2000 Croatian Football Cup final explained

2000 Croatian Football Cup final
Event:1999–2000 Croatian Cup
Team1:Hajduk Split
Team1score:2
Team2:Dinamo Zagreb
Team2score:1
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:2
Team2score1:0
Date1:2 May 2000
Stadium1:Stadion Poljud
City1:Split
Man Of The Match1a:Jurica Vučko (Hajduk Split)
Referee1:Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)
Attendance1:20,000
Weather1:Cloudy and Rainy
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:1
Date2:16 May 2000
Stadium2:Stadion Maksimir
City2:Zagreb
Man Of The Match2a:Slaven Bilić
(Hajduk Split)
Referee2:Željko Širić (Osijek)
Attendance2:17,000
Weather2:Clear
Previous:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 Croatian Cup final was a two-legged affair played between Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb. The first leg was played in Split on 2 May 2000, while the second leg on 16 May 2000 in Zagreb.

Hajduk Split won the trophy with an aggregate result of 2–1.

The final was overshadowed by the clashes between both clubs supporters and police in the first leg at Stadion Poljud in Split. The first leg was abandoned in 86th minute and was registered with the result that was reached 2–0, and Hajduk Split was punished by having their three matches behind closed doors.[1]

Road to the final

Hajduk SplitRoundDinamo Zagreb
width=15%Opponentwidth=7%Resultwidth=10%width=15%Opponentwidth=7%Result
Moslavac Popovača 8–0First roundBSK Buk 10–0
3–1Second round4–0
0–0Quarterfinals2–1
2–12–2
2–1Semifinals3–0
2–23–1

First leg

HAJDUK SPLIT:
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
DF 2
DF 6
DF 21 Darko Miladin
DF 28 Slaven Bilić (c)
MF 8 Igor Musa
MF 10
MF 13
MF 22
FW 9 Mate Baturina
FW 23
Substitutes:
MF 14
FW 30
Manager:
Petar Nadoveza
DINAMO ZAGREB:
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
DF 2
DF 3 Damir Krznar
DF 5
DF 20 Stjepan Tomas
MF 6
MF 10 Edin Mujčin
MF 15 Daniel Šarić
MF 22 Igor Bišćan (c)
FW 25
FW 16
Substitutes:
FW 21
MF 7
MF 14
Manager:
Marijan Vlak
Assistant referees:
Matija Strugačevac (Belišće)
Darko Slivar (Valpovo)
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

DINAMO ZAGREB:
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
DF 2
DF 4 Goce Sedloski
DF 17
DF 20 Stjepan Tomas
MF 7 Nermin Šabić
MF 10
MF 15
MF 22 Igor Bišćan (c)
FW 18
FW 25 Tomo Šokota
Substitutes:
MF 6
DF 3
MF 11
Manager:
Marijan Vlak
HAJDUK SPLIT:
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
DF 2 Igor Gjuzelov
DF 6 Anthony Grdic
DF 21 Darko Miladin
DF 28 Slaven Bilić (c)
MF 8
MF 10
MF 13
MF 22
FW 9
FW 23
Substitutes:
DF 18
FW 11
FW 30
Manager:
Petar Nadoveza
Assistant referees:
Milan Berger (Osijek)
Darko Kolić (Sibinj)
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Utakmica registrirana s 2:0, Hajduk bez publike!. 4 May 2000. Sportnet.hr. Croatian. 12 October 2015.