2017–18 Croatian Football Cup

2017–18 Croatian Football Cup
Country  Croatia
Teams 48
Champions Dinamo Zagreb
Runners-up Hajduk Split
Matches played 47
Goals scored 193 (4.11 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mirko Marić (4)
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-seventh season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Rijeka, having won their fourth title the previous year by defeating Dinamo Zagreb in the final.

Calendar

RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubsNew entries this roundGoals / games
Preliminary round23 August 20171648 → 323289 / 16
First round20 September 20171632 → 161663 / 16
Second round25 October 2017816 → 8none19 / 8
Quarter-finals29 November 201748 → 4none16 / 4
Semi-finals28 February 201824 → 2none5 / 2
Final23 May 201812 → 1none1 / 1

Source:[1]

Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:

Best clubs by cup coefficient
16 clubs		 Winners and runners up of county cups
32 clubs

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 20 July 2017 in Zagreb. The matches were played on 23 August 2017.[2]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Zagora Unešić 4–2 Nedeljanec
2 Fruškogorac Ilok 0–10 Varaždin
3* Virovitica 3–3 (6–7 p) Vrbovec
4 Križevci 2–4 (a.e.t.) Đakovo Croatia
5 Straža Hum na Sutli 1–3 (a.e.t.) Nedelišće
6** Garić Garešnica 0–5 Sesvete
7 Bedem Ivankovo 4–1 (a.e.t.) Međimurje
8* Lekenik 0–6 Oriolik
9** Gorica 8–0 Moslavina
10 Rudeš 2–0 Dragovoljac Poličnik
11 Nehaj Senj 3–2 (a.e.t.) Batrina
12 Borac Imbriovec 4–3 (a.e.t.) Karlovac 1919
13* Croatia Zmijavci 7–1 FEŠK Feričanci
14 Crikvenica 2–3 (a.e.t.) Bjelovar
15 Slavonija Požega 2–1 Mladost Fažana
16** Novigrad 3–0 Zmaj Blato

* Matches played on 19 August.
** Matches played on 22 August.

First round

The first round was played on 20 September 2017.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Borac Imbriovec 0–6 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Vrbovec 1–3 Rijeka
3 Oriolik 0–3 Hajduk Split
4 Croatia Zmijavci 0–1 Slaven Belupo
5 Bedem Ivankovo 0–3 Lokomotiva
6 Sesvete 3–0 RNK Split
7 Nehaj Senj 0–6 Osijek
8 Đakovo Croatia 0–4 Istra 1961
9*** Varaždin 1–2 Cibalia
10* Slavonija Požega 1–2 Zadar
11 Nedelišće 0–6 Inter Zaprešić
12 Bjelovar 2–3 NK Zagreb
13** Rudeš 2–2 (4–2 p) Vinogradar
14 Zagora Unešić 0–3 Šibenik
15** Gorica 3–0 GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919
16 Novigrad 5–1 Zelina

* Match played on 19 September.
** Matches played on 4 October.
*** Match played on 18 October.

Second round

The second round was played on 25 October 2017.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1** Novigrad 0–0 (2–3 p) Dinamo Zagreb
2**** Gorica 0–3 Rijeka
3 Šibenik 0–1 Hajduk Split
4* Rudeš 2–0 (a.e.t.) Slaven Belupo
5 NK Zagreb 0–1 Lokomotiva
6 Inter Zaprešić 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sesvete
7 Zadar 0–4 Osijek
8*** Cibalia 2–3 Istra 1961

* Match played on 24 October.
** Match played on 31 October.
*** Match played on 7 November.
**** Match played on 14 November.

Quarter-final

The quarter-final was played on 29 November 2017.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Dinamo Zagreb 4−2 Istra 1961
2* Rudeš 1−2 Lokomotiva
3** Inter Zaprešić 1−2 Rijeka
4 Osijek 1−3 Hajduk Split

* Match played on 30 November.
** Match played on 13 December at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka due to inadequate pitch condition at ŠRC Zaprešić.

Semi-final

The semi-final was originally scheduled for 28 February 2018 but was later postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions.

Dinamo Zagreb 3−0 Rijeka
 Report
Attendance: 6,037
Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

Final

The final was played on 23 May 2018 at Stadion HNK Cibalia in Vinkovci.[3]

Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Hajduk Split
Gavranović  55' Report
Attendance: 8,208
Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)

Top scorers

As of 23 May 2018[4]
Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Croatia Mirko Marić Osijek 4
2 Switzerland Mario Gavranović Dinamo 3
Chile Ángelo Henríquez Dinamo
Croatia Josip Kozić Bjelovar
Croatia Lovro Majer Lokomotiva
Croatia Luka Nakić Gorica
Croatia Antonio Samac Novigrad
Croatia Antonio Štimac Sesvete

References

  1. ↑ "Propozicije završnog dijela natjecanja za Hrvatski Nogometni Kup" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Održan ždrijeb pretkola Hrvatskog Nogometnog Kupa". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Finale Hrvatskog kupa u Vinkovcima". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ↑ http://hrnogomet.com/kup/strijelci.php?sezona=27&sortOrder=desc&sortBy=3&stranica=1&lang=hr
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