The 1947–48
Cupa României
The Cupa României () is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the Romania ...
was the 11th edition of
Romania
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's most prestigious
football
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cup competition
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.
The title was won by
ITA Arad against
CFR Timișoara.
Format
The competition is an annual
knockout
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tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots are made, the first pot with
Divizia A
Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...
teams and other teams until 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First-pot teams will play
away
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. Each tie is played as a single leg.
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in
extra time
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, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team from the lower league will qualify.
In the rest of the rounds, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.
In case the teams are from same city, a
replay will be played.
In case the teams play in the final, a replay will be played.
From the first edition, the teams from
Divizia A
Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...
entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained until 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.roOfficial site
{{DEFAULTSORT:1947–48 Cupa Romaniei
Cupa României seasons
1947–48 in Romanian football
1947–48 European domestic association football cups