2019 Cupa României Final

The 2019 Cupa României Final is the final match of the 2018–19 Cupa României and the 81st final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 25 May 2019 between Astra Giurgiu and Viitorul Constanța.

2019 Cupa României Final
Event2018–19 Cupa României
Astra Giurgiu Viitorul Constanța
1 2
Date25 May 2019
VenueIlie Oană, Ploiești
Man of the MatchVirgil Ghiță
RefereeRadu Petrescu
Attendance11,968

Astra Giurgiu reached their third cup final in the club's existence. The club from Giurgiu won the cup in 2014 and lost the final in 2017, when the match was played on the same Ilie Oană Stadium, the home ground of Astra's bitter rival, Petrolul Ploiești. It should be mentioned that Astra was a football club originally from Ploiești until it was relocated in 2012 to Giurgiu.[1]

On the other hand, this was the first Romanian Cup final for Viitorul. The champions of Romania in 2017, Hagi's Kids were in front of the second big achievement in the 10 years history of the club located on the seaside of the Black Sea.[2]

The winner qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. They also earned the right to play against 2018–19 Liga I champions for the 2019 Supercupa României.

Viitorul Constanța won the game dramatically by scoring in the extra-time.

The game was hosted by the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești.[3]

Route to the Final
Astra Giurgiu Round Viitorul Constanța
Opponent Results Opponent Results
Luceafărul Oradea 5–1 (A) Last 32 Concordia Chiajna 3–0 (A)
Universitatea Cluj 4–3 (a.e.t.) (A) Last 16 Politehnica Iași 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5-3 p) (A)
Dunărea Călărași 2–1 (A) Quarter-finals Hermannstadt 3–2 (A)
CFR Cluj 3–1 (A) and 2–2 (H) Semi-finals Universitatea Craiova 2–1 (A) and 2–0 (H)

Match
Astra Giurgiu (1)1–2 (a.e.t.)Viitorul Constanța (1)
Denis Alibec  41' Virgil Ghiță  76'
Eric  105+2'
Attendance: 11,968
Astra Giurgiu
Viitorul Constanța
GK01 David Lazar
RB19 Mihai Butean
CB25 Mike Cestor
CB06 Florin Bejan 106'
LB03 Risto Radunović
DM24 Filip Mrzljak (c) 31'
DM52 Romário Pires 44'  81'
RM95 Romario Moise
AM10 Azdren Llullaku 68' 86'
LM11 Valentin Gheorghe 68'
FW07 Denis Alibec 41' 72'
Substitutes:
MF08 Ciprian Biceanu
MF13 Neluț Roșu
GK18 Miguel Santos
DF21 Erico 108' 86'
FW88 Julien Bègue 68'
FW90 Vahid Hambo 106'
MF96 Silviu Balaure 72'
Manager:
Costel Enache
GK12 Valentin Cojocaru 46'
RB05 Sebastian Mladen 99'
CB15 Bogdan Țîru
CB02 Virgil Ghiță 76'
LB06 Bradley de Nooijer
CM96 Lyes Houri 94'
DM99 Tudor Băluță
CM11 Ionuț Vînă
RW10 Ianis Hagi (c)
LW09 Rivaldinho 63'
FW13 Denis Drăguș 70'
Substitutes:
GK01 Árpád Tordai 46'
MF16 Vlad Achim 94'
MF17 Andrei Ciobanu
FW18 George Ganea
MF24 Eric 90+1'  105+2' 70'
MF30 Andreias Calcan 63'
MF93 Andrei Artean
Manager:
Gheorghe Hagi

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Mircea Orbuleț
    • Marius Nicoară
  • Fourth official:
    • Andrei Chivulete
  • Additional assistant referees:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
  • Plus one available substitution if overtime.

References
  1. "Finală istorică în Cupa României! FC Viitorul și Astra vor evolua cu trofeul pe masă" [Historical Final in the Romanian Cup! FC Viitorul and Astra will play with the trophy on the table]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "Viitorul - Craiova 2-0 / "Dubla" magnifică a lui Ianis Hagi îi duce pe constănțeni în finala Cupei României" [Viitorul - Craiova 2-0 / The magnificent "double" of Ianis Hagi leads the players from Constanța in the Romanian Cup final]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 25 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. Federația Română de Fotbal (14 March 2019). "Finala Cupei României se va disputa pe 25 mai, la Ploiești" [The Romanian Cup final will be played on May 25 in Ploiesti]. cuparomaniei.frf.ro. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. "Virgil Ghiță, omul providențial pentru Viitorul! A marcat golul de 1-1 și a scos de pe linia porții, în prelungiri!" [Virgil Ghiță, the man of the final for FC Viitorul, he scored for 1-1 and cleared a ball from the goal line in extra-time] (in Romanian). DigiSport.ro. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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