| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Croatia |
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Runner-up | Hajduk Split |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 193 (4.11 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mirko Marić (4) |
The 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-seventh season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Rijeka, having won their fourth title the previous year by defeating Dinamo Zagreb in the final.
Calendar
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Goals / games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 23 August 2017 | 16 | 48 → 32 | 32 | 89 / 16 |
| First round | 20 September 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | 63 / 16 |
| Second round | 25 October 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 19 / 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 29 November 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 16 / 4 |
| Semi-finals | 28 February 2018 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | 5 / 2 |
| Final | 23 May 2018 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 1 / 1 |
Participating clubs
The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 20 July 2017 in Zagreb. The matches were played on 23 August 2017.[1]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Zagora Unešić | 4–2 | Nedeljanec |
| 2 | Fruškogorac Ilok | 0–10 | Varaždin |
| 3* | Virovitica | 3–3 (6–7 p) | Vrbovec |
| 4 | Križevci | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Đakovo Croatia |
| 5 | Straža Hum na Sutli | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Nedelišće |
| 6** | Garić Garešnica | 0–5 | Sesvete |
| 7 | Bedem Ivankovo | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Međimurje |
| 8* | Lekenik | 0–6 | Oriolik |
| 9** | Gorica | 8–0 | Moslavina |
| 10 | Rudeš | 2–0 | Dragovoljac Poličnik |
| 11 | Nehaj Senj | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Batrina |
| 12 | Borac Imbriovec | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Karlovac 1919 |
| 13* | Croatia Zmijavci | 7–1 | FEŠK Feričanci |
| 14 | Crikvenica | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Bjelovar |
| 15 | Slavonija Požega | 2–1 | Mladost Fažana |
| 16** | Novigrad | 3–0 | Zmaj Blato |
* Matches played on 19 August.
** Matches played on 22 August.
First round
The first round was played on 20 September 2017.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borac Imbriovec | 0–6 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Vrbovec | 1–3 | Rijeka |
| 3 | Oriolik | 0–3 | Hajduk Split |
| 4 | Croatia Zmijavci | 0–1 | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | Bedem Ivankovo | 0–3 | Lokomotiva |
| 6 | Sesvete | 3–0 | RNK Split |
| 7 | Nehaj Senj | 0–6 | Osijek |
| 8 | Đakovo Croatia | 0–4 | Istra 1961 |
| 9*** | Varaždin | 1–2 | Cibalia |
| 10* | Slavonija Požega | 1–2 | Zadar |
| 11 | Nedelišće | 0–6 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 12 | Bjelovar | 2–3 | NK Zagreb |
| 13** | Rudeš | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Vinogradar |
| 14 | Zagora Unešić | 0–3 | Šibenik |
| 15** | Gorica | 3–0 | GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919 |
| 16 | Novigrad | 5–1 | Zelina |
* Match played on 19 September.
** Matches played on 4 October.
*** Match played on 18 October.
Second round
The second round was played on 25 October 2017.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1** | Novigrad | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2**** | Gorica | 0–3 | Rijeka |
| 3 | Šibenik | 0–1 | Hajduk Split |
| 4* | Rudeš | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | NK Zagreb | 0–1 | Lokomotiva |
| 6 | Inter Zaprešić | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Sesvete |
| 7 | Zadar | 0–4 | Osijek |
| 8*** | Cibalia | 2–3 | Istra 1961 |
* Match played on 24 October.
** Match played on 31 October.
*** Match played on 7 November.
**** Match played on 14 November.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final was played on 29 November 2017.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4−2 | Istra 1961 |
| 2* | Rudeš | 1−2 | Lokomotiva |
| 3** | Inter Zaprešić | 1−2 | Rijeka |
| 4 | Osijek | 1−3 | Hajduk Split |
* Match played on 30 November.
** Match played on 13 December at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka due to inadequate pitch condition at ŠRC Zaprešić.
Semi-finals
The semi-final was originally scheduled for 28 February 2018 but was later postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions.
| Lokomotiva | 1−1 (a.e.t.) | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
Majstorović  55' |
Report | Barry 58' |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Final
The final was played on 23 May 2018 at Stadion HNK Cibalia in Vinkovci.
Bracket
| Second round 24 October–14 November 2017 | Quarter-finals 29 November–13 December 2017 | Semi-finals 13 March–4 April 2018 | Final 23 May 2018 | |||||||||||
| Novigrad | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0 (3 p) | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Istra 1961 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Cibalia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Istra 1961 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rijeka | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Zaprešić | 2 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||
| Sesvete | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Zaprešić | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rijeka | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Gorica | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rijeka | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hajduk Split | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rudeš | 2 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||
| Slaven Belupo | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rudeš | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiva | 2 | |||||||||||||
| NK Zagreb | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiva | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiva | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Hajduk Split | 1 (4 p) | |||||||||||||
| Zadar | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Osijek | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Osijek | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hajduk Split | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Šibenik | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hajduk Split | 1 | |||||||||||||
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirko Marić |
Osijek | 4 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mario Gavranović |
Dinamo | 3 |
 Ángelo Henríquez |
Dinamo | ||
| Josip Kozić |
Bjelovar | ||
| Lovro Majer |
Lokomotiva | ||
| Luka Nakić |
Gorica | ||
| Antonio Samac |
Novigrad | ||
| Antonio Štimac |
Sesvete |
References
- ↑ "Održan ždrijeb pretkola Hrvatskog Nogometnog Kupa". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)
- Competition rules (in Croatian)