1997–98 Croatian Football Cup

The 1997–98 Croatian Football Cup was the seventh edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and they won their third successive title.

1997–98 Croatian Football Cup
CountryCroatia
Teams32
Defending championsCroatia Zagreb
ChampionsCroatia Zagreb (4th title)
Runners-upVarteks
Matches played38
Goals scored114 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vladimir Petrović (7)

Calendar

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsNew entries this round
First round5 and 6 August 19971632 → 16None
Second round9 and 24 September 1997816 → 8None
Quarter-finalsFirst legs 14 and 26 October 1997,
Second legs 22 October 1997
88 → 4None
Semi-finalsFirst legs 1 April 1998,
Second legs 15 April 1998
44 → 2None
FinalFirst leg 6 May,
Second leg 14 May 1998
22 → 1None

First round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Slavonac 1–5 Croatia Zagreb
2 Samobor 0–1 NK Zagreb
3 Olimpija Osijek 0–3 Rijeka
4 Jadran Poreč 2–1 Segesta
5 Orijent 2–1 Cibalia
6 RNK Split 2–1 Marsonia
7 Varaždin 1–2 Varteks
8 Slaven Belupo 2–0 Belišće
9 PIK Vrbovec 1–4 Zadarkomerc
10 Špansko 3–1 Bjelovar
11 Budućnost Hodošan 2–1 Šibenik
12 Dilj 1–0 Inker Zaprešić
13 Badel Sesvete 1–0 Dubrovnik
14 Slavonija Požega 1–2 Croatia Đakovo
15 Posedarje 1–3 Hajduk Split
16 Mladost 127 2–2 (aet) (5–4 p) Osijek

Second round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Budućnost Hodošan 1–2 NK Zagreb
2 Dilj 2–1 RNK Split
3 Croatia Đakovo 0–0 (aet) (2–4 p) Varteks
4 Badel Sesvete 2–1 Zadarkomerc
5 Rijeka 0–2 Orijent
6 Jadran Poreč 0–1 Mladost 127
7 Croatia Zagreb 11–0 Špansko
8 Hajduk Split 3–1 Slaven Belupo

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dilj 4–8 NK Zagreb 2–5 2–3
Orijent 0–0 (0–3 p) Varteks 0–0 0–0
Badel Sesvete 2–5 Croatia Zagreb 1–1 1–4
Hajduk Split 3–1 Mladost 127 2–1 1–0

Semi-finals

Croatia Zagreb4–0NK Zagreb
Marić 14'
Viduka 45' (pen.), 53' (pen.)
Muñoz 65'
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ivan Novak (Varaždin)
NK Zagreb0–3Croatia Zagreb
Report Jurčić 20'
Prosinečki 65'
Petrović 90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Reno Sinovčić (Zadar)

Croatia Zagreb won 7–0 on aggregate.


Varteks2–1Hajduk Split
Karić 34'
Hrman 39'
Report Mladenović 45'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Miro Marijanović (Osijek)
Hajduk Split0–1Varteks
Report Topić 90'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Osijek)

Varteks won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Varteks0–1Croatia Zagreb
Report Mikić 82'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Miroslav Vitković (Vinkovci)

Second leg

Croatia Zagreb2–1Varteks
Viduka 52'
Marić 83'
Report Topić 38'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Edo Trivković (Split)

Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.

See also

References

  1. Alfirević, Slaven (1 April 1998). "Lov na "Bumbare" i kup-trofej". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. Alfirević, Slaven (15 April 1998). ""Krojači" palac gore ili dolje?". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. Bariša, Mladen (6 May 1998). ""Modri" u lovu na treću duplu krunu". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. Bariša, Mladen (14 May 1998). ""Modri" za povijest!". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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