The 2006 Croatian Cup final was a two-legged affair played between Rijeka and Varteks. The first leg was played in Rijeka on 26 April 2006, while the second leg on 3 May 2006 in Varaždin.
Rijeka won the trophy on away goals rule after was an affair finished on aggregate result of 5–5.
Road to the final RijekaRoundVarteksOpponentResultOpponentResult Jedinstvo Omladinac 2–0First round Ogulin 3–2 Međimurje 3–1Second round Hrvatski Dragovoljac 2–0 Vinogradar 2–1Quarter-finals Naftaš Ivanić 4–1 8–0 1–1 Hajduk Split 1–1Semi-finals Kamen Ingrad 3–3 1–0 2–1
First leg
RIJEKA: GK 12 Dragan ŽilićDF 5 Dario KneževićDF 6 Peter LérantDF 15 Daniel Šarić (c) DF 20 Krunoslav Rendulić MF 7 Dragan Tadić MF 21 Igor NovakovićMF 22 Mario PrišćMF 25 Siniša LinićFW 10 Ahmad Sharbini FW 30 Davor VugrinecSubstitutes:MF 18 Goran Rubil FW 9 Fredi Bobič DF 2 Igor Tkalčević Manager: Dragan SkočićVARTEKS: GK 1 Miroslav KoprićDF 3 Nikola PokrivačDF 18 Vladimir VukDF 30 Mario LučićMF 4 Dario Jertec MF 10 Nikola Šafarić (c) MF 14 Srebrenko PosavecMF 29 Nedim HalilovićFW 9 Enes NovinićFW 23 Leon Benko FW 27 Ivan JolićSubstitutes:FW 17 Milan Pavličić MF 11 Teo Kardum Manager: Zlatko Dalić
Assistant referees: Željko Novosel (Vrbovec) Željko Grgec (Bistra)Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Second leg
VARTEKS: GK 12 Ivan ManceDF 3 Nikola PokrivačDF 18 Vladimir Vuk DF 30 Mario Lučić MF 4 Dario Jertec MF 10 Nikola Šafarić (c)MF 26 Nikola Melnjak MF 29 Nedim HalilovićFW 9 Enes Novinić FW 17 Milan PavličićFW 23 Leon BenkoSubstitutes:FW 27 Ivan Jolić MF 14 Srebrenko Posavec FW 20 Dominik Mohorović Manager: Zlatko DalićRIJEKA: GK 12 Dragan ŽilićDF 5 Dario KneževićDF 6 Peter LérantDF 15 Daniel Šarić (c)DF 20 Krunoslav RendulićMF 21 Igor NovakovićMF 22 Mario PrišćMF 23 Dušan Kerkez MF 25 Siniša Linić FW 10 Ahmad Sharbini FW 30 Davor VugrinecSubstitutes:MF 7 Dragan Tadić DF 2 Igor Tkalčević Manager: Dragan Skočić
Assistant referees: Tomislav Petrović (Valpovo) Armando Lušetić (Cerovlje)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level; no extra time. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
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