The 1961–62

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was the 24th edition of Romania's most prestigious

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cup competition. The title was won by Steaua București against Rapid București.

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. 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 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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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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Romania