2010–11 Croatian Cup
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The 2010–11 Croatian Cup
is the twentieth season of Croatia
's football
knockout competition.
The defending champions are Hajduk Split
, having won their 5th title the previous year
by defeating Šibenik
in the final.
The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was played on 25 August 2010. Most of the top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, played on 21 and 22 September 2010, with the exception of Karlovac
and Lokomotiva
, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round. In addition, RNK Split
and Zadar
, two of the top level clubs, failed to qualify for the competition.
and NK Zadar
, whose cup coefficients were too low to enter competition). The draw for the first round was held on 2 September, and matches will be played on 21 and 22 September 2010.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 5–1 on aggregate
league title by beating Osijek
1–0 on 23 April they will be looking to win their seventh domestic Double. This will be their 15th appearance in the cup final since the competition's establishment in 1992, out of which they had won ten cup titles.
Varaždin had secured a spot in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
by reaching the cup final as Dinamo had already qualified for European competitions via Prva HNL. This will be Varaždin's sixth appearance in the final and they will be looking for their first cup win as the club lost all of their previous five finals (in 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2006).
Croatian Cup
The Croatian Cup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the Prva HNL league championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation and usually runs from late August to May...
is the twentieth season of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
's football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
knockout competition.
The defending champions are Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
, having won their 5th title the previous year
2009–10 Croatian Cup
The 2009–10 Croatian Cup was the nineteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb since they won the previous year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split on penalties after the result was tied 3–3 on aggregate....
by defeating Šibenik
HNK Šibenik
HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL...
in the final.
The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was played on 25 August 2010. Most of the top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, played on 21 and 22 September 2010, with the exception of Karlovac
NK Karlovac
NK Karlovac is a Croatian football club based in the town of Karlovac. They play in the Prva HNL, the country's top division, having been promoted to top level at the end of the 2008–09 season...
and Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva
NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as...
, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round. In addition, RNK Split
RNK Split
RNK Split is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split.-History:Radnički nogometni klub means "Workers' football club".The club was known as workers' club. The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard...
and Zadar
NK Zadar
NK Zadar is a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast. The club was founded in 1945.Josip Skoblar, Đovani Roso, Dado Pršo and Luka Modrić, are among their most notable former players....
, two of the top level clubs, failed to qualify for the competition.
Calendar
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 25 August 2010 | 16 | 48 → 32 | none |
| First round | 22 September 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 |
| Second round | 27 October 2010 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 10 and 24 November 2010 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 6 and 20 April 2011 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 11 and 25 May 2011 | 2 | 2 → 1 | none |
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 4 August 2010, and matches were held on 25 August and 1 September 2010. This round consists of 16 single-legged fixtures.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zagora Unešić NK Zagora Unešic NK Zagora Unešić is a Croatian football club based in Unešić, a small town located in Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia.The club currently plays in the Treća HNL, which is the third tier league in the Croatian football league system.... |
3–0 | Jedinstvo Omladinac |
| 2 | Opatija NK Opatija NK Opatija is a Croatian association football club founded in 1911 and based in the Opatija. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the Croatian Third Division, Group West.-External links:* at Nogometni magazin... |
2–1 | Velebit NK Velebit NK Velebit is a Croatian football club based in the town of Benkovac.... |
| 3 | Zmaj Blato | 1–1 (1–2 p) | Karlovac NK Karlovac NK Karlovac is a Croatian football club based in the town of Karlovac. They play in the Prva HNL, the country's top division, having been promoted to top level at the end of the 2008–09 season... |
| 4 | Pazinka NK Pazinka NK Pazinka is a Croatian football club based in the town of Pazin in Istria. Founded in 1948, their greatest success was competing in the Croatian top flight 1. HNL for two seasons between 1992 and 1994. They are currently members of 4. HNL West, one of the eight regional fourth level... |
1–2 | Zadrugar |
| 5 | Vrbovec NK Vrbovec NK Vrbovec is a Croatian football club based in the town of Vrbovec in Zagreb County.It was founded in 1924 and is now playing in the Treća HNL- West .Their stadium is called Sajmište and has a capacity of 3.000 spectators.... |
4–2 (aet) | Mladost Cernik NK Mladost Cernik NK Mladost Cernik is a Croatian football club based in the village of Cernik in the Brod-Posavina County in Slavonia. Mladost Cernik is currently playing in Treća HNL Istok... |
| 6 | Mladost Petrinja | 1–2 | BSK Bijelo Brdo NK BSK Bijelo Brdo NK BSK Bijelo Brdo is a Croatian football club founded in 1935 and based in the village of Bijelo Brdo in eastern Slavonia. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the 4. HNL, fourth level in the Croatian football league system.... |
| 7 | Međimurje | 2–0 | Hrvace NK Hrvace NK Hrvace is a Croatian football club based in the town of Hrvace. They currently compete in Treća HNL, Croatia's third level.... |
| 8 | Moslavina | 3–0 | Gaj Mače |
| 9 | Nosteria NK Nosteria NK Nosteria is a Croatian association football club founded in 1921 and based in the small town of Nuštar. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the Vukovar-Syrmia County League, 5th division in the Croatian football league system.... |
3–2 | Novalja NK Novalja NK Novalja is a Croatian football club based in the town of Novalja in the north of the island of Pag.-External links:* at Nogometni magazin... |
| 10 | Graničar | 2–1 | Olimpija Osijek |
| 11* | MV Croatia | 2–0 | Sloboda Slakovec |
| 12 | Bjelovar NK Bjelovar NK Bjelovar is a Croatian football club based in the town of Bjelovar.-External links:*... |
4–4 (3–4 p) | Suhopolje |
| 13 | Podravac | 0–1 | Rudar 47 NK Rudar 47 NK Rudar 47 is a Croatian association football club founded in 1947 and based in the village of Donje Ladanje near Maruševec in Varaždin County. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the Varaždin County League, 5th division in the Croatian football league system.... |
| 14 | Vinogradar NK Vinogradar NK Vinogradar is a Croatian football club based in the village of Mladina, part of town of Jastrebarsko.-History:Around the early sixties of last century, people in Jastrebarsko and surrounding villages began to play football more seriously and to form the first football clubs... |
1–2 (aet) | Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as... |
| 15 | Slavija Pleternica NK Slavija Pleternica NK Slavija Pleternica is a Croatian football club based in the town of Pleternica near Požega in Slavonia. Slavija is currently playing in Treća HNL Istok... |
7–0 | Bilogorac |
| 16 | Rudeš NK Rudeš NK Rudeš is a Croatian football club founded in 1957 in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Rudeš.-External links:* * at Nogometni magazin... |
4–1 | Borac Imbriovec |
- Match played on 1 September.
First round
First round proper will consist of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners of the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients (including 12 out of the remaining 14 top level clubs, excluding RNK SplitRNK Split
RNK Split is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split.-History:Radnički nogometni klub means "Workers' football club".The club was known as workers' club. The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard...
and NK Zadar
NK Zadar
NK Zadar is a Croatian football club based in Zadar, a city on the Adriatic coast. The club was founded in 1945.Josip Skoblar, Đovani Roso, Dado Pršo and Luka Modrić, are among their most notable former players....
, whose cup coefficients were too low to enter competition). The draw for the first round was held on 2 September, and matches will be played on 21 and 22 September 2010.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zadrugar | 0–6 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2* | Rudar 47 NK Rudar 47 NK Rudar 47 is a Croatian association football club founded in 1947 and based in the village of Donje Ladanje near Maruševec in Varaždin County. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the Varaždin County League, 5th division in the Croatian football league system.... |
2–10 | Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and... |
| 3 | Nosteria NK Nosteria NK Nosteria is a Croatian association football club founded in 1921 and based in the small town of Nuštar. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the Vukovar-Syrmia County League, 5th division in the Croatian football league system.... |
2–4 | Rijeka NK Rijeka HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav... |
| 4 | BSK Bijelo Brdo NK BSK Bijelo Brdo NK BSK Bijelo Brdo is a Croatian football club founded in 1935 and based in the village of Bijelo Brdo in eastern Slavonia. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the 4. HNL, fourth level in the Croatian football league system.... |
0–2 | Varaždin |
| 5 | Opatija NK Opatija NK Opatija is a Croatian association football club founded in 1911 and based in the Opatija. As of the 2009–10 season they compete in the Croatian Third Division, Group West.-External links:* at Nogometni magazin... |
0–1 | Slaven Belupo NK Slaven Belupo NK Slaven Belupo, often referred to simply as Slaven and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of the country... |
| 6 | Vrbovec NK Vrbovec NK Vrbovec is a Croatian football club based in the town of Vrbovec in Zagreb County.It was founded in 1924 and is now playing in the Treća HNL- West .Their stadium is called Sajmište and has a capacity of 3.000 spectators.... |
0–2 | NK Zagreb NK Zagreb NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels... |
| 7 | Slavija Pleternica NK Slavija Pleternica NK Slavija Pleternica is a Croatian football club based in the town of Pleternica near Požega in Slavonia. Slavija is currently playing in Treća HNL Istok... |
3–4 (aet) | Šibenik HNK Šibenik HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL... |
| 8 | Rudeš NK Rudeš NK Rudeš is a Croatian football club founded in 1957 in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Rudeš.-External links:* * at Nogometni magazin... |
0–3 | Cibalia HNK Cibalia HNK Cibalia, or just Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva HNL, Croatia's top flight. Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 12,000 spectators... |
| 9 | Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva NK Lokomotiva is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL, the country's top division. Founded originally as ŽŠK Victoria in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades as... |
1–2 | Inter Zaprešić NK Inter Zaprešic NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb originally founded in 1929. They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from Druga HNL at the end of the 2006–07 season... |
| 10* | MV Croatia | 1–2 | Osijek NK Osijek NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija... |
| 11 | Graničar | 0–2 | Pomorac |
| 12 | Suhopolje | 3–1 | Segesta |
| 13 | Zagora Unešić NK Zagora Unešic NK Zagora Unešić is a Croatian football club based in Unešić, a small town located in Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia.The club currently plays in the Treća HNL, which is the third tier league in the Croatian football league system.... |
2–4 (aet) | HAŠK |
| 14 | Međimurje | 3–1 | Konavljanin NK Konavljanin NK Konavljanin is a Croatian football club based in Čilipi.... |
| 15 | Istra 1961 | 3–1 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb neighbourhood of the country's capital city of Zagreb. The team's fans are known as the "Black Warriors"... |
| 16* | Karlovac NK Karlovac NK Karlovac is a Croatian football club based in the town of Karlovac. They play in the Prva HNL, the country's top division, having been promoted to top level at the end of the 2008–09 season... |
5–0 | Moslavina |
- Match played on 21 September.
Second round
The second round will be contested by 16 winners from the first round and will be contested in 8 single-legged fixtures scheduled for 27 October 2010. It will be the last stage of the competition employing the single leg format as from the quarter-finals onwards all fixtures will be double-legged events.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karlovac NK Karlovac NK Karlovac is a Croatian football club based in the town of Karlovac. They play in the Prva HNL, the country's top division, having been promoted to top level at the end of the 2008–09 season... |
0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and... |
0–1 (aet) | Istra 1961 |
| 3* | Rijeka NK Rijeka HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav... |
3–1 | Međimurje |
| 4* | Varaždin | 1–0 | HAŠK |
| 5 | Slaven Belupo NK Slaven Belupo NK Slaven Belupo, often referred to simply as Slaven and known internationally as NK Slaven Koprivnica, is a Croatian football club based in the city of Koprivnica in the north of the country... |
2–0 | Suhopolje |
| 6* | Pomorac | 0–1 | NK Zagreb NK Zagreb NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels... |
| 7 | Osijek NK Osijek NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija... |
2–1 | Šibenik HNK Šibenik HNK Šibenik is a Croatian football club based in the city of Šibenik on the Croatian coast.The club was formed in 1932. In 2006 the club finished first in the Croatian Second League's southern division and was promoted to the Prva HNL... |
| 8 | Inter Zaprešić NK Inter Zaprešic NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb originally founded in 1929. They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from Druga HNL at the end of the 2006–07 season... |
0–3 | Cibalia HNK Cibalia HNK Cibalia, or just Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva HNL, Croatia's top flight. Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 12,000 spectators... |
- Match played on 26 October.
Quarter-finals
The eight clubs remaining in the competition after the second round were paired for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the ties will be played in a two-legged format. The draw was held on 28 October, first legs will be played on 10 November and second legs on 24 November 2010.|}
First legs
----Second legs
Varaždin won 3–1 on aggregateDinamo Zagreb won 5–1 on aggregate
Final
Dinamo Zagreb and Varaždin have reached the 2011 final. Since Dinamo had already secured the 2010–11 Prva HNL2010–11 Prva HNL
The 2010–11 Prva HNL season was the twentieth season of the Prva HNL since its establishment in 1992. It began on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011...
league title by beating Osijek
NK Osijek
NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija...
1–0 on 23 April they will be looking to win their seventh domestic Double. This will be their 15th appearance in the cup final since the competition's establishment in 1992, out of which they had won ten cup titles.
Varaždin had secured a spot in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...
by reaching the cup final as Dinamo had already qualified for European competitions via Prva HNL. This will be Varaždin's sixth appearance in the final and they will be looking for their first cup win as the club lost all of their previous five finals (in 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2006).