# 1960–61 Cupa României

The 1960–61 Cupa României was the 23rd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Arieșul Turda against Rapid București.

## 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.
It is the fourth season in the history of Cupa României when all the games are played on a neutral location.
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 a replay will be played. In case the game is still tight after the replay, then the team from lower division will qualify for the next round.
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 |
| 18 April 1961 |||
| CSMS Iaşi (Div. A) | 8–2 | (Div. B) Rulmentul Bârlad |
| UTA Arad (Div. A) | 4–1 | (Div. B) CS Oradea |
| 19 April 1961 |||
| CSM Reșița (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Minerul Lupeni |
| ȘNM Constanța (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Penicilina Iaşi (Div. C) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. C) Laminorul Roman |
| CCA București (Div. A) | 4–2 | (Div. B) Electroputere Craiova |
| Petrolul Ploiești (Div. A) | 3–1 | (Div. B) Prahova Ploiești |
| Voinţa București (Div. C) | 3–1 | (Div. C) Rapid Mizil |
| Progresul București (Div. A) | 4–0 | (Div. C) Dunărea Giurgiu |
| CFR Timișoara (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Ştiinţa Timişoara |
| IS Câmpia Turzii (Div. B) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Ştiinţa Cluj |
| 20 April 1961 |||
| Rapid București (Div. A) | 3–1 | (Div. B) Metalul București |
| 24 May 1961 |||
| Steagul Roşu Braşov (Div. A) | 6–1 | (Div. B) Mureşul Târgu Mureş |
| Corvinul Hunedoara (Div. A) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. B) Arieșul Turda |
| 25 June 1961 |||
| CSM Sibiu (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Dinamo Bacău (Div. A) | 3–0 (forfait) | (Div. C) Unio Satu Mare |
| 24 May 1961 — Replay |||
| Penicilina Iaşi (Div. C) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | (Div. C) Laminorul Roman |
| 31 May 1961 — Replay |||
| Arieșul Turda (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Corvinul Hunedoara |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 21 June 1961 |||
| CCA București | 5–2 | CSM Reșița |
| 25 June 1961 |||
| UTA Arad | 3–1 | CSMS Iaşi |
| 28 June 1961 |||
| Voinţa București | 1–0 | ŞNM Constanţa |
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 3–2 | IS Câmpia Turzii |
| Arieșul Turda | 7–1 | Penicilina Iaşi |
| 13 August 1961 |||
| Ştiinţa Timişoara | 5–2 | CSM Sibiu |
| Progresul București | 5–1 | Dinamo Bacău |
| 30 August 1961 |||
| Rapid București | 3–1 | Petrolul Ploiești |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 October 1961 |||
| UTA Arad | 3–2 | Voinţa București |
| Arieșul Turda | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Ştiinţa Timişoara |
| 18 October 1961 |||
| CCA București | 3–0 | Progresul București |
| Rapid București | 5–1 | Steagul Roşu Braşov |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 22 October 1961 |||
| Rapid București | 2–0 | CCA București |
| Arieșul Turda | 3–0 | UTA Arad |

## Final

* Cupa României 1960–61 winners
* Arieșul Turda 1st title