2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup

2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup
Country Slovenia
Teams 27
Champions Olimpija Ljubljana
(1st title)
Runners-up Aluminij
Matches played 32
Goals scored 108 (3.38 per match)
Attendance 30,174 (943 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Leon Benko
(five goals)

The 2017–18 Slovenian Football Cup was the 27th edition of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.

Competition format

Round Draw date Fixtures Clubs Format details[1]
First round 22 June 2017[2] 12 24 → 12 18 clubs that have qualified through MNZ Regional Cups + 6 clubs from the 2016–17 PrvaLiga that didn't qualify for European competitions entered at this stage and were drawn into 12 pairs.

Teams that have qualified from the same regional cup could not be drawn against each other.

Winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if scores were level. Lower level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, hosting was determined by the draw.

Round of 16 18 August 2017[3] 8 12+4 → 8 12 first round winners were joined by four 2016–17 PrvaLiga teams that qualified for European competitions, and were drawn into 8 pairs.

Teams that have qualified from the same regional cup could not be drawn against each other.

Winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if scores were level. Lower level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, hosting was determined by the draw.

Quarter-finals 21 September 2017[4] 4 8 → 4 8 teams were drawn into 4 pairs.

Winners were decided over two legs on home and away basis with away goals rule being used. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.

Semi-finals 18 December 2017[5] 2 4 → 2 4 teams were drawn into 2 pairs.

Winners were decided over two legs on home and away basis with away goals rule being used. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.

Final N/A 1 2 → 1 Winner was decided in a single game at Stožice Stadium. Extra time and penalties would be used if the scores would be level.

The winners should have qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. However, since the Cup winners, Olimpija Ljubljana, qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League as the league champions, the spot from the Cup was vacated and given to the fourth-placed team in the 2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Rudar Velenje.

Qualified teams

First round

Šoštanj withdrew before the competition began; Triglav Kranj received a bye.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

General
  • "Pokal Slovenije 2017/18" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Sklepi za tekmovanja v organizaciji NZS v članski kategoriji (v3.2)" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Na Brdu izžrebali tudi pare prvega kroga Pokala Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Znani pari 2. kroga" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Danes žreb četrtfinalnih parov" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Znana sta polfinalna para" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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