2016–17 Cupa Ligii
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Romania |
| Teams | 14 |
The 2016–17 Cupa Ligii was the third official season of the Cupa Ligii.[1] The winner is not granted a place in the UEFA Europa League.
All times are CEST (UTC+2). [2]
Schedule
- Qualifying Round: 9–11 August 2016
- Quarter-finals: 7–8 September 2016
Prize money
- Winner: €265,000
- Runner-up: €165,000
- Semi-final: €50,000
- Quarter-final: €25,000
- Qualifying Round: €20,000
Qualifying Round
At this stage, all teams participate in 2016–17 Liga I season except for No. 1 (Astra Giurgiu) and 2 (Steaua București) 2015–16 Liga I season which directly qualified for the quarterfinals. Thus in this phase will be 12 teams will be divided in 6 games. The winners of those matches will qualify for the quarterfinals.
The teams qualified in this phase are:
- FC Astra Giurgiu
- FC Botoșani
- CFR Cluj
- CS Concordia Chiajna
- FC Dinamo București
- Gaz Metan Mediaș
- CSM Studențesc Iași
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu
- ACS Poli Timișoara
- CS U Craiova
- FC Viitorul Constanța
- FC Voluntari
All matches were played on 9–11 August 2016[3]
| 9 August 2016 | Botoșani | 1–0 | CSM Politehnica Iași | Municipal, Botoșani |
| 19:00 | Fülöp  9' |
| 10 August 2016 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0–2 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Municipal Gaz Metan, Mediaș |
| 16:30 | Zicu 74' Feketics 80' |
| 10 August 2016 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2–1 | Viitorul Constanța | Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara |
| 19:00 | Artean 16' Croitoru 81' |
Cioablă 3' |
| 10 August 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Concodria, Chiajna |
| 21:30 | Serediuc 14' |
Alexandru 34' |
| 11 August 2016 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | CS U Craiova | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca |
| 18:00 |
Quarter-finals
At this stage, 8 teams qualified:
Astra Giurgiu – 1st place 2015–16 Liga I season
Steaua București – 2nd place 2015–16 Liga I season
the 6 teams that won in Qualifying Round
- Botoșani
- CFR Cluj
These teams will be divided in four matches. The winners of those matches will qualify for the semifinals.[4]
| 7 September 2016 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2–1 | CS Concordia Chiajna | Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara |
| 18:00 | Artean 13' Croitoru 78' |
Albu 74' |
| 7 September 2016 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | ASA Târgu Mureș | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca |
| 21:00 | Bud 83' |
Kuku 64' |
| 17 November 2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo București | Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu |
| 20:30 | Alibec 48' Budescu 70' |
Gnohéré 13' Palić 52' (pen.)Popa 91'Hanca 104' (pen.)Hanca 115' |
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan |
Semi-finals
In the semifinals qualified 4 teams, namely the winners of the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals winners are:
These teams will be divided in two matches. Matches will be played roundtrip. The winners of those matches will qualify for the League Cup final.
1st leg
| 21 December 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | v | ACS Poli Timișoara | Trans-Sil, Târgu Mureș |
| 20:30 |
| 22 December 2016 | Dinamo București | v | Steaua București | Dinamo, Bucharest |
| 20:30 |
2nd leg
| March 2017 | ACS Poli Timișoara | v | ASA Târgu Mureș | Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara |
| March 2017 | Steaua București | v | Dinamo București | Arena Națională, Bucharest |
References
- ^ "CUPA LIGII ADEPLAST". Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ http://www.lpf.ro/cupa-ligii-adeplast/programul-%C8%99i-observatorii-lpf-ai-optimilor-de-final%C4%83-din-cupa-ligii-adeplast.html
- ^ Programul și observatorii LPF ai optimilor de finală din Cupa Ligii Adeplast
- ^ Programul și televizările sferturilor de finală ale Cupei Ligii Adeplast