The Cupa Ligii (English: League Cup ) was Romania 's secondary club football tournament. Like the Cupa României , it was played on a knockout (single elimination) basis.
15-397: It is unclear when the competition was first created, as there are no official recordings. It started in 1994, but there may already have been an edition as early as 1978. Cupa Ligii was meant to shorten the break between the end of the league season and the start of a major international competition. The competition under the name of Samsung Cup was Gheorghe Copos ' idea and was held at
30-463: A Romanian appeals court sentenced him to 3 years and 8 months in prison for fraud , tax evasion and money laundering in connection with Rapid Bucureşti football player transfers ; he was also ordered to repay the equivalent of US$ 690,000 to the football club and the Romanian state. On the 26th of March 2014, a Romanian court sentenced him to 4 years in prison for fraud , in a case regarding
45-551: Is a Romanian businessman and politician, mostly known for his ownership of the Rapid București football club. Copos was vice-prime-minister between December 2004 and January 2006, and State Minister in charge with coordination of the activities in the field of business environment and small and medium-sized enterprises in the Tăriceanu government. A graduate of the communist cadres' training school Ștefan Gheorghiu Academy , he
60-499: Is currently in the works, an extensive real estate project for the construction of a 24-story office building, with 35,000 rentable square meters and estimated at over 40 million euros.He is the owner of a chain of confectionery shops, a chain of electronics shops, several hotels. George Copos took over Rapid Bucureşti in 1992. Under his ownership, the Giulești team won the championship title twice, in 1998-99 and 2002-03 seasons, and
75-467: The Grivița strike of 1933 . In 1962, the city was renamed yet again to Eforie Sud. In 1966, the city of Eforie was created by merging Eforie Sud with the northern resort Eforie Nord. Formally, the city is composed of Eforie Sud, the administrative centre, and Eforie Nord, a dependent village. Many other hotels were built here over the years, most of them during the communist regime. "Carmen Sylva" High School
90-773: The Romanian top division were allowed to take part. FCSB (twice) and Dinamo București were winners of the cup before being abolished again in 2017. There were three previous friendly cups held in 1994, 1998 and 2000. Those were won by Rapid București , FCM Bacău and Gloria Bistrița . From the 2014–15 season to the 2018–19 season, sister channels Look TV and Look Plus were meant to broadcast Cupa Ligii. The matches could have also been viewed on Digi Sport and Dolce Sport . Gheorghe Copos Gheorghe " George " Copos ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe ˈkopos] ; born 27 March 1953, in Tășnad , Satu Mare County )
105-630: The 21 years of existence of the Ana Hotels company, Copos has coordinated massive investments in the modernization of all Ana hotels. Ana Teleferic inaugurated in 2005 the "Telegondola" in Poiana Brașov , a very modern facility that transports approximately 3000 people per hour, and in 2017, it modernized the Kanzel cable cars in Poiana Brașov and the one on Mount Tâmpa in Brașov . The Ana Tower project
120-647: The Romanian Cup 4 times. The period of major success begins with bringing in Mircea Lucescu as manager, in the summer of 1997 . In the first year, "Il Luce" wins the Cup, and in the second the championship. Copos was a member of the Conservative Party and between December 2004 and January 2006, he was a vice-prime-minister and State Minister in charge with coordination of the activities in
135-643: The Sport, Bradul and Poiana hotels in Poiana Brașov and the electric micro-motor factory in Pitești , which became Ana Imep, were bought. In 1999, the company Ana Teleferic was established, which owns and manages the cable transport facilities in Brașov and Poiana Brașov , as well as the ski area in Poiana Brașov. Also, the holding is represented on the social responsibility side by Fundația Ana, an organization concerned with charitable and humanitarian acts . Throughout
150-519: The end of the 1993-94 season with the 18 teams of the Romanian first division and Rapid Bucharest being the winner and received a financial reward of $ 100,000. It had a friendly character and was played in 1998 and 2000 before being dropped. In April 2014, it was decided to re-establish the competition, this time with official character, starting with the 2014–15 edition . Managed by the Liga Profesionistă de Fotbal (LPF), only teams from
165-519: The field of business environment and small and medium-sized enterprises in the Tăriceanu government. On January 21, 2006, he resigned from the Conservative Party amid a corruption scandal. He maintained, however, his function as vice prime-minister and State Minister in the government. He also resigned from the government in June 2006, maintaining his function as a senator. On March 4, 2014,
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#1732802231556180-661: The history of its activity, Ana Pan has gone through a reorganization of assets, expanding and diversifying its activity by building a factory that centralizes the company's entire production needs. Starting in 2001, Ana Hotels bought and modernized the Europa and Astoria hotels in Eforie Nord , as well as the Athenee Palace Hilton in Bucharest. Ana Hotels currently owns 6 hotels and 4 Spa centers.Throughout
195-645: The sale of several commercial venues to the Romanian State Lottery. Eforie Eforie ( Romanian pronunciation: [efoˈri.e] ; historical names (for Eforie Sud): Băile Movilă , Carmen-Sylva , Vasile Roaită ) is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County , Northern Dobruja , Romania . It is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Constanța . Techirghiol Lake lies nearby. Eforie Sud,
210-455: The southern part of the town, was founded by the aristocrat Ion Movilă in 1899, when he erected a hotel named Băile Movilă (Movilă Spa). In 1928, the spa was renamed Carmen-Sylva , after the pen name of Queen Elisabeth of Romania . In 1950, after the establishment of the Communist regime , the name of the city was changed again to Vasile Roaită to honor a railway worker shot dead during
225-773: Was in his youth a leader of the Union of Communist Youth . Copos launched into business in 1990, immediately after the revolution , establishing his first company from the Ana group of companies. It is about Ana Co. confectionery. Over time, the group of companies in the Ana holding diversified: production, import and sale of electronic and household appliances, food industry, hotel industry, tourism, production of micro electric motors, road transport, cable transport , industrial maintenance, financial investments, port services or real estate. The Flora hotel in Bucharest (became Crowne Plaza in 1998),
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