2023–24 Cupa României

The 2023–24 Cupa României is the 86th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. It is the second season in which the Round of 16 was replaced by a play-off, immediately followed by a group stage. After the group stage, the clasic Quarter-Finals format continues.

2023–24 Cupa României
Cupa României 2023–24
Country Romania
Defending championsSepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
ChampionsTBD
Runners-upTBD
Europa LeagueTBD
2024–25

Round dates

Phase Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved From previous round Entries in this round Dates Teams entering this round
First stage Regional qualifiers 167 42 none 42 Group Stage 12, 15, 19 July 2023
Finals 22 July 2023
42 Liga IV teams
First Round 132 76 7 69 2 August 2023 69 Liga III teams
Second Round 94 60 38 22 9 August 2023 16 Liga III teams
4 Liga II relegated teams
2 Liga II current teams
Third Round 64 48 30 18 16–17 August 2023 18 Liga II teams
Play-off Round 40 32 24 8 30 August 2023 8 Liga I teams (9-16)
Second stage Group Stage 24 24 16 8 27 September 2023
1 November 2023
6 December 2023
8 Liga I teams (1-8)
Third stage Quarter-finals 8 8 8 None 3 April 2024 None
Semi-finals 4 4 4 None 24 April 2024 None
Final 2 2 2 None 15 May 2024 None

First Stage

Second Round

The draw for the 2nd round took place on August 3, with the matches taking place on August 9.[1]

9 August 2023 Viitorul Ianca (3) 1–0Unirea Braniștea (3)Plopu, Ianca
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Stadionul Plopu
Referee: Porumbel Valentin
9 August 2023 Lotus Băile Felix (3)0–3 Bihor Oradea (3) Sânmartin
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Kemenes Norbert
9 August 2023 Crișul Chișineu-Criș (4)0–2 Șoimii Lipova (3) Chișineu-Criș
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Crișul
Referee: Codrea Cristian
9 August 2023 ACB Ineu (3)0–3 Progresul Pecica (3) Pecica[lower-alpha 1]
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Progresul
Referee: Salomir Mircea
9 August 2023 Sănătatea Cluj (3) 1–0Viitorul Cluj (3)Cluj-Napoca
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Clujana
Referee: Suvar Alexandru Nicolae
9 August 2023 SCM Zalău (3) 2–1Gloria Bistrița (3)Zalău
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Chioran Marius Nechita
9 August 2023 Olimpia Satu Mare (3)2–3 Minaur Baia Mare (3) Satu Mare
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Daniel Prodan
Referee: Lunca Dragoș Nicolae
9 August 2023 Odorheiu Secuiesc (3) 2–0FC Brașov (3)Odorheiu Secuiesc
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Neculcea Bogdan
9 August 2023 ACS Tg. Mureş (3)1–2 Unirea Ungheni (3) Târgu Mureș
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Academia de Sport Mureşul
Referee: Ștef Claudiu
9 August 2023 Universitar din Alba Iulia (3) 4–3 (a.e.t.)Metalurgistul Cugir (3)Sântimbru
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Comunal Galtiu
Referee: Fodor Andrei Gabriel
9 August 2023 Gloria Geoagiu (4)0–2 CSM Deva (3) Geoagiu
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Orăşenesc
Referee: Pavel Adelin
9 August 2023 CSC Ghiroda (3) 2–0Ripensia Timișoara (3)Ghiroda
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Emilian Pavel
Referee: Herczeg Leopold
9 August 2023 Phoenix Buziaş (3) 2–0 (a.e.t.)Politehnica Timișoara (3)Lugoj
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Tineretului
Referee: Roman George Catalin
9 August 2023 Voința Lupac (3)1–3 CSM Reșița (2) Lupac
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Voința
Referee: Buzarnescu Dan Stefan
9 August 2023 Jiul Petroșani (3) 2–0Flacăra Horezu (3)Petroșani
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Petre Libardi
Referee: Anghelina Cristian
9 August 2023 Olimpic Zărnești (3)0–3 Muscelul Câmpulung Elite (3) Zărneşti
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Celuloza
Referee: Marinescu Madalin
9 August 2023 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Viitorul Dăești (3)Râmnicu Vâlcea
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Olaru Constantin Alin
9 August 2023 Viitorul Șimian (3) 2–1CSO Filiași (3)Drobeta-Turnu Severin
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Avram Robert
9 August 2023 Vedița Colonești (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Petrolul Potcoava (3)Colonești
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Mircea Stan
Referee: Belega Eduard
9 August 2023 Flacăra Moreni (3)0–1 CSO Plopeni (3) Moreni
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Flacăra
Referee: Ene Mihai Laurențiu
9 August 2023 Unirea Bascov (3)2–3 (a.e.t.) CS Afumați (3) Valea Ursului, Bascov
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Lăstun Mihail Sebastian
9 August 2023 Gloria Băneasa (3)3–4 Dunărea Călărași (3) Băneasa
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Central
Referee: Ioniță Eduard
9 August 2023 Viitorul Ileana (4)0–3[lower-alpha 2] Popești-Leordeni (3) Ileana
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Oancea Stanica Theodor
9 August 2023 CS Păulești (3)0–5 Metalul Buzău (3) Păulești
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Spinu Marius
9 August 2023 CSM Râmnicu Sărat (3)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
CS Blejoi (3) Râmnicu Sărat
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Burloiu Dorin
9 August 2023 Rapid Brodoc (3) 1–0Sporting Liești (3)Vaslui
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Baban Vlad
9 August 2023 FC Bacău (3) 9–1CSM Bacău (3)Ruși-Ciutea
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Baza Sportivă FC Bacău
Referee: Baciu Andrei
9 August 2023 Șomuz Fălticeni (3)0–3 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (2) Fălticeni
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Constantin Jamaischi
Referee: Mavriche Sergiu
9 August 2023 Bucovina Rădăuți (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Foresta Suceava (3)Rădăuți
17:30 EEST EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Mihuleac Gabriel
9 August 2023 Axiopolis Cernavodă (3) 7–0CS Amara (4)Cernavodă
19:00 EEST EEST Stadium: Ideal
Referee: Naidin Marius

Third Round

The draw for the 3rd round took place on August 10, with the matches taking place on August 16 and 17.[2]

16 August 2023 Popești-Leordeni (3)0–3 Metaloglobus București (2) Popești-Leordeni
17:30 EEST Stadium: Inter Gaz
Referee: Pavel Adelin
16 August 2023 SCM Zalău (3) 5–1Minaur Baia Mare (3)Zalău
17:30 EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Țurcanu Dragoș Ionuț
16 August 2023 Sănătatea Cluj (3)0–2 Bihor Oradea (3) Cluj-Napoca
17:30 EEST Stadium: Clujana
Referee: Ciucanu Octavian
16 August 2023 Progresul Pecica (3) 2–1Șoimii Lipova (3)Pecica
17:30 EEST Stadium: Progresul
Referee: Jurca Tudor Florin
16 August 2023 CS Unirea Ungheni (3)2–3 Unirea Dej (2) Ungheni
17:30 EEST Stadium: Central
Referee: Bădărău Raul Sebastian
16 August 2023 CSC Ghiroda (3)0–4 CSC Dumbrăvița (2) Ghiroda
17:30 EEST Stadium: Emilian Pavel
Referee: Codrea Cristian
16 August 2023 Phoenix Buziaș (3) 1–0CSM Reșița (3)Lugoj
17:30 EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Chioran Marius Nechita
16 August 2023 Viitorul Șimian (3) 1–0Viitorul Târgu Jiu (2)Drobeta-Turnu Severin
17:30 EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Buzarnescu Dan Stefan
16 August 2023 Universitar Alba Iulia (3)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
CSM Deva (3) Sîntimbru
17:30 EEST Stadium: Comunal Galtiu
Referee: Omuţ Marius
16 August 2023 Jiul Petroșani (3)1–4 Corvinul Hunedoara (2) Petroșani
17:30 EEST Stadium: Petre Libardi
Referee: Mazilu Florin Ovidiu
16 August 2023 Muscelul Câmpulung Elite (3)1–4 CSC Șelimbăr (2) Câmpulung
17:30 EEST Stadium: Muscelul
Referee: Breoi Nicolae
16 August 2023 CSM Alexandria (2) 1–0CSM Slatina (2)Turnu Măgurele
17:30 EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Lăstun Mihail Sebastian
16 August 2023 CS Blejoi (3)0–5 Chindia Târgoviște (2) Blejoi
17:30 EEST Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Pîrîu Dragoș
16 August 2023 CS Tunari (2) 4–0Progresul Spartac (2)Tunari
17:30 EEST Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Motan Mihai
16 August 2023 CS Afumați (3)0–1 Concordia Chiajna (2) Afumați
17:30 EEST Stadium: Comunal
Referee: Anton Sergiu
16 August 2023 Dunărea Călărași (3)0–1 Steaua București (2) Călărași
17:30 EEST Stadium: Ion Comșa
Referee: Dănilă Ștefăniță
16 August 2023 Viitorul Ianca (3) 1–0Metalul Buzău (3)Ianca
17:30 EEST Stadium: Ștefan Vrăbioru
Referee: Nanu Ionut Catalin
16 August 2023 CSO Plopeni (3)0–2 Gloria Buzău (2) Plopeni
17:30 EEST Stadium: Gheorghe Șilaev
Referee: Robu Ovidiu
16 August 2023 FC Bacău (3) 2–0Rapid Brodoc (3)Ruși-Ciutea
17:30 EEST Stadium: Baza Sportivă FC Bacău
Referee: Frățilă Adrian
16 August 2023 Odorheiu Secuiesc (3)0–1 FK Csíkszereda (2) Odorheiu Secuiesc
17:30 EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Mihuleac Gabriel
16 August 2023 Bucovina Rădăuți (3)0–2 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (2) Rădăuți
17:30 EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Constantinescu Ionut
16 August 2023 Axiopolis Cernavodă (3)2–4 Unirea Slobozia (2) Cernavodă
19:00 EEST Stadium: Ideal
Referee: Ene Mihai Laurențiu
17 August 2023 Vedița Colonești (3)1–2 Argeș Pitești (2) Colonești
17:30 EEST Stadium: Mircea Stan
Referee: Amorăriței Mihai
17 August 2023 Râmnicu Vâlcea (3)0–5 CS Mioveni (2) Râmnicu Vâlcea
17:30 EEST Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Diaconu Constantin Adrian

Play-off round

  • Pot 1 contains 4 teams that finished 9-12 in the play-out stage of the 2022–23 Liga I season, 2 teams that won the Promotion/relegation play-offs and 2 teams that won direct promotion (places 1 and 3 as Steaua București were ineligible) at the end of the 2022–23 Liga II season.
  • Pot 2 contains the teams that won the Third qualifying round.

The draw for the play-off round took place on the 23rd of August.[3]

29 August 2023 FC Bacău (3)1–3 Oțelul Galați (1) Ruși-Ciutea
17:30 EEST Dudu Drugă 67' (pen.) Cisotti 57' (pen.)
Adăscăliței 59'
Ariel López 74' (pen.)
Stadium: Baza Sportivă FC Bacău
Referee: Cristian Moldoveanu
29 August 2023 CSC Șelimbăr (2)1–2 FC Voluntari (1) Cisnădie
17:30 EEST Paul-Henri Mouasso 49' Andrei 61'
Dumiter 90+1'
Stadium: Măgura
Referee: Sorin Vădana
29 August 2023 Phoenix Buziaș (3)0–3 Chindia Târgoviște (2) Lugoj
17:30 EEST Golofca 15'
Bogaciuc 20'
Șerban 88'
Stadium: Tineretului
Referee: Adelin Pavel
29 August 2023 CSM Deva (3)0–2 Gloria Buzău (2) Deva
17:30 EEST Dumitrache 15'
Tănasă 61'
Stadium: Cetate
Referee: Dragoș Nicolae Lunca
29 August 2023 Metaloglobus București (2)1–2 Dinamo București (1) Târgoviște
19:00 EEST Yassine Zakir 51' Bani 78', 90+4' Stadium: Eugen Popescu
Referee: George Cătălin Roman
30 August 2023 Bihor Oradea (3) 1–0Argeș Pitești (2)Oradea
17:00 EEST
  • Daniel Stan 52'
Stadium: Iuliu Bodola
Referee: Mihai Motan
30 August 2023 CSM Alexandria (2) 1–0Concordia Chiajna (2)Turnu Măgurele
17:30 EEST
  • Mihai Nițescu 49'
Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Claudiu Marcu
30 August 2023 Unirea Dej (2)0–1 Steaua București (2) Dej
17:30 EEST
Stadium: Unirea
Referee: Cătălin Buși
30 August 2023 CS Mioveni (2)0–2 FC Botoșani (1) Mioveni
17:30 EEST
Stadium: Orășenesc
Referee: Ovidiu Robu
30 August 2023 Progresul Pecica (3) 4–1Viitorul Șimian (3)Pecica
17:30 EEST
  • Sergiu Aldan 34'
  • Luca Bodri 49'
  • Dan Răchită 51'
  • Luca Bodri 72'
  • Fabio Trip 63'
Stadium: Progresul
Referee: Mircea Salomir
30 August 2023 Viitorul Ianca (3)0–5 CS Tunari (2) Plopu, Ianca
17:30 EEST
  • Alexandru Gheorghe 20'
  • Lambru 26'
  • Dan Popa 34' (o.g.)
  • Paul Mitrică 64'
  • Denis Despa 76'
Stadium: Stadionul Plopu
Referee: Mihail Sebastian Lăstun
30 August 2023 Corvinul Hunedoara (2) 4–2FK Csíkszereda (2)Hunedoara
17:30 EEST
  • Denis Hrezdac 2'
  • Coman 7'
  • Antoniu Manolache 25' (pen.)
  • Marius Lupu 50'
  • Jelena 47'
  • Soufiane Jebari 90+3'
Stadium: Michael Klein
Referee: Florin Ovidiu Mazilu
31 August 2023 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (2)2–4 Universitatea Cluj (1) Piatra Neamț
17:00 EEST
  • Petkov 60'
  • Petre 84'
Stadium: Stadionul Ceahlăul
Referee: Vlad Baban
31 August 2023 SCM Zalău (3) 3–0Politehnica Iași (1)Zalău
17:30 EEST
  • Vlad Fărcășan 34'
  • Cosmin Meșter 64'
  • Sergiu Pop 76'
Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Dan Ștefan Buzărnescu
31 August 2023 Unirea Slobozia (2)2–5 (a.e.t.) FC Hermannstadt (1) Slobozia
17:30 EEST
Stadium: 1 Mai
Referee: Robert Avram
31 August 2023 CSC Dumbrăvița (2)0–1 UTA Arad (1) Arad[lower-alpha 3]
17:30 EEST
Stadium: Francisc von Neuman
Referee: Valentin Porumbel

Group stage

The 6 teams from the play-off stage of the 2022–23 Liga I season and the 2 teams that finished 7-8 in the play-out stage of the 2022–23 Liga I season will be joined in the group stage by the 16 teams that will win the Play-Off round.

The 24 teams will be divided into 3 pots, which will form 4 groups of 6 teams each, with 2 teams from each pot added into every group. Each team will play 3 matches, once against a team from each of the 3 pots.

The teams that finish 1st and 2nd in each group advance to the Quarter-Finals.

The qualified teams were divided into 3 pots.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Times are EET or EEST[note 1].

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification COR PET SEP HER PRO CHI
1 Corvinul Hunedoara 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to knockout phase 1 Nov 2–0
2 Petrolul Ploiești 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 6 Dec
3 Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 FC Hermannstadt 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1–1
5 Progresul Pecica 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 6 Dec 1–2 1 Nov
6 Chindia Târgoviște 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 Nov 6 Dec
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2023. Source: FRF
Progresul Pecica1–2Petrolul Ploiești
Referee: Buzarnescu Dan Stefan
Corvinul Hunedoara2–0Chindia Târgoviște
Referee: Ardelean Mircea
Hermannstadt1–1Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe
Referee: Busi Cătălin


Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAP CFR UCJ BOT STE ALE
1 Rapid București 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Advance to knockout phase 6 Dec
2 CFR Cluj 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3 Universitatea Cluj 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 1 Nov
4 FC Botoșani 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1–3 6 Dec
5 CSA Steaua București 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 Nov 1–3
6 CSM Alexandria 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1–3 1 Nov 6 Dec
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2023. Source: FRF
CSA Steaua București1–3Universitatea Cluj
Referee: Baban Vlad
CSM Alexandria1–3CFR Cluj
Referee: Robu Ovidiu
FC Botoșani1–3Rapid București
Referee: Dumitrache Bogdan


Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OTE FCS FCU DIN BIH ZAL
1 Oțelul Galați 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to knockout phase 1 Nov
2 FCSB 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
3 FC U Craiova 1948 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 Dec
4 Dinamo București 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 Dec 1–1
5 Bihor Oradea 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0–2 1 Nov
6 SCM Zalău 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 1–4 1 Nov 6 Dec
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2023. Source: FRF
SCM Zalău1–4Oțelul Galați
  • Alexandru Cherecheș 45+4'
  • Sergiu Pop Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 47'
(Report)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sorin Vădana
Dinamo București1–1FC U Craiova 1948
(Report)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Horațiu Feşnic
Bihor Oradea0–2FCSB


Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VOL UTA UCV TUN BUZ FAR
1 FC Voluntari 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to knockout phase 2–0
2 UTA Arad 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 6 Dec 1 Nov
3 Universitatea Craiova 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 Dec
4 CS Tunari 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 Nov 1–1 6 Dec
5 Gloria Buzău 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1–2 1 Nov
6 Farul Constanța 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2023. Source: FRF
FC Voluntari2–0Farul Constanța
Referee: Bîrsan Marcel
Gloria Buzău1–2UTA Arad
Referee: Moldoveanu Cristian
CS Tunari1–1Universitatea Craiova
Referee: Roman George Catalin


Third Stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
1A
 
 
 
2B
 
QF1
 
 
 
QF2
 
1C
 
 
 
2D
 
SF1
 
 
 
SF2
 
1D
 
 
 
2C
 
QF3
 
 
 
QF4
 
1B
 
 
2A
 

Quarter-finals

3 April 2024 Quater-final 1 Group A winner v Group B runner-up
TBA EEST
3 April 2024 Quater-final 2 Group C winner v Group D runner-up
TBA EEST
3 April 2024 Quater-final 3 Group D winner v Group C runner-up
TBA EEST
3 April 2024 Quater-final 4 Group B winner v Group A runner-up
TBA EEST

Semi-finals

24 April 2024 Semi-final 1 Quarter-final 1 winner v Quarter-final 2 winner
TBA EEST
24 April 2024 Semi-final 2 Quarter-final 3 winner v Quarter-final 4 winner
TBA EEST

Final

15 May 2024 Semi-final 1 winner v Semi-final 2 winner
TBA EEST

Notes

  1. EEST (UTC+3) for dates up to 25 October 2023 (matchday 1), and EET (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (matchdays 2–3).
  1. The match was scheduled to be played in Ineu but due to pitch works at the Central-Parc Stadium, the teams agreed to play the match in Pecica
  2. Popești-Leordeni were awarded the win as the hosts failed to properly organize the match, by not having an ambulance at the ground
  3. Dumbrăvița's pitch is being replaced and as the match was moved for TV, they have agreed to play the match at the Francisc von Neuman stadium

References

  1. "CUPA ROMÂNIEI BETANO | Rezultatele complete din turul 2, faza națională! Două câștigătoare regionale merg mai departe!". cuparomaniei.frf.ro (in Romanian). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. "Toate rezultatele din turul 3, faza națională!". cuparomaniei.frf.ro (in Romanian). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "S-a tras la sorți play-off-ul Cupei României Betano, ediția 2023-2024". cuparomaniei.frf.ro (in Romanian). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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