2018–19 Moldovan Cup

2018–19 Moldovan Cup

The Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău hosted the final
Tournament details
Country	Moldova
Dates	12 May 2018 – 22 May 2019
Teams	47
Final positions
Champions	Sheriff Tiraspol
Runner-up	Sfîntul Gheorghe
Tournament statistics
Matches played	59
Goals scored	230 (3.9 per match)

The 2018–19 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) was the 28th season of the annual Moldovan football cup competition. It began with the preliminary round on 12 May 2018, and concluded with the final on 22 May 2019. Milsami Orhei were the defending champions.

Format and Schedule

The preliminary round and the first two rounds proper are regionalised to reduce teams travel costs.^[1]

Round	Match dates	Fixtures	Clubs
Preliminary Round	12 May 2018	7	47 → 40
First round	25–26 May 2018	16	40 → 24
Second round	9 June 2018	8	24 → 16
Round of 16	20 June 2018 (1st leg) 5–7 July 2018 (2nd leg)	16	16 → 8
Quarter-Finals	26 September 2018 (1st leg) 31 October 2018 (2nd leg)	8	8 → 4
Semi-Finals	16–17 April 2019 (1st leg) 7–8 May 2019 (2nd leg)	4	4 → 2
Final	22 May 2019	1	2 → 1

Participating teams

The following teams are qualified for the competition.

Divizia Națională the 8 teams of the 2018 season	Divizia A the 12 teams of the 2018 season	Divizia B the 27 teams of the 2018 season
Milsami Orhei title holder Sheriff Tiraspol Petrocub-Hîncești Zaria Bălți Speranța Nisporeni Sfîntul Gheorghe Zimbru Chișinău Dinamo-Auto	Victoria Bardar Grănicerul Glodeni Sîngerei Cahul-2005 Iskra Rîbnița Real Succes Ungheni Codru Lozova Saxan Sireți Florești Sparta Chișinău	Edineț Tighina Soroca Fortuna Pleșeni Intersport Sănătăuca FCM Ungheni Bogzești Olimp Comrat Fulger Ialoveni Speranța Drochia Maiak Chirsova Maiac Cioropcani Congaz Codru-Juniori Cricova Slobozia Mare Rîșcani Sinteza Căușeni Cruiz Camenca Dacia Buiucani Flacăra Mingir ISM-2017 Rezina Spartanii Selemet Sporting Natalievca Sucleia Trachia Taraclia

Number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Football in Moldova. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Preliminary round

14 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. 13 clubs from the Divizia B received a bye for the preliminary round. Matches were played on 12 May 2018.^[2][3]

First round

20 clubs from the Divizia B and 12 clubs from the Divizia A entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 25 and 26 May 2018.^[4][5][3]

Second round

The 16 winners from the previous round entered this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. If two teams are from the same division, the team that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their tie away. Matches were played on 9 June 2018.^[6][7][3][8]

Final stage

Bracket

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Grănicerul Glodeni	0	2	2
	Milsami Orhei	2	4	6
							Petrocub-Hîncești	0	1	1
							Milsami Orhei	2	0	2
	Petrocub-Hîncești	10	6	16
	Florești	2	1	3
													Sheriff Tiraspol	2	0	2
													Milsami Orhei	0	0	0
	Sheriff Tiraspol	7	9	16
	Iskra Rîbnița	0	1	1
							Sheriff Tiraspol	3	3	6
							Speranța Nisporeni	0	0	0
	Speranța Nisporeni (a)	0	2	2
	Codru Lozova	1	1	2
																			Sheriff Tiraspol	1
																			Sfîntul Gheorghe	0
	Sfîntul Gheorghe	7	3	10
	Sparta Chișinău	2	3	5
							Dinamo-Auto	0	2	2
							Sfîntul Gheorghe	3	1	4
	Cahul-2005	1	0	1
	Dinamo-Auto	0	5	5
													Zimbru Chișinău	0	1	1
													Sfîntul Gheorghe	1	3	4
	Victoria Bardar	1	1	2
	Zaria Bălți	4	4	8
							Zaria Bălți	3	1	4
							Zimbru Chișinău	2	7	9
	Zimbru Chișinău	0	4	4
	Spartanii Selemet	0	1	1

Round of 16

The 8 winners from the previous round and 8 clubs from the Divizia Națională entered this round. The home teams in the first legs and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 13 June 2018.^[10] The first legs were played on 20 June 2018 and the second legs on 5,6 and 7 July 2018.^{[11][12][13][14][3]}

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Grănicerul Glodeni	2–6	Milsami Orhei	0–2	2–4
Petrocub-Hîncești	16–3	Florești	10–2	6–1
Sheriff Tiraspol	16–1	Iskra Rîbnița	7–0	9–1
Speranța Nisporeni	2–2 (a)	Codru Lozova	0–1	2–1
Sfîntul Gheorghe	10–5	Sparta Chișinău	7–2	3–3
Cahul-2005	1–5	Dinamo-Auto	1–0	0–5
Victoria Bardar	2–8	Zaria Bălți	1–4	1–4
Zimbru Chișinău	4–1	Spartanii Selemet	0–0	4–1

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams in the first legs were determined in a draw held on 16 July 2018.^[15] The first legs were played on 26 September 2018 and the second legs on 31 October 2018.^[16][17][3]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Petrocub-Hîncești	1–2	Milsami Orhei	0–2	1–0
Sheriff Tiraspol	6–0	Speranța Nisporeni	3–0	3–0
Dinamo-Auto	2–4	Sfîntul Gheorghe	0–3	2–1
Zaria Bălți	4–9	Zimbru Chișinău	3–2	1–7

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams in the first legs were determined in a draw held on 4 December 2018.^[18] The first legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2019 and the second legs on 7 and 8 May 2019.^{[19][20][21][22][3]}

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sheriff Tiraspol	2–0	Milsami Orhei	2–0	0–0
Zimbru Chișinău	1–4	Sfîntul Gheorghe	0–1	1–3

First leg

Second leg

Final

The final was played on Wednesday 22 May 2019 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 9 May 2019.^[23]

Sheriff

Sf. Gheorghe

GK 20 Zvonimir Mikulić DF 15 Cristiano DF 23 Vladimir Kovačević DF 55 Mateo Sušić DF 90 Veaceslav Posmac (c) MF 8 Mihail Ghecev  77' MF 10 José Ángel  70' MF 17 Alexandr Belousov MF 18 Gheorghe Anton MF 32 Evgheni Oancea  46' FW 24 Evghenii Berco  46' Substitutes: GK 1 Dumitru Celeadnic DF 6 Jarosław Jach  117' DF 14 Benjamin Balima DF 22 Vadim Dijinari MF 19 Antun Palić  46' MF 77 Yury Kendysh  99'  70' FW 70 Leandro  46'  117' Head Coach: Zoran Zekić

GK 28 Nicolai Cebotari DF 3 Maxim Focșa  108' DF 4 Andrei Novicov DF 17 Petru Ojog DF 19 Serghei Svinarenco  45'  90' MF 7 Alexandru Suvorov (c) MF 11 Garegin Kirakosyan  81' MF 21 Eugen Slivca  53' MF 97 Artiom Rozgoniuc  108' FW 9 Alexandru Boiciuc FW 10 Sergiu Istrati  97' Substitutes: GK 25 Dmitrii Burac DF 15 Victor Martin DF 16 Myroslav Mazur DF 24 Vladimir Ghenaitis  90' MF 5 Vitalie Plămădeală  53' MF 22 Dmitri Mandrîcenco  97' MF 99 Artiom Carastoian  81' Head Coach: Serghei Cebotari

Assistant referees: Vasile Marinescu (Romania) Ovidiu Artene (Romania) Fourth official: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if score is still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References

External links

• Cupa Moldovei on soccerway