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 into extra time. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks.
In the semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
