The 2025–26 Moldovan Cup () was the 35th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. The competition started on 3 September 2025 with the first preliminary round and concluded with the final on 23 May 2026. As the winners, Sheriff Tiraspol qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League.
Format and schedule Home advantage for the preliminary rounds and the round of 16 is granted to the team from the higher league. If both teams belong to the same division, the team with a higher ranking in the current league season will play at home. The home team in the first legs of the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final will be the team ranked higher in the current league season.
RoundDraw dateMatch datesFixturesClubs First preliminary round26 August 2025 3 September 2025 7 37 → 30 Second preliminary round 17 September 2025 6 30 → 24 Third preliminary round 23 September 2025 30 September 2025, 1 October 2025 8 24 → 16 Round of 167 October 2025 28–29 October 2025 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 3–4 March 2026 (1st leg)21–22 April 2026 (2nd leg) 8 8 → 4 Semi-finals 6 May 2026 (1st leg)13 May 2026 (2nd leg) 4 4 → 2 Final 23 May 2026 1 2 → 1
Participating clubs The following teams entered the competition: Ligathe 8 teams of the 2025–26 season Liga 1the 10 teams of the 2025–26 season Liga 2the 19 teams of the 2025–26 season Sheriff Tiraspol title holder Milsami Orhei runner-up Zimbru Chișinău Petrocub Hîncești Bălți Spartanii Sportul Dacia Buiucani Politehnica UTM Victoria Chișinău Fălești Stăuceni Florești Iskra Rîbnița FCM Ungheni Univer Comrat Olimp Comrat Real Sireți Oguz Comrat Speranța Drochia Vulturii Cutezători EFA Visoca Chișinău Steaua Nordului Atletic Strășeni Locomotiva Ocnița Socol Copceac Edineț Constructorul Leova Atletico Bălți Maiak Chirsova Țarigrad Real Succes Grănicerul Glodeni Congaz Olimpia Bălți CMF Cahul Național Ialoveni
First preliminary round 14 clubs from the Liga 2 entered this round and the other 5 clubs (selected via a draw) received a bye.Results fmf.md
Second preliminary round 12 clubs from the Liga 2 entered this round.
Third preliminary round 6 clubs from the Liga 2 and 10 clubs from the Liga 1 entered this round.
Final stage
Bracket
Round of 16 8 clubs from the Liga 1 and 8 clubs from the Liga entered this round.
Quarter-finals 8 clubs from the Liga entered this round.
Semi-finals 4 clubs from the Liga entered this round.
Final
The final was played on Saturday 23 May 2026 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău.
GK 1 Emil Tîmbur DF 6 Raí LopesDF 24 Danila Forov DF 35 Bourama FombaDF 45 Baye Assane CissMF 3 Liam Hermesh MF 11 Sapata MF 26 Dhoraso KlasMF 69 Peter Ademo (c) FW 10 Zé Flores FW 19 Jayder Asprilla Substitutes:GK 28 Nicolae CebotariDF 7 Mahmoud GhorbelDF 18 Eguedegue MagloireDF 29 Soumaïla MagossoubaDF 30 Alexandr EgupovDF 44 Alesio Mija MF 16 Daniel Danu MF 17 Vsevolod Nihaev MF 32 Emmanuel AfetseFW 14 Qays Ghanem FW 42 Konan Loukou Head Coach: Victor Mihailov GK 88 Ivan DokićDF 29 Abou DossoDF 30 Andrei MacrițchiiDF 33 Mihail Ștefan (c)DF 35 Nikolai ZolotovMF 5 Matteo Amoroso MF 7 Caio Dantas MF 8 Tsimafei Sharkouski MF 11 Jonathas Abimael MF 24 Thiago Ceijas FW 15 Dzianis Kazlouski Substitutes:GK 12 Artem OdyntsovGK 92 Cristian SîrghiDF 4 Cristian GonțaDF 6 Pedro HenriqueDF 34 Ivan YermachkovMF 14 Rayvien Rosario MF 17 Tudor Butucel MF 22 Ahmed BonnahMF 25 Ilya Vasilevich MF 77 Serafim Cojocari FW 99 Alexandru BețivuHead Coach: Oleg Kubarev
Assistant referees: Vladislav Lifciu (Moldova) Vadim Roșca (Moldova) Additional assistant referees: Roman Jitari (Moldova) Andrei Ceban (Moldova) Fourth official: Vadim Vicol (Moldova)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if score is still level. Eleven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
References
External links Cupa Moldovei on Soccerway