The 2019–20 Slovenian Football Cup was the 29th edition of the football knockout competition in Slovenia. The winners of the cup, Mura, earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. The tournament began on 14 August 2019 and ended on 24 June 2020 with the final.

Olimpija Ljubljana were the defending champions after winning the previous season's final, defeating Maribor with a score of 2–1.

Competition format RoundDraw dateMatch dateFixturesClubsFormat detailsFirst round21 June 201914/15 August 20191224 → 12 18 clubs that have qualified through MNZ Regional Cups + 6 clubs from the 2018–19 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 1620 August 201911–19 September 2019812+4 → 8 12 first round winners were joined by four 2018–19 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-finals27 September 201916–30 October 201948 → 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-finals19 December 20199/10 June 202024 → 2 4 teams were drawn into 2 pairs.

The two winners were decided over a single match. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.FinalN/A24 June 202012 → 1 Winner was decided in a single game at a venue that was announced by the Football Association of Slovenia. Extra time and penalties would be used if the score would be level.

The winners have qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Qualified teams

2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga members Aluminij Celje Domžale Gorica Krško Maribor Mura Olimpija Rudar Velenje Triglav Kranj

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups 2018–19 MNZ Celje Cup: Šampion and Brežice 1919 2018–19 MNZ Koper Cup: Koper and Tabor Sežana 2018–19 MNZG-Kranj Cup: Bled and Šenčur 2018–19 MNZ Lendava Cup: Odranci and Nafta 1903 2018–19 MNZ Ljubljana Cup: Radomlje and Bravo 2018–19 MNZ Maribor Cup: Pesnica and Dobrovce 2018–19 MNZ Murska Sobota Cup: Grad and Beltinci 2018–19 MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: Tolmin and Brda 2018–19 MNZ Ptuj Cup: Videm and Bistrica

First round Twelve first round matches were played on 14–15 August 2019.

Round of 16 Eight round of 16 matches were played on 11–19 September 2019.

Quarter-finals Four quarter-final match-ups were played over two legs from 16 to 30 October 2019. First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals Two semi-final matches were played on 9 and 10 June 2020. The semi-final round was originally scheduled to be played over two legs, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided that both matches would be played in a single leg format and on a neutral venue at the Brdo National Football Centre, the home of the Football Association of Slovenia.

Final The final was originally scheduled for 20 May 2020.

See also 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga

References

External links UEFA