The 2008–09 Cupa României was the 71st season of the Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 30 July 2008 and the final was played on 13 June 2009. CFR Cluj were the defending champions and succeeded in keeping the cup for one more year at Cluj-Napoca.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | CFR Cluj |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CFR Cluj |
| Runner-up | Politehnica Timișoara |
Round of 32 edit
In this round entered the 14 winners of the Phase V and the 18 teams from the 2008–09 Liga I season.
The matches were played on October 14, 15 and 16, 2008.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Târgu Mureș | 1–2 | Dinamo București |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0–1 | Otopeni |
| Minerul Lupeni | 0–4 | Unirea Urziceni |
| Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (10–11 p) | CFR Cluj |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 2–0 | Steaua București |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Rapid București |
| CFR II Cluj | 0–1 | Politehnica Timișoara |
| Internațional Curtea de Argeș | 2–1 | Argeș Pitești |
| Tricolorul Breaza | 1–2 | Oțelul Galați |
| Dunărea Galați | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| FC Ploiești | 1–3 | FC U Craiova |
| CFR Timișoara | 1–4 | Gloria Bistrița |
| Botoșani | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Gloria Buzău |
| FCM Bacău | 0–1 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| Farul Constanța | 0–1 | Brașov |
| Vaslui | 3–0 | Politehnica Iași |
Round of 16 edit
The matches were played on 12 November 2008.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid București | 3–0 | Internațional Curtea de Argeș |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 0–1 | CFR Cluj |
| Dunărea Galați | 1–2 | Politehnica Timișoara |
| Botoșani | 1–3 | Dinamo București |
| Unirea Urziceni | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați |
| Gloria Bistrița | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Brașov |
| FC U Craiova | 1–4 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| Otopeni | 1–2 | Vaslui |
Quarter-finals edit
The matches were played on 14 and 15 April 2009.
| 14 April 2009 | CFR Cluj | 1–0 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Bucharest |
| 15:00 EEST | Peralta  44' (pen.) |
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium |
| 14 April 2009 | Unirea Urziceni | 0–2 | Vaslui | Buzău |
| 20:45 EEST | Wesley 32' Genchev 79' |
Stadium: Municipal Stadium |
| 15 April 2009 | Politehnica Timișoara | 2–0 | Gloria Bistrița | Cluj-Napoca |
| 15:00 EEST | Magera 90' Curtean 90+1' |
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium |
| 15 April 2009 | Dinamo București | 4–2 | Rapid București | Pitești |
| 20:45 EEST | Perjă 19' (o.g.) Boștină 37'Niculae 67', 79' |
Lazăr 10' Andrade 90' |
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Stadium |
Semi-finals edit
The matches were played on 28 and 29 April 2009.
| 28 April 2009 | Dinamo București | 1–4 | Politehnica Timișoara | Cluj-Napoca |
| 20:45 EEST | Ad. Cristea 71' |
Magera 25' Agunbiade 60'Bucur 81'Nibombé 86' |
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium |
Final edit
| Cupa României 2008–09 winners |
|---|
| CFR Cluj 2nd title |
External links edit
- Official site (in Romanian)