# 2018–19 Moldovan Cup

The 2018–19 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) was the 28th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. It began with the preliminary round on 12 May 2018, and concluded with the final on 22 May 2019. Milsami Orhei were the defending champions.

## 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 | 12 May 2018 | 7 | 47 → 40 |
| First round | 25–26 May 2018 | 16 | 40 → 24 |
| Second round | 9 June 2018 | 8 | 24 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 20 June 2018 (1st leg) 5–7 July 2018 (2nd leg) | 16 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-Finals | 26 September 2018 (1st leg) 31 October 2018 (2nd leg) | 8 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-Finals | 16–17 April 2019 (1st leg) 7–8 May 2019 (2nd leg) | 4 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 22 May 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Participating teams

The following teams are qualified for the competition.
| Divizia Națională the 8 teams of the 2018 season | Divizia A the 12 teams of the 2018 season | Divizia B the 27 teams of the 2018 season |
| Milsami Orhei $^{titleholder}$ Sheriff Tiraspol Petrocub-Hîncești Zaria Bălți Speranța Nisporeni Sfîntul Gheorghe Zimbru Chișinău Dinamo-Auto | Victoria Bardar Grănicerul Glodeni Sîngerei Cahul-2005 Iskra Rîbnița Real Succes Ungheni Codru Lozova Saxan Sireți Florești Sparta Chișinău | Edineț Tighina Soroca Fortuna Pleșeni Intersport Sănătăuca FCM Ungheni Bogzești Olimp Comrat Fulger Ialoveni Speranța Drochia Maiak Chirsova Maiac Cioropcani Congaz Codru-Juniori Cricova Slobozia Mare Rîșcani Sinteza Căușeni Cruiz Camenca Dacia Buiucani Flacăra Mingir ISM-2017 Rezina Spartanii Selemet Sporting Natalievca Sucleia Trachia Taraclia |
Number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Football in Moldova. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

## Preliminary round

14 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. 13 clubs from the Divizia B received a bye for the preliminary round. Matches were played on 12 May 2018.

## First round

20 clubs from the Divizia B and 12 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 25 and 26 May 2018.

## Second round

The 16 winners from the previous round 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 9 June 2018.

## Final stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| Grănicerul Glodeni | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Milsami Orhei | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Milsami Orhei | 2 | 4 | 6 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Milsami Orhei | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | 10 | 6 | 16 | Milsami Orhei | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Florești | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florești | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Milsami Orhei | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 7 | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | | Milsami Orhei | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Iskra Rîbnița | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iskra Rîbnița | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Speranța Nisporeni | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Speranța Nisporeni (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | Speranța Nisporeni | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Codru Lozova | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Codru Lozova | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0 | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | 7 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0 |
| Sparta Chișinău | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sparta Chișinău | 2 | 3 | 5 | Dinamo-Auto | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Cahul-2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Dinamo-Auto | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dinamo-Auto | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | Zimbru Chișinău | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Victoria Bardar | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 1 | 3 | 4 | | |
| Zaria Bălți | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zaria Bălți | 4 | 4 | 8 | Zaria Bălți | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Zimbru Chișinău | 2 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 0 | 4 | 4 | Zimbru Chișinău | 2 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Spartanii Selemet | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The 8 winners from the previous round and 8 clubs from the Divizia Națională entered this round. The home teams in the first legs and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 13 June 2018. The first legs were played on 20 June 2018 and the second legs on 5,6 and 7 July 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Grănicerul Glodeni | 2–6 | Milsami Orhei | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | 16–3 | Florești | 10–2 | 6–1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 16–1 | Iskra Rîbnița | 7–0 | 9–1 |
| Speranța Nisporeni | 2–2 (a) | Codru Lozova | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | 10–5 | Sparta Chișinău | 7–2 | 3–3 |
| Cahul-2005 | 1–5 | Dinamo-Auto | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| Victoria Bardar | 2–8 | Zaria Bălți | 1–4 | 1–4 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 4–1 | Spartanii Selemet | 0–0 | 4–1 |

### Second leg
## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams in the first legs were determined in a draw held on 16 July 2018. The first legs were played on 26 September 2018 and the second legs on 31 October 2018.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | 1–2 | Milsami Orhei | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 6–0 | Speranța Nisporeni | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Dinamo-Auto | 2–4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Zaria Bălți | 4–9 | Zimbru Chișinău | 3–2 | 1–7 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams in the first legs were determined in a draw held on 4 December 2018. The first legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2019 and the second legs on 7 and 8 May 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–0 | Milsami Orhei | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 1–4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0–1 | 1–3 |

### Second leg
## Final

The final was played on Wednesday 22 May 2019 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 9 May 2019.
| Sheriff | Sf. Gheorghe |
| GK | 20 | Zvonimir Mikulić |
| DF | 15 | Cristiano |
| DF | 23 | Vladimir Kovačević |
| DF | 55 | Mateo Sušić |
| DF | 90 | Veaceslav Posmac (c) |
| MF | 8 | Mihail Ghecev | 77' |
| MF | 10 | José Ángel | | 70' |
| MF | 17 | Alexandr Belousov |
| MF | 18 | Gheorghe Anton |
| MF | 32 | Evgheni Oancea | | 46' |
| FW | 24 | Evghenii Berco | | 46' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Dumitru Celeadnic |
| DF | 6 | Jarosław Jach | | 117' |
| DF | 14 | Benjamin Balima |
| DF | 22 | Vadim Dijinari |
| MF | 19 | Antun Palić | | 46' |
| MF | 77 | Yury Kendysh | 99' | 70' |
| FW | 70 | Leandro | | 46' | 117' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Zoran Zekić ||
| GK | 28 | Nicolai Cebotari |
| DF | 3 | Maxim Focșa | 108' |
| DF | 4 | Andrei Novicov |
| DF | 17 | Petru Ojog |
| DF | 19 | Serghei Svinarenco | 45' | 90' |
| MF | 7 | Alexandru Suvorov (c) |
| MF | 11 | Garegin Kirakosyan | | 81' |
| MF | 21 | Eugen Slivca | | 53' |
| MF | 97 | Artiom Rozgoniuc | 108' |
| FW | 9 | Alexandru Boiciuc |
| FW | 10 | Sergiu Istrati | | 97' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 25 | Dmitrii Burac |
| DF | 15 | Victor Martin |
| DF | 16 | Myroslav Mazur |
| DF | 24 | Vladimir Ghenaitis | | 90' |
| MF | 5 | Vitalie Plămădeală | | 53' |
| MF | 22 | Dmitri Mandrîcenco | | 97' |
| MF | 99 | Artiom Carastoian | | 81' |
| Head Coach: ||
| Serghei Cebotari ||
| Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu (Romania) Ovidiu Artene (Romania) Fourth official: Alexandru Tean (Moldova) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if score is still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time. |