The 2020–21 Moldovan Cup () was the 30th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. The competition started on 8 August 2020 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 30 May 2021. The winner qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Format and Schedule The preliminary round and the first two rounds proper are regionalised to reduce teams travel costs.
RoundMatch datesFixturesClubs Preliminary Round 8 August 2020 9 47 → 38 First Round 15–16 August 2020 14 38 → 24 Second Round 28–29 August 2020 8 24 → 16 Round of 16 27–28 October 2020 8 16 → 8 Quarter-Finals 19–20 April 2021 4 8 → 4 Semi-Finals 4 May 2021 2 4 → 2 Final 30 May 2021 1 2 → 1
Participating clubs The following teams entered the competition: Divizia Naționalăthe 10 teams of the 2020–21 season Divizia Athe 13 non-reserve teams of the 2020–21 season Divizia Bthe 24 teams of the 2020–21 season Petrocub Hîncești title holder Sfîntul Gheorghe runner-up Sheriff Tiraspol Dinamo-Auto Milsami Orhei Speranța Nisporeni Zimbru Chișinău Codru Lozova Florești Dacia Buiucani Spartanii Selemet Tighina Cahul-2005 Victoria Chișinău Speranța Drochia Grănicerul Glodeni Sireți Bălți Iskra Rîbnița Real Succes Sucleia Fălești Olimp Comrat Sîngerei Edineț FCM Ungheni Sporting Trestieni Bogzești Maiak Chirsova Inter Soroca Pepeni Congaz Cricova Saksan Rîșcani Slobozia Mare ARF Ialoveni Cruiz Plus Văsieni Sinteza Căușeni Academia Viitorul Codru-Juniori Olimpia Bălți Cimișlia Mănoilești Socol Copceac Visoca
Preliminary round 18 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. 6 clubs from the Divizia B received a bye for the preliminary round. Matches were played on 8 August 2020.Results fmf.md
First round 15 clubs from the Divizia B and 13 clubs from the Divizia A entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 15 and 16 August 2020.
Second round The 14 winners from the previous round joined the 2 Divizia Națională sides seeded 9-10, Florești and Dacia Buiucani. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. The pairs for 2 Divizia Națională sides were determined in a draw held on 18 August 2020. Matches were played on 28 and 29 August 2020.
Final stage
Bracket
Round of 16 The 8 winners from the previous round joined the remaining 8 Divizia Națională sides seeded 1-8. The home teams and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 4 September 2020. Matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2020.
Quarter-finals The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 3 November 2020. Matches were played on 19 and 20 April 2021.
Semi-finals The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 22 April 2021. Matches were played on 4 May 2021.
Final
The final was played on Sunday 30 May 2021 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 6 May 2021.
GK 26 Dušan MarkovićDF 6 Stjepan RadeljićDF 13 Fernando Peixoto DF 15 Cristiano da SilvaDF 55 Gustavo DulantoMF 17 Dimitris KolovosMF 18 Moussa KyabouMF 88 Rifet Kapić FW 9 Adama TraoréFW 10 Frank Castañeda (c) FW 11 Lovro Bizjak Substitutes:GK 1 Dumitru CeleadnicGK 33 Serghei PașcencoDF 2 Danilo ArboledaDF 3 Charles PetroDF 8 Alexandr Belousov DF 16 Keston JulienDF 90 Veaceslav PosmacMF 31 Sébastien Thill MF 98 Maxim CojocaruFW 23 Nadrey Dago FW 27 Peter BandaHead Coach: Yuriy Vernydub GK 25 Nicolae CalanceaDF 17 Petru OjogDF 18 Mihail ȘtefanDF 19 Serghei Svinarenco DF 24 Sidy SagnaDF 97 Artur Crăciun MF 5 Vitalie Plămădeală (c) MF 13 Teodor Lungu MF 98 Victor Stînă FW 11 Mihail Ghecev FW 88 Nicolai Solodovnicov Substitutes:GK 1 Maxim RaileanDF 3 Maxim FocșaDF 4 Andrei NovicovDF 16 Ion BorșMF 7 Alexandru Suvorov MF 8 Alexandru Osipov MF 14 Aliyu Adam MF 21 Eugen Slivca MF 22 Dan Taras MF 99 Artiom CarastoianFW 9 Roman Volkov Head Coach: Serghei Cebotari
Assistant referees: Andrei Bodean (Moldova) Victor Mardari (Moldova) Additional assistant referees: Victor Bugenko (Moldova) Andrei Cojocaru (Moldova) Fourth official: Denis Borisov (Moldova)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if score is still level. Eleven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
References
External links Cupa Moldovei on soccerway