2005 Croatian Football Cup Final
# 2005 Croatian Football Cup Final

The 2005 Croatian Cup Final was a two-legged affair played between the Adriatic rivals Rijeka and Hajduk Split. The first leg was played in Rijeka on 11 May 2005, while the second leg on 25 May 2005 in Split.

Rijeka won the trophy with an aggregate result of 3–1.

## Road to the final

| Rijeka | Rijeka | Round | Hajduk Split | Hajduk Split |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | | Opponent | Result |
| Rudeš | 2–1 | First round | Vinogradar | 4–2 (aet) |
| Crikvenica | 2–1 | Second round | Nehaj | 3–2 |
| Slaven Belupo | 1–1 | Quarterfinals | NK Zagreb | 0–1 |
| Slaven Belupo | 2–2 (a) | Quarterfinals | NK Zagreb | 2–0 |
| Varteks | 3–2 | Semifinals | Osijek | 2–1 |
| Varteks | 3–2 | Semifinals | Osijek | 1–1 |

## First leg

RIJEKA: :

| GK | 1 | Velimir Radman |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 4 | Zoran Ivančić |
| DF | 5 | Dario Knežević |
| DF | 6 | Peter Lérant |
| MF | 7 | Dragan Tadić (c) |
| MF | 22 | Mario Prišć | | 68' |
| MF | 23 | Jasmin Mujdža |
| MF | 25 | Siniša Linić | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Tomislav Erceg |
| FW | 20 | Dumitru Mitu |
| FW | 21 | Igor Novaković | | 90' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 14 | Antun Dunković | | 46' |
| MF | 3 | Kristijan Čaval | 77' | 61' |
| FW | 11 | Neno Katulić | | 90' |
| Manager: |||
| Elvis Scoria |||

HAJDUK SPLIT: :

| GK | 12 | Vladimir Balić |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 6 | Vlatko Đolonga (c) | | 68' |
| DF | 7 | Hrvoje Vejić |
| DF | 17 | Tonči Žilić |
| DF | 29 | Danijel Hrman |
| MF | 5 | Almir Turković | 63' | 87' |
| MF | 8 | Dragan Blatnjak |
| MF | 14 | Dario Damjanović | | 80' |
| MF | 18 | Ivan Leko |
| FW | 9 | Mate Dragičević | 26' | 69' |
| FW | 30 | Tomislav Bušić |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 20 | Pablo Munhoz | 78' | 69' |
| MF | 21 | Bulend Biščević | | 80' |
| DF | 2 | Petar Šuto | | 87' |
| Manager: |||
| Igor Štimac |||
| Assistant referees: Ivica Grgić (Duga Resa) Ivan Keškić (Vođinci) | Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |

## Second leg

HAJDUK SPLIT: :

| GK | 12 | Vladimir Balić |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 6 | Vlatko Đolonga (c) |
| DF | 7 | Hrvoje Vejić |
| DF | 27 | Luka Vučko |
| DF | 28 | Tomislav Rukavina | | 61' |
| MF | 10 | Niko Kranjčar |
| MF | 14 | Dario Damjanović |
| MF | 18 | Ivan Leko |
| MF | 29 | Danijel Hrman | | 86' |
| FW | 8 | Dragan Blatnjak | 50' |
| FW | 30 | Tomislav Bušić | | 57' |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | 5 | Almir Turković | | 57' |
| FW | 9 | Mate Dragičević | | 61' |
| FW | 11 | Natko Rački | | 86' |
| Manager: |||
| Igor Štimac |||

RIJEKA: :

| GK | 1 | Velimir Radman |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 4 | Zoran Ivančić | 50' |
| DF | 5 | Dario Knežević |
| DF | 6 | Peter Lérant |
| DF | 22 | Mario Prišć | | 80' |
| MF | 3 | Kristijan Čaval |
| MF | 7 | Dragan Tadić (c) |
| MF | 14 | Antun Dunković |
| MF | 25 | Siniša Linić | 74' | 71' |
| FW | 9 | Tomislav Erceg | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Dumitru Mitu | 74' |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | 11 | Neno Katulić | | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Daniel Šarić | | 71' |
| MF | 8 | Josip Butić | 88' | 81' |
| Manager: |||
| Elvis Scoria |||
| Assistant referees: Siniša Buić (Zagreb) Josip Havaić (Koprivnica) | Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |
