The Romanian Cup enters the group stage. Incendiary derby derby is announced for FCSB, Rapid and Dinamo
On Friday, at the Football House, the draw for the Romanian Cup groups was held.
Pulling lots in the Romanian Cup, Phase Phase/FRF
Surprises have not stopped appearing. Rapid and CFR Cluj will be part of Group A, and the University of Craiova and FCSB have been distributed in Group B. The incident caused the last group to be part of both FC Dinamo and CS Dinamo, the band that evolves in the second echelon.
The 24 teams in this phase were divided into four groups. Each of these teams will take place with three of the five opponents in the group.
What the groups look like
Group A.: CFR Cluj, Rapid, Metaloglobus, FC Argeș, CSC Dumbrăvița, CSM Slatina
Group B.: Craiova University, FCSB, Petrol Ploiești, UTA Arad, CS Gloria Bistrița, CS Health Cluj
Group C.: U Cluj, Steel Galați, Sepsi OSK, Csikszereda, Sporting Liești, Metalul Buzău
Group D.: FC Dinamo, Hermannstadt, Constanța Lighthouse, FC Botosani, Concordia Chiajna, CS Dinamo
The first two teams in each group qualify in the quarterfinals, and the winners of the groups will play the matches on their own ground.
The program in the Romanian Cup
Stage 1:
CSM Slatina – CFR Cluj (Group A)
CSC Dumbrăvița – Rapid (Group A)
Metaloglobus – Argeș (Group A)
CS Health – CSU Craiova (Group B)
Gloria Bistrița – FCSB (Group B)
UTA – Oil (Group B)
Metal Buzău – U Cluj (Group C)
Sporting Liești – Steel Galați (Group C)
Csikszereda – Sepsi (Group C)
CS Dinamo – FC Dinamo (Group D)
Concordia Chiajna – Hermannstadt (Group D)
Botosani – Lighthouse (Group D)
Stage 2:
Metaloglobus – CFR (Group A)
Argeș – Rapid (Group A)
Dumbrăvița – CSM Slatina (Group A)
Oil – CSU Craiova (Group B)
UTA – FCSB (Group B)
CS Health – Gloria Bistrița (Group B)
Sepsi – U Cluj (Group C)
Csikszereda – Steel (Group C)
Sporting Liești – Metal Buzău (Group C)
Lighthouse – FC Dinamo (Group D)
Botosani – Hermannstadt (Group D)
CS Dinamo – Concordia Chiajna (Group D)
Stage 3:
CFR Cluj – Rapid (Group A)
CSM Slatina – Metaloglobus (Group A)
CSC Dumbrăvița – FC Argeș (Group A)
CSU Craiova – FCSB (Group B)
CS Health – Oil (Group B)
Gloria Bistrița – UTA (Group B)
U Cluj – Steel (Group C)
Metal Buzău – Sepsi (Group C)
Sporting Liești – Csikszereda (Group C)
FC Dinamo – Hermannstadt (Group D)
CS Dinamo – Lighthouse (Group D)
Chiajna – Botosani (Group D).
Clendar of the Romanian Cup, 2025/2026 edition
Group phase, Stage 1: October 29, 2025
Group phase, Stage 2: December 3, 2025
Group phase, Stage 3: December 17, 2025
Quarters of final: March 4, 2026
Semifinals: April 22, 2026
The final: May 13, 2026.
