Country Romania Runners-up Rapid București | Champions Steaua Bucureşti | |
The 1998–99 Cupa României was the 61st edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
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The title was won by Steaua Bucureşti against Rapid București.
Format
The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks.
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 2 December and 9 December 1998.
Semi-finals
The matches were played on 14 April and 5 May 1999.