2015–16_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Football_Cup
2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
Football tournament season
The 2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup was the twentieth season of Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup, and a sixteenth season of the unified competition. The winner qualified to the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | Olimpic |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Radnik Bijeljina (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Sloboda Tuzla |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 132 (3 per match) |
Olimpic Sarajevo is the title holder, having won their first national cup title previous season.
32 teams take part in the Cup. Berths allocation is shown below:
- 16 teams from the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- 10 teams from Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup,
- 6 teams from the Republika Srpska Cup.
Following teams will take part in 2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.[1]
| 2015–16 Premier League | 2015–16 Federation of BiH Cup | 2015–16 Republika Srpska Cup |
Second League of the FBiH (III)
|
Second League of the RS (III) |
Roman number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Bosnian football league system
| Round | Date(s) | Teams | Goals / games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 23 September 2015 | 32 → 16 | 42 / 16 |
| 2nd Round | 21 October 2015 (leg 1) 4 November 2015 (leg 2) | 16 → 8 | 23 / 8 |
| Quarter final | 9 March 2016 (leg 1) 16 March 2016 (leg 2) | 8 → 4 | 19 / 8 |
| Semi final | 13 April 2016 (leg 1) 20 April 2016 (leg 2) | 4 → 2 | 11 / 4 |
| Final | TBD (leg 1) TBD (leg 2) | 2 → 1 | 5 / 2 |
This round consisted of 16 single-legged fixtures. All 32 clubs entered the competition from this round, while the matches were scheduled for 23 September 2015, with three match on 22 September. In a case of a draw in the regular time, the winner was determined with a penalty shootout.
| Home team | Away team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Mladost Doboj Kakanj (I) | Čapljina (II) | 2–0 |
| Slavija Istočno Sarajevo (I) | Rudar Ugljevik (III) | 4–0 |
| Radnički Lukavac (II) | Olimpic Sarajevo (I) | 2–1 |
| Modriča (III) | GOŠK Gabela (II) | 1–1 (5–6 p) |
| Goražde (II) | Sloboda Tuzla (I) | 0–2 |
| Čelik Zenica (I) | Vitez (I) | 1–0 |
| Drina Zvornik (I) | Bratstvo Gračanica (II) | 0–1 |
| Novi Travnik (II) | Travnik (I) | 1–5 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo (I) | Krupa (II) | 1–0 |
| Široki Brijeg (I) | Rudar Prijedor (I) | 5–0 |
| Orašje (II) | TOŠK Tešanj (III) | 3–2 |
| Radnik Bijeljina (I) | Mladost Velika Obarska (II) | 3–0 |
| Zrinjski Mostar (I) | Sarajevo (I) | 1–1 (5–6 p) |
| Velež Mostar (I) | Sloboda Novi Grad (II) | 0–1 |
| Mladost Gacko (III) | Borac Banja Luka (I) | 0–1 |
| Rudar Kakanj (II) | Sloga Ljubuški (II) | 2–0 |
The 16 winners continued their way to the final through this round. Unlike the last round, this round consisted of 8 two-legged fixtures. The dates for the matches were determined with the draw which was held on 15 October, while the matches took place on 21 October (first legs) and 4 November 2015 (second legs).
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Agg. score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloboda Novi Grad (II) | Mladost Doboj Kakanj (I) | 2–1 | 0–7 | 2–8 |
| Borac Banja Luka (I) | Bratstvo Gračanica (II) | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Čelik Zenica (I) | Sloboda Tuzla (I) | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Travnik (I) | Radnički Lukavac (II) | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Rudar Kakanj (II) | Radnik Bijeljina (I) | 1–3 | 1–7 | 2–10 |
| Željezničar Sarajevo (I) | GOŠK Gabela (II) | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Orašje (II) | Široki Brijeg (I) | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–9 |
| Slavija Istočno Sarajevo (I) | Sarajevo (I) | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–7 |
Played on 9 and 15 March 2016; over two legs
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Agg. score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radnički Lukavac (II) | Radnik Bijeljina (I) | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Široki Brijeg (I) | Mladost Doboj Kakanj (I) | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Borac Banja Luka (I) | Željezničar Sarajevo (I) | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Sloboda Tuzla (I) | Sarajevo (I) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
Played on 13 and 20 April 2016; over two legs.[2]
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Agg. score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radnik Bijeljina (I) | Široki Brijeg (I) | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| Željezničar Sarajevo (I) | Sloboda Tuzla (I) | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 |
The final is played over 2 legs. The first match has been played on 11 May 2016, the second one will be played on 18 May 2016.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Agg. score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sloboda Tuzla (I) | Radnik Bijeljina (I) | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 |
First leg
| Sloboda Tuzla | 1–1 | Radnik Bijeljina |
|---|---|---|
Merzić  37' |
Jakovljević 55' |
Second leg
| Radnik Bijeljina | 3–0 | Sloboda Tuzla |
|---|---|---|
| Hodžić 5' Memišević 64', 87' |
Radnik Bijeljina won 4–1 in aggregate.
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