# 1972–73 Cupa României

The 1972–73 Cupa României was the 35th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea against Constructorul Galați.

## 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, the winner will be established at penalty kicks.
In the final, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, 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 |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 1 | | | | | | |
| Steagul Roșu Brașov | 0 | | | | | | |
| Steagul Roșu Brașov | 0 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 1 | | | | |
| | | CFR Cluj | 0 | | | | |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 1 | CFR Cluj | 0 | | | | |
| CFR Cluj (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| CFR Cluj (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 2 | | |
| | | | | Argeș Pitești | 1 | | |
| CFR Pașcani | 1 | | | Argeș Pitești | 1 | | |
| Argeș Pitești | 2 | | | | | | |
| Argeș Pitești | 2 | Argeș Pitești | 2 | | | | |
| | | FC Constanța | 1 | | | | |
| CSM Sibiu | 1 | FC Constanța | 1 | | | | |
| FC Constanța (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| FC Constanța (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | Chimia Rm. Vâlcea (p) | 2 (5) |
| | | | | | | Metalul București | 2 (4) |
| Metalul București | 4 | | | | | Metalul București | 2 (4) |
| Universitatea Craiova | 0 | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 0 | Metalul București (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| | | UTA Arad | 1 | | | | |
| Autobuzul București | 3 | UTA Arad | 1 | | | | |
| UTA Arad (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| UTA Arad (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | Metalul București (a.e.t.) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Petrolul Ploiești | 1 | | |
| Progresul București | 1 | | | Petrolul Ploiești | 1 | | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Petrolul Ploiești (a.e.t.) | 1 | Petrolul Ploiești | 2 | | | | |
| | | FC Galaţi | 1 | | | | |
| FC Galaţi | 1 | FC Galaţi | 1 | | | | |
| CSM Reșița | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| CSM Reșița | 0 | | | | | | | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Constructorul Galați | 0 |
| Constructorul Galați | 1 | | | | | | | Constructorul Galați | 0 |
| Jiul Petroşani | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Jiul Petroşani | 0 | Constructorul Galați | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Dinamo București | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chimia Făgăraş | 0 | Dinamo București | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dinamo București | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Dinamo București | 7 | | | Constructorul Galați (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | SC Bacău | 1 | | | | |
| Vagonul Arad | 0 | | | SC Bacău | 1 | | | | |
| SC Bacău | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| SC Bacău | 4 | SC Bacău | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Rapid București | 1 | | | | | | |
| Carpați Sinaia | 0 | Rapid București | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rapid București (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Rapid București (a.e.t.) | 0 | | | | | Constructorul Galați (a.e.t.) | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Steaua București | 2 |
| Minerul Lupeni | 0 | | | | | Steaua București | 2 |
| Steaua București | 1 | | | | | | |
| Steaua București | 1 | Steaua București | 4 | | | | |
| | | Știința Petroșani | 1 | | | | |
| Știința Petroșani | 2 | Știința Petroșani | 1 | | | | |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 1 | | | | | | |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș | 1 | | | Steaua București | 1 | | |
| | | | | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | | |
| Metalul Oradea | 1 | | | Universitatea Cluj | 0 | | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 4 | | | | | | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 4 | Universitatea Cluj (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| | | Sportul Studențesc | 1 (3) | | | | |
| Bihor Oradea | 0 | Sportul Studențesc | 1 (3) | | | | |
| Sportul Studențesc | 1 | | | | | | |

## First round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2 December 1972 |||
| Chimia Făgăraş (Div. D) | 0–7 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Constructorul Galați (Div. C) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Jiul Petroşani |
| Metalul Oradea (Div. D) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
| 3 December 1972 |||
| Vagonul Arad (Div. C) | 0–4 | (Div. A) SC Bacău |
| Metalul București (Div. B) | 4–0 | (Div. A) Universitatea Craiova |
| Autobuzul București (Div. C) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| Progresul București (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| FC Galaţi (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) CSM Reșița |
| Minerul Lupeni (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Bihor Oradea (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Sportul Studențesc București |
| CFR Pașcani (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Știința Petroșani (Div. C) | 2–1 | (Div. A) ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) CFR Cluj |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Steagul Roșu Brașov |
| CSM Sibiu (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) FC Constanța |
| Carpați Sinaia (Div. C) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Rapid București |

## Second round proper

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 May 1973 |||
| Universitatea Cluj | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Sportul Studențesc București |
| Argeș Pitești | 2–1 | FC Constanța |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–1 | FC Galaţi |
| SC Bacău | 2–1 | Rapid București |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 1–0 | CFR Cluj |
| Constructorul Galați | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
| Steaua București | 4–1 | Știința Petroșani |
| Metalul București | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | UTA Arad |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 24 June 1973 |||
| Steaua București | 1–0 | Universitatea Cluj |
| Constructorul Galați | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | SC Bacău |
| Metalul București | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 2–1 | Argeș Pitești |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 27 June 1973 |||
| Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Metalul București |
| Constructorul Galați | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Steaua București |

## Replay

* Cupa României 1972–73 winners
* Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea 1st title