2015–16 Croatian Football Cup

The 2015–16 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-fifth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their thirteenth title the previous year by defeating RNK Split in the final.

2015–16 Croatian Football Cup
Country Croatia
Teams48
ChampionsDinamo Zagreb
Runners-upSlaven Belupo
Matches played47
Goals scored170 (3.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Marin Tomasov (5)

Calendar
RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubsNew entries this roundGoals / games
Preliminary round26 August 20151632 → 163262 / 16
First round23 September 20151632 → 161664 / 14
Second round28 October 2015816 → 8none24 / 8
Quarter-finals2 December 201548 → 4none7 / 4
Semi-finals16 March & 6 April 201644 → 2none12 / 4
Final10 May 201612 → 1none3 / 1

Source:[1]

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 4 August 2015 at 10:00 in Zagreb. The matches were played on 26 August 2015.[2]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Koprivnica 0−2 HAŠK
2 Oštrc Zlatar 1−0 Mosor
3 Duga Resa 1929 2−2 (5–3 p) Slavonija Požega
4 Bistra 1−5 Lekenik
5 Segesta 0−1 Mladost Ždralovi
6 Croatia Grabrovnica 4−0 Sloga Čakovec
7 Suhopolje 0−2 Tehničar 1974
8* Zagora Unešić 2−3 Gorica
9 Vuteks Sloga 1−2 Funtana
10 Omladinac Gornja Vrba 6−1 Sloga Novi Mikanovci
11 Nedelišće 3−3 (3–5 p) Sloga Nova Gradiška
12 BŠK Zmaj 4−1 (aet) Đakovo Croatia
13 Opatija 5−1 Polet Cestica
14 Bednja 0−0 (5–3 p) Primorac Biograd
15 Nehaj Senj 3−2 BSK Bijelo Brdo
16* Jadran Poreč 4–1 ZET

* Matches played on 25 August.

First round

First round consisted of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners from the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients. The matches were played on 23 September 2015.[3]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Oštrc Zlatar 1–7 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Sloga Nova Gradiška 0–7 Hajduk Split
3 Bednja 0–10 Rijeka
4* Duga Resa 1929 1–3 Osijek
5 Tehničar 1974 0–3 Slaven Belupo
6 Omladinac Gornja Vrba 0–6 Cibalia
7 Nehaj Senj 0–8 Lokomotiva
8 Croatia Grabrovnica 0–2 Istra 1961
9 Mladost Ždralovi bye VŠNK Varaždin (defunct)
10 Funtana 0–3 Zagreb
11* Jadran Poreč 0–3 Zadar
12 Lekenik 1–0 (aet) Vinogradar
13* BŠK Zmaj 2–3 Inter Zaprešić
14 Gorica 0–0 (4–5 p) Šibenik
15 Opatija 4–0 Zelina
16 Pomorac Kostrena bye HAŠK

* Matches played on 22 September.

Second round

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 28 October 2015.[4]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Mladost Ždralovi 1–3 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Lekenik 1–5 Hajduk Split
3 Opatija 0–3 Rijeka
4 HAŠK 0–2 Osijek
5* Šibenik 0–2 Slaven Belupo
6* Inter Zaprešić 0–0 (4–3 p) Cibalia
7 Zadar 2–2 (4–5 p) Lokomotiva
8 Zagreb 2–1 (aet) Istra 1961

* Matches played on 27 October.

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals consisted of four single-legged ties and included eight winners from the second round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 2 December 2015.[5]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Inter Zaprešić 0–1 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Zagreb 1–2 Hajduk Split
3** Lokomotiva 0–1 Rijeka
4 Slaven Belupo 1–1 (4–1 p) Osijek

* Match played on 10 February.

** Match played on 8 December.

Semi-finals

Semi-final were played over two legs on 16 March and 6 April 2016. The round featured four winners from the quarter-final. The unseeded draw for semi-final pairings was held on 15 February.[6]

Rijeka2–1Slaven Belupo
  • Bezjak 10'
  • Matei 15'
 Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 4,596
Referee: Mario Zebec (Cestica)
Slaven Belupo3–0Rijeka
 Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)

Slaven Belupo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Hajduk Split0–2Dinamo Zagreb
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 12,973
Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)
Dinamo Zagreb4–0Hajduk Split
 Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 7,932
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–0 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2016 Croatian Football Cup final

The final was played over one leg on 10 May 2016 at Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek.

Dinamo Zagreb2–1Slaven Belupo
 Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 2,282
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović (Osijek)

References
  1. "Glasnik - Službeno glasilo Hrvatskog nogometnog saveza" (PDF). HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 4 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. "Preliminary round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 4 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. "First round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. "Second round draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. "Quarter-finals draw". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. "HAJDUK NA DINAMO, RIJEKA NA SLAVEN BELUPO". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
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