Rapid Bucharest advanced to the Romanian Football Cup group stage with a 3-0 win over CS Afumatsi in the tournament’s play-off match on Wednesday.

Goals were scored by Alba (‘8), Papo (’14) and Emmers (’38).

Romanian Cup, results recorded on Wednesday

Jul Petroshani – Ocellul Galats 1-1 / 2-2 / 0-3 on penalties

Forest Suceava – UTA Arad 0-1

KSM Resita – CS Mioveni 0-4

CS Okna Mures – CS Slatina 3-0

Gloria Bistriţa-Năsăud – Unirea Slobozia 0-0 / 2-3 penalties

CSC 1599 Shelimbar – Petrolul Ploiesti 0-4

CS Afumatsi – Rapid Bucharest 0-3.

Know:

• On Tuesday, they qualified in groups: CSC Dumbrăvița, U Craiova 1948, Gloria Buzău, Chindia Târgoviște and Minaur Baia Mare.

The Romanian Cup will be played on Thursday in the playoffs

16:00 FC Brasov – AFC Germanstadt / Youth Stadium, Brasov / TV and FRF.tv

16:30 CSM Alexandria – Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc / CSS Peco Stadium, Alexandria

18:45 Concordia Chiajna – Cluj University / Concordia Stadium 2, Chiajna / TV and FRF.tv

21:30 Future of Panduria Tg. Giu – Dynamo Bucharest / Municipal Stadium, Tg. Jiu / TV and FRF.tv.

What’s next in the Romanian Cup

The playoffs, in which 16 teams qualify, are followed by the group stage, to which the eight best teams of League I will go directly.

In this round, the 24 teams remaining in the competition will be divided into 4 groups of 6 teams, two in each of boxes 1, 2 and 3.

Thus, there will be three matches for each team, one opponent from each nominal box. The two best teams in each group advance to the quarterfinals.

The Romanian Cup will conclude with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, which will be played in one match.