The 2025–26 Croatian Football Cup was the 35th season of Croatia's football knockout competition. It was sponsored by the betting company SuperSport and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes. The defending champions were Rijeka, having won their seventh title the previous year by defeating Slaven Belupo in the final.
Calendar RoundDate(s)Number of fixturesClubsNew entries this roundFinancial sponsorshipGoals / gamesPreliminary round27 August 20251648 → 3232€1,500 (both teams)68 / 16Round of 3210 September 20251632 → 1616€2,000 (home)65 / 16Round of 1629 October 2025816 → 8none€2,500 (home)30 / 8Quarter-finals4 March 202648 → 4none€3,000 (home) / €3,000 (guest)13 / 4Semi-finals8 April 202624 → 2none€6,000 (home) / €6,000 (guest)11 / 2Final13 May 202612 → 1none€20,000 (winner) / €10,000 (runner up)2 / 1
Participating clubs The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:
Best clubs by cup coefficient16 clubs Winners and runners up of county cups32 clubs Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Rijeka Slaven Belupo Istra 1961 Osijek Gorica Šibenik Lokomotiva Rudeš Varaždin Oriolik BSK Bijelo Brdo Mladost Ždralovi Cibalia Belišće Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: Radnički Dalj Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: Jedinstvo Donji Miholjac Zagreb County cup winner: Dugo Selo Zagreb County cup runner up: Kurilovec Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Marsonia Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Zadrugar Oprisavci Međimurje County cup winner: Graničar Kotoriba Međimurje County cup runner up: BSK Belica Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Vukovar 1991 Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Bedem Ivankovo Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Radnik Križevci Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Koprivnica Istria County cup winner: Uljanik Pula Istria County cup runner up: Jadran Poreč Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Moslavina Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Libertas Novska Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Dinamo Predavac Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup runner up: Bjelovar Varaždin County cup winner: Varteks Varaždin County cup runner up: Bednja Beletinec City of Zagreb cup winner: Maksimir City of Zagreb cup runner up: Špansko Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Pitomača Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Solin Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Opatija Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: Slavonija Požega Zadar County cup winner: Zemunik Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919 Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: Neretva Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Gaj Mače Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: DOŠK Drniš Lika-Senj County cup winner: Nehaj
Preliminary round The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 3 July 2025 and the matches were played on 27 August 2025. Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team1Neretva6–2Zadrugar Oprisavci2Uljanik Pula2–0Bjelovar3BSK Belica1–4Solin4Varteks3–0Moslavina5Radnik Križevci5–0DOŠK Drniš6Špansko0–1Gaj Mače7Zemunik2–12Kurilovec8*Maksimir3–2 Jadran Poreč 9Slavonija Požega1–0Marsonia10Bednja Beletinec1–4Karlovac 191911Jedinstvo Donji Miholjac0–3Dugo Selo12Bedem Ivankovo3–5Dinamo Predavac13Radnički Dalj0–2Graničar Kotoriba14Libertas Novska1–1 (5–4 p)Opatija15*Nehaj1–2 Vukovar 199116Koprivnica1–0Pitomača *Matches played on 26 August 2025.
Round of 32 The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. Matches were played on 10 September 2025. Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team1Dinamo Predavac0–6Dinamo Zagreb2*****Koprivnica1–4Hajduk Split3****Maksimir0–4Rijeka4***Graničar Kotoriba0–5Slaven Belupo5**Neretva1–2Istra 19616*****Uljanik Pula0–4Osijek7Libertas Novska1–3Gorica8Varteks4–1Šibenik9Dugo Selo0–4Lokomotiva10*Solin1–2Rudeš11*Gaj Mače1–7Varaždin12Kurilovec5–0Oriolik13Slavonija Požega0–2BSK Bijelo Brdo14Radnik Križevci0–1Mladost Ždralovi15Vukovar 19910–1Cibalia16*Karlovac 19195–0Belišće *Matches played on 9 September 2025.
**Match played on 16 September 2025.
***Match played on 17 September 2025.
****Match played on 17 September 2025 in Rijeka.
*****Matches played on 24 September 2025.
Round of 16 The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. Matches will be played on 29 October 2025. Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team1**Karlovac 19190–7Dinamo Zagreb2Cibalia0–0 (2–4 p)Hajduk Split3***Mladost Ždralovi1–4Rijeka4BSK Bijelo Brdo0–3Slaven Belupo5*Kurilovec2–1Istra 19616***Varaždin1–1 (4–2 p)Osijek7Rudeš0–6Gorica8Lokomotiva4–0Varteks *Match played on 5 November 2025.
**Match played on 19 November 2025.
***Matches played on 3 December 2025.
Quarter-finals The draw was held on 8 December 2025. Matches will be played on 4 March 2026. Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team1Dinamo Zagreb2–0Kurilovec2Rijeka3–2Hajduk Split3*Slaven Belupo1–1 (4–2 p)Lokomotiva4Varaždin1–3Gorica *Match played on 10 March 2026.
Semi-finals The semi-finals were played on 8 April 2026, while the draw was held on 11 March 2026.
Final
The final was played on 13 May 2026. On 28 April 2025, it was decided that Osijek would host the final at Opus Arena.
Top scorers Final ranking of top scorers. RankPlayerClubGoals1 Monsef BakrarDinamo Zagreb5 Luka SedlačekKurilovec3 Aleks StojakovićLokomotiva4 Luka StojkovićDinamo Zagreb5 Duje ČopRijeka3 Zlatan KoščevićKarlovac 1919 Sandro KulenovićDinamo Zagreb Antonio RagužNeretva Metković Matija KanceljakVarteks Antonio NovakKurilovec1123 players from 16 clubs2
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