1948–49 Cupa României
The 1948–49 Cupa României was the 12th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| Champions | CSCA București |
| Runners-up | CSU Cluj |
← 1947–48 1950 → | |
The title was won by CSCA București against CSU Cluj.
Format
The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots are made, the first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First-pot teams will play away. Each tie is played as a single leg.
In the first round proper, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team from the lower league will qualify.
In the rest of the rounds, if a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the score is still tied after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.
In case the teams are from same city, a replay will be played.
In case the teams play in the final, a replay will be played.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1949 | ||
| CFR Sibiu (Div. B) | 6–1 | (Div. A) CFR Cluj |
| 4 September 1949 | ||
| ARLUS Bacău (Div. B) | 0–4 | (Div. A) Petrolul București |
| Muntenia Moreni (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| Industria Bumbacului (Div. D) | 4–2 | (Div. D) UCB București |
| Grafica MS București (Div. D) | 3–5 | (Div. A) Metalul București |
| Dermata Cluj (Div. B) | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) RATA Târgu Mureş |
| CFR Galaţi (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) CFR București |
| IMS Hunedoara (Div. C) | 2–0 | (Div. A) Jiul Petroșani |
| CFR Oradea (Div. B) | 0–3 (forfait) | (Div. A) CSU Timişoara |
| Hârtia Piatra Neamţ (Div. C) | 1–7 | (Div. A) CSCA București |
| Concordia Ploieşti (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. B) Dinamo B București |
| Arsenal Sibiu (Div. B) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| CAM Timișoara (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) ITA Arad |
| Electrica Timişoara (Div. B) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) ICO Oradea |
| CFR Târgu Mureş (Div. C) | 2–3 | (Div. A) CSU Cluj |
| CFR Turnu Severin (Div. B) | 2–3 | (Div. A) CFR Timișoara |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 October 1949 | ||
| Petrolul București | 6–2 | Industria Bumbacului |
| IMS Hunedoara | 0–2 | CFR Sibiu |
| Muntenia Moreni | 5–2 | Metalul București |
| RATA Târgu Mureş | 0–1 | CSU Cluj |
| 19 October 1949 | ||
| CFR Timișoara | 4–0 | CAM Timișoara |
| 25 October 1949 | ||
| CSU Timişoara | 1–3 | ICO Oradea |
| 3 November 1949 | ||
| Arsenal Sibiu | 0–3 | CSCA București |
| 6 November 1949 | ||
| Concordia Ploieşti | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | CFR București |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 November 1949 | ||
| CFR Sibiu | 3–2 | Muntenia Moreni |
| 6 November 1949 | ||
| Petrolul București | 0–1 | ICO Oradea |
| CSU Cluj | 1–0 | CFR Timișoara |
| 11 December 1949 | ||
| CSCA București | 2–1 | CFR București |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 December 1949 | ||
| ICO Oradea | 0–1 | CSU Cluj |
| 15 December 1949 | ||
| CSCA București | 5–0 | CFR Sibiu |
Final
| CSCA București | 2 – 1 | CSU Cluj |
|---|---|---|
Moldoveanu  Fernbach-Ferenczi |
Report | Zehan |