2017–18 Croatian Football Cup
# 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup

The 2017–18 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-seventh season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Rijeka, having won their fourth title the previous year by defeating Dinamo Zagreb in the final.

## Calendar

| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Goals / games |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Preliminary round | 23 August 2017 | 16 | 48 → 32 | 32 | 89 / 16 |
| First round | 20 September 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | 63 / 16 |
| Second round | 25 October 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 19 / 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 29 November 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 16 / 4 |
| Semi-finals | 28 February 2018 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | 5 / 2 |
| Final | 23 May 2018 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 1 / 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 |
| - | - |
| Cibalia Dinamo Zagreb GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919 Hajduk Split Inter Zaprešić Istra 1961 Lokomotiva Osijek Rijeka Slaven Belupo RNK Split Šibenik Vinogradar Zadar NK Zagreb Zelina | Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: Đakovo Croatia Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: FEŠK Feričanci Zagreb County cup winner: Gorica Zagreb County cup runner up: Vrbovec Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Batrina Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Oriolik Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Bedem Ivankovo Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Fruškogorac Ilok Međimurje County cup winner: Međimurje Međimurje County cup runner up: Nedelišće City of Zagreb cup winner: Rudeš City of Zagreb cup runner up: Sesvete Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Borac Imbriovec Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Križevci Istria County cup winner: Novigrad Istria County cup runner up: Mladost Fažana Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Lekenik Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Moslavina Varaždin County cup winner: Varaždin Varaždin County cup runner up: Nedeljanec Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Bjelovar Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup runner up: Garić Garešnica Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Virovitica Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Croatia Zmijavci Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Crikvenica Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: Slavonija Požega Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: Zmaj Blato Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919 Zadar County cup winner: Dragovoljac Poličnik Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Straža Hum na Sutli Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: Zagora Unešić Lika-Senj County cup winner: Nehaj Senj |

## Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 20 July 2017 in Zagreb. The matches were played on 23 August 2017.

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| - | - | - | - |
| $1^*$ | Zagora Unešić | 4–2 | Nedeljanec |
| 2 | Fruškogorac Ilok | 0–10 | Varaždin |
| $3^*$ | Virovitica | 3–3 (6–7 p) | Vrbovec |
| 4 | Križevci | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Đakovo Croatia |
| 5 | Straža Hum na Sutli | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Nedelišće |
| $6^{**}$ | Garić Garešnica | 0–5 | Sesvete |
| 7 | Bedem Ivankovo | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Međimurje |
| $8^*$ | Lekenik | 0–6 | Oriolik |
| $9^{**}$ | Gorica | 8–0 | Moslavina |
| 10 | Rudeš | 2–0 | Dragovoljac Poličnik |
| 11 | Nehaj Senj | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Batrina |
| 12 | Borac Imbriovec | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Karlovac 1919 |
| $13^*$ | Croatia Zmijavci | 7–1 | FEŠK Feričanci |
| 14 | Crikvenica | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Bjelovar |
| 15 | Slavonija Požega | 2–1 | Mladost Fažana |
| $16^{**}$ | Novigrad | 3–0 | Zmaj Blato |

* Matches played on 19 August. ** Matches played on 22 August.

## First round

The first round was played on 20 September 2017.

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Borac Imbriovec | 0–6 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Vrbovec | 1–3 | Rijeka |
| 3 | Oriolik | 0–3 | Hajduk Split |
| 4 | Croatia Zmijavci | 0–1 | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | Bedem Ivankovo | 0–3 | Lokomotiva |
| 6 | Sesvete | 3–0 | RNK Split |
| 7 | Nehaj Senj | 0–6 | Osijek |
| 8 | Đakovo Croatia | 0–4 | Istra 1961 |
| $9^{***}$ | Varaždin | 1–2 | Cibalia |
| $10^*$ | Slavonija Požega | 1–2 | Zadar |
| 11 | Nedelišće | 0–6 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 12 | Bjelovar | 2–3 | NK Zagreb |
| $13^{**}$ | Rudeš | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Vinogradar |
| 14 | Zagora Unešić | 0–3 | Šibenik |
| $15^{**}$ | Gorica | 3–0 | GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919 |
| 16 | Novigrad | 5–1 | Zelina |

* Match played on 19 September. ** Matches played on 4 October. *** Match played on 18 October.

## Second round

The second round was played on 25 October 2017.

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| - | - | - | - |
| $1^{**}$ | Novigrad | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Dinamo Zagreb |
| $2^{****}$ | Gorica | 0–3 | Rijeka |
| 3 | Šibenik | 0–1 | Hajduk Split |
| $4^*$ | Rudeš | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | NK Zagreb | 0–1 | Lokomotiva |
| 6 | Inter Zaprešić | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Sesvete |
| 7 | Zadar | 0–4 | Osijek |
| $8^{***}$ | Cibalia | 2–3 | Istra 1961 |

* Match played on 24 October. ** Match played on 31 October. *** Match played on 7 November. **** Match played on 14 November.

## Quarter-finals

The quarter-final was played on 29 November 2017.

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4−2 | Istra 1961 |
| $2^*$ | Rudeš | 1−2 | Lokomotiva |
| $3^{**}$ | Inter Zaprešić | 1−2 | Rijeka |
| 4 | Osijek | 1−3 | Hajduk Split |

* Match played on 30 November. ** Match played on 13 December at Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka due to inadequate pitch condition at ŠRC Zaprešić.

## Semi-finals

The semi-final was originally scheduled for 28 February 2018 but was later postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions.

## Final

The final was played on 23 May 2018 at Stadion HNK Cibalia in Vinkovci.

## Bracket

| Second round 24 October–14 November 2017 | Second round 24 October–14 November 2017 | Quarter-finals 29 November–13 December 2017 | Quarter-finals 29 November–13 December 2017 | Semi-finals 13 March–4 April 2018 | Semi-finals 13 March–4 April 2018 | Final 23 May 2018 | Final 23 May 2018 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Novigrad | 0 (2) | | | | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0 (3 p) | | | | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0 (3 p) | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | | |
| | | Istra 1961 | 2 | | |
| Cibalia | 2 | Istra 1961 | 2 | | |
| Istra 1961 | 3 | | | | |
| Istra 1961 | 3 | | | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |
| | | | | Rijeka | 0 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 2 (a.e.t.) | | | Rijeka | 0 |
| Sesvete | 1 | | | | |
| Sesvete | 1 | Inter Zaprešić | 1 | | |
| | | Rijeka | 2 | | |
| Gorica | 0 | Rijeka | 2 | | |
| Rijeka | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rijeka | 3 | | | | | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| | | | | | | Hajduk Split | 0 |
| Rudeš | 2 (a.e.t.) | | | | | Hajduk Split | 0 |
| Slaven Belupo | 0 | | | | | | |
| Slaven Belupo | 0 | Rudeš | 1 | | | | |
| | | Lokomotiva | 2 | | | | |
| NK Zagreb | 0 | Lokomotiva | 2 | | | | |
| Lokomotiva | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lokomotiva | 1 | | | Lokomotiva | 1 (2) | | |
| | | | | Hajduk Split | 1 (4 p) |
| Zadar | 0 | | | Hajduk Split | 1 (4 p) |
| Osijek | 4 | | | | |
| Osijek | 4 | Osijek | 1 | | |
| | | Hajduk Split | 3 | | |
| Šibenik | 0 | Hajduk Split | 3 | | |
| Hajduk Split | 1 | | | | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mirko Marić | Osijek | 4 |
| 2 | Mario Gavranović | Dinamo | 3 |
| 2 | Ángelo Henríquez | Dinamo | 3 |
| 2 | Josip Kozić | Bjelovar | 3 |
| 2 | Lovro Majer | Lokomotiva | 3 |
| 2 | Luka Nakić | Gorica | 3 |
| 2 | Antonio Samac | Novigrad | 3 |
| 2 | Antonio Štimac | Sesvete | 3 |
