2023–24 Croatian Football Cup Explained

Croatian Football Cup
Year:2023–24
Other Titles:SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup
Country:Croatia
Num Teams:48
Winners:Dinamo Zagreb
Second:Rijeka
Matches:48
Goals:191
Scoring Leader:Dražen Pilčić
(10 goals)
Prev Season:2022–23
Next Season:2024–25

The 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup was the 33rd season of Croatia's football knockout competition. It was sponsored by the betting company SuperSport and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes.[1]

Clubs in the competition are financially supported through television and sponsorship rights, with total fund of €190,000.[2]

The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their eighth and second consecutive title the previous year by defeating their rivals Šibenik in the final.[3]

Calendar

Round Date(s) Number of fixtures width=100 Clubs !New entries this round Financial sponsorshipGoals / games
30 August 2023 16 48 → 32 32 €1,200 (home) / €1,000 (guest)82 / 16
27 September 2023 16 32 → 16 16 €2,000 (home)61 / 16
1 November 2023 8 16 → 8 none €2,500 (home)31 / 8
28 February 2024 4 8 → 4 none €4,000 (home)11 / 4
3 April 20242 4 → 2 none €6,000 (home) / €6,000 (guest)2 / 2
15 and 30 May 2024 1 2 → 1 none €20,000 (winner) / €7,600 (runner up)4 / 2

Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:

Best clubs by cup coefficient
16 clubs		Winners and runners up of county cups
32 clubs

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 19 July 2023 and the matches were played on 30 August 2023.[4]

width=40Tie no.width=200Home teamwidth=80Scorewidth=200Away team
1Gospić 912–4Kutjevo
Dugo Selo2–2 (4–2 p)Pitomača
3Tigar Sveta Nedjelja0–2Omladinac Gornja Vrba
4Papuk Osječko 16641–29Grobničan
5Tomislav Drnje1–4Jadran LP
6Vukovar 19914–0Graničar Kotoriba
7Vardarac1–2 (aet)Karlovac 1919
8Jalžabet1–3Moslavina
9Bilogora 910–2Ponikve
10Jadran Poreč2–1Mladost Ždralovi
11Rudar Labin2–3Zagora Unešić
12Graničar Županja0–3Croatia Zmijavci
13Zagorec Krapina1–0Omladinac Staro Topolje
14Belišće3–0Novi Marof
15Primorac BnM0–2 (aet)Radnik Križevci
16Libertas1–0Međimurec

Round of 32

The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. Most matches were played on 27 September 2023.

width=40Tie no.width=200Home teamwidth=80Scorewidth=200Away team
1Libertas0–9Rijeka
2Omladinac Gornja Vrba0–6Hajduk Split
3Ponikve1–4Dinamo Zagreb
4Kutjevo1–4Osijek
5Dugo Selo0–1Lokomotiva
6Moslavina2–4Slaven Belupo
7Zagora Unešić0–2Istra 1961
8Radnik Križevci4–3 (aet)Šibenik
9Zagorec Krapina0–2Gorica
10Grobničan0–0 (3–5 p)Varaždin
11Croatia Zmijavci0–1Rudeš
12Vukovar 19914–1BSK Bijelo Brdo
13Karlovac 19192–1Jaska Vinogradar
14Jadran Poreč0–0 (3–4 p)Oriolik
15Jadran LP2–1Belišće
16Cibalia6–0Zagreb

Round of 16

The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. The matches were played on 1 November 2023.

Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team
1Cibalia1–3Rijeka
2Jadran LP0–2Hajduk Split
3Oriolik0–8Dinamo Zagreb
4Karlovac 19190–1Osijek
5Vukovar 19911–2Lokomotiva
6Rudeš3–1Slaven Belupo
7Varaždin3–2Istra 1961
8Gorica4–0Radnik Križevci

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 11 December 2023. The matches were scheduled for 28 February 2024.[5]

Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team
1Hajduk Split5–0Varaždin
2Dinamo Zagreb4–0Gorica
3Lokomotiva1–0Osijek
4Rudeš0–1Rijeka

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 3 April 2024, while the draw was held on 4 March 2024.[6]

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Final

See main article: 2024 Croatian Football Cup final. The first match of the final was played on 15 May 2024, and the second was played on 22 May 2024.----

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate

Top scorers

Final ranking:[7]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Dražen PilčićGrobničan10
2 Törles KnöllVukovar 19914
Franjo IvanovićRijeka
Sandro KulenovićDinamo Zagreb
5 Filip BatareloGrobničan3
Patrik Srzentić
Dinamo Zagreb

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Video: SuperSport postao naslovni sponzor Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa . hns-cff.hr . Croatian Football Federation . 13 September 2019 . 2 April 2022 . hr .
  2. Web site: 7 June 2023 . Propozicije završnog dijela natjecanja za Hrvatski nogometni kup . Proposals for the final part of the competition for the Croatian Football Cup . 27 August 2023 . Hrvatski nogometni savez . hr.
  3. Web site: Hajduk slavio u dalmatinskom finalu i drugu godinu zaredom osvojio Kup! . gol.dnevnik.hr . 24 May 2023 . 20 July 2023 . hr .
  4. Web site: IZVUČENI PAROVI PRETKOLA SUPERSPORT HRVATSKOG NOGOMETNOG KUPA . hns-cff.hr . 6 August 2023 . 19 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 11 December 2023 . Održan ždrijeb četvrtfinala SuperSport Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa . The draw for the quarter-finals of the SuperSport Croatian Football Cup was held . 11 December 2023 . HNS . hr.
  6. Web site: 6 March 2023 . Održan ždrijeb polufinala SuperSport HNK-a . The draw for the semifinals of SuperSport HNK was held . 4 March 2024 . Croatian Football Federation . hr.
  7. Web site: 23 May 2024 . SuperSport HNK 2023/2024 . SuperSport HNK 2023-2024 . 23 May 2024 . HNS . hr.

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