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The 2016–17 Cupa Ligii was the third official season of the Cupa Ligii. The winner is not granted a place in the UEFA Europa League.
Contents
All times are CEST (UTC+2).
Schedule
Prize money
Qualifying Round
At this stage, all teams participate in 2016–17 Liga I season except for No. 1 (Astra Giurgiu) and 2 (Steaua București) 2015–16 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 9–11 August 2016
Quarter-finals
At this stage, 8 teams qualified:
Astra Giurgiu – 1st place 2015–16 Liga I season
Steaua București – 2nd place 2015–16 Liga I season
the 6 teams that won in Qualifying Round
- Botoșani
- ASA Târgu Mureș
- CFR Cluj
- Dinamo București
These teams will be divided in four matches. The winners of those matches will qualify for the semifinals.
Semi-finals
Four teams qualified for the semifinals, namely the winners of the quarterfinals. They are:
1) ACS Poli Timișoara
2) ASA Târgu Mureș
3) Steaua București
4) Dinamo București
Matches will be played in two legs. The winners of those matches will qualify for the League Cup final.