2009–10 Cupa României
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania | 
| Teams | 98 | 
| Defending champions | CFR Cluj | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CFR Cluj | 
| Runners-up | Vaslui | 
The 2009–10 Cupa României was the seventy-second season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 15 July 2009 with the matches of Phase 1 and ended with the Final on 6 June 2010. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.
The winners of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2010–11 Europa League.
Round of 32
The 14 winners of Phase V entered in this round and were joined by 18 teams from the 2009–10 Liga I season. The matches were played on 22–24 September 2009. frf.ro reference
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| FCM Bacău | 0–2 | Steaua București | 
| Unirea Urziceni | 3–0 | Sportul Studențesc București | 
| Chimia Brazi | 0–5 | FC Vaslui | 
| Dunărea Galaţi | 0–2 | CFR Cluj | 
| Politehnica Timișoara | 7–0 | Sănătatea Cluj | 
| CS Zlatna | 0–5 | Dinamo București | 
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Gaz Metan CFR Craiova | 
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 
| FC Brașov | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | CS Otopeni | 
| Astra Ploieşti | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Farul Constanţa | 
| Gloria Bistriţa | 3–0 | Dunărea Giurgiu | 
| Minerul Valea Copcii | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Internaţional Curtea de Argeş | 
| Bihor Oradea | 0–2 | Rapid București | 
| FC U Craiova | 4–0 | Gloria II Bistriţa | 
| Oţelul Galaţi | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Unirea Alba Iulia | 
| Politehnica Iaşi | 3–1 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 
Round of 16
The 16 winners from the previous round competed in this round. The matches were played on 27, 28 and 29 October 2009. frf.ro reference
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| Gaz Metan CFR Craiova | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | 
| Astra Ploieşti | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Politehnica Timișoara | 
| Dinamo București | 1–0 | Oţelul Galaţi | 
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | 0–1 | FC Vaslui | 
| Unirea Urziceni | 0–1 | FC Brașov | 
| Gloria Bistriţa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Steaua București | 
| Politehnica Iaşi | 0–3 | FC U Craiova | 
| Internaţional Curtea de Argeş | 2–1 | Rapid București | 
Quarter-finals
Eight winners from the previous round competed in this round. The matches were played on 17, 18 and 19 November 2009 in a one leg tie. http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=2709
| 17 November 2009 | FC Brașov | 3–0 | Gloria Bistriţa | Braşov | 
| 19:00 EET | Hadnagy  4' Zaharia  30' Roman  39' Abrudan  52' Ilyeş  60',  67' | Report | Ciucă  62' Iodi  77' | Stadium: Stadionul Tineretului Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marius Avram | 
| 18 November 2009 | FC Vaslui | 1–0 | Internaţional Curtea de Argeş | Vaslui | 
| 18:15 EET | Farkaš  70' Burdujan  87' | Report | Matei  31',  43'  Neagu  40' Arčaba  64' Voiculeţ  68' | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan | 
| 18 November 2009 | FC U Craiova | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Craiova | 
| 20:15 EET | Bădoi  57' | Report | Dubarbier  24',  61' Traoré  31' Panin  65' Culio  73' Tony  75' | Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor | 
| 19 November 2009 | Astra Ploieşti | 1–2 | Dinamo București | Ploieşti | 
| 20:15 EET | Păun  16' (pen.) Strătilă  68' | Report | An. Cristea  10', 54' N'Doye  38' Molinero  45' Moţi  65' Rus  83' | Stadium: Stadionul Astra Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj | 
Semi-finals
The semifinals were played in two legs. The first leg was played on 24 and 25 March 2010 while the second leg on 14 and 15 April 2010. http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=3224
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo București | 2–3 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | 1–2 | 
| FC Brașov | 1–4 | FC Vaslui | 1–0 | 0–4 | 
First leg
| 24 March 2010 | Dinamo București | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Bucharest | 
| 20:15 EET | Goian  14' D. Koné  88',  90'  | Report | Y. Koné  25' Culio  50' Mureşan  63' N. Dică  88' | Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan | 
| 25 March 2010 | FC Brașov | 1–0 | FC Vaslui | Braşov | 
| 20:15 EET | Ilyeş  5',  66' Grigore  40' Nuno Diogo  59' Măldărăşanu  70' Rui Duarte  87' Coman  90' | Report | L. Sânmărtean  19' Delgado  58' Milanov  82' | Stadium: Stadionul Tineretului Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marius Avram | 
Second leg
| 14 April 2010 | CFR Cluj | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | Dinamo București | Cluj-Napoca | 
| 20:15 EEST | Edimar  46' N. Dică  51' Traoré  77' Culio  58' | Report | An. Cristea  60' An. Cristea  72' Niculescu  86' | Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Alexandru Tudor | 
| 15 April 2010 | FC Vaslui | 4–0 (4–1 agg.) | FC Brașov | Vaslui | 
| 20:15 EEST | Costin  28' Wesley  29' L. Sânmărtean  53' Pavlović  59' Costly  73' Papp  74' | Report | Zaharia  26' Ionescu  39' Nuno Diogo  45' Abrudan  56' | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marius Avram | 
Final
| FC Vaslui | 0–0 | CFR Cluj | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Milisavljević  Zmeu  Costin  Burdujan  Wesley  | 4–5 |  Mureşan  N. Dică  Deac  Bud  Cadú |