The 1967–68

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was the 30th edition of

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's most prestigious

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. The title was won by

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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. 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

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, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played

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will qualify. From the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in

, 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 a replay will be played. 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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