2000 Croatian Football Cup final

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.

2000 Croatian Football Cup final

Event	1999–2000 Croatian Cup
Hajduk Split Dinamo Zagreb 2 1
First leg
Hajduk Split Dinamo Zagreb 2 0
Date	2 May 2000
Venue	Stadion Poljud, Split
Man of the Match	Jurica Vučko (Hajduk Split)
Referee	Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)
Attendance	20,000
Weather	Cloudy and Rainy
Second leg
Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split 1 0
Date	16 May 2000
Venue	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Man of the Match	Slaven Bilić (Hajduk Split)
Referee	Željko Širić (Osijek)
Attendance	17,000
Weather	Clear

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.

Road to the final

Hajduk Split		Round	Dinamo Zagreb
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Moslavac Popovača	8–0	First round	BSK Buk	10–0
Šibenik	3–1	Second round	Marsonia	4–0
Slaven Belupo	0–0	Quarterfinals	Rijeka	2–1
	2–1			2–2
NK Zagreb	2–1	Semifinals	Cibalia	3–0
	2–2			3–1

First leg

2 May 2000

18:00

Hajduk Split	2–0	Dinamo Zagreb
Vučko 38' (pen.), 53'	Report (in Croatian)

Stadion Poljud, Split

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)

HAJDUK SPLIT: GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa DF 2 Igor Gjuzelov  41' DF 6 Anthony Grdic  63' DF 21 Darko Miladin DF 28 Slaven Bilić (c) MF 8 Igor Musa MF 10 Ivan Leko  86' MF 13 Ante Jazić  81' MF 22 Ante Miše  27'  70' FW 9 Mate Baturina FW 23 Jurica Vučko  38'  75' Substitutes: MF 14 Srđan Andrić  70' FW 30 Mate Bilić  75' Manager: Petar Nadoveza

DINAMO ZAGREB: GK 1 Dražen Ladić DF 2 Mario Tokić  20' DF 3 Damir Krznar DF 5 Goran Jurić  54' DF 20 Stjepan Tomas MF 6 Zoran Pavlović  65' MF 10 Edin Mujčin MF 15 Daniel Šarić MF 22 Igor Bišćan (c)  37' FW 25 Tomo Šokota  78' FW 16 Josip Šimić  54' Substitutes: FW 21 Igor Cvitanović  54' MF 7 Nermin Šabić  65' MF 14 Mihael Mikić  78' Manager: Marijan Vlak

Assistant referees: Matija Strugačevac (Belišće) Darko Slivar (Valpovo)

Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

16 May 2000

18:30

Dinamo Zagreb	1–0	Hajduk Split
I. Cvitanović 90+2'	Report (in Croatian)

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 17,000

Referee: Željko Širić (Osijek)

DINAMO ZAGREB: GK 1 Dražen Ladić DF 2 Mario Tokić DF 4 Goce Sedloski DF 17 Mario Cvitanović  66' DF 20 Stjepan Tomas MF 7 Nermin Šabić MF 10 Edin Mujčin  56' MF 15 Daniel Šarić  38'  74' MF 22 Igor Bišćan (c) FW 18 Igor Cvitanović  90' FW 25 Tomo Šokota Substitutes: MF 6 Zoran Pavlović  56' DF 3 Damir Krznar  66' MF 11 Mario Bazina  74' 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)  28' MF 8 Igor Musa  62' MF 10 Ivan Leko  77' MF 13 Ante Jazić  48' MF 22 Ante Miše  14' FW 9 Mate Baturina  67' FW 23 Jurica Vučko  25'  75' Substitutes: DF 18 Josip Bulat  88'  62' FW 11 Zvonimir Deranja  67'  71' FW 30 Mate Bilić  71' 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

• Official website (in Croatian)