| Cupa României 2017–18 | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Romania | 
| Teams | 124 | 
| Defending champions | Voluntari | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Universitatea Craiova | 
| Runner-up | Hermannstadt | 
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:
Preliminary rounds
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 | ||
| 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
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
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
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
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) | 2–1 | Știința 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) | 5–2 | UTA 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) | 4–0 | Târgu 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
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) | 3–2 | Viitorul 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) | 2–0 | Juventus 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
The matches were played on 27, 1 March, 6 March and 13 March 2018.[13][14]
| 27 February 2018 | Gaz Metan Mediaș (1) | 1–0 | Astra Giurgiu (1) | Mediaș | 
| 20:30 | Rondón  27' | Report | Stadium: Gaz Metan Attendance: 70 Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest) | 
| 1 March 2018 | Hermannstadt (2) | 3–0 | FCSB (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) | 1–0 | Dinamo București (1) | Craiova | 
| 17:00 | Bancu  56' | Report | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca) | 
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) | 1–0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș (1) | Sibiu | 
| 17:00 | Rusu  39' | Report | Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Craiova) | 
| 19 April 2018 | Universitatea Craiova (1) | 5–1 | Botoșani (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
| 9 May 2018 | Botoșani (1) | 2–1 | Universitatea 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
| 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
- ↑ "First Round matches". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ↑ "First Round results". Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ↑ "Second Round matches". Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ↑ Second Round results
- ↑ "Third Round matches". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
- ↑ "Third Round results". Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ↑ Fourth Round matches
- ↑ Fifth Round results
- ↑ "Round of 32 matches". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ↑ "Round of 32 results". Archived from the original on 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ↑ "Round of 16 matches". Archived from the original on 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ↑ "Round of 16 results". Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ↑ "Quarter-finals matches". Archived from the original on 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ↑ "Quarter-finals results". Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ "Semi-finals matches". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.