1965–66 Cupa României
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Steaua București |
| Runner-up | UTA Arad |
The 1965–66 Cupa României was the 28th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Steaua București against UTA Arad.
Format
[edit]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 younger team (the lower average of players age) will qualify.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
First round proper
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 March 1966 | ||
| Victoria Călan (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| 13 March 1966 | ||
| AS Aiud (Div. C) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Știința Craiova |
| Vagonul Arad (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Dinamo Bacău (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) CSMS Iași |
| Minerul Baia Mare (Div. B) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Metalurgistul București (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Steagul Roșu Brașov |
| Dunărea Calafat (Div. D) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
| Clujeana Cluj (Div. B) | 3–1 | (Div. B) Progresul București |
| Foresta Fălticeni (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Fructexport Focșani (Div. C) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Siderurgistul Galați |
| Cimentul Medgidia (Div. D) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Știința Timișoara |
| Petrolul Moinești (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. C) Soda Ocna Mureș |
| Jiul Petrila (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Metalul Plopeni (Div. D) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Dinamo Pitești |
| CSM Sibiu (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| Știința Târgu Mureș (Div. D) | 1–3 | (Div. A) ASA Crișul Oradea |
Second round proper
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1966 | ||
| Rapid București | 2–0 | CSMS Iași |
| UTA Arad | 2–0 | Cimentul Medgidia |
| Farul Constanța | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Metalul Plopeni |
| ASA Crișul Oradea | 3–2 | AS Aiud |
| Steagul Roșu Brașov | 1–0 | Clujeana Cluj |
| Dinamo București | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Universitatea Cluj |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Siderurgistul Galați |
| Steaua București | 2–0 | Soda Ocna Mureș |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 June 1966 | ||
| Farul Constanța | 2–1 | Steagul Roșu Brașov |
| Steaua București | 2–0 | Dinamo București |
| UTA Arad | 2–1 | ASA Crișul Oradea |
| Rapid București | 2–0 | Petrolul Ploiești |
Semi-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 July 1966 | ||
| Steaua București | 3–0 | Rapid București |
| UTA Arad | 3–2 | Farul Constanța |
Final
[edit]| Steaua București | 4–0 | UTA Arad |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României – Ripensia Sport Magazin". ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. Retrieved 2015-10-21.