2019–20 Cupa României (women's football) explained

Cupa României Feminin
Year:2019–20
Other Title:Cupa României 2019–20
Country:Romania
Num Teams:40
Defending Champions:Vasas Femina Odorhei
Matches:31
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 Cupa României is the 17th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. It was cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic during the Round of 16.

Participating clubs

The following 40 teams qualified for the competition:

2019–20 Liga I
all clubs (12)
2019–20 Liga II
without 2 second teams and 1 dissolved club (11)
2019–20 Liga III
without 2 second teams (17)
entering in Second Round/ Round of 32: entering in Second Round/ Round of 32: entering in First Round:

entering in Second Round/ Round of 32:

  • Zimbrul Tulcea

Round dates

Source: [1]

RoundFirst match dateReference dateLast match date
First Round5 October 20196 October 20199 October 2019
Second Round/ Round of 3230 October 201910 November 201920 November 2019
Third Round/ Round of 1629 February 2020Cancelled
Quarter-finalsCancelled
Semi-finalsCancelled
FinalCancelled

First round

16 Liga III teams entered the competition for the First Round. The 8 matches in this round were initially scheduled on Sunday, 6 October. One match was played in advance on Saturday 5 October, another was postponed until the following Wednesday, on 9 October. One match was cancelled following the withdrawal of ACS Viitorul Reghin, while the rest of 5 were played according to the original schedule.[2]

Second Round/ Round of 32

The 8 teams that advanced from the First Round were joined by the remaining teams: 1 Liga III team, 11 Liga II teams and 12 Liga I teams, for a total of 32 teams playing 16 matches. The matches were scheduled to be played on or around 10 November. One was played well in advance, on 30 October 2019, while two on Friday 8 November, one more on 9 November, and two were postponed to 20 November. 10 games were played on the original scheduled day of 10 November.[3]

Third round/ Round of 16

The 8 matches were scheduled to be played on 29 February. However, only 7 games were played, as one was postponed to initially to 14 March, then indefinitely, due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cupa României, Season 2019-20. Romanian Football Federation. 21 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Cupa României, Season 2019-20, First Round. Romanian Football Federation. 21 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Cupa României, Season 2019-20, Second Round. Romanian Football Federation. 21 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Cupa României, Season 2019-20, Third Round. Romanian Football Federation. 21 April 2019.