The 1961–62 Cupa României was the 24th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Steaua București |
| Runner-up | Rapid București |
The title was won by Steaua București against Rapid București.
Format
The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg.
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 in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then a replay will be played. In case the game is still tight after the replay, then the team from lower division will qualify for the next round.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
First round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1962 | ||
| Vagonul Arad (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Jiul Petrila |
| CSM Baia Mare (Div. B) | 4–2 | (Div. A) Ştiinţa Cluj |
| Olimpia București (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Metalul Târgovişte |
| Farul Constanța (Div. B) | 1–0 | (Div. A) Dinamo Piteşti |
| Dinamo Galaţi (Div. B) | 1–4 | (Div. A) Progresul București |
| Chimia Govora (Div. B) | 2–1 | (Div. A) Minerul Lupeni |
| Corvinul Hunedoara (Div. B) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Ştiinţa Timişoara |
| CSMS Iaşi (Div. B) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | (Div. A) Dinamo Bacău |
| ASA Crișul Oradea (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) Steagul Roșu Brașov |
| Metalul Pitești (Div. C) | 0–1 | (Div. B) Prahova Ploiești |
| CSM Reșița (Div. B) | 1–2 | (Div. A) UTA Arad |
| Laminorul Roman (Div. C) | 1–0 | (Div. B) Rapid Focşani |
| CFR Roşiori (Div. B) | 1–3 | (Div. A) Petrolul Ploiești |
| Rapid Târgu Mureş (Div. B) | 0–1 | (Div. A) Dinamo București |
| 20 May 1962 | ||
| CSM Mediaş (Div. B) | 0–3 | (Div. A) Rapid București |
| Arieșul Turda (Div. B) | 0–2 | (Div. A) Steaua București |
Second round proper
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1962 | ||
| Dinamo Bacău | 4–1 | UTA Arad |
| Metalul Târgovişte | 4–3 | Farul Constanța |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo București |
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 2–0 | Prahova Ploiești |
| Jiul Petrila | 3–1 | CSM Baia Mare |
| Progresul București | 1–0 | Ştiinţa Timişoara |
| 24 May 1962 | ||
| Rapid București | 10–0 | Laminorul Roman |
| Steaua București | 3–1 | Chimia Govora |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 June 1962 | ||
| Rapid București | 3–0 | Metalul Târgovişte |
| Steaua București | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo Bacău |
| Progresul București | 3–2 | Petrolul Ploiești |
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Jiul Petrila |
| 18 June 1962 — Replay | ||
| Steagul Roşu Braşov | 4–1 | Jiul Petrila |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 1962 | ||
| Rapid București | 4–0 | Progresul București |
| Steaua București | 7–1 | Steagul Roşu Braşov |
Final
| Steaua București | 5–1 | Rapid București |
|---|---|---|
Mateianu  11' Voinea 40' Constantin 47', 64' Raksi 85' | Report | Ozon 15' |