2008–09 Moldovan Cup

2008–09 Moldovan Cup

Country	Moldova
Champions	Sheriff
Runner-up	Dacia
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Moldovan Cup was the eighteenth season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition started on 24 September 2008 with the first round and ended with the final held in the spring of 2009. The defending champions were Sheriff.

Preliminary round

This round featured 24 teams from Moldovan lower leagues. The games were played on 31 August 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Volna	1–1 (aet, p. 3–2)	Floreşti
Costuleni	1–1 (aet, p. 5–4)	Flacăra
Riscani	2–3	Glodeni
Drochia	2–0	Teleneşti
Real-Succes	2–3	Cricova
Tiras	0–0 (aet, p. 4–3)	Sinteza
Victoria	w/o	Cantemir
Tiras[contradiction]	1–3	Locomotiva Basarabească
Vulcănesti	8–0	Slobozia Mare
Speranţa	4–6	Kolos
Ceadîr Orizont	5–1	Maiak
Fortuna	7–0	Congaz

First round

In this round entered winners from the preliminary round and 12 new teams, also from Moldovan lower leagues. The games were played on 24 September 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Volna	0–3	Locomotiva Bălţi
Costuleni	3–1	Olimp
Glodeni	2–1	Viitorul
Drochia	1–3	Podiş
Cricova	1–0	Izvoras-67
Tiras	1–0	Intersport-Aroma
Victoria	5–2	Eikomena
Locomotiva Basarabească	w/o	Floreni
Vulcăneşti	0–4	Cahul-2005
Kolos	1–9	Găgăuziya
Ceadîr Orizont	1–0	MIPAN
Fortuna	3–1	Sfîntul Gheorghe

Second round

This round featured winners from the previous round as well as 4 new teams. The games were played on 8 October 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CSCA-Rapid	3–1	Academia
Costuleni	1–3	Locomotiva Bălţi
Glodeni	0–4	Podiş
Tiras	0–4	Cricova
Locomotiva Basarabească	1–2	Victoria
Găgăuziya	2–1	Cahul-2005
Ceadîr Orizont	0–4	Fortuna
Viişoara	2–4	Dinamo Bender

Third round

In this round entered winners from the previous round and the 8 remaining teams from the Moldovan National Division. The games were played on 22 October 2008.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sheriff	1–0	CSCA-Rapid
Iskra-Stal	2–0	Locomotiva Bălţi
Tiraspol	4–1	Podiş
Cricova	0–4	Olimpia
Tiligul-Tiras	3–1	Victoria
Găgăuziya	0–4	Dacia
Zimbru	8–0	Fortuna
Dinamo Bender	2–4	Nistru

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 5 November 2008. The second legs legs were played on 22 – 24 November 2008.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Iskra-Stal	0–2	Sheriff	0–2	0–0
Tiraspol	3–3 (a)	Olimpia	1–1	2–2
Tiligul-Tiras	1–3	Dacia	1–1	0–2
Nistru	0–3	Zimbru	0–0	0–3

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 8 April 2009. The second legs legs were played on 29 April 2009.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sheriff	5–3	Tiraspol	2–1	3–2
Dacia	3–2	Zimbru	2–1	1–1

Final

23 May 2009 19:00 CET	Sheriff	2 – 0	Dacia	Zimbru, Chişinău
	Balima  48' Rouamba  87'	Report

Reference

• Moldova - 2008/09 season (RSSSF)