The 2024–25 Cupa României was the 87th season of the annual Romanian football cup competition. It is sponsored by Betano and known as the Cupa României Betano for sponsorship purposes. The winner will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The main competition will face all teams from Liga I through Liga III, which will be joined by 7 play-off winners from Liga IV.
Schedule
The schedule for this season of Cupa României was released on June 28. ==Regional stage==
Regional stage
Finals The finals of the regional stage were played on July 20. ==National stage==
National stage
First round With the exception of CSM Pașcani's match, all other matches were played on July 31. Four of the seven regional stage winners made it through to the next stage: CSM Pașcani, Lupii Profa, Ștefăneștii de Jos and Voința Cudalbi. Second round Matches are scheduled to be played on August 7–8. Third round The third round matches will be played on August 14, 15 and 21. Play-off round The play-off, scheduled for August 28, features a seeding system. Seeding In this round, 8 seeded teams will face off against 8 of the 24 unseeded teams, while the remaining 16 unseeded teams will compete against each other. Matches The draw took place on August 20, and matches are scheduled to be played on August 28. ==Group stage==
Group stage
The draw of the group stage took place on September 25. Seeding Seeding was determined based on the positions achieved in the previous league season. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Play-off Four teams — from two groups, finished the group stage with identical records across all deciding criteria, including points, goal difference, goals scored, and head-to-head results. To determine which teams will advance to the quarterfinals, two play-off matches will be held: one for each group. The Romanian Football Federation has announced that the play-off matches will be scheduled at a later date, with further details to be provided. ==Knockout stage==
Knockout stage
Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals ==Final==