The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

n football championship contested by the winners of the

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the

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in Bucharest. The competition started off in

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, with the first edition being won by Steaua București. In 2010, for the first time in its history, the Supercup was held even though CFR Cluj had been victorious in both the league and the cup in the previous season. At that time, they faced

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, the Liga I runners-up. The most successful performer so far has been FCSB with 6 wins, followed by Rapid București and CFR Cluj with 4 wins each up until 2021.

Sponsorship

On 22 July 2005, FRF and

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signed a one-year sponsorship deal. The name of the competition was changed to ''Supercupa României Samsung'' for the 2005 and 2006 editions. On 9 October 2006, FRF and Ursus Breweries (part of the SABMiller group) signed a sponsorship agreement for the next three seasons. Ursus Breweries changed the name of the competition to ''Supercupa României Timișoreana'', after the

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beer brand.

Results of the finals

¹ Because CFR Cluj won the double,

, the team that was the runner-up of the previous

season, was chosen to play in the ''Romanian Supercup'' as their opponent. This rule was adopted in 2009. ² Because FCSB won the double, ASA Târgu Mureș, the team that was the runner-up of the previous

season, was chosen to play in the ''Romanian Supercup'' as their opponent. This rule was adopted in 2009.

Sponsorship

Results of the finals

Performances

Performance by qualification

Performance by club

Performance by city

Notes

References

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