2020–21 Moldovan Cup

2020–21 Moldovan Cup

The Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău hosted the final
Country	Moldova
Dates	8 August 2020 – 30 May 2021
Teams	47
Champions	Sfîntul Gheorghe
Runners-up	Sheriff Tiraspol
Matches played	45
Goals scored	188 (4.18 per match)
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The 2020–21 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) was the 30th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. The competition started on 8 August 2020 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 30 May 2021. The winner qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Format and Schedule[]

The preliminary round and the first two rounds proper are regionalised to reduce teams travel costs.^[1][2]

Round	Match dates	Fixtures	Clubs
Preliminary Round	8 August 2020	9	47 → 38
First Round	15–16 August 2020	14	38 → 24
Second Round	28–29 August 2020	8	24 → 16
Round of 16	27–28 October 2020	8	16 → 8
Quarter-Finals	19–20 April 2021	4	8 → 4
Semi-Finals	4 May 2021	2	4 → 2
Final	30 May 2021	1	2 → 1

Participating clubs[]

The following teams qualified for the competition:

Divizia Națională the 10 teams of the 2020–21 season	Divizia A the 13 non-reserve teams of the 2020–21 season	Divizia B the 24 teams of the 2020–21 season
Petrocub Hîncești title holder Sheriff Tiraspol Sfîntul Gheorghe Dinamo-Auto Milsami Orhei Speranța Nisporeni Zimbru Chișinău Codru Lozova Florești Dacia Buiucani	Spartanii Selemet Tighina Cahul-2005 Victoria Bardar Speranța Drochia Grănicerul Glodeni Sireți Bălți Iskra Rîbnița Real Succes Sucleia Olimp Comrat	Sîngerei Edineț FCM Ungheni Bogzești Maiak Chirsova Saksan Rîșcani Slobozia Mare ARF Ialoveni Sinteza Căușeni Cimișlia

Preliminary Round[]

18 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. 6 clubs from the Divizia B received a bye for the preliminary round. Matches were played on 8 August 2020.^[3][4][5]

First Round[]

15 clubs from the Divizia B and 13 clubs from the Divizia A entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 15 and 16 August 2020.^{[6][7][8][9][5]}

Second Round[]

The 14 winners from the previous round joined the 2 Divizia Națională sides seeded 9-10, Florești and Dacia Buiucani. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. The pairs for 2 Divizia Națională sides were determined in a draw held on 18 August 2020.^[10] Matches were played on 28 and 29 August 2020.^{[11][12][13][5]}

Final stage[]

Bracket[]

	Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Zimbru Chișinău		0
	Florești		1
						Florești		1
						Petrocub Hîncești		2
	Petrocub Hîncești		4
	FCM Ungheni		1
											Sheriff Tiraspol		3
											Petrocub Hîncești		1
	Sheriff Tiraspol		2
	Iskra Rîbnița		1
						Sheriff Tiraspol		4
						Milsami Orhei		1
	Milsami Orhei		7
	Victoria Bardar		1
																Sheriff Tiraspol		0 (2)
																Sfîntul Gheorghe		0 (3)
	Dinamo-Auto		13
			0
						Dinamo-Auto		2
						Codru Lozova		1
	Codru Lozova		1
	Cahul-2005		0
											Dinamo-Auto		1
											Sfîntul Gheorghe		2
			0
	Sfîntul Gheorghe		4
						Sfîntul Gheorghe		5
						Speranța Nisporeni		1
	Speranța Nisporeni		2
	Dacia Buiucani		1

Round of 16[]

The 8 winners from the previous round joined the remaining 8 Divizia Națională sides seeded 1-8. The home teams and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 4 September 2020.^[14] Matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2020.^{[15][16][17][18][5]}

Quarter-Finals[]

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 3 November 2020.^[19] Matches were played on 19 and 20 April 2021.^[20][21][5]

Semi-Finals[]

The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 22 April 2021.^[22] Matches were played on 4 May 2021.^[23][5]

Final[]

The final was played on Sunday 30 May 2021 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 6 May 2021.^[24]

Sheriff

Sf. Gheorghe

GK 26 Dušan Marković DF 6 Stjepan Radeljić DF 13 Fernando Peixoto  120+1' DF 15 Cristiano da Silva DF 55 Gustavo Dulanto MF 17 Dimitris Kolovos MF 18 Moussa Kyabou MF 88 Rifet Kapić  91' FW 9 Adama Traoré FW 10 Frank Castañeda (c)  89' FW 11 Lovro Bizjak  73'  77' Substitutes: GK 1 Dumitru Celeadnic GK 33 Serghei Pașcenco DF 2 Danilo Arboleda DF 3 Charles Petro DF 8 Alexandr Belousov  120+1' DF 16 Keston Julien DF 90 Veaceslav Posmac MF 31 Sébastien Thill  91' MF 98 Maxim Cojocaru FW 23 Nadrey Dago  77' FW 27 Peter Banda Head Coach: Yuriy Vernydub

GK 25 Nicolai Calancea DF 17 Petru Ojog DF 18 Mihail Ștefan DF 19 Serghei Svinarenco  120' DF 24 Sidy Sagna DF 97 Artur Crăciun  38' MF 5 Vitalie Plămădeală (c)  65' MF 13 Teodor Lungu  51'  100' MF 98 Victor Stînă  106' FW 11 Mihail Ghecev  48'  114' FW 88 Nicolai Solodovnicov  65' Substitutes: GK 1 Maxim Railean DF 3 Maxim Focșa DF 4 Andrei Novicov DF 16 Ion Borș MF 7 Alexandru Suvorov  106' MF 8 Alexandru Osipov  114' MF 14 Aliyu Adam  65' MF 21 Eugen Slivca  100' MF 22 Dan Taras  120' MF 99 Artiom Carastoian FW 9 Roman Volkov  65' Head Coach: Serghei Cebotari

Assistant referees: Andrei Bodean (Moldova) Victor Mardari (Moldova) Additional assistant referees: Victor Bugenko (Moldova) Andrei Cojocaru (Moldova) Fourth official: Denis Borisov (Moldova)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if score is still level. Eleven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

References[]

External links[]

• Cupa Moldovei on soccerway