The 2010–11 Cupa României was the seventy-third season of the annual

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knockout tournament. It began on 17 July 2010 with the matches of the first round. For the third consecutive season,

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were the defending champions. However, CFR were eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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, and the cup was won by

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for the first time after 12 years. The winners of the competition qualified for the

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of the

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Round of 32

The 14 winners of the fifth phase entered in this round and were joined by the 18 teams from

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. A more complex seeding process was employed for this round. The 32 teams were divided in three pots: A, B and C. Pot A contained the first 6 teams from the previous

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of Liga I. Pot B contained the remaining 12 teams from Liga I, and pot C was filled with the 14 clubs from lower leagues. 6 teams from pot C were paired with teams from pot A, with the remaining 8 being drawn against clubs from pot B. Lastly, the four remaining teams from pot B were mated between them.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

External links

Official site

The Romanian Cup on the FRF's official site
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