2015–16 Cupa Ligii
The 2015–16 Cupa Ligii was the second official season of the Cupa Ligii.[1] Steaua București won the tournament for the second time in a row after defeating Concordia Chiajna in the final.
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 |
| Champions | FCSB |
| Runners-up | Concordia Chiajna |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Schedule
- Qualifying Round: 9–10 September 2015
- Quarter-finals: 14–15 October 2015
- First leg of semi-finals: 9–10 March 2016
- Second leg of semi-finals: 13–14 April 2016
- Final: 17 July 2016
Prize money
- Winner: €265,000
- Runner-up: €165,000
- Semi-final: €50,000
- Quarter-final: €25,000
- Qualifying Round: €20,000
Qualifying Round
At this stage, all teams participate in 2015–16 Liga I season except for No. 1 (FC Steaua București) and 2 (ASA Târgu Mureș) 2014–15 Liga I season which directly qualified for the quarterfinals. Thus in this phase will be 12 teams will be divided in 6 games. The winners of those matches will qualify for the quarterfinals.
The teams qualified in this phase are:
- CFR Cluj
- CSM Studențesc Iași
All matches were played on 9–10 September 2015[3]
| 9 September 2015 | Concordia Chiajna | 3–0 | FC Botoșani | Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna |
| 16:30 | Cristescu  Răducanu Purece |
Referee: Gabriel Mladinovici (Bucharest) |
| 9 September 2015 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 1–0 | Petrolul Ploiești | Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara |
| 19:00 | Elek |
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galati) |
| 9 September 2015 | CSM Studențesc Iași | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Emil Alexandrescu, Iași |
| 21:45 | López |
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest) |
| 10 September 2015 | FC Voluntari | 0–2 | Astra Giurgiu | Dinamo, Bucharest |
| 16:30 | Gouriye Alibec |
Referee: George Radulescu (Bucharest) |
| 10 September 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p) | Universitatea Craiova | Orășenesc, Ovidiu |
| 19:00 | Referee: Marian Balaci (Drobeta-Turnu Severin) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Benzar  Chițu Achim Casap  Aganović Nicolița Filip Boli Gavra Ganea Albuț |
Ivan Popov Zlatinski Ferfelea Tîrnăcop Madson Herghelegiu Kay Bancu Măzărache Straton |
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| 10 September 2015 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 0–2 | Dinamo București | Municipal, Drobeta-Turnu Severin |
| 21:45 | Palić Filipetto |
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest) |
Quarter-finals
At this stage, 8 teams qualified:
FC Steaua București – 1st place 2014–15 Liga I season
ASA Târgu Mureș – 2nd place 2014–15 Liga I season
the 6 teams that won in Qualifying Round
- CFR Cluj
These teams will be divided in four matches. The winners of those matches will qualify for the semifinals. All matches were played on 14–15 October 2015[4][5]
| 14 October 2015 | Concordia Chiajna | 1–0 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna |
| 18:15 | Balaur |
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați) |
| 14 October 2015 | Dinamo București | 2–0 | CFR Cluj | Dinamo, Bucharest |
| 21:00 | Essombé Rotariu |
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest) |
| 15 October 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–3 | Astra Giurgiu | Orășenesc, Ovidiu |
| 18:15 | Teixeira Alibec Ioniță |
Referee: Rusandru Lucian (Sfantu Gheorghe) |
| 15 October 2015 | Steaua București | 1–0 | ACS Poli Timișoara | Arena Națională, Bucharest |
| 21:00 | Chipciu |
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete (Bucharest) |
Semi-finals
In the semifinals qualified 4 teams, namely the winners of the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals winners are:
4) FC Steaua București
These teams will be divided in two matches. Matches will be played roundtrip. The winners of those matches will qualify for the League Cup final.
1st leg
| 9 March 2016 | Steaua București | 1–0 | Astra Giurgiu | Nicolae Dobrin, Pitești |
| 17:00 | Tadé |
Referee: Marius Avram (Bucharest) |
| 10 March 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | 3–0 | Dinamo București | Stadionul Concordia, Chiajna |
| 18:00 | Milevskiy Obodo Pena |
Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galati) |
2nd leg
| 13 April 2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 0–2 (0–3 agg.) | Steaua București | Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu |
| 17:30 | Bawab |
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad) |
| 14 April 2016 | Dinamo București | 1–1 (1–4 agg.) | Concordia Chiajna | Dinamo, Bucharest |
| 18:00 | Gnohéré |
Bucurică |
Referee: George Găman (Craiova) |
Final
| 17 July 2016 Final | Steaua București | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Concordia Chiajna | Bucharest |
| 20:00 EET (UTC+02) | Momčilović Hamroun |
Report | Pena |
Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Marius Avram |
References
- "Structure of the Cupa Ligii for the 2014–15 season". Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- http://www.lpf.ro/cupa-ligii-adeplast/optimile-cupei-ligii-adeplast---program-și-televizări.html
- Programul optimilor Cupei Ligii României
- Tragerea la sorti a sferturilor si semifinalelor Cupei Ligii României
- Programul sferturlor Cupei Ligii României