2017–18 Croatian Football Cup

{{ infobox football tournament season

| title = Croatian Football Cup

| year = 2017–18

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| image =

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| country = Croatia

| num_teams = 48

| champions = Dinamo Zagreb

| runner-up = Hajduk Split

| matches = 47

| goals = 193

| top goal scorer = Mirko Marić (4)

| player =

| prevseason = 2016–17

| nextseason = 2018–19

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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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Round !! Date(s) !! Number of fixtures !! width=100 \| Clubs !! New entries this round !! Goals / games
style="text-align:left;"\| Preliminary round	23 August 2017	16	48 → 32	32	89 / 16
style="text-align:left;"\| First round	20 September 2017	16	32 → 16	16	63 / 16
style="text-align:left;"\| Second round	25 October 2017	8	16 → 8	none	19 / 8
style="text-align:left;"\| Quarter-finals	29 November 2017	4	8 → 4	none	16 / 4
style="text-align:left;"\| Semi-finals	28 February 2018	2	4 → 2	none	5 / 2
style="text-align:left;"\| Final	23 May 2018	1	2 → 1	none	1 / 1

Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:

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| style="width:50%;"| Best clubs by cup coefficient
16 clubs

| style="width:50%;"| Winners and runners up of county cups
32 clubs

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Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: Đakovo Croatia
Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: FEŠK Feričanci
Zagreb County cup winner: Gorica
Zagreb County cup runner up: Vrbovec
Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Batrina
Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Oriolik
Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Bedem Ivankovo
Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Fruškogorac Ilok
Međimurje County cup winner: Međimurje
Međimurje County cup runner up: Nedelišće
City of Zagreb cup winner: Rudeš
City of Zagreb cup runner up: Sesvete
Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Borac Imbriovec
Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Križevci
Istria County cup winner: Novigrad
Istria County cup runner up: Mladost Fažana
Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Lekenik
Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Moslavina
Varaždin County cup winner: Varaždin
Varaždin County cup runner up: Nedeljanec
Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Bjelovar
Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup runner up: Garić Garešnica
Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Virovitica
Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Croatia Zmijavci
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Crikvenica
Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: Slavonija Požega
Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: Zmaj Blato
Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919
Zadar County cup winner: Dragovoljac Poličnik
Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Straža Hum na Sutli
Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: Zagora Unešić
Lika-Senj County cup winner: Nehaj Senj

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.{{cite news|url=http://hns-cff.hr/news/16549/odrzan-zdrijeb-pretkola-hrvatskog-nogometnog-kupa/|title=Održan ždrijeb pretkola Hrvatskog Nogometnog Kupa |date=20 July 2017|work=HNS-CFF.hr|language=hr|access-date=21 July 2017}}

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width=40\|Tie no !width=165\|Home team !width=80\|Score !width=165\|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 {{aet}} \|Đakovo Croatia
5 \|Straža Hum na Sutli \|1–3 {{aet}} \|Nedelišće
6^ \| Garić Garešnica \|0–5 \|Sesvete**
7 \|Bedem Ivankovo \|4–1 {{aet}} \|Međimurje
8^* \|Lekenik \|0–6 \|Oriolik
9^ \|Gorica** \|8–0 \|Moslavina
10 \|Rudeš \|2–0 \|Dragovoljac Poličnik
11 \|Nehaj Senj \|3–2 {{aet}} \|Batrina
12 \|Borac Imbriovec \|4–3 {{aet}} \|Karlovac 1919
13^* \|Croatia Zmijavci \|7–1 \|FEŠK Feričanci
14 \|Crikvenica \|2–3 {{aet}} \|Bjelovar
15 \|Slavonija Požega \|2–1 \|Mladost Fažana
16^ \|Novigrad** \|3–0 \|Zmaj Blato

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width=40|Tie no

!width=165|Home team

!width=80|Score

!width=165|Away team

1^*

|Zagora Unešić

|4–2

|Nedeljanec

|Fruškogorac Ilok

|0–10

|Varaždin

3^*

|Virovitica

|3–3 (6–7 p)

|Vrbovec

|Križevci

|2–4 {{aet}}

|Đakovo Croatia

|Straža Hum na Sutli

|1–3 {{aet}}

|Nedelišće

6^**

| Garić Garešnica

|0–5

|Sesvete

|Bedem Ivankovo

|4–1 {{aet}}

|Međimurje

8^*

|Lekenik

|0–6

|Oriolik

9^**

|Gorica

|8–0

|Moslavina

|Rudeš

|2–0

|Dragovoljac Poličnik

|Nehaj Senj

|3–2 {{aet}}

|Batrina

|Borac Imbriovec

|4–3 {{aet}}

|Karlovac 1919

13^*

|Croatia Zmijavci

|7–1

|FEŠK Feričanci

|Crikvenica

|2–3 {{aet}}

|Bjelovar

|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.

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width=40\|Tie no !width=165\|Home team !width=80\|Score !width=165\|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

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width=40|Tie no

!width=165|Home team

!width=80|Score

!width=165|Away team

|Borac Imbriovec

|0–6

|Dinamo Zagreb

|Vrbovec

|1–3

|Rijeka

|Oriolik

|0–3

|Hajduk Split

|Croatia Zmijavci

|0–1

|Slaven Belupo

|Bedem Ivankovo

|0–3

|Lokomotiva

|Sesvete

|3–0

|RNK Split

|Nehaj Senj

|0–6

|Osijek

|Đakovo Croatia

|0–4

|Istra 1961

9^***

|Varaždin

|1–2

|Cibalia

10^*

|Slavonija Požega

|1–2

|Zadar

|Nedelišće

|0–6

|Inter Zaprešić

|Bjelovar

|2–3

|NK Zagreb

13^**

|Rudeš

|2–2 (4–2 p)

|Vinogradar

|Zagora Unešić

|0–3

|Šibenik

15^**

|Gorica

|3–0

|GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919

|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.

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width=40\|Tie no !width=165\|Home team !width=80\|Score !width=165\|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 {{aet}} \|Slaven Belupo
5 \|NK Zagreb \|0–1 \|Lokomotiva
6 \|Inter Zaprešić \|2–1 {{aet}} \|Sesvete
7 \|Zadar \|0–4 \|Osijek
8^* \|Cibalia \|2–3 \|Istra 1961**

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width=40|Tie no

!width=165|Home team

!width=80|Score

!width=165|Away team

1^**

|Novigrad

|0–0 (2–3 p)

|Dinamo Zagreb

2^****

|Gorica

|0–3

|Rijeka

|Šibenik

|0–1

|Hajduk Split

4^*

|Rudeš

|2–0 {{aet}}

|Slaven Belupo

|NK Zagreb

|0–1

|Lokomotiva

|Inter Zaprešić

|2–1 {{aet}}

|Sesvete

|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.

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1 \| Dinamo Zagreb \| 4−2 \| Istra 1961
2^* \| Rudeš \| 1−2 \| Lokomotiva
3^ \| Inter Zaprešić \| 1−2 \| Rijeka**
4 \| Osijek \| 1−3 \| Hajduk Split

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width=40|Tie no

!width=165|Home team

!width=80|Score

!width=165|Away team

| Dinamo Zagreb

| 4−2

| Istra 1961

2^*

| Rudeš

| 1−2

| Lokomotiva

3^**

| Inter Zaprešić

| 1−2

| Rijeka

| 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.

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|time=17:30

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|score=1−1

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|team2=Hajduk Split

|goals1=Majstorović {{goal|55}}

|goals2=Barry {{goal|58}}

|stadium=Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb

|attendance=2,480

|referee= Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

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|penaltyscore=2–4

|penalties1=

Majer {{penmiss}}
Ivanušec {{pengoal}}
Musa {{penmiss}}
Havojić {{pengoal}}

|penalties2=

{{pengoal}} Caktaš
{{pengoal}} Said
{{penmiss}} Bašić
{{pengoal}} Filip
{{pengoal}} Radošević

|aet=yes

}}

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{{footballbox

|date=4 April 2018

|time=17:00

|team1=Dinamo Zagreb

|score=3−0

|report=http://hns-cff.hr/matches/9422179/dinamo-rijeka-3-0/

|team2=Rijeka

|goals1=

Hajrović {{goal|24}}
Soudani {{goal|80}}
Ćorić {{goal|82}}

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|stadium=Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

|attendance=6,037

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Final

The final was played on 23 May 2018 at Stadion HNK Cibalia in Vinkovci.

Bracket

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|RD1=Second round
24 October–14 November 2017

|RD2=Quarter-finals
29 November–13 December 2017

|RD3=Semi-finals
13 March–4 April 2018

|RD4=Final
23 May 2018

||Novigrad|0 (2)|Dinamo Zagreb|0 (3 p)

||Cibalia|2|Istra 1961|3

||Inter Zaprešić|2 {{aet}}|Sesvete|1

||Gorica|0|Rijeka|3

||Rudeš|2 {{aet}}|Slaven Belupo|0

||NK Zagreb|0|Lokomotiva|1

||Zadar|0|Osijek|4

||Šibenik|0|Hajduk Split|1

||Dinamo Zagreb|4|Istra 1961|2

||Inter Zaprešić|1|Rijeka|2

||Rudeš|1|Lokomotiva|2

||Osijek|1|Hajduk Split|3

||Dinamo Zagreb|3|Rijeka|0

||Lokomotiva|1 (2)|Hajduk Split|1 (4 p)

||Dinamo Zagreb|1|Hajduk Split|0

}}

Top scorers

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Rank !Player !Club(s) !Goals
rowspan=1\|1 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Mirko Marić \|align="left"\|Osijek \|rowspan=1\|4
rowspan=7\|2 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Mario Gavranović \|align="left"\|Dinamo \|rowspan=7\|3
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CHI}} Ángelo Henríquez \|align="left"\|Dinamo
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Josip Kozić \|align="left"\|Bjelovar
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Lovro Majer \|align="left"\|Lokomotiva
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Luka Nakić \|align="left"\|Gorica
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Antonio Samac \|align="left"\|Novigrad
align="left"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Antonio Štimac \|align="left"\|Sesvete

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Rank

!Player

!Club(s)

!Goals

rowspan=1|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Mirko Marić

|align="left"|Osijek

|rowspan=1|4

rowspan=7|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Mario Gavranović

|align="left"|Dinamo

|rowspan=7|3

align="left"|{{flagicon|CHI}} Ángelo Henríquez

|align="left"|Dinamo

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Josip Kozić

|align="left"|Bjelovar

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Lovro Majer

|align="left"|Lokomotiva

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Nakić

|align="left"|Gorica

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Antonio Samac

|align="left"|Novigrad

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Antonio Štimac

|align="left"|Sesvete

References

External links

[http://hns-cff.hr/natjecanja/hrvatski-kup/ Official website] {{in lang|hr}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20170831041724/http://hns-cff.hr/files/documents/12841/Propozicije%20zavr%C5%A1nice%20natjecanja%20za%20Hrvatski%20nogometni%20kup.pdf Competition rules] {{in lang|hr}}

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