2020 Cupa României final

The 2020 Cupa României Final is the final match of the 2019–20 Cupa României and the 82nd final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 22 July 2020 between Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe and FCSB.^[1]

2020 Cupa României Final

Event	2019–20 Cupa României
Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe FCSB 0 1
Date	22 July 2020
Venue	Ilie Oană, Ploiești
Man of the Match	Dennis Man
Referee	Sebastian Colțescu
Attendance	0[note 1]
Weather	Cloudy
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Sepsi reached their first cup final in the club's existence. The club from Sfântu Gheorghe was founded in 2011, this being the biggest achievement in their 9 years of club history.^[2] On the other hand, FCSB were playing their 32nd Cupa României final, having won the trophy 22 times.

The winner qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. They also earned the right to play against 2019–20 Liga I champions for the 2020 Supercupa României.

FCSB won the game thanks to a goal scored by Dennis Man in the 65th minute.

The game was hosted by the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești.^[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was played behind closed doors.

Route to the Final

Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe		Round	FCSB
Opponent	Results		Opponent	Results
Ripensia Timișoara	4–1 (A)	Last 32	Metaloglobus București	2–0 (A)
Astra Giurgiu	4–2 (H)	Last 16	Universitatea Cluj	1-0 (A)
Petrolul Ploiești	1–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Hermannstadt	2–1 (A)
Politehnica Iași	5–1 (H) and 3-0 (A)	Semi-finals	Dinamo București	3–0 (A) and 1–0 (H)

Match

Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe (1)	0–1	FCSB (1)
		Dennis Man 65'

22 July 2020

20:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Ilie Oană, Ploiești

Attendance: 0

Referee: Sebastian Colțescu

Sepsi

FCSB

GK 33 Roland Niczuly RB 19 Radoslav Dimitrov  75' CB 29 Rachid Bouhenna (c)  77'  80' CB 04 Răzvan Tincu LB 96 Florin Ștefan MF 08 Gabriel Vașvari MF 13 Ronaldo Deaconu MF 23 Anass Achahbar  83' RW 27 Nicolae Carnat  46' FW 25 Goran Karanović  46' LW 11 Marius Ștefănescu  75' Substitutes: GK 95 Béla Fejér MF 05 Lóránt Kovács DF 06 Daniel Celea  83' MF 07 George Dragomir MF 10 Lóránd Fülöp  46' FW 14 Tomás Díaz  75' FW 18 Pavol Šafranko  46' MF 21 Peter Gál-Andrezly MF 99 Balázs Csiszér  75' Manager: Leontin Grozavu		GK 99 Andrei Vlad RB 02 Valentin Crețu CB 04 Andrei Miron CB 17 Iulian Cristea LB 03 Ionuț Panțîru  89' CM 20 Ionuț Vînă  46' CM 27 Darius Olaru  46' CM 23 Ovidiu Popescu RW 98 Dennis Man 65' LW 07 Florinel Coman  93' FW 10 Florin Tănase (c)  58' Substitutes: GK 33 Mihai Udrea FW 92 Romeo Niță FW 31 Andrei Istrate MF 29 Andrei Pandele DF 28 Alexandru Pantea  89' MF 25 Ovidiu Perianu  93' FW 19 Adrian Petre  46' FW 22 Cristian Dumitru MF 11 Olimpiu Moruțan  46' Manager: Anton Petrea

MAN OF THE MATCH Dennis Man[4] MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Ovidiu Artene George Neacșu Fourth official: Andrei Chivulete Additional assistant referees:

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.

Notes

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.

References

1. "FCSB a câștigat Cupa României 2020, învingând-o în finală pe Sepsi. Meciul, dedicat eroilor din pandemie" [FCSB won the Cupa Romaniei 2020, beating Sepsi in the final]. digi24.ro. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
2. "FCSB a câștigat Cupa României 2020, învingând-o în finală pe Sepsi. Meciul, dedicat eroilor din pandemie" [FCSB won the Cupa Romaniei 2020, beating Sepsi in the final]. digi24.ro. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
3. "Poli Iași - Sepsi 0-3. Performanță istorică a oaspeților, după 8-1 la general. Vor întâlni FCSB în finala Cupei României" [Poli Iași - Sepsi 0-3. Historical performance of the guests after 8-1 on aggregate. They will meet FCSB in the Cupa României final]. digisport.ro. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
4. "Dennis Man aduce Cupa României în București! Finala a fost decisă de o gafă uriașă!" [Dennis man brings the Romanian Cup to Bucharest! The final was decided by a huge blunder!] (in Romanian). DigiSport.ro. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

External links

• Official site (in Romanian)