2019–20 Croatian Football Cup

The 2019–20 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-ninth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Rijeka, having won their fifth title the previous year by defeating Dinamo Zagreb in the final.

2019–20 Croatian Football Cup
Country Croatia
Teams48
ChampionsRijeka
Runners-upLokomotiva
Matches played47
Goals scored197 (4.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Justin Mathieu, Łukasz Zwoliński (5)

Calendar
RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubsNew entries this roundGoals / games
Preliminary round29 August 20191648 → 323270 / 16
First round25 September 20191632 → 161684 / 16
Second round30 October 2019816 → 8none23 / 8
Quarter-finals4 December 201948 → 4none10 / 4
Semi-finals30 May 2020[1]24 → 2none9 / 2
Final1 August 2020[1]12 → 1none1 / 1

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 30 July 2019 and the matches were played on 28 August 2019.[2]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Mladost (KP) 1–4 Sloga Nova Gradiška
2 Nehaj Senj 0–2 Karlovac 1919
3 Primorac Biograd na Moru 1–3 BSK Bijelo Brdo
4 Dinamo Predavac 1–3 (a.e.t.) Kurilovec
5* Suhopolje 2–6 Oriolik
6** Hrvace 3–1 Segesta
7 Slavonac Komletinci 2–2 (3–4 p) Buje
8 Gorica 10–0 Zagorec Krapina
9 Bednja 1–2 (a.e.t.) Vuteks-Sloga
10 Bjelovar 0–3 Opatija
11 Maksimir 2–6 Varaždin
12 Zagora Unešić 5–1 Papuk Orahovica
13 Belišće 0–0 (4–2 p) Jadran Luka Ploče
14 Borac Imbriovec 1–3 Jadran-Poreč
15 Nedelišće 0–2 Slavonija Požega
16 Mladost Petrinja 3–0 Međimurje

* Match played on 14 August.
** Match played on 27 August.

First round

The first round was played on 25 September 2019.[3]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Karlovac 1919 0–7 Dinamo Zagreb
2** Buje 0–11 Rijeka
3 Mladost Petrinja 0–2 Hajduk Split
4* Hrvace 1–2 Slaven Belupo
5 Belišće 3–1 (a.e.t.) RNK Split
6* Vuteks-Sloga 0–8 Osijek
7* Oriolik 0–3 Lokomotiva
8 Jadran-Poreč 3–7 Inter Zaprešić
9 Kurilovec 2–3 (a.e.t.) Istra 1961
10 Sloga Nova Gradiška 1–2 Vinogradar
11 Zagora Unešić 1–2 (a.e.t.) Zadar
12 Slavonija Požega 1–5 Šibenik
13 BSK Bijelo Brdo 1–0 Cibalia
14 Gorica 8–0 NK Zagreb
15 Varaždin 4–2 Rudeš
16 Opatija 3–1 Novigrad

* Matches played on 24 September.
** Match played on 1 October.

Second round

The second round was played on 30 October 2019.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Opatija 0–3 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Varaždin 1–2 Rijeka
3 Gorica 2–1 Hajduk Split
4 BSK Bijelo Brdo 0–2 Slaven Belupo
5 Šibenik 2–1 Belišće
6* Zadar 0–3 Osijek
7 Vinogradar 0–3 Lokomotiva
8 Istra 1961 1–2 Inter Zaprešić

* Match played on 23 October.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were played on 3 and 4 December 2019.[4]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Rijeka 1–0 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Inter Zaprešić 0–2 Osijek
3 Šibenik 0–4 Lokomotiva
4 Gorica 1–2 Slaven Belupo

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 30 and 31 May 2020.[1]

Slaven Belupo1–3Lokomotiva
  • Goda 6'
 Report
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Rijeka)
Rijeka3–2Osijek
 Report
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Igor Pajač (Zelina)

Final

The final was played on 1 August 2020.[1]

Main article: 2020 Croatian Football Cup final
Rijeka1–0Lokomotiva
 Report
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Tihomir Pejin (Donji Miholjac)

Bracket
 
Second round
30 October 2019		Quarter-finals
3–4 December 2019		Semi-finals
30–31 May 2020		Final
1 August 2020
 
              
 
 
 
 
Varaždin1
 
 
 
Rijeka2
 
Rijeka1
 
 
 
Dinamo Zagreb0
 
Opatija0
 
 
 
Dinamo Zagreb3
 
Rijeka3
 
 
 
Osijek2
 
Istra 19611
 
 
 
Inter Zaprešić2
 
Inter Zaprešić0
 
 
 
Osijek2
 
Zadar0
 
 
 
Osijek3
 
Rijeka1
 
 
 
Lokomotiva0
 
Gorica2
 
 
 
Hajduk Split1
 
Gorica1
 
 
 
Slaven Belupo2
 
BSK Bijelo Brdo0
 
 
 
Slaven Belupo2
 
Slaven Belupo1
 
 
 
Lokomotiva3
 
Šibenik2
 
 
 
Belišće1
 
Šibenik0
 
 
 
Lokomotiva4
 
Vinogradar0
 
 
Lokomotiva3
 

Top scorers
Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Netherlands Justin Mathieu Gorica 5
Poland Łukasz Zwoliński Gorica
3 Croatia Drago Gabrić Zagora Unešić 4
Croatia Dominik Glavina Varaždin
Croatia Antonio Mance Osijek
Croatia Vice Miljanić Jadran-Poreč
Senegal Cherif Ndiaye Gorica
8 Croatia Antonio Čolak Rijeka 3
Croatia Domagoj Drožđek Lokomotiva
Switzerland Mario Gavranović Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia Goran Jurić Oriolik
Poland Damian Kądzior Dinamo Zagreb
Croatia Patrik Mijić Oriolik
Croatia Josip Mitrović Inter Zaprešić

Notes
  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia.

References
  1. "NASTAVAK NOGOMETNIH NATJECANJA 30. SVIBNJA". hns-cff.hr (in Croatian). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "Održan ždrijeb pretkola Hrvatskog Nogometnog Kupa". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Izvučeni parovi za šesnaestinu finala". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. "Repriza prošlosezonskog finala Rijeke i Dinama u četvrtzavršnici Kupa - Hrvatski nogometni savez". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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