1997–98 Croatian Football Cup Explained

Croatian Football Cup
Year:1997–98
Country:Croatia
Num Teams:32
Defending Champions:Croatia Zagreb
Winners:Croatia Zagreb (4th title)
Second:Varteks
Matches:38
Goals:114
Scoring Leader:Vladimir Petrović (7)
Prev Season:1996–97
Next Season:1998–99

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.

Calendar

Round Main date Number of fixtures width=100 Clubs !New entries this round
5 and 6 August 1997 16 32 → 16 None
9 and 24 September 19978 16 → 8 None
First legs 14 and 26 October 1997,
Second legs 22 October 1997
8 8 → 4 None
First legs 1 April 1998,
Second legs 15 April 1998
4 4 → 2 None
First leg 6 May,
Second leg 14 May 1998
2 2 → 1 None

First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Slavonac1–5Croatia Zagreb
2Samobor0–1NK Zagreb
3Olimpija Osijek0–3Rijeka
4Jadran Poreč2–1Segesta
5Orijent2–1Cibalia
6RNK Split2–1Marsonia
7Varaždin1–2Varteks
8Slaven Belupo2–0Belišće
9PIK Vrbovec1–4Zadarkomerc
10Špansko3–1Bjelovar
11Budućnost Hodošan2–1Šibenik
12Dilj1–0Inker Zaprešić
13Badel Sesvete1–0Dubrovnik
14Slavonija Požega1–2Croatia Đakovo
15Posedarje1–3Hajduk Split
16Mladost 1272–2 (aet) (5–4 p)Osijek

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Budućnost Hodošan1–2NK Zagreb
2Dilj2–1RNK Split
3Croatia Đakovo0–0 (aet) (2–4 p)Varteks
4Badel Sesvete2–1Zadarkomerc
5Rijeka0–2Orijent
6Jadran Poreč0–1Mladost 127
7Croatia Zagreb11–0Špansko
8Hajduk Split3–1Slaven Belupo

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

Croatia Zagreb won 7–0 on aggregate.----

Varteks won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Second leg

Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.

See also

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