The Hrvatski nogometni kup (English: Croatian football cup), also colloquially known as Rabuzinovo sunce (lit.'Rabuzin's Sun'), is an annually held football tournament for Croatianfootball clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and usually runs from late August to late May. Cup winners automatically qualify for next season's UEFA Europa Conference League, except when cup winners are also Prva HNL champions, in which case their berth in the Europa Conference League goes to the best placed team in the Prva HNL who haven't qualified for the UEFA competitions through their league performance.[1]
The cup was established in 1992,[2] after Croatian clubs had abandoned the Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Cup competitions following the breakup of Yugoslavia. As of the most recent 2021–22 season a total of 31 cup seasons were held. The competition has historically been dominated by the two Eternal Derby sides—the most successful club is Dinamo Zagreb (formerly known in the 1990s as HAŠK Građanski and Croatia Zagreb) who appeared in 23 finals and won 16 titles, followed by Hajduk Split who won 7 titles out of 12 finals they appeared in.[3]
Either Dinamo or Hajduk appeared in all but three cup finals (in 1999, 2006 and 2020) and only three other clubs have won the cup—Rijeka (six wins), Inter Zaprešić (one win) and Osijek (one win).[3] Although clubs can qualify for the cup via regional county cups, which are usually contested by second-, third- or fourth-level sides, Uljanik Pula in 2003 was the only team in the history of the competition to have reached the cup final from outside the top level.
Although in theory any club can take part in the cup, 48 teams enter the competition proper, based on three criteria:[1]
Top sixteen best-ranked teams according to club coefficient calculated by the Croatian Football Federation which take into account their cup records in the previous five seasons
Eleven regional cup finalists, from the top 11 counties with the greatest number of active football clubs registered
Competition system
The 32 clubs which qualify via regional cups always enter in the preliminary round, which consists of 16 single-legged fixtures.[1] In case of a draw at the end of normal time, thirty minutes of extra time is played, and if scores are still level, a penalty shootout is held to determine the winner of the tie.[1] Sixteen winners of the preliminary ties go on to the first round proper (round of 32), where they are joined by the sixteen best-ranked clubs according to cup coefficient (this usually means all First League clubs and a handful of best-ranked lower level teams). Round of 32 (R1) and round of 16 (R2) are also played as single-legged fixtures. Until the 2014–15 season, from the quarter-finals onward, the competition employed a two-legged tie format, with winners progressing through on aggregate score. Since 2015–16, quarter-finals are also played as single-legged fixtures and, since 2017–18, the same applies for semi-finals. In case the score is still level at the end of regular time, extra time is played. If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shootout takes place to determine tie winners.[1] With the exception of 1997 and 1999 finals, all finals were also played as two-legged fixtures until the rules were most recently changed for the 2014–15 season and a single-match final was made permanent.[4]
Croatian club cup coefficient
Clubs are awarded points for participation in specific round of the Cup. There are two exceptions in awarding points, first is clubs from preliminary round doesn't receive any points and second is a final where winner receives double of runner up. Points are summed through the season and added to five year ranking.[5]
A. ^ Originally called Dinamo Zagreb, the club was renamed "HAŠK Građanski" in 1992, and then again "Croatia Zagreb" in the winter break of the 1992–93 season. The club reverted to its original name in February 2000.
B. ^ Inter Zaprešić was known by its sponsored name "Inker Zaprešić" (sometimes spelled "INKER") from 1991 to 2003.
C. ^ Varaždin were known as "Varteks" from 1958 to 2010.
D. ^ Istra 1961 was formerly known as "Uljanik Pula" (before 2003), "Pula 1856" (2003–05), "Pula Staro Češko" (2005–06), and "NK Pula" (2006–07) before adopting their current name in 2007. They are not to be confused with their cross-city rivals NK Istra.
E. ^ Slaven Belupo based in Koprivnica were formerly known as "Slaven" until 1992. From 1992 to 1994 they were called "Slaven Bilokalnik" before adopting their current name for sponsorship reasons. Since UEFA does not approve sponsored club names, the club is listed as "Slaven Koprivnica" in European competitions and on UEFA's website.
^ abcde(PDF). Glasnik HNS-a (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
^"Varteks target cup triumph". UEFA. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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The Hrvatski nogometni kup English Croatian football cup also colloquially known as Rabuzinovo sunce lit Rabuzin s Sun is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation HNS and usually runs from late August to late May Cup winners automatically qualify for next season s UEFA Europa Conference League except when cup winners are also Prva HNL champions in which case their berth in the Europa Conference League goes to the best placed team in the Prva HNL who haven t qualified for the UEFA competitions through their league performance 1 Hrvatski kupFounded1992RegionCroatiaNumber of teams48Qualifier forUEFA Europa Conference LeagueCurrent championsHajduk Split 7th title Most successful club s Dinamo Zagreb 16 titles Television broadcastersMAX SportWebsiteOfficial website2022 23 Croatian CupThe cup was established in 1992 2 after Croatian clubs had abandoned the Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Cup competitions following the breakup of Yugoslavia As of the most recent 2021 22 season a total of 31 cup seasons were held The competition has historically been dominated by the two Eternal Derby sides the most successful club is Dinamo Zagreb formerly known in the 1990s as HASK Građanski and Croatia Zagreb who appeared in 23 finals and won 16 titles followed by Hajduk Split who won 7 titles out of 12 finals they appeared in 3 Either Dinamo or Hajduk appeared in all but three cup finals in 1999 2006 and 2020 and only three other clubs have won the cup Rijeka six wins Inter Zapresic one win and Osijek one win 3 Although clubs can qualify for the cup via regional county cups which are usually contested by second third or fourth level sides Uljanik Pula in 2003 was the only team in the history of the competition to have reached the cup final from outside the top level Contents 1 Format 1 1 Entries 1 2 Competition system 1 3 Croatian club cup coefficient 2 List of winners 2 1 Key 2 2 List of winners 3 Results by team 4 Winning managers 4 1 By individual 5 Footnotes 6 References 7 External linksFormat EditEntries Edit Although in theory any club can take part in the cup 48 teams enter the competition proper based on three criteria 1 Top sixteen best ranked teams according to club coefficient calculated by the Croatian Football Federation which take into account their cup records in the previous five seasons Twenty one club winners of regional cups organised in each of 21 counties of Croatia Eleven regional cup finalists from the top 11 counties with the greatest number of active football clubs registeredCompetition system Edit The 32 clubs which qualify via regional cups always enter in the preliminary round which consists of 16 single legged fixtures 1 In case of a draw at the end of normal time thirty minutes of extra time is played and if scores are still level a penalty shootout is held to determine the winner of the tie 1 Sixteen winners of the preliminary ties go on to the first round proper round of 32 where they are joined by the sixteen best ranked clubs according to cup coefficient this usually means all First League clubs and a handful of best ranked lower level teams Round of 32 R1 and round of 16 R2 are also played as single legged fixtures Until the 2014 15 season from the quarter finals onward the competition employed a two legged tie format with winners progressing through on aggregate score Since 2015 16 quarter finals are also played as single legged fixtures and since 2017 18 the same applies for semi finals In case the score is still level at the end of regular time extra time is played If the score remains level after extra time a penalty shootout takes place to determine tie winners 1 With the exception of 1997 and 1999 finals all finals were also played as two legged fixtures until the rules were most recently changed for the 2014 15 season and a single match final was made permanent 4 Croatian club cup coefficient Edit Clubs are awarded points for participation in specific round of the Cup There are two exceptions in awarding points first is clubs from preliminary round doesn t receive any points and second is a final where winner receives double of runner up Points are summed through the season and added to five year ranking 5 Round Awarded clubs Points 6 Preliminary round 16 0First round 16 1Second round 8 2Quarter finals 4 4Semi finals 2 8Runner up 1 16Winner 1 32Points used in this ranking will be used for qualification for the 2023 24 season and seeding for the season 2022 23 7 Rank Club 2017 18 2018 19 2019 20 2020 21 2021 22 Total1 Rijeka 15 63 63 15 31 1872 Dinamo Zagreb 63 31 7 63 7 1713 Hajduk Split 31 7 3 7 63 1114 Lokomotiva 15 7 31 3 7 635 Osijek 7 15 15 7 15 596 Istra 1961 7 3 3 31 7 517 Gorica 3 7 15 15 408 Slaven Belupo 3 7 15 7 7 399 Inter Zapresic 7 15 7 1 1 3110 Sibenik 3 3 7 3 3 1911 Rudes 7 1 3 3 1412 Varazdin 1 3 3 3 3 1313 Vinogradar 1 7 3 1 1 1314 Oriolik 1 1 7 3 1215 Zadar 3 3 3 1 1016 Zagreb 3 1 1 3 1 917 Cibalia 3 1 1 1 1 718 BSK Bijelo Brdo 3 3 619 Mladost Zdralovi 3 3 620 Belisce 3 3 621 Rudar Labin 3 3 622 Sesvete 3 1 1 523 Novigrad 3 1 1 524 Split 1 1 1 1 1 525 GOSK Dubrovnik 1 1 3 526 Kurilovec 1 1 3 527 Zelina 1 3 428 Opatija 3 329 Jadran LP 3 330 Marsonia 3 331 Krk 3 332 Nehaj 1 1 1 333 Karlovac 1919 1 1 234 Vuteks Sloga 1 1 235 Međimurje 1 1 236 Bednja 1 1 237 Primorac Biograd 1 1 238 Bjelovar 1 1 239 Croatia Zmijavci 1 1 240 Sloga NG 1 1 241 Zagora Unesic 1 1 242 Slavonija Pozega 1 1 243 Pitomaca 1 144 Orijent 1919 1 145 Dugopolje 1 146 Rudar Mursko Sredisce 1 147 Granicar Zupanja 1 148 Polet SMnM 1 149 Crikvenica 1 150 Gaj Mace 1 151 Ferdinandovac 1 152 Dilj 1 153 Mladost Petrinja 1 154 Jadran Porec 1 155 Hrvace 1 156 Buje 1 157 Vukovar 91 1 158 Slavija Pleternica 1 159 Sloga Mravince 1 160 Krizevci 1 161 Zagorec 1 162 Vrapce 1 163 Đakovo Croatia 1 164 Nedelisce 1 165 Bedem Ivankovo 1 166 Vrbovec 1 167 Borac Imbriovec 1 1Seeding for 2022 23 Cup 8 List of winners EditKey Edit R ReplayTwo legged tie Match went to extra time Match decided by a penalty shoot out from 2015 after extra time Winning team won The DoubleItalics Team from outside the top level of Croatian footballList of winners Edit Season Winners Score Runners up Venue s 1992 Inker Zapresic 1 2 1 HASK Građanski Stadion SRC Zapresic Stadion Maksimir1992 93 Hajduk Split 1 5 3 Croatia Zagreb Stadion Poljud Stadion Maksimir1993 94 Croatia Zagreb 1 2 1 Rijeka Stadion Maksimir Stadion Kantrida1994 95 Hajduk Split 2 4 2 Croatia Zagreb Stadion Poljud Stadion Maksimir1995 96 Croatia Zagreb 2 3 0 Varteks Stadion Varteks Stadion Maksimir1996 97 Croatia Zagreb 3 2 1 NK Zagreb Stadion Maksimir1997 98 Croatia Zagreb 4 3 1 Varteks Stadion Varteks Stadion Maksimir1998 99 Osijek 1 2 1 Cibalia Stadion Maksimir1999 2000 Hajduk Split 3 2 1 Dinamo Zagreb Stadion Poljud Stadion Maksimir2000 01 Dinamo Zagreb 5 3 0 Hajduk Split Stadion Poljud Stadion Maksimir2001 02 Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 1 Varteks Stadion Maksimir Stadion Varteks2002 03 Hajduk Split 4 5 0 Uljanik Pula Stadion Aldo Drosina Stadion Poljud2003 04 Dinamo Zagreb 7 1 1 a Varteks Stadion Varteks Stadion Maksimir2004 05 Rijeka 1 3 1 Hajduk Split Stadion Kantrida Stadion Poljud2005 06 Rijeka 2 5 5 a Varteks Stadion Kantrida Stadion Varteks2006 07 Dinamo Zagreb 8 2 1 Slaven Belupo Stadion Maksimir Gradski stadion Koprivnica 2007 08 Dinamo Zagreb 9 3 0 Hajduk Split Stadion Maksimir Stadion Poljud2008 09 Dinamo Zagreb 10 3 3 4 3 p Hajduk Split Stadion Maksimir Stadion Poljud2009 10 Hajduk Split 5 4 1 Sibenik Stadion Poljud Stadion Subicevac2010 11 Dinamo Zagreb 11 8 2 Varazdin Stadion Maksimir Stadion Varteks2011 12 Dinamo Zagreb 12 3 1 Osijek Stadion Gradski vrt Stadion Maksimir2012 13 Hajduk Split 6 5 4 Lokomotiva Stadion Poljud Stadion Maksimir2013 14 Rijeka 3 3 0 Dinamo Zagreb Stadion Maksimir Stadion Kantrida2014 15 Dinamo Zagreb 13 0 0 4 2 p RNK Split Stadion Maksimir2015 16 Dinamo Zagreb 14 2 1 Slaven Belupo Stadion Gradski vrt2016 17 Rijeka 4 3 1 Dinamo Zagreb Stadion Varteks2017 18 Dinamo Zagreb 15 1 0 Hajduk Split Stadion HNK Cibalia2018 19 Rijeka 5 3 1 Dinamo Zagreb Stadion Aldo Drosina2019 20 Rijeka 6 1 0 Lokomotiva Stadion Subicevac2020 21 Dinamo Zagreb 16 6 3 Istra 1961 Gradski stadion Velika Gorica2021 22 Hajduk Split 7 3 1 Rijeka Stadion Poljud2022 23 Stadion RujevicaResults by team EditClub Winners Last final won Runners up Last final lostDinamo Zagreb A 16 2021 7 2019Hajduk Split 7 2022 5 2018Rijeka 6 2020 2 2022Osijek 1 1999 1 2012Inter Zapresic B 1 1992 0 Varazdin C 0 6 2011Slaven Belupo E 0 2 2016Lokomotiva 0 2 2020Istra 1961 D 0 2 2021NK Zagreb 0 1 1997Cibalia 0 1 1999Sibenik 0 1 2010RNK Split 0 1 2015Winning managers EditFinal Winning manager Winning club Losing manager Losing club1992 Ilija Loncarevic Inker Zapresic Vlatko Markovic HASK Građanski1993 Ivan Katalinic Hajduk Split Miroslav Blazevic Croatia Zagreb1994 Miroslav Blazevic Croatia Zagreb Srecko Juricic Rijeka1995 Ivan Katalinic Hajduk Split Zlatko Kranjcar Croatia Zagreb1996 Zlatko Kranjcar Croatia Zagreb Luka Bonacic Varteks1997 Otto Baric Croatia Zagreb Kresimir Ganjto NK Zagreb1998 Zlatko Kranjcar Croatia Zagreb Drazen Besek Varteks1999 Stanko Poklepovic Osijek Srecko Lusic Cibalia2000 Petar Nadoveza Hajduk Split Marijan Vlak Dinamo Zagreb2001 Ilija Loncarevic Dinamo Zagreb Zoran Vulic Hajduk Split2002 Marijan Vlak Dinamo Zagreb Branko Janzek Varteks2003 Zoran Vulic Hajduk Split Elvis Scoria Uljanik Pula2004 Nikola Jurcevic Dinamo Zagreb Miroslav Blazevic Varteks2005 Elvis Scoria Rijeka Igor Stimac Hajduk Split2006 Dragan Skocic Rijeka Zlatko Dalic Varteks2007 Branko Ivankovic Dinamo Zagreb Elvis Scoria Slaven Belupo2008 Zvonimir Soldo Dinamo Zagreb Robert Jarni Hajduk Split2009 Krunoslav Jurcic Dinamo Zagreb Ante Mise Hajduk Split2010 Stanko Poklepovic Hajduk Split Branko Karacic Sibenik2011 Marijo Tot F Dinamo Zagreb Samir Toplak Varazdin2012 Ante Cacic Dinamo Zagreb Stanko Mrsic Osijek2013 Igor Tudor Hajduk Split Tomislav Ivkovic Lokomotiva2014 Matjaz Kek Rijeka Zoran Mamic Dinamo Zagreb2015 Zoran Mamic Dinamo Zagreb Zoran Vulic RNK Split2016 Zoran Mamic Dinamo Zagreb Zeljko Kopic Slaven Belupo2017 Matjaz Kek Rijeka Ivaylo Petev Dinamo Zagreb2018 Nenad Bjelica Dinamo Zagreb Zeljko Kopic Hajduk Split2019 Igor Biscan Rijeka Nenad Bjelica Dinamo Zagreb2020 Simon Rozman Rijeka Goran Tomic Lokomotiva2021 Damir Krznar Dinamo Zagreb Danijel Jumic Istra 19612022 Valdas Dambrauskas Hajduk Split Goran Tomic RijekaBy individual Edit Rank Name Winners Club s Winning Years1 Ivan Katalinic 2 Hajduk Split 1993 1995 Zlatko Kranjcar 2 Croatia Zagreb 1996 1998 Ilija Loncarevic 2 Inker Zapresic Dinamo Zagreb 1992 2001 Stanko Poklepovic 2 Osijek Hajduk Split 1999 2010 Zoran Mamic 2 Dinamo Zagreb 2015 2016 Matjaz Kek 2 Rijeka 2014 2017Footnotes EditA Originally called Dinamo Zagreb the club was renamed HASK Građanski in 1992 and then again Croatia Zagreb in the winter break of the 1992 93 season The club reverted to its original name in February 2000 B Inter Zapresic was known by its sponsored name Inker Zapresic sometimes spelled INKER from 1991 to 2003 C Varazdin were known as Varteks from 1958 to 2010 D Istra 1961 was formerly known as Uljanik Pula before 2003 Pula 1856 2003 05 Pula Staro Cesko 2005 06 and NK Pula 2006 07 before adopting their current name in 2007 They are not to be confused with their cross city rivals NK Istra E Slaven Belupo based in Koprivnica were formerly known as Slaven until 1992 From 1992 to 1994 they were called Slaven Bilokalnik before adopting their current name for sponsorship reasons Since UEFA does not approve sponsored club names the club is listed as Slaven Koprivnica in European competitions and on UEFA s website F Vahid Halilhodzic was in charge of Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of 2011 Croatian Football Cup Final References Edit a b c d e Propozicije zavrsnog dijela natjecanja za hrvatski nogometni kup PDF Glasnik HNS a in Croatian Croatian Football Federation 5 August 2009 Archived from the original PDF on 29 November 2010 Retrieved 26 August 2010 Varteks target cup triumph UEFA 1 May 2002 Retrieved 10 January 2018 a b Stokkermans Karel 7 May 2010 Croatia Cup Finals Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 10 January 2018 Puric Bojan 7 February 2000 Croatian Cup 1992 1999 All Finals Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 26 August 2010 PROPOZICIJE ZAVRSNOG DIJELA NATJECANJA ZA HRVATSKI NOGOMETNI KUP PDF in Croatian Archived PDF from the original on 24 September 2020 GLASNIK PDF in Croatian Archived PDF from the original on 8 July 2014 Hrvatski kup Hrvatski nogometni savez GLASNIK 2020 PDF in Croatian External links EditCroatian Football Cup results at Sportnet hr in Croatian Cup at UEFA League321 com National cup results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Croatian Football Cup amp 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