1997 Cupa României final

1997 Cupa României Final
Event1996–97 Cupa României
Date4 June 1997
VenueStadionul Naţional, Bucharest
Man of the MatchRomania Sabin Ilie
RefereeSorin Corpodean (Romania)
Attendance25,000
1996
1998

The 1997 Cupa României Final was the 59th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 4 June 1997 and was contested between Divizia A sides Steaua București and Naţional București. The cup was won by Steaua.

Route to the final

CSA Steaua București

Round of 32 FC Oneşti 0–2 Steaua București
Round of 16 Steaua București 5–0 Midia Năvodari
Quarter-finals Steaua București 3–2 (a.e.t) Petrolul Ploieşti
Semi-finals Steaua București 2–1 Universitatea Craiova

FC Naţional București

Round of 32 ASA Târgu Mureş 1–3 Naţional București
Round of 16 Naţional București 1–0 (a.e.t) Inter Sibiu
Quarter-finals Naţional București 3–1 U Cluj
Semi-finals Naţional București 2–1 Dinamo București

Match details [1]

Steaua București4–2Naţional București
Ilie 2', 5', 30' (pen.)
Ciocoiu 86'
Report Dună 10'
Petre 89'
Steaua București
Naţional București
STEAUA BUCUREŞTI:
GK 12 Romania Bogdan Stelea
RWB 2 Romania Laurenţiu Reghecampf
CD 4 Romania Adrian Matei
CD 6 Romania Valeriu Răchită
CD 11 Romania Marius Baciu
LWB 3 Romania Iulian Miu
RM 10 Romania Dennis Şerban downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 5 Romania Iosif Rotariu
LM 8 Romania Damian Militaru
FW 7 Romania Marius Lăcătuş (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 9 Romania Sabin Ilie downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
MF 15 Romania Cătălin Munteanu upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 14 Romania Laurenţiu Roşu upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 16 Romania Cristian Ciocoiu upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Romania Dumitru Dumitriu
NAŢIONAL BUCUREŞTI:
GK 1 Romania Răzvan Lucescu
DF 2 Romania Dorel Zegrean downward-facing red arrow 60'
DF 3 Romania Liviu Ciobotariu
DF 5 Romania Cătălin Necula
DF 4 Romania Ion Sburlea
DF 7 Romania Petre Marin
MF 6 Romania Adrian Pigulea downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 8 Romania Dănuţ Moisescu downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF 10 Romania Cristian Vasc
FW 11 Romania Marin Dună (c)
FW 9 Romania Radu Niculescu
Substitutes:
MF 16 Romania Cătălin Liță upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Romania Tinel Petre upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 15 Romania Cristian Albeanu upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Romania Florin Halagian

MATCH OFFICIALS

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes extra-time (15-minute intervals)
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

References