The 2016–17 Slovenian Football Cup was the 26th edition of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. Maribor were the defending champions, having won their ninth cup title in the 2015–16 edition.
Competition format RoundDraw dateFixturesClubsFormat detailsFirst round24 June 20161224 → 12 18 clubs that have qualified through MNZ Regional Cups + 6 clubs from the 2015–16 PrvaLiga that didn't qualify for UEFA competitions entered at this stage and were drawn into 12 pairs.
Teams that have qualified from the same regional cup could not be drawn against each other.
The twelve winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if scores were level. Lower-level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, the home team was determined by the draw.Round of 1619 August 2016812+4 → 8 12 first round winners were joined by four 2015–16 PrvaLiga teams that qualified for UEFA competitions, and were drawn into 8 pairs.
Teams that have qualified from the same regional cup could not be drawn against each other.
The eight winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if scores were level. Lower-level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, the home team was determined by the draw.Quarter-finals19 September 201648 → 4 8 teams were drawn into 4 pairs.
The four winners were decided over two legs on home and away basis with away goals rule being used. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.Semi-finals7 November 201624 → 2 4 teams were drawn into 2 pairs.
The two winners were decided over two legs on home and away basis with away goals rule being used. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.FinalN/A12 → 1 Winner was decided in a single game at Bonifika Stadium. Extra time and penalties would be used if the scores would be level.
The winners have qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
Qualified teams
2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga members Celje Domžale Gorica Koper Krka Krško Maribor Olimpija Rudar Velenje Zavrč
Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups 2015–16 MNZ Celje Cup: Brežice and Šmarje pri Jelšah 2015–16 MNZ Koper Cup: Jadran Dekani and Postojna 2015–16 MNZG-Kranj Cup: Triglav Kranj and Žiri 2015–16 MNZ Lendava Cup: Nafta 1903 and Turnišče 2015–16 MNZ Ljubljana Cup: Dob and Radomlje 2015–16 MNZ Maribor Cup: Lenart and Dravograd 2015–16 MNZ Murska Sobota Cup: Beltinci and Bogojina 2015–16 MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: Brda and Tolmin 2015–16 MNZ Ptuj Cup: Aluminij and Videm
Participating teams sorted by league 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 2016–17 Slovenian Second League 2016–17 Slovenian Third League 2016–17 MNZ LeagueAluminij Celje Domžale Gorica Koper Krško Maribor TH Olimpija Radomlje Rudar VelenjeBrda Brežice Dob Krka Triglav Kranj ZavrčBeltinci Bogojina Dravograd Jadran Dekani Lenart Nafta 1903 Postojna Šmarje pri Jelšah Tolmin Turnišče VidemŽiri (Div IV)
Bracket
First round Domžale, Gorica, Maribor and Olimpija joined the competition in the Second round (round of 16).
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 19 August 2016 at the Football Association of Slovenia headquarters in Kranj. In this phase of the competition the 12 clubs who advanced from the first round were joined by Domžale, Gorica, Maribor and Olimpija.
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
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