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

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

Participating clubs

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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

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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 team Score Away team
1 Gospić 91 2–4 Kutjevo
2*** Dugo Selo 2–2 (4–2 p) Pitomača
3** Tigar Sveta Nedjelja 0–2 Omladinac Gornja Vrba
4*** Papuk Osječko 1664 1–29 Grobničan
5**** Tomislav Drnje 1–4 Jadran LP
6 Vukovar 1991 4–0 Graničar Kotoriba
7 Vardarac 1–2 (aet) Karlovac 1919
8 Jalžabet 1–3 Moslavina
9 Bilogora 91 0–2 Ponikve
10 Jadran Poreč 2–1 Mladost Ždralovi
11* Rudar Labin 2–3 Zagora Unešić
12 Graničar Županja 0–3 Croatia Zmijavci
13 Zagorec Krapina 1–0 Omladinac Staro Topolje
14 Belišće 3–0 Novi Marof
15 Primorac BnM 0–2 (aet) Radnik Križevci
16 Libertas 1–0 Međimurec

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

Round of 32

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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 team Score Away team
1*** Libertas 0–9 Rijeka
2* Omladinac Gornja Vrba 0–6 Hajduk Split
3 Ponikve 1–4 Dinamo Zagreb
4*** Kutjevo 1–4 Osijek
5 Dugo Selo 0–1 Lokomotiva
6** Moslavina 2–4 Slaven Belupo
7 Zagora Unešić 0–2 Istra 1961
8 Radnik Križevci 4–3 (aet) Šibenik
9 Zagorec Krapina 0–2 Gorica
10*** Grobničan 0–0 (3–5 p) Varaždin
11 Croatia Zmijavci 0–1 Rudeš
12 Vukovar 1991 4–1 BSK Bijelo Brdo
13 Karlovac 1919 2–1 Jaska Vinogradar
14 Jadran Poreč 0–0 (3–4 p) Oriolik
15 Jadran LP 2–1 Belišće
16*** Cibalia 6–0 Zagreb

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

Round of 16

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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 team Score Away team
1*** Cibalia 1–3 Rijeka
2* Jadran LP 0–2 Hajduk Split
3 Oriolik 0–8 Dinamo Zagreb
4* Karlovac 1919 0–1 Osijek
5** Vukovar 1991 1–2 Lokomotiva
6* Rudeš 3–1 Slaven Belupo
7*** Varaždin 3–2 Istra 1961
8 Gorica 4–0 Radnik Križevci

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

Quarter-finals

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

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1* Hajduk Split 5–0 Varaždin
2 Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 Gorica
3* Lokomotiva 1–0 Osijek
4 Rudeš 0–1 Rijeka

* Matches played on 27 February.

Semi-finals

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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

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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 [7]
Attendance: 18,709
Referee: Dario Bel (Osijek)

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

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate

Top scorers

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Final ranking:[9]

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Dražen Pilčić Grobničan 10
2   Törles Knöll Vukovar 1991 4
  Franjo Ivanović Rijeka
  Sandro Kulenović Dinamo Zagreb
5   Filip Batarelo Grobničan 3
  Patrik Srzentić
  Josip Drmić Dinamo Zagreb

References

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  1. ^ "Video: SuperSport postao naslovni sponzor Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Propozicije završnog dijela natjecanja za Hrvatski nogometni kup" [Proposals for the final part of the competition for the Croatian Football Cup] (PDF). Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Hajduk slavio u dalmatinskom finalu i drugu godinu zaredom osvojio Kup!". gol.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "IZVUČENI PAROVI PRETKOLA SUPERSPORT HRVATSKOG NOGOMETNOG KUPA". hns-cff.hr. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Održan ždrijeb četvrtfinala SuperSport Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa" [The draw for the quarter-finals of the SuperSport Croatian Football Cup was held]. HNS (in Croatian). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Održan ždrijeb polufinala SuperSport HNK-a" [The draw for the semifinals of SuperSport HNK was held]. Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/78204256/gnk-dinamo-hnk-rijeka-0-0/
  8. ^ https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/78204257/hnk-rijeka-gnk-dinamo-1-3/
  9. ^ "SuperSport HNK 2023/2024" [SuperSport HNK 2023-2024]. HNS (in Croatian). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.