The 2026–27 Cupa României is the 89th season of the annual Romanian football cup competition. It is 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 will pit teams from Liga I through Liga IV.
Schedule The schedule for this season of Cupa României was released on July 9.
Phase Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved From previous round Entries in this round Dates Teams entering this round Regional stage Group stage 160 42 none 42 8, 11, 15 July 2026 42 2025–26 Liga IV teams Finals 132 14 14 None 18 July 2026 None National stage First round 125 72 7 65 29 July 2026 65 2025–26 Liga III teams Second round 89 50 36 14 5 August 2026 12 2025–26 Liga III teams2 2025–26 Liga II teams Third round 64 48 25 23 12 August 2026 22 2026–27 Liga II teams1 2025–26 Liga II team Play-off round 40 32 24 8 19 August 2026 8 2025–26 Liga I teams (9–16) Group stage 24 24 16 8 2 September 202628 October 20262 December 2026 8 2025–26 Liga I teams (1–8) Quarter-finals 8 8 8 None 3 March 2027 None Semi-finals 4 4 4 None 21 April 2027 None Final 2 2 2 None 12 May 2027 None
Regional stage Finals The finals of the regional stage were played on July 18.
National stage First round All matches were played on July 29. Out of the 7 regional qualifier winners, only ACS FC Chieșd failed to make it through to the next round.
Second round
All matches were played on August 5. Corona Brașov was the only qualifiers team to make it past this round.
Third round
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 13 August 2026. The 32 participating teams were divided into two pots. Pot A consisted of eight teams, while Pot B consisted of the 24 winners from the third round.
The matches will be played between 18 and 20 August 2026.
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
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Liga I Liga II Liga III Liga IV Total
Group stage
The draw for the group stage took place on 21 August 2026.
Seeding Seeding was determined based on the positions achieved in the previous league season.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 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
Final
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