The 1999–2000 Croatian Football Cup was the ninth edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. The first match was played on 4 August 1999 and five rounds were played before the final, which took place over two legs on 2 and 16 May 2000.
Defending champions Osijek reached the competition's quarter finals, but lost to eventual semi-finalists Cibalia.
In the final Hajduk Split beat NK Zagreb over two matches, winning 2–0 at home before losing 1–0 away in the return fixture, therefore winning 2–1 on aggregate.
Calendar Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Preliminary round 4–15 August 1999 16 48 → 32 none First round 21 September – 6 October 1999 16 32 → 16 16 Second round 26 October – 11 November 1999 8 16 → 8 none Quarter-finals 14 and 21 March 2000 8 8 → 4 none Semi-finals 4 and 18 April 2000 4 4 → 2 none Final 2 and 16 May 2000 2 2 → 1 none
Preliminary round The preliminary round was played between 4 and 14 August 1999. The round's highest scoring fixture was the 7–0 home win for Čazmatrans at the expense of Podravac Virje. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1RNK Split3–2TŠK Topolovac2Koprivnica3–1Valpovka3Pomorac Kostrena1–1 (aet) (3–4 p)Marsonia4Čazmatrans7–0Podravac Virje5Mosor2–0Čakovec6Špansko4–1Olimpija Osijek7Duga Resa0–1 (aet)Omladinac Novo Selo Rok8Zagorec Krapina4–1Dinara Knin9Pazinka1–2Neretva10Amater Slavonski Brod1–4Vukovar '9111Moslavac Popovača2–1Dubrava12BSK Buk5–0Hajduk Hercegovac13Mladost 1270–1Uljanik Pula14Pakoštane2–4Nehaj Senj15Sloboda Varaždin3–0PIK Vrbovec16Ivančica Ivanec0–2Radnik Velika Gorica
First round The first round was played between 21 September and 6 October 1999. 32 teams were involved in this round. Croatia Zagreb had the biggest win in this round, defeating BSK Buk 10–0 away from home. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Bjelovar2–1 (aet)Dubrovnik2Neretva2–1Inker Zaprešić3Moslavac Popovača0–8Hajduk Split4Koprivnica1–2 (aet)Varteks5Uljanik Pula0–2NK Zagreb6Čazmatrans1–2 Cibalia7Vukovar '910–1Slaven Belupo8Nehaj Senj2–2 (aet) (3–2 p)Zadarkomerc9Radnik Velika Gorica1–2Rijeka10Mosor0–0 (aet) (6–5 p)Segesta11Sloboda Varaždin1–2Hrvatski Dragovoljac12BSK Buk0–10Croatia Zagreb13Zagorec Krapina3–1Belišće14Špansko1–2Šibenik15RNK Split0–4Marsonia16Omladinac Novo Selo Rok2–3Osijek
Second round The second round was played between 26 October and 11 November 1999. 16 teams were involved in this round. NK Zagreb had the biggest win in this round, defeating Neretva 6–0 away from home. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Cibalia2–1 (aet)Hrvatski Dragovoljac2Nehaj Senj0–1 (aet)Rijeka3Neretva0–6NK Zagreb4Hajduk Split3–1Šibenik5Bjelovar1–3Osijek6Zagorec Krapina0–1Varteks7Mosor0–2Slaven Belupo8Croatia Zagreb4–0Marsonia
Quarter-finals The quarter finals were held on a home and away basis. First legs were held on 14 March 2000 and the return legs took place on 21 March 2000. All four of the ties were decided by a single goal.
Semi-finals The semi finals were held on a home and away basis. First legs were held on 4 April 2000 and the return legs took place two weeks later on 18 April 2000. Dinamo Zagreb scored six goals across the two matches, advancing past Cibalia, who scored a single goal. In the other semi final, Hajduk Split progressed against NK Zagreb, 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–1 on aggregate.
Hajduk Split won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
The final took place between Eternal derby rivals Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split. Each finalist won the home leg of the two-legged final. Zagreb won the cup with a 2–1 aggregate scoreline.
First leg
Second leg
Hajduk Split won 2–1 on aggregate.
See also 1999–2000 Croatian First Football League 1999–2000 Croatian Second Football League
References
External links Official website