2021–22 Croatian Football Cup#First round
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = Croatian Football Cup
| year = 2021–22
| other_title = SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = Croatia
| num_teams = 48
| champions = Hajduk Split
| runner-up = Rijeka
| matches = 47
| goals = 164
| top goal scorer = Dion Drena Beljo (5)
| player =
| prevseason = 2020–21
| nextseason = 2022–23
}}
The 2021–22 Croatian Football Cup was the 31st 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.{{cite web | title = Video: SuperSport postao naslovni sponzor Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa | url = https://hns-cff.hr/news/23121/video-supersport-postao-naslovni-sponzor-hrvatskog-nogometnog-kupa/ | website = hns-cff.hr | publisher = Croatian Football Federation | date = 13 September 2019 | accessdate = 2 April 2022 | language = hr }} The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 16th title the previous year by defeating Istra 1961 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 | 25 August 2021 | 16 | 48 → 32 | 32 | 43 / 16 |
| style="text-align:left;"| First round | 22 September 2021 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | 59 / 16 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Second round | 27 October 2021 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 33 / 8 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Quarter-finals | 1 December 2021 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 17 / 4 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Semi-finals | 2 March 2022 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | 8 / 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Final | 26 May 2022 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 4 / 1 |
Participating clubs
The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 3 August 2021 and the matches were scheduled on 25 August 2021.{{cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/22951/odrzan-zdrijeb-pretkola-hrvatskog-kupa-za-sezonu-20212022/ |title=Održan ždrijeb pretkola Hrvatskog kupa za sezonu 2021./2022. |date=3 August 2021 |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |language=hr |access-date=5 August 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| width=40|Tie no
!width=200|Home team !width=80|Score !width=200|Away team |
|---|
| 1
| 2–1 |
| 2*
| 1–2 |
| 3
| 0–0 (3–5 p) |
| 4*
| 2–0 |
| 5
| 1–0 |
| 6
| 4–1 |
| 7
| 4–2 |
| 8
| 1–0 |
| 9
| 0–0 (3–1 p) |
| 10
| 0–2 |
| 11**
| 4–0 |
| 12
| 2–0 |
| 13
| 0–4 |
| 14
| 2–3 |
| 15
| 0–1 |
| 16
| 3–1 |
* Matches played on 21 August.
** Match played on 24 August.
First round
The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 26 August 2021 and the matches were scheduled on 22 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/23024/poznati-parovi-sesnaestine-finala-hrvatskog-nogometnog-kupa/ |title=Poznati parovi šesnaestine finala Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa |date=26 August 2021 |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |language=hr |access-date=28 August 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| width=40|Tie no
!width=200|Home team !width=80|Score !width=200|Away team |
|---|
| 1***
| 0–7 |
| 2
| 1–4 |
| 3***
| 1–1 (7–8 p) |
| 4**
| 0–3 |
| 5***
| 1–2 |
| 6***
| 0–3 |
| 7
| 0–2 |
| 8***
| 3–1 |
| 9*
| 3–7 |
| 10
| 0–1 |
| 11
| 2–0 |
| 12
| 4–0 |
| 13
| 1–5 |
| 14
| 2–3 {{aet}} |
| 15
| 1–0 |
| 16
| 0–1 |
* Match played on 14 September.
** Match played on 15 September.
*** Matches played on 21 September.
Second round
The second round was scheduled for 27 October 2021. The teams were drawn by tie number where winner of tie No. 1 plays against winner of tie No. 16 and so on, with bigger numbers hosting a tie.{{cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/23173/video-zakljucena-sesnaestina-finala-poznati-parovi-osmine-finala-kupa/ |title=Zaključena šesnaestina finala, poznati parovi osmine finala Kupa |date=22 September 2021 |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |language=hr |access-date=23 September 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| width=40|Tie no
!width=165|Home team !width=80|Score !width=165|Away team |
|---|
| 1**
| 0–6 |
| 2
| 2–3 |
| 3
| 2–3 |
| 4*
| 0–2 |
| 5*
| 1–5 |
| 6
| 2–3 |
| 7*
| 1–1 (4–5 p) |
| 8
| 2–0 |
* Matches played on 26 October.
** Match played on 13 November.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were scheduled for 1 December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/23342/izvuceni-parovi-cetvrtfinala-super-sport-hrvatskog-nogometnog-kupa/ |title=Izvučeni parovi četvrtfinala Super Sport Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa |date=29 October 2021 |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |language=hr |access-date=29 October 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |
| width=40|Tie no
!width=165|Home team !width=80|Score !width=165|Away team |
|---|
| 1
| 0–0 (5–4 p) |
| 2*
| 3–6 |
| 3
| 1–3 |
| 4*
| 2–2 (4–2 p) |
* Matches played on 30 November.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were scheduled for 2 and 9 March 2022.{{cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/23506/video-polufinalni-parovi-rijeka-osijek-i-hajduk-gorica/ |title=Video: Polufinalni parovi Rijeka - Osijek i Hajduk - Gorica |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |access-date=6 December 2021}}
{{football box
|date = 2 March 2022
|time = 17:30
|team1 = Hajduk Split
|score = 2–1
|team2 = Gorica
|report = https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/52339405/hnk-hajduk-hnk-gorica-2-1/
|goals1 =
- Melnjak {{goal|39||64}}
|goals2 =
- Kalik {{goal|90+4|pen.}}
|stadium = Stadion Poljud
|location = Split
|attendance = 13,063
|referee = Zdenko Lovrić (Đakovo)
}}
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{{football box
|date = 9 March 2022
|time = 18:00
|team1 = Rijeka
|score = 3–2
|aet = yes
|team2 = Osijek
|report = https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/52339404/hnk-rijeka-nk-osijek-3-2/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadion Rujevica
|location = Rijeka
|attendance= 7,225
|referee = Duje Strukan (Split)
}}
Final
{{Main|2022 Croatian Football Cup final}}
The final was played on 26 May 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/23798/video-hajduk-svladao-goricu-osigurao-mjesto-u-poljudskom-finalu/|title=Video: Hajduk svladao Goricu, osigurao mjesto u poljudskom finalu|language=hr|website=hns-cff.hr|publisher=Croatian Football Federation|date=2 March 2022|access-date=11 April 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/23829/video-rijeka-kroz-produzetke-do-finala-kupa-s-hajdukom/|title=Video: Rijeka kroz produžetke do finala Kupa s Hajdukom|language=hr|website=hns-cff.hr|publisher=Croatian Football Federation|date=9 March 2022|access-date=11 April 2022}}
{{:2022 Croatian Football Cup final}}
Top scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank !Player !Club !Goals |
| rowspan="1" |1
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Dion Drena Beljo | align="left"|Istra 1961 | rowspan="1" |5 |
| rowspan="4" |2
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Denis Bušnja | align="left"|Rijeka | rowspan="4" |4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Livaja
| align="left"|Hajduk Split |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Ljubičić
| align="left"|Hajduk Split |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Toni Vinogradac
| align="left"|Belišće |
| rowspan="4" |6
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Abass Issah | align="left"|Rijeka | rowspan="4" |3 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Kristijan Lovrić
| align="left"|Gorica |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} Jorge Obregón
| align="left"|Rijeka |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Lucijan Tomac
| align="left"|Nehaj |
References
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{{CroatianCup}}
{{2021–22 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2021–22 in Croatian football}}
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