2022–23 Croatian Football Cup#Round of 16

{{infobox football tournament season

| title = Croatian Football Cup

| year = 2022–23

| other_title = SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup

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| country = Croatia

| num_teams = 48

| champions =Hajduk Split

| runner-up =Šibenik

| matches = 46

| goals = 170

| top goal scorer = Josip Drmić (6)

| player =

| prevseason = 2021–22

| nextseason = 2023–24

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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.{{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 Hajduk Split, having won their seventh title the previous year by defeating their rivals Rijeka in the final.{{cite web |title=Croatian Cup Final: Hajduk Beats Rijeka for First Trophy in 9 Years! |url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/sport/63139-croatian-cup-final |website=total-croatia-news.com |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=26 May 2022}} They successfully defended the title by defeating Šibenik 2–0 in the final, played at Stadion Rujevica.

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).{{Cite web |last=Propadalo |first=Karlo |date=3 July 2022 |title=Pobjedniku kupa i superkupa osigurane financijske nagrade |trans-title=The winner of the cup and super cup is guaranteed financial rewards |url=https://nogometplus.net/pobjedniku-kupa-i-superkupa-osigurane-financijske-nagrade/ |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=nogometplus.net |language=hr}}

Calendar

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Round !! Date(s) !! Number of fixtures !! width=100 \| Clubs !! New entries this round !! Financial sponsorship !! Goals / games
style="text-align:left;"\| Preliminary round	31 August 2022	16	48 → 32	32	10,000 kn (home) / 7,500 kn (guest)	66 / 16
style="text-align:left;"\| Round of 32	19 October 2022	16	32 → 16	16	15,000 kn (home)	63 / 15
style="text-align:left;"\|Round of 16	9 November 2022	8	16 → 8	none	20,000 kn (home)	24 / 8
style="text-align:left;"\|Quarter-finals	1 March 2023	4	8 → 4	none	30,000 kn (home)	11 / 4
style="text-align:left;"\|Semi-finals	5 April 2023	2	4 → 2	none	50,000 kn (home) / 50,000 kn (guest)	4 / 2
style="text-align:left;"\|Final	24 May 2023	1	2 → 1	none	150,000 kn (winner) / 75,000 kn (runner up)	2 / 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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Rijeka
Dinamo Zagreb
Hajduk Split
Lokomotiva
Osijek
Istra 1961
Gorica
Slaven Belupo
Inter Zaprešić (dissolved at the start of the season)
Šibenik
Rudeš
Varaždin
Jaska Vinogradar
Oriolik
Cibalia
RNK Split

Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: BSK Bijelo Brdo
Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: Belišće
Zagreb County cup winner: Sava Strmec
Zagreb County cup runner up: Bistra
Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Slavonac Bukovlje
Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Marsonia
Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Borinci
Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Vuteks Sloga
Međimurje County cup winner: Nedelišće
Međimurje County cup runner up: Međimurje
Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Tehničar Cvetkovec
Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Radnik Križevci
Istria County cup winner: Jadran Poreč
Istria County cup runner up: Funtana
Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Moslavina
Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Mladost Petrinja
Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Virovitica
Virovitica-Podravina County cup runner up: Papuk
Varaždin County cup winner: Varteks
Varaždin County cup runner up: Bednja
Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Mladost Ždralovi
Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup runner up: Bjelovar
Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Solin
City of Zagreb cup winner: Dubrava
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Grobničan
Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: BSK Buk
Zadar County cup winner: Primorac Biograd na Moru
Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919
Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: Neretva
Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Gaj Mače
Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: Vodice
Lika-Senj County cup winner: Nehaj

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 19 July 2022 and the matches were played on 31 August 2022.{{cite web |title=IZVUČENI PAROVI PRETKOLA KUPA U SEZONI 2022./2023. |url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/24347/izvuceni-parovi-pretkola-kupa-u-sezoni-20222023/ |publisher=hns-cff.hr |access-date=20 July 2022 |date=19 July 2022}}

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width=40\|Tie no. !width=200\|Home team !width=80\|Score !width=200\|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 {{aet}} \|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

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width=40|Tie no.

!width=200|Home team

!width=80|Score

!width=200|Away team

|Sava Strmec

| 4–6

|Bednja

|Moslavina

| 3–2

| 6–1

| 0–4

|Primorac Biograd na Moru

| 0–2

| 5–1

| 1–3

| 3–3 (5–4 p)

| 0–6

|Mladost Ždralovi

|Tehničar Cvetkovec

| 4–0

| 3–0

| 1–0 {{aet}}

| 0–2

| 0–0 (4–2 p)

| 1–2

| 2–1

Round of 32

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.

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width=40\|Tie no. !width=200\|Home team !width=80\|Score !width=200\|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 {{aet}} \|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 {{aet}} \|Varaždin
13 \|Bjelovar \| 4–2 {{aet}} \|Jaska Vinogradar
14^* \|Mladost Ždralovi** \| 6–0 \|Oriolik
15 \|RNK Split \| 2–0 \|Cibalia
16 \|Belišće \| 1–5 \|BSK Bijelo Brdo

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width=40|Tie no.

!width=200|Home team

!width=80|Score

!width=200|Away team

| 1–1 (4–5 p)

2^*

| 0–4

3^**

| 1–5

| 1–6

5^***

| 0–2

| 1–2

7^***

| 2–3

8^***

| 1–2 {{aet}}

| 3–0 (w.o.)

10^***

| 1–2

| 0–3

|Primorac Biograd na Moru

| 1–4 {{aet}}

|Varaždin

|Bjelovar

| 4–2 {{aet}}

|Jaska Vinogradar

14^***

|Mladost Ždralovi

| 6–0

|Oriolik

|RNK Split

| 2–0

|Cibalia

|Belišće

| 1–5

|BSK Bijelo Brdo

* Match played on 27 September.

** Match played on 12 October.

*** Matches played on 18 October.

Round of 16

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.

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width="40" \|Tie no. ! width="200" \|Home team ! width="80" \|Score ! width="200" \|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

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width="40" |Tie no.

! width="200" |Home team

! width="80" |Score

! width="200" |Away team

|2–1

2^***

|1–3

3^**

|0–2

|0–1

|1–2

6^**

|2–1

|2–0

8^*

|0–6

* Match played on 2 November.

** Matches played on 8 November.

*** Match played on 14 February 2023.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were scheduled for 1 March 2023.{{cite web|url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/24831/izvuceni-parovi-cetvrtfinala-kupa// |title=Izvučeni parovi četvrtfinala Super Sport Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa |date=16 November 2022 |publisher=Croatian Football Federation |language=hr |access-date=16 November 2022}}

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width=40\|Tie no. !width=165\|Home team !width=80\|Score !width=165\|Away team
1 \|Osijek \| 1–2 \|Hajduk Split
2 \|Dinamo Zagreb \| 3–1 {{aet}} \|Lokomotiva
3^* \|Slaven Belupo \| 2–0 \|Rudeš
4 \| BSK Bijelo Brdo \| 0–2 \|Šibenik

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width=40|Tie no.

!width=165|Home team

!width=80|Score

!width=165|Away team

| 1–2

| 3–1 {{aet}}

3^*

| 2–0

| 0–2

* Match played on 28 February.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 5 and 12 April 2023, while the draw was held on 6 March 2023.{{cite web |date=6 March 2023 |title=U polufinalu Šibenik - Dinamo i Slaven Belupo - Hajduk |trans-title=In the semi-finals Šibenik - Dinamo and Slaven Belupo - Hajduk |url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/25212/u-polufinalu-sibenik-dinamo-i-slaven-belupo-hajduk/ |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=Croatian Football Federation |language=hr}}

{{football box

| date = 5 April 2023

| time = 17:30

| team1 = Šibenik

| score = 2–1

| team2 = Dinamo Zagreb

| report = https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/73284170/hnk-sibenik-gnk-dinamo-2-1/

| goals1 = *Pozo {{goal|72}}

Čop {{goal|90+3}}

| goals2 = *Drmić {{goal|1}}

| stadium = Stadion Šubićevac

| location = Šibenik

| attendance = 2,261

| referee = Dario Bel (Osijek)

| event =

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| score2 =

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{{football box

| date = 12 April 2023

| time = 17:30

| team1 = Slaven Belupo

| score = 0–1

| team2 = Hajduk Split

| report = https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/73284215/nk-slaven-belupo-hnk-hajduk-0-1/

| goals1 =

| goals2 = *Livaja {{goal|59|pen.}}

| stadium = Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš

| location = Koprivnica

| attendance = 3,000

| referee = Patrik Kolarić (Čakovec)

| event =

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Final

The final was played on 24 May 2023. On 27 February 2023, it was decided that Rijeka would host the final at Stadion Rujevica.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2023 |title=Finale Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa u Rijeci |trans-title=Final of the Croatian Football Cup in Rijeka |url=https://hns-cff.hr/news/25182/finale-hrvatskog-nogometnog-kupa-u-rijeci/ |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=HNS |language=hr}}