| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Romania |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| Runner-up | CCA București |
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The 1953 Cupa României was the 16th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.
The title was won by Flamura Roşie Arad against CCA București.
The competition is an annual knockout tournament.
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. First pot teams will play away. Each tie is played as a single leg.
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, the team who plays away will qualify.
In case the teams are from same city, there a replay will be played.
In case the teams play in the final, there a replay will be played.
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1953 | ||
| Dinamo Bacău | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Locomotiva București |
| CCA București | 4–1 | Spartac București |
| Ştiinţa Iaşi | 2–3 | Dinamo București |
| Locomotiva Oradea | 0–1 | Ştiinţa Cluj |
| Flamura Roşie Piteşti | 0–1 | Ştiinţa Timişoara |
| Flacăra Ploieşti | 3–0 | Dinamo Oraşul Stalin |
| Locomotiva Timişoara | 1–3 | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| 7 October 1953 | ||
| Libertatea Sibiu | 0–1 | Locomotiva Târgu Mureş |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 October 1953 | ||
| Dinamo București | 0–2 | Ştiinţa Cluj |
| Flacăra Ploieşti | 1–2 | CCA București |
| Ştiinţa Timişoara | 1–4 | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| Locomotiva Târgu Mureş | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Locomotiva București |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 November 1953 | ||
| CCA București | 1–0 | Locomotiva București |
| 22 November 1953 | ||
| Ştiinţa Cluj | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Flamura Roşie Arad |
| Flamura Roşie Arad | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | CCA București |
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Váczi  110' |
Report |
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mihai Popa (Bucharest)
| Cupa României 1953 winners |
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 Flamura Roşie Arad 2nd title |
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