Romanian_Women's_Cup
Cupa României (women's football)
National Women's football competition in Romania
The Romanian Women's Cup (Romanian: Cupa României Fotbal Feminin) 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.[1] The most titles are held by Olimpia Cluj, who won eight finals: five consecutive between 2011 and 2015, one in 2017 and two more as U Olimpia Cluj in 2021 and 2022.
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Romania |
| Number of teams | 36 (2021–22) |
| Current champions | U Olimpia Cluj (8th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | U Olimpia Cluj (8 titles) |
| Website | Official site (in Romanian) |
 2021–22 | |
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.
The list of finals:[2]
Performance by club
| No. | Team | Winners | Runners-up | Losing Semifinalists | Total apps. in Last 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia/U Olimpia Cluj | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | CFF Clujana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | ASA/FCM Târgu Mureş | 2 | 5 | – | 7 |
| 4 | CSȘ Târgoviște | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Pandurii Târgu-Jiu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc/Metalul Vlăhița | 1 | – | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Ripensia 2000 Timișoara | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Heniu Prundu Bârgăului | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Smart Sport București | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Șantierul Naval Constanța | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11–12 | Navobi Iaşi | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Fortuna Becicherecu Mic | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 13 | Piroş Security Arad | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| 14–18 | Motorul Oradea | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Real Craiova | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| CFR Timișoara | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Olimpia 2 Cluj | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Fair Play București | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| 19–24 | Crișul Aleșd | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sporting Craiova | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| CS Brazi | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| FC Alice&Tunes Pitești | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Universitatea Galați | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Vulpițele Galbene Roman | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Performance by city
| No. | City | Cups | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cluj-Napoca |
12 | Olimpia/U Olimpia Cluj (8), CFF Clujana (4) |
| 2 |  Târgu-Mureș |
2 | FCM/ASA Târgu Mureş (2) |
| 3–6 |  Târgu-Jiu |
1 | Pandurii Târgu-Jiu (1) |
 Timișoara |
1 | Ripensia 2000 Timișoara (1) | |
 Târgoviște |
1 | CSȘ Târgoviște (1) | |
 Odorheiu Secuiesc |
1 | Vasas Femina Odorheiu Secuiesc (1) | |
- Romanian Cup, men's edition
- "Romania (Women) 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "Romania - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- "CFF Clujana cup finals". cffclujana.piczo.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "2007 finals". cffclujana.piczo.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- "2008 finals". cffclujana.piczo.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- "2009 cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- "2009/10 cup". FRF. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- "Olimpia Cluj a castigat Cupa Romaniei la fotbal feminin" (in Romanian). ziare.com. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- "Olimpia Cluj wins 2012 cup" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- Official website
- Cup at soccerway.com