2022 Cupa României final

2022 Cupa României Final

Event	2021–22 Cupa României
Sepsi OSK Voluntari 2 1
Date	19 May 2022
Venue	Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest
Man of the Match	Marius Ștefănescu
Referee	Sebastian Colțescu
Attendance	8.128
Weather	Clear

The 2022 Cupa României Final was the final match of the 2021–22 Cupa României and the 84th final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 19 May 2022 between Sepsi OSK and Voluntari.

Sepsi OSK claimed its first cup after a 2–1 victory in regular time.^[1] Marius Ștefănescu scored a double for the Sfântu Gheorghe side, and was thus named Man of the Match.^[2] It was the second appearance in the final stage of the competition for both clubs, with Voluntari winning the 2016–17 edition.

The Final was the first notable event hosted by the new Stadionul Rapid-Giulești in Bucharest, which was inaugurated two months prior to the game.

Route to the Final

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe		Round	Voluntari
Opponent	Results		Opponent	Results
Farul Constanța	1–0 (A)	Last 32	Șomuz Fălticeni	4–1 (A)
FCU Craiova	1–0 (A)	Last 16	FCSB	3–0 forfeit
Chindia Târgoviște	2–1 (A)	Quarter-finals	Buzău	1–0 (A)
Universitatea Craiova	2–1 (H) and 1-0 (A)	Semi-finals	Argeș Pitești	2–0 (H) and 1–0 (A)

Match

19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)

20:30 EEST (UTC+03)

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (1)	2–1	Voluntari (1)
Ștefănescu 22', 38'	Report 1 Report 2	Dumitrescu 90+5' (o.g.)

Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest

Attendance: 8.128

Referee: Sebastian Colțescu

GK 33 Roland Niczuly RB 20 Andres Dumitrescu CB 44 Mihai Bălașa CB 03 Bogdan Mitrea (c) LB 88 Radoslav Dimitrov LCM 06 Nicolae Păun CM 77 Adnan Aganović  80' RCM 21 Cristian Bărbuț  71' RW 14 Eder González CF 09 Alexandru Tudorie  71' LW 11 Marius Ștefănescu  84' Substitutes: GK 12 Răzvan Began LB 27 Rareș Ispas CB 82 Branislav Niňaj CM 08 Gabriel Vașvari CM 24 István Fülöp  84' CM 90 Cătălin Golofca  71' CF 29 Vitalie Damașcan  80' CF 15 Stefan Ashkovski CF 42 Kevin Luckassen  71' Manager: Cristiano Bergodi

GK 71 Mihai Popa CB 30 Gabriel Tamaș  42' CB 05 Igor Armaș (c) CB 13 Denis Ciobotariu RM 24 Ricardinho  64' CM 18 Hélder Tavares  46' CM 66 Lukas Droppa  74' CM 22 Vadim Rață  59' LM 06 Marius Briceag  74' CF 14 Marcelo Lopes  51'  86' CF 77 Adam Nemec Substitutes: GK 12 Victor Rîmniceanu CB 03 Ulrich Meleke CB 02 Cosmin Achim LB 23 Alexandru Vlad  74' CM 21 Alexandru Ilie RM 98 Cristian Costin  74' RW 10 George Merloi  86' CF 80 Lóránd Fülöp  46' CF 27 Muhamed Olawale  90+2'  64' Manager: Liviu Ciobotariu

MAN OF THE MATCH Marius Ștefănescu MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Mircea Grigoriu Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: George Găman Additional assistant referees:

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.

References

1. "FOTO Finala Cupei României: Sepsi – FC Voluntari 2-1! Ștefănescu aduce Cupa la Sfântu Gheorghe!" [PHOTO Romanian Cup Final: Sepsi - FC Voluntari 2–1! Ștefănescu brings the Cup to Sfântu Gheorghe!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
2. "Stefanescu, eroul lui Sepsi in finala Cupei Romaniei: "Un moment istoric. Am salvat sezonul de tot". Ce a spus de golul care a adus trofeul" [Ștefănescu, Sepsi's hero in the Romanian Cup final: "A historic moment. We saved the whole season". What did he say about the goal that brought the trophy] (in Romanian). Orange Sport. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

External links

• Official site (in Romanian)