The 1970–71
Cupa României was the 34th edition of
Romania
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's most prestigious
football cup competition
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.
The title was won by
Rapid București
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against
Jiul Petroşani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania:
* the River Jiu ( + )
** Jiul de Vest
** Jiul de Est
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.
Format
The competition is an annual
knockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with
Divizia A 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.
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in
extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played
away will qualify.
In the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in
extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the team from the lower division will qualify. If the teams are from the same division, the younger team will qualify.
In the semi-finals, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in
extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the winner will be established at
penalty kicks.
From the first edition, the teams from
Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
Bracket
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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Notes:
*
Jiul Petroşani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania:
* the River Jiu ( + )
** Jiul de Vest
** Jiul de Est
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vs.
Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator.
Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to:
Places
* Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia
* Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...
is first match from Romanian Cup finished after
penalty kicks.
Final
References
External links
romaniansoccer.roOfficial siteThe Romanian Cup on the FRF's official site
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Cupa României seasons
1971–72 in Romanian football
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...