| Event | 2017–18 Cupa României | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Arena Națională,Bucharest | ||||||
| Referee | Marcel Bîrsan | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,642 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear | ||||||
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The2018 Cupa României Final was thefinal match of the2017–18 Cupa României and the 80th final of theCupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 27 May 2018 betweenHermannstadt andUniversitatea Craiova.
Hermannstadt reached their first ever cup final in the third year of the club's existence. They are the 14th team, and the first in 36 years, to reach the final while not playing in the top league.[1][2]
This was the first final for Universitatea since1991, and the first for a team fromCraiova in 18 years.
The winner qualified for the2018–19 UEFA Europa League. They also earned the right to play against2017–18 Liga I champions for the2018 Supercupa României.
The game was hosted by theArena Națională stadium inBucharest.[3]
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| Industria Galda | 3–1 (A) | Fourth Round | N/A | N/A |
| Voluntari | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (H) | Last 32 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 2–0 (A) |
| Juventus București | 2–0 (H) | Last 16 | Afumați | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (A) |
| FCSB | 3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Dinamo București | 1–0 (H) |
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1–0 (H) and 3–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Botoșani | 5–1 (H) and 1–2 (A) |
| Hermannstadt (2) | 0–2 | Universitatea Craiova (1) |
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