2011–12 Croatian Cup
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The 2011–12 Croatian Cup
will be the twenty-first season of Croatia
's football
knockout competition. The defending champions are Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 11th title the previous year
by defeating Varaždin in the final.
The cup will kick off with the single-legged preliminary round which is set to be played on 24 August 2011. Most of the top flight clubs will enter the competition in the following round, scheduled on 21 September 2011, with the exception of Istra 1961, Karlovac
, RNK Split
and Zadar
, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round. In addition, Lučko
and Lokomotiva
, two of the top level clubs, failed to qualify for the competition.
Winners of the Cup will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
.
and Lokomotiva
, whose cup coefficients were too low to enter competition). The draw for the first round was held on 29 August, where the club with the lowest cup coefficient hosts the one with the highest and so on. Matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2011. By the mutual agreement of Jadran Gunja and Hajduk Split, their fixture was moved to 15 September.
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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...
will be the twenty-first 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 Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 11th title the previous year
2010–11 Croatian Cup
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....
by defeating Varaždin in the final.
The cup will kick off with the single-legged preliminary round which is set to be played on 24 August 2011. Most of the top flight clubs will enter the competition in the following round, scheduled on 21 September 2011, with the exception of Istra 1961, 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...
, 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....
, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round. In addition, Lučko
NK Lucko
NK Lučko is a Croatian football club based in the city of Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL. NK Lučko one of the oldest clubs in New Zagreb, founded in 1931.-Current squad:-External links:...
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...
, two of the top level clubs, failed to qualify for the competition.
Winners of the Cup will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League will be the fourth season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. The final will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....
.
Calendar
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 24 August 2011 | 16 | 48 → 32 | none |
| First round | 21 September 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 |
| Second round | 26 October 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 23 and 30 November 2011 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 21 March and 11 April 2012 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 2 and 16 May 2012 | 2 | 2 → 1 | none |
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 2 August 2011 with matches scheduled on 24 August 2011. This round consists of 16 single-legged fixtures. A total of 32 clubs entered the preliminary round: 21 regional cup winners organised at the county level and 11 regional cup finalists (from the top 11 counties with the greatest number of registered football clubs) with the exception of Međimurje.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slatina | 2–3 | Podravac Virje |
| 2 | Mladost Petrinja | 3–1 | 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... |
| 3 | 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... |
4–1 | Dinamo Palovec |
| 4 | Belišće NK Belišce NK Belišće is a Croatian football club based in the town of Belišće.-Notable former players: Mario Galinović Danijel Pranjić Milan Pavličić Muhamed Konjić Ivan Lukačević Rudika Vida , top 10 player of 1. HNL 1993-94 -External links:* at Nogometni magazin... |
2–2 (2–4 p) | Rudeš NK Rudeš NK Rudeš is a Croatian football club founded in 1957 in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Rudeš.-External links:* * at Nogometni magazin... |
| 5 | Strmec | 0–1 | Graničar Laze |
| 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.... |
2–0 | Moslavina NK Moslavina HNŠK Moslavina is a Croatian football club based in the town of Kutina.-History:The club was founded as Hrvatski nogometni športski klub Moslavina in 1919 by group of students led by Milan Marcijuš, Zlatko Golner, Otokar Pavičić and Imbro Rechnitzer... |
| 7 | Krka Lozovac | 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.... |
| 8 | Istra 1961 | 7–0 | Mladost Ždralovi |
| 9* | Rudar Labin NK Rudar Labin NK Rudar is a Croatian football club based in the town of Labin.-External links:* at Nogometni magazin... |
5–1 | 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... |
| 10 | Jadran Gunja | 4–3 | Zmaj Blato |
| 11 | Plitvica | 2–3 (aet) | 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... |
| 12 | Fruškogorac | 3–1 | 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.... |
| 13* | Marsonia 1909 NK Marsonia 1909 NK Marsonia 1909 is a Croatian football club based in the city of Slavonski Brod. Before merge with NK Marsonia in August 2011, the club was known under the name MV Croatia.-MV Croatia years:... |
1–2 | 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... |
| 14* | 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.... |
2–1 | Dugopolje NK Dugopolje NK Dugopolje is a Croatian football club based in the town of Dugopolje on the outskirts of Split, a city on the Adriatic coast. They were founded in 1952, and they currently play in the Druga HNL, Croatian second level.... |
| 15 | Radnik Sesvete NK Radnik Sesvete NK Radnik Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the city of Zagreb. As of 2011–12 season they play in Druga HNL, Croatia's second level, after winning promotion in the 2010–11 season. It was the club's fifth consecutive promotion since the 2006-2007 season when they... |
3–0 | Međimurje |
| 16 | Radoboj | 3–0 | Koprivnica NK Koprivnica NK Koprivnica is a Croatian football club based in the town of Koprivnica. The team shares a stadium with top-flight team NK Slaven Belupo.... |
- Match played on 23 August.
First round
First round proper consisted of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners of the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients (including 10 out of the remaining 12 top level clubs, excluding LučkoNK Lucko
NK Lučko is a Croatian football club based in the city of Zagreb, currently competing in the Prva HNL. NK Lučko one of the oldest clubs in New Zagreb, founded in 1931.-Current squad:-External links:...
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...
, whose cup coefficients were too low to enter competition). The draw for the first round was held on 29 August, where the club with the lowest cup coefficient hosts the one with the highest and so on. Matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2011. By the mutual agreement of Jadran Gunja and Hajduk Split, their fixture was moved to 15 September.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Radoboj | 0–5 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Jadran Gunja | 1–5 | 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 | Graničar Laze | 0–4 | 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... |
| 4* | Podravac Virje | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Varaždin |
| 5* | Mladost Petrinja | 0–7 | 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... |
| 6* | Fruškogorac | 1–3 | 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... |
| 7 | Radnik Sesvete NK Radnik Sesvete NK Radnik Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the city of Zagreb. As of 2011–12 season they play in Druga HNL, Croatia's second level, after winning promotion in the 2010–11 season. It was the club's fifth consecutive promotion since the 2006-2007 season when they... |
2–0 | 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 | 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.... |
1–2 | Rijeka |
| 9 | 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.... |
0–1 | 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* | 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 | 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 | Rudeš NK Rudeš NK Rudeš is a Croatian football club founded in 1957 in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Rudeš.-External links:* * at Nogometni magazin... |
2–1 | Pomorac NK Pomorac NK Pomorac is a Croatian football club based in Kostrena, a suburb of Rijeka, a port city lying on the Adriatic Sea. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word "pomorac" means "mariner" or "seaman" in English.Founded in 1912, NK Pomorac is one... |
| 12 | 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... |
5–0 | Segesta |
| 13 | Rudar Labin NK Rudar Labin NK Rudar is a Croatian football club based in the town of Labin.-External links:* at Nogometni magazin... |
0–1 | Istra 1961 |
| 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... |
1–0 | Konavljanin NK Konavljanin NK Konavljanin is a Croatian football club based in Čilipi.... |
| 15 | 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.... |
1–1 (8–9 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... |
| 16 | HAŠK | 2–1 | 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"... |
- Match played on 20 September.
Second round
The second round was contested by 16 winners from the first round in eight single-legged fixtures scheduled for 26 October 2011. It was the last stage of the competition employing the single leg format as from the quarter-finals onwards all fixtures were double-legged events.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | HAŠK | 0–4 | 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... |
3–2 | 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... |
| 3 | 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... |
2–1 | 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... |
| 4* | Varaždin | 0–1 (a.e.t. Overtime (sports) Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination... ) |
Istra 1961 |
| 5* | 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... |
2–1 | 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... |
| 6 | Rudeš NK Rudeš NK Rudeš is a Croatian football club founded in 1957 in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Rudeš.-External links:* * at Nogometni magazin... |
0-1 | 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... |
| 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 | Radnik Sesvete NK Radnik Sesvete NK Radnik Sesvete is a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the city of Zagreb. As of 2011–12 season they play in Druga HNL, Croatia's second level, after winning promotion in the 2010–11 season. It was the club's fifth consecutive promotion since the 2006-2007 season when they... |
| 8* | Rijeka | 1–0 | 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... |
- Match played on 25 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 23 November and second legs on 30 November 2011.|}