The 2022 Cupa României final was the final match of the 2021–22 Cupa României and the 84th final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 19 May 2022 between Sepsi OSK and Voluntari.
Sepsi OSK claimed its first cup after a 2–1 victory in regular time. Marius Ștefănescu scored a double for the Sfântu Gheorghe side, and was thus named Man of the Match. It was the second appearance in the final stage of the competition for both clubs, with Voluntari winning the 2016–17 edition.
The Final was the first notable event hosted by the new Stadionul Rapid-Giulești in Bucharest, which was inaugurated two months prior to the game.
Route to the final
Sepsi Sfântu GheorgheRoundVoluntariOpponentResultsOpponentResultsFarul Constanța1–0 (A)Last 32Șomuz Fălticeni4–1 (A)FCU Craiova1–0 (A)Last 16FCSB3–0 forfeit Chindia Târgoviște2–1 (A)Quarter-finalsBuzău1–0 (A)Universitatea Craiova2–1 (H) and 1-0 (A) Semi-finalsArgeș Pitești2–0 (H) and 1–0 (A)
Match
GK 33 Roland Niczuly RB 20 Andres Dumitrescu CB 44 Mihai Bălașa CB 3 Bogdan Mitrea (c)LB 88 Radoslav Dimitrov LCM 6 Nicolae Păun CM 77 Adnan Aganović RCM 21 Cristian Bărbuț RW 14 Eder González CF 9 Alexandru Tudorie LW 11 Marius Ștefănescu Substitutes:GK 12 Răzvan Began LB 27 Rareș Ispas CB 82 Branislav Niňaj CM 8 Gabriel Vașvari CM 24 István Fülöp CM 90 Cătălin Golofca CF 29 Vitalie Damașcan CF 15 Stefan Ashkovski CF 42 Kevin Luckassen Manager: Cristiano Bergodi GK 71 Mihai PopaCB 30 Gabriel Tamaș CB 5 Igor Armaș (c) CB 13 Denis Ciobotariu RM 24 Ricardinho CM18 Hélder Tavares CM66 Lukas Droppa CM22 Vadim Rață LM6 Marius Briceag CF14 Marcelo Lopes CF77 Adam Nemec Substitutes:GK12 Victor Rîmniceanu CB3 Ulrich Meleke CB2 Cosmin Achim LB23 Alexandru Vlad CM21 Alexandru Ilie RM98 Cristian Costin RW10 George Merloi CF80 Lóránd Fülöp CF27 Muhamed Olawale Manager: Liviu Ciobotariu
MAN OF THE MATCH Marius Ștefănescu MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Mircea Grigoriu Sebastian Gheorghe Fourth official: George Găman Additional assistant referees: MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
References
External links Official site