The 1981 Cupa României final was the 43rd final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Republicii in Bucharest on 24 June 1981 and was contested between Divizia A sides Universitatea Craiova and Politehnica Timişoara. The cup was won by Craiova.
Route to the final
Universitatea Craiova Round of 32Caraimanul Buşteni0–1 Universitatea CraiovaRound of 16Universitatea Craiova2–1Gloria BistriţaQuarter-finalsUniversitatea Craiova2–1FC ArgeşSemi-finalsUniversitatea Craiova4–0SC BacăuFC Politehnica Timişoara Round of 32Laminorul Roman1–3Politehnica TimişoaraRound of 16Politehnica Timişoara2–1Corvinul HunedoaraQuarter-finalsPolitehnica Timişoara3–2FC ConstanţaSemi-finalsPolitehnica Timişoara2–1Arieşul Turda
Match details
Universitatea Craiova: GK 1 Gabriel BoldiciDF 2 Nicolae NegrilăDF 3 Nicolae Tilihoi DF 6 Costică ŞtefănescuDF 4 Nicolae Ungureanu MF 5 Aurel Ţicleanu MF 10 Costică DonoseMF 8 Ilie Balaci MF 7 Zoltan Crișan FW 9 Rodion Cămătaru FW 11 Sorin CârţuSubstitutes:FW –– Aurel Beldeanu DF –– Mircea Irimescu Manager: Ion OblemencoPolitehnica Timișoara: GK –– Radu SuciuDF –– Dumitru NaduDF –– Dan Păltinișanu DF –– Aurel ȘundaDF –– Viorel VișanDF –– Ion DumitruMF –– Emerich Dembrovschi MF –– Adrian ManeaMF –– Petre VlătanescuFW –– Leonida Nedelcu FW –– Ion Palea Substitutes:MF –– Titi Nicolae FW –– Gheorghe Cotec Manager: Ion Ionescu MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Cristian Teodorescu Nicolae Rainea Fourth official:MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time (15-minute intervals) Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time. Maximum of 2 substitutions.
References
External links Official site