2018–19 Moldovan Cup

2018–19 Moldovan Cup
Country  Moldova
Teams 47
Matches played 50
Goals scored 207 (4.14 per match)

The 2018–19 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) is the 28th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. The competition started on 12 May 2018 with the preliminary round. The winners will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Milsami Orhei are the defending champions.

Format and Schedule

The preliminary round and the first two rounds proper are regionalised to reduce teams travel costs.[1]

Round Match dates Fixtures Clubs
Preliminary Round 12 May 2018 7 47 → 40
First Round 25–26 May 2018 16 40 → 24
Second Round 9 June 2018 8 24 → 16
Round of 16 20 June 2018 (1st leg)
5–7 July 2018 (2nd leg)		 16 16 → 8
Quarter-Finals 26 September 2018 (1st leg)
31 October 2018 (2nd leg)		 8 8 → 4
Semi-Finals 2019 (1st leg)
2019 (2nd leg)		 4 4 → 2
Final May 2019 1 2 → 1

Participating teams

The following teams are qualified for the competition.[2]

Divizia Națională
the 8 teams of the 2018 season		 Divizia A
the 12 teams of the 2018 season		 Divizia B
the 27 teams of the 2018 season

Number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Football in Moldova. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Preliminary Round

14 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. 13 clubs from the Divizia B received a bye for the preliminary round. Matches were played on 12 May 2018.[3][4]

First Round

20 clubs from the Divizia B and 12 clubs from the Divizia A entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 25 and 26 May 2018.[5][6][4]

Second Round

The 16 winners from the previous round entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 9 June 2018.[7][8][4]

Final stage

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
 Grănicerul Glodeni 0 2 2  
 Milsami Orhei 2 4 6  
   Petrocub-Hîncești 0  
   Milsami Orhei 2  
 Petrocub-Hîncești 10 6 16
 Florești 2 1 3  
     
     
 Sheriff Tiraspol 7 9 16  
 Iskra Rîbnița 0 1 1  
   Sheriff Tiraspol 3
   Speranța Nisporeni 0  
 Speranța Nisporeni (a) 0 2 2
 Codru Lozova 1 1 2  
   
   
 Sfântul Gheorghe 7 3 10  
 Sparta Chișinău 2 3 5  
   Dinamo-Auto 0
   Sfântul Gheorghe 3  
 Cahul-2005 1 0 1
 Dinamo-Auto 0 5 5  
   
     
 Victoria Bardar 1 1 2  
 Zaria Bălți 4 4 8  
   Zaria Bălți 3
   Zimbru Chișinău 2  
 Zimbru Chișinău 0 4 4
 Spartanii Selemet 0 1 1  

Round of 16

The 8 winners from the previous round and 8 clubs from the Divizia Națională entered this round. The home teams in the first legs and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 13 June 2018.[9]The first legs were played on 20 June 2018 and the second legs on 5,6 and 7 July 2018.[10][11][12][13][4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Grănicerul Glodeni 2–6 Milsami Orhei 0–2 2–4
Petrocub-Hîncești 16–3 Florești 10–2 6–1
Sheriff Tiraspol 16–1 Iskra Rîbnița 7–0 9–1
Speranța Nisporeni 2–2 (a) Codru Lozova 0–1 2–1
Sfântul Gheorghe 10–5 Sparta Chișinău 7–2 3–3
Cahul-2005 1–5 Dinamo-Auto 1–0 0–5
Victoria Bardar 2–8 Zaria Bălți 1–4 1–4
Zimbru Chișinău 4–1 Spartanii Selemet 0–0 4–1

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-Finals

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams in the first legs were determined in a draw held on 16 July 2018.[14]The first legs will be played on 26 September 2018 and the second legs on 31 October 2018.[15][4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petrocub-Hîncești Milsami Orhei 0–2
Sheriff Tiraspol Speranța Nisporeni 3–0
Dinamo-Auto Sfântul Gheorghe 0–3
Zaria Bălți Zimbru Chișinău 3–2

First leg

Second leg

Notes
  • ^ The match was not played because there was no ambulance at the field. Awarded a 3–0 technical victory to Iskra[16]

    • References

    1. ↑ "Regulations" (PDF). fmf.md.
    2. ↑ "Bracket" (PDF). fmf.md.
    3. ↑ "Preliminary round preview". sports.md.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 Results fmf.md
    5. ↑ "First round preview 25 May". sports.md.
    6. ↑ "First round preview 26 May". sports.md.
    7. ↑ "Second round preview". sports.md.
    8. ↑ "Second round results". sports.md.
    9. ↑ "Round of 16 draw". fmf.md.
    10. ↑ "Round of 16 preview 20 June". sports.md.
    11. ↑ "Round of 16 preview 5 July". sports.md.
    12. ↑ "Round of 16 preview 6 July". sports.md.
    13. ↑ "Round of 16 preview 7 July". sports.md.
    14. ↑ "Quarter-finals draw". fmf.md.
    15. ↑ "Quarter finals preview 26 September". sports.md.
    16. ↑ "Comitetul de competiții". fmf.md.
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