1996–97 Croatian Football Cup

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1996–97 Croatian Football Cup
Tournament details
CountryCroatia
Teams32
Defending championsCroatia Zagreb
Final positions
ChampionsCroatia Zagreb (3rd title)
Runner-upNK Zagreb
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored116 (3.14 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mass Sarr, Mark Viduka & Dragan Vukoja (5)

The 1996–97 Croatian Football Cup was the sixth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and they won their second successive title.

Calendar[edit]

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round
First round 13 and 26 August 1996 16 32 → 16 None
Second round 4 and 10 September 1996 8 16 → 8 None
Quarter-finals First legs 16 October 1996,
Second legs 22 and 23 October 1996		 8 8 → 4 None
Semi-finals First legs 9 April 1997,
Second legs 16 April 1997		 4 4 → 2 None
Final 29 May 1997 1 2 → 1 None

First round[edit]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Hajduk Pridraga 1–6 Hajduk Split
2 Mladost Hrastovec 1–3 Varteks
3 Napredak Velika Mlaka 2–3 Segesta
4 Orijent 0–0 (aet) (5–6 p) Belišće
5 Gospić 0–0 (aet) (5–4 p) Zadarkomerc
6 Podvinje 0–1 Inker Zaprešić
7 Varaždin 1–5 Rijeka
8 Solin Kaltenberg 0–3 NK Zagreb
9 Mladost 127 1–2 (aet) Osijek
10 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 3–1 Cibalia
11 Baranja 1–2 (aet) Croatia Đakovo
12 Slavonija Požega 3–1 Bjelovar
13 Slaven Belupo 1–0 Istra Pula
14 Zagorec Krapina 1–1 (aet) (5–3 p) Šibenik
15 PIK Vrbovec 0–3 Dubrovnik
16 Zrinski Bošnjaci 0–5 Croatia Zagreb

Second round[edit]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Osijek 3–0 Segesta
2 NK Zagreb 2–1 Zagorec Krapina
3 Inker Zaprešić 2–1 Belišće
4 Slaven Belupo 3–6 Croatia Zagreb
5 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–0 Rijeka
6 Gospić 0–3 Dubrovnik
7 Hajduk Split 3–0 Slavonija Požega
8 Varteks 4–0 Croatia Đakovo

Quarter-finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Croatia Zagreb 4–1 Dubrovnik 1–1 3–0
NK Zagreb 4–0 Inker Zaprešić 3–0 1–0
Osijek 4–3 Hajduk Split 2–1 2–2
Varteks 2–4 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 1–3 1–1

Semi-finals[edit]

Croatia Zagreb2–1Osijek
Viduka 20', 55' (pen.) Report Černe 81'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Anđelko Brkić (Vinkovci)
Osijek0–0Croatia Zagreb
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Veljko Matković (Rijeka)

Croatia Zagreb won 2–1 on aggregate.

Hrvatski Dragovoljac1–3NK Zagreb
Vukoja 32' Report Scoria 9', 58'
Bule 62'
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Referee: Veljko Malovac (Rijeka)
NK Zagreb3–1Hrvatski Dragovoljac
Scoria 23', 50'
Baturina 79'		 Report Živković 6'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Reno Sinovčić (Zadar)

NK Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.

Final[edit]

Croatia Zagreb2–1NK Zagreb
Cvitanović 30' (pen.)
Viduka 69'		 Report Sopić 77'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Goran Marić (Zagreb)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bariša, Mladen (9 April 1997). "Jedino sami sebe možemo nadjačati!". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Bariša, Mladen (16 April 1997). "Otto Barić "pali" Osječane". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ Petan, Željko (10 April 1997). "Scoria i Bule donose finale". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

External links[edit]

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