The 2025–26 Cupa României was the 88th season of the annual Romanian football cup competition. It was sponsored by Betano and known as the Cupa României Betano for sponsorship purposes. The winners would qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League. The main competition would pit teams from Liga I through Liga IV.
Schedule The schedule for this season of Cupa României was released on 9 July 2025.
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 9, 12, 16 July 2025 42 2024–25 Liga IV teams Finals 143 14 14 None 19 July 2025 None National stage First Round 136 86 7 79 30 July 2025 TBC Second round 93 64 43 17 6 August 2025 TBC Third round 61 42 32 10 13 August 2025 10 2025–26 Liga II teams Play-off round 40 32 21 11 27 August 2025 3 2025–26 Liga II teams8 2025–26 Liga I teams (9–16) Group stage 24 24 16 8 29 October 20253 December 202511 February 2026 8 2025–26 Liga I teams (1–8) Quarter-finals 8 8 8 None 4 March 2026 None Semi-finals 4 4 4 None 22 April 2026 None Final 2 2 2 None 13 May 2026 None
Regional stage Finals The finals of the regional stage were played on July 19.
National stage First round With the exception of KSE Târgu Secuiesc's match, all other matches were played on July 30. For the first time since the format change in 2022–23, all 7 regional stage winners made it through to the next stage.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Second round The draw for the second round matches happened on August 1.
+ 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 12, 13 and 14. The draw took place on August 8.
+ 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 27, 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 19.
+ 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 26.
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
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarter-finals The matches were played in a single leg from 3 to 5 March 2026.
Semi-finals The matches were played in a single leg from 21 to 23 April 2026.
Final
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