1999–2000 Cupa României
Football tournament season
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The 1999–2000 Cupa României was the 62nd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dinamo București |
| Runners-up | FC U Craiova |
The title was won by Dinamo București against FC U Craiova.
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.
In the semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1999 | ||
| Hondor Agigea (Div. C) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3-4 p) | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| West Petrom Arad (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Curtea de Argeș (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Național București |
| Inter Petrila (Div. C) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Astra Ploiești |
| 22 September 1999 | ||
| Vrancart Adjud (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) CSM Reșița |
| Telecom Arad (Div. C) | 1–3 | (Div. A) FC U Craiova |
| Petrolul Berca (Div. C) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| FC Brașov (Div. A) | 4–1 | (Div. A) FC Onești |
| Tractorul Brașov (Div. B) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Cimentul Fieni (Div. B) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Oțelul Galați |
| Metalul Filipeștii de Pădure (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (Div. A) | 4–1 | (Div. A) Extensiv Craiova |
| Foresta Suceava (Div. B) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Progresul Șomcuta Mare (Div. C) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) FCM Bacău |
| Oțelul Ștei (Div. D) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Rocar București |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu (Div. C) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 October 1999 | ||
| Rapid București | 1–0 | Gloria Bistrița |
| FCM Bacău | 1–0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| FC U Craiova | 1–0 | Steaua București |
| Național București | 4–2 | FC Brașov |
| 13 October 1999 | ||
| Petrolul Berca | 0–2 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Dinamo București | 3–1 | Rocar București |
| Oțelul Galați | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Astra Ploiești |
| Argeș Pitești | 1–3 | CSM Reșița |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 November 1999 | ||
| Dinamo București | 3–2 | Național București |
| Rapid București | 2–1 | FCM Bacău |
| FC U Craiova | 1–0 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| CSM Reșița | 1–2 | Oțelul Galați |
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 15 March and 12 April 2000.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oțelul Galați | 1–5 | Dinamo București | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| FC U Craiova | 3–2 | Rapid București | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Final
| Dinamo București | 2–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
|---|---|---|
Niculae  6' (pen.)Hîldan 89' |
Report |
| Cupa României 1999–00 winners |
|---|
| 8th title |