2022–23 Cupa României
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Cupa României
| year = 2022–23
| other_title = Cupa României 2022–23
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = Romania
| num_teams =
| defending champions = Sepsi OSK
| champions = Sepsi OSK
| runner-up = Universitatea Cluj
| continentalcup1 = Conference League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =Sepsi OSK
| matches =
| goals =
| top goal scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 2021–22
| nextseason = 2023–24
}}
The 2022–23 Cupa României was the 85th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League. It was the first season in which the Round of 16 was replaced by a play-off, immediately followed by a group stage, in which the best 8 teams from Liga 1 were qualified directly.{{Cite web|url=https://cuparomaniei.frf.ro/top/cum-va-arata-formatul-cupei-romaniei-betano-incepand-din-noul-sezon/|title=Cum va arăta formatul Cupei României Betano începând din noul sezon|date=23 May 2022}}
Group stage
The draw was held on 30 September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.ro/cupa-romaniei/urnele-pentru-grupele-cupei-romaniei-posibile-dueluri-soc-cand-e-tragerea-la-sorti.html|title=CUPA ROMÂNIEI
The teams that finished 1st and 2nd in each group qualified for the Quarter-Finals.
=Group A=
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|team1=SEP|name_SEP=Sepsi OSK (1)
|team2=FCU|name_FCU=FCU Craiova (1)
|team3=VOL|name_VOL=FC Voluntari (1)
|team4=DIN|name_DIN=Dinamo București (2)
|team5=USZ|name_USZ=Unirea Slobozia (2)
|team6=PET|name_PET=Petrolul Ploiești (1)
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=Group B=
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|show_matches=yes
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|team1=UTA|name_UTA=UTA Arad (1)
|team2=MIO|name_MIO=CS Mioveni (1)
|team3=FCS|name_FCS=FCSB (1)
|team4=BOT|name_BOT=FC Botoșani (1)
|team5=GBZ|name_GBZ=Gloria Buzău (2)
|team6=OTE|name_OTE=Oțelul Galați (2)
|short_UTA=UTA
|short_MIO=MIO
|short_FCS=FCS
|short_BOT=BOT
|short_GBZ=GBZ
|short_OTE=OTE
|win_UTA=2|draw_UTA=1|loss_UTA=0|gf_UTA=8|ga_UTA=3
|win_MIO=2|draw_MIO=0|loss_MIO=1|gf_MIO=2|ga_MIO=3
|win_FCS=1|draw_FCS=2|loss_FCS=0|gf_FCS=4|ga_FCS=2
|win_BOT=1|draw_BOT=0|loss_BOT=2|gf_BOT=1|ga_BOT=3
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|win_OTE=0|draw_OTE=1|loss_OTE=2|gf_OTE=0|ga_OTE=3
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|match_UTA_FCS=2-2
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|match_FCS_UTA=null
|match_MIO_OTE=null
|match_MIO_BOT=1-0
|match_OTE_FCS=0-0
|match_GBZ_UTA=1-3
|match_BOT_MIO=null
|match_FCS_OTE=null
|match_UTA_GBZ=null
|match_BOT_FCS=0-2
|match_MIO_UTA=0-3
|match_OTE_GBZ=0-2
|match_FCS_BOT=null
|match_UTA_MIO=null
|match_GBZ_OTE=null
|match_FCS_MIO=null
|match_FCS_GBZ=null
|match_BOT_UTA=null
|match_BOT_OTE=null
|match_MIO_FCS=null
|match_MIO_GBZ=null
|match_UTA_BOT=null
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|match_OTE_UTA=null
|match_GBZ_FCS=null
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=Group C=
|show_matches=yes|section=Group C
|res_col_header=Q|update=complete
|source=[https://frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=629&serie_id=2831 FRF]
|team1=CFR|name_CFR=CFR Cluj (1)
|team2=UCJ|name_UCJ=Universitatea Cluj (1)
|team3=FAR|name_FAR=Farul Constanța (1)
|team4=RAP|name_RAP=Rapid București (1)
|team5=DUM|name_DUM=CSC Dumbrăvița (2)
|team6=ALX|name_ALX=CSM Alexandria (3)
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|short_UCJ=UCJ
|short_FAR=FAR
|short_RAP=RAP
|short_DUM=DUM
|short_ALX=ALX
|win_CFR=1|draw_CFR=2|loss_CFR=0|gf_CFR=6|ga_CFR=1
|win_UCJ=1|draw_UCJ=2|loss_UCJ=0|gf_UCJ=5|ga_UCJ=1
|win_FAR=1|draw_FAR=2|loss_FAR=0|gf_FAR=4|ga_FAR=2
|win_RAP=1|draw_RAP=1|loss_RAP=1|gf_RAP=4|ga_RAP=3
|win_DUM=1|draw_DUM=0|loss_DUM=2|gf_DUM=5|ga_DUM=9
|win_ALX=0|draw_ALX=1|loss_ALX=2|gf_ALX=2|ga_ALX=10
|col_Q=green1|text_Q=Qualification for quarter-finals
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|matches_style=FBR
|match_ALX_FAR=2-2
|match_UCJ_CFR=1-1
|match_DUM_RAP=1-4
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|match_CFR_UCJ=null
|match_RAP_DUM=null
|match_RAP_FAR=0-2
|match_DUM_CFR=0-5
|match_ALX_UCJ=0-4
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|match_UCJ_DUM=null
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=Group D=
|show_matches=yes|section=Group D
|res_col_header=Q|update=complete
|source=[https://frfotbal.ro/index.php?competition_id=8&season=629&serie_id=2832 FRF]
|team1=HER|name_HER=FC Hermannstadt (1)
|team2=ARG|name_ARG=FC Argeș Pitești (1)
|team3=MIN|name_MIN=Minaur Baia Mare (2)
|team4=UCV|name_UCV=Universitatea Craiova (1)
|team5=OCN|name_OCN=CS Ocna Mureș (3)
|team6=CHI|name_CHI=Chindia Târgoviște (1)
|short_HER=HER
|short_ARG=ARG
|short_MIN=MIN
|short_UCV=UCV
|short_OCN=OCN
|short_CHI=CHI
|win_HER=2|draw_HER=0|loss_HER=1|gf_HER=7|ga_HER=5
|win_ARG=1|draw_ARG=2|loss_ARG=0|gf_ARG=3|ga_ARG=2
|win_MIN=1|draw_MIN=1|loss_MIN=1|gf_MIN=8|ga_MIN=3
|win_UCV=1|draw_UCV=1|loss_UCV=1|gf_UCV=4|ga_UCV=3
|win_OCN=1|draw_OCN=1|loss_OCN=1|gf_OCN=2|ga_OCN=7
|win_CHI=0|draw_CHI=1|loss_CHI=2|gf_CHI=2|ga_CHI=6
|col_Q=green1|text_Q=Qualification for quarter-finals
|result1=Q|result2=Q
|matches_style=FBR
|match_MIN_ARG=0-0
|match_HER_UCV=0-2
|match_OCN_CHI=1-0
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|match_CHI_OCN=null
|match_CHI_ARG=1-1
|match_OCN_UCV=1-1
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|match_ARG_UCV=2-1
|match_HER_CHI=4-1
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Knockout stage
=Bracket=
{{#invoke:RoundN
|main|columns=3|
|style=font-size:90%; white-space:nowrap
|3rdplace=no|short_brackets=
|score-width=27|team-width=125
|RD1=Quarter-finals
|RD2=Semi-finals
|RD3=Final
|Sepsi OSK|4|CS Mioveni|1|
|CFR Cluj|1|Argeș Pitești|0|
|Hermannstadt|1|Universitatea Cluj|2|
|UTA Arad|1|FCU Craiova|0|
|Universitatea Cluj|1|UTA Arad|0|
|Sepsi OSK {{pso}}|0 (5)|Universitatea Cluj|0 (4)|
}}
= Quarter-finals =
The matches were played on 4, 5 and 6 April 2023.
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|date = 4 April 2023
|time = 19:00 EEST
|team1 = UTA Arad (1)
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = FCU Craiova (1)
|goals1 =
- Postolachi {{goal|16}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Francisc von Neuman
|location = Arad
|attendance =
|referee = Horațiu Feșnic (Cluj-Napoca)
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
|date = 5 April 2023
|time = 19:00 EEST
|team1 = FC Hermannstadt (1)
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = Universitatea Cluj (1)
|goals1 =
- Alhassan {{goal|41}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Municipal
|location = Sibiu
|attendance =
|referee = Florin Chivulete (București)
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
|date = 6 April 2023
|time = 18:00 EEST
|team1 = Sepsi OSK (1)
|score = 4–1
|report =
|team2 = CS Mioveni (1)
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Rădescu {{goal|75}}
|stadium = Sepsi Arena
|location = Sfântu Gheorghe
|attendance =
|referee = Iulian Dima (București)
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
|date = 6 April 2023
|time = 21:00 EEST
|team1 = CFR Cluj (1)
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = FC Argeș Pitești (1)
|goals1 =
- Krasniqi {{goal|89}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
|location = Cluj-Napoca
|attendance =
|referee = Marian Barbu (Făgăraș)
}}
=Semi-finals=
The matches were played on 26 and 27 April 2023.
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|date = 26 April 2023
|time = 19:00 EEST
|team1 = Sepsi OSK (1)
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = CFR Cluj (1)
|goals1 =
- Păun {{goal|10}}
- Ștefănescu {{goal|29}}
- Rondón {{goal|81}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Sepsi Arena
|location = Sfântu Gheorghe
|attendance =
|referee = Adrian Cojocaru (Galați)
}}
{{Footballbox collapsible
|date = 27 April 2023
|time = 19:00 EEST
|team1 = Universitatea Cluj (1)
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = UTA Arad (1)
|goals1 =
- Nistor {{goal|44|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cluj Arena
|location = Cluj-Napoca
|attendance =
|referee = Horia Mladinovici (București)
}}
Final
{{Main|2023 Cupa României final}}
{{Football box collapsible
|date = 24 May 2023
|team1 = Sepsi OSK
|score = 0–0
|aet = yes
|report = https://frfotbal.ro/infoMeci.php?game_id=147057
|team2 = Universitatea Cluj
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Municipal Sibiu
|location = Sibiu
|attendance = 11,813
|referee = Cătălin Popa (Pitești)
|penalties1=Varga {{pengoal}}
Rodríguez {{penmiss}}
Tudorie {{pengoal}}
Gheorghe {{pengoal}}
Ștefănescu {{pengoal}}
Aganović {{penmiss}}
Márk Tamás {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore= 5–4
|penalties2={{pengoal}} Chipciu
{{pengoal}} Bic
{{pengoal}} Tescan
{{penmiss}} Fernandes
{{pengoal}} Nistor
{{penmiss}} Gomes
{{penmiss}} Martić
}}
References
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{{Cupa României seasons}}
{{2022–23 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2022–23 in Romanian football}}
Category:Cupa României seasons
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 Cupa României}}