2018–19 Croatian Football Cup

The 2018–19 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-eighth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their fifteenth title the previous year by defeating Hajduk Split in the final.

2018–19 Croatian Football Cup
Country Croatia
Teams48
ChampionsRijeka
Runners-upDinamo Zagreb
Matches played47
Goals scored160 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Antonio Čolak (7)

Calendar
RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubsNew entries this roundGoals / games
Preliminary round29 August 20181648 → 323256 / 16
First round26 September 20181632 → 161655 / 16
Second round31 October 2018816 → 8none30 / 8
Quarter-finals5 December 201848 → 4none10 / 4
Semi-finals24 April 201924 → 2none5 / 2
Final22 May 201912 → 1none4 / 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 1 August 2018 and the matches were played on 29 August 2018.[1]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Bednja 2–0 Pitomača
2 Suhopolje 2–3 Kurilovec
3 Slavija Pleternica 1–0 Segesta
4 Koprivnica 1–3 Sloga Mravince
5 Križevci 2–0 Rovinj
6 Zagorec Krapina 9–0 Libertas Novska
7 Višnjevac 1–2 Vrapče
8 BSK Bijelo Brdo 0–0 (3–4 p) Vukovar 1991
9** Rudar Labin 0–3 Krk
10*** Nehaj Senj 4–1 Graničar Županja
11* Primorac Biograd na Moru 3–1 Zagora Unešić
12 Jadran Luka Ploče 1–0 Bjelovar
13 Međimurje 5–0 Sava Strmec
14 Nedelišće 2–4 Sloga Nova Gradiška
15*** Hrvatski Dragovoljac 0–3 Varaždin
16 Karlovac 1919 1–2 Marsonia

* Match played on 18 August.
** Match played on 21 August.
*** Matches played on 28 August.

First round

The draw for the First round was held on 31 August 2018 and the matches were played on 26 September 2018.[2]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Sloga Mravince 0–1 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Križevci 0–9 Rijeka
3 Vrapče 0–2 Hajduk Split
4*** Kurilovec 0–2 Slaven Belupo
5 Jadran Luka Ploče 3–1 RNK Split
6** Zagorec Krapina 0–3 Osijek
7 Primorac Biograd na Moru 0–1 Lokomotiva
8 Sloga Nova Gradiška 2–4 Istra 1961
9* Bednja 0–3 Inter Zaprešić
10*** Vukovar 1991 3–5 (a.e.t.) Zadar
11 Krk 1–0 Cibalia
12 Slavija Pleternica 0–4 Vinogradar
13 Marsonia 3–0 NK Zagreb
14 Nehaj Senj 2–2 (2–4 p) Šibenik
15 Varaždin 2–0 Međimurje
16 Zelina 2–0 GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919

* Match played on 18 September.
** Match played on 19 September.
*** Matches played on 25 September.

Second round

The second round matches were played on 31 October 2018.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Zelina 0–4 Dinamo Zagreb
2 Varaždin 1–2 Rijeka
3 Šibenik 1–2 (a.e.t.) Hajduk Split
4 Marsonia 0–1 Slaven Belupo
5 Vinogradar 4–2 Jadran Luka Ploče
6 Krk 1–5 Osijek
7* Zadar 1–3 Lokomotiva
8* Inter Zaprešić 2–1 Istra 1961

* Matches played on 30 October.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matches were played on 5 December 2018.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Slaven Belupo
2* Lokomotiva 1–2 Rijeka
3* Inter Zaprešić 3–0 Vinogradar
4 Osijek 2–1 Hajduk Split

* Matches played on 4 December.

Semi-finals

Semi-final matches are scheduled for 24 April 2019.

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1* Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 Osijek
2 Inter Zaprešić 1–2 Rijeka

* Match played on 23 April.

Final
Main article: 2019 Croatian Football Cup Final

The final was played on 22 May 2019 at Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula.

Dinamo Zagreb1–3Rijeka
Oršić  63' Report Čolak  13'
Halilović  39'
Kvržić  84'
Attendance: 6,742
Referee: Damir Batinić (Osijek)

Bracket
 
Second round
30–31 October 2018		Quarter-finals
4–5 December 2018		Semi-finals
23–24 April 2019		Final
22 May 2019
 
              
 
 
 
 
Zadar1
 
 
 
Lokomotiva3
 
Lokomotiva1
 
 
 
Rijeka2
 
Varaždin1
 
 
 
Rijeka2
 
Inter Zaprešić1
 
 
 
Rijeka2
 
Inter Zaprešić2
 
 
 
Istra 19611
 
Inter Zaprešić3
 
 
 
Vinogradar0
 
Vinogradar4
 
 
 
Jadran Luka Ploče 2
 
Rijeka3
 
 
 
Dinamo Zagreb1
 
Krk1
 
 
 
Osijek5
 
Osijek2
 
 
 
Hajduk Split1
 
Šibenik1
 
 
 
Hajduk Split2 (a.e.t.)
 
Dinamo Zagreb2
 
 
 
Osijek0
 
Zelina0
 
 
 
Dinamo Zagreb4
 
Dinamo Zagreb1
 
 
 
Slaven Belupo0
 
Marsonia0
 
 
Slaven Belupo1
 

Top scorers
Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Antonio Čolak Rijeka 7

References
  1. "Održan ždrijeb pretkola Hrvatskog Nogometnog Kupa". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "Izvučeni parovi za šesnaestinu finala". HNS-CFF.hr (in Croatian). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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