Romanian Women's Cup
The Romanian Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition in Romania. The first edition of the cup was played out in the autumn of 2004, after the league season. The most titles were won by Olimpia Cluj with six between 2011 to 2017.
Format
As there are very few women's football teams listed in the country, the cup usually has a low number of entries.In the early years, along league teams, some non-league teams also participated.
After the reintroduction of a second league in the Romanian women's football structure, starting with the 2013–14 season, second teams of clubs were allowed to play in the cup, up until the 2016–17 season. However, since the 2017–18 season, a club can only enter one team in the cup.
Some teams have to play preliminary matches, some start directly in the quarter finals, depending on the league.
Usually in the early rounds, the teams are paired by a geographical criterion, in order to minimize travel costs.
Most games were played one-legged and are hosted by the team in the lowest league or with the weakest record in the previous season.
In some years, the semifinals were played on neutral ground.
The final always has been one-legged, but in 2011 the semi-finals were played with a home and away match.
List of finals
The list of finals:Ed. | Season | Winner | Result | Runner-up | Final Venue/Stadium | Losing Semifinalists | Teams |
1 | 2004 | CFF Clujana | 4–0 | Șantierul Naval Constanta | IMGB, București | Pandurii Târgu-Jiu and Crișul Aleșd | 6? |
2 | 2004–05 | CFF Clujana | 2–1 | Smart Sport București | Spiru Haret University, București | Pandurii Târgu-Jiu and CSȘ Târgoviște | 10 |
3 | 2005-06 | CFF Clujana | 3–2 | Pandurii Târgu-Jiu | Municipal, Târgu Jiu | Motorul Oradea and Șantierul Naval Constanta | 9? |
4 | 2006–07 | Pandurii Lignitul Târgu-Jiu | 1–1 | CFF Clujana | Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara | Smart Sport București and Ripensia 2000 Timișoara | 9 |
5 | 2007–08 | CFF Clujana | 7–0 | Smart Sport București | Ceahlăul, Piatra-Neamț | CSȘ Târgoviște and Motorul Oradea | 10 |
6 | 2008–09 | Ripensia 2000 Timișoara | 4–0 | CSȘ Târgoviște | Municipal, Târgu-Jiu | CFF Clujana and Șantierul Naval Constanta | 10 |
7 | 2009–10 | FCM Târgu Mureş | 4–0 | CFF Clujana | Emil Alexandrescu, Iași | Sporting Craiova and CSȘ Târgoviște | 12 |
8 | 2010–11 | Olimpia Cluj | 2–0 | FCM Târgu Mureş | Forex, Brașov | Real Craiova and Metalul Vlăhița | 13 |
9 | 2011–12 | Olimpia Cluj | 1–0 | FCM Târgu Mureş | CNAF, Buftea | CS Brazi and FC Alice&Tunes Pitești | 20 |
10 | 2012–13 | Olimpia Cluj | 6–0 | FCM Târgu Mureş | Cetate, Alba-Iulia | CSȘ Târgoviște and CFR Timișoara | 20 |
11 | 2013–14 | Olimpia Cluj | 3–0 | ASA Târgu Mureş | Areni, Suceava | CFR Timișoara and Olimpia 2 Cluj | 21 |
12 | 2014–15 | Olimpia Cluj | 4–0 | ASA Târgu Mureş | Jean Pădureanu, Bistrița | Olimpia 2 Cluj and Fair Play București | 24 |
13 | 2015–16 | ASA Târgu Mureş | 2–1 | Olimpia Cluj | Michael Klein, Hunedoara | Fair Play București and Real Craiova | 29 |
14 | 2016–17 | Olimpia Cluj | 5–0 | Navobi Iaşi | Emil Alexandrescu, Iași | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului and CSȘ Târgoviște | 34 |
15 | 2017–18 | CSȘ Târgoviște | 3–0 | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | Municipal, Sfântu Gheorghe | Piroş Security Arad and Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc | 33 |
16 | 2018–19 | Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc | 5–0 | Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | Trans-Sil, Târgu-Mureș | Universitatea Galați and U Olimpia Cluj | 37 |
17 | 2019–20 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD and TBD | 40 |