The 2019–20 Cupa României was the 82nd season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are EEST (UTC+3). Times between 27 October 2019 and 28 March 2020 are EET (UTC+2).
Participating clubs The following 145 teams qualified for the competition:
2018–19 Liga Iall clubs (14) 2018–19 Liga IIall clubs (20) 2018–19 Liga IIIWithout second teams and some dissolved clubs (69) CFR Cluj FCSB Viitorul Constanța Universitatea Craiova Astra Giurgiu Sepsi OSK Gaz Metan Mediaș Botoșani Dinamo București Politehnica Iași Voluntari Hermannstadt Dunărea Călărași Concordia Chiajna Chindia Târgoviște Academica Clinceni Universitatea Cluj Petrolul Ploiești Sportul Snagov Argeș Pitești Mioveni Luceafărul Oradea Metaloglobus București ASU Politehnica Timișoara Daco-Getica București Ripensia Timișoara UTA Arad Farul Constanța Pandurii Târgu Jiu Energeticianul Aerostar Bacău Poli Timișoara Balotești Dacia Unirea Brăila SCM Gloria Buzău Rapid București Turris Turnu Măgurele CSM Reșița Miercurea Ciuc Bucovina Rădăuți Afumați FC U Craiova Șoimii Lipova Comuna Recea Oțelul Galați Progresul Spartac București Flacăra Horezu Dumbrăvița Minaur Baia Mare Știința Miroslava Unirea Slobozia Alexandria Gloria Lunca-Teuz Cermei Olimpic Cetate Râșnov Foresta Suceava Popești-Leordeni Filiași Metalurgistul Cugir Sănătatea Cluj Focșani Tunari Pucioasa Național Sebiș Avântul Reghin Metalul Buzău Înainte Modelu Crișul Chișineu-Criș Sticla Arieșul Turda Sporting Liești Făurei SR Brașov Avrig KSE Târgu Secuiesc Axiopolis Cernavodă Unirea Bascov Hunedoara 1. FC Gloria Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Medgidia Industria Galda Odorheiu Secuiesc Șomuz Fălticeni Flacăra Moreni Ghiroda Unirea Dej Unirea Alba Iulia Hărman Agricola Borcea Pașcani Sportul Chiscani Vedița Colonești Cetate Deva Unirea Tășnad Râmnicu Sărat Oltenița Sporting Roșiori Millenium Giarmata MSE Târgu Mureș Sănătatea Darabani Lugoj Viitorul Domnești Ocna Mureș Iernut 42 representatives of regional associations1 Voința Stremț (Alba) Progresul Pecica (Arad) Real Bradu (Argeș) Viitorul Curița (Bacău) Sânmartin (Bihor) Dumitra (Bistrița-Năsăud) Avântul Albești (Botoșani) Precizia Săcele (Brașov) Viitorul Ianca (Brăila) CSA Steaua București (Bucharest) Avântul Zărnești (Buzău) Voința Lupac (Caraș-Severin) Mostiștea Ulmu (Călărași) Florești (Cluj) Victoria Cumpăna (Constanța) Păpăuți (Covasna) Recolta Gura Șuții (Dâmbovița) Cârcea (Dolj) CSU Galați (Galați) Mihai Bravu (Giurgiu) Unirea Crușeț (Gorj) Gheorgheni (Harghita) Inter Petrila (Hunedoara) Bărăganul Ciulnița (Ialomița) Unirea Mircești (Iași) Vulturii Pasărea (Ilfov) Progresul Șomcuta Mare (Maramureș) Strehaia (Mehedinți) Unirea Ungheni (Mureș) Bradu Borca (Neamț) CSM Slatina (Olt) Blejoi (Prahova) Olimpia MCMXXI (Satu Mare) SCM Zalău (Sălaj) Măgura Cisnădie (Sibiu) Viitorul Liteni (Suceava) Ajax Botoroaga (Teleorman) Avântul Periam (Timiș) Pescărușul Sarichioi (Tulcea) CSM Vaslui (Vaslui) Minerul Costești (Vâlcea) Mausoleul Mărășești (Vrancea)
Round and draw dates
Source:
RoundDraw dateFirst match dateFirst Round19 July 201931 July 2019Second Round7 August 201914 August 2019Third Round21 August 2019 28 August 2019Fourth Round 4 September 201910 September 2019Round of 32 12 September 201924 September 2019Round of 16 30 September 201929 October 2019Quarter-finals 10 February 20203 March 2020Semi-finals 10 June 202024 June 2020Final 10 June 202022 July 2020
Preliminary rounds
The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.
First round All matches were played on 31 July 2019.First Round matches. liga2.prosport.ro First Round results. liga2.prosport.ro
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|31 July 2019
Second round All matches were played on 14 and 15 August 2019.Second Round matches. liga2.prosport.ro Second Round results. liga2.prosport.ro
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|14 August 2019
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|15 August 2019
Third round All matches were played on 27, 28 and 29 August 2019.Third Round matchesThird Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|27 August 2019
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|28 August 2019
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|29 August 2019
Fourth round All matches were played on 10 and 11 September 2019.Fourth Round matchesFourth Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|10 September 2019
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|11 September 2019
Round of 32 The matches were played on 24, 25 and 26 September 2019.Round of 32 matches
Round of 16 The matches were played on 29, 30 and 31 October 2019.Round of 16 results
Quarter-finals The matches were played on 3, 4 and 5 March 2020.
Semi-finals The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs will be played on 24 June 2020 and the second legs will be played on 8 July 2020.Semi-finals matches
1st leg
2nd leg
Final
References