title: 2008–09 Moldovan Cup
text: # 2008–09 Moldovan Cup
  
  2008–09 Moldovan Cup was the eighteenth season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition started on 24 September 2008 with the first round and ended with the final held in the spring of 2009. The defending champions were Sheriff.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  This round featured 24 teams from Moldovan lower leagues. The games were played on 31 August 2008.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Volna | 1–1 (aet, p. 3–2) | Floreşti |
  | Costuleni | 1–1 (aet, p. 5–4) | Flacăra |
  | Riscani | 2–3 | Glodeni |
  | Drochia | 2–0 | Teleneşti |
  | Real-Succes | 2–3 | Cricova |
  | CS Tiras | 0–0 (aet, p. 4–3) | Sinteza |
  | FC Victoria | w/o | Cantemir |
  | Tiras | 1–3 | Locomotiv Bălţi |
  | Vulcănesti | 8–0 | Slobozia Mare |
  | Speranţa | 4–6 | Kolos |
  | Ceadîr Orizont | 5–1 | Maiak |
  | Fortuna | 7–0 | Congaz |
  
  ## First round
  
  In this round entered winners from the preliminary round and 12 new teams, also from Moldovan lower leagues. The games were played on 24 September 2008.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Volna | 0–3 | Locomotiv Bălţi |
  | Costuleni | 3–1 | Olimp |
  | Glodeni | 2–1 | Viitorul Orhei |
  | Drochia | 1–3 | Podiş |
  | Cricova | 1–0 | Izvoraş-67 |
  | Tiras | 1–0 | Intersport-Aroma |
  | Victoria Bardar | 5–2 | Eikomena |
  | Locomotiva Basarabească | w/o | Floreni |
  | Vulcăneşti | 0–4 | Cahul-2005 |
  | Kolos | 1–9 | Găgăuziya |
  | Ceadîr Orizont | 1–0 | MIPAN |
  | Fortuna | 3–1 | Sfîntul Gheorghe |
  
  ## Second round
  
  This round featured winners from the previous round as well as 4 new teams. The games were played on 8 October 2008.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | CSCA-Rapid | 3–1 | Academia |
  | Costuleni | 1–3 | Locomotiv Bălţi |
  | Glodeni | 0–4 | Podiş |
  | Tiras | 0–4 | Cricova |
  | Locomotiva Basarabească | 1–2 | Victoria Bardar |
  | Găgăuziya | 2–1 | Cahul-2005 |
  | Ceadîr Orizont | 0–4 | Fortuna |
  | FC Viişoara | 2–4 | Dinamo Bender |
  
  ## Third round
  
  In this round entered winners from the previous round and the 8 remaining teams from the Moldovan National Division. The games were played on 22 October 2008.
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sheriff | 1–0 | CSCA-Rapid |
  | Iskra-Stal | 2–0 | Locomotiv Bălţi |
  | Tiraspol | 4–1 | Podiş |
  | Cricova | 0–4 | Olimpia |
  | Tiligul-Tiras | 3–1 | Victoria Bardar |
  | Găgăuziya | 0–4 | Dacia |
  | Zimbru | 8–0 | Fortuna |
  | Dinamo Bender | 2–4 | Nistru |
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  The first legs were played on 5 November 2008. The second legs were played on 22–24 November 2008.
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iskra-Stal | 0–2 | Sheriff | 0–2 | 0–0 |
  | Tiraspol | 3–3 (a) | Olimpia | 1–1 | 2–2 |
  | Tiligul-Tiras | 1–3 | Dacia | 1–1 | 0–2 |
  | Nistru | 0–3 | Zimbru | 0–0 | 0–3 |
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  The first legs were played on 8 April 2009. The second legs were played on 29 April 2009.
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sheriff | 5–3 | Tiraspol | 2–1 | 3–2 |
  | Dacia | 3–2 | Zimbru | 2–1 | 1–1 |
  