The 2018–19 Cupa României was the 81st season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. As winners, Viitorul Constanța, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.
Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 were EEST (UTC+3). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 were EET (UTC+2).
Participating clubs The following 133 teams qualified for the competition:
2017–18 Liga Iall clubs (14) 2017–18 Liga IIWithout dissolved clubs (18) 2017–18 Liga IIIWithout second teams and some dissolved clubs (59) CFR Cluj FCSB Universitatea Craiova Viitorul Constanța Astra Giurgiu CSM Politehnica Iași Dinamo București Botoșani Sepsi OSK Gaz Metan Mediaș Concordia Chiajna Voluntari Poli Timișoara Daco-Getica București Dunărea Călărași Hermannstadt Chindia Târgoviște Argeș Pitești Afumați Academica Clinceni ASU Politehnica Timișoara Luceafărul Oradea Mioveni Sportul Snagov Ripensia Timișoara UTA Arad Balotești Pandurii Târgu Jiu Dacia Unirea Brăila Metaloglobus București Știința Miroslava Foresta Suceava Aerostar Bacău Farul Constanța Petrolul Ploiești Șirineasa Universitatea Cluj Miercurea Ciuc Progresul Spartac București Alexandria CSMȘ Reșița Comuna Recea Oțelul Galați Unirea Slobozia Turris-Oltul Turnu Măgurele Național Sebiș Performanța Ighiu Roman Axiopolis Cernavodă Lugoj Metalurgistul Cugir Bucovina Rădăuți Metalul Buzău Popești-Leordeni Industria Galda Olimpic Cetate Râșnov Flacăra Moreni Șoimii Lipova Unirea Alba Iulia Hărman Tunari Filiași Sănătatea Cluj Sporting Liești Înainte Modelu Atletic Bradu Cetate Deva KSE Târgu Secuiesc Râmnicu Sărat Ghiroda Unirea Tășnad Focșani Oltenița Pucioasa Gloria Lunca Teuz Cermei Avântul Reghin Odorheiu Secuiesc Agricola Borcea Avrig Millenium Giarmata Sporting Roșiori Sănătatea Darabani Sportul Chiscani Pașcani Delta Dobrogea Tulcea Viitorul Domnești Internațional Bălești Iernut Victoria Traian Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic Unirea Dej 42 representatives of regional associations1 Sportul Petrești (Alba) Victoria Zăbrani (Arad) Unirea Bascov (Argeș) Viitorul Curița (Bacău) Dacia Gepiu (Bihor) 1. FC Gloria (Bistrița-Năsăud) Viitorul Albești (Botoșani) Precizia Săcele (Brașov) Viitorul Ianca (Brăila) Rapid București (Bucharest) Voința Lanurile (Buzău) Croația Clocotici (Caraș-Severin) Mostiștea Ulmu (Călărași) Sticla Arieșul Turda (Cluj) Mihail Kogălniceanu (Constanța) Nemere Ghelința (Covasna) Gloria Cornești (Dâmbovița) FC U Craiova (Dolj) Universitatea Galați (Galați) Argeșul Mihăilești (Giurgiu) Petrolul Țicleni (Gorj) Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (Harghita) Hunedoara (Hunedoara) Viitorul Axintele (Ialomița) Unirea Mircești (Iași) Bragadiru (Ilfov) Minaur Baia Mare (Maramureș) Viitorul Șimian (Mehedinți) Mureșul Rușii-Munți (Mureș) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (Neamț) Slatina (Olt) Păulești (Prahova) Crasna Moftinu Mic (Satu Mare) Rapid Jibou (Sălaj) Viitorul Șelimbăr (Sibiu) Viitorul Liteni (Suceava) Drăgănești-Vlașca (Teleorman) Fortuna Becicherecu Mic (Timiș) Pescărușul Sarichioi (Tulcea) Vulturești (Vaslui) Cozia Călimănești (Vâlcea) Sportul Ciorăști (Vrancea)
Preliminary rounds
The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.
First round All matches were played on 1 and 2 August 2018.First Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|1 August 2018
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|2 August 2018
Second round All matches were played on 14, 15 and 16 August 2018.
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|14 August 2018
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|15 August 2018
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|16 August 2018
Third round All matches were played on 28 and 29 August 2018.Third Round matchesThird Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|28 August 2018
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 August 2018
Fourth round The matches were played between 11 and 13 September 2018. The game between Flacăra Moreni and Chindia Târgoviște was played on the 18th because it clashed with a rescheduled league match of Chindia.Fourth Round matchesFourth Round result
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|11 September 2018
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|12 September 2018
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|13 September 2018
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|18 September 2018
Round of 32 The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 September 2018.Round of 32 matchesRound of 32 results
Round of 16 The matches were played on 30, 31 October and 1 November 2018.Round of 16 matchesRound of 16 results
Quarter-finals The matches were played on 26, 27 and 28 February 2019.Quarter-finals matches
Semi-finals The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 April 2019 and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 April 2019.Semi-finals matches
1st leg
2nd leg
Final
References