1959–60 Cupa României
Football tournament season
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The 1959–60 Cupa României was the 22nd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Progresul București |
| Runners-up | Dinamo Obor București |
The title was won by Progresul București against Dinamo Obor București.
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.
It is the third season in the history of Cupa României when all the games are played on a neutral location.
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 a replay will be played. In case the game is still tight after the replay, then the team from lower division will qualify for the next round.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 November 1959 | ||
| Ştiinţa Timişoara (Div. B) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Jiul Petroșani |
| Petrolul Ploiești (Div. A) | 2–0 | (Div. B) CFR Paşcani |
| Dinamo Obor București (Div. B) | 3–2 | (Div. C) Voinţa Târgu Mureş |
| Dinamo Galaţi (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Prahova Ploiești (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Metalul Titanii București (Div. B) | 8–1 | (Div. C) Dinamo Tecuci |
| ASA Sibiu (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| Dinamo Bacău (Div. A) | 4–1 | (Div. B) Rulmentul Bârlad |
| Ştiinţa Cluj (Div. A) | 3–1 | (Div. B) CFR Arad |
| Progresul București (Div. A) | 4–0 | (Div. B) CS Craiova |
| Dinamo București (Div. A) | 4–3 | (Div. B) Metalul Târgovişte |
| Minerul Lupeni (Div. A) | 2–1 | (Div. B) CFR Cluj |
| CCA București (Div. A) | 5–0 | (Div. B) Poiana Câmpina |
| Steagul Roşu Oraşul Stalin (Div. A) | 2–1 | (Div. C) Rapid Cluj |
| Parângul Lonea (Div. C) | 1–0 | (Div. C) Olimpia Reşiţa |
| Stăruinţa Sighetu Marmației (Div. C) | 2–0 | (Div. C) CSM Rădăuţi |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 December 1959 | ||
| Ştiinţa Cluj | 4–1 | ASA Sibiu |
| Ştiinţa Timişoara | 5–1 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Dinamo Bacău | 3–0 | Stăruinţa Sighetu Marmației |
| CCA București | 8–0 | Metalul Titanii București |
| Dinamo Obor București | 1–0 | Rapid București |
| Minerul Lupeni | 3–2 | Parângul Lonea |
| Progresul București | 4–0 | Steagul Roşu Oraşul Stalin |
| Dinamo București | 3–1 | Prahova Ploiești |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 June 1960 | ||
| Dinamo Obor București | 3–1 | Minerul Lupeni |
| Dinamo Bacău | 3–2 | Ştiinţa Cluj |
| Ştiinţa Timişoara | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
| 22 June 1960 | ||
| Progresul București | 3–1 | CCA București |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 June 1960 | ||
| Progresul București | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo Bacău |
| Dinamo Obor București | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Ştiinţa Timişoara |
Final
| Cupa României 1959–60 winners |
|---|
| 1st title |