2017–18 Moldovan Cup

Both preliminary rounds and the first two rounds proper were regionalised to reduce teams travel costs. All ties level after 90 minutes used extra time to determine the winner, with a penalty shoot-out to follow if necessary.^[1][2]

The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded.^[3]

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

28 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. Cricova received a bye for the first preliminary round. All matches were played on 22 July 2017.

8 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. All matches were played on 25 July 2017.
Speranța Drochia, Rîșcani, Intersport Sănătăuca, FCM Ungheni, Socol Copceac, Fortuna Pleșeni and Olimp Comrat received a bye for the second preliminary round.

The 11 winners from the preliminary rounds joined the 11 Divizia A teams. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Matches were played on 12 and 13 August 2017.

The 8 winners from the previous round joined the 2 Divizia Națională sides seeded 9-10, Sfîntul Gheorghe and Spicul Chișcăreni. Steaua-57 Chișinău, Victoria Bardar and Socol Copceac received a bye for the second round. The home teams and the pairs for 2 Divizia Națională sides were determined in a draw held on 16 August 2017.^[5] Matches were played on 19 September 2017 and 3 October 2017.

Speranța Drochia (3) v Spicul Chișcăreni (1)

19 September 2017	Speranța Drochia (3)	0–3	Spicul Chișcăreni (1)	Drochia
15:30 EEST		Report	A. Apostol 44' Sandu 45+2' Sofroni 80'	Stadium: Drochia Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Nicolae Murzac

Grănicerul Glodeni (2) v Intersport Sănătăuca (3)

19 September 2017	Grănicerul Glodeni (2)	3–0	Intersport Sănătăuca (3)	Glodeni
15:30 EEST	D. Janu Maneacov A. Dobrovinschi	Report		Stadium: Glodeni Stadium Referee: Andrei Ceban

Cahul-2005 (2) v Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)

19 September 2017	Cahul-2005 (2)	1–5	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	Cahul
15:30 EEST	Slivca 73' (o.g.)	Report	Plămădeală 14' Maxim 30' I. Cebotari 49' Suvorov 83' M. Ghecev 88'	Stadium: Atlant Attendance: 500 Referee: Iurie Covtun

Olimp Comrat (3) v Sparta Selemet (2)

19 September 2017	Olimp Comrat (3)	0–3	Sparta Selemet (2)	Comrat
15:30 EEST		Report	V. Bobrov 39' I. Pavlov 79', 81'	Stadium: Comrat Stadium Referee: Petru Stoianov

Ungheni (2) v Sîngerei (2)

3 October 2017	Ungheni (2)	1–4	Sîngerei (2)	Chișinău
15:30 EEST	R. Gușan 58' (pen.)	Report	A. Cristioglo 26' M. Ungureanu 57', 74', 77'	Stadium: Joma Arena Referee: Andrei Cojocaru

Bracket

The 5 winners from the previous round and Steaua-57 Chișinău, Victoria Bardar, Sokol Copceac joined the remaining 8 Divizia Națională sides seeded 1-8. The home teams and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 6 October 2017.^[6] Matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2017.

Dacia Chișinău (1) v Grănicerul Glodeni (2)

24 October 2017	Dacia Chișinău (1)	6–1	Grănicerul Glodeni (2)	Speia
13:30 EEST	Punoševac 20' Bejan 35' Sténio 47' I. Mamaliga 54' Fortes 61' Olisayev 87'	Report	Maneacov 50'	Stadium: Stadionul Dacia Attendance: 50 Referee: Andrei Diordiev

Zaria Bălți (1) v Sîngerei (2)

24 October 2017	Zaria Bălți (1)	6–1	Sîngerei (2)	Bălți
13:30 EEST	Gulceac 4' Zahynaylov 10', 14' Mbala 24' Marcão 33' Mihaliov 81'	Report	D. Maga 58'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrei Cojocaru

Steaua-57 Chișinău (3) v Zimbru Chișinău (1)

24 October 2017	Steaua-57 Chișinău (3)	0–2	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	Chișinău
13:30 EEST		Report	Douglas 79' Stînă 81'	Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 200 Referee: Ion Orlic

Sfîntul Gheorghe (1) v Milsami Orhei (1)

24 October 2017	Sfîntul Gheorghe (1)	0–2	Milsami Orhei (1)	Suruceni
13:30 EEST		Report	M. Plătică 12', 38'	Stadium: Stadionul Sătesc Attendance: 100 Referee: Iurie Covtun

Sparta Selemet (2) v Speranța Nisporeni (1)

24 October 2017	Sparta Selemet (2)	1–2	Speranța Nisporeni (1)	Chișinău
13:30 EEST	V. Iordachi 81'	Report	V. Titievschi 11', 43'	Stadium: Joma Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Iurie Rochin

Spicul Chișcăreni (1) v Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1)

25 October 2017	Spicul Chișcăreni (1)	2–4	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1)	Orhei
13:30 EEST	Iavorschi 45+1' (pen.), 46'	Report	Bursuc 20' M. Bucătaru 53' C. Țîbuleac 61' Bugneac 68'	Stadium: CSR Attendance: 100 Referee: Petru Stoianov

Victoria Bardar (2) v Sheriff Tiraspol (1)

25 October 2017	Victoria Bardar (2)	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	Chișinău
13:30 EEST	Orbu 87'	Report	Brezovec 14' Balima 102' Badibanga 105'	Stadium: Zimbru-2 Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrei Ceban

Petrocub-Hîncești (1) v Socol Copceac (3)

25 October 2017	Petrocub-Hîncești (1)	18–0	Socol Copceac (3)	Hîncești
13:30 EEST	Ursu 7', 33', 37', 89' Șumchin 14', 19', 44', 88' Boldenkov 25' N. Pempene 35', 66' Urvanțev 60', 65', 78' A. Rusu 64' Onana 68', 74' Svinarenco 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrei Breguța

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 27 October 2017.^[7] Matches were played on 18 April 2018.

Milsami Orhei (1) v Sheriff Tiraspol (1)

18 April 2018	Milsami Orhei (1)	2–0	Sheriff Tiraspol (1)	Orhei
15:30 EEST	M. Plătică 47', 54'	Report		Stadium: CSR Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Alexandru Tean

Petrocub-Hîncești (1) v Speranța Nisporeni (1)

18 April 2018	Petrocub-Hîncești (1)	2–0	Speranța Nisporeni (1)	Hîncești
15:30 EEST	Ivanov 84', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 400 Referee: Dumitru Muntean

Zimbru Chișinău (1) v Zaria Bălți (1)

18 April 2018	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Zaria Bălți (1)	Chișinău
19:00 EEST	I. Damașcan 120+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Petru Stoianov

The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 20 April 2018.^[9] Matches were played on 9 May 2018.

Zimbru Chișinău (1) v Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1)

9 May 2018	Zimbru Chișinău (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1)	Chișinău
19:00 EEST		Report		Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexandru Tean
	Penalties
	I. Damașcan Onica Golovatenco Stînă Pozo-Venta Țîgîrlaș Telegin Jardan		Cheptine Yeliseyev Jalbă Șumchin Rebenja Țurcan Pașcenco Bordian

Petrocub-Hîncești (1) v Milsami Orhei (1)

9 May 2018	Petrocub-Hîncești (1)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Milsami Orhei (1)	Hîncești
19:00 EEST	Ambros 19' (pen.)	Report	Bugaiov 13' M. Antoniuc 120'	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Petru Stoianov

The final was played on Wednesday 23 May 2018 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 10 May 2018.^[10]

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)

20:00 EEST

Milsami Orhei	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Zimbru Chișinău
M. Antoniuc 99', 102'	Report

Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău

Attendance: 8,942

Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Milsami

Zimbru

GK 1 Radu Mîțu DF 2 Artur Crăciun DF 6 Constantin Bogdan DF 22 Dinu Graur DF 23 Vadim Bolohan  116' MF 5 Mihai Plătică MF 7 Vadim Rață  64' MF 17 Andrei Cojocari (c) FW 13 Sergiu Plătică  81' FW 16 Alexandru Antoniuc FW 19 Romeo Surdu  48'  58' Substitutes: GK 50 Anatol Chirinciuc DF 3 Andrei Novicov DF 4 Vasile Jardan MF 10 Gheorghe Andronic  64' MF 14 Andrei Rusnac FW 9 Maxim Antoniuc  81' FW 18 Igor Bugaiov  58' Head Coach: Veaceslav Rusnac

GK 1 Emil Tîmbur DF 2 Victor Golovatenco  85' DF 22 Igor Țîgîrlaș DF 23 Dmitri Telegin DF 90 Ion Jardan (c) MF 7 Ilie Damașcan MF 20 Cristian Nagornîi  72'  98' MF 21 Willian Pozo-Venta MF 84 Alexandru Onica MF 89 Eugen Sidorenco  54' FW 9 Ion Nicolaescu  74' Substitutes: GK 12 Victor Buga DF 27 Alexei Ciopa MF 6 Victor Bogaciuc MF 10 Victor Stînă  98' MF 77 Nichita Iurașco  54' MF 99 Radu Scoarță FW 19 Blaise Yaméogo  74' Head Coach: Vladimir Aga

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