2022–23 Cupa României

The 2022–23 Cupa României was the 85th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. It was the first season in which the Round of 16 was replaced by a play-off, immediately followed by a group stage, in which the best 8 teams from Liga 1 were qualified directly.^[1]

2022–23 Cupa României

Cupa României 2022–23
Tournament details
Country	Romania
Defending champions	Sepsi OSK
Final positions
Champions	Sepsi OSK
Runners-up	Universitatea Cluj
Conference League	Sepsi OSK
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Group stage

The draw was held on 30 September 2022.^[2]

The teams that finished 1st and 2nd in each group qualified for the Quarter-Finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SEP	FCU	VOL	DIN	USZ	PET
1	Sepsi OSK (1)	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9	Qualification for quarter-finals		—	—	4–0	—	—	—
2	FCU Craiova (1)	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7			—	—	1–0	—	—	—
3	FC Voluntari (1)	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3			—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Dinamo București (2)	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2			2–3	0–0	—	—	—	—
5	Unirea Slobozia (2)	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2			—	—	0–1	3–3	—	0–0
6	Petrolul Ploiești (1)	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1			1–3	0–1	—	—	—	—

Source: FRF

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		UTA	MIO	FCS	BOT	GBZ	OTE
1	UTA Arad (1)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Qualification for quarter-finals		—	—	2–2	—	—	—
2	CS Mioveni (1)	3	2	0	1	2	3	−1	6			0–3	—	—	1–0	—	—
3	FCSB (1)	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5			—	—	—	—	—	—
4	FC Botoșani (1)	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3			—	—	0–2	—	—	—
5	Gloria Buzău (2)	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3			1–3	—	—	0–1	—	—
6	Oțelul Galați (2)	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1			—	0–1	0–0	—	0–2	—

Source: FRF

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CFR	UCJ	FAR	RAP	DUM	ALX
1	CFR Cluj (1)	3	1	2	0	6	1	+5	5	Qualification for quarter-finals		—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Universitatea Cluj (1)	3	1	2	0	5	1	+4	5			1–1	—	—	0–0	—	—
3	Farul Constanța (1)	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5			0–0	—	—	—	—	—
4	Rapid București (1)	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4			—	—	0–2	—	—	—
5	CSC Dumbrăvița (2)	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3			0–5	—	—	1–4	—	—
6	CSM Alexandria (3)	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1			—	0–4	2–2	—	0–4	—

Source: FRF

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HER	ARG	MIN	UCV	OCN	CHI
1	FC Hermannstadt (1)	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Qualification for quarter-finals		—	—	—	0–2	—	4–1
2	FC Argeș Pitești (1)	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5			—	—	—	2–1	—	—
3	Minaur Baia Mare (2)	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	4			2–3	0–0	—	—	—	—
4	Universitatea Craiova (1)	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4			—	—	—	—	—	—
5	CS Ocna Mureș (3)	3	1	1	1	2	7	−5	4			—	—	0–6	1–1	—	1–0
6	Chindia Târgoviște (1)	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1			—	1–1	—	—	—	—

Source: FRF

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Sepsi OSK	4
	CS Mioveni	1
					Sepsi OSK	3
					CFR Cluj	0
	CFR Cluj	1
	Argeș Pitești	0
									Sepsi OSK (p)	0 (5)
									Universitatea Cluj	0 (4)
	Hermannstadt	1
	Universitatea Cluj	2
					Universitatea Cluj	1
					UTA Arad	0
	UTA Arad	1
	FCU Craiova	0

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 4, 5 and 6 April 2023.

UTA Arad (1) v FCU Craiova (1)

4 April 2023	UTA Arad (1)	1–0	FCU Craiova (1)	Arad
19:00 EEST	Postolachi 16'			Stadium: Francisc von Neuman Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)

FC Hermannstadt (1) v Universitatea Cluj (1)

5 April 2023	FC Hermannstadt (1)	1–2	Universitatea Cluj (1)	Sibiu
19:00 EEST	Alhassan 41'		Chipciu 51' Thiam 75'	Stadium: Municipal Referee: Florin Chivulete (București)

Sepsi OSK (1) v CS Mioveni (1)

6 April 2023	Sepsi OSK (1)	4–1	CS Mioveni (1)	Sfântu Gheorghe
18:00 EEST	Gheorghe 54' Matei 69', 90' Tudorie 90+5'		Rădescu 75'	Stadium: Sepsi Arena Referee: Iulian Dima (București)

CFR Cluj (1) v FC Argeș Pitești (1)

6 April 2023	CFR Cluj (1)	1–0	FC Argeș Pitești (1)	Cluj-Napoca
21:00 EEST	Krasniqi 89'			Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Referee: Marian Barbu (Făgăraș)

Semi-finals

The matches were played on 26 and 27 April 2023.

Sepsi OSK (1) v CFR Cluj (1)

26 April 2023	Sepsi OSK (1)	3–0	CFR Cluj (1)	Sfântu Gheorghe
19:00 EEST	Păun 10' Ștefănescu 29' Rondón 81'			Stadium: Sepsi Arena Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)

Universitatea Cluj (1) v UTA Arad (1)

27 April 2023	Universitatea Cluj (1)	1–0	UTA Arad (1)	Cluj-Napoca
19:00 EEST	Nistor 44' (pen.)			Stadium: Cluj Arena Referee: Horia Mladinovici (București)

Final

Main article: 2023 Cupa României final

Sepsi OSK v Universitatea Cluj

24 May 2023	Sepsi OSK	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Universitatea Cluj	Sibiu
20:30 EET (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Municipal Sibiu Attendance: 11,813 Referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești)
	Penalties
	Varga Rodríguez Tudorie Gheorghe Ștefănescu Aganović Márk Tamás		Chipciu Bic Tescan Fernandes Nistor Gomes Martić