1954 Cupa României

The 1954 Cupa României was the 17th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.

1954 Cupa României
CountryRomania
ChampionsMetalul Reșița
Runners-upDinamo București
← 1953
1955 →

The trophy was won by Metalul Reșița for the first time in history. It was also the first time when a team from the second division of Romanian football won the trophy.[1][2]

Format

The competition is an annual knockout tournament.

In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First pot teams will play away. Each tie is played as a single leg.

If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.

In case the teams are from same city, there a replay will be played.

In case the teams play in the final, there a replay will be played.

From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.

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Divizia A Teams

The following list represent the teams who played in 1954 Divizia A, which qualified directly in sixteen finals or first round proper.

First round proper
Team 1  Score  Team 2
11 August 1954
Locomotiva Arad (Div. B) 0–1 (Div. A) Flamura Roșie Arad
Steagul Roșu Orașul Stalin (Div. B) 0–3 (Div. A) Locomotiva Târgu Mureș
Metalul Brăila (Div. B) 0–3 (Div. B) Locomotiva Constanța
Voința București (Div. B) 1–2 (Div. B) Metalul București
Metalul Câmpina (Div. B) 0–3 (Div. A) Dinamo București
Progresul Cluj (Div. C) 2–3 (Div. A) Metalul Câmpia Turzii
Știința Craiova (Div. C) 0–1 (Div. A) Locomotiva Timișoara
Locomotiva Iași (Div. B) 1–3 (a.e.t.) (Div. A) CCA București
Flacăra Moinești (Div. C) 0–4 (Div. A) Locomotiva București
Metalul Oradea (Div. B) 3–0 (Div. A) Progresul Oradea
Locomotiva Pașcani (Div. B) 1–3 (Div. A) Flacăra Ploiești
Metalul Reșița (Div. B) 5–1 (Div. A) Știința Timișoara
Progresul Satu Mare (Div. B) 3–2 (Div. A) Știința Cluj
Flamura Roșie Sf. Gheorghe (Div. B) 2–1 (Div. A) Dinamo Orașul Stalin
12 August 1954
Locomotiva Craiova (Div. B) 2–1 (Div. A) Minerul Petroșani
18 August 1954
Progresul Sibiu (Div. B) 3–2 (Div. A) Metalul Hunedoara

Second round proper
Team 1  Score  Team 2
20 October 1954
Metalul București 2–4 (a.e.t.) Dinamo București
Locomotiva Constanța 0–1 CCA București
Locomotiva Craiova 2–3 (a.e.t.) Flacăra Ploiești
Metalul Oradea 0–2 Locomotiva Timișoara
Metalul Reșița 4–0 Locomotiva Târgu Mureș
Progresul Satu Mare 1–3 Flamura Roșie Arad
Flamura Roșie Sf. Gheorghe 4–0 Metalul Câmpia Turzii
Progresul Sibiu 1–4 Locomotiva București

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
28 November 1954
Dinamo București 3–0 Flamura Roșie Sf. Gheorghe
CCA București 1–0 Locomotiva București
Flacăra Ploiești 3–1 (a.e.t.) Flamura Roșie Arad
Metalul Reșița 2–0 Locomotiva Timișoara

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
1 December 1954
Dinamo București 4–1 Flacăra Ploiești
Metalul Reșița 1–0 CCA București

Final
Main article: 1954 Cupa României Final
Metalul Reșița2 – 0Dinamo București
Szeleş  30', 40' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Dumitru Schulder (Bucharest)
 Cupa României 1954 Winners 
Metalul Reșița
1st title

References
  1. "Performanţă istorică! Hermannstadt e prima echipă din Liga 2 calificată în finala Cupei României, după 36 de ani" [Historical performance! Hermannstadt is the first team in Liga 2 to qualify for the Romanian Cup final, after 36 years] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "80 de ani de suprize. O istorie a echipelor din ligile inferioare care au jucat finala Cupei României" [80 years of surprises. A history of the teams from the lower leagues that played the Romanian Cup final] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. http://www.ripensia-sport-magazin.ro/istoria-fotbalului/lista-tuturor-finalelor-cupei-romaniei/
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