2009–10 Croatian Football Cup

The 2009–10 Croatian Football Cup was the nineteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.

2009–10 Croatian Football Cup
CountryCroatia
Teams48
Defending championsDinamo Zagreb
ChampionsHajduk Split (5th title)
Runners-upŠibenik
UEFA Europa LeagueHajduk Split
Matches played54
Goals scored185 (3.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Senijad Ibričić (8)

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.

The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was played on 25 and 26 August 2009. Top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, played on 22 and 23 September 2009. The two-legged final was played on 21 April and 5 May 2010, and was contested by Šibenik and Hajduk Split.

This was the first cup final for Šibenik, and a first time that they had passed through beyond the second round in the Croatian Cup. Hajduk Split won their fifth cup in nine finals. It was their first cup triumph in seven years since 2003 and their first silverware overall in five years since their 2004–05 Croatian championship title.[1]

This was the first time that two Dalmatian clubs had reached the Croatian Cup final.

Calendar
RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsNew entries this round
Preliminary round25 and 26 August 20091648 → 32none
First round22 and 23 September 20091632 → 1616
Second round27 and 28 October 2009816 → 8none
Quarter-finals25 November and
9 December 2009		88 → 4none
Semi-finals24 March and
7 April 2010		44 → 2none
Final21 April and 5 May 201022 → 1none

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 August, and matches were held on 25 and 26 August 2009. This round consisted of 16 single-legged fixtures.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Grafičar Vodovod 0–6 Karlovac
2 MV Croatia 5–1 Bistra
3 Krka 0–1 Plitvica
4 Orijent 2–1 Podravina
5 Mladost Ždralovi 0–5 Slavonac CO
6 Vuteks Sloga 2–4 Rudar Labin
7 Gaj 2–5 Croatia Sesvete
8 Koprivnica 0–0 (2–4 p) Nehaj
9* Međimurje 2–0 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
10* Rovinj 0–1 Moslavina
11 Velebit 3–2 Olimpija Osijek
12 Graničar 2–0 Podravac
13 Mladost Prelog 2–4 Lipik
14* Bjelovar 0–1 RNK Split
15 Konavljanin 3–1 Dugo Selo
16 Suhopolje 7–0 BSK Budaševo

* Matches played on 25 August.

First round

The draw for the first round proper was held on 27 August, and matches were held on 22 and 23 September 2009.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Plitvica 0–4 Dinamo Zagreb
2 MV Croatia 0–2 Rijeka
3 Lipik 3–5 Hajduk Split
4 Velebit 0–2 Varteks
5 RNK Split 0–2 Slaven Belupo
6 Orijent 1–2 NK Zagreb
7 Rudar Labin 5–2 Cibalia
8 Graničar 1–3 Osijek
9 Suhopolje 2–2 (8–9 p) Inter Zaprešić
10 Slavonac CO 1–5 Pomorac
11 Nehaj 0–1 (aet) Segesta
12 Croatia Sesvete 0–1 Istra 1961
13 Karlovac 3–0 HAŠK
14 Moslavina 2–0 Konavljanin
15 Belišće 0–3 Šibenik
16 Vinogradar 4–1 (aet) Međimurje

Second round

The matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2009.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Dinamo Zagreb 4–1 Vinogradar
2 Šibenik 4–0 Rijeka
3 Hajduk Split 5–1 Moslavina
4 Varteks 2–1 Karlovac
5 Istra 1961 0–1 Slaven Belupo
6 NK Zagreb 3–1 Segesta
7 Pomorac 9–0 Rudar Labin
8 Osijek 1–0 (aet) Inter Zaprešić

* Although Dinamo were seeded as hosts, they agreed to play the match at Vinogradar's ground at Mladina near Jastrebarsko.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 3 November. First legs were held on 25 November and second legs on 9 December 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
NK Zagreb 1–4 Hajduk Split 0–0 1–4
Slaven Belupo 1–6 Varteks 1–4 0–2
Osijek 1–5 Šibenik 1–1 0–4
Pomorac 2–5 Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 2–3

Semi-finals

First legs
Šibenik0 – 0Varteks
Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Igor Pristovnik (Zagreb)
Dinamo Zagreb0 – 0Hajduk Split
Report
(in Croatian)		 J. Buljat  75'  80'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Igor Križarić (Čakovec)

Second legs
Varteks0 – 2Šibenik
Report
(in Croatian)		 Vidić  31'  31'
Zec  75'
Fuštar  90+7'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Igor Pristovnik (Zagreb)

Šibenik won 2–0 on aggregate

Hajduk Split1 – 0Dinamo Zagreb
Ibričić  51' Report
(in Croatian)
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andrej Burilo (Osijek)

Hajduk Split won 1–0 on aggregate

Final
Main article: 2010 Croatian Football Cup Final

First leg
Hajduk Split2 – 1Šibenik
Tičinović  62'
Ibričić  88'		 Report
(in Croatian)		 Zec  65' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Križevci)

Second leg
Šibenik0 – 2Hajduk Split
Report
(in Croatian)		 Vukušić  16'
Ibričić  90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Rijeka)

Hajduk Split win 4–1 on aggregate.

See also

References
  1. "Hajduk's five-year wait comes to an end". UEFA.com. UEFA. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
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