# 1933–34 Cupa României

The 1933–34 Cupa României was the inaugural season of the Romania's most prestigious football (soccer) cup competition.
In order to promote the competition and encourage clubs to register to the cup, no taxes were enforced on the participants. From the sixty-eight teams registered for the competition, fifty-two were not competing in the top-flight.
The competition started in the autumn of 1933. The first phases involved only teams coming from district leagues. The draws were made taking in account logistic difficulties, and sixteen of these clubs advanced to the first round proper, where they were joined by the sixteen teams from Diviza A. The results of the preliminary phase were not recorded.
The first winners were Ripensia Timișoara, who defeated Universitatea Cluj in the final. The trophy was handed by Alexandru Vaida-Voevod to the captain of Ripensia, Silviu Bindea.
First edition of Romanian Cup debuted on 6 April 1931 and it was reserved just for teams of League. After it disputed two editions, both won by the team of North League which defeated in final the teams of South League and East League, on 24 September 1933 it started a new competition with a formula which is today too. Number of teams extended from 65 at first edition, to 4.129 in season 1964–1965. From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.

## 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 |
| România Cluj | 1 | | | | | | |
| CFR București | 2 | | | | | | |
| CFR București | 2 | CFR București | 2 | | | | |
| | | AMEF Arad | 4 | | | | |
| Vulturii Textila Lugoj | 1 | AMEF Arad | 4 | | | | |
| AMEF Arad | 2 | | | | | | |
| AMEF Arad | 2 | | | AMEF Arad | 1 | | |
| | | | | Phoenix Baia Mare | 0 | | |
| Mureşul Târgu Mureş | 2 | | | Phoenix Baia Mare | 0 | | |
| Phoenix Baia Mare | 4 | | | | | | |
| Phoenix Baia Mare | 4 | Phoenix Baia Mare | 11 | | | | |
| | | Tricolor Ploiești | 0 | | | | |
| Tricolor Ploiești | 6 | Tricolor Ploiești | 0 | | | | |
| Electrica Timișoara | 1 | | | | | | |
| Electrica Timișoara | 1 | | | | | AMEF Arad | 1 |
| | | | | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 3 |
| Șoimii Sibiu | 0 | | | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 3 |
| Ripensia Timișoara | 7 | | | | | | |
| Ripensia Timișoara | 7 | Ripensia Timișoara | 6 | | | | |
| | | Gloria CFR Arad | 4 | | | | |
| Franco-Româna Brăila | 1 | Gloria CFR Arad | 4 | | | | |
| Gloria CFR Arad | 2 | | | | | | |
| Gloria CFR Arad | 2 | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 6 | | |
| | | | | Venus București | 3 | | |
| Venus București | 7 | | | Venus București | 3 | | |
| Unirea MV Alba Iulia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Unirea MV Alba Iulia | 0 | Venus București | 7 | | | | |
| | | Chinezul Timișoara | 5 | | | | |
| Chinezul Timișoara | 2 | Chinezul Timișoara | 5 | | | | |
| Avântul Buzău | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Avântul Buzău | 0 | | | | | | | Ripensia Timișoara | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | Universitatea Cluj | 0 |
| Unirea Tricolor București | 1 | | | | | | | Universitatea Cluj | 0 |
| CA Oradea | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| CA Oradea | 0 | Unirea Tricolor București | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | Transilvania Arad | 3 | | | | | | |
| Transilvania Arad | 3 | Transilvania Arad | 3 | | | | | | |
| Olympia București | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Olympia București | 2 | | | Unirea Tricolor București | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | UD Reșița | 2 | | | | |
| UD Reșița | 5 | | | UD Reșița | 2 | | | | |
| Juventus București | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Juventus București | 0 | UD Reșița | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | AS CFR Brașov | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jiul Petroșani | 0 | AS CFR Brașov | 0 | | | | | | |
| AS CFR Brașov | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| AS CFR Brașov | 1 | | | | | UD Reșița | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Universitatea Cluj | 3 |
| CA Timișoara | 9 | | | | | Universitatea Cluj | 3 |
| Sportul Studențesc | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sportul Studențesc | 0 | CA Timișoara | 2 | | | | |
| | | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | | | | |
| Maccabi București | 0 | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 4 | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 4 | | | Universitatea Cluj | 6 | | |
| | | | | Olympia CFR Satu Mare | 1 | | |
| Olympia CFR Satu Mare | 6 | | | Olympia CFR Satu Mare | 1 | | |
| Brașovia Brașov | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brașovia Brașov | 1 | Olympia CFR Satu Mare | 3 | | | | |
| | | Crișana Oradea | 1 | | | | |
| Crișana Oradea | 3 | Crișana Oradea | 1 | | | | |
| Sticla Diciosânmartin | 0 | | | | | | |

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 31 March 1934 |||
| Venus București (Div. A) | 7–0 | (District) Unirea Mihai Viteazul Alba Iulia |
| 1 April 1934 |||
| CA Timişoara (District) | 9–0 | (District) Sportul Studențesc București |
| Șoimii Sibiu (Div. A) | 0–7 | (Div. A) Ripensia Timișoara |
| Crișana Oradea (Div. A) | 3–0 | (District) Sticla Diciosânmartin |
| Chinezul Timișoara (Div. A) | 2–0 | (District) Avântul Buzău |
| Jiul Petroșani (District) | 0–1 | (District) AS CFR Brașov |
| Unirea Tricolor București (Div. A) | 1–0 | (Div. A) CA Oradea |
| Olympia CFR Satu Mare (District) | 6–1 | (Div. A) Brașovia Brașov |
| Tricolor Ploiești (Div. A) | 6–1 | (District) Electrica Timișoara |
| Mureşul Târgu Mureş (Div. A) | 2–4 | (District) Phoenix Baia Mare |
| Vulturii Textila Lugoj (District) | 1–2 | (Div. A) AMEF Arad |
| România Cluj (Div. A) | 1–2 | (Div. A) CFR București |
| Transilvania Arad (District) | 3–2 | (Div. A) Olympia București |
| UD Reșița (District) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Juventus București |
| 22 April 1934 |||
| Franco-Româna Brăila (District) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Gloria CFR Arad |
| Maccabi București (District) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
| 29 April 1934 — Replay |||
| UD Reșița (District) | 5–0 (R) | (Div. A) Juventus București |

### Notes

* Note 1: The match was contested and it was replayed.

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 April 1934 |||
| Unirea Tricolor București | 8–3 | Transilvania Arad |
| 29 March 1934 |||
| Phoenix Baia Mare | 11–0 | Tricolor Ploiești |
| CA Timișoara | 2–4 | Universitatea Cluj |
| 1 May 1934 |||
| Venus București | 7–5 | Chinezul Timișoara |
| Olympia CFR Satu Mare | 3–1 | Crișana Oradea |
| CFR București | 2–4 | AMEF Arad |
| 6 May 1934 |||
| UD Reșița | 3–0 | AS CFR Brașov |
| 13 May 1934 |||
| Ripensia Timișoara | 6–4 | Gloria CFR Arad |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 17 May 1934 |||
| Ripensia Timișoara | 6–3 | Venus București |
| Unirea Tricolor București | 0–2 | UD Reșița |
| Universitatea Cluj | 6–1 | Olympia CFR Satu Mare |
| AMEF Arad | 1–0 | Phoenix Baia Mare |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 17 June 1934 |||
| AMEF Arad | 1–3 | Ripensia Timișoara |
| UD Reșița | 2–3 | Universitatea Cluj |

## Final
### Replay

* Cupa României 1933–34 winners
* Ripensia Timișoara 1st title