The 2024–25 Cupa României was the 87th season of the annual Romanian football cup competition. It is sponsored by Betano and known as the Cupa României Betano for sponsorship purposes. The winner will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The main competition will face all teams from Liga I through Liga III, which will be joined by 7 play-off winners from Liga IV.
Schedule The schedule for this season of Cupa României was released on June 28.
Phase Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved From previous round Entries in this round Dates Teams entering this round Regional stage Group stage 171 42 none 42 10, 13, 17 July 2024 42 2023–24 Liga IV teams Finals 143 14 14 None 20 July 2024 None National stage First Round 136 76 7 69 31 July 2024 69 2023–24 Liga III teams Second round 98 68 38 30 7 August 2024 18 2024–25 Liga III teams6 2023–24 Liga III teams4 2023–24 Liga II teams2 2024–25 Liga II teams Third round 64 48 34 14 14 August 2024 14 2024–25 Liga II teams Play-off round 40 32 24 8 28 August 2024 8 2024–25 Liga I teams (9–16) Group stage 24 24 16 8 30 October 20244 December 202418 December 2024 8 2024–25 Liga I teams (1–8) Quarter-finals 8 8 8 None 2 April 2025 None Semi-finals 4 4 4 None 23 April 2025 None Final 2 2 2 None 14 May 2025 None
Regional stage Finals The finals of the regional stage were played on July 20.
National stage First round With the exception of CSM Pașcani's match, all other matches were played on July 31. Four of the seven regional stage winners made it through to the next stage: CSM Pașcani, Lupii Profa, Ștefăneștii de Jos and Voința Cudalbi.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Second round Matches are scheduled to be played on August 7–8.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Third round The third round matches will be played on August 14, 15 and 21.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Play-off round The play-off, scheduled for August 28, features a seeding system.
Seeding In this round, 8 seeded teams will face off against 8 of the 24 unseeded teams, while the remaining 16 unseeded teams will compete against each other.
SeededUnseeded
Matches The draw took place on August 20, and matches are scheduled to be played on August 28.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Group stage
The draw of the group stage took place on September 25.
Seeding Seeding was determined based on the positions achieved in the previous league season.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Play-off
Four teams — from two groups, finished the group stage with identical records across all deciding criteria, including points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head results. To determine which teams will advance to the quarterfinals, two play-off matches will be held: one for each group. The Romanian Football Federation has announced that the play-off matches will be scheduled at a later date, with further details to be provided.
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Notes
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