# 2019 Cupa României final

The 2019 Cupa României Final is the final match of the 2018–19 Cupa României and the 81st final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 25 May 2019 between Astra Giurgiu and Viitorul Constanța.
Astra Giurgiu reached their third cup final in the club's existence. The club from Giurgiu won the cup in 2014 and lost the final in 2017, when the match was played on the same Ilie Oană Stadium, the home ground of Astra's bitter rival, Petrolul Ploiești. It should be mentioned that Astra was a football club originally from Ploiești until it was relocated in 2012 to Giurgiu.
On the other hand, this was the first Romanian Cup final for Viitorul. The champions of Romania in 2017, Hagi's Kids were in front of the second big achievement in the 10 years history of the club located on the seaside of the Black Sea.
The winner qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. They also earned the right to play against 2018–19 Liga I champions for the 2019 Supercupa României.
Viitorul Constanța won the game dramatically by scoring in the extra-time.
The game was hosted by the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești.

## Route to the final

| Astra Giurgiu | Astra Giurgiu | Round | Viitorul Constanța | Viitorul Constanța |
| Opponent | Results | | Opponent | Results |
| Luceafărul Oradea | 5–1 (A) | Last 32 | Concordia Chiajna | 3–0 (A) |
| Universitatea Cluj | 4–3 (a.e.t.) (A) | Last 16 | Politehnica Iași | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5-3 p) (A) |
| Dunărea Călărași | 2–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Hermannstadt | 3–2 (A) |
| CFR Cluj | 3–1 (A) and 2–2 (H) | Semi-finals | Universitatea Craiova | 2–1 (A) and 2–0 (H) |

## Match

| Astra Giurgiu | Viitorul Constanța |
David Lazar :
| RB | 19 | Mihai Butean |
| CB | 25 | Mike Cestor |
| CB | 06 | Florin Bejan | | 106' |
| LB | 03 | Risto Radunović |
| DM | 24 | Filip Mrzljak (c) | 31' |
| DM | 52 | Romário Pires | 44' 81' |
| RM | 95 | Romario Moise |
| AM | 10 | Azdren Llullaku | 68' | 86' |
| LM | 11 | Valentin Gheorghe | | 68' |
| FW | 07 | Denis Alibec | 41' | 72' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 08 | Ciprian Biceanu |
| MF | 13 | Neluț Roșu |
| GK | 18 | Miguel Santos |
| DF | 21 | Erico | 108' | 86' |
| FW | 88 | Julien Bègue | | 68' |
| FW | 90 | Vahid Hambo | | 106' |
| MF | 96 | Silviu Balaure | | 72' |
| Manager: |||
| Costel Enache ||||
46' :
| RB | 05 | Sebastian Mladen | 99' |
| CB | 15 | Bogdan Țîru |
| CB | 02 | Virgil Ghiță | | 76' |
| LB | 06 | Bradley de Nooijer |
| CM | 96 | Lyes Houri | | 94' |
| DM | 99 | Tudor Băluță |
| CM | 11 | Ionuț Vînă |
| RW | 10 | Ianis Hagi (c) |
| LW | 09 | Rivaldinho | | 63' |
| FW | 13 | Denis Drăguș | | 70' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 01 | Árpád Tordai | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Vlad Achim | | 94' |
| MF | 17 | Andrei Ciobanu |
| FW | 18 | George Ganea |
| MF | 24 | Eric | 90+1' 105+2' | 70' |
| MF | 30 | Andreias Calcan | | 63' |
| MF | 93 | Andrei Artean |
| Manager: |||
| Gheorghe Hagi ||||
| MAN OF THE MATCH Virgil Ghiță MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Mircea Orbuleț Marius Nicoară Fourth official: Andrei Chivulete Additional assistant referees: | MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Plus one available substitution if overtime. |