.g.)
Mitić Goal 71'		 Stadium: Metaloglobus
Attendance: 300
Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest)
25 October 2017 Dacia Unirea Brăila (2)1–2 Juventus București (1) Brăila
14:30 Goal 84' Report Băjenaru Goal 17'
Al.Zaharia Goal 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 Goal 85'
Goal 90' (pen.)		 Report Goal 5', 7'
Mățan Goal 13'
Vînă Goal 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 Goal 40', 74'
V.Gheorghe Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 83' Report Man Goal 17', 23' (pen.)
D.Benzar Goal 32'
De Amorim Goal 45'
Achim Goal 58'
I.Stoica Goal 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 Goal 69' Report Omrani Goal 42' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)
Penalties
Târnovan Penalty scored
Moruțan Penalty scored
J.Rodríguez Penalty scored
Bordeianu Penalty missed		 Mureșan Penalty scored
Nistor Penalty missed
Omrani Penalty scored
Păun Penalty missed
Deac Penalty missed
26 October 2017 Aerostar Bacău (3)0–1 Dinamo București (1) Piatra Neamț
21:00 Report Nemec Goal 85' Stadium: Ceahlăul
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Florin Mazilu (Satu Mare)

Round of 16[]

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 Goal 10' (pen.)
Ștefănescu Goal 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 Goal 10'
Vlada Goal 93'		 Report Gustavo Goal 66'
Băluță Goal 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 Goal 50'
Roman Goal 74'
Plămadă Goal 81'		 Report Gavra Goal 64'
Drăguș Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 34' Report Corbu Goal 14' Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica)
Penalties
Goga Penalty missed
Florescu Penalty missed
Ursu Penalty scored
Penalty missed		 Anton Penalty missed
Filip Penalty scored
Rivaldinho Penalty scored
Salomão Penalty scored
30 November 2017 Hermannstadt (2) 2–0Juventus București (1)Sibiu
14:00 Morariu Goal 59' (o.g.)
Tătar Goal 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 Goal 111'
Chipirliu Goal 115'		 Stadium: Marin Anastasovici
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)
30 November 2017 Poli Timișoara (1)0–3 FCSB (1) Timișoara
21:30 Report Gnohéré Goal 34' (pen.)
Golofca Goal 55'
D. Benzar Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)

Quarter-finals[]

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 Goal 27' Report Stadium: Gaz Metan
Attendance: 70
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)
1 March 2018 Hermannstadt (2) 3–0FCSB (1)Sibiu
14:00 Rusu Goal 11', 62'
Blănaru Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 89'
Roman Goal 95' (pen.)
Axente Goal 111' (pen.)		 Report Cristea Goal 90', 107' Stadium: Municipal
Attendance: 500
Referee: George Găman (Craiova)

Semi-finals[]

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. 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[]

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

2nd leg[]

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

Final[]

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


 Cupa României 2017–18 Winners 
Universitatea Craiova
6th title

References[]

  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
  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.
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