1939–40 Cupa României
The 1939–40 Cupa României was the seventh edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rapid București |
| Runners-up | Venus București |
← 1938–39 1940–41 → | |
The trophy was won by Rapid București after 4 finals, first three was draws. They defeated Venus București.
Format
The competition is an annual knockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random.
There are no seeds for the draw. The draw also determines which teams will play at home. Each tie is played as a single leg.
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, there a replay will be played, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
The format is almost similar with the oldest recognised football tournament in the world FA Cup.
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 November 1939 | ||
| Rapid București (Div. A) | 5–2 | (District) Socec Lafayette București |
| 12 November 1939 | ||
| AS Metrom Brașov (Div. B) | 2–1 | (District) CS Lonea |
| Unirea Tricolor București (Div. A) | 4–0 | (District) Viforul Dacia București |
| IS Câmpia Turzii (Div. B) | 2–0 | (Div. B) Maccabi București |
| FC Craiova (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Sportul Studențesc București |
| FC Ploiești (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Juventus București |
| Caurom Cernăuți (District) | 2–9 | (Div. A) Victoria Cluj |
| Maccabi Chișinău (Div. B) | 1–4 | (Div. B) AS Constanța |
| Sparta Mediaș (Div. B) | 2–6 | (Div. A) Venus București |
| Olimpia CFR Satu Mare (Div. B) | 3–1 | (Div. A) Gloria CFR Galați |
| Carmen București (District) | 5–2 | (Div. B) Gloria Arad |
| SSMR Reșița (Div. B) | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) UD Reșița |
| Metalosport Ferdinand (District) | 1–2 | (Div. A) CAM Timișoara |
| FC Brăila (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) AMEF Arad |
| Dragoş Vodă Cernăuţi (Div. B) | 4–3 | (Div. A) Ripensia Timișoara |
| 18 February 1939 | ||
| Carpați Baia Mare (Div. A) | 4–0 | (District) Olympia București |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 February 1940 | ||
| CAM Timișoara | 1–5 | Sportul Studențesc București |
| Victoria Cluj | 5–2 | IS Câmpia Turzii |
| Venus București | 5–2 | Carmen București |
| Olimpia CFR Satu Mare | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Brăila |
| Carpați Baia Mare | 3–0 (forfeit) | SSMR Reșița |
| AS Metrom Brașov | 0–3 (forfeit) | Dragoş Vodă Cernăuţi |
| AS Constanța | 0–3 (forfeit) | Rapid București |
| 6 March 1940 | ||
| Unirea Tricolor București | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Ploiești |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 March 1940 | ||
| Venus București | 3–1 | Carpați Baia Mare |
| 17 March 1940 | ||
| Sportul Studențesc București | 6–2 | Dragoş Vodă Cernăuţi |
| Rapid București | 2–0 | FC Ploiești |
| FC Brăila | 2–0 | Victoria Cluj |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 April 1940 | ||
| FC Brăila | 0–2 | Rapid București |
| Venus București | 4–2 | Sportul Studențesc București |
Final
| Rapid București | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Venus București |
|---|---|---|
Baratky  22'Sipos 33' |
Report | Iordache 42' Ploeşteanu 86' |
Replay
Second replay
| Rapid București | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Venus București |
|---|---|---|
| Baratky 59', 93' |
Report | Iordache 85' Eisenbeisser 103' |
Third replay
| Rapid București | 2 – 1 | Venus București |
|---|---|---|
| Baratky 57' Gavrilescu 74' |
Report | Eisenbeisser 86' |
| Cupa României 1939–40 Winners |
|---|
 Rapid București 5th title |