| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FCSB |
| Runner-up | Rapid București |
| ← 1997–981999–00 → | |
The 1998–99 Cupa României was the 61st edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by FCSB against Rapid 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.
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 October 1998 | ||
| Crişul Aleşd (Div. C) | 0–5 | (Div. A) Oțelul Galați |
| Unirea Botoşani (Div. C) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița |
| Rocar București (Div. B) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2-3 p) | (Div. A) CSM Reșița |
| Sportul Studențesc București (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Olimpia Satu Mare |
| Universitatea Cluj (Div. A) | 3–2 | (Div. A) Foresta Suceava |
| Farul Constanța (Div. A) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Unirea Dej (Div. B) | 2–3 | (Div. A) FC U Craiova |
| Nitramonia Făgăraş (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) FC Onești |
| Cimentul Fieni (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Diplomatic Focșani (Div. C) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Flacăra Horezu (Div. D) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| Midia Năvodari (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| UM Timișoara (Div. C) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Astra Ploieşti |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) FCM Bacău |
| Minaur Zlatna (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Naţional București |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 November 1998 | ||
| CSM Reșița | 0–2 | Gloria Bistrița |
| Steaua București | 3–0 | Universitatea Cluj |
| Oțelul Galați | 1–0 | Sportul Studenţesc București |
| Rapid București | 3–0 | Cimentul Fieni |
| Dinamo București | 3–0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 3–2 | FC U Craiova |
| FCM Bacău | 4–3 | FC Onești |
| Naţional București | 0–2 | UM Timișoara |
Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 2 December and 9 December 1998.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCM Bacău | 2–1 | Oțelul Galați | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 2–3 | Rapid București | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Steaua București | 6–2 | Petrolul Ploiești | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| UM Timișoara | 0–3 | Dinamo București | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 14 April and 5 May 1999.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid București | 2–2 | FCM Bacău | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Dinamo București | 2–5 | Steaua București | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Final
Main article: 1999 Cupa României final| Steaua București | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Rapid București |
|---|---|---|
Ciocoiu  68'Belodedici 90' |
Report | Barbu 71', 81' |
| Penalties | ||
Roşu  Militaru Trică Lincar |
4–2 | Şumudică Iencsi Bundea Pancu |
References
- "Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României – Ripensia Sport Magazin". ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
External links
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