| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania | 
| Teams | 14 | 
| Defending champions | FCSB | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dinamo București | 
| Runner-up | ACS Poli Timișoara | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 46 (3.07 per match) | 
The 2016–17 Cupa Ligii was the third and last official season of the Cupa Ligii.[1] Dinamo București won the title for the first time in its history.
Schedule
- Qualifying Round: 9–11 August 2016
- Quarter-finals: 7–8 September 2016
Prize money
- Winner: €265,000
- Runner-up: €165,000
- Semi-final: €50,000
- Quarter-final: €25,000
- Qualifying Round: €20,000
Qualifying round
At this stage, all teams participate in 2016–17 Liga I season except for No. 1 (Astra Giurgiu) and 2 (FCSB) 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:
- FC Astra Giurgiu
- FC Botoșani
- CFR Cluj
- CS Concordia Chiajna
- FC Dinamo București
- Gaz Metan Mediaș
- CSM Studențesc Iași
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu
- ACS Poli Timișoara
- Universitatea Craiova
- FC Viitorul Constanța
- FC Voluntari
All matches were played on 9–11 August 2016[3]
| 9 August 2016 | Botoșani | 1–0 | CSM Politehnica Iași | Municipal, Botoșani | 
| 19:00 | Fülöp  9' | 
| 10 August 2016 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 0–2 | ASA Târgu Mureș | Municipal Gaz Metan, Mediaș | 
| 16:30 | Zicu  74' Feketics  80' | 
| 10 August 2016 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2–1 | Viitorul Constanța | Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara | 
| 19:00 | Artean  16' Croitoru  81' | Cioablă  3' | 
| 10 August 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | Concordia, Chiajna | 
| 21:30 | Serediuc  14' | Alexandru  34' | 
| 11 August 2016 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Universitatea Craiova | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca | 
| 18:00 | 
Quarter-finals
At this stage, 8 teams qualified:
Astra Giurgiu – 1st place 2015–16 Liga I season
FCSB – 2nd place 2015–16 Liga I season
the 6 teams that won in Qualifying Round
- Botoșani
- CFR Cluj
These teams will be divided in four matches. The winners of those matches will qualify for the semifinals.[4]
| 7 September 2016 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2–1 | CS Concordia Chiajna | Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara | 
| 18:00 | Artean  13' Croitoru  78' | Albu  74' | 
| 7 September 2016 | CFR Cluj | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | ASA Târgu Mureș | Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca | 
| 21:00 | Bud  83' | Kuku  64' | 
| 17 November 2016 | Astra Giurgiu | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo București | Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu | 
| 20:30 | Alibec  48' Budescu  70' | Gnohéré  13' Palić  52' (pen.) Popa  91' Hanca  104' (pen.) Hanca  115' | Referee: Marcel Bîrsan | 
Semi-finals
Four teams qualified for the semifinals, namely the winners of the quarterfinals. They are:
Matches will be played in two legs. The winners of those matches will qualify for the League Cup final.
1st leg
| 21 December 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 2–4 | ACS Poli Timișoara | Târgu Mureș | 
| 20:30 | Ciolacu  26' Rus  77' | Artean  11' (pen.) Draghici  61' Llorente  66' Popovici  90' | Stadium: Trans-Sil | 
| 22 December 2016 | Dinamo București | 4–1 | Steaua București | Bucharest | 
| 20:30 | Mahlangu  19' Nistor  65' Lazăr  79' Rotariu  90' | Aganovic  78' | Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 9,276 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic | 
2nd leg
| 28 February 2017 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 3–1 (7–3 agg.) | ASA Târgu Mureș | Timișoara | 
| 20:00 | Almeida  17', 21' Cânu  65' | Sin  48' | Stadium: Dan Păltinișanu Referee: Cătălin Popa | 
| 1 March 2017 | Steaua București | 1–3 (2–7 agg.) | Dinamo București | Bucharest | 
| 20:00 | Alibec  64' (pen.) | Nistor  37' Petre  74' Hanca  82' (pen.) | Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Alexandru Tudor | 
Final
| 20 May 2017 Final | Dinamo București | 2–0 | ACS Poli Timișoara | Bucharest | 
| 20:00 | Nemec  6', 26' | Stadium: Arena Națională Referee: Radu Petrescu Assistant referees: Ciprian Danșa, Daniel Mitruți | 
References
- ↑ "CUPA LIGII ADEPLAST". Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑  "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Programul și observatorii LPF ai optimilor de finală din Cupa Ligii Adeplast
- ↑ Programul și televizările sferturilor de finală ale Cupei Ligii Adeplast