The 2023 Romanian Cup final was the final match of the 2022–23 Cupa României and the 85th final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 24 May 2023 at the Stadionul Municipal in Sibiu, between Sepsi OSK and Universitatea Cluj.
At the end of the 90 minutes, the score was 0–0, so extra time was needed. The score remained the same after the additional 30 minutes, and a penalty shootout was taken. Swiss player Ivan Martić missed the decisive penalty for Universitatea Cluj, sending the trophy to Sepsi OSK.
Route to the final
Sepsi OSKRoundUniversitatea ClujOpponentResultsOpponentResultsbye—Play-off roundConcordia Chiajna2–0 (A)Petrolul Ploiești3–1 (A)Group stage – Week 1CFR Cluj1–1 (H)Dinamo București3–2 (A)Group stage – Week 2CSM Alexandria4–0 (A)FC Voluntari4–0 (H)Group stage – Week 3Rapid București0–0 (H)CS Mioveni4–1 (H)Quarter-finalsFC Hermannstadt2–1 (A)CFR Cluj3–0 (H)Semi-finalsUTA Arad1–0 (H)
Match
GK 33 Roland Niczuly (c) DF 20 Andres Dumitrescu DF 82 Branislav Niňaj DF 45 Denis Ciobotariu DF 44 Mihai Bălașa MF 11 Marius Ștefănescu MF 5 Jonathan RodríguezMF 6 Nicolae Păun MF 13 Cosmin Matei FW 18 Pavol Šafranko FW 99 Mario Rondón Substitutes:GK 12 Răzvan BeganDF 4 Márk Tamás MF 8 Ion Gheorghe FW 9 Alexandru Tudorie MF 22 Francisco JúniorDF 27 Rareș IspasMF 77 Adnan Aganović DF 88 Radoslav Dimitrov FW 97 Roland Varga Manager: Cristiano BergodiGK 33 Andrei GorceaDF 27 Alexandru Chipciu (c) DF 17 Andrei PițianDF 6 Andrei Miron DF 71 Ivan Martić MF 98 Gabriel SimionMF 94 Ovidiu BicMF 16 Ioan Filip MF 8 Martin Remacle MF 19 Dan NistorFW 93 Mamadou Thiam Substitutes:GK 23 Plamen IlievFW 7 Ianis StoicaFW 11 Dragoș Tescan DF 18 Florin IlieFW 21 José Gomes DF 22 Ivan GoranovDF 26 Dorinel OanceaMF 52 Romário PiresFW 70 Ely Fernandes Manager: Ioan Sabău MAN OF THE MATCH Roland Niczuly MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Daniel Mitruți (Craiova) Bogdan Gheorghe (Bucharest) Fourth official: Iulian Dima (Bucharest) Video assistant referee: István Kovács (Carei) Assistant video assistant referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest)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, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
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References
External links Official site