# 2020–21 Moldovan Cup

The 2020–21 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) was the 30th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. The competition started on 8 August 2020 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 30 May 2021. The winner qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

## Format and Schedule

The preliminary round and the first two rounds proper are regionalised to reduce teams travel costs.
| Round | Match dates | Fixtures | Clubs |
| Preliminary Round | 8 August 2020 | 9 | 47 → 38 |
| First Round | 15–16 August 2020 | 14 | 38 → 24 |
| Second Round | 28–29 August 2020 | 8 | 24 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 27–28 October 2020 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-Finals | 19–20 April 2021 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-Finals | 4 May 2021 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 30 May 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Participating clubs

The following teams qualified for the competition:
| Divizia Națională the 10 teams of the 2020–21 season | Divizia A the 13 non-reserve teams of the 2020–21 season | Divizia B the 24 teams of the 2020–21 season |
| Petrocub Hîncești $^{titleholder}$ Sheriff Tiraspol Sfîntul Gheorghe Dinamo-Auto Milsami Orhei Speranța Nisporeni Zimbru Chișinău Codru Lozova Florești Dacia Buiucani | Spartanii Selemet Tighina Cahul-2005 Victoria Bardar Speranța Drochia Grănicerul Glodeni Sireți Bălți Iskra Rîbnița Real Succes Sucleia Fălești Olimp Comrat | Sîngerei Edineț FCM Ungheni Sporting Trestieni Bogzești Maiak Chirsova Inter Soroca Pepeni Congaz Cricova Saksan Rîșcani Slobozia Mare ARF Ialoveni Cruiz Plus Văsieni Sinteza Căușeni Academia Viitorul Codru-Juniori Olimpia Bălți Cimișlia Mănoilești Socol Copceac Visoca |

## Preliminary round

18 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. 6 clubs from the Divizia B received a bye for the preliminary round. Matches were played on 8 August 2020.

## First round

15 clubs from the Divizia B and 13 clubs from the Divizia A entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 15 and 16 August 2020.

## Second round

The 14 winners from the previous round joined the 2 Divizia Națională sides seeded 9-10, Florești and Dacia Buiucani. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. The pairs for 2 Divizia Națională sides were determined in a draw held on 18 August 2020. Matches were played on 28 and 29 August 2020.

## Final stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Zimbru Chișinău | Zimbru Chișinău | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florești | Florești | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florești | Florești | 1 | Florești | Florești | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Petrocub Hîncești | Petrocub Hîncești | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Petrocub Hîncești | Petrocub Hîncești | 4 | Petrocub Hîncești | Petrocub Hîncești | 2 | | | | | | | |
| FCM Ungheni | FCM Ungheni | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| FCM Ungheni | FCM Ungheni | 1 | | | | Sheriff Tiraspol | Sheriff Tiraspol | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Petrocub Hîncești | Petrocub Hîncești | 1 | | | | |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 | | | | | | | Petrocub Hîncești | Petrocub Hîncești | 1 | | | | |
| Iskra Rîbnița | Iskra Rîbnița | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iskra Rîbnița | Iskra Rîbnița | 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | Sheriff Tiraspol | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Milsami Orhei | Milsami Orhei | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Milsami Orhei | Milsami Orhei | 7 | Milsami Orhei | Milsami Orhei | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Victoria Bardar | Victoria Bardar | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Victoria Bardar | Victoria Bardar | 1 | | | | | | | | Sheriff Tiraspol | Sheriff Tiraspol | 0 (2) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0 (3) |
| Dinamo-Auto | Dinamo-Auto | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0 (3) |
| Socol Copceac | Socol Copceac | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Socol Copceac | Socol Copceac | 0 | Dinamo-Auto | Dinamo-Auto | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Codru Lozova | Codru Lozova | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Codru Lozova | Codru Lozova | 1 | Codru Lozova | Codru Lozova | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Cahul-2005 | Cahul-2005 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cahul-2005 | Cahul-2005 | 0 | | | | Dinamo-Auto | Dinamo-Auto | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 2 | | | | |
| Sporting Trestieni | Sporting Trestieni | 0 | | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 2 | | | | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Speranța Nisporeni | Speranța Nisporeni | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Speranța Nisporeni | Speranța Nisporeni | 2 | Speranța Nisporeni | Speranța Nisporeni | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Dacia Buiucani | Dacia Buiucani | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The 8 winners from the previous round joined the remaining 8 Divizia Națională sides seeded 1-8. The home teams and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 4 September 2020. Matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2020.

## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 3 November 2020. Matches were played on 19 and 20 April 2021.

## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 22 April 2021. Matches were played on 4 May 2021.

## Final

The final was played on Sunday 30 May 2021 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 6 May 2021.
| Sheriff | Sf. Gheorghe |
| GK | 26 | Dušan Marković |
| DF | 6 | Stjepan Radeljić |
| DF | 13 | Fernando Peixoto | | 120+1' |
| DF | 15 | Cristiano da Silva |
| DF | 55 | Gustavo Dulanto |
| MF | 17 | Dimitris Kolovos |
| MF | 18 | Moussa Kyabou |
| MF | 88 | Rifet Kapić | | 91' |
| FW | 9 | Adama Traoré |
| FW | 10 | Frank Castañeda (c) | 89' |
| FW | 11 | Lovro Bizjak | 73' | 77' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Dumitru Celeadnic |
| GK | 33 | Serghei Pașcenco |
| DF | 2 | Danilo Arboleda |
| DF | 3 | Charles Petro |
| DF | 8 | Alexandr Belousov | | 120+1' |
| DF | 16 | Keston Julien |
| DF | 90 | Veaceslav Posmac |
| MF | 31 | Sébastien Thill | | 91' |
| MF | 98 | Maxim Cojocaru |
| FW | 23 | Nadrey Dago | | 77' |
| FW | 27 | Peter Banda |
| Head Coach: ||
| Yuriy Vernydub ||
| GK | 25 | Nicolai Calancea |
| DF | 17 | Petru Ojog |
| DF | 18 | Mihail Ștefan |
| DF | 19 | Serghei Svinarenco | | 120' |
| DF | 24 | Sidy Sagna |
| DF | 97 | Artur Crăciun | 38' |
| MF | 5 | Vitalie Plămădeală (c) | | 65' |
| MF | 13 | Teodor Lungu | 51' | 100' |
| MF | 98 | Victor Stînă | | 106' |
| FW | 11 | Mihail Ghecev | 48' | 114' |
| FW | 88 | Nicolai Solodovnicov | | 65' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Maxim Railean |
| DF | 3 | Maxim Focșa |
| DF | 4 | Andrei Novicov |
| DF | 16 | Ion Borș |
| MF | 7 | Alexandru Suvorov | | 106' |
| MF | 8 | Alexandru Osipov | | 114' |
| MF | 14 | Aliyu Adam | | 65' |
| MF | 21 | Eugen Slivca | | 100' |
| MF | 22 | Dan Taras | | 120' |
| MF | 99 | Artiom Carastoian |
| FW | 9 | Roman Volkov | | 65' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Serghei Cebotari ||
| Assistant referees: Andrei Bodean (Moldova) Victor Mardari (Moldova) Additional assistant referees: Victor Bugenko (Moldova) Andrei Cojocaru (Moldova) Fourth official: Denis Borisov (Moldova) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if score is still level. Eleven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |