2023–24 Croatian Football Cup

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]

2023–24 Croatian Football Cup
SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup
Tournament details
CountryCroatia
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsDinamo Zagreb
Runner-upRijeka
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored191 (3.98 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dražen Pilčić
(10 goals)

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

RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubsNew entries this roundFinancial sponsorshipGoals / games
Preliminary round30 August 20231648 → 3232€1,200 (home) / €1,000 (guest)82 / 16
Round of 3227 September 20231632 → 1616€2,000 (home)61 / 16
Round of 161 November 2023816 → 8none€2,500 (home)31 / 8
Quarter-finals28 February 202448 → 4none€4,000 (home)11 / 4
Semi-finals3 April 202424 → 2none€6,000 (home) / €6,000 (guest)2 / 2
Final15 and 30 May 202412 → 1none€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]

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

* Match played on 19 August.
** Match played on 22 August.
*** Matches played on 29 August.
**** Match played on 31 August.

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.

Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team
1***Libertas0–9Rijeka
2*Omladinac Gornja Vrba0–6Hajduk Split
3Ponikve1–4Dinamo Zagreb
4***Kutjevo1–4Osijek
5Dugo Selo0–1Lokomotiva
6**Moslavina2–4Slaven Belupo
7Zagora Unešić0–2Istra 1961
8Radnik Križevci4–3 (aet)Šibenik
9Zagorec Krapina0–2Gorica
10***Grobničan0–0 (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
16***Cibalia6–0Zagreb

* Match played on 13 September.
** Match played on 20 September.
*** Matches played on 26 September.

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
1***Cibalia1–3Rijeka
2*Jadran LP0–2Hajduk Split
3Oriolik0–8Dinamo Zagreb
4*Karlovac 19190–1Osijek
5**Vukovar 19911–2Lokomotiva
6*Rudeš3–1Slaven Belupo
7***Varaždin3–2Istra 1961
8Gorica4–0Radnik Križevci

* Matches played on 31 October.
** Match played on 29 November.
*** Matches played on 5 December.

Quarter-finals

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

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

* Matches played on 27 February.

Semi-finals

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

Lokomotiva0–1Rijeka
Report
  • Smolčić 70'
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Čakovec)

Hajduk Split0–1Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 27,634
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

Final

The first match of the final was played on 15 May 2024, and the second was played on 22 May 2024.

Dinamo Zagreb0–0Rijeka
Report
Attendance: 18,709
Referee: Dario Bel (Osijek)

Rijeka1–3Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 8,127
Referee: Jakov Titlić (Potravlje)

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
Josip DrmićDinamo Zagreb

References