2002–03 Cupa României
The 2002–03 Cupa României was the 65th edition of Romania's most prestigious football tournament.
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo București |
| Runners-up | Naţional București |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
Dinamo București won the title by defeating Naţional București, 1–0.
Format
Cupa României is an annual knockout tournament. The first round of matches are played on the grounds of the lower-ranked teams; in the second round the matches are played in a neutral location. If a match is tied after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, the winner was determined by the combined score from two matches.
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 November 2002 | ||
| IS Câmpia Turzii (Div. B) | 3–0 | (Div. A) Oțelul Galați |
| CFR Cluj (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Sportul Studențesc București |
| FC Oradea (Div. B) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | (Div. A) Gloria Bistrița |
| Progresul Caracal (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Naţional București |
| Petrolul Ploiești (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Steaua București |
| Midia Năvodari (Div. B) | 3–2 | (Div. A) FC U Craiova |
| Unirea Focșani (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Politehnica AEK Timișoara |
| Politehnica Iași (Div. B) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț |
| Laminorul Roman (Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Astra Ploieşti |
| Minerul Motru (Div. C) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | (Div. A) FCM Bacău |
| CF Predeal (Div. C) | 1–6 | (Div. A) Farul Constanța |
| FC Baia Mare (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) FC Brașov |
| CSM Reșița (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Argeș Pitești |
| UM Timișoara (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| Inter Gaz București (Div. B) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| Electromagnetica București (Div. B) | 1–5 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2002 | ||
| Argeș Pitești | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Rapid București |
| CFR Cluj | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | FC Brașov |
| Naţional București | 3–0 | Midia Năvodari |
| Farul Constanța | 2–1 | FC Oradea |
| Unirea Focșani | 0–1 | Astra Ploieşti |
| Politehnica Iași | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | UTA Arad |
| IS Câmpia Turzii | 1–3 | FCM Bacău |
| Steaua București | 0–3 | Dinamo București |
Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 12 March and 2 April 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naţional București | 5–0 | CFR Cluj||4–0||1–0 | ||
| Politehnica Iași | 1–3 | Astra Ploieşti||1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Farul Constanța | 2–3 | Dinamo București||0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Argeș Pitești | 5–1 | FCM Bacău||5–1||0–0 |
Semifinals
The matches were played on 23 April and 14 May 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naţional București | 5–2 | Argeș Pitești||4–0||1–2 | ||
| Astra Ploieşti | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo București||2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |
Final
| Cupa României 2002–03 Winners |
|---|
| Dinamo București 10th title |
References
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