The 2016–17 Cupa României preliminary rounds make up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from first round . This is the 79th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of Romania. The qualifying rounds took place between October 2015 and June 2016. First round Argeș These matches played on 7–10 October 2015 First-round results: Argeș Alba These matches played on 29 and 30 August 2015 First-round results: Alba Arad First-round results: Arad Bihor These matches played on 5 and 6 March 2016 First-round results: Bihor Bacău These matches will be played on 27 April 2016 First-round results: Bacău Bistrița-Năsăud These matches played on 8, 15 and 22 November 2015 First-round results: Bistrița-Năsăud Botoșani First-round results: Botoșani Brăila First-round results: Brăila Bucharest First-round results: Bucharest References Preliminary Rounds