2005 Cupa României final
| Event | 2004–05 Cupa României | ||||||
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| Date | 11 May 2005 | ||||||
| Venue | Stadionul Cotroceni, Bucharest | ||||||
| Referee | Laurent Duhamel (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
The 2005 Cupa României Final was the 67th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Cotroceni Stadium in Bucharest on 11 May 2005 and was contested between Divizia A sides Dinamo București and Farul Constanța. Ștefan Grigorie scored the only goal of the match as Dinamo București won the match 1–0.
Background
[edit]Dinamo București had won the Cupa României on 11 previous occasions, joint-second only to Steaua București and equal with Dinamo București. Their most recent win was in 2003–04.[1]
Farul Constanța had never previously played in a Cupa României final.[1]
Route to the final
[edit]Dinamo București
[edit]Dinamo București began the competition in the round of 32. They faced Olimpia Satu Mare at the Daniel Prodan Stadium in Satu Mare on 13 October 2004. The match finished 1–1 after extra time and Dinamo București won 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out. In the round of 16, Dinamo București faced Gaz Metan Mediaș at Dinamo Stadium in Bucharest on 27 October 2004. They won 1–0 to progress to the two-legged quarter-finals. The first leg of the quarter-finals took place at Dinamo Stadium against Dacia Unirea Brăila on 10 November 2004 and Dinamo București won 1–0. They then won the second leg at Brăila Municipal Stadium in Brăila 2–0 (3–0 on aggregate) to advance to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were also played over two legs and Dinamo București lost the first leg 2–1 against Național București at the Cotroceni Stadium in Bucharest on 16 March 2005. However, they won the second leg at Dinamo Stadium on 13 April 2005 4–0 to advance to the final 5–2 on aggregate.[2]
Farul Constanța
[edit]Farul Constanța defeated FCM Bacău II 2–0 in the round of 32 before winning 2–1 against CFR Cluj to advance to the quarter-finals. They defeated Oțelul Galați home and away, 4–1 on aggregate, to reach the semi-finals. After winning the first leg 1–0, they lost the second leg of their semi-final 2–1 against U Craiova (2–2 on aggregate) and advanced to the final on away goals.[2]
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Match details
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel (25 April 2025). "Romania Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ a b Arotaritei, Sorin; Siminiceanu, Radu (17 August 2005). "Romania 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Romanian Cup 2004 2005 - statistics" (in Romanian). Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official site (in Romanian)