The winner of the Romanian Cup now gets a place in the Conference League preliminary tournament, but that will change from the 2024/25 season following UEFA’s decision.

The winner of the Romanian Cup will play in the preliminary matches of the Europa League

As such, the team that triumphs in next year’s Cup final will play in the first preliminary round of the Europa League, the second most expensive inter-club competition, provided the Super League is among the continent’s top 33 leagues.

Currently, the Romanian first league ranks 25th in the UEFA rankings (20.5 thousand points) and may be pushed by the Polish championship depending on the progress of Lech Poznań in the Conference League (they will meet Fiorentina in the quarterfinals).

In case of defeat in the first preliminary round of the Europa League, the winner of the Romanian Cup will advance to the second preliminary round of the Conference League.

Prize difference – Europa League / Conference League

Group qualification: €3,630,000 / €2,943,000

Group win: €630,000 / €500,000

Levels in groups: €210,000 / €166,000

First place in the group: €1,100,000 / €650,000

2nd place in the group: EUR 550,000 / EUR 300,000

Group qualification: €500,000 / €300,000

Eighth place qualification: €1,200,000 / €600,000

Qualifying in quarters: €1,800,000 / €1,000,000

Semi-final qualification: €2,800,000 / €2,000,000

Qualification in the final: €4,600,000 / €3,000,000

Champion: €4,000,000 / €2,000,000.