1995–96 Cupa României
Football tournament season
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The 1995–96 Cupa României was the 58th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Steaua București |
| Runners-up | Gloria Bistrița |
The title was won by Steaua București against Gloria Bistrița.
Format
The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
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.
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.[1]
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 December 1995 | ||
| Petrolistul Boldești (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| FC Brașov (Div. A) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Tractorul Brașov (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Inter Sibiu |
| Danubiana București (Div. C) | 5–1 | (Div. A) Politehnica Timișoara |
| Dunărea Călărași (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Naţional București |
| Gloria IRIS Corneşti (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița |
| Petrolul Drăgăşani (Div. C) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Oțelul Galați |
| Foresta Fălticeni (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5-3 p) | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș (Div. B) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| Petrolul Ploiești (Div. A) | 4–1 | (Div. A) Universitatea Cluj |
| CSM Reșița (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Petrolul Stoina (Div. C) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6-5 p) | (Div. A) AS Bacău |
| CFR Timișoara (Div. B) | 2–3 | (Div. A) Sportul Studenţesc București |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Politehnica Iași |
| Sportul Municipal Vaslui (Div. C) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Armătura Zalău (Div. C) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5-3 p) | (Div. A) FC U Craiova |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 December 1995 | ||
| Dinamo București | 1–0 | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| Naţional București | 2–0 | ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–1 | Foresta Fălticeni |
| Farul Constanța | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați |
| Gloria Bistrița | 3–1 | Armătura Zalău |
| Steaua București | 3–0 | Petrolul Stoina |
| Argeș Pitești | 1–0 | Danubiana București |
| Sportul Studenţesc București | 0–2 | Inter Sibiu |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 March 1996 | ||
| Gloria Bistrița | 2–1 | Farul Constanța |
| Dinamo București | 0–1 | Steaua București |
| Naţional București | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3-1 p) | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Argeș Pitești | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p) | Inter Sibiu |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 April 1996 | ||
| Gloria Bistrița | 2–0 | Naţional București |
| Steaua București | 4–1 | Inter Sibiu |
Final
| Steaua București | 3–1 | Gloria Bistriţa |
|---|---|---|
Ilie  59'Bucur 77'Gâlcă 89' |
Report | Miszti 44' |