2008 Cupa României final

2008 Cupa României Final
EventCupa României 2007–08
Date10 May 2008
VenueStadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ
RefereeAurelian Bogaciu (Romania)
Attendance10,000

The 2008 Cupa României Final was the 70 final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Ceahlăul in Piatra Neamţ on 10 May 2008 and was contested between Liga I sides CFR Cluj and Unirea Urziceni. The cup was won by CFR Cluj who also won the Liga I title that year.

Route to the final

CFR Cluj

Round of 32 FC Săcele 0–3 CFR Cluj
Round of 16 Jiul Petroşani 0–1 CFR Cluj
Quarter-finals CFR Cluj 1–0 FC Brașov
Semi-finals Dacia Mioveni 0–3 CFR Cluj

Unirea Urziceni

Round of 32 Baia Mare 1–4 Unirea Urziceni
Round of 16 Unirea Urziceni 2–0 Steaua București
Quarter-finals Unirea Urziceni 1–0 Rapid București
Semi-finals Gloria Buzău 0–1 Unirea Urziceni

Match details

CFR Cluj2–1Unirea Urziceni
Ruiz 49'
Semedo 64'
Report Dănălache 58'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Aurelian Bogaciu (Romania)
CFR Cluj
Unirea Urziceni
CFR Cluj:
GK 44 Eduard Stăncioiu  79'
DF 2 Tony
DF 20 Cadú (c)
DF 27 André Galiassi
DF 4 Cristian Panin
MF 5 Manuel José  38'  71'
MF 31 Dani
MF 8 Sixto Peralta  81'  81'
MF 19 Emmanuel Culio
FW 16 António Semedo
FW 99 Diego Ruiz  63'  77'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Nuno Claro
DF 6 Gabriel Mureşan  81'
DF 33 Mikael Dorsin
MF 7 Sebastián Dubarbier
MF 10 Eugen Trică  71'
MF 25 André Leão
FW 23 Cristian Fabbiani  77'  90'
Manager:
Ioan Andone
Unirea Urziceni:
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea (c)
DF 24 László Balint
DF 6 George Galamaz  25'
MF 29 Daniel Munteanu  64'
DF 23 Valeriu Bordeanu
FW 10 Bogdan Mara  74'
DF 19 Pablo Brandán
DF 3 Ricardo Vilana
MF 25 Răzvan Pădureţu  53'  67'
MF 14 Bogdan Stancu  33'
FW 15 Cristian Dănălache
Substitutes:
GK 77 Cătălin Grigore
DF 3 Ersin Mehmedović
DF 16 Epaminonda Nicu
MF 2 Ciprian Petre
MF 9 Valentin Negru  67'
MF 11 Marius Onofraş  33'
FW 7 Marius Bilaşco  74'
Manager:
Dan Petrescu

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Marcel Savaniu
    • Eduard Dumitrescu
  • Fourth official:

MAN OF THE MATCH

    MATCH RULES

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes extra-time (15-minute intervals)
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time.
    • Seven named substitutes
    • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

    References