The 2017 Slovenian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2016–17 Slovenian Football Cup to decide the winner of the 26th edition of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's top knockout tournament. It was played on 31 May 2017 at Bonifika Stadium in Koper and was won by Domžale, who defeated Olimpija Ljubljana, winning their second cup title.
Background The final was played between Domžale and Olimpija Ljubljana, both competing in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. This was the first time that Domžale and Olimpija met in the cup final. Domžale previously competed in two finals, winning the competition once, when they defeated Maribor in the 2010–11 edition. Olimpija never competed in the cup final since the club's establishment in 2005.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. DomžaleRoundOlimpija LjubljanaOpponentResultKnockout phaseOpponentResultN/AN/AFirst roundN/AN/ATolmin4–1 (a.e.t.) (A)Round of 16Turnišče2–0 (A)OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKrško4–12–0 (A)2–1 (H)Quarter-finalsAluminij6–22–1 (H)4–1 (A)Krka4–02–0 (H)2–0 (A)Semi-finalsMaribor3–22–1 (H)1–1 (A)
Match details
DOMŽALE: GK 1 Dejan Milić (c)DF 17 Matija ŠirokDF 25 Miha BlažičDF 27 Gaber Dobrovoljc DF 29 Jure Balkovec MF 90 Zeni HusmaniMF 30 Petar Franjić MF 37 Žan MajerMF 4 Amedej Vetrih MF 15 Jan Repas FW 7 Ivan Firer Substitutes:GK 60 Kristjan MatoševićDF 6 Rok ElsnerDF 33 Matija RomMF 5 Luka Volarič MF 13 Žan ŽužekMF 70 Luka ŽinkoFW 92 Elvis Bratanović Manager: Simon RožmanOLIMPIJA: GK 13 Rok VodišekDF 2 Denis Klinar DF 27 Aris Zarifović DF 32 Nemanja Mitrović (c) DF 44 Dino ŠtiglecMF 21 Kingsley Boateng MF 88 Danijel Miškić MF 6 Alexandru Crețu MF 17 Andraž Kirm FW 26 Leon Benko FW 28 Abass Issah Substitutes:GK 41 Nejc VidmarDF 30 Branko IlićDF 33 Kenan Bajrić MF 16 Ricardo AlvesMF 18 Jakob NovakFW 10 Julius Wobay FW 11 Nathan Oduwa Manager: Safet Hadžić Assistant referees: Tomaž Klančnik Andraž Kovačič Additional assistant referees: Rade Obrenović Roberto Ponis Fourth official: Matej Jug Delegate: Jože Tomšič
2016–17 Slovenian Cup WinnersDomžale 2nd title
See also 2016–17 Slovenian Football Cup 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga
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