2023–24 Slovenian Football Cup Explained

Slovenian Football Cup
Year:	2023–24
Country:	Slovenia
Defending Champions:	Olimpija Ljubljana
Winners:	Rogaška
Count:	1
Second:	Gorica
Prev Season:	2022–23
Next Season:	2024–25

The 2023–24 Slovenian Football Cup was the 33rd edition of the football knockout tournament in Slovenia.^[1] ^[2]

Rogaška defeated Gorica in the final 6–5 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their first title.^[3] As winners, they should have qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, but did not get a competition licence, so the berth was given to the 2023–24 Slovenian PrvaLiga second-placed team, Maribor.^[4]

Preliminary round

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|19 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|20 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|22 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|23 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|25 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|26 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|27 August 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|20 September 2023|}

First round

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|13 September 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|20 September 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|26 September 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|27 September 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|3 October 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|4 October 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|5 October 2023|}

Second round

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|4 October 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|18 October 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|24 October 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|31 October 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|2 November 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|3 November 2023|}

Round of 32

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|21 November 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|22 November 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|23 November 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|25 November 2023|-!colspan="3" align="center"|26 November 2023|}

Round of 16

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|5 March 2024|-!colspan="3" align="center"|6 March 2024|-!colspan="3" align="center"|7 March 2024|}

Quarter-finals

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|2 April 2024|-!colspan="3" align="center"|3 April 2024|-!colspan="3" align="center"|4 April 2024|-|}

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 8 April 2024. The matches were played on 24 and 25 April.^[5]

Final

The final was held on 24 May 2024 at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Slovene Cup 2023/24. UEFA.
Web site: Summary – Cup – Slovenia – Results, fixtures, tables and news. Soccerway.
Web site: Rogaška ni dobila licence, je pa po drami osvojila pokal: Klub iz Rogaške Slatine pred slovesom dosegel največji uspeh v zgodovini . Planet Nogomet . 25 May 2024 . sl-SI . 24 May 2024.
Web site: Rogaška poskrbela tudi za slavje v Mariboru in predvsem Ljubljani: Bravo se veseli zgodovinskega uspeha, igral bo v Evropi! . Planet Nogomet . 25 May 2024 . sl-SI . 24 May 2024.
Web site: Drugoligaš bo igral v finalu – Beltinci bodo v polfinalu gostovali v Novi Gorici . A. G.. . 8 April 2024 . sl . 8 April 2024.
Web site: Rogaška po šestih serijah drame z bele točke izločila Muro . RTV Slovenija. A. G.. 25 April 2024 . sl . 25 April 2024.