# 1947–48 Cupa României

The 1947–48 Cupa României was the 11th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by ITA Arad against CFR Timișoara.

## Format

The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots are made, the first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams until 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First-pot teams will play away. Each tie is played as a single leg.
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team from the lower league will qualify.
In the rest of the rounds, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.
In case the teams are from same city, a replay will be played.
In case the teams play in the final, a replay will be played.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained until today.

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 16 March 1948 |||
| CSM Sighișoara (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) CFR Cluj |
| CAM Timișoara (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Libertatea Oradea |
| 17 March 1948 |||
| CFR Buzău (Div. B) | 2–4 | (Div. A) ASA București |
| Astra Română Moreni (Div. B) | 0–5 | (Div. A) CFR București |
| 18 March 1948 |||
| Socec Lafayette București (Div. B) | 4–0 | (Div. A) FC Ploiești |
| Metalochimic București (Div. B) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) RATA Târgu Mureș |
| UM Cugir (Div. C) | 1–4 | (Div. A) CFR Timișoara |
| Țesătoria Română Pitești (Div. C) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Distribuția București |
| Concordia Ploiești (Div. B) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Oțelul Reșița |
| Foresta Reghin (Div. C) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
| Ripensia Timișoara (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) ITA Arad |
| CFR Târgoviște (Div. B) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Unirea Tricolor București |
| CFR Turda (Div. C) | 2–1 | (Div. A) CS Mediaș |
| CFR Turnu Severin (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Jiul Petroșani |
| Minaur Zlatna (Div. C) | 1–5 | (Div. A) Dermata Cluj |
| 24 March 1948 |||
| Politehnica Iași (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Ciocanul București |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 21 April 1948 |||
| Metalochimic București | 2–4 | Oțelul Reșița |
| Socec Lafayette București | 2–5 | CFR Timișoara |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2–3 | ITA Arad |
| Politehnica Iași | 3–1 | CFR Cluj |
| Țesătoria Română Pitești | 1–0 | CFR București |
| CAM Timișoara | 3–1 | ASA București |
| CFR Turda | 9–3 | Unirea Tricolor București |
| CFR Turnu Severin | 3–1 | Dermata Cluj |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 May 1948 |||
| CAM Timișoara | 3–2 | CFR Turda |
| 13 June 1948 |||
| Politehnica Iași | 1–0 | Oțelul Reșița |
| 24 June 1948 |||
| Țesătoria Română Pitești | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | ITA Arad |
| 27 June 1948 |||
| CFR Turnu Severin | 0–2 | CFR Timișoara |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 8 August 1948 |||
| Politehnica Iași | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | CFR Timișoara |
| CAM Timișoara | 0–6 | ITA Arad |

## Final

* Cupa României 1947–48 winners
* ITA Arad 1st title