title: 2008–09 Cupa României
text: # 2008–09 Cupa României
  
  The 2008–09 Cupa României was the 71st season of the Romanian football knockout tournament. It began on 30 July 2008 and the final was played on 13 June 2009. CFR Cluj were the defending champions and succeeded in keeping the cup for one more year at Cluj-Napoca.
  
  ## Round of 32
  
  In this round entered the 14 winners of the Phase V and the 18 teams from the 2008–09 Liga I season.
  
  The matches were played on October 14, 15 and 16, 2008.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Târgu Mureș | 1–2 | Dinamo București |
  | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 0–1 | Otopeni |
  | Minerul Lupeni | 0–4 | Unirea Urziceni |
  | Universitatea Cluj-Napoca | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (10–11 p) | CFR Cluj |
  | Sportul Studențesc București | 2–0 | Steaua București |
  | Petrolul Ploiești | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Rapid București |
  | CFR II Cluj | 0–1 | Politehnica Timișoara |
  | Internațional Curtea de Argeș | 2–1 | Argeș Pitești |
  | Tricolorul Breaza | 1–2 | Oțelul Galați |
  | Dunărea Galați | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
  | FC Ploiești | 1–3 | FC U Craiova |
  | CFR Timișoara | 1–4 | Gloria Bistrița |
  | Botoșani | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Gloria Buzău |
  | FCM Bacău | 0–1 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
  | Farul Constanța | 0–1 | Brașov |
  | Vaslui | 3–0 | Politehnica Iași |
  
  ## Round of 16
  
  The matches were played on 12 November 2008.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rapid București | 3–0 | Internațional Curtea de Argeș |
  | Sportul Studențesc București | 0–1 | CFR Cluj |
  | Dunărea Galați | 1–2 | Politehnica Timișoara |
  | Botoșani | 1–3 | Dinamo București |
  | Unirea Urziceni | 1–0 | Oțelul Galați |
  | Gloria Bistrița | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Brașov |
  | FC U Craiova | 1–4 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
  | Otopeni | 1–2 | Vaslui |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  The matches were played on 14 and 15 April 2009.
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  The matches were played on 28 and 29 April 2009.
  
  ## Final
  
  * Cupa României 2008–09 winners
  * CFR Cluj 2nd title
  