1998 Cupa României Final
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The 1998 Cupa României Final was the 60th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 6 May 1998 and was contested between Divizia A sides Rapid Bucureşti and Universitatea Craiova. The cup was won by Rapid.
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Match details http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1997_1998.shtml
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | RAPID BUCUREŞTI: | |||
| GK | 1 |  Romania Bogdan LobonţBogdan Lobont Bogdan Ionuț Lobonț is a Romanian goalkeeper playing for A.S. Roma and the Romanian national team. Lobonț has been popularly nicknamed "Pisica" in Romania due to his quick reflexes, compared to that of a cat.... |
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| DF | 2 | Romania Nicolae Stanciu Nicolae Stanciu Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu is a Romanian footballer who plays for Liga I club SC Vaslui and the Romania U-21 national team... |
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| DF | 3 | Romania Cristian Dulca Cristian Dulca Cristian Alexandru Dulca is a former Romanian football player. Clubs he played for include CFR Cluj and Rapid Bucureşti. He was included in the Romania national football team squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In 2003, he was forced to retire because of a congenital heart defect... (c) |
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| DF | 4 | Romania Ştefan Nanu Ştefan Nanu Ştefan Dumitru Nanu is a former Romanian footballer who played as a Defender. Since the 8th of April 2010 Nanu is the head coach of Minerul Motru-External links:*... |
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| DF | 5 | Romania Mugur Bolohan Mugur Bolohan Mugur Bolohan is a retired Romanian footballer.-External links:***... |
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| DF | 6 | Romania Mircea Rednic Mircea Rednic Mircea Rednic is a Romanian football manager and former defender. As of July 2010, he manages Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan.... |
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| MF | 7 | Romania Lucian Marinescu Lucian Marinescu Lucian Cristian Marinescu is a Romanian former football player. He played for a few clubs, including Rapid Bucharest, UD Salamanca and SC Farense. He played for the Romania national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup... |
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| MF | 8 | Romania Mario Bugeanu |
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| FW | 9 | Romania Marius Şumudică Marius Şumudică Marius "Şumi" Şumudică is a Romanian former football player and current manager of FC Braşov.-External links:* at RomanianSoccer.ro*... |
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| MF | 10 | Romania Daniel Iftodi Daniel Iftodi Daniel Iftodi is a Romanian former football player, who played as a midfielder. He played for all the major Bucharest-based teams , making 372 appearances in Divizia A in the sixteen seasons in which he played top-flight football in Romania.He is currently the manager of Liga III's... |
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| FW | 11 | Romania Daniel Pancu Daniel Pancu Daniel Gabriel Pancu is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for Liga I club Rapid Bucureşti.-Career:Pancu began his playing career at FC Politehnica Iaşi. He made his debut in the Romanian First Division in 1995. In the winter of 1996 he was transferred to Rapid Bucureşti for the sum of US$... |
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| MF | 17 | Romania Zeno Bundea Zeno Bundea Zeno Marius Bundea is a Romanian football player, under contract at ACU Arad.-Honours:*Romania Championship:**1998–1999*Romanian Cup:**1998-External links:* at National Football Teams* at RomanianSoccer.ro... |
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| MF | 15 | Romania Ovidiu Maier |
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| –– | 14 | Romania Cătălin Popa |
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| Romania Mircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu... |
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| UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Romania Tiberiu Lung |
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| DF | 2 | Romania Nicu Năstăsie |
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| DF | 3 | Romania Marius Iordache Marius Iordache Marius Sandu Iordache is a Romanian football player, currently under contract with Ceahlăul Piatra-Neamţ. He plays as a left back.-External links:*... |
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| MF | 4 | Romania Robert Vancea |
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| MF | 5 | Romania Eugen Trică Eugen Trica Eugen Trică is a former Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.- Club career :Trică started his career at Universitatea Craiova as a youth, being promoted in the first team in 1995.... |
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| DF | 6 | Romania Emil Săndoi Emil Sandoi Emil Săndoi is a retired Romanian football defender, currently manager of the Romanian Under-21 national team.He was born in Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1983.... (c) |
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| DF | 7 | Romania Tiberiu Curt |
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| MF | 8 | Romania Cornel Frăsineanu Cornel Frasineanu Cornel Dănuţ Frăsineanu is a Romanian football player, who last played for Internaţional Curtea de Argeş. Despite being a defender, Frăsineanu scored important goals for Bursaspor and become a fan favorite during his career in Turkey.-References:* *... |
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| FW | 9 | Romania Ionel Ganea Ionel Ganea Ioan Viorel Ganea is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker.-Playing career:Ganea debuted in Liga I with FC Braşov in 1994. He went on to play for a number of clubs in Romanian football over the next five years... |
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| FW | 10 | Romania Ionuţ Luţu |
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| MF | 11 | Romania Silvian Cristescu |
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| MF | 17 | Romania Valentin Suciu |
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| MF | 15 | Romania Romulus Buia Romulus Buia Romulus Buia is a Romanian former football player, currently the manager of FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare. He was nicknamed "Figo from Berceni" by the fans of Rocar Bucharest which played the home games on a field in the Berceni Neighborhood in Bucharest, because of the similarities with the... |
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| FW | 14 | Romania Claudiu Niculescu Claudiu Niculescu Claudiu Iulian Niculescu is currently playing for Universitatea Cluj soccer team. He has previously played for Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo Bucureşti and has also played at Genoa 1893 for a season.... |
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 Spain José Ramón AlexankoJosé Ramón Alexanko José Ramón Alexanko Ventosa , also referred to as Alesanco or Alexanco, is a retired Spanish footballer and manager.... |
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MATCH OFFICIALS
} Patriţiu Abrudan } Nicolae Grigorescu
MAN OF THE MATCH |
MATCH RULES
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Route to the final
FC Rapid Bucureşti
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FC Universitatea Craiova
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