Croatian Cup
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The Croatian Cup (Croatian: Hrvatski nogometni kup) is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important national title in Croatian football after the Croatian First League title.
The cup has been played for since 1992. It is open to 48 clubs, based on various criteria. The sixteen teams with the greatest coefficients in the cup over the last five years are admitted. Twenty-one cup-winners from regional leagues are admitted as well as eleven regional cup finalists. The teams from regional leagues participate in a knock-out qualifying round. The knock-out format continues until the quarter-finals when home and away (aggregate) takes effect for the rest of the cup.
Note that during World War II, in 1941 this tournament was played in the Independent State of Croatia, and Građanski Zagreb won.
[edit] Croatian Cup finals
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Inker Zaprešić | 1-1, 1-0 | HAŠK Građanski |
| 1993 | Hajduk Split | 4-1, 1-2 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 1994 | Croatia Zagreb | 2-0, 0-1 | Rijeka |
| 1995 | Hajduk Split | 3-2, 1-0 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 1996 | Croatia Zagreb | 2-0, 1-0 | Varteks Varaždin |
| 1997 | Croatia Zagreb | 2-1 | Zagreb |
| 1998 | Croatia Zagreb | 1-0, 2-1 | Varteks Varaždin |
| 1999 | Osijek | 2-1 (ET) | Cibalia Vinkovci |
| 2000 | Hajduk Split | 2-0, 0-1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2001 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2-0, 1-0 | Hajduk Split |
| 2002 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1-1, 1-0 | Varteks Varaždin |
| 2003 | Hajduk Split | 1-0, 4-0 | Pula |
| 2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1-1, 0-0 (AG) | Varteks Varaždin |
| 2005 | Rijeka | 2-1, 1-0 | Hajduk Split |
| 2006 | Rijeka | 4-0, 1-5 (AG) | Varteks Varaždin |
The 2007 finals will be played between Dinamo Zagreb and Slaven Belupo on May 9 and May 26.
[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb [1] | 7 | 4 | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 |
| Hajduk Split | 4 | 2 | 1993, 1995, 2000, 2003 |
| Rijeka | 2 | 1 | 2005, 2006 |
| Inter Zaprešić [2] | 1 | - | 1992 |
| Osijek | 1 | - | 1999 |
| Varteks Varaždin | - | 5 | - |
| Zagreb | - | 1 | - |
| Cibalia Vinkovci | - | 1 | - |
| Pula | - | 1 | - |
- ^ During the 1990s, Dinamo Zagreb was known as HAŠK Građanski and Croatia Zagreb respectively.
- ^ Inter Zaprešić was known as Inker Zaprešić until 2003.
