The 1997–98 Croatian Football Cup was the seventh edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and they won their third successive title.
Calendar Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round First round 5 and 6 August 1997 16 32 → 16 None Second round 9 and 24 September 1997 8 16 → 8 None Quarter-finals First legs 14 and 26 October 1997,Second legs 22 October 1997 8 8 → 4 None Semi-finals First legs 1 April 1998,Second legs 15 April 1998 4 4 → 2 None Final First leg 6 May, Second leg 14 May 1998 2 2 → 1 None
First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Slavonac1–5Croatia Zagreb2Samobor0–1NK Zagreb3Olimpija Osijek0–3Rijeka4Jadran Poreč2–1Segesta5Orijent2–1Cibalia6RNK Split2–1Marsonia7Varaždin1–2Varteks8Slaven Belupo2–0Belišće9PIK Vrbovec1–4Zadarkomerc10Špansko3–1Bjelovar11Budućnost Hodošan2–1Šibenik12Dilj1–0Inker Zaprešić13Badel Sesvete1–0Dubrovnik14Slavonija Požega1–2Croatia Đakovo15Posedarje1–3Hajduk Split16Mladost 1272–2 (aet) (5–4 p)Osijek
Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Budućnost Hodošan1–2NK Zagreb2Dilj2–1RNK Split3Croatia Đakovo0–0 (aet) (2–4 p)Varteks4Badel Sesvete2–1Zadarkomerc5Rijeka0–2Orijent6Jadran Poreč0–1Mladost 1277Croatia Zagreb11–0Špansko8Hajduk Split3–1Slaven Belupo
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Croatia Zagreb won 7–0 on aggregate.
Varteks won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Second leg
Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
See also 1997–98 Croatian First Football League
References
External links Official website 1997–98 in Croatian football at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Croatian Cup Finals at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation