1973–74 Cupa României

The 1973–74 Cupa României was the 36th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.

1973–74 Cupa României

Jiul Petroșani, the winning team of the 1973–74 Cupa României
Tournament details
Country	Romania
Final positions
Champions	Jiul Petroşani
Runners-up	Politehnica Timişoara
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The title was won by Jiul Petroşani against Politehnica Timişoara.

Format

The competition is an annual knockout tournament.

Each tie is played as a single leg on neutral ground.

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 the winner will be established at penalty kicks.

From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.^[1]

Bracket

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Jiul Petroşani	2
	Partizanul Bacău	1
					Jiul Petroşani	4
					Petrolul Ploieşti	2
	Petrolul Ploieşti	2
	CFR Paşcani	0
									Jiul Petroşani	1
									ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș	0
	Gloria Buzău	1
	ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș	2
					ASA Tg. Mureș (a.e.t.)	2
					Minerul Baia Mare	1
	Minerul Baia Mare	1
	Gloria Bistriţa	0
													Jiul Petroşani	1
													Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	0
	Rapid București	0 (3)
	Chimia Rm. Vâlcea (p)	0 (4)
					Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	1
					Argeş Piteşti	0
	Argeş Piteşti	4
	CFR Cluj	2
									Chimia Rm. Vâlcea (p)	0 (5)
									Universitatea Cluj	0 (4)
	Universitatea Cluj	6
	Stăruinţa Aleşd	0
					Universitatea Cluj	1
					Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe	0
	Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe	1
	Ştiinţa Petroşani	0
																	Jiul Petroşani	4
																	Politehnica Timişoara	2
	Politehnica Timişoara	3
	FC Constanţa	2
					Politehnica Timişoara	3
					CSM Reșița	1
	CSM Reșița	2
	Politehnica Iaşi	1
									Politehnica Timişoara	1
									Tulcea	0
	Tulcea (a.e.t.)	2
	Electroputere Craiova	0
					Tulcea	3
					ȘN Oltenița	0
	ȘN Oltenița	1
	Dinamo București	0
													Politehnica Timişoara	3
													Steaua București	1
	Steaua București	3
	Poiana Câmpina	0
					Steaua București	3
					SC Bacău	1
	SC Bacău (p)	2 (3)
	Steagul Roşu Braşov	2 (2)
									Steaua București	3
									UTA Arad	1
	UTA Arad	1
	Universitatea Craiova	0
					UTA Arad	2
					Sportul Studenţesc	1
	Sportul Studenţesc	5
	Dacia Orăştie	0

First round proper

Team 1	Score	Team 2
21 November 1973
CSM Reșița (Div. A)	2–1	(Div. A) Politehnica Iaşi
UTA Arad (Div. A)	1–0	(Div. A) Universitatea Craiova
Gloria Buzău (Div. B)	1–2	(Div. A) ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș
Tulcea (Div. B)	2–0 (a.e.t.)	(Div. B) Electroputere Craiova
Minerul Baia Mare (Div. B)	1–0	(Div. B) Gloria Bistriţa
Rapid București (Div. A)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	(Div. B) Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
ȘN Oltenița (Div. B)	1–0	(Div. A) Dinamo București
Sportul Studenţesc București (Div. A)	5–0	(Div. C) Dacia Orăştie
Universitatea Cluj (Div. A)	6–0	(Div. D) Stăruinţa Aleşd
SC Bacău (Div. A)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	(Div. A) Steagul Roşu Braşov
Argeş Piteşti (Div. A)	4–2	(Div. A) CFR Cluj
Petrolul Ploieşti (Div. A)	2–0	(Div. B) CFR Paşcani
Politehnica Timişoara (Div. A)	3–2	(Div. A) FC Constanţa
Jiul Petroşani (Div. A)	2–1	(Div. D) Partizanul Bacău
Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe (Div. C)	1–0	(Div. C) Ştiinţa Petroşani
Steaua București (Div. A)	3–0	(Div. C) Poiana Câmpina

Second round proper

Team 1	Score	Team 2
5 December 1973
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	1–0	Argeş Piteşti
Jiul Petroşani	4–2	Petrolul Ploieşti
Politehnica Timişoara	3–1	CSM Reșița
Tulcea	3–0	ȘN Oltenița
Steaua București	3–1	SC Bacău
Universitatea Cluj	1–0	Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe
ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Minerul Baia Mare
UTA Arad	2–1	Sportul Studenţesc București

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
15 May 1974
Jiul Petroşani	1–0	ASA 1962 Târgu Mureș
Politehnica Timişoara	1–0	Tulcea
Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Universitatea Cluj
Steaua București	3–1	UTA Arad

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
22 May 1974
Jiul Petroşani	1–0	Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea
Politehnica Timişoara	3–1	Steaua București

Final

Main article: 1974 Cupa României final

23 June 1974

17:30 EET

Jiul Petroşani	4–2	Politehnica Timișoara
Mulțescu 32', 47' Rozsnyai 34' Suciu 77'	Report	Surdan 36' Bungău 86'

Republicii, Bucharest

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Victor Pădureanu (Bucharest)

Cupa României 1973–74 winners
Jiul Petroşani 1st title