1967–68 Cupa României
The 1967–68 Cupa României was the 30th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo București |
| Runners-up | Rapid București |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
The title was won by Dinamo București against Rapid București.
Format
The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg.
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played away will qualify.
From the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the team from the lower division will qualify. If the teams are from the same division a replay will be played.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 March 1968 | ||
| Vagonul Arad (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Steagul Roşu Braşov |
| Minerul Baia Mare (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Universitatea Craiova |
| Progresul Brăila (Div. C) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Dinamo Bacău |
| Electronica Obor București (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Metalul București (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| TUG București (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| Chimia Făgăraş (Div. C) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Ancora Galaţi (Div. C) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. B) CFR Timişoara |
| Politehnica Iași (Div. B) | 3–0 | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| Marina Mangalia (Div. D) | 2–3 | (Div. B) Politehnica Timişoara |
| Lemnarul Odorhei (Div. D) | 0–3 (forfait) | (Div. A) Jiul Petroşani ‡ |
| ASA Crişul Oradea (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| CSM Sibiu (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Chimia Suceava (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Metalul Târgovişte (Div. C) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Progresul București |
| Victoria Târgu Jiu (Div. D) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
Notes:
- ‡ The match was interrupted in the 60' minutes at 1–2 for Jiul Petroşani and homologated with 0–3.
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 April 1968 | ||
| Dinamo București | 1–0 | Chimia Suceava |
| Dinamo Bacău | 2–1 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Vagonul Arad | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Jiul Petroşani |
| Steaua București | 2–1 | Politehnica Timişoara |
| Rapid București | 3–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
| Politehnica Iași | 5–1 | Argeș Pitești |
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Progresul București |
| CFR Timişoara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| 10 April 1968 — Replay | ||
| Progresul București | 2–1 | Universitatea Cluj |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 April 1968 | ||
| Rapid București | 2–0 | Politehnica Iași |
| Progresul București | 2–1 | Steaua București |
| Vagonul Arad | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo Bacău |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | CFR Timişoara |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 June 1968 | ||
| Dinamo București | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Progresul București |
| Rapid București | 2–0 | Vagonul Arad |
Final
| Dinamo București | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Rapid București |
|---|---|---|
Dumitrache  78' Lucescu 115', 116' |
Report | Năsturescu 70' |
| Cupa României 1967–68 winners |
|---|
| Dinamo București 3rd title |
References
- "Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României – Ripensia Sport Magazin". ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. Retrieved 2015-10-21.