The Slovenian Football Cup (, ) is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship. The cup was established in 1991 following the breakup of Yugoslavia. Since 2020, it has been known as Pokal Pivovarna Union after its headline sponsor, the Union Brewery. Between 2004 and 2012, the competition was named Pokal Hervis due to sponsorship reasons.
As of 2026, a total of 19 clubs have reached the cup final, with 13 of them winning the title; the most successful side in the history of the competition is Maribor, who have triumphed 9 times in their 15 cup final appearances. They are followed by Olimpija (1945), Koper, and Olimpija (2005), who won four titles each. Primorje hold the record for most appearances in the final without winning the title, finishing as runners-up in three consecutive finals between 1996 and 1998. Aluminij, Nafta 1903, Gorica and Brinje Grosuplje are the only clubs from outside the top flight which managed to reach the cup final, having finished as runners-up in 2002, 2020, 2024 and 2026, respectively.
Aluminij are the current champions, having beaten Brinje Grosuplje 1–0 in the 2026 final for their first title.
Format Until 2021, the Slovenian Cup was contested by a total of 28 clubs: 18 lower league sides that qualified via regional cups organised by the Intercommunal Football Associations, and 10 teams that competed in the Slovenian PrvaLiga the previous season. In the first round proper, 18 lower league clubs were joined by the six lower placed top flight clubs. The twelve winners were then joined by the best four top flight clubs who automatically entered the second round proper. The games were played in a single leg knock-out format until the quarter-finals and semi-finals, when home and away matches were played and the aggregate score was taken into account.
From the 2022–23 season onwards, the number of teams in the first round has increased from 24 to 120, and any registered team in the country can participate in the preliminary rounds. Four teams that represent Slovenia in UEFA competitions joins the competition in the second round. Only one match is played in all rounds, with extra time and penalty shoot-out if necessary. The draw is no longer delegated with seeded and unseeded teams. Up to and including the round of 32, if two clubs from different leagues are drawn as opponents, the lower league team automatically plays at home, unless it decides not to.
Since 2005, the final is held as a single-legged match, although it was a two-legged affair in the period between 1994 and 2004.
List of finals
Key Match won after extra timeMatch decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra timeMatch decided on aggregate score in a two-legged tieItalicTeam from outside the top flight
SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance1991–92Maribor0–0 (a.e.t.)(4–3 pen.)OlimpijaBežigrad2,0001992–93Olimpija2–1CeljeSkalna Klet2,5001993–94Maribor3–2 (agg.)MuraTwo-legged final1994–95Mura2–1 (agg.)CeljeTwo-legged final1995–96Olimpija2–1 (agg.)PrimorjeTwo-legged final1996–97Maribor3–0 (agg.)PrimorjeTwo-legged final1997–98Rudar Velenje4–2 (agg.)PrimorjeTwo-legged final1998–99Maribor5–2 (agg.)OlimpijaTwo-legged final1999–2000Olimpija3–2 (agg.)Korotan PrevaljeTwo-legged final2000–01Gorica4–3 (agg.)OlimpijaTwo-legged final2001–02Gorica6–1 (agg.)AluminijTwo-legged final2002–03Olimpija3–3 (agg.) (a)CeljeTwo-legged final2003–04Maribor7–4 (agg.)DravogradTwo-legged final2004–05Celje1–0GoricaArena Petrol3,8002005–06Koper1–1 (a.e.t.)(5–3 pen.)CeljeArena Petrol3,2002006–07Koper1–0MariborArena Petrol3,5002007–08Interblock2–1MariborArena Petrol5,4002008–09Interblock2–1KoperLjudski vrt2,5002009–10Maribor3–2 (a.e.t.)DomžaleLjudski vrt6,0002010–11Domžale4–3MariborStožice6,0002011–12Maribor2–2 (a.e.t.)(3–2 pen.)CeljeStožice4,1322012–13Maribor1–0CeljeBonifika1,5002013–14Gorica2–0MariborBonifika3,5002014–15Koper2–0CeljeBonifika3,0002015–16Maribor2–2 (a.e.t.)(7–6 pen.)CeljeBonifika2,5002016–17Domžale1–0Olimpija LjubljanaBonifika3,2302017–18Olimpija Ljubljana6–1AluminijStožice8,8042018–19Olimpija Ljubljana2–1MariborStadion Z'dežele8,6232019–20Mura2–0Nafta 1903NNC Brdo2002020–21Olimpija Ljubljana2–1CeljeBonifika1,2002021–22Koper3–1BravoStadion Z'dežele3,2002022–23Olimpija Ljubljana2–1 (a.e.t.)MariborStadion Z'dežele9,2172023–24Rogaška1–1 (a.e.t.)(6–5 pen.)GoricaStožice4,0422024–25Celje4–0KoperStožice6,1082025–26Aluminij1–0Brinje GrosupljeStadion Z'dežele3,892
List of winners Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. ClubWinnersLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostMaribor9201662023Olimpija4200332001Koper4202222025Olimpija Ljubljana42023 12017Gorica3201422024Celje22025 92021Domžale22017 12010Interblock220090—Aluminij1202622018NK Mura11995 11994Rudar Velenje11998 0—NŠ Mura12020 0—Rogaška12024 0—Primorje0— 31998Korotan Prevalje0— 12000Dravograd0— 12004Nafta 19030— 12020Bravo0— 12022Brinje Grosuplje0— 12026
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References
External links Slovenian Cup at NZS Slovenian Cup at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation