The 1996–97 Croatian Football Cup was the sixth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and they won their second successive title.
Calendar Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round First round 13 and 26 August 1996 16 32 → 16 None Second round 4 and 10 September 1996 8 16 → 8 None Quarter-finals First legs 16 October 1996,Second legs 22 and 23 October 1996 8 8 → 4 None Semi-finals First legs 9 April 1997,Second legs 16 April 1997 4 4 → 2 None Final 29 May 1997 1 2 → 1 None
First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Hajduk Pridraga1–6Hajduk Split2Mladost Hrastovec1–3Varteks3Napredak Velika Mlaka2–3Segesta4Orijent0–0 (aet) (5–6 p)Belišće5Gospić0–0 (aet) (5–4 p)Zadarkomerc6Podvinje0–1Inker Zaprešić7Varaždin1–5Rijeka8Solin Kaltenberg0–3NK Zagreb9Mladost 1271–2 (aet)Osijek10Hrvatski Dragovoljac3–1Cibalia11Baranja1–2 (aet)Croatia Đakovo12Slavonija Požega3–1Bjelovar13Slaven Belupo1–0Istra Pula14Zagorec Krapina1–1 (aet) (5–3 p)Šibenik15PIK Vrbovec0–3Dubrovnik16Zrinski Bošnjaci0–5Croatia Zagreb
Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Osijek3–0Segesta2NK Zagreb2–1Zagorec Krapina3Inker Zaprešić2–1Belišće4Slaven Belupo3–6Croatia Zagreb5Hrvatski Dragovoljac1–0Rijeka6Gospić0–3Dubrovnik7Hajduk Split3–0Slavonija Požega8Varteks4–0Croatia Đakovo
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Croatia Zagreb won 2–1 on aggregate.
NK Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.
Final
See also 1996–97 Croatian First Football League
References
External links Official website 1996–97 in Croatian football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1997 Cup Final at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation