The 1997 Cupa României final was the 59th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 4 June 1997 and was contested between Divizia A sides Steaua București and Naţional București. The cup was won by Steaua.
Route to the final
CSA Steaua București Round of 32FC Oneşti0–2 Steaua BucureștiRound of 16Steaua București5–0Midia NăvodariQuarter-finalsSteaua București3–2 (a.e.t)Petrolul PloieştiSemi-finalsSteaua București2–1Universitatea CraiovaFC Naţional București Round of 32ASA Târgu Mureş1–3Naţional BucureștiRound of 16Naţional București1–0 (a.e.t)Inter SibiuQuarter-finalsNaţional București3–1U ClujSemi-finalsNaţional București2–1Dinamo București
Match details
STEAUA BUCUREŞTI: GK 12 Bogdan SteleaRWB 2 Laurenţiu ReghecampfCD 4 Adrian MateiCD 6 Valeriu RăchităCD 11 Marius BaciuLWB 3 Iulian MiuRM10 Dennis Şerban CM 5 Iosif RotariuLM 8 Damian MilitaruFW 7 Marius Lăcătuş (c) FW 9 Sabin Ilie Substitutes:MF 15 Cătălin Munteanu MF 14 Laurenţiu Roşu FW 16 Cristian Ciocoiu Manager: Dumitru DumitriuNAŢIONAL BUCUREŞTI: GK 1 Răzvan LucescuDF 2 Dorel Zegrean DF 3 Liviu CiobotariuDF 5 Cătălin NeculaDF 4 Ion SburleaDF 7 Petre MarinMF 6 Adrian Pigulea MF 8 Dănuţ Moisescu MF 10 Cristian VascFW 11 Marin Dună (c)FW 9 Radu NiculescuSubstitutes:MF 16 Cătălin Liță MF 14 Tinel Petre FW 15 Cristian Albeanu Manager: Florin Halagian MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Vasile Avram Ion Constantinescu Fourth official:
MAN OF THE MATCH Sabin IlieMATCH 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
External links Official site