Croatian Futsal Cup
The Croatian Futsal Cup (Croatian: Hrvatski malonogometni kup, HMNK), is an annually held football competition for Croatian futsal clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian futsal after the Prva HMNL. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and usually runs from September to December.
| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Region | Croatia |
| Number of teams | 16 (final stage) |
| Current champions | Novo Vrijeme Apfel (1st title)[1] |
| Most successful club(s) | Uspinjača Gimka (5 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | HNTV |
| Website | Official website |
| 2022–23 Croatian Futsal Cup | |
Format edit
Entries edit
Although in theory any club can take part in the cup, 32 teams enter the competition proper, based on two criteria:[2]
- Top 27 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
- Five winners of regional cups
Competition system edit
The cup competition consists of two parts:[2]
- the first part is the regional cup in which clubs that did not win a direct placement in the final part
- the second part is the final part in which the performance of 13 best placed clubs by coefficient and 3 winners of regional cups
Regional level matches are played as single-legged fixtures, and pairs are determined by lot. The matches of the final part of the futsal cup are played in the round of 32, round of 16 and Final eight witch include quarterfinals semifinals and finale, with all round being played as single-legged fixtures. Opponents in all rounds are determined by a draw. The winners of the round of 16 plays the Final eight, with a host being a of the qualified teams. The finals formal host is a club with better ranking according to the coefficient of success.[2]
Croatian club cup coefficient edit
Clubs are awarded points for participation in specific round of the Cup, except finals where runner up receives 4 points and winner receives 6 points. Points are summed through the season and added to five year ranking. Points are given according to the table:[2]
| Round | Awarded clubs | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Each round of regional cup | not defined | 1 |
| Semifinals of regional cup | 12 | 2 |
| Finals of regional cup | 6 | 2 |
| Round of 16 | 16 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 3 |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 3 |
| Runner up | 1 | 4 |
| Winner | 1 | 6 |
Points used in this ranking will be used for qualification and seeding for the season 2022–23 as follows:[3]
| Rank | Club | 2016−17 | 2017−18 | 2018−19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Split | 13 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 52 |
| 2 | Vrgorac | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 | Olmissum | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | Uspinjača Gimka | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 42 |
| 5 | Alumnus Sesvete | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Novo Vrijeme Apfel | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| 7 | Futsal Dinamo | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Aurelia Futsal | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Petrinjčica | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Brod 035 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Našice | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 12 | Square | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Crnica | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 14 | Jesenje | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 15 | Porto Tolero | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 16 | Futsal Pula | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 17 | Jezera | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 18 | Torcida | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 19 | Kijevo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 20 | Universitas | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 21 | Brod | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 22 | Murter | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 23 | Nova Gradiška | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 24 | Vinkovci | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 25 | Otočac | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 26 | Hajduk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 27 | Šibenik 1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Winners edit
| Season | Winner | Runner up |
|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Foto Ante Stojan | Petrinjčica |
| 1994–95 | Glama Brijeg Aurum | Oktogon Elab |
| 1995–96 | Uspinjača Ferax | Petrinjčica Idis |
| 1996–97 | Uspinjača Ferax | Split 1700 |
| 1997–98 | Square | Split 1700 |
| 1998–99 | Promet Orkan | Square |
| 1999–00 | Glama Brijeg Agram | Plehan |
| 2000–01 | Split 1700 | Square |
| 2001–02 | Split 1700 | Croatia Perković |
| 2002–03 | Split Gašperov | Split Ship Management |
| 2003–04 | Orkan | Square |
| 2004–05 | Split Gašperov | Orkan Valten Križevci |
| 2005–06 | Brodsplit Inženjering Split | Orkan Profectus |
| 2006–07 | Uspinjača | Gospić |
| 2007–08 | Gospić | Split Brodsplit Inženjering |
| 2008–09 | Nacional | Split Brodsplit Inženjering |
| 2009–10 | Nacional | Inero Split |
| 2010–11 | Split Brodsplit Inženjering | Uspinjača |
| 2011–12 | Split Brodsplit Inženjering | Nacional |
| 2012–13 | Kijevo | Uspinjača |
| 2013–14 | Split Tommy | Square |
| 2014–15 | Nacional | Square |
| 2015–16 | Split Tommy | Nacional |
| 2016–17 | Nacional | Split Tommy |
| 2017–18 | Split Tommy | Vrgorac |
| 2018–19 | Uspinjača Gimka | Alumnus Sesvete |
| 2019–20 | Uspinjača Gimka | Olmissum |
| 2020–21 | Olmissum | Vrgorac |
| 2021 | Novo Vrijeme Apfel | Olmissum |
References edit
- ^ Šimac, Jerko (11 December 2021). "Novo Vrijeme nadigralo Olmissum za naslov pobjednika kupa Hrvatske!" (in Croatian). CROfutsal. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Propozicije natjecanja za Hrvatski kup u malom nogometu" [Propositions of the competition for the Croatian Cup in futsal] (PDF). Hrvatski nogometni savez (in Croatian). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Šimac, Jerko (3 November 2021). "KUP | Poznati parovi osmine finala kupa Hrvatske" [CUP | Meet the pairs of the eighth finals of the Croatian Cup] (in Croatian). from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 13 December 2021.