# 1982–83 Cupa României

The 1982–83 Cupa României was the 45th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Universitatea Craiova against Politehnica Timișoara. Craiova were unable to play in the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup though, as the closing date for entries was a week before the final. As a result, both the President and Secretary of the Romanian FA – Andrei Rădulescu and Florin Dumitrescu were sacked.

## 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.
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played away will qualify, if the teams are from the same league, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.
From the second round proper, 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.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 23 February 1983 |||
| Letea Bacău (Div. C) | 1–3 | (Div. A) FC Constanţa |
| Tractorul Brașov (Div. C) | 2–1 | (Div. A) CS Târgovişte |
| Dinamo București (Div. A) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Politehnica Iași |
| Progresul Vulcan București (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Olt Scornicești |
| Sportul Muncitoresc Caracal (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Silvania Cehu Silvaniei (Div. C) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Bihor Oradea |
| Universitatea Cluj (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Argeş Piteşti |
| Portul Constanța (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Sportul Studenţesc București |
| Șoimii Lipova (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) FCM Brașov |
| Minerul Moldova Nouă (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) SC Bacău |
| Celuloza Piatra Neamţ (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea |
| Chimia Brazi (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Corvinul Hunedoara |
| Metalul Rădăuţi (Div. C) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Universitatea Craiova (Div. A) | 3–2 | (Div. A) ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| Metalul Sighişoara (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Politehnica Timişoara |
| Auto Timişoara (Div. D) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Jiul Petroşani |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 27 February 1983 |||
| Progresul Vulcan București | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Politehnica Timişoara |
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Steaua București |
| Argeş Piteşti | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Constanţa |
| SC Bacău | 0–3 | Sportul Studenţesc București |
| Tractorul Brașov | 0–1 | Bihor Oradea |
| Auto Timişoara | 1–3 | Universitatea Craiova |
| FCM Brașov | 1–2 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo București |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 22 June 1983 |||
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 2–1 | Bihor Oradea |
| Politehnica Timişoara | 1–0 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2–0 | Sportul Studenţesc București |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | Argeş Piteşti |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 29 June 1983 |||
| Corvinul Hunedoara | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(8-9 p) | Politehnica Timişoara |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4-2 p) | Dinamo București |

## Final

* Cupa României 1982–83 winners
* Universitatea Craiova 4th title