2014–15_Croatian_Cup
2014–15 Croatian Football Cup
Football tournament season
The 2014–15 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-fourth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions are Rijeka, having won their third title the previous year by defeating Dinamo Zagreb in the final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Croatia |
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dinamo Zagreb (13th title) |
| Runner-up | RNK Split |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 53 |
| Goals scored | 189 (3.57 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Ángelo Henríquez (6) |
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Goals / games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 27 August 2014 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 32 | 62 / 16 |
| First round | 24 September 2014 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | 64 / 16 |
| Second round | 29 October 2014 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 32 / 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 11 February and 4 March 2015 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none | 25 / 8 |
| Semi-finals | 8 and 22 April 2015 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none | 6 / 4 |
| Final | 20 May 2015 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 0 / 1 |
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 11 August 2014 with matches scheduled on 27 August 2014.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vuteks Sloga | 3–0 (aet) | Mladost Cernik |
| 2 | Plitvica | 1–7 | Bistra |
| 3** | RNK Split | 1–0 | Croatia Grabrovnica |
| 4 | Segesta | 3–1 | Mladost Ždralovi |
| 5 | Lučko | 0–1 | Novigrad |
| 6 | Mladost Antin | 4–1 | Mladost Palinovec |
| 7 | Slavonija Požega | 8–0 | Croatia Lički Osik |
| 8 | Ponikve | 4–1 (aet) | Radoboj |
| 9* | Lekenik | 2–1 (aet) | Stupnik |
| 10 | Funtana | 2–0 | Podravina Ludbreg |
| 11 | Zrinski Jurjevac | 4–0 | Ogulin |
| 12 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 4–0 | Vodice |
| 13 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 3–0 | Suhopolje |
| 14 | Primorac Biograd | 0–1 | Međimurje |
| 15 | Opatija | 3–2 | Borac Imbriovec |
| 16 | Podravac | 3–2 (aet) | Oriolik |
* Match played on 26 August.
** Match played on 3 September.
First round proper will consist of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners of the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients. Matches are scheduled for 24 September 2014.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponikve | 1–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Funtana | 0–2 | Hajduk Split |
| 3** | Lekenik | 2–4 | Rijeka |
| 4 | Vuteks Sloga | 0–3 | Osijek |
| 5 | Zrinski Jurjevac | 1–5 | Slaven Belupo |
| 6 | Mladost Antin | 0–1 | Varaždin |
| 7 | Bistra | 0–2 | Cibalia |
| 8 | Podravac | 1–3 | Šibenik |
| 9 | Slavonija Požega | 2–3 | Istra 1961 |
| 10 | Opatija | 3–3 (6–5 p) | Zagreb |
| 11* | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 2–5 | Lokomotiva |
| 12 | Novigrad | 2–0 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 13 | Zagora Unešić | 1–5 | Zadar |
| 14 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 7–0 | Pomorac Kostrena |
| 15 | Međimurje | 0–2 | Vinogradar |
| 16 | Segesta | 0–2 | RNK Split |
* Match played on 23 September.
** Match played on 15 October.
The second round was contested on 29 October 2014 by 16 winners from the first round in eight single-legged fixtures.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opatija | 2–4 (aet) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Novigrad | 2–3 | Hajduk Split |
| 3 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 0–3 | Rijeka |
| 4 | RNK Split | 2–0 | Osijek |
| 5 | Vinogradar | 3–0 | Slaven Belupo |
| 6 | Zadar | 5–1 | Varaždin |
| 7 | Lokomotiva | 3–2 | Cibalia |
| 8* | Istra 1961 | 2–0 | Šibenik |
* Match played on 28 October.
Quarter-final ties will be played over two legs, scheduled for 11 February and 4 March 2015. The round featured eight winners from the second round. The unseeded draw for quarter-final pairings was held on 4 November.[1]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinogradar | 0–6 | Hajduk Split | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Istra 1961 | 0–4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Rijeka | 8–1 | Lokomotiva | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| RNK Split | 5–1 | Zadar | 1–0 | 4–1 |
Semi-final ties will be played over two legs and are scheduled for 8 and 22 April 2015. The round featured four winners from the quarter-final. The unseeded draw for semi-final pairings was held on 6 March.[2]
Dinamo Zagreb won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 1–1 | RNK Split |
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Report (in Croatian) |
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| RNK Split | 1–0 | Hajduk Split |
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RNK Split won 2–1 on aggregate.
The final was played over one leg on 20 May 2015.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | RNK Split |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
- "Parovi četvrtfinala Kupa: Hajduk izvukao Vinogradar, Zagrepčani u Istru i na Kvarner" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- "Dinamo na Rijeku u polufinalu, Hajduk u dalmatinskom srazu čeka Split ili Zadar" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- Official website (in Croatian)