2016–17_Croatian_Football_Cup
2016–17 Croatian Football Cup
Football tournament season
The 2016–17 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-sixth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 14th title the previous year by defeating Slaven Belupo in the final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Croatia |
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rijeka |
| Runner-up | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 179 (3.65 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mario Gavranović (7) |
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Goals / games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 24 August 2016 | 16 | 48 → 32 | 32 | 61 / 16 |
| First round | 21 September 2016 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | 67 / 16 |
| Second round | 26 October 2016 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 26 / 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 30 November 2016 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 9 / 4 |
| Semi-finals | 1 and 15 March 2017 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none | 12 / 4 |
| Final | 31 May 2017 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 4 / 1 |
Source:[1]
The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:
The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 3 August 2016 in Zagreb. The matches were played over four days, 20–24 August 2016.[2]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neretvanac | 4–0 | Suhopolje |
| 2* | Primorac Biograd na Moru | 2–2 (3–5 p) | Jalžabet |
| 3** | Novigrad | 3–1 | Kustošija |
| 4 | Solin | 4–1 | Zagora Unešić |
| 5 | Međimurje | 7–0 | Karlovac 1919 |
| 6 | Rudeš | 3–1 | Oriolik |
| 7** | Podravac Virje | 0–5 | Krk |
| 8** | Slavonija Soljani | 2–3 | Varaždin |
| 9 | Zagorec | 0–2 | Veli Vrh |
| 10 | Pitomača | 2–4 | Slavija Pleternica |
| 11 | Samobor | 3–0 | Međimurec Pretetinec |
| 12** | Gorica | 1–1 (3–4 p) | BSK Bijelo Brdo |
| 13* | Bjelovar | 1–0 | Marsonia |
| 14 | Đakovo Croatia | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Koprivnica |
| 15 | Lekenik | 0–4 | Vukovar 1991 |
| 16 | Libertas Novska | 4–1 | Otočac |
* Matches were played on 20 August.
** Matches were played on 23 August.
First round consisted of 16 single-leg matches, with 16 winners from the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients. The matches were played over two days, 20–21 September 2016.[3]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Veli Vrh | 0−5 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Jalžabet | 0−6 | Hajduk Split |
| 3 | Đakovo Croatia | 0−3 | Rijeka |
| 4 | Varaždin | 2−2(2–4 p) | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | Vukovar 1991 | 1−4 | Osijek |
| 6* | Krk | 1−2 | Lokomotiva |
| 7* | Samobor | 1−6 (a.e.t) | Cibalia |
| 8 | Slavija Pleternica | 1−2 | RNK Split |
| 9 | Neretvanac | 1−3 | Istra 1961 |
| 10 | Bjelovar | 4−0 | Zagreb |
| 11 | Solin | 1−0 | Zadar |
| 12* | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 2−3 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 13 | Libertas Novska | 2−5 | Vinogradar |
| 14 | Rudeš | 3−0 | GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919 |
| 15* | Međimurje | 1−2 (a.e.t) | Šibenik |
| 16 | Novigrad | 4−0 | Zelina |
* Matches were played on 20 September.
Second round consisted of eight single-legged ties, with 16 winners from the first round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 26 October 2016.[4]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Bjelovar | 1−2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Solin | 1−2 | Hajduk Split |
| 3 | Rudeš | 3−5 (a.e.t) | Rijeka |
| 4* | Novigrad | 0−1 | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | Šibenik | 1−2 | Osijek |
| 6 | Vinogradar | 1−2 | Lokomotiva |
| 7 | Inter Zaprešić | 1−0 | Cibalia |
| 8* | Istra 1961 | 1−3 (a.e.t) | RNK Split |
* Matches played on 25 October.
Quarter-final consisted of four single-legged ties and included 8 winners from the second round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 30 November 2016.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Zaprešić | 0−1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | RNK Split | 2−1 (a.e.t) | Hajduk Split |
| 3* | Lokomotiva | 1−3 | Rijeka |
| 4 | Osijek | 1−0 | Slaven Belupo |
* Match played on 29 November.
Semi-final consisted of two two-legged ties and included 4 winners from the quarter-final. The first leg was played 1 March 2017 and the return leg on 15 March 2017.
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–0 on aggregate.
Rijeka won 5–1 on aggregate.
The final was played on 31 May 2017 at Stadion Varteks in Varaždin.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1−3 | Rijeka |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Second round 25–26 October 2016 | Quarter-finals 29–30 November 2016 | Semi-finals 1–15 March 2017 | Final 31 May 2017 | |||||||||||
| Vinogradar | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiva | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotiva | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rijeka | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rudeš | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rijeka | 5 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||
| Rijeka | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||
| Osijek | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Šibenik | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Osijek | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Osijek | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Slaven Belupo | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Novigrad | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Slaven Belupo | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rijeka | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Zaprešić | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Cibalia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Zaprešić | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bjelovar | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | |||||||||||||
| RNK Split | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Istra 1961 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| RNK Split | 3 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||
| RNK Split | 2 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||
| Hajduk Split | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Solin | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hajduk Split | 2 | |||||||||||||
- "Glasnik - Službeno glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 24 February 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "Preliminary round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "First round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Second round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- Official website (in Croatian)