2023 Slovak Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2023 Slovak Cup final

| image = Sam_finale_2023.jpg

| image_size = 300

| caption = Both sets of fans during the final

| event = 2022–23 Slovak Cup

| team1 = Spartak Trnava

| team1score = 3

| team2 = Slovan Bratislava

| team2score = 1

| details =

| date = 1 May 2023

| stadium = Anton Malatinský Stadium

| city = Trnava

| man_of_the_match1a =

| man_of_the_match1atitle =

| man_of_the_match1b =

| man_of_the_match1btitle =

| referee = Michal Očenáš

| attendance = 15,427

| weather =

| previous = 2022

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 Slovak Cup final (known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the final match of the 2022–23 Slovak Cup, the 54th season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. It was played at the Anton Malatinský Stadium in Trnava, Slovakia, on 1 May 2023.{{Cite web |title=Rozhodlo sa o dejisku finále Slovnaft Cupu. Hostiť ho bude štadión úradujúceho víťaza |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-sp-tohtorocne-finale-bude-na-stadione-antona-malatinskeho-v-trnave-slovnaft-cup-2022-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=sportnet.sme.sk |language=sk}}{{Cite web |last=Sarňák |first=Branislav |date=2023-04-03 |title=SLOVNAFT CUP – Známy je už aj čas výkopu finále |url=https://futbalsfz.sk/slovnaft-cup-znamy-je-uz-aj-cas-vykopu-finale/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=futbalsfz.sk |language=sk}}

It was contested by the defending champions Spartak Trnava and Slovan Bratislava. Interestingly, these teams also met in the 2022 final, and then Slovan Bratislava played at their home stadium. In total, it was the sixth final since the competition was established, in which the fierce rivals met. Trnava won the match 3–1 after extra time, after the game finished 1–1 in 90 minutes.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1993 were in the Czechoslovak era, since 1994 were in the Slovak era.

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Team

! Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)

Spartak Trnava

| 14 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019, 2022)

Slovan Bratislava

| 23 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral venue).

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!colspan=2 style="width:40%"|Spartak Trnava (1)

!Round

!colspan=2 style="width:40%"|Slovan Bratislava (1)

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|Opponent

|Result

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|2022–23 Slovak Cup

|Opponent

|Result

colspan="2"|Bye

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Preliminary round

|colspan="2"|Bye

colspan="2"|Bye

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|First round

|colspan="2"|Bye

Slavoj Boleráz (4)

|1–1 (4–2 p) (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Second round

|Branč (5)

|2–0 (A)

Trenčianske Stankovce (5)

|6–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Third round

|Družstevník Malá Mača (6)

|7–0 (A)

Sereď (3)

|3–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Fourth round

|Stropkov (3)

|3–2 (A)

Zemplín Michalovce (1)

|2–2 (4–3 p) (H)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Round of 16

|Dukla Banská Bystrica (1)

|2–1 (A)

Komárno (2)

|2–0 (A)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Quarter-finals

|ŠTK Šamorín (2)

|1–1 (4–3 p) (N)

Trenčín (1)

|2–1 (A), 3–0 (H) (5–1 agg.)

|bgcolor=#c1e0ff|Semi-finals

|Skalica (1)

|2–1 (H), 3–3 {{aet}} (A) (5–4 agg.)

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

|date = 1 May 2023

|time = 15:00 (UTC+2)

|team1 = Spartak Trnava

|score = 3–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://sportnet.sme.sk/futbalnet/z/sfz/zapas/694359/

|team2 = Slovan Bratislava

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Anton Malatinský Stadium

|location = Trnava

|attendance = 15,427

|referee = Michal Očenáš

}}

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GK72{{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Vantruba
RB24{{flagicon|SVK}} Kristián Koštrna
CB2{{flagicon|SVK}} Lukáš Štetina
CB26{{flagicon|SVK}} Sebastian Kóša{{suboff|72}}
LB33{{flagicon|CZE}} Filip Twardzik
CM28{{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Bukata{{suboff|80}}
CM88{{flagicon|GRE}} Kyriakos Savvidis
CM15{{flagicon|SVK}} Roman Procházka (c){{suboff|80}}
RW91{{flagicon|GHA}} Kelvin Ofori{{yel|94}}{{suboff|116}}
CF12{{flagicon|NGR}} Abdulrahman Taiwo{{yel|80}}{{suboff|120+2}}
LW23{{flagicon|CZE}} Erik Daniel{{suboff|106}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK71{{flagicon|SVK}} Dominik Takáč
FW7{{flagicon|MKD}} Milan Ristovski{{yel|89}}{{subon|72}}
MF8{{flagicon|SVK}} Samuel Štefánik{{subon|120+2}}
MF17{{flagicon|SVK}} Jakub Paur{{yel|116}}{{subon|80}}
MF20{{flagicon|NGR}} Azeez Oseni
MF21{{flagicon|SVK}} Patrick Karhan
MF22{{flagicon|SVK}} Alex Iván{{subon|116}}
DF77{{flagicon|NGR}} Kazeem Bolaji{{subon|106}}
MF91{{flagicon|BRA}} Dyjan de Azevedo{{subon|80}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|SVK}} Michal Gašparík

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GK31{{flagicon|SVK}} Martin Trnovský
RB17{{flagicon|CZE}} Jurij Medveděv{{yel|67}}{{suboff|115}}
CB4{{flagicon|GEO}} Guram Kashia
CB81{{flagicon|SVK}} Vernon De Marco (c)
LB25{{flagicon|SVK}} Lukáš Pauschek{{suboff|115}}
DM20{{flagicon|GEO}} Jaba Kankava
DM33{{flagicon|SVK}} Juraj Kucka
RM19{{flagicon|ENG}} Andre Green{{yel|80}}{{suboff|84}}
AM10{{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Chakvetadze{{suboff|84}}
LM23{{flagicon|GHA}} Zuberu Sharani{{suboff|66}}
CF77{{flagicon|SER}} Aleksandar Čavrić{{suboff|99}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK1{{flagicon|SVK}} Adrián Chovan
DF2 {{flagicon|NED}} Siemen Voet
MF3 {{flagicon|NGR}} Uche Henry Agbo{{yel|120}}{{subon|84}}
DF5 {{flagicon|SVK}} Richard Križan
MF11{{flagicon|ARM}} Tigran Barseghyan{{subon|99}}
FW15{{flagicon|GHA}} Malik Abubakari{{subon|84}}
MF21{{flagicon|CZE}} Jaromír Zmrhal{{subon|66}}
MF26{{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Lichý{{subon|115}}
DF36{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Lovat{{subon|115}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|SVK}} Vladimír Weiss

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Assistant referees:


Branislav Hancko


Adam Jekkel


Fourth official:


Erik Gemzický


Video assistant referee:


Boris Marhefka


Assistant video assistant referee:


František Ferenc

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Match rules

See also

References

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{{Slovak Cup}}

{{2022–23 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{2022–23 in Slovak football}}

{{ŠK Slovan Bratislava matches}}

{{FC Spartak Trnava matches}}

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