2015–16 Cupa României
The 2015–16 Cupa României was the seventy-eighth season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament.
| Cupa României 2015–16 | |
![]() Arena Națională in Bucharest hosted the final. | |
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| Teams | 202 |
| Champions | CFR Cluj |
| Runners-up | Dinamo București |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Participating clubs
The following 185 teams qualified for the competition:
First round
All matches were played on 15 July 2015.[1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2015 | ||
| Bucovina II Pojorâta (4) | 0–1 | Bucovina Rădăuți (3) |
| Victoria Horia (4) | 3–5 | CSM Pașcani (3) |
| Rapid Dumești (4) | 2–1 | Inter Dorohoi (3) |
| SC Bacău II (4) | w/o | Ceahlăul II Piatra Neamț (3) |
| Atletico Vaslui (3) | 3–0 | Sporting Liești (3) |
| Granitul Babadag (4) | w/o | Oțelul II Galați (4) |
| Avântul Valea Mărului (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Metalosport Galați (3) |
| Viitorul II Constanța (3) | 9–0 | Callatis Mangalia (3) |
| FC Puiești (4) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Victoria Traian (4) |
| Euromania Dumbrăveni (4) | w/o | FC Păpăuți (4) |
| FC Păpăuți II (4) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | FC Zagon (3) |
| CS Păulești (4) | 3–1 | Astra II Giurgiu (3) |
| Victoria Muntenii Buzău (4) | w/o | Viitorul Axintele (4) |
| Voința Buftea (4) | 6–2 | Inter Clinceni (3) |
| FC Chitila (4) | 1–3 | Voința Snagov (3) |
| Victoria Chirnogi (4) | 1–3 | Viitorul Domnești (3) |
| Flacăra Moreni (4) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | FCM Târgoviște (3) |
| Unirea Izvoarele (4) | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Urban Titu (3) |
| Voința Budeasa (4) | 3–6 | Muscelul Câmpulung (4) |
| Unirea Brânceni (4) | 10–1 | CS Vișina Nouă (3) |
| LSS Voința Sibiu (4) | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | AFC Hărman (3) |
| Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) | 1–0 | Avântul Reghin (3) |
| ASA II Târgu Mureș (4) | 7–2 | CS Iernut (3) |
| AS Milcov (4) | 2–1 | Flacăra Horezu (4) |
| ASC Dumitra (4) | w/o | Gloria Bistrița (4) |
| Viitorul Ulmeni (4) | 8–3 | Unirea Dej (3) |
| Luceafărul Bălan (3) | 1–3 | Sănătatea Cluj (3) |
| Someșul Apahida (4) | 3–0 | Arieșul Turda (3) |
| Bihorul Beiuș (4) | 2–0 | Olimpia II Satu Mare (4) |
| Performanța Ighiu (3) | 1–0 | Industria Galda (3) |
| Șoimii Lipova (4) | 0–2 | CS Ineu (3) |
| Șoimul Băița (4) | 1–0 | FC Hunedoara (3) |
| Universitatea II Craiova (3) | 2–1 | Metropolitan Ișalnița (3) |
| Pandurii Cerneți (4) | 3–2 | CS Podari (3) |
| Ripensia Timișoara (4) | w/o | Minerul Mehedinți (4) |
| Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești (4) | 0–4 | Minerul Motru (3) |
| CSM Școlar Reșița (4) | w/o | Știința Turceni (3) |
Second round
The matches were played on 28 and 29 July 2015.[2]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2015 | ||
| ASA II Târgu Mureș (4) | 1–0 | FK Miercurea Ciuc (3) |
| 29 July 2015 | ||
| Viitorul Ulmeni (4) | 2–3 | Unirea Jucu (3) |
| ASC Dumitra (4) | 0–2 | Bucovina Rădăuți (3) |
| Someşul Apahida (4) | w/o | Sănătatea Cluj (3) |
| Bihorul Beiuș (4) | 0–1 | CS Ineu (3) |
| CSM Școlar Reșița (4) | 0–5 | Ripensia Timişoara (4) |
| Pandurii Cerneți (4) | 1–5 | Minerul Motru (3) |
| Universitatea II Craiova (3) | 5–0 | CSO Filiași (3) |
| AS Milcov (4) | 4–2 | Atletic Bradu (3) |
| Unirea Brânceni (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Unirea Izvoarele (4) |
| Flacăra Moreni (4) | 6–0 | Viitorul Domnesti (3) |
| Voința Buftea (4) | 0–9 | Voința Snagov (3) |
| Viitorul II Constanța (3) | 3–0 | Înainte Modelu (3) |
| Victoria Muntenii Buzău (4) | w/o | Granitul Babadag (4) |
| CS Păulești (4) | 2–0 | FC Puiești (4) |
| Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) | 1–0 | FC Zagon (3) |
| Euromania Dumbrăveni (4) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Avântul Valea Mărului (4) |
| Atletico Vaslui (3) | w/o | Ceahlăul II Piatra Neamț (3) |
| Rapid Dumești (4) | 3–0 | CSM Pașcani (3) |
| Şoimul Băița (4) | 2–1 | Performanța Ighiu (3) |
| AFC Hărman (3) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Muscelul Câmpulung (4) |
Third round
All matches were played on 12 August 2015.[3]
Fourth round
The matches were played on 25 and 26 August 2015.[4]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2015 | ||
| Bucovina Rădăuți (3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Baia Mare (2) |
| Cetatea Târgu Neamț (3) | 0–3 | Bucovina Pojorâta (2) |
| Atletico Vaslui (3) | 3–1 | Știința Miroslava (3) |
| Unirea Jucu (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Metalurgistul Cugir (3) |
| CS Oşorhei (3) | 2–1 | Bihor Oradea (2) |
| CS Ineu (3) | 2–1 | Șoimii Pâncota (2) |
| CSM Lugoj (3) | 1-2 | UTA Arad (2) |
| Universitatea II Craiova (3) | 2–1 | Pandurii II Târgu Jiu (3) |
| Unirea Brânceni (4) | 2–0 | Inter Olt Slatina (3) |
| Flacăra Moreni (4) | 3–1 | SCM Pitești (3) |
| Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Farul Constanța (2) |
| Viitorul II Constanța (3) | 3–0 | Dunărea Călărași (2) |
| Gloria Popești-Leordeni (3) | 1–3 | ACS Berceni (2) |
| Metaloglobus București (3) | 2–1 | CS Ștefănești (3) |
| CS Afumați (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Unirea Slobozia (3) |
| 26 August 2015 | ||
| Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (4) | 0–2 | ASA II Târgu Mureș (4) |
| Ripensia Timișoara (4) | 6–1 | FC Caransebeș (2) |
| CS Păulești (4) | 2–1 | Chindia Târgoviște (2) |
Fifth Round
The matches were played on 8 and 9 September 2015.[5]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | ||
| UTA Arad (2) | 9–0 | Metalul Reșița (2) |
| Viitorul II Constanța (3) | 5–2 | Delta Dobrogea Tulcea (3) |
| CS Afumați (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Academica Clinceni (2) |
| CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea (2) | 2–1 | Gaz Metan Mediaș (2) |
| 9 September 2015 | ||
| Dacia Unirea Brăila (2) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Oțelul Galați (2) |
| Atletico Vaslui (3) | 0–1 | SC Bacău (2) |
| Rapid CFR Suceava (2) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (2) |
| FCM Baia Mare (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Olimpia Satu Mare (2) |
| CS Oșorhei (3) | 1–3 | Universitatea Cluj (2) |
| ASA II Târgu Mureș (4) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Metalurgistul Cugir (3) |
| Flacăra Moreni (4) | 1–3 | CS Mioveni (2) |
| Unirea Brânceni (4) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Universitatea II Craiova (3) |
| Unirea Tărlungeni (2) | 5–0 | Gloria Buzău (2) |
| CS Păulești (4) | 2–3 | FC Brașov (2) |
| Metaloglobus București (3) | 0–1 | CS Balotești (2) |
| ACS Berceni (2) | 1–0 | Rapid București (2) |
| Ripensia Timișoara (4) | 2–0 | CS Ineu (3) |
| Bucovina Pojorâta (2) | w/o | FCM Dorohoi (2) |
Round of 32
The matches were played on 22, 23, and 24 September 2015.[6]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2015 | ||
| UTA Arad (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| CS Balotești (2) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | CFR Cluj |
| Bucovina Pojorâta (2) | 1–4 | ASA Târgu Mureș |
| Viitorul II Constanța (3) | 2–1 | Academica Clinceni (2) |
| ACS Berceni (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | CSM Studențesc Iași |
| CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea (2) | 0–2 | ACS Poli Timișoara |
| 23 September 2015 | ||
| SC Bacău (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Universitatea Craiova |
| Unirea Brânceni (4) | 0–5 | Astra Giurgiu |
| CS Mioveni (2) | 1–2 | FC Botoșani |
| Rapid CFR Suceava (2) | 0–2 | FC Brașov (2) |
| FCM Baia Mare (2) | 1–0 | FC Voluntari |
| Unirea Tărlungeni (2) | 0–6 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Ripensia Timișoara (4) | 0–2 | Viitorul Constanța |
| 24 September 2015 | ||
| Dacia Unirea Brăila (2) | 2–3 | Dinamo București |
| ASA II Târgu Mureș (4) | 0–4 | Concordia Chiajna |
| Universitatea Cluj (2) | 0–1 | Steaua București |
Results
| 22 September 2015 | UTA Arad | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Arad |
| 16:00 | Curtuiuș |
Săpunaru |
Stadium: Motorul Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Cătălin Buși (Râmnicu Vâlcea) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Manea Vlad Burlă Hlistei |
Nistor Mrzljak Ungurușan Nicoară |
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| 22 September 2015 | CS Balotești | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | CFR Cluj | Balotești |
| 16:30 | Beleck |
Stadium: Central Attendance: 700 Referee: Iulian Călin (Ștefănești) |
| 22 September 2015 | Bucovina Pojorâta | 1–4 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Pojorâta |
| 16:30 | Căinari |
Manolov Mureșan Axente |
Stadium: Pojorâta Attendance: 400 Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș) |
| 22 September 2015 | Viitorul II Constanța | 2–1 | Academica Clinceni | Ovidiu |
| 16:30 | Marin Grecu |
Kuku |
Stadium: Orășenesc Attendance: 300 Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest) |
| 22 September 2015 | ACS Berceni | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | CSM Studențesc Iași | Berceni |
| 18:00 | Dobre |
Golubović |
Stadium: Berceni Attendance: 300 Referee: Marian Balaci (Drobeta-Turnu Severin) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Neagu Dobre Fâșie Cioranu |
Golubović Enescu Gheorghe Piccioni Mihalache |
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| 22 September 2015 | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0–2 | ACS Poli Timișoara | Pitești |
| 20:00 | Curtean Llorente |
Stadium: Nicolae Dobrin Attendance: 700 Referee: Adrian Illyes (Ploiești) |
| 23 September 2015 | SC Bacău | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Universitatea Craiova | Bacău |
| 17:00 | Pavel |
Măzărache |
Stadium: Letea Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Bucharest) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Vraciu Neagu Adăscăliței Drugă Hurdubei |
Vătăjelu Ivan Popov Băluță |
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| 23 September 2015 | Unirea Brânceni | 0–5 | Astra Giurgiu | Brânceni |
| 16:30 | Roșu Enache Alibec |
Stadium: Comunal Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Antonie Andrei (Bucharest) |
| 23 September 2015 | CS Mioveni | 1–2 | FC Botoșani | Mioveni |
| 16:30 | Popa |
D.Roman G.Cabrera |
Stadium: Orășenesc Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Eduard Ioniță (Constanța) |
| 23 September 2015 | Rapid CFR Suceava | 0–2 | FC Brașov | Suceava |
| 16:30 | Ene Letan |
Stadium: Areni Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Florin Andrei (Târgu Mureș) |
| 23 September 2015 | FCM Baia Mare | 1–0 | FC Voluntari | Baia Mare |
| 16:30 | Codin |
Stadium: Viorel Mateianu Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ovidiu Mazilu (Satu Mare) |
| 23 September 2015 | Unirea Tărlungeni | 0–6 | Petrolul Ploiești | Brașov |
| 20:00 | Benga Tamuz Varga Milinceanu Lemnaru |
Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu Attendance: 300 Referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica) |
| 23 September 2015 | Ripensia Timișoara | 0–2 | Viitorul Constanța | Timișoara |
| 20:00 | Mișelăricu Tănase |
Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Florin Marcu (Oradea) |
| 24 September 2015 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 2–3 | Dinamo București | Brăila |
| 16:30 | Necoară Muscă |
Gnohéré |
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați) |
| 24 September 2015 | ASA II Târgu Mureș | 0–4 | Concordia Chiajna | Târgu Mureș |
| 16:30 | Purece Răducanu Constantinescu Pană |
Stadium: Trans-Sil Attendance: 500 Referee: Flavius Roșu (Timișoara) |
| 24 September 2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 0–1 | Steaua București | Cluj-Napoca |
| 20:30 | Tahar |
Stadium: Cluj Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Denis Haidiner (Hunedoara) |
Round of 16
All matches were played on October 27, 28 and 29, 2015.[7]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 October 2015 | ||
| FC Brașov (2) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Astra Giurgiu |
| Concordia Chiajna | 1–2 | CSM Studențesc Iași |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2–1 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| 28 October 2015 | ||
| SC Bacău (2) | 0–1 | ASA Târgu Mureș |
| Viitorul II Constanța (3) | 0–1 | CFR Cluj |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2–3 | Dinamo București |
| 29 October 2015 | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | 1–0 | FC Botoșani |
| FCM Baia Mare (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Steaua București |
Results
| 27 October 2015 | FC Brașov | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Astra Giurgiu | Brașov |
| 17:00 | Matei Olteanu |
Tembo Budescu Ioniță Dandea |
Stadium: Silviu Ploeșteanu Attendance: 600 Referee: Iulian Dima (Bucharest) |
| 27 October 2015 | Concordia Chiajna | 1–2 | CSM Studențesc Iași | Chiajna |
| 19:00 | Răsdan |
Bădic Frăsinescu |
Stadium: Concordia Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești) |
| 27 October 2015 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2–1 | Petrolul Ploiești | Timișoara |
| 21:00 | Hernández Cânu |
Velasco |
Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest) |
| 28 October 2015 | SC Bacău | 0–1 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Bacău |
| 16:00 | Gorobsov |
Stadium: Letea Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Marian Balaci (Drobeta-Turnu Severin) |
| 28 October 2015 | Viitorul II Constanța | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Ovidiu |
| 18:00 | Negruț |
Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrei Antonie (Bucharest) |
| 28 October 2015 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 2–3 | Dinamo București | Drobeta-Turnu Severin |
| 20:30 | Hora Nedelcearu |
Nedelcearu Rotariu Vojnović |
Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad) |
| 29 October 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 1–0 | FC Botoșani | Ovidiu |
| 18:00 | Ganea |
Stadium: Viitorul Attendance: 500 Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați) |
Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 15, 16, and 17 December 2015.[8]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2015 | ||
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | ASA Târgu Mureș |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | Astra Giurgiu |
| 16 December 2015 | ||
| CSM Studențesc Iași | 1–2 | CFR Cluj |
| 17 December 2015 | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | Steaua București |
Results
| 15 December 2015 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | ASA Târgu Mureș | Timișoara |
| 18:00 | Elek |
Balić |
Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Elek Curtean Llorente Sarmov Melinte Popescu Artean |
González Gorobsov Velayos Borza Romario Balić Manolov |
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| 15 December 2015 | Dinamo București | 2–1 | Astra Giurgiu | Bucharest |
| 20:30 | Gnohéré Palić |
Enache |
Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca) |
| 16 December 2015 | CSM Studențesc Iași | 1–2 | CFR Cluj | Iași |
| 20:30 | Gheorghe |
Păun Beleck |
Stadium: Emil Alexandrescu Referee: István Kovács (Carei) |
| 17 December 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–1 | Steaua București | Ovidiu |
| 20:30 | Stanciu |
Stadium: Viitorul Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest) |
Semi-finals
The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 2 and 3 March 2016 and the return legs were played on 20 and 21 April 2016.[9]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASA Târgu Mureș (1) | 0–2 | CFR Cluj (1) | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Dinamo București (1) | 2–2 (a) | Steaua București (1) | 0–0 | 2–2 |
1st leg
| 2 March 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | Târgu Mureș |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Trans-Sil Referee: Marcel Bârsan (Bucharest) |
| 3 March 2016 | Dinamo București | 0–0 | Steaua București | Bucharest |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Dinamo Referee: Radu Petrescu (Bucharest) |
2nd leg
| 20 April 2016 | Steaua București | 2–2 (2–2 agg.) | Dinamo București | Bucharest |
| 21:30 | Enache Chipciu |
Ekeng Puljić |
Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Cristian Balaj (Baia Mare) |
| 21 April 2016 | CFR Cluj | 2–0 (2–0 agg.) | ASA Târgu Mureș | Cluj-Napoca |
| 20:30 | Bud |
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: István Kovács (Carei) |
Final
| 17 May 2016 | Dinamo București | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | CFR Cluj | Bucharest |
| 21:30 | Gnohéré Bicfalvi |
Juan Carlos Cristian |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad)[10] | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Bicfalvi Gnohéré Anton Lazăr Rotariu |
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| Cupa României 2015–16 winners |
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| CFR Cluj 4th title |
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