1996–97 Cupa României

Cupa României 1996–97 Romania Steaua București Naţional București 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Cupa României was the 59th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. The title was won by Steaua București against Naţional București. 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. http://www.ripensia-sport-magazin.ro/istoria-fotbalului/lista-tuturor-finalelor-cupei-romaniei/ Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României – Ripensia Sport Magazin ripensia-sport-magazin.ro 2015-10-21 First round proper |colspan=3 style="background-color:#97DEFF;"|29 November 1996 FC Oneşti (Div. B) 0–2 (Div. A) Steaua București |- |colspan=3 style="background-color:#97DEFF;"|30 November 1996 FC Brașov (Div. A) 3–0 (Div. A) Sportul Studenţesc București Rocar București (Div. B) 0–3 (Div. A) FC U Craiova Dunărea Călărași (Div. B) 3–1 (Div. A) Chindia Târgoviște Electroputere Craiova (Div. B) 0–2 (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești Midia Năvodari (Div. C) 1–0 (a.e.t.) (Div. A) Argeș Pitești Petrolul Moinești (Div. B) 0–2 (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj Viitorul Oradea (Div. C) 0–3 (Div. A) Politehnica Timișoara Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (Div. A) 1–0 (Div. A) Jiul Petroșani Dacia Piteşti (Div. B) 1–2 (Div. A) Dinamo București Danubiana Ploieşti (Div. B) 1–2 (Div. A) Farul Constanța CSM Reșița (Div. B) 1–0 (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița Olimpia Satu Mare (Div. B) 3–0 (Div. A) FCM Bacău Inter Sibiu (Div. B) 1–0 (Div. A) Rapid București UM Timișoara (Div. C) 2–4 (Div. A) Oțelul Galați ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș (Div. B) 1–3 (Div. A) Naţional București |} Second round proper |colspan=3 style="background-color:#97DEFF;"|7 May 1997 Politehnica Timișoara 0–4 FC Brașov Naţional București 1–0 (a.e.t.) Inter Sibiu Petrolul Ploiești 3–0 Dunărea Călărași Dinamo București 1–1 (a.e.t.) 7-6 Oțelul Galați Steaua București 5–0 Midia Năvodari Farul Constanța 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2-3 CSM Reșița Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 1–2 (a.e.t.) Universitatea Cluj FC U Craiova 0–0 (a.e.t.) 3-2 Olimpia Satu Mare |} Quarter-finals |colspan=3 style="background-color:#97DEFF;"|14 May 1997 Dinamo București 4–1 CSM Reșița Naţional București 3–1 Universitatea Cluj Steaua București 3–2 (a.e.t.) Petrolul Ploiești FC U Craiova 2–0 FC Brașov |} Semi-finals |colspan=3 style="background-color:#97DEFF;"|21 May 1997 Naţional București 2–1 Dinamo București Steaua București 2–1 FC U Craiova |} Final 1997 Cupa României final References External links romaniansoccer.ro Official site The Romanian Cup on the FRF's official site Category:Cupa României seasons Cupa Romaniei Romania