2008–09 Croatian Football Cup

The 2008–09 Croatian Football Cup was the eighteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions since they won the last year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split 3–0 on aggregate.

Calendar Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Preliminary round 27 August 2008 16 48 → 32 none First round 23 and 24 September 2008 16 32 → 16 16 Second round 29 October 2008 8 16 → 8 none Quarter-finals 12 and 26 November 2008 8 8 → 4 none Semi-finals 4 and 18 March 2009 4 4 → 2 none Final 13 and 28 May 2009 2 2 → 1 none

Preliminary round The preliminary round was held on 27 August 2008.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Žminj0–2Gaj Mače2Moslavina7–0Istra Tar3Croatia Đakovo1–3Polet Buševec4Bjelovar2–4Zagora Unešić5Orijent1–0Raštane6Novalja0–1Metalac Sisak7Međimurje3–0Trogir8Suhopolje1–1 (5–4 p)Križevci9Mladost Cernik2–0Slavija Pleternica10Vukovar '913–2Podravina11Nedelišće1–3Karlovac12Garić Garešnica1–4Grafičar Vodovod13Mladost Molve3–4 (aet)Konavljanin14Hrvatski Dragovoljac1–0Graničar15Lučko11–1Sračinec16Vinogradar 1–2Oriolik

First round The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2008.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Gaj Mače1–5Dinamo Zagreb2Metalac Sisak0–6Rijeka3Orijent1–4Hajduk Split4Mladost Cernik0–1Varteks5Polet Buševec0–2Slaven Belupo6Zagora Unešić2–1Osijek7Grafičar Vodovod1–3NK Zagreb8Suhopolje1–2Cibalia9Oriolikw/o1Kamen Ingrad10Lučko3–5Inter Zaprešić11Karlovac1–1 (7–6 p)Istra 196112Moslavina2–1Šibenik13Vukovar '910–1Pomorac14Konavljanin1–0Belišće15Zadar3–0Naftaš HAŠK16Hrvatski Dragovoljac1–0Međimurje 1Due to financial difficulties, Kamen Ingrad ceased competing on a senior professional level, and therefore withdrew from the competition.

Second round The matches were played on 29 October 2008.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Hrvatski Dragovoljac0–6Dinamo Zagreb2Zadar2–2 (6–7 p)Rijeka3Konavljanin0–2Hajduk Split4Pomorac2–0Varteks5Moslavina0–2Slaven Belupo6Zagora Unešić2–1Karlovac7Inter Zaprešić0–2NK Zagreb8Oriolik0–4Cibalia

Quarter-finals The draw was held on 30 October. First legs were held on 12 November and second legs on 26 November 2008.

Semi-finals

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–1 on aggregate

Hajduk Split won 4–1 on aggregate

Final

First leg

Second leg

3–3 on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won 4–3 in penalty shootout.

See also 2008–09 Croatian First Football League 2008–09 Croatian Second Football League

External links Official website