1997–98 Cupa României

Country

Romania

Champions

Rapid București

Runners-up

Universitatea Craiova

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Cupa României was the 60th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.

The title was won by Rapid București against Universitatea Craiova.

Format

The competition is an annual knockout tournament.

First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.

If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks.

From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.

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First round proper

Team 1	Score	Team 2
12 November 1997
Apulum Alba Iulia (Div. B)	2–1	(Div. A) CSM Reşiţa
Maramureş Baia Mare (Div. B)	0–2	(Div. A) Argeș Pitești
Gloria Bistrița (Div. A)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	(Div. A) Chindia Târgoviște
Metrom Braşov (Div. B)	0–1	(Div. A) FCM Bacău
Gloria Buzău (Div. B)	3–2	(Div. A) Universitatea Cluj
Dunărea Călărași (Div. B)	1–3	(Div. A) Steaua Bucureşti
Electroputere Craiova (Div. B)	1–0	(Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești
Diplomatic Focșani (Div. C)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	(Div. A) Farul Constanța
Corvinul Hunedoara (Div. B)	0–1	(Div. A) Dinamo Bucureşti
Gaz Metan Mediaș (Div. B)	1–0	(Div. A) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Midia Năvodari (Div. B)	0–1	(Div. A) Rapid București
Bihor Oradea (Div. C)	4–0	(Div. A) Jiul Petroșani
Laminorul Roman (Div. C)	2–5	(Div. A) Oțelul Galați
Foresta Suceava (Div. A)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p)	(Div. A) Universitatea Craiova
Politehnica Timișoara (Div. B)	1–2	(Div. A) Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti
19 November 1997
Poiana Câmpina (Div. B)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4-2 p)	(Div. A) Naţional București

Second round proper

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 December 1997
Steaua Bucureşti	3–1	Poiana Câmpina
Rapid București	2–1	Gaz Metan Mediaș
Gloria Bistrița	0–1	Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti
Universitatea Craiova	5–2	Farul Constanța
Oțelul Galați	6–0	Gloria Buzău
FCM Bacău	3–1	Electroputere Craiova
Dinamo Bucureşti	2–0	Apulum Alba Iulia
Argeș Pitești	1–0	Bihor Oradea

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
25 February 1998
Rapid București	1–0	Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti
Dinamo Bucureşti	1–0	Oțelul Galați
Universitatea Craiova	2–1 (a.e.t.)	FCM Bacău
Argeș Pitești	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3-1 p)	Steaua Bucureşti

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
25 March 1998
Rapid București	2–1	Dinamo Bucureşti
Argeș Pitești	0–1	Universitatea Craiova

Final

Main article: 1998 Cupa României Final

6 June 1998
21:00 EET

Rapid București	1 – 0	Universitatea Craiova
Marinescu 67' (pen.)	Report

Național, Bucharest
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Marcel Lică (Constanța)

Cupa României 1997–98 Winners
Rapid București 10th Title

References

↑ "Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României - Ripensia Sport Magazin". ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. Retrieved 2015-10-21.

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