1997–98 Croatian Football Cup

The 1997–98 Croatian Football Cup was the seventh edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and they won their third successive title.

1997–98 Croatian Football Cup
CountryCroatia
Teams32
Defending championsHajduk Split
ChampionsCroatia Zagreb (4th title)
Runners-upVarteks
Matches played38
Goals scored114 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vladimir Petrović (7)

Calendar
RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsNew entries this round
First round5 and 6 August 19971632 → 16None
Second round9 and 24 September 1997816 → 8None
Quarter-finalsFirst legs 14 and 26 October 1997,
Second legs 22 October 1997		88 → 4None
Semi-finalsFirst legs 1 April 1998,
Second legs 15 April 1998		44 → 2None
FinalFirst leg 6 May,
Second leg 14 May 1998		22 → 1None

First round
Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Slavonac 1–5 Croatia Zagreb
2 Samobor 0–1 NK Zagreb
3 Olimpija Osijek 0–3 Rijeka
4 Jadran Poreč 2–1 Segesta
5 Orijent 2–1 Cibalia
6 RNK Split 2–1 Marsonia
7 Varaždin 1–2 Varteks
8 Slaven Belupo 2–0 Belišće
9 PIK Vrbovec 1–4 Zadarkomerc
10 Špansko 3–1 Bjelovar
11 Budućnost Hodošan 2–1 Šibenik
12 Dilj 1–0 Inker Zaprešić
13 Badel Sesvete 1–0 Dubrovnik
14 Slavonija Požega 1–2 Croatia Đakovo
15 Posedarje 1–3 Hajduk Split
16 Mladost 127 2–2 (aet) (5–4 p) Osijek

Second round
Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Budućnost Hodošan 1–2 NK Zagreb
2 Dilj 2–1 RNK Split
3 Croatia Đakovo 0–0 (aet) (2–4 p) Varteks
4 Badel Sesvete 2–1 Zadarkomerc
5 Rijeka 0–2 Orijent
6 Jadran Poreč 0–1 Mladost 127
7 Croatia Zagreb 11–0 Špansko
8 Hajduk Split 3–1 Slaven Belupo

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dilj 4–8 NK Zagreb 2–5 2–3
Orijent 0–0 (0–3 p) Varteks 0–0 0–0
Badel Sesvete 2–5 Croatia Zagreb 1–1 1–4
Hajduk Split 3–1 Mladost 127 2–1 1–0

Semi-finals

First legs
Croatia Zagreb4 – 0NK Zagreb
Marić  14'
Viduka  45' (pen.), 53' (pen.)
Muñoz  65'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ivan Novak (Varaždin)
Varteks2 – 1Hajduk Split
Karić  34'
Hrman  39'		 Report Mladenović  45'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Miro Marijanović (Osijek)

Second legs
NK Zagreb0 – 3Croatia Zagreb
Report Jurčić  20'
Prosinečki  65'
Petrović  90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Reno Sinovčić (Zadar)

Croatia Zagreb won 7–0 on aggregate.

Hajduk Split0 – 1Varteks
Report Topić  90'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Osijek)

Varteks won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Varteks0 – 1Croatia Zagreb
Report Mikić  82'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Miroslav Vitković (Vinkovci)

Second leg
Croatia Zagreb2 – 1Varteks
Viduka  52'
Marić  83'		 Report Topić  38'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Edo Trivković (Split)

Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.

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