2016–17 Croatian Football Cup

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2016–17 Croatian Football Cup
Tournament details
Country Croatia
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsRijeka
Runner-upDinamo Zagreb
Tournament statistics
Matches played49
Goals scored179 (3.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mario Gavranović (7)

The 2016–17 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 14th title the previous year by defeating Slaven Belupo in the final.

Calendar[edit]

Round Date(s) Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Goals / games
Preliminary round 24 August 2016 16 48 → 32 32 61 / 16
First round 21 September 2016 16 32 → 16 16 67 / 16
Second round 26 October 2016 8 16 → 8 none 26 / 8
Quarter-finals 30 November 2016 4 8 → 4 none 9 / 4
Semi-finals 1 and 15 March 2017 4 4 → 2 none 12 / 4
Final 31 May 2017 1 2 → 1 none 4 / 1

Source:[1]

Participating clubs[edit]

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[edit]

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 3 August 2016 in Zagreb. The matches were played over four days, 20–24 August 2016.[2]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Neretvanac 4–0 Suhopolje
2* Primorac Biograd na Moru 2–2 (3–5 p) Jalžabet
3** Novigrad 3–1 Kustošija
4 Solin 4–1 Zagora Unešić
5 Međimurje 7–0 Karlovac 1919
6 Rudeš 3–1 Oriolik
7** Podravac Virje 0–5 Krk
8** Slavonija Soljani 2–3 Varaždin
9 Zagorec 0–2 Veli Vrh
10 Pitomača 2–4 Slavija Pleternica
11 Samobor 3–0 Međimurec Pretetinec
12** Gorica 1–1 (3–4 p) BSK Bijelo Brdo
13* Bjelovar 1–0 Marsonia
14 Đakovo Croatia 0–0 (3–2 p) Koprivnica
15 Lekenik 0–4 Vukovar 1991
16 Libertas Novska 4–1 Otočac

* Matches were played on 20 August.
** Matches were played on 23 August.

First round[edit]

First round consisted of 16 single-leg matches, with 16 winners from the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients. The matches were played over two days, 20–21 September 2016.[3]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Veli Vrh 0−5 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Jalžabet 0−6 Hajduk Split
3 Đakovo Croatia 0−3 Rijeka
4 Varaždin 2−2(2–4 p) Slaven Belupo
5 Vukovar 1991 1−4 Osijek
6* Krk 1−2 Lokomotiva
7* Samobor 1−6 (a.e.t) Cibalia
8 Slavija Pleternica 1−2 RNK Split
9 Neretvanac 1−3 Istra 1961
10 Bjelovar 4−0 Zagreb
11 Solin 1−0 Zadar
12* BSK Bijelo Brdo 2−3 Inter Zaprešić
13 Libertas Novska 2−5 Vinogradar
14 Rudeš 3−0 GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919
15* Međimurje 1−2 (a.e.t) Šibenik
16 Novigrad 4−0 Zelina

* Matches were played on 20 September.

Second round[edit]

Second round consisted of eight single-legged ties, with 16 winners from the first round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 26 October 2016.[4]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Bjelovar 1−2 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Solin 1−2 Hajduk Split
3 Rudeš 3−5 (a.e.t) Rijeka
4* Novigrad 0−1 Slaven Belupo
5 Šibenik 1−2 Osijek
6 Vinogradar 1−2 Lokomotiva
7 Inter Zaprešić 1−0 Cibalia
8* Istra 1961 1−3 (a.e.t) RNK Split

* Matches played on 25 October.

Quarter-finals[edit]

Quarter-final consisted of four single-legged ties and included 8 winners from the second round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 30 November 2016.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Inter Zaprešić 0−1 Dinamo Zagreb
2 RNK Split 2−1 (a.e.t) Hajduk Split
3* Lokomotiva 1−3 Rijeka
4 Osijek 1−0 Slaven Belupo

* Match played on 29 November.

Semi-finals[edit]

Semi-final consisted of two two-legged ties and included 4 winners from the quarter-final. The first leg was played 1 March 2017 and the return leg on 15 March 2017.

Dinamo Zagreb6−0RNK Split
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Igor Križarić (Čakovec)
RNK Split0−0Dinamo Zagreb
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 695
Referee: Marko Matoc (Zaprešić)

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–0 on aggregate.


Rijeka3−1Osijek
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Fran Jović (Zagreb)
Osijek0−2Rijeka
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 4,467
Referee: Duje Strukan (Split)

Rijeka won 5–1 on aggregate.

Final[edit]

The final was played on 31 May 2017 at Stadion Varteks in Varaždin.

Dinamo Zagreb1−3Rijeka
Report
Attendance: 8,183
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

Bracket[edit]

 
Second round
25–26 October 2016
Quarter-finals
29–30 November 2016
Semi-finals
1–15 March 2017
Final
31 May 2017
 
              
 
 
 
 
Vinogradar1
 
 
 
Lokomotiva2
 
Lokomotiva1
 
 
 
Rijeka3
 
Rudeš3
 
 
 
Rijeka5 (a.e.t.)
 
Rijeka5 [a]
 
 
 
Osijek1
 
Šibenik1
 
 
 
Osijek2
 
Osijek1
 
 
 
Slaven Belupo0
 
Novigrad0
 
 
 
Slaven Belupo1
 
Rijeka3
 
 
 
Dinamo Zagreb1
 
Inter Zaprešić1
 
 
 
Cibalia0
 
Inter Zaprešić0
 
 
 
Dinamo Zagreb1
 
Bjelovar1
 
 
 
Dinamo Zagreb2
 
Dinamo Zagreb6 [b]
 
 
 
RNK Split0
 
Istra 19611
 
 
 
RNK Split3 (a.e.t.)
 
RNK Split2 (a.e.t.)
 
 
 
Hajduk Split1
 
Solin1
 
 
Hajduk Split2
 
  1. ^ Played over two legs.
  2. ^ Played over two legs.

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Switzerland Mario Gavranović Rijeka 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Glasnik - Službeno glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Preliminary round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ "First round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Second round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

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