1968–69 Cupa României
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Steaua București |
| Runner-up | Dinamo București |
The 1968–69 Cupa României was the 31st edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Steaua București against Dinamo București.
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 team from the lower division will qualify. If the teams are from the same division a replay will be played.
In the semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
First round proper
[edit]Second round proper
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 March 1969 | ||
| UTA Arad | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | Metalul București |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Chimia Suceava |
| Farul Constanța | 3–1 | ASA Crişul Oradea |
| Steaua București | 2–1 | Minerul Anina |
| Progresul București | 1–0 | Politehnica Galaţi |
| Rapid București | 2–0 | Jiul Petroşani |
| Universitatea Cluj | 3–0 | Steagul Roşu Braşov |
| Dinamo București | 1–0 | Argeș Pitești |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1969 | ||
| Dinamo București | 3–0 | UTA Arad |
| Farul Constanța | 3–0 | Progresul București |
| Steaua București | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Rapid București |
| Chimia Suceava | 2–1 | Universitatea Cluj |
Semi-finals
[edit]The matches were played on 28 May and 4 June 1969.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo București | 8–2 | Chimia Suceava | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Farul Constanța | 5–7 | Steaua București | 3–2 | 2–5 |
Final
[edit]| Steaua București | 2–1 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
Voinea  43', 75' |
Report | Dumitrache 50' |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României – Ripensia Sport Magazin". ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. Retrieved 2015-10-21.