| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| Runners-up | CCA București |
The1953Cupa României was the 16th edition ofRomania's most prestigiousfootballcup competition.
The title was won byFlamura Roşie Arad againstCCA București.
The competition is an annualknockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot withDivizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First pot teams will playaway. Each tie is played as a single leg.
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes inextra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who playsaway will qualify.
In case the teams are from same city, there areplay will be played.
In case the teams play in the final, there areplay will be played.
From the first edition, the teams fromDivizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1953 | ||
| Flamura Roşie Buhuşi(Div. C) | 2–4 | (Div. B)Dinamo Bacău |
| Locomotiva Cluj (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A)Dinamo Oraşul Stalin |
| Şantierul Constanţa (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A)Dinamo București |
| Ştiinţa Craiova (Div. C) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. B)Spartac București |
| Locomotiva Oradea(Div. B) | 6–4 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A)Progresul Oradea |
| Flamura Roşie Piteşti(Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. B)Metalul București |
| Flamura Roşie Sf. Gheorghe(Div. B) | 0–5 | (Div. A)Locomotiva București |
| Libertatea Sibiu(Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A)Minerul Petroşani |
| Locomotiva Turnu Severin(Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A)Ştiinţa Timişoara |
| 10 September 1953 | ||
| Spartac Arad(Div. C) | 0–3 | (Div. A)Flamura Roşie Arad |
| Metalul Baia Mare(Div. B) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A)Ştiinţa Cluj |
| Şantierul Lugoj(Div. C) | 0–2 | (Div. A)Locomotiva Timişoara |
| Metalul Plopeni(Div. C) | 2–5 | (Div. B)Flacăra Ploieşti |
| 16 September 1953 | ||
| Locomotiva Iaşi(Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A)CCA București |
| CA Cluj(Div. B) | 0–3 (forfeit) | (Div. A)Locomotiva Târgu Mureş |
| Ştiinţa Iaşi(Div. B) | 3–0 (forfeit) | (Div. A)CA Câmpulung Moldovenesc |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1953 | ||
| Dinamo Bacău | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Locomotiva București |
| CCA București | 4–1 | Spartac București |
| Ştiinţa Iaşi | 2–3 | Dinamo București |
| Locomotiva Oradea | 0–1 | Ştiinţa Cluj |
| Flamura Roşie Piteşti | 0–1 | Ştiinţa Timişoara |
| Flacăra Ploieşti | 3–0 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin |
| Locomotiva Timişoara | 1–3 | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| 7 October 1953 | ||
| Libertatea Sibiu | 0–1 | Locomotiva Târgu Mureş |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 October 1953 | ||
| Dinamo București | 0–2 | Ştiinţa Cluj |
| Flacăra Ploieşti | 1–2 | CCA București |
| Ştiinţa Timişoara | 1–4 | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| Locomotiva Târgu Mureş | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Locomotiva București |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 November 1953 | ||
| CCA București | 1–0 | Locomotiva București |
| 22 November 1953 | ||
| Ştiinţa Cluj | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| Cupa României 1953 winners |
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 Flamura Roşie Arad 2nd title |
