# 1969–70 Cupa României

The 1969–70 Cupa României was the 32nd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Steaua București against Dinamo 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.
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.
From 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 a replay will be played.
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 |
| Sportul Studențesc | 1 | | | | | | |
| ASA Crişul Oradea | 0 | | | | | | |
| ASA Crişul Oradea | 0 | Sportul Studențesc | 1 | | | | |
| | | Steaua București | 4 | | | | |
| Rulmentul Bârlad | 0 | Steaua București | 4 | | | | |
| Steaua București | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steaua București | 4 | | | Steaua București | 1 | | |
| | | | | UTA Arad | 0 | | |
| Metalul București | 0 | | | UTA Arad | 0 | | |
| UTA Arad (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| UTA Arad (a.e.t.) | 1 | UTA Arad (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| | | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 0 | | | | |
| Portul Constanța | 0 | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 0 | | | | |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 1 | | | | | | |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 1 | | | | | Steaua București | 3 |
| | | | | | | Argeș Pitești | 1 |
| Minerul Moldova Nouă | 1 | | | | | Argeș Pitești | 1 |
| Argeș Pitești | 2 | | | | | | |
| Argeș Pitești | 2 | Argeș Pitești | 3 | | | | |
| | | Metalul Turnu Severin | 1 | | | | |
| Metalul Turnu Severin (a.e.t.) | 5 | Metalul Turnu Severin | 1 | | | | |
| CFR Cluj | 2 | | | | | | |
| CFR Cluj | 2 | | | Argeș Pitești (a.e.t.) | 0 | | |
| | | | | Farul Constanța | 0 | | |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0 | | | Farul Constanța | 0 | | |
| Farul Constanța | 1 | | | | | | |
| Farul Constanța | 1 | Farul Constanța | 3 | | | | |
| | | CFR Paşcani | 1 | | | | |
| CFR Paşcani | 2 | CFR Paşcani | 1 | | | | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1 | | | | | | | Steaua București | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Dinamo București | 1 |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 0 | | | | | | | Dinamo București | 1 |
| Dinamo București | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Dinamo București | 1 | Dinamo București | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Tractorul Brașov | 0 | | | | | | |
| Tractorul Brașov | 3 | Tractorul Brașov | 0 | | | | | | |
| Politehnica Iași | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Politehnica Iași | 1 | | | Dinamo București | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Jiul Petroşani | 1 | | | | |
| CIL Gherla | 4 | | | Jiul Petroşani | 1 | | | | |
| Rapid București | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Rapid București | 3 | CIL Gherla | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Jiul Petroşani (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Minerul Ghelar | 0 | Jiul Petroşani (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jiul Petroşani (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Jiul Petroşani (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | | Dinamo București | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Steagul Roşu Braşov | 1 |
| CSM Sibiu | 2 | | | | | Steagul Roşu Braşov | 1 |
| Universitatea Cluj | 3 | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 3 | Universitatea Cluj | 1 | | | | |
| | | Steagul Roşu Braşov | 2 | | | | |
| Victoria Moreni | 0 | Steagul Roşu Braşov | 2 | | | | |
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 4 | | | | | | |
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 4 | | | Steagul Roşu Braşov | 4 | | |
| | | | | Petrolul Ploiești | 2 | | |
| Minaur Zlatna | 1 | | | Petrolul Ploiești | 2 | | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (a.e.t.) | 2 | Petrolul Ploiești | 2 | | | | |
| | | Dinamo Bacău | 0 | | | | |
| Victoria Roman | 1 | Dinamo Bacău | 0 | | | | |
| Dinamo Bacău | 2 | | | | | | |

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 16 May 1970 |||
| Sportul Studențesc București (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) ASA Crişul Oradea |
| 17 May 1970 |||
| Rulmentul Bârlad (Div. C) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Tractorul Brașov (Div. C) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Politehnica Iași |
| Metalul București (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| Minerul Ghelar (Div. C) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Jiul Petroşani |
| Minerul Moldova Nouă (Div. D) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Victoria Moreni (Div. D) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Steagul Roşu Braşov |
| CFR Paşcani (Div. C) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Universitatea Craiova |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Victoria Roman (Div. C) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Dinamo Bacău |
| Politehnica Timișoara (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| 24 May 1970 |||
| Portul Constanța (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| CSM Sibiu (Div. B) | 2–3 | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
| Metalul Turnu Severin (Div. B) | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) CFR Cluj |
| 25 May 1970 |||
| Minaur Zlatna (Div. C) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| 27 May 1970 |||
| CIL Gherla (Div. C) | 4–3 | (Div. A) Rapid București |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 May 1970 |||
| Sportul Studențesc București | 1–4 | Steaua București |
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–2 | Steagul Roşu Braşov |
| 31 May 1970 |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–0 | Dinamo Bacău |
| CIL Gherla | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Jiul Petroşani |
| Dinamo București | 3–0 | Tractorul Brașov |
| UTA Arad | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| Argeș Pitești | 3–1 | Metalul Turnu Severin |
| Farul Constanța | 3–1 | CFR Paşcani |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 13 June 1970 |||
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | Jiul Petroşani |
| 17 June 1970 |||
| Argeș Pitești ‡ | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Farul Constanța |
| 18 June 1970 |||
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 4–2 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| 20 June 1970 |||
| Steaua București | 1–0 | UTA Arad |
Notes:
* ‡ Because the lack of time in the competition format, no replay were played, Argeș Pitești won after coin toss and qualified in the Semi-finals.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 24 June 1970 |||
| Dinamo București | 3–1 | Steagul Roşu Braşov |
| Steaua București | 3–1 | Argeș Pitești |