# 1936–37 Cupa României

The 1936–37 Cupa României was the fourth edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Rapid București after a final against Ripensia Timișoara. It was the second cup for Rapid, and the first of six consecutive successes.

## Format

The competition is an annual knockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random.
There are no seeds for the draw. The draw also determines which teams will play at home. Each tie is played as a single leg.
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, there a replay will be played, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
The format is almost similar with the oldest recognised football tournament in the world FA Cup.

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Craiu Iovan Craiova | 0 | | | | | | |
| Victoria Cluj | 2 | | | | | | |
| Victoria Cluj | 2 | Victoria Cluj (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Crișana Oradea | 2 | | | | |
| Crișana Oradea | 2 | Crișana Oradea | 2 | | | | |
| AMEF Arad | 1 | | | | | | |
| AMEF Arad | 1 | | | Victoria Cluj | 2 | | |
| | | | | Rapid București | 3 | | |
| Rapid București | 3 | | | Rapid București | 3 | | |
| CA Oradea | 1 | | | | | | |
| CA Oradea | 1 | Rapid București | 7 | | | | |
| | | Jahn Cernăuți | 3 | | | | |
| Jahn Cernăuți | 2 | Jahn Cernăuți | 3 | | | | |
| Textila Moldova Iași | 1 | | | | | | |
| Textila Moldova Iași | 1 | | | | | Rapid București | 5 |
| | | | | | | Venus București | 1 |
| Sporting Chișinău | 1 | | | | | Venus București | 1 |
| IS Câmpia Turzii | 0 | | | | | | |
| IS Câmpia Turzii | 0 | Sporting Chișinău | 1 | | | | |
| | | Venus București | 3 | | | | |
| Venus București | 2 | Venus București | 3 | | | | |
| Chinezul Timișoara | 1 | | | | | | |
| Chinezul Timișoara | 1 | | | Venus București (a.e.t.) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Jiul Petroșani | 1 | | |
| Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu | 0 | | | Jiul Petroșani | 1 | | |
| Gloria Arad | 2 | | | | | | |
| Gloria Arad | 2 | Gloria Arad | 1 | | | | |
| | | Jiul Petroșani | 2 | | | | |
| Stăruința Oradea | 0 | Jiul Petroșani | 2 | | | | |
| Jiul Petroșani | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jiul Petroșani | 2 | | | | | | | Rapid București | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 1 |
| AS CFR Brașov | 1 | | | | | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 1 |
| Unirea Tricolor București | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Unirea Tricolor București | 3 | Unirea Tricolor București | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | Ripensia Timișoara | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ripensia Timișoara (a.e.t.) | 2 | Ripensia Timișoara | 1 | | | | | | |
| Olimpia CFR Satu Mare | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpia CFR Satu Mare | 1 | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | | | | |
| Tricolor CF Ploiești | 1 | | | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2 | Universitatea Cluj (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Victoria Constanța | 1 | | | | | | |
| Victoria Constanța | 3 | Victoria Constanța | 1 | | | | | | |
| Maccabi București | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Maccabi București | 0 | | | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Juventus București | 2 |
| Franco-Româna Brăila | 3 | | | | | Juventus București | 2 |
| CAM Timișoara (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | |
| CAM Timișoara (a.e.t.) | 4 | CAM Timișoara | 0 | | | | |
| | | Juventus București | 1 | | | | |
| Phoenix Baia Mare | 1 | Juventus București | 1 | | | | |
| Juventus București (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Juventus București (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | Juventus București | 4 | | |
| | | | | Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 0 | | |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 4 | | | Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 0 | | |
| Telefon Club București | 1 | | | | | | |
| Telefon Club București | 1 | Sportul Studențesc București | 1 | | | | |
| | | Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 2 | | | | |
| Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 4 | Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 2 | | | | |
| Mureşul Târgu Mureş | 0 | | | | | | |

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 20 March 1937 |||
| Sportul Studențesc București (Div. B) | 4–1 | (Div. C) Telefon Club București |
| 21 March 1937 |||
| Vulturii Textila Lugoj (Div. B) | 4–0 | (Div. B) Mureşul Târgu Mureş |
| Victoria Constanța (Div. B) | 3–0 | (Div. B) Maccabi București |
| Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Gloria Arad |
| Stăruința Oradea (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. B) Jiul Petroșani |
| Craiu Iovan Craiova (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Victoria Cluj |
| Sporting Chișinău (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. C) IS Câmpia Turzii |
| Rapid București (Div. A) | 3–1 | (Div. A) CA Oradea |
| AS CFR Brașov (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Unirea Tricolor București |
| Phoenix Baia Mare (Div. B) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Juventus București |
| Ripensia Timișoara (Div. A) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. B) Olimpia CFR Satu Mare |
| Venus București (Div. A) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Chinezul Timișoara |
| Tricolor CF Ploiești (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
| Crișana Oradea (Div. A) | 2–1 | (Div. A) AMEF Arad |
| Jahn Cernăuți (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. B) Textila Moldova Iași |
| Franco-Româna Brăila (Div. B) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | (Div. B) CAM Timișoara |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 25 April 1937 |||
| Sportul Studențesc București | 1–2 | Vulturii Textila Lugoj |
| Gloria Arad | 1–2 | Jiul Petroșani |
| Victoria Cluj | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Crișana Oradea |
| Rapid București | 7–3 | Jahn Cernăuți |
| CAM Timișoara | 0–1 | Juventus București |
| Unirea Tricolor București | 0–1 | Ripensia Timișoara |
| Sporting Chișinău | 1–3 | Venus București |
| Universitatea Cluj | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Victoria Constanța |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 May 1937 |||
| Victoria Cluj | 2–3 | Rapid București |
| Juventus București | 4–0 | Vulturii Textila Lugoj |
| Ripensia Timișoara | 1–0 | Universitatea Cluj |
| Venus București | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Jiul Petroșani |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 May 1937 |||
| Rapid București | 5–1 | Venus București |
| Ripensia Timișoara | 5–2 | Juventus București |

## Final

* Cupa României 1936–37 winners
* Rapid București 2nd title