| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Teams | 98 |
| Defending champions | CFR Cluj |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | CFR Cluj |
| Runner-up | Vaslui |
The 2009–10 Cupa României was the seventy-second season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 15 July 2009 with the matches of Phase 1 and ended with the Final on 6 June 2010. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.
The winners of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2010–11 Europa League.
Round of 32
The 14 winners of Phase V entered in this round and were joined by 18 teams from the 2009–10 Liga I season. The matches were played on 22–24 September 2009. frf.ro reference
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| FCM Bacău | 0–2 | Steaua București |
| Unirea Urziceni | 3–0 | Sportul Studenţesc București |
| Chimia Brazi | 0–5 | FC Vaslui |
| Dunărea Galaţi | 0–2 | CFR Cluj |
| Politehnica Timișoara | 7–0 | Sănătatea Cluj |
| CS Zlatna | 0–5 | Dinamo București |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Gaz Metan CFR Craiova |
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea |
| FC Brașov | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | CS Otopeni |
| Astra Ploieşti | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Farul Constanţa |
| Gloria Bistriţa | 3–0 | Dunărea Giurgiu |
| Minerul Valea Copcii | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Internaţional Curtea de Argeş |
| Bihor Oradea | 0–2 | Rapid București |
| FC U Craiova | 4–0 | Gloria II Bistriţa |
| Oţelul Galaţi | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Unirea Alba Iulia |
| Politehnica Iaşi | 3–1 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
Round of 16
The 16 winners from the previous round competed in this round. The matches were played on 27, 28 and 29 October 2009. frf.ro reference
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaz Metan CFR Craiova | 0–1 | CFR Cluj |
| Astra Ploieşti | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Politehnica Timișoara |
| Dinamo București | 1–0 | Oţelul Galaţi |
| Gaz Metan Mediaş | 0–1 | FC Vaslui |
| Unirea Urziceni | 0–1 | FC Brașov |
| Gloria Bistriţa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Steaua București |
| Politehnica Iaşi | 0–3 | FC U Craiova |
| Internaţional Curtea de Argeş | 2–1 | Rapid București |
Quarter-finals
Eight winners from the previous round competed in this round. The matches were played on 17, 18 and 19 November 2009 in a one leg tie. http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=2709
| 17 November 2009 | FC Brașov | 3–0 | Gloria Bistriţa | Braşov |
| 19:00 EET | Hadnagy  4'Zaharia 30'Roman  39'Abrudan 52'Ilyeş 60', 67' |
Report | Ciucă 62' Iodi 77' |
Stadium: Stadionul Tineretului Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marius Avram |
| 18 November 2009 | FC Vaslui | 1–0 | Internaţional Curtea de Argeş | Vaslui |
| 18:15 EET | Farkaš 70' Burdujan 87' |
Report | Matei 31', 43'  Neagu 40'Arčaba 64'Voiculeţ 68' |
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan |
| 18 November 2009 | FC U Craiova | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Craiova |
| 20:15 EET | Bădoi 57' |
Report | Dubarbier 24', 61' Traoré 31'Panin 65'Culio 73'Tony 75' |
Stadium: Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor |
| 19 November 2009 | Astra Ploieşti | 1–2 | Dinamo București | Ploieşti |
| 20:15 EET | Păun 16' (pen.) Strătilă 68' |
Report | An. Cristea 10', 54' N'Doye 38'Molinero 45'Moţi 65'Rus 83' |
Stadium: Stadionul Astra Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Cristian Balaj |
Semi-finals
The semifinals were played in two legs. The first leg was played on 24 and 25 March 2010 while the second leg on 14 and 15 April 2010. http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=3224
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo București | 2–3 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| FC Brașov | 1–4 | FC Vaslui | 1–0 | 0–4 |
First leg
| 24 March 2010 | Dinamo București | 1–1 | CFR Cluj | Bucharest |
| 20:15 EET | Goian 14' D. Koné 88', 90' |
Report | Y. Koné 25' Culio 50'Mureşan 63'N. Dică 88' |
Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan |
| 25 March 2010 | FC Brașov | 1–0 | FC Vaslui | Braşov |
| 20:15 EET | Ilyeş 5', 66' Grigore 40'Nuno Diogo 59'Măldărăşanu 70'Rui Duarte 87'Coman 90' |
Report | L. Sânmărtean 19' Delgado 58'Milanov 82' |
Stadium: Stadionul Tineretului Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marius Avram |
Second leg
| 14 April 2010 | CFR Cluj | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | Dinamo București | Cluj-Napoca |
| 20:15 EEST | Edimar 46' N. Dică 51'Traoré 77'Culio 58' |
Report | An. Cristea 60' An. Cristea 72'Niculescu 86' |
Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Alexandru Tudor |
| 15 April 2010 | FC Vaslui | 4–0 (4–1 agg.) | FC Brașov | Vaslui |
| 20:15 EEST | Costin 28' Wesley 29'L. Sânmărtean 53'Pavlović 59'Costly 73'Papp 74' |
Report | Zaharia 26' Ionescu 39'Nuno Diogo 45'Abrudan 56' |
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marius Avram |
