The 2006 Cupa României final was the 68th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 17 May 2006 and was contested between Liga I sides Rapid București and Naţional București. The cup was won by Rapid.
Route to the final
Rapid București Round of 32FCM Reşiţa0–1Rapid BucureștiRound of 16Cetatea Suceava2–3Rapid BucureștiQuarter-finalsPolitehnica Iaşi0–1Rapid BucureștiSemi-finals 1st LegRapid București4–1Petrolul PloieştiSemi-finals 2nd LegPetrolul Ploieşti3–3Rapid BucureștiNaţional București Round of 32CFR Timişoara1–3Naţional BucureștiRound of 16Naţional București0–0 (aet, p. 4 – 3)Universitatea CraiovaQuarter-finalsOţelul Galaţi0–0 (aet, p. 3 – 4)Naţional BucureștiSemi-finals 1st LegFarul Constanţa1–0Naţional BucureștiSemi-finals 2nd LegNaţional București4–1Farul Constanţa
Match details
Rapid București: GK 1 Dănuţ ComanDF 23 Marius ConstantinDF 24 Vasile Maftei (c)DF 6 Ionuţ RadaMF 9 Valentin BădoiMF 18 Nicolae Grigore MF 25 Romeo StancuMF 10 Artavazd Karamyan FW 29 Mugurel BugaFW 21 Daniel NiculaeFW 19 Daniel Pancu Substitutes:GK 32 Mihai MincăDF 5 Ionuţ Stancu DF 14 Dănuț PerjăMF 7 Ciprian VasilacheMF 8 Valentin Negru FW 20 Lucian BurdujanFW 99 Viorel Moldovan Manager: Răzvan LucescuNaţional București: GK 13 Eugen NaeDF 19 Cristian Săpunaru DF 27 Ovidiu Burcă (c)DF 4 Ersin MehmedovićDF 5 Mihai PancMF 23 Abiodun AgunbiadeMF 10 Wayne Srhoj MF 28 Zeno Bundea MF 15 Ovidiu HereaMF 7 Iulian Tameş FW 11 Ryan GriffithsSubstitutes:GK 12 Radostin StanevDF 2 Emil NinuDF 8 Costel Mozacu DF 14 Daniel Ghindeanu DF 17 Alin MarcuFW 6 Daniel Marin FW 9 Octavian ChihaiaManager: Cristiano Bergodi Match officials: Assistant referees: Aurel Oniţa Ionel Popa Fourth official: Alexandru TudorMatch rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time (15-minute intervals) Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.
References Romanian Cup 2005/2006 (RomanianSoccer)