How much money does the winner get in the Cup final! What premiums do the players from U Cluj and Craiova have?
Article by Eduard Apostol – Published Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 3:03 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 3:05 p.m.
The winner of tonight's Romanian Cup trophy will collect 240,000 euros from the FRF, while the finalist only 10,000 euros. His players U Cluj and University of Craiova have individual premiums listed in individual contracts
U Cluj and Craiova University are fighting for the event this season. The first final is tonight, from 20:00, in Sibiu, in the last act of the Romanian Cup. In the Superliga, the direct duel is on Sunday, from 20:30, at the “Ion Oblemenco” stadium.
The winner of the Romanian Cup receives 240,000 euros, the loser – 10,000 euros
According to the bonuses offered by the FRF for the second domestic competition, the winner who will lift the Romanian Cup tonight will collect a prize of 240,000 euros. Whoever loses will be elected with only 10,000 euros.
For the semi-finals, both U Cluj and Craiova University received 50,000 euros each. In the CR group stage, each point was rewarded with 4,000 euros. Thus, tonight's two combatants each won 28,000 euros from the FRF.
Players have added individual bonuses to their contracts: they can collect between 5,000 and 10,000 euros
According to the GSP.ro information, the players of the two formations passed the bonuses in their individual engagements with the clubs. “In any case, they will be more than satisfied if they win the Cup”, said those from U Cluj.
Bonuses can also be added, it remains to be seen. The “Red Caps” have only one trophy in their record, the Romanian Cup in 1965.
For their part, Olten have bonuses only for winning the trophy, as it was foreseen from the very beginning. Between 5 and 10,000 euros.
