The 2020 Cupa României final is the final match of the 2019–20 Cupa României and the 82nd final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 22 July 2020 between Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FCSB.
Sepsi reached their first cup final in the club's existence. The club from Sfântu Gheorghe was founded in 2011, this being the biggest achievement in their 9 years of club history. On the other hand, FCSB were playing their 32nd Cupa României final, having won the trophy 22 times.
The winner qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. They also earned the right to play against 2019–20 Liga I champions for the 2020 Supercupa României.
FCSB won the game thanks to a goal scored by Dennis Man in the 65th minute.
The game was hosted by the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played behind closed doors.
Route to the final
Sepsi Sf. GheorgheRoundFCSBOpponentResultsOpponentResultsRipensia Timișoara 4–1 (A)Last 32Metaloglobus București2–0 (A)Astra Giurgiu4–2 (H)Last 16Universitatea Cluj1-0 (A)Petrolul Ploiești1–0 (A)Quarter-finalsHermannstadt2–1 (A)Politehnica Iași5–1 (H) and 3-0 (A)Semi-finalsDinamo București3–0 (A) and 1–0 (H)
Match
GK 33 Roland NiczulyRB 19 Radoslav Dimitrov CB 29 Rachid Bouhenna (c) CB 4 Răzvan Tincu LB 96 Florin Ștefan MF8 Gabriel Vașvari MF13 Ronaldo Deaconu MF23 Anass Achahbar RW27 Nicolae Carnat FW25 Goran Karanović LW11 Marius Ștefănescu Substitutes:GK 95 Béla Fejér MF 5 Lóránt KovácsDF 6 Daniel Celea MF 7 George Dragomir MF10 Lóránd Fülöp FW 14 Tomás Díaz FW18 Pavol Šafranko MF21 Peter Gál-AndrezlyMF99 Balázs Csiszér Manager: Leontin Grozavu GK 99 Andrei Vlad RB 2 Valentin Crețu CB 4 Andrei Miron CB 17 Iulian Cristea LB 3 Ionuț Panțîru CM20 Ionuț Vînă CM27 Darius Olaru CM23 Ovidiu Popescu RW98 Dennis Man LW7 Florinel Coman FW10 Florin Tănase (c) Substitutes:GK33 Mihai Udrea FW92 Romeo Niță FW31 Andrei Istrate MF29 Andrei Pandele DF28 Alexandru Pantea MF25 Ovidiu Perianu FW19 Adrian Petre FW22 Cristian Dumitru MF11 Olimpiu Moruțan Manager: Anton Petrea
MAN OF THE MATCH Dennis Man MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Ovidiu Artene George Neacșu Fourth official: Andrei Chivulete Additional assistant referees:MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
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References
External links Official site