The 2017–18 Cupa României was the 80th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner, Universitatea Craiova, qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.
Participating clubs The following 124 teams qualified for the competition:
2016–17 Liga Iall clubs (14) 2016–17 Liga IIWithout dissolved clubs (15) 2016–17 Liga IIIWithout second teams and some dissolved clubs (53) Viitorul Constanța FCSB Dinamo București CFR Cluj Universitatea Craiova Astra Giurgiu CSM Politehnica Iași Gaz Metan Mediaș Voluntari Botoșani Concordia Chiajna ACS Poli Timișoara Pandurii Târgu Jiu Târgu Mureș Juventus București Sepsi OSK UTA Arad Mioveni Chindia Târgoviște Dunărea Călărași Afumați Olimpia Satu Mare Luceafărul Oradea Dacia Unirea Brăila Foresta Suceava Balotești Academica Clinceni ASU Politehnica Timișoara Sportul Snagov Știința Miroslava Metaloglobus București Argeș Pitești Ripensia Timișoara Hermannstadt AFC Hărman Viitorul Domnești Atletic Bradu CSMȘ Reșița Metalurgistul Cugir Miercurea Ciuc CS Tunari FCM Alexandria CSM Lugoj Sănătatea Cluj Aerostar Bacău Național Sebiș Unirea Jucu Avântul Valea Mărului Unirea Slobozia Flacăra Moreni Industria Galda de Jos Comuna Recea CSM Roman SC Popești-Leordeni Cetate Deva FC Zalău Olimpic Cetate Râșnov Delta Dobrogea Tulcea Sporting Roșiori Performanța Ighiu Avântul Reghin Sporting Liești Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat CSM Oltenița Unirea Dej Metalosport Galați CSO Filiași Viitorul Ulmeni Axiopolis Cernavodă Unirea Alba Iulia CS Iernut AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc Înainte Modelu FC Aninoasa Millenium Giarmata CSM Pașcani Șirineasa Sportul Chiscani Urban Titu Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic 42 representatives of regional associations1 Șurianu Sebeș (Alba) Șoimii Lipova (Arad) AS Colibași (Argeș) Viitorul Curița (Bacău) CS Diosig (Bihor) Voința Cetate (Bistrița-Năsăud) Transdor Tudora (Botoșani) ASF Zărnești (Brașov) Victoria Ianca (Brăila) Regal Sport Club (Bucharest) Gloria Buzău (Buzău) Voința Lupac (Caraș-Severin) Agricola Borcea (Călărași) Universitatea Cluj (Cluj) Viitorul Fântânele (Constanța) FC Păpăuți (Covasna) Gloria Gaz Metan Cornești (Dâmbovița) Dunărea Calafat (Dolj) Zimbrul Slobozia Conachi (Galați) AS Mihai Bravu (Giurgiu) Știința Turceni (Gorj) Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (Harghita) Inter Petrila (Hunedoara) Bărăganul Ciulnița (Ialomița) Unirea Mircești (Iași) CSO Bragadiru (Ilfov) Progresul Șomcuța Mare (Maramureș) Recolta Dănceu (Mehedinți) Juvenes Târgu Mureș (Mureș) Cimentul Bicaz (Neamț) FC Milcov (Olt) Petrolul Ploiești (Prahova) Luceafărul Decebal (Satu Mare) Rapid Jibou (Sălaj) Spicul Șeica Mare (Sibiu) Bucovina Rădăuți (Suceava) Astra Plosca (Teleorman) Voința Biled (Timiș) Pescărușul Sarichioi (Tulcea) FC Gârceni (Vaslui) Posada Perișani (Vâlcea) CSM Focșani (Vrancea)
Preliminary rounds
The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.
First round All matches were played on 9 August 2017.
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|9 August 2017
Second round All matches were played on 22 August 2017.Second Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|22 August 2017
Third round All matches were played on 12 and 13 September 2017.
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|12 September 2017
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|13 September 2017
Fourth round All matches were played on 3 and 4 October 2017.Fourth Round matchesFifth Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|3 October 2017
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|4 October 2017
Round of 32 The matches were played on 24, 25 and 26 October 2017.
Round of 16 The matches were played on 28, 29 and 30 November 2017.
Quarter-finals The matches were played on 27, 1 March, 6 March and 13 March 2018.
Semi-finals The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 17 and 19 April 2018 and the second legs were played on 9 May 2018.
1st leg
2nd leg
Final
References