2024–25 Moldovan Cup

2024–25 Cupa Moldovei
Tournament details
Country	Moldova
Dates	4 September 2024 – 24 May 2025
Teams	41
Defending champions	Petrocub Hîncești
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	117 (4.88 per match)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) is the 34th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. The competition started on 4 September 2024 with the preliminary round and will end on 24 May 2025. The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.^[1]

Format and Schedule

Home advantage for the first and second round is granted to the team from the lower league. In case both teams are from the same division, the team ranked higher in the current league season will play their tie away.
Home advantage for the round of 16 is granted to the team from the Super Liga. The home team in the first legs of the quarter with semi-finals and the final will be the team ranked higher in the current league season.^[2]^[3]

Round	Match dates	Fixtures	Clubs
Preliminary round	4 September 2024	1	41 → 40
First round	24–25 September 2024	16	40 → 24
Second round	21–22 October 2024	8	24 → 16
Round of 16	1–2 March 2025	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	2–3 April 2025 (1st leg) 15–16 April 2025 (2nd leg)	8	8 → 4
Semi-finals	30 April 2025 (1st leg) 14 May 2025 (2nd leg)	4	4 → 2
Final	24 May 2025	1	2 → 1

Participating clubs

The following teams entered the competition:

Super Liga the 8 teams of the 2024–25 season	Liga 1 the 11 teams of the 2024–25 season	Liga 2 the 22 teams of the 2024–25 season
Petrocub Hîncești ^{title holder} Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău Milsami Orhei Bălți Dacia Buiucani Florești Spartanii Sportul	Victoria Chișinău Saksan Univer Comrat Speranța Drochia Olimp Comrat Speranis Nisporeni FCM Ungheni Fălești Iskra Rîbnița Vulturii Cutezători Stăuceni	Real Succes EFA Visoca Chișinău Locomotiva Ocnița Constructorul Leova Olimpia Bălți Socol Copceac Codru Călărași Edineț La Familia Atletic Strășeni Barsa Ungheni Grănicerul Glodeni Țarigrad ~~Congaz~~ Maiak Chirsova Atletico Bălți Lia Sadaclia CRF Nisporeni Oguzsport Comrat Real Sireți Steaua Nordului

Preliminary round

2 clubs from the Liga 2 entered this round. 20 clubs from the Liga 2 received a bye for the preliminary round. The match was played on 4 September 2024.^[4]

4 September 2024	Oguzsport Comrat (3)	4–1	Maiak Chirsova (3)	Comrat
17:00 EEST	Manastîrlî 18' Fiodorov 30', 44' (pen.) Sofronovici 86'	Report	Ieșeanu 90+2'	Stadium: Victor Mumjiev Attendance: 100 Referee: Denis Ivlev

First round

21 clubs from the Liga 2 and 11 clubs from the Liga 1 entered this round. The draw was held on 17 September 2024. Matches were played on 24 and 25 September 2024.^[5]^[4]

24 September 2024	Congaz (3)	w/o^[6]	Speranis Nisporeni (2)	Ceadîr-Lunga
15:00 EEST				Stadium: Ceadîr-Lunga Referee: Ruslan Țițilovschii

24 September 2024	Grănicerul Glodeni (3)	1–4	FCM Ungheni (2)	Glodeni
15:00 EEST	Grab 44' (pen.)	Report	Mihaliov 6' Cojocaru 7', 72' Ternovschi 83'	Stadium: Glodeni Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Nicolae Bălțătescu

24 September 2024	CRF Nisporeni (3)	1–4	Fălești (2)	Nisporeni
15:00 EEST	Teșcureanu 41'	Report	Rusu 9' Drab 24' Turava 50' Savin 75'	Stadium: Mircea Eliade Attendance: 50 Referee: Vlad Marin

24 September 2024	Atletico Bălți (3)	2–8	Victoria Chișinău (2)	Bălți
15:00 EEST	Rotaru 16', 27'	Report	Orbu 24', 48' Lupașcu 43' Bînzaru 52' Blajchin 64' Popescu 67' Molla 77' Postoroncă 87'	Stadium: Locomotiv Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Vitalie Urzică

24 September 2024	Socol Copceac (3)	1–6	Stăuceni (2)	Copceac
15:00 EEST	Uzun 11'	Report	Oprea 2', 67' Cheltuitor 33' Pocriciuc 39' Ceavdari 56' (o.g.) Galușca 76'	Stadium: Copceac Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Gheorghe Dandeș

24 September 2024	Atletic Strășeni (3)	1–4	Olimp Comrat (2)	Lozova
15:00 EEST	Murjinschi 56'	Report	Crîcimari 11' Decev 24' Popovici 71' Chirciu 80'	Stadium: Nicolae Simatoc Attendance: 50 Referee: Petru Ciorbă

24 September 2024	Lia Sadaclia (3)	0–3	Locomotiva Ocnița (3)	Sadaclia
15:00 EEST		Report	Sartacov 16' Pavlov 60' Latîșov 69'	Stadium: Sadaclia Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Anatolie Glavațchii

24 September 2024	Codru Călărași (3)	2–5	Iskra Rîbnița (2)	Călărași
15:00 EEST	Pitușcan 36' Prunici 43'	Report	Muntean 21' Terlețchii 29' Pătraș 34' (pen.), 62' Tîșcul 73'	Stadium: Călărași Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Gheorghe Moldovan

24 September 2024	Edineț (3)	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Steaua Nordului (3)	Edineț
15:00 EEST	Beștanco 37' (pen.) Guriev 66' Popovici 71'	Report	Ceavdari 15', 33' Russu 18' Tontici 102'	Stadium: Edineț Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Serghei Gavriliuc

24 September 2024	Olimpia Bălți (3)	3–1	Oguzsport Comrat (3)	Sîngerei
15:00 EEST	Dobrovinschi 11' Cojocaru 30' Pahomea 53'	Report	Gheorghiev 87'	Stadium: Sîngerei Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Alexandru Stefciuc

24 September 2024	Țarigrad (3)	0–2	Real Sireți (3)	Țarigrad
15:00 EEST		Report	Stegorescu 32' Martin 86'	Stadium: Țarigrad Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Viorel Neamțu

24 September 2024	Constructorul Leova (3)	0–1	Univer Comrat (2)	Leova
15:00 EEST		Report	Dobrioglo 4'	Stadium: Leova Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Andrei Breguța

24 September 2024	La Familia (3)	0–7	Saksan (2)	Bender
15:00 EEST		Report	Ursu 28' Țelic 50', 56', 86' Bulmaga 66' Țap 76' Trifan 78'	Stadium: Șelcovic Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Daniel Andronachi

24 September 2024	EFA Visoca (3)	4–2	Speranța Drochia (2)	Visoca
15:00 EEST	Podlesnov 23' Pașa 71', 73' Lungu 76'	Report	Pîslă 35' Carazanu 45+2'	Stadium: Visoca Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Andrei Cuziac

24 September 2024	Real Succes (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Vulturii Cutezători (2)	Chișinău
15:00 EEST	Nosenco 73', 118'	Report	Secureanu 68' Cucoș 115'	Stadium: Real Succes Attendance: 50 Referee: Grigore Ciugui
	Penalties
	Bulat Stratila Untila Afanasiev		Ciupercă Pavlov Secureanu Ionițov

25 September 2024	Barsa Ungheni (3)	2–0	Chișinău (3)	Lozova
13:00 EEST	Nazari 17' Proca 57'	Report		Stadium: Nicolae Simatoc Attendance: 50 Referee: Pavel Mura

Second round

The 16 winners from the previous round entered this round. Matches were played on 21 and 22 October 2024.^[4]

21 October 2024	Speranis Nisporeni (2)	0–4	Victoria Chișinău (2)	Nisporeni
14:00 EEST		Report	Blajchin 22' Popescu 26' Murovanîi 75' Lupașcu 78'	Stadium: Mircea Eliade Attendance: 50 Referee: Vladislav Stoianov

21 October 2024	Olimp Comrat (2)	3–1	Stăuceni (2)	Comrat
14:00 EEST	Crîcimari 30', 79' Popovici 42'	Report	Dosca 27'	Stadium: Victor Mumjiev Attendance: 50 Referee: Valeriu Minciună

22 October 2024	Fălești (2)	5–6 (a.e.t.)	FCM Ungheni (2)	Fălești
14:00 EEST	Suvorov 24', 49' Rusu 47', 90+2' Ovseanicov 114'	Report	Mihaliov 39', 108' Cojocaru 53' Șoldan 72' Caț 80' Novicov 103'	Stadium: Fălești Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Cătălin Pidghirnîi

22 October 2024	Locomotiva Ocnița (3)	0–5	Iskra Rîbnița (2)	Ocnița
14:00 EEST		Report	Pătraș 10' Muntean 18' Gavrilița 37' Bulat 56' Musteață 57'	Stadium: Ocnița Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Ivan Luca

22 October 2024	Barsa Ungheni (3)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Steaua Nordului (3)	Lozova
14:00 EEST		Report		Stadium: Nicolae Simatoc Attendance: 50 Referee: Petru Ciorbă
	Penalties
	Podirca Victorovici Olaru Cucu Nazari		Ceavdari Obadă Ignat Tontici Ivanov

22 October 2024	Olimpia Bălți (3)	1–2	Real Sireți (3)	Bălți
14:00 EEST	Marcoci 51'	Report	Roizman 12' Catan 55'	Stadium: Locomotiv Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Gheorghe Moldovan

22 October 2024	Univer Comrat (2)	0–3	Saksan (2)	Comrat
14:00 EEST		Report	Andreiciu 32' David 58' Mardari 71'	Stadium: Victor Mumjiev Attendance: 50 Referee: Andrei Ghetmanciuc

22 October 2024	Real Succes (3)	0–7	EFA Visoca (3)	Chișinău
14:00 EEST		Report	Stratan 42' (pen.), 56', 89' Pașa 60', 74', 79' Lungu 78'	Stadium: Real Succes Attendance: 50 Referee: Alexandru Ababii

Final stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Round of 16

The 8 winners from the previous round and 8 clubs from the Super Liga entered this round. The draw was held on 29 October 2024.^[7] Matches will be played on 1 and 2 March 2025.^[4]

1/2 March 2025	Florești (1)	v	FCM Ungheni (2)	Bender
14:00 EET				Stadium: Bender Stadium

1/2 March 2025	Spartanii Sportul (1)	v	Victoria Chișinău (2)	Nisporeni
14:00 EET				Stadium: Nisporeni Stadium

1/2 March 2025	Petrocub Hîncești (1)	v	Olimp Comrat (2)	Hîncești
14:00 EET				Stadium: Hîncești Stadium

1/2 March 2025	Milsami Orhei (1)	v	Iskra Rîbnița (2)	Orhei
14:00 EET				Stadium: Sport Complex

1/2 March 2025	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	v	Barsa Ungheni (3)	Tiraspol
14:00 EET				Stadium: Sheriff Arena

1/2 March 2025	Bălți (1)	v	Real Sireți (3)	Bălți
14:00 EET				Stadium: Bălți Stadium

1/2 March 2025	Dacia Buiucani (1)	v	Saksan (2)	Chișinău
14:00 EET				Stadium: Zimbru-2

1/2 March 2025	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	v	EFA Visoca (3)	Chișinău
14:00 EET				Stadium: Zimbru Stadium

References

^ "Caledar" (PDF). fmf.md.
^ "Regulations" (PDF). fmf.md.
^ "Bracket" (PDF). fmf.md.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Results fmf.md
^ "First and second round draw". fmf.md.
^ Congaz withdrew.
^ "Draw". fmf.md.

External links

Cupa Moldovei on Soccerway

[1] "Caledar" (PDF). fmf.md.

[2] "Regulations" (PDF). fmf.md.

[3] "Bracket" (PDF). fmf.md.

[Results-4] Results fmf.md

[5] "First and second round draw". fmf.md.

[6] Congaz withdrew.

[7] "Draw". fmf.md.

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