The 2016 Supercupa României was the 18th edition of Romania's season opener cup competition. The game was contested between
Liga I
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 ...
title holders,
Astra Giurgiu
Asociația Fotbal Club Astra Giurgiu (), commonly known as Astra Giurgiu or simply Astra, was a Romanian football club last based in the city of Giurgiu, Giurgiu County. Founded in 1921 in Ploiești as ''Clubul Sportiv Astra-Română'', it spe ...
, and
Romanian Cup
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holders,
CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ) or simply CFR, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I. Founded as ''Kolozsvári Vasut ...
. It was played at
Cluj Arena
Cluj Arena () is a multi-purpose stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It serves as the home of FC Universitatea Cluj, Universitatea Cluj of the Liga I and was completed on 1 October 2011. It is also the home of the Untold Festival. The facility, owne ...
in
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
in July. Astra won the trophy for the second time in its history, after defeating CFR Cluj with 1–0
Match
Details
See also
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2016–17 Liga I
The 2016–17 Liga I (also known as Liga 1 Betano for sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of the Liga I, the top professional league for Romanian association football clubs. The season began on 22 July 2016 and concluded on 5 June 2017, bein ...
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2016–17 Cupa României
The 2016–17 Cupa României was the seventy-ninth season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner, Voluntari should qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League
The 2017–18 UEFA Eu ...
References
External links
Romania - List of Super Cup Finals RSSSF.com
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2016–17 in Romanian football
Supercupa României
CFR Cluj matches
FC Astra Giurgiu matches
July 2016 sports events in Romania
Sport in Cluj-Napoca