2001–02 Cupa României
Football tournament season
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The 2001–02 Cupa României was the 64th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rapid București |
| Runners-up | Dinamo București |
The title was won by Rapid București against Dinamo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 October 2001 | ||
| Extensiv Craiova (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Naţional București |
| Minaur Zlatna (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Foresta Suceava (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Astra Ploieşti |
| Politehnica Timișoara (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| CFR Cluj (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița |
| Petrolul Moinești (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) FCM Bacău |
| Gloria Buzău (Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| Bihor Oradea (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Oțelul Galați |
| Cimentul Fieni (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | (Div. A) FC U Craiova |
| ARO Câmpulung (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| Dinamo Poiana Câmpina (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) FC Brașov |
| FC Sfântu Gheorghe (Div. C) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | (Div. A) UM Timișoara |
| CSM Reșița (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| Electrica Constanța (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Sportul Studențesc București |
| ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Electromagnetica București (Div. B) | 2–3 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2001 | ||
| Rapid București | 2–0 | Argeș Pitești |
| Dinamo București | 6–0 | Sportul Studențesc București |
| UM Timișoara | 0–4 | Astra Ploieşti |
| Minaur Zlatna | 0–5 | FC Brașov |
| CSM Reșița | 1–2 | Steaua București |
| Gloria Bistrița | 0–1 | Extensiv Craiova |
| FCM Bacău | 1–2 | Bihor Oradea |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 1–0 | Cimentul Fieni |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2002 | ||
| Extensiv Craiova | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Steaua București |
| FC Brașov | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Dinamo București |
| Bihor Oradea | 0–5 | Rapid București |
| Astra Ploieşti | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 24 April and 8 May 2002.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astra Ploieşti | 2–2 | Rapid București | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Steaua București | 1–4 | Dinamo București | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Final
| Rapid București | 2–1 | Dinamo București |
|---|---|---|
Măldărășanu  74'Pancu 85' |
Report | Dănciulescu 93' |
| Cupa României 2001–02 winners |
|---|
| 11th title |