1975 Cupa României final

{{Infobox football match

| event = 1974–75 Cupa României

| team1 = Rapid București

| team2 = Universitatea Craiova

| team1score = 2

| team2score = 1

| date = 12 July 1975

| stadium = 23 August

| city = Bucharest

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Nicolae Rainea (Bârlad)

| previous = 1974

| next = 1976

}}

{{main|1974–75 Cupa României}}

The 1975 Cupa României Final was the 37th final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Rapid București and Universitatea Craiova, and was won by Rapid București after a game with 3 goals, in extra time. It was the 9th cup for Rapid București.{{cite web|url=http://www.ripensia-sport-magazin.ro/istoria-fotbalului/lista-tuturor-finalelor-cupei-romaniei/ |title=Lista tuturor finalelor Cupei României - Ripensia Sport Magazin |publisher=Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro |access-date=31 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/cea-mai-frumoasa-poveste-cu-regretatul-nicolae-manea-cum-a-batut-in-1975-craiova-lui-balaci-de-unul-singur-in-finala-cupei-romaniei-lumea-spunea-ca-ne-vor-da-o-caruta-de-goluri-13720680 |title=Cea mai frumoasă poveste cu regretatul Nicolae Manea. Cum a bătut, în 1975, Craiova lui Balaci de unul singur în finala Cupei României. "Lumea spunea că ne vor da o căruță de goluri"|trans-title=The most beautiful story with the late Nicolae Manea. How he beat, in 1975, Balaci's Craiova alone in the final of the Romanian Cup. "People said they would give us a cart of goals"|publisher=Prosport.ro |access-date=31 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/winner/rou-cupa-romaniei/ |title=Cupa Romaniei Champions |publisher=WorldFootball.net|access-date=31 May 2020}}

Rapid București became the fourth club representing Divizia B which won the Romanian Cup final, after Metalul Reșița in 1954, Arieșul Turda in 1961 and Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea in 1973.{{cite web | url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/cupa-romaniei/performanta-istorica-hermannstadt-e-prima-echipa-din-liga-2-calificata-in-finala-cupei-romaniei-dupa-36-de-ani-444059 | title=Performanţă istorică! Hermannstadt e prima echipă din Liga 2 calificată în finala Cupei României, după 36 de ani| publisher=Digisport.ro| language=ro |trans-title=Historical performance! Hermannstadt is the first team in Liga 2 to qualify for the Romanian Cup final, after 36 years| date=10 May 2018 | access-date=31 May 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://theplaymaker.ro/istorie-a-echipelor-din-ligile-inferioare-care-au-jucat-finala-cupei-romaniei/2647/ | title=80 de ani de suprize. O istorie a echipelor din ligile inferioare care au jucat finala Cupei României| publisher=Theplaymaker.ro| language=ro |trans-title=80 years of surprises. A history of the teams from the lower leagues that played the Romanian Cup final| date=13 May 2018 | access-date=31 May 2020}}