# 1990–91 Cupa României

The 1990–91 Cupa României was the 53rd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Universitatea Craiova against FC Bacău.

## Format

The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
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.
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.
In the semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained until today.

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 December 1990 |||
| Carpaţi Agnita (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) FC Bacău |
| Unirea Alba Iulia (Div. B) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) FCM Brașov |
| Minerul Băiţa (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Inter Sibiu |
| Cavalerii Fluierului Bistriţa (Div. D) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Progresul Brăila |
| FEPA'74 Bârlad (Div. C) | 0–0 (a.e.t.)(6–7 p) | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Metrom Braşov (Div. C) | 0–0 (a.e.t.)(4–5 p) | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| CFR-BTA București (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Politehnica Timișoara |
| Universitatea Cluj (Div. A) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița |
| Electroputere Craiova (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Oțelul Galați (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Universitatea Craiova |
| Foresta Gugeşti (Div. C) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Cimentul Voinţa Medgidia (Div. D) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Sportul Studenţesc București |
| Bihor Oradea (Div. A) | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(2–3 p) | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Automecanica Reşiţa (Div. C) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Corvinul Hunedoara |
| Petrolul Stoina (Div. C) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Argeş Piteşti |
| Mureşul Topliţa (Div. C) | 3–0 | (Div. A) Jiul Petroșani |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 27 February 1991 |||
| Steaua București | 1–0 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Rapid București | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Universitatea Craiova |
| Unirea Alba Iulia | 1–0 | Cavalerii Fluierului Bistriţa |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 1–3 | Dinamo București |
| Mureşul Topliţa | 0–1 | FC Bacău |
| Farul Constanța | 4–0 | Automecanica Reşiţa |
| Inter Sibiu | 2–1 | Sportul Studenţesc București |
| Argeş Piteşti | 1–0 | Universitatea Cluj |

## Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 13 March and 1 May 1991.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dinamo București | 1–2 | Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Steaua București | 2–4 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 0–3 | 2-1 |
| Farul Constanța | 2–2 (a) | Inter Sibiu | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Argeş Piteşti | 2–3 | FC Bacău | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Notes:
* ‡ Steaua București lost the match (0-3) by decision of Romanian Federation of Footaball for fielding a suspended player (Basarab Panduru).

## Semi-finals

The matches were played on 8 May and 29 May 1991.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Universitatea Craiova | 4–3 | Unirea Alba Iulia | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| Inter Sibiu | 0–1 | FC Bacău | 0–0 | 0–1 |

## Final

* Cupa României 1990–91 winners
* Universitatea Craiova 1st title