2023–24 Croatian Football Cup

The 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup is the 33rd season of Croatia's football knockout competition. It is sponsored by the betting company SuperSport and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes.[1] The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their eighth and second consecutive title the previous year by defeating their rivals Šibenik in the final.[2]

2023–24 Croatian Football Cup
SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup
Country Croatia
Teams48
Matches played32
Goals scored143 (4.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dražen Pilčić
(10 goals)

Clubs in the competition are financially supported through television and sponsorship rights, with total fund of 190,000 €.[3]

Calendar
RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubsNew entries this round Financial sponsorshipGoals / games
Preliminary round30 August 20231648 → 3232 1,200 € (home) / 1,000 € (guest)82 / 16
Round of 3227 September 20231632 → 1616 2,000 € (home)61 / 16
Round of 161 November 2023816 → 8none 2,500 € (home)
Quarter-finals28 February 202448 → 4none 4,000 € (home)
Semi-finals3 April 202424 → 2none 6,000 € (home) / 6,000 € (guest)
Final15 and 30 May 202412 → 1none 20,000 € (winner) / 7,600 € (runner up)

Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:

Best clubs by cup coefficient
16 clubs		 Winners and runners up of county cups
32 clubs

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 19 July 2023 and the matches were played on 30 August 2023.[4]

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1 Gospić 91 2–4 Kutjevo
2*** Dugo Selo 2–2 (4–2 p) Pitomača
3** Tigar Sveta Nedjelja 0–2 Omladinac Gornja Vrba
4*** Papuk Osječko 1664 1–29 Grobničan
5**** Tomislav Drnje 1–4 Jadran LP
6 Vukovar 1991 4–0 Graničar Kotoriba
7 Vardarac 1–2 (aet) Karlovac 1919
8 Jalžabet 1–3 Moslavina
9 Bilogora 91 0–2 Ponikve
10 Jadran Poreč 2–1 Mladost Ždralovi
11* Rudar Labin 2–3 Zagora Unešić
12 Graničar Županja 0–3 Croatia Zmijavci
13 Zagorec Krapina 1–0 Omladinac Staro Topolje
14 Belišće 3–0 Novi Marof
15 Primorac BnM 0–2 (aet) Radnik Križevci
16 Libertas 1–0 Međimurec

* Match played on 19 August.
 ** Match played on 22 August.
 *** Matches played on 29 August.
 **** Match played on 31 August.

Round of 32

The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. Most matches were played on 27 September 2023.

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1*** Libertas 0–9 Rijeka
2* Omladinac Gornja Vrba 0–6 Hajduk Split
3 Ponikve 1–4 Dinamo Zagreb
4*** Kutjevo 1–4 Osijek
5 Dugo Selo 0–1 Lokomotiva
6** Moslavina 2–4 Slaven Belupo
7 Zagora Unešić 0–2 Istra 1961
8 Radnik Križevci 4–3 (aet) Šibenik
9 Zagorec Krapina 0–2 Gorica
10*** Grobničan 0–0 (3–5 p) Varaždin
11 Croatia Zmijavci 0–1 Rudeš
12 Vukovar 1991 4–1 BSK Bijelo Brdo
13 Karlovac 1919 2–1 Jaska Vinogradar
14 Jadran Poreč 0–0 (3–4 p) Oriolik
15 Jadran LP 2–1 Belišće
16*** Cibalia 6–0 Zagreb

* Match played on 13 September.
** Match played on 20 September.
*** Matches played on 26 September.

Round of 16

The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. The matches are scheduled for 1 November 2023.

Tie no. Home team Score Away team
1*** Cibalia Rijeka
2* Jadran LP Hajduk Split
3 Oriolik Dinamo Zagreb
4* Karlovac 1919 Osijek
5** Vukovar 1991 Lokomotiva
6* Rudeš Slaven Belupo
7*** Varaždin Istra 1961
8 Gorica Radnik Križevci

* Matches will be played on 31 October.
** Match will be played on 29 November.
*** Matches will be played on 5 December.

Top scorers

Ranking after preliminary round:

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Croatia Dražen Pilčić Grobničan 10
2 Croatia Filip Batarelo 3
Croatia Patrik Srzentić
Germany Törles Knöll Vukovar 1991
5 17 players from 11 clubs 2

References
  1. "Video: SuperSport postao naslovni sponzor Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. "Hajduk slavio u dalmatinskom finalu i drugu godinu zaredom osvojio Kup!". gol.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 24 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  3. "Propozicije završnog dijela natjecanja za Hrvatski nogometni kup" [Proposals for the final part of the competition for the Croatian Football Cup] (PDF). Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. "IZVUČENI PAROVI PRETKOLA SUPERSPORT HRVATSKOG NOGOMETNOG KUPA". hns-cff.hr. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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