Cup: Big derby at the final in which the Army prevailed over the Police.
Steaua București 2-1 Dinamo București
From left: Stefan Onisie (antrenor), Creiniceanu, Ciugariu, Iordanescu, Voinea, Suciu, Cristache, Negrea, Stefan Covaci - coach, Dumitriu III, Vigu, Dumitru Nicolae, Naom.Steaua won its 10th Cup. The strong squad was due to their coach Stefan Covaci – better known as Stefan Kovacs - or Istvan Kovacs: ethnic Hungarian, the spelling of his name depends on the language used – either Romanian or Hungarian – and since his success led him to the great Ajax of the early 1970, internationally he was known as Stefan Kovacs – a combination of Romanian first name and Hungarian last name. The other big name in the team was Florea Voinea, already aging star of the 1960s, who went to play in France and here is the story of his transfer: in June 1970 dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu went on a visit in France, invited by president Georges Pompidou. Pampidou took him to see Nîmes, a town where the communists were constantly winning the elections, there Ceaușescu talked to the mayor who complained about the poor results of the local football team, Nîmes Olympique so Ceaușescu told him that he was going to send two Romanian footballers to the club. The club sent scouts to see the 1970 Cupa României final which was won with 2–1 by Steaua București against Dinamo București, both of Steaua București's goals being scored by Voinea, and they selected Voinea from Steaua and Ion Pârcălab from Dinamo to come and play for Nîmes Olympique, where in the 1971–72 season they helped the team finish second in the championship, each of them scoring 11 goals.