The 1937–38 Cupa României was the fifth edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rapid București (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | CAM Timișoara |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 142 (4.44 per match) |
The title was won by Rapid București, after they scored 3 goals in a final against CAM Timișoara.
Format
editThe 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
editFirst round proper
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 November 1937 | ||
| Phoenix Baia Mare (Div. A) | 4–0 | (Div. A) Dragoş Vodă Cernăuţi |
| Unirea Tricolor București (Div. A) | 3–0 | (Div. A) Crișana Oradea |
| AMEF Arad (Div. A) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Chinezul Timișoara (Div. A) | 2–0 | (District) Adesgo București |
| CAM Timișoara (Div. B) | 6–1 | (Div. A) Dacia Unirea Brăila |
| Juventus București (Div. A) | 5–1 | (Div. A) Ripensia Timișoara |
| Tricolor Ploiești (Div. B) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Venus București |
| Victoria Constanța (Div. B) | 4–1 | (Div. A) Olimpia CFR Satu Mare |
| Aquila CFR Sighișoara (Div. C) | 2–6 | (Div. A) Victoria Cluj |
| Franco-Româna Brăila (Div. B) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Gloria Arad |
| Ceramica Bistrița (Div. C) | 2–4 | (Div. A) Jiul Petroșani |
| Victoria Carei (Div. B) | 4–2 | (Div. A) Vulturii Textila Lugoj |
| Mociornița București (Div. C) | 1–2 | (Div. A) CA Oradea |
| Mica Brad (Div. C) | 2–1 | (Div. A) AS CFR Brașov |
| Telefon Club București (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. B) UD Reșița |
| Universitatea Cluj (Div. A) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Sportul Studențesc București |
Second round proper
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 March 1938 | ||
| Unirea Tricolor București | 7–0 | Victoria Carei |
| 26 March 1938 | ||
| Rapid București | 3–0 | Telefon Club București |
| 27 March 1938 | ||
| Chinezul Timișoara | 3–1 | Franco-Româna Brăila |
| Venus București | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Juventus București |
| CA Oradea | 1–2 | Victoria Cluj |
| Jiul Petroșani | 6–0 | Mica Brad |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 4–0 | Victoria Constanța |
| Phoenix Baia Mare | 1–1 | CAM Timișoara |
| 30 March 1938 — Replay | ||
| CAM Timișoara | 2–1 (R) | Phoenix Baia Mare |
Quarter-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1938 | ||
| Chinezul Timișoara | 3–5 | Rapid București |
| CAM Timișoara | 1–0 | Sportul Studențesc București |
| Venus București | 5–1 | Unirea Tricolor București |
| Victoria Cluj | 4–0 | Jiul Petroșani |
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1938 | ||
| CAM Timișoara | 2–0 | Victoria Cluj |
| Rapid București | 2–1† | Venus București |
| 21 May 1938 — Replay | ||
| Rapid București | 4–2 (R) | Venus București |
Notes: † The match between Rapid București and Venus București was contested by both teams and it was replayed.
Final
edit| Rapid București | 3–2 | CAM Timișoara |
|---|---|---|
Auer  9'Cuedan 39'Raffinski 80' (pen.) |
Report | Gerber 8' Reuter 70' |
| Cupa României 1937–38 winners |
|---|
 Rapid București 3rd title |
References
edit- ^ "Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României". 17 May 2016.