Cupa României
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The Cupa României (English: Romanian Cup) is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, being open to all clubs affiliated with the Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to. Currently, the winner of the competition is granted a place in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers and plays the Supercupa României.
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Organising body | Romanian Football Federation |
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Founded | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) |
Region | Romania |
Number of teams | 202 |
Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
Domestic cup(s) | Supercupa României |
Current champions | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (2nd cup) |
Most successful club(s) | Steaua București (20 titles)[note 1] |
Television broadcasters | Digi Sport Orange Sport Prima Sport |
Website | cuparomaniei.frf.ro |
2023–24 Cupa României |
Most finals have been held at the Stadionul Național (formerly known as "23 August"), and occasionally at other stadiums in Bucharest. During the construction of the new Stadionul Național, the final was staged each year in a different major city of the country. In 2007, the final was held in Timișoara at the Dan Păltinișanu stadium, this being the second occasion when the last game was played outside Bucharest (the first occurrence took place in 1989, when Brașov hosted the event). Then, the next three finals were staged in Piatra Neamț, Târgu Jiu, Iași and again in Brașov.
The competition has been dominated by Bucharest-based teams, the most successful performers being Steaua București with twenty trophies,[note 1] followed by Rapid București and Dinamo București with thirteen each. The record for the most consecutive Cups won is held by Rapid București, who won the Romanian Cup 6 times in a row, between 1937 and 1942.