2022–23 Croatian Football Cup

The 2022–23 Croatian Football Cup was the 32nd 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] The defending champions were Hajduk Split, having won their seventh title the previous year by defeating their rivals Rijeka in the final.[2] They successfully defended the title by defeating Šibenik 2–0 in the final, played at Stadion Rujevica.

2022–23 Croatian Football Cup
SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup
Tournament details
CountryCroatia
Teams48
Final positions
ChampionsHajduk Split
Runner-upŠibenik
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored170 (3.7 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Josip Drmić (6)

For the first time ever, clubs in the competition were financially supported through television and sponsorship rights, with total fund of 1,225,000 kuna (€162,000).[3]

Calendar

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Round Date(s) Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Financial sponsorship Goals / games
Preliminary round 31 August 2022 16 48 → 32 32 10,000 kn (home) / 7,500 kn (guest) 66 / 16
Round of 32 19 October 2022 16 32 → 16 16 15,000 kn (home) 63 / 15
Round of 16 9 November 2022 8 16 → 8 none 20,000 kn (home) 24 / 8
Quarter-finals 1 March 2023 4 8 → 4 none 30,000 kn (home) 11 / 4
Semi-finals 5 April 2023 2 4 → 2 none 50,000 kn (home) / 50,000 kn (guest) 4 / 2
Final 24 May 2023 1 2 → 1 none 150,000 kn (winner) / 75,000 kn (runner up) 2 / 1

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 2022 and the matches were played on 31 August 2022.[4]

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1 Sava Strmec 4–6 Bednja
2 Moslavina 3–2 Međimurje
3 Solin 6–1 Funtana
4 Nehaj 0–4 Primorac Biograd na Moru
5 Neretva 0–2 Grobničan
6 BSK Bijelo Brdo 5–1 Marsonia
7 Radnik Križevci 1–3 Dubrava
8 Nedelišće 3–3 (5–4 p) Varteks
9 Virovitica 0–6 Mladost Ždralovi
10 Tehničar Cvetkovec 4–0 Mladost Petrinja
11 Belišće 3–0 BSK Buk
12 Bjelovar 1–0 (a.e.t.) Gaj Mače
13 Slavonac Bukovlje 0–2 Borinci
14 Papuk 0–0 (4–2 p) Karlovac 1919
15 Vuteks Sloga 1–2 Jadran Poreč
16 Bistra 2–1 Vodice

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. The matches were scheduled for 19 October 2022.

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1 Moslavina 1–1 (4–5 p) Rijeka
2* Borinci 0–4 Dinamo Zagreb
3** Tehničar Cvetkovec 1–5 Hajduk Split
4 Bistra 1–6 Lokomotiva
5*** Papuk 0–2 Osijek
6 Grobničan 1–2 Istra 1961
7*** Dubrava 2–3 Gorica
8*** Solin 1–2 (a.e.t.) Slaven Belupo
9 Nedelišće 3–0 (w.o.) Inter Zaprešić
10*** Jadran Poreč 1–2 Šibenik
11 Bednja 0–3 Rudeš
12 Primorac Biograd na Moru 1–4 (a.e.t.) Varaždin
13 Bjelovar 4–2 (a.e.t.) Jaska Vinogradar
14*** Mladost Ždralovi 6–0 Oriolik
15 RNK Split 2–0 Cibalia
16 Belišće 1–5 BSK Bijelo Brdo

* Match played on 27 September.
** Match played on 12 October.
*** Matches played on 18 October.

Round of 16

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The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the tie number. The matches were scheduled for 9 November 2022.

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1 BSK Bijelo Brdo 2–1 Rijeka
2*** RNK Split 1–3 Dinamo Zagreb
3** Mladost Ždralovi 0–2 Hajduk Split
4 Bjelovar 0–1 Lokomotiva
5 Varaždin 1–2 Osijek
6** Rudeš 2–1 Istra 1961
7 Šibenik 2–0 Gorica
8* Nedelišće 0–6 Slaven Belupo

* Match played on 2 November.
** Matches played on 8 November.
*** Match played on 14 February 2023.

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals were scheduled for 1 March 2023.[5]

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1 Osijek 1–2 Hajduk Split
2 Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 (a.e.t.) Lokomotiva
3* Slaven Belupo 2–0 Rudeš
4 BSK Bijelo Brdo 0–2 Šibenik

* Match played on 28 February.

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals were played on 5 and 12 April 2023, while the draw was held on 6 March 2023.[6]

Šibenik2–1Dinamo Zagreb
  • Pozo   72'
  • Čop   90+3'
Report
Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Dario Bel (Osijek)

Slaven Belupo0–1Hajduk Split
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Čakovec)

Final

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The final was played on 24 May 2023. On 27 February 2023, it was decided that Rijeka would host the final at Stadion Rujevica.[7]

Hajduk Split2–0Šibenik
Report
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Igor Pajač (Sveti Ivan Zelina)

Top scorers

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Final ranking of top scorers.

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Josip Drmić Dinamo Zagreb 6
2   Marko Guja Mladost Ždralovi 4
3   Vice Birkić Primorac Biograd na Moru 3
  Jan Mlakar Hajduk Split
  Marc Tokich BSK Bijelo Brdo
  Sandro Kulenović Lokomotiva
7 20 players from 14 clubs 2

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. ^ "Croatian Cup Final: Hajduk Beats Rijeka for First Trophy in 9 Years!". total-croatia-news.com. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ Propadalo, Karlo (3 July 2022). "Pobjedniku kupa i superkupa osigurane financijske nagrade" [The winner of the cup and super cup is guaranteed financial rewards]. nogometplus.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ "IZVUČENI PAROVI PRETKOLA KUPA U SEZONI 2022./2023". hns-cff.hr. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Izvučeni parovi četvrtfinala Super Sport Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ^ "U polufinalu Šibenik - Dinamo i Slaven Belupo - Hajduk" [In the semi-finals Šibenik - Dinamo and Slaven Belupo - Hajduk]. Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Finale Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa u Rijeci" [Final of the Croatian Football Cup in Rijeka]. HNS (in Croatian). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.