# 1971–72 Cupa României

The 1970–71 Cupa României was the 34th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Rapid București against Jiul Petroşani.

## Format

The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg.
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, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who played away will qualify.
In the second round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the team from the lower division will qualify. If the teams are from the same division, the younger team will qualify.
In the semi-finals, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, 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.

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Unirea Drăgăşani | 2 | | | | | | |
| UTA Arad | 0 | | | | | | |
| UTA Arad | 0 | Unirea Drăgăşani | 0 | | | | |
| | | Rapid București | 2 | | | | |
| Minaur Zlatna | 0 | Rapid București | 2 | | | | |
| Rapid București (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Rapid București (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | Rapid București | 1 | | |
| | | | | FC Galaţi | 0 | | |
| FC Galaţi | 2 | | | FC Galaţi | 0 | | |
| Farul Constanța | 1 | | | | | | |
| Farul Constanța | 1 | FC Galaţi (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | | | | |
| Minerul Baia Mare | 0 | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | | Rapid București | 3 |
| | | | | | | Metalul București | 2 |
| Metalul București | 1 | | | | | Metalul București | 2 |
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 0 | | | | | | |
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 0 | Metalul București | 3 | | | | |
| | | Argeș Pitești | 1 | | | | |
| Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | 0 | Argeș Pitești | 1 | | | | |
| Argeș Pitești | 3 | | | | | | |
| Argeș Pitești | 3 | | | Metalul București | 4 | | |
| | | | | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 1 | | |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 2 | | | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 1 | | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1 | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1 | Olimpia Satu Mare | 0 | | | | |
| | | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 2 | | | | |
| Petrolistul Boldeşti | 1 | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 2 | | | | |
| ASA Tg. Mureș (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| ASA Tg. Mureș (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | Rapid București | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Jiul Petroşani | 0 |
| Textila Odorhei | 0 | | | | | | | Jiul Petroşani | 0 |
| Jiul Petroşani | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Jiul Petroşani | 3 | Jiul Petroşani | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | SC Bacău | 0 | | | | | | |
| CFR Timișoara | 0 | SC Bacău | 0 | | | | | | |
| SC Bacău | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| SC Bacău | 1 | | | Jiul Petroşani | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | CFR Cluj | 1 | | | | |
| Dunărea Calafat | 1 | | | CFR Cluj | 1 | | | | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 0 | Dunărea Calafat | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | CFR Cluj | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cimentul Medgidia | 0 | CFR Cluj | 2 | | | | | | |
| CFR Cluj | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| CFR Cluj | 2 | | | | | Jiul Petroşani (p) | 2 (7) | | |
| | | | | | | Dinamo București | 2 (6) |
| Tractorul Brașov | 3 | | | | | Dinamo București | 2 (6) |
| Politehnica Iași | 0 | | | | | | |
| Politehnica Iași | 0 | Tractorul Brașov | 2 | | | | |
| | | Dinamo București | 3 | | | | |
| Petrolul Moineşti | 1 | Dinamo București | 3 | | | | |
| Dinamo București | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dinamo București | 4 | | | Dinamo București | 2 | | |
| | | | | Politehnica Timișoara | 0 | | |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 2 | | | Politehnica Timișoara | 0 | | |
| Steaua București | 0 | | | | | | |
| Steaua București | 0 | Politehnica Timișoara (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| | | ASA Crişul Oradea | 1 | | | | |
| Metalul Plopeni | 1 | ASA Crişul Oradea | 1 | | | | |
| ASA Crişul Oradea | 2 | | | | | | |

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 March 1972 |||
| Politehnica Timișoara (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| 5 March 1972 |||
| Petrolistul Boldești (Div. C) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| Tractorul Brașov (Div. C) | 3–0 | (Div. A) Politehnica Iași |
| Metalul București (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Steagul Roșu Brașov |
| Dunărea Calafat (Div. C) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Unirea Drăgășani (Div. C) | 2–0 | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| FC Galați (Div. B) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Cimentul Medgidia (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) CFR Cluj |
| Petrolul Moinești (Div. C) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Textila Odorheiu Secuiesc (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Jiul Petroșani |
| Metalul Plopeni (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) ASA Crișul Oradea |
| Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Olimpia Satu Mare (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Universitatea Craiova |
| CFR Timișoara (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) SC Bacău |
| Minaur Zlatna (Div. C) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| 9 March 1972 |||
| Minerul Baia Mare (Div. B) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 15 March 1972 |||
| Politehnica Timișoara | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ASA Crişul Oradea |
| Jiul Petroșani | 1–0 | SC Bacău |
| Metalul București | 3–1 | Argeș Pitești |
| Olimpia Satu Mare | 0–2 | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| FC Galați | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Universitatea Cluj |
| Unirea Drăgășani | 0–2 | Rapid București |
| Tractorul Brașov | 2–3 | Dinamo București |
| Dunărea Calafat | 0–2 | CFR Cluj |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 29 March 1972 |||
| Rapid București | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Galați |
| Jiul Petroșani | 4–1 | CFR Cluj |
| Metalul București | 4–1 | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| Dinamo București | 2–0 | Politehnica Timișoara |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 28 June 1972 |||
| Rapid București | 3–2 | Metalul București |
| Jiul Petroșani | 2–2 (a.e.t.)(7–6 p) | Dinamo București‡ |
Notes:
* ‡ Jiul Petroşani vs. Dinamo București is first match from Romanian Cup finished after penalty kicks.

## Final

* Cupa României 1971–72 winners
* Rapid București 8th title