2016–17 Croatian Football Cup


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.

Calendar

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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

  • Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: Đakovo Croatia
  • Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: BSK Bijelo Brdo
  • Zagreb County cup winner: Gorica
  • Zagreb County cup runner up: Samobor
  • Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Marsonia
  • Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Oriolik
  • Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Vukovar 1991
  • Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Slavonija Soljani
  • Međimurje County cup winner: Međimurje
  • Međimurje County cup runner up: Međimurec Pretetinec
  • City of Zagreb cup winner: Rudeš
  • City of Zagreb cup runner up: Kustošija
  • Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Podravac Virje
  • Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Koprivnica
  • Istria County cup winner: Novigrad
  • Istria County cup runner up: Veli Vrh
  • Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Libertas Novska
  • Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Lekenik
  • Varaždin County cup winner: Jalžabet
  • Varaždin County cup runner up: Varaždin
  • Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Suhopolje
  • Virovitica-Podravina County cup runner up: Pitomača
  • Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Bjelovar
  • Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Solin
  • Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Krk
  • Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: Slavija Pleternica
  • Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: Neretvanac
  • Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919
  • Zadar County cup winner: Primorac Biograd na Moru
  • Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Zagorec
  • Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: Zagora Unešić
  • Lika-Senj County cup winner: Otočac

    • Preliminary round

    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.
    Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
    1Neretvanac4–0Suhopolje
    2*Primorac Biograd na Moru2–2 Jalžabet
    3**Novigrad3–1Kustošija
    4Solin4–1Zagora Unešić
    5Međimurje7–0Karlovac 1919
    6Rudeš3–1Oriolik
    7**Podravac Virje0–5Krk
    8**Slavonija Soljani2–3Varaždin
    9Zagorec0–2Veli Vrh
    10Pitomača2–4Slavija Pleternica
    11Samobor3–0Međimurec Pretetinec
    12**Gorica1–1 BSK Bijelo Brdo
    13*Bjelovar1–0Marsonia
    14Đakovo Croatia0–0 Koprivnica
    15Lekenik0–4Vukovar 1991
    16Libertas Novska4–1Otočac

    * Matches were played on 20 August.
    ** Matches were played on 23 August.

    First round

    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.
    Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
    1*Veli Vrh0−5Dinamo Zagreb
    2Jalžabet0−6Hajduk Split
    3Đakovo Croatia0−3Rijeka
    4Varaždin2−2Slaven Belupo
    5Vukovar 19911−4Osijek
    6*Krk1−2Lokomotiva
    7*Samobor1−6 Cibalia
    8Slavija Pleternica1−2RNK Split
    9Neretvanac1−3Istra 1961
    10Bjelovar4−0Zagreb
    11Solin1−0Zadar
    12*BSK Bijelo Brdo2−3Inter Zaprešić
    13Libertas Novska2−5Vinogradar
    14Rudeš3−0GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919
    15*Međimurje1−2 Šibenik
    16Novigrad4−0Zelina

    * Matches were played on 20 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 26 October 2016.
    Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
    1*Bjelovar1−2Dinamo Zagreb
    2Solin1−2Hajduk Split
    3Rudeš3−5 Rijeka
    4*Novigrad0−1Slaven Belupo
    5Šibenik1−2Osijek
    6Vinogradar1−2Lokomotiva
    7Inter Zaprešić1−0Cibalia
    8*Istra 19611−3 RNK Split

    * Matches played on 25 October.

    Quarter-final

    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 noHome teamScoreAway team
    1Inter Zaprešić0−1Dinamo Zagreb
    2RNK Split2−1 Hajduk Split
    3*Lokomotiva1−3Rijeka
    4Osijek1−0Slaven Belupo

    * Match played on 29 November.

    Semi-final

    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.

    First legs

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    Second legs

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    Final

    The final was played on 31 May 2017 at Stadion Anđelko Herjavec in Varaždin.

    Bracket

    Top scorers