| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rapid București |
| Runners-up | Sportul Studențesc București |
The1938–39Cupa României was the sixth edition ofRomania's most prestigiousfootballcup competition.
The title was won byRapid București againstSportul Studențesc București.
The competition is an annualknockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random.
There are no seeds for the draw. The draw also determines which teams will play at home. 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, there areplay will be played, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game.
From the first edition, the teams fromDivizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
The format is almost similar with the oldest recognisedfootball tournament in the worldFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 November 1938 | ||
| AMEF Arad(Div. A) | 6–0 | (Div. A)Tricolor CF Ploiești |
| Franco-Româna Brăila(Div. B) | 4–0 | (Div. B)Stăruința Oradea |
| Oltul Sfântu Gheorghe(District) | 2–0 | (District)Astra Română Moreni |
| Prahova Ploiești(Div. B) | 1–0 | (District)CFR Turnu Severin |
| Unirea Tricolor București(Div. B) | 9–1 | (Div. B)Mihai Viteazul Chișinău |
| Sportul Studențesc București(Div. A) | 7–1 | (District)STB București |
| Crișana Oradea(Div. B) | 2–6 | (Div. A)Chinezul Timișoara |
| Rapid București(Div. A) | 3–1 | (Div. A)Ripensia Timișoara |
| Cetatea Sucevei Suceava(District) | 2–4 | (District)Monitorul Oficial București |
| Olimpia CFR Satu Mare(Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. B)CAM Timișoara |
| Societatea Gimnastică Sibiu(Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. B)Luceafărul București |
| Craiu Iovan Craiova(Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A)Carpați Baia Mare |
| Venus București(Div. A) | 2–1 | (Div. A)Juventus București |
| Minerul Lupeni(Div. B) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A)UD Reșița |
| Dacia Vasile Alecsandri Galați(Div. B) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A)Victoria Cluj |
| Textila Moldova Iași(Div. B) | 3–0 (forfait) | (Div. A)Gloria Arad |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April 1939 | ||
| Venus București | 3–1 | Carpați Baia Mare |
| 19 June 1939 | ||
| AMEF Arad | 5–2 | Prahova Ploiești |
| 24 June 1939 | ||
| Rapid București | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Unirea Tricolor București |
| 25 June 1939 | ||
| Sportul Studențesc București | 5–1 | CAM Timișoara |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 June 1939 | ||
| Sportul Studențesc București | 3–1 | AMEF Arad |
| 2 July 1939 | ||
| Rapid București | 2–0 | Venus București |
| Cupa României 1938–39 winners |
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 Rapid București 4th title |
