Cupa României
The Cupa României is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, being open to all clubs affiliated with the Romanian Football Federation and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to. Currently, the winner of the competition is granted a place in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers and plays the Supercupa României.
Most finals have been held at the Stadionul Național, and occasionally at other stadiums in Bucharest. During the construction of the new Stadionul Național, the final was staged each year in a different major city of the country. In 2007, the final was held in Timișoara at the Dan Păltinișanu stadium, this being the second occasion when the last game was played outside Bucharest. Then, the next three finals were staged in Piatra Neamț, Târgu Jiu, Iași and again in Brașov.
The competition has been dominated by Bucharest-based teams, the most successful performers being FCSB with twenty-three trophies, followed by Rapid București and Dinamo București with thirteen each. The record for the most consecutive Cups won is held by Rapid București, who won the Romanian Cup 6 times in a row, between 1937 and 1942.
Sponsorship
On 22 July 2005, FRF and Samsung Electronics signed a one-year sponsorship deal. The name of the competition was changed to Cupa României Samsung.On 9 October 2006, FRF and Ursus Breweries signed a sponsorship agreement for the next three seasons. Ursus Breweries changed the name of the competition to Cupa României Timișoreana, after the Timișoreana beer brand.
On 16 May 2016, FRF announced the rebranding of competition and the signing of contracts with new sponsors like Kaufland, UPC Broadband and Stanleybet.
On 20 October 2017, FRF announced that the new main sponsor of the competition is the betting company Casa Pariurilor.
Competition format
The competition has undergone minor changes in format over the years. The following format came in use in the 2009–10 season. The main differences between the current system and the last one are the dates at which rounds take place, and the two-legged format of the semifinals.County phase
The competition at this phase is organized by the county football associations. Forty-two teams advance to the next phase.National phase
The competition at this phase is organized by the Romanian Football Federation. For the first five rounds, teams are paired using geographical criteria in order to avoid long travel distances. The teams from a lower division or with a lower ranking in the last league season host the games.- First round – 140 teams
- Second round – 80 teams
- Third round – 40 teams
- Fourth round – 56 teams
- Fifth round – 28 teams
- Round of 32 –
- * Pot A: Teams 1–6 from last season's Liga I final table
- * Pot B: The remaining Liga I teams
- * Pot C: Teams from the lower divisions
- Round of 16
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
Results of the Finals
Performances
Performance by club
The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table:| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
| FCSB | 1948–49, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2019–20 | ||
| Dinamo București | 1958–59, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2011–12 | ||
| Rapid București | 1934–35, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1990–91, 2017–18 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1962–63, 1994–95, 2012–13 | ||
| FC Politehnica Timișoara | 1957–58, 1979–80 | ||
| Ripensia Timișoara | 1933–34, 1935–36 | ||
| UTA Arad | 1947–48, 1953 | ||
| Progresul București | 1959–60 | ||
| Universitatea Cluj | 1964–65 | ||
| Progresul Oradea | 1956 | ||
| Jiul Petroșani | 1973–74 | ||
| Gloria Bistrița | 1993–94 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2013–14 | ||
| CFR Turnu Severin | 1942–43 | ||
| Metalul Reșița | 1954 | ||
| Arieșul Turda | 1960–61 | ||
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 1972–73 | ||
| Voluntari | 2016–17 | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2018–19 | ||
| Sportul Studențesc București | – | ||
| Unirea Tricolor București | – | ||
| Baia Mare | – | ||
| CAM Timișoara | – | ||
| Venus București | – | ||
| CFR Timișoara | – | ||
| Flacăra Mediaș | – | ||
| Energia Câmpia Turzii | – | ||
| Dinamo Obor București | – | ||
| Siderurgistul Galați | – | ||
| Dinamo Pitești | – | ||
| Foresta Fălticeni | – | ||
| Constructorul Galați | – | ||
| CSU Galați | – | ||
| Olimpia Satu Mare | – | ||
| Bacău | – | ||
| Dacia Unirea Brăila | – | ||
| Rocar București | – | ||
| Oțelul Galați | – | ||
| Farul Constanța | – | ||
| Unirea Urziceni | – | ||
| Vaslui | – | ||
| Hermannstadt | – |
Performance by city
The following table sorts cities by the number of Cups won by local teams. Bucharest, hosting the three most decorated sides in the competition and having staged the majority of the Cup finals, is easily the most prolific city.| City | Cups | Winning clubs |
| Bucharest | FCSB, Dinamo, Rapid, Progresul | |
| Craiova | CS Universitatea, FC U | |
| Cluj | CFR, FC Universitatea | |
| Timișoara | FC Politehnica, Ripensia | |
| Ploiești | Petrolul | |
| Arad | UTA | |
| Oradea | Club Atletic | |
| Petroșani | Jiul | |
| Bistrița | Gloria | |
| Drobeta-Turnu Severin | CFR | |
| Reșița | Metalul | |
| Turda | Arieșul | |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea | Chimia | |
| Giurgiu | Astra | |
| Voluntari | Voluntari | |
| Ovidiu | Viitorul |