2009–10 Cupa României#First round

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| title = Cupa României

| year = 2009–10

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| imagesize = 170px

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| country = Romania

| num_teams = 98

| defending champions = CFR Cluj

| champions = CFR Cluj

| runner-up = Vaslui

| matches =

| goals =

| top goal scorer =

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| prevseason = 2008–09

| nextseason = 2010–11

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The 2009–10 Cupa României was the seventy-second season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 15 July 2009 with the matches of Phase 1 and ended with the Final on 6 June 2010. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.

The winners of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2010–11 Europa League.

Round of 32

The 14 winners of Phase V entered in this round and were joined by 18 teams from the 2009–10 Liga I season. The matches were played on 22–24 September 2009. [http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=2643 frf.ro reference]

{{OneLegResult|Unirea Urziceni||3–0|Sportul Studențesc București|}}

{{OneLegResult|Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ||1–1 (a.e.t.) {{pso|2–3}}|Gaz Metan CFR Craiova|}}

{{OneLegResult|Gaz Metan Mediaş||1–1 (a.e.t.) {{pso|5–4}}|CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea|}}

{{OneLegResult|Astra Ploieşti||2–1 (a.e.t.)|Farul Constanţa|}}

{{OneLegResult|Minerul Valea Copcii||1–1 (a.e.t.) {{pso|3–5}}|Internaţional Curtea de Argeş|}}

{{OneLegResult|Oţelul Galaţi||1–1 (a.e.t.) {{pso|4–3}}|Unirea Alba Iulia|}}

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Round of 16

The 16 winners from the previous round competed in this round. The matches were played on 27, 28 and 29 October 2009. [http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=2708 frf.ro reference]

{{OneLegResult|Astra Ploieşti||2–2 (a.e.t.) {{pso|6–5}}|Politehnica Timișoara|}}

{{OneLegResult|Gloria Bistriţa||0–0 (a.e.t.) {{pso|5–4}}|Steaua București|}}

{{OneLegResult|Internaţional Curtea de Argeş||2–1|Rapid București|}}

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Quarter-finals

Eight winners from the previous round competed in this round. The matches were played on 17, 18 and 19 November 2009 in a one leg tie. http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=2709

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|date = 17 November 2009

|time = 19:00 EET

|team1 = FC Brașov

|score = 3–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/11/17/romania/cupa-romaniei/fc-brasov/as-cf-gloria-1922-bistrita/879950/

|team2 = Gloria Bistriţa

|goals1 = Hadnagy {{goal|4}}
Zaharia {{goal|30}}
Roman {{yel|39}}
Abrudan {{yel|52}}
Ilyeş {{goal|60}}, {{yel|67}}

|goals2 = Ciucă {{yel|62}}
Iodi {{yel|77}}

|stadium = Stadionul Tineretului

|location = Braşov

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Marius Avram

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|date = 18 November 2009

|time = 18:15 EET

|team1 = FC Vaslui

|score = 1–0

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/11/18/romania/cupa-romaniei/fc-vaslui/fc-international-curtea-de-arges/879949/

|team2 = Internaţional Curtea de Argeş

|goals1 = Farkaš {{yel|70}}
Burdujan {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Matei {{yel|31}}, {{Sent off|1|43}}
Neagu {{yel|40}}
Arčaba {{yel|64}}
Voiculeţ {{yel|68}}

|stadium = Stadionul Municipal

|location = Vaslui

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Ovidiu Haţegan

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|date = 18 November 2009

|time = 20:15 EET

|team1 = FC U Craiova

|score = 0–1

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/11/18/romania/cupa-romaniei/fc-universitatea-craiova/scs-cfr-1907-cluj-sa/879948/

|team2 = CFR Cluj

|goals1 = Bădoi {{yel|57}}

|goals2 = Dubarbier {{goal|24}}, {{yel|61}}
Traoré {{Sent off|0|31}}
Panin {{yel|65}}
Culio {{yel|73}}
Tony {{yel|75}}

|stadium = Ion Oblemenco

|location = Craiova

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Alexandru Tudor

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|date = 19 November 2009

|time = 20:15 EET

|team1 = Astra Ploieşti

|score = 1–2

|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/11/19/romania/cupa-romaniei/astra-ploiesti/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/879951/

|team2 = Dinamo București

|goals1 = Păun {{goal|16|pen.}}
Strătilă {{Sent off|0|68}}

|goals2 = An. Cristea {{goal|10||54}}
N'Doye {{yel|38}}
Molinero {{yel|45}}
Moţi {{Sent off|0|65}}
Rus {{yel|83}}

|stadium = Stadionul Astra

|location = Ploieşti

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Cristian Balaj

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Semi-finals

The semifinals were played in two legs. The first leg was played on 24 and 25 March 2010 while the second leg on 14 and 15 April 2010. http://www.frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=46&serie_id=285&etapa_id=3224

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