The 1954

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was the 17th edition of

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's most prestigious

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. The trophy was won by Metalul Reșița for the first time in history. It was also the first time when a team from the second division of Romanian football won the trophy.

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. First pot teams will play away. Each tie is played as a single leg. 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, the team who plays away will qualify. In case the teams are from same city, there a replay will be played. In case the teams play in the final, there a replay will be played. From the first edition, the teams from

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

Divizia A Teams

The following list represent the teams who played in 1954 Divizia A, which qualified directly in sixteen finals or first round proper. Flamura Roşie Arad

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Locomotiva Timişoara
Ştiinţa Cluj
Știința Timișoara
Flacăra Ploieşti Dinamo Oraşul Stalin
Minerul Petroşani
Locomotiva Târgu Mureş
Metalul Hunedoara
Locomotiva București
Metalul Câmpia Turzii
Progresul Oradea

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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