2000–01 Cupa României
Football tournament season
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The 2000–01 Cupa României was the 63rd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dinamo București |
| Runners-up | Rocar București |
The title was won by Dinamo București against Rocar București.
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, where it works golden goal rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | ||
| Metrom Braşov (Div. B) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Astra Ploieşti |
| Victoria Someșeni (Div. D) | 2–5 | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Dunărea Galați (Div. C) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Foresta Suceava |
| Extensiv Craiova (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| FC Sfântu Gheorghe (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) FCM Bacău |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița |
| FC Baia Mare (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| CSM Reșița (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| Sportul Studențesc București (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) FC Brașov |
| Dacia Unirea Brăila (Div. C) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Rocar București |
| Jiul Petroșani (Div. B) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Olimpia Gherla (Div. C) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Metalul Filipeştii de Pădure (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Oțelul Galați |
| CSM Medgidia (Div. C) | 2–3 | (Div. A) Naţional București |
| AS Curtea de Argeș (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) FC U Craiova |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 November 2000 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–1 | FCM Bacău |
| 8 November 2000 | ||
| Metrom Brașov | 0–1 | Naţional București |
| Argeș Pitești | 2–4 | Sportul Studențesc București |
| FC Baia Mare | 0–1 | Rapid București |
| Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | Gloria Bistrița |
| Steaua București | 2–1 | Foresta Suceava |
| Dinamo București | 3–2 | FC U Craiova |
| Rocar București | 2–0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 November 2000 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Steaua București |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Oțelul Galați |
| Naţional București | 0–1 | Rocar București |
| 30 November 2000 | ||
| Rapid București | 1–2 | Dinamo București |
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 4 April and 2 May 2001.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportul Studențesc București | 3–5 | Dinamo București | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Rocar București | 4–1 | Petrolul Ploiești | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Final
| Dinamo București | 4–2 | Rocar București |
|---|---|---|
Mihalcea  6', 72'Niculae 55', 68' (pen.) |
Report | Ursu 9' Nicolae 30' |
| Cupa României 2000–01 winners |
|---|
| 9th title |