The 1960–61

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was the 23rd edition of

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's most prestigious

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. The title was won by Arieșul Turda against

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Format

The competition is an annual

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tournament. In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with

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teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg. It is the fourth season in the history of Cupa României when all the games are played on a neutral location. If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in

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, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then a

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will be played. In case the game is still tight after the

, then the team from lower division will qualify for the next round. From the first edition, the teams from

entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.

First round proper

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, - , colspan=3 style="background-color:#FFCCCC;", 31 May 1961 —

Second round proper

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

References

External links

romaniansoccer.ro

Official site

The Romanian Cup on the FRF's official site
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