| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FCSB |
| Runners-up | Concordia Chiajna |
The2015–16 Cupa Ligii was the second official season of theCupa Ligii.[1]Steaua București won the tournament for the second time in a row after defeatingConcordia Chiajna in the final.
At this stage, all teams participate in2015–16 Liga I season except for No. 1 (FC Steaua București) and 2 (ASA Târgu Mureș)2014–15 Liga I season which directly qualified for the quarterfinals. Thus in this phase will be 12 teams will be divided in 6 games. The winners of those matches will qualify for the quarterfinals.
The teams qualified in this phase are:
All matches were played on 9–10 September 2015[3]
| 9 September 2015 | Concordia Chiajna | 3–0 | FC Botoșani | Stadionul Concordia,Chiajna |
| 16:30 | Cristescu 1'Răducanu 81'Purece 90+1' | Referee: Gabriel Mladinovici (Bucharest) |
| 9 September 2015 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 1–0 | Petrolul Ploiești | Dan Păltinișanu,Timișoara |
| 19:00 | Elek 67' | Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galati) |
| 9 September 2015 | CSM Studențesc Iași | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | Emil Alexandrescu,Iași |
| 21:45 | López 44' | Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Bucharest) |
| 10 September 2015 | FC Voluntari | 0–2 | Astra Giurgiu | Dinamo,Bucharest |
| 16:30 | Gouriye 6' Alibec 73' | Referee: George Radulescu (Bucharest) |
| 10 September 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–8p) | Universitatea Craiova | Orășenesc,Ovidiu |
| 19:00 | Referee: Marian Balaci (Drobeta-Turnu Severin) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Benzar Chițu Achim Casap  Aganović Nicolița Filip Boli Gavra Ganea Albuț | Ivan Popov Zlatinski Ferfelea Tîrnăcop Madson Herghelegiu Kay Bancu Măzărache Straton | |||
| 10 September 2015 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 0–2 | Dinamo București | Municipal,Drobeta-Turnu Severin |
| 21:45 | Palić 60' Filipetto 62' (o.g.) | Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest) |
At this stage, 8 teams qualified:
FC Steaua București – 1st place2014–15 Liga I season
ASA Târgu Mureș – 2nd place2014–15 Liga I season
the 6 teams that won in Qualifying Round
These teams will be divided in four matches. The winners of those matches will qualify for the semifinals. All matches were played on 14–15 October 2015[4][5]
| 14 October 2015 | Concordia Chiajna | 1–0 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Stadionul Concordia,Chiajna |
| 18:15 | Balaur 38' (o.g.) | Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galați) |
| 14 October 2015 | Dinamo București | 2–0 | CFR Cluj | Dinamo,Bucharest |
| 21:00 | Essombé 22' Rotariu 55' | Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Bucharest) |
| 15 October 2015 | Viitorul Constanța | 0–3 | Astra Giurgiu | Orășenesc,Ovidiu |
| 18:15 | Teixeira 37' Alibec 66'Ioniță 90+4' | Referee: Rusandru Lucian (Sfantu Gheorghe) |
| 15 October 2015 | Steaua București | 1–0 | ACS Poli Timișoara | Arena Națională,Bucharest |
| 21:00 | Chipciu 32' | Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete (Bucharest) |
In the semifinals qualified 4 teams, namely the winners of the quarterfinals.Quarterfinals winners are:
These teams will be divided in two matches. Matches will be played roundtrip. The winners of those matches will qualify for the League Cup final.
| 9 March 2016 | Steaua București | 1–0 | Astra Giurgiu | Nicolae Dobrin,Pitești |
| 17:00 | Tadé 63' | Referee:Marius Avram (Bucharest) |
| 10 March 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | 3–0 | Dinamo București | Stadionul Concordia,Chiajna |
| 18:00 | Milevskyi 5' Obodo 52'Pena 87' | Referee: Adrian Cojocaru (Galati) |
| 13 April 2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 0–2 (0–3agg.) | Steaua București | Marin Anastasovici,Giurgiu |
| 17:30 | Bawab 5',51' | Referee:Ovidiu Hațegan (Arad) |
| 14 April 2016 | Dinamo București | 1–1 (1–4agg.) | Concordia Chiajna | Dinamo,Bucharest |
| 18:00 | Gnohéré 14' | Bucurică 77' | Referee: George Găman (Craiova) |
| 17 July 2016 (2016-07-17)Final | Steaua București | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Concordia Chiajna | Bucharest |
| 20:00EET (UTC+02) | Momčilović 61' Hamroun 111' (pen.) | Report | Pena 88' | Stadium:Arena Națională Referee:Marius Avram |